1st level DnD adventures

[edit] My 4th edition group tends to restart at level 1 a lot when we start new characters, it helps us to gain a better understanding of how to use the class.

Problem is that there are not that many 1st level adventures out there. Can anyone link me to good 1st level adventures?

Which system?

Goodman Games released a great book, still available as a pdf from paizo, called "The Adventure Begins" that has 20 very nice first level adventures for 3.5.

If you're looking for 4E, you're pretty much SOL at this point.

For 4th edition there is not that much published yet, but there are some scenarios out there.

Adamant Entertainment has Scourge of the Rat-Men, which is made for 4e (even though it doesn't say so officially).

Otherworld Creations has The Forgotten Tomb of Felgar the Goblin King. A one night stand, as they call it.

Wizards of the Coast has only two official scenarios for level 1:

Keep on the Shadowfell, the first in their line of adventures, a pricey alternative which does give a bit of bang for the buck.

And in Dungeon there is the first adventure of their Forgotten Realms Adventure Path - Rescue at Rivenroar. This is currently free to download, so a good alternative.

Goodman games are coming out with a couple of modules for Gencon, due to be in stores early september.

There are alos a couple of fan made scenarios, but both I remember were made by using the previews of the rules. Browse around the 4e Fan Creations forum and you'll find them.


Did I miss anything?

By comparison, what was available in the first couple of months of 3e?

Death in Freeport and Three days to kill comes to mind, as I think those were the first, and were out as soon as 3e launched.

I can't recall how it was i Dungeon, and when Wizards released The Sunless Citadel.

I seem to remember quite a few fanmade scenarios, not to mention lines of small scenarios for couple of bucks from the likes of AEG, but that might well be from a couple of months later.

Not much of a pdf market, then.

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johnsemlak said:

By comparison, what was available in the first couple of months of 3e?

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I'm not entirely sure what purpose the comparison serves, but 3e had "Death in Freeport", "Three Days to Kill" and "The Sunless Citadel".

Additionally, the WotC website had "The Burning Plague", and I'm pretty sure Necromancer had published a free download adventure for 1st level characters ("The Wizard's Amulet"?).

Finally, each of the first two 3e Dungeon magazines had an adventure for 1st level PCs, plus a number of other adventures for levels 2-3, with adaptation guidelines.

I'm a little surprised by WotC's choice of levels for the adventures in the 4e Dungeons to date. I presume their focus at the moment is on showcasing the game (the whole game), rather than kicking off campaigns.

I am shocked at WotC's lack of support of intro adventures.

One dungeon crawl in the DMG, one more in the FR book, and a $30 product and the first AP adventure?

I just don't understand this from a marketing perspective. The first issue of dungeon had ZERO first level adventures. Bizarre.

Goodmangames has 2-4 adventures coming out in the next few weeks....

Henrix said:

For 4th edition there is not that much published yet, but there are some scenarios out there.

Adamant Entertainment has Scourge of the Rat-Men, which is made for 4e (even though it doesn't say so officially).

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It's part of the Venture4th line so it's pretty official.

If you can wait another week, Goodman Games has something like 4 new adventures coming out. I think 3 are for 1st level PCs.

Edit. D'oh. Zaukrie already mentioned Goodman Games. Let me add content by writing that I think Sellswords of Punjar will have a battlemap, Forges of the Mountain King will have cut out foldy dungeon dressings (from Fat Dragon Games, maybe?) and Isle of the Sea Drake will have a cool, fill in the details as you explore playeer map, ala Isle of Dread.