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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Altamont Ravenard" data-source="post: 4500109" data-attributes="member: 14700">I was in the same situation. I decided to run Rescue at Rivenroar with 3 players (Ranger, Fighter, Wizard), all of them newbies (2 had played 1E several years ago; 1 has never played). I gave them a NPC Cleric (Cha/ranged based) that follows them around.It has gone ok so far. No scaling down, and no deaths so far (although some have fallen), although I might have pulled some punches in some cases. I was lucky enough to get a 4th player to play the cleric as-is.If you don't want to scale down, I strongly suggest a 4th PC, even if its a DMPC. Also, if you want to give them more of a chance, give them more XP than normal, so they level a little faster.*** minor rescue at rivenroar spoiler ***I decided to level the PC just before they went in Castle Rivenroar, to give them a chance. I might level them once more when they reach the 2nd level, so they have a better chance against the tougher, "end-game" encounters.If you're staying with 3 PCs, then you could start them at 2nd level, level them to 3rd when they reach the castle, and level them to 4th once more than "half" the castle has been cleared. Or make the NPCs they are supposed to rescue into "minor" DMPCs that help a little during combats.Good luck!AR</blockquote>