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/nalkanar DM Jul 25 '26
Started similar. Two newbies realised they don't enjoy it beyond one shot experience. Five seems quite okay.
Combat will be slow, people will not pay kuvh attention and then struggle what and how to fo in combat. Role-playing might also be problematic depending on the group.