I have been invited to GM a guest game for my friend's regular PF1 group. After completing a 1-20 AP that ran 2.5 years, they are ready for something lighter and wanted to try a one-shot of Old School Essentials. Many of these players have played only PF1, and I'm concerned that the expectations of OSR play will be not that fun for them. (They do complain about character death a lot.)
I see a couple options, but maybe others can present more?
1) Run a published adventure as-is, but give them characters way over the recommended level range. (Like 5th level characters in a 1st level adventure.)
2) Write my own adventure with almost no combat. (I'm afraid they'll get bored if I do that.)
I see a couple options, but maybe others can present more?
1) Run a published adventure as-is, but give them characters way over the recommended level range. (Like 5th level characters in a 1st level adventure.)
2) Write my own adventure with almost no combat. (I'm afraid they'll get bored if I do that.)