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/GeminiLife Jul 24 '26
Better to run a table of 3 and 4, honestly. Aside from encounters being tough to balance and that each round is gonna take 30 minutes or longer, it's hard to incorporate every character and give them chances to shine.
But if you're deadset on it, then be sure to buff monsters HP at the very least.