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GoblinCR 1/44
WolfCR 1/41
Dire WolfCR 11
GargoyleCR 22
ManticoreCR 31
Difficulty
Hard5,125 XP · up to 9 combatants
TrivialEasyMediumHardDeadly

An estimate, not a verdict. Terrain, tactics, and luck will bend it.

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Loot

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Bridge Ambush Spoils

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Ambush at the Shattered Bridge

Revealedforest
TacticsGM only

The goblins hold the bridge while the gargoyles wait on the broken arches.

Encounter revealed. Roll initiative!

  • 21init Dire WolfAC 14 37/37
  • 19init Goblin AAC 15 7/7
  • 18init Goblin BAC 15 7/7
  • 17init Goblin CAC 15 7/7
  • 17init Kestrel Ashdown 38/38
  • 16init Goblin DAC 15 7/7
  • 14init WolfAC 13 11/11
  • 10init Gargoyle AAC 15 52/52
  • 9init Gargoyle BAC 15 52/52
  • 7init ManticoreAC 14 68/68

Ambush at the Shattered Bridge

Revealedforest
TacticsGM only

The goblins hold the bridge while the gargoyles wait on the broken arches.

  • 21init Dire WolfAC 14 37/37
  • 19init Goblin AAC 15Defeated 0/7
  • 18init Goblin BAC 15 3/7
  • 17init Goblin CAC 15 1/7
  • 17init Kestrel Ashdown 38/38
  • 16init Goblin DAC 15 7/7
  • 14init WolfAC 13 11/11
  • 10init Gargoyle AAC 15 52/52
  • 9init Gargoyle BAC 15 52/52
  • 7init ManticoreAC 14 68/68

Loot

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Bridge Ambush Spoils

Source: Ambush at the Shattered Bridge

3 items

Gold Pieces (gp)62
Dagger3
Potion of Healing1

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How hard is this fight, really?

Set your party's size and level, then change the creature counts.

Hard5,125 XP · up to 9 combatants
TrivialEasyMediumHardDeadly

An estimate, not a verdict. Terrain, tactics, and luck will bend it.

Creatures for D&D 5e, Pathfinder 2e and Draw Steel.

D&D 5e

Goblin

small humanoid

Armor Class
15
Hit Points
7
Speed
30 ft.
  • Scimitar
  • Shortbow
SRD 5.1

Pathfinder 2e

Goblin Warrior

goblin · humanoid

AC
16
HP
6
Perception
+2
  • Dogslicer +7 (1d6 slashing)
  • Shortbow +7 (1d6 piercing)
Pathfinder Monster Core

Draw Steel

Goblin Warrior

Horde Harrier

Stamina
15
Speed
6
Stability
0
  • The warrior doesn't provoke opportunity attacks by moving.
Draw Steel: Monsters

Your players see the fight, not the numbers.

Kestrel sees who is in the fight and how hurt the monsters look. Players can add their initiative from Discord.

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Track hit points as it goes.

Good to know

  • New encounters start in D&D 5e.
  • It tracks initiative and hit points; turns, damage and conditions stay at your table.
  • Ending a fight uses one of your loot drops if it has loot.

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How is difficulty worked out?

It uses the D&D 5e encounter rules: each monster’s XP, adjusted for how many there are, against the party size and level you enter, from Trivial to Deadly. It is an estimate; terrain and tactics still matter.

Does it run combat for me?

No. It keeps the initiative order and hit points. Ending the fight drops its attached loot, using one of your plan's loot drops. If you have none left this month, the fight still ends but the loot is not deployed. Turns, damage and conditions stay at your table.

Who rolls initiative?

Initiative is rolled for every creature when you deploy. Players add their own roll, from Discord or through the GM.

Which systems do encounters support?

Bestiaries and difficulty math are available for D&D 5e, Pathfinder 2e and Draw Steel. New encounters start as D&D 5e; choose the system for the encounter you are building.

Can my players see monster hit points?

They see health bands: healthy, wounded, critical, down. You see the numbers, the stat blocks, and your tactics notes. And until you reveal an encounter, players do not see it at all; the filtering happens on the server, not the honor system.

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