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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Georlik" data-source="post: 6796769" data-attributes="member: 6803962">I'm currently DMing a module with accelerated experience progression in a homebrew world.Premise is as follows - characters have fallen under a spell of a necromancer that causes them to age rapidly. As a side-effect they accumulate experience at a growing rate (and are expected to reach 20[SUP]th[/SUP] level over the course of adventure or die).My players have reached 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] level and are currently rolling with the following party composition: Variant Human Monk with Athlete feat and Folk Hero background.Hill Dwarf Cleric (of Knowledge) with an Acolyte background.Half-Elf Bard with an Urchin background.Standard Human Ranger with Forest Terrain and Outlander background.Hal-Elf (Wild) Sorcerer with Entertainer background. But after 2 long sessions (with 6 Easy-to-Hard encounters, 2 short rests and 1 long rest per session) they’ve shown concern that they are lacking a proper tank, as none of them feels sturdy enough to brave out the attacks (despite that they breezed through the encounters with only 2 character falling to 0 hp due to rash decisions).Whilst an option to reroll their characters has been presented to them, I am eager to search for other solutions in order to to allay their fears. I strive to preserve an old-school feel (as the world was created under 2[SUP]nd[/SUP] edition rules) but other than that try to be lenient. Warlocks and Tieflings are banned for story reasons, and multiclassing might be difficult (as you need to find a teacher in order to receive the proper training, which proves to be quite a challenge as this story is about a race against death). So now I’m asking for tips:1) How can I tweak my playstyle as a DM in order to adapt to the current party composition?2) What can they do tactically and strategically in order to overcome their lack of a “meat shield”?3) Any suggestions on how to optimize their party composition via reroll?</blockquote>

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