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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 5830243" data-attributes="member: 92511">The other thing to consider, maybe or maybe not, is the kind of adventure we're talking about.Yes, obviously, once the game is out, new modules for groups are a given/necessity...if for nothing else than mining for plots, monsters, ideas of all kinds, if not actually running them as written.But let us remember, as I really only just did today, that the starter Red box of BECMI (and I persume B/X) incuded a solo adventure in the players manual to get people's feet wet.In Search of the Unknown was written as a solo module also, wasn't it?The Expert/Blue set (BECMI, B/X) also contained the Isle of Dread...which, as written, seemed to be for group play...even if only a very small group.The presumption being, that you had the book...and probably your friends didn't, at first, and you had to &quot;find people&quot; to play with.So, I got to wondering, is that an assumption that should be maintained? Should an introductory adventure in the [or &quot;a&quot;] beginning set (or first released/packaged with the PHB) be written/presumed for solo play and/or (if possible) a duo or trio and no more?Put another way, should 5e have a &quot;Bargle&quot; and &quot;Aleena&quot; of their own for the 2010s?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 5830243, member: 92511"] The other thing to consider, maybe or maybe not, is the kind of adventure we're talking about. Yes, obviously, once the game is out, new modules for groups are a given/necessity...if for nothing else than mining for plots, monsters, ideas of all kinds, if not actually running them as written. But let us remember, as I really only just did today, that the starter Red box of BECMI (and I persume B/X) incuded a solo adventure in the players manual to get people's feet wet. In Search of the Unknown was written as a solo module also, wasn't it? The Expert/Blue set (BECMI, B/X) also contained the Isle of Dread...which, as written, seemed to be for group play...even if only a very small group. The presumption being, that you had the book...and probably your friends didn't, at first, and you had to "find people" to play with. So, I got to wondering, is that an assumption that should be maintained? Should an introductory adventure in the [or "a"] beginning set (or first released/packaged with the PHB) be written/presumed for solo play and/or (if possible) a duo or trio and no more? Put another way, should 5e have a "Bargle" and "Aleena" of their own for the 2010s? [/QUOTE]

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