The Multi-Character Scene Prompt

I need multiple people in this shot. Help me make it work.

The scene: [DESCRIBE]
Number of people: [NUMBER]
What they are doing: [DESCRIBE]
Shot size: [SPECIFY]

Assess first:
1. How reliably this will generate at this shot size with this
   number of people
2. What will fail — faces, hands, interaction, count
3. Whether the shot can be restructured to need fewer people in
   frame

If proceeding:
4. How to describe multiple people so the model does not merge or
   duplicate them
5. Spatial arrangement and separation
6. What each person is doing, kept simple
7. Shot size that gives the best chance — usually wider than you
   want
8. The prompt text

Alternatives to consider:
9. One person in frame, others implied off-camera
10. Wide shot where faces do not need to hold
11. Backs to camera
12. Separate generations, composited

Multiple people is one of the hardest things to generate. Tell me
plainly whether to attempt it.