Out of the Abyss: New characters lvl 1 or existing characters no higher than 5?

@mikemearls Out of the Abyss. Start brand new Characters at LVL 1 or use existing characters no higher than 5?

— Rich Napier (@RichNapier77) January 18, 2016

Either path works – level 1 does get across the terrors of the drow, though. https://t.co/Rp6Kz4Gbx3

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) January 18, 2016