Questions tagged [group-scaling]
For questions about adjusting adventures depending on the number of players or other factors.
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How do I adjust the Peril in Pinebrook adventure to be for 5 players?
I am DMing the one-shot Peril in Pinebrook. The game is designed for 4 players, but in the oneshot, it says at one point:
If you have more than four players, they can change the names and ...
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Pathfinder 1x: Needing to upscale a dungeon [closed]
I have an old module (The Ring of Brodgar) I'm trying to drop into my campaign. We're using the Pathfinder 1e ruleset in a home brew world. I have no drow or underdark, but an ancient evil (...
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How to manage a party that runs better in smaller groups?
I've been running a pathfinder campaign for close to 4 years now. In my mind it has been quite successful and my players are generally active and engaged in the story. However, over the course of the ...
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Is the Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure designed for a party of 2 characters?
Specifically in the context of running the Dragon of Icespire Peak adventure (from the Essentials Kit) for one player, is this adventure designed for a party of 2 characters?
I ask because I plan to ...
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Can I play Blades in the Dark with a larger group?
I want to play an introductory session of Blades in the Dark with a group of six people, and I'd prefer not to split them into two parties. However, the rulebook mentions party size from two to four, ...
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Is there a recommended party size for Waterdeep: Dragon Heist?
I'm planning on starting a campaign of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist tomorrow, but it's looking like we may only have two players (plus me as DM) for it. The other published adventures I've used (Lost Mine ...
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Should I run a campaign with 2 people, or get more players? [closed]
I'm a new DM and have about two players. I am wondering if I should run the game with my existing group, or get more players.
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Adapting a gamebook to multiple players [closed]
This is my first question, so I am truly sorry if it is nonsense.
I am a newbie to RPG, however, I used to play gamebooks (Fighting Fantasy) and I really enjoyed them.
I want to test if my group of ...
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How to make monsters level appropriate during a session?
While running dungeon crawls in D&D 5e, I have found that balancing encounters often takes far more prepwork than the storyline does. It's necessary to account for all the exp players may receive ...
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How should I handle running the Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure with 7 players?
This is my first time ever running a game of D&D (or any roleplaying game in general).
I have 7 players, 5 of them who have never played before. The other 2 are relatively experienced. Should I ...
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Increasing CR for more players
I am currently running a short Pathfinder published adventure (We Be Goblins Too!) as an interlude between campaigns. For reasons not relevant to this question, I have 7-8 player coming each week. ...
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Modifying "The Night Before Wintermas" for a larger party and longer duration
This will be my first time DMing, so I am not sure how to do this yet. The adventure is written for 5 level 5 PC's, but we will have 8 PC's in our group that night. How do I modify the encounters so ...
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OD&D said it could be played with 20-50 players and one referee. How was that expected to work and still be fun?
Original D&D is often the shorthand name for the 1974 Dungeons & Dragons, Vol. 1, Men & Magic, written by Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. The section on "Scope" has this quote:
Number of ...
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What's the appropriate way to handle large parties when it comes to skill DCs?
In published adventures (or even homebrew ones), we usually find things like "DC 15 Wisdom (Insight) check tells if the NPC is lying" and so forth and so on. Of course, some checks such as climbing a ...
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Is it possible to play the D&D Starter Set with fewer than recommended players?
For a long time I've been interested in D&D and pen-and-paper style games. I'm trying to convince my... lets call them 'social contacts', for... years.
I have to add that I have a social ...
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Scaling a game for a large group
I have read How do I run a game for a larger group?, and while it gave helpful advice it is not the problem I am having.
I have 6 players and an observer. They understand they need to have their ...
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Maintaining balance with a very large group
I played DnD 3.5 while in the military and due to a shortage of DMs, was constantly flooded by players. Some of my games would include up to 10 or 11. I discovered quickly that balancing for this in 3....
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How can I modify a solo for a 2 player party in Dungeons and Dragons 4e?
Most encounters are scaled down by removing monsters from play. However, solo monsters are designed around a 5 player party.
What is the best way to scale them down to be an interesting fight for 2 ...
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Scaling for battles when the number of players is unknown?
I play in a D&D 4e game at the local game shop where the number of players who shows up can vary from five to fifteen. Obviously a normal battle for fifteen characters would be overpowering for ...
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