Help! Advice for things to include in a low-level AD&D adventure

[Mallus]

Me and my big mouth.

So I offered to whip up an adventure for tomorrow night, in lieu of our usual Savage Worlds scifi campaign. Jokingly, I suggested AD&D, a system I haven't run in 20+ years (14 years, if you consider 2e as AD&D, which I kinda do).

It proved a popular suggestion, so here goes nothing!

I'm thinking of starting with 2nd level PC's. What should I include? I know there has to be a player-solved trap, maybe a riddle, a map scribbled on graph paper, maybe the chance to purchase hirelings....

I'm thinking of using AD&D + Unearth Arcana + bits of 2e (NWP's, kits -- if I can find any of my splatbooks).

Any help would be appreciated!

 

[Stoat]

Giant Rats.

 

[Mallus]

Giant Rats.

A classic. Plus a % for disease!

 

[Celebrim]

Grab a pdf from one of the publishers publishing for classic D&D.

I hear 'The Grinding Gear' is a pretty good low level module.

 

[Mallus]

Grab a pdf from one of the publishers publishing for classic D&D.

I hear 'The Grinding Gear' is a pretty good low level module.

Good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!

 

[Ed_Laprade]

Besides Giant Rats there should be some Gobblins and/or Orcs, some Undead and a magic item or two.

 

[Raven Crowking]

Removed

 

[amerigoV]

Run Village of Hommlet if you can get your hands on it.

 

[Olgar Shiverstone]

Run Village of Hommlet if you can get your hands on it.

Or Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, or Against the Cult of the Reptile God.

Can't go too far wrong with the classics. Just avoid The Forest Oracle. Or on second thought, for a truly memorable game night, go ahead and run The Forest Oracle!

 

[Ulrick]

Roll up a random dungeon from the back of the AD&D DMG.