I suspect it is going to come down to monster party composition.
Why don't we run it ourselves and see?
We have the character sheets for 6 1st level PCs and I do believe we have enough monster stats at level 1 to provide a balance.
So, 2 defenders (paladin, fighter), 2 strikers (ranger, warlock) 1 controller (wizard) and 1 leader (cleric)
A well-balanced party so perhaps the best opposition would be a well balanced monster encounter (brute, soldier, artillery, controller, lurker, skirmisher)?
Why don't we run it ourselves and see?
We have the character sheets for 6 1st level PCs and I do believe we have enough monster stats at level 1 to provide a balance.
So, 2 defenders (paladin, fighter), 2 strikers (ranger, warlock) 1 controller (wizard) and 1 leader (cleric)
A well-balanced party so perhaps the best opposition would be a well balanced monster encounter (brute, soldier, artillery, controller, lurker, skirmisher)?