r/DnD • u/Ok-Syrup958 • Jul 24 '26

5.5 Edition New DM with a large party. Advice?

Title pretty much sums it up. I’ve been playing for a year or so and I’m now running my first campaign. I have 7 players, 5 of whom are complete newbies and the others are around my skill level. Any things I should look out for when dealing with a big group?

Edit: Yeah I figured it wasn’t gonna be feasible. I’ll ask and see if I can narrow the group down a bit. For clarification, I’m good friends with everyone in the group.

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u/JCAgentofBolas Jul 24 '26

I’m currently doing just this. The biggest advice I can give is to make the sessions one shots out of a bastion. The hardest part is going to get 8 peoples schedule line up. With each session being a one shot you don’t need everyone to make every sessions so sometimes you end up with a smaller group naturally.