XP Scene Budget Planner
See which chapter reaches the next level under your planned rewards.
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ExampleA made-up plan with one gap left in on purpose: level 5 lands a chapter after it was meant to. Raise a reward on or before chapter 9 and watch it close.
The plan
The curve's numbers are
Level 5 costs 2,500 XP on top of level 4, so reaching it takes 5,400 XP in all.
The numbers come from level^2 * 100
See every level
| Level | This level costs | Total to reach it |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Start | 0 |
| 2 | 400 | 400 |
| 3 | 900 | 1,300 |
| 4 | 1,600 | 2,900 |
| 5 | 2,500 | 5,400 |
| 6 | 3,600 | 9,000 |
| 7 | 4,900 | 13,900 |
| 8 | 6,400 | 20,300 |
| 9 | 8,100 | 28,400 |
| 10 | 10,000 | 38,400 |
| 11 | 12,100 | 50,500 |
| 12 | 14,400 | 64,900 |
| 13 | 16,900 | 81,800 |
| 14 | 19,600 | 101,400 |
| 15 | 22,500 | 123,900 |
| 16 | 25,600 | 149,500 |
| 17 | 28,900 | 178,400 |
| 18 | 32,400 | 210,800 |
| 19 | 36,100 | 246,900 |
| 20 | 40,000 | 286,900 |
| 21 | 44,100 | 331,000 |
| 22 | 48,400 | 379,400 |
| 23 | 52,900 | 432,300 |
| 24 | 57,600 | 489,900 |
| 25 | 62,500 | 552,400 |
| 26 | 67,600 | 620,000 |
| 27 | 72,900 | 692,900 |
| 28 | 78,400 | 771,300 |
| 29 | 84,100 | 855,400 |
| 30 | 90,000 | 945,400 |
| 31 | 96,100 | 1,041,500 |
| 32 | 102,400 | 1,143,900 |
| 33 | 108,900 | 1,252,800 |
| 34 | 115,600 | 1,368,400 |
| 35 | 122,500 | 1,490,900 |
| 36 | 129,600 | 1,620,500 |
| 37 | 136,900 | 1,757,400 |
| 38 | 144,400 | 1,901,800 |
| 39 | 152,100 | 2,053,900 |
| 40 | 160,000 | 2,213,900 |
| 41 | 168,100 | 2,382,000 |
| 42 | 176,400 | 2,558,400 |
| 43 | 184,900 | 2,743,300 |
| 44 | 193,600 | 2,936,900 |
| 45 | 202,500 | 3,139,400 |
| 46 | 211,600 | 3,351,000 |
| 47 | 220,900 | 3,571,900 |
| 48 | 230,400 | 3,802,300 |
| 49 | 240,100 | 4,042,400 |
| 50 | 250,000 | 4,292,400 |
| 51 | 260,100 | 4,552,500 |
| 52 | 270,400 | 4,822,900 |
| 53 | 280,900 | 5,103,800 |
| 54 | 291,600 | 5,395,400 |
| 55 | 302,500 | 5,697,900 |
| 56 | 313,600 | 6,011,500 |
| 57 | 324,900 | 6,336,400 |
| 58 | 336,400 | 6,672,800 |
| 59 | 348,100 | 7,020,900 |
| 60 | 360,000 | 7,380,900 |
| 61 | 372,100 | 7,753,000 |
| 62 | 384,400 | 8,137,400 |
| 63 | 396,900 | 8,534,300 |
| 64 | 409,600 | 8,943,900 |
| 65 | 422,500 | 9,366,400 |
| 66 | 435,600 | 9,802,000 |
| 67 | 448,900 | 10,250,900 |
| 68 | 462,400 | 10,713,300 |
| 69 | 476,100 | 11,189,400 |
| 70 | 490,000 | 11,679,400 |
| 71 | 504,100 | 12,183,500 |
| 72 | 518,400 | 12,701,900 |
| 73 | 532,900 | 13,234,800 |
| 74 | 547,600 | 13,782,400 |
| 75 | 562,500 | 14,344,900 |
| 76 | 577,600 | 14,922,500 |
| 77 | 592,900 | 15,515,400 |
| 78 | 608,400 | 16,123,800 |
| 79 | 624,100 | 16,747,900 |
| 80 | 640,000 | 17,387,900 |
| 81 | 656,100 | 18,044,000 |
| 82 | 672,400 | 18,716,400 |
| 83 | 688,900 | 19,405,300 |
| 84 | 705,600 | 20,110,900 |
| 85 | 722,500 | 20,833,400 |
| 86 | 739,600 | 21,573,000 |
| 87 | 756,900 | 22,329,900 |
| 88 | 774,400 | 23,104,300 |
| 89 | 792,100 | 23,896,400 |
| 90 | 810,000 | 24,706,400 |
| 91 | 828,100 | 25,534,500 |
| 92 | 846,400 | 26,380,900 |
| 93 | 864,900 | 27,245,800 |
| 94 | 883,600 | 28,129,400 |
| 95 | 902,500 | 29,031,900 |
| 96 | 921,600 | 29,953,500 |
| 97 | 940,900 | 30,894,400 |
| 98 | 960,400 | 31,854,800 |
| 99 | 980,100 | 32,834,900 |
| 100 | 1,000,000 | 33,834,900 |
A new character stands on level 1 with 0 XP. The XP curve visualizer's Cumulative column also counts level 1's own 100, so its totals run 100 higher.
Scene rewards
12 counted · 5,540 XPTotal after this reward: 120
Total after this reward: 300
Total after this reward: 440
Level 2 reached
Total after this reward: 600
Total after this reward: 980
Total after this reward: 1,340
Level 3 reached
Total after this reward: 1,760
Total after this reward: 2,300
Total after this reward: 2,940
Level 4 reached
Total after this reward: 4,140
Total after this reward: 5,120
Total after this reward: 5,540
Level 5 reached
Level 5 after chapter 10
5,540 XP from 12 rewards. 3,460 XP to level 6.
Milestones
2 of 3 on plan2 of 3 milestones on plan
On plan. Reached in chapter 2: Warren queen.
On plan. Reached in chapter 4: Fallen shrine cleansed.
1 chapter late. Reached in chapter 10: Out of the collapse. 280 XP still to place by chapter 9.
Text and HTML hold the level-ups and milestones. The CSV holds every reward. The SVG is this chart. HTML is a plain table with inline colors, so check it in your site's preview before you post.
How it counts
Rewards run in chapter order, and rewards in one chapter run top to bottom. A level arrives with the reward that reaches its total. Chapter 0 is before the story starts, which suits XP carried over from an earlier book. The plan only reads the rows you enter. It cannot read your chapters, and it does not say what a good pace is: the numbers show whether the plan lands where you meant, and the decision stays yours. Design the shape first in the XP curve visualizer.
Where this lives
Nothing is uploaded, there is no account, and your plan never ends up in a URL. Your draft stays in this browser, which is not a backup: clearing browser data or changing device loses it. Save project downloads a file you can keep and open here again. That file holds every row, so send readers the copied text or the chart instead.
Questions about this tool
What is the difference between a level's cost and its total?
A cost is the XP one level takes on top of the level before it. A total is all the XP a character needs to stand on that level. The same curve gives very different results under each: read as costs, level 5 on the Exponential curve takes 5,400 XP in all, and read as totals it takes 2,500. Pick the reading your system uses, and the page works one level through so you can check it. See every level lists both columns.
Why do my totals differ from the XP curve visualizer?
A new character here stands on level 1 with 0 XP, so level 1's own number is never paid. The visualizer's Cumulative column adds that number in, so read as costs its totals run higher by exactly that amount. On the Exponential curve that is 100. Each level's cost is the same in both tools.
How does it decide which chapter reaches a level?
It adds your rewards up in chapter order, top to bottom inside a chapter, and a level arrives with the reward that reaches its total. Whole chapters are the unit: it cannot see where a scene falls in your prose, so a late or early result only means the rows you entered do not match the milestone you set. To plan a later arc, set the starting level, and add any XP carried over as a row in chapter 0. Rewards are whole numbers of 1 or more, so a plan cannot lose XP or levels. A plan holds up to 300 rewards and 30 milestones, and curves stop at level 100.
Where is my plan saved?
In this browser on this device, once you change something. Nothing is uploaded and there is no account. That copy is not a backup: clearing site data or changing device loses it, and a private window may not keep it at all. Save project downloads a JSON file you can keep and open here again. Anyone you send that file to can read every row, so send readers the copied text or the chart instead.
Can I import this into the WriteIDE app?
No. The app does not read these files. WriteIDE records actual level-ups and stat changes at the scenes where they happen, so use this plan as your reference and enter what really happens by hand as you write.
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