So, it dawned on me. I want more of a 5e experience BUT I want to make a major clarification. I want it to be more true to 5e with balance. Don't make imps resistant on the Nautiloid and then make us fight 3 with only 2 level 1 characters. Give us the ability to start with party of 4 + Lae'zel so we don't get majorly whooped. Or have them majorly injured so a hit or two kills them. Or make it so there aren't 3. That fight would severely overwhelm a party of 1 + Lae'zel using 5e rules.
Please don't balance around this nerfed version and then give us 5e and say, "See? You have 5e.". And we die constantly because you balanced around nerfed enemies. There would be nothing more dissatisfying than finally getting to play based on more 5e ruleset only to have it be Deadly Challenge Rating every fight and getting my butt kicked every time because they built encounters around nerfed enemies instead of original stats and abilities.