Looking for an AL module to run at a convention

Doctor Atomic · Jan 22, 2017

I'm looking for suggestions for a tier 2 module to run at a convention, I'd prefer some sort of dungeon crawl or ruins exploration.

I was looking at DDAL04-10 (The Artifact) but am open to suggestions.

thanks

NeverLucky · Jan 22, 2017

As much as I like The Artifact, running season 4 can be problematic because of the whole Barovia thing. Characters can spend downtime days to get out, but it can still be off-putting to players if they're going into Barovia for just one adventure.

Some of my favorite old adventures:
DDEX2-14 The Sword of Selfaril - Features some social and political intrigue, but also offers a short dungeon crawl.
DDEX3-7 Herald of the Moon - Has a cool "dungeon" at the end which takes place on top of a massive tree rather than underground.
DDEX3-9 The Waydown - The first half provides some great social elements, while the later half provides underground travel, exploration, and dungeon delving.

Doctor Atomic · Jan 22, 2017

NeverLucky said:
As much as I like The Artifact, running season 4 can be problematic because of the whole Barovia thing. Characters can spend downtime days to get out, but it can still be off-putting to players if they're going into Barovia for just one adventure.

Some of my favorite old adventures:
DDEX2-14 The Sword of Selfaril - Features some social and political intrigue, but also offers a short dungeon crawl.
DDEX3-7 Herald of the Moon - Has a cool "dungeon" at the end which takes place on top of a massive tree rather than underground.
DDEX3-9 The Waydown - The first half provides some great social elements, while the later half provides underground travel, exploration, and dungeon delving.

I didn't realize that the location would be a problem, not very dialed in on Ravenloft lore, I thought of that scenario because it was about a ruined temple.

I'll look a those you suggested, thanks.

KahlessNestor · Jan 23, 2017

Yeah, if you play any Season 4 adventures, any character that plays is trappednin Barovia and can't play anything except Season 4 until they either play one of the Season 4 mods that has an exit (I think there are 2?) Or pays a considerable price in Downtime Days. Frankly, Season 4 is pretty much defunct.

The Obliette from Season 2 (? The elemental season) was a fairly interesting straightforward dungeon, IIRC. I also remember a Maerymidra adventure from the Underdark/madness season (3?), though can't recall the name.

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Warmaster Horus · Jan 23, 2017

Check out DDAL05-11 Forgotten Traditions. I liked it a lot.

skerritthegreen · Jan 25, 2017

KahlessNestor said:
Yeah, if you play any Season 4 adventures, any character that plays is trappednin Barovia and can't play anything except Season 4 until they either play one of the Season 4 mods that has an exit (I think there are 2?) Or pays a considerable price in Downtime Days. Frankly, Season 4 is pretty much defunct.

The Obliette from Season 2 (? The elemental season) was a fairly interesting straightforward dungeon, IIRC. I also remember a Maerymidra adventure from the Underdark/madness season (3?), though can't recall the name.

I think you are referring to DDEX2-11 Oubliette of Fort Iron (http://www.dmsguild.com/product/170486/DDEX211-Oubliette-of-Fort-Iron-5e) and potentially DDEX03-16 Assault on Maerimydra (http://www.dmsguild.com/product/177572/DDEX0316-Assault-on-Maerimydra-5e). While are amazingly good adventures (!) I don't think they met the original poster's requirements. 2-11 is tier 1 and 3-16 is tier 3.

darjr · Jan 25, 2017

Warmaster Horus said:
Check out DDAL05-11 Forgotten Traditions. I liked it a lot.

I'm running this tonight. Great mod!

KahlessNestor · Jan 26, 2017

skerritthegreen said:
I think you are referring to DDEX2-11 Oubliette of Fort Iron (http://www.dmsguild.com/product/170486/DDEX211-Oubliette-of-Fort-Iron-5e) and potentially DDEX03-16 Assault on Maerimydra (http://www.dmsguild.com/product/177572/DDEX0316-Assault-on-Maerimydra-5e). While are amazingly good adventures (!) I don't think they met the original poster's requirements. 2-11 is tier 1 and 3-16 is tier 3.

The first is right. Obliette of Fort Iron. But it wasn't Assault on Maerymidra. I don't have a tier 3 character. We rescued some drow from the cells. Now that I think of it, I think it was an advance outpost of Maerymidra, not the city itself. It was earlier in the season, before Assault.

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skerritthegreen · Jan 30, 2017

Then I think you mean DDEX03-03 The Occupation of Szith Morcane

KahlessNestor · Jan 31, 2017

skerritthegreen said:
Then I think you mean DDEX03-03 The Occupation of Szith Morcane

That's exactly it. I just noticed it this morning when I was compiling a list of modules I'd played. Thanks!

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