Wasp
2019-09-28, 01:07 AM
Hi everyone!
In the near future I will DM a solo game with one player. I don't know the character the player will play yet but they will be around 3rd level.
In order to make the game maybe a bit less deadly I was thinking about letting them find a sidekick early in the game (actually I was thinking of letting them reactivate a warforged warrior who could help in encounters but wouldn't need too much roleplaying).
Would you use the UA sidekick rules* for that? And if you would - would you have the sidekick be the same level as the player character? How do you balance encounters with a sidekick? Do you treat them as a full party member when deciding what CR an encounter should have? Any other tips?
Thanks in advance!
*) BTW: Have the rules changed from UA to Essentials?
In the near future I will DM a solo game with one player. I don't know the character the player will play yet but they will be around 3rd level.
In order to make the game maybe a bit less deadly I was thinking about letting them find a sidekick early in the game (actually I was thinking of letting them reactivate a warforged warrior who could help in encounters but wouldn't need too much roleplaying).
Would you use the UA sidekick rules* for that? And if you would - would you have the sidekick be the same level as the player character? How do you balance encounters with a sidekick? Do you treat them as a full party member when deciding what CR an encounter should have? Any other tips?
Thanks in advance!
*) BTW: Have the rules changed from UA to Essentials?