Ah yes I only played ed. 1 on tabletop, and DM'd the G-D-Q modules. The recommended partysize there is 9, and these are high level modules. Starting at lvl 9 for G1. Module U1 which I played was for 5-10 players at lvl 1-3. The famous Ravenloft module was for 6-8 characters.
Maybe that''s the reason why I like my big group.
I don't have access to the DND monstermanual now, but monsters like orcs, typically occurred in numbers between 20-200 or so.

Last edited by ldo58; 23/08/24 05:27 PM.