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Jewel of the North, formerly know as vincegetorix
In this case the Dmguild is your best chance. Sort the result for PWYW adventures and pick a theme that inspires you.
D&D 5E One shot for new dm
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rieofdarkness
Villager
thank you. i actually may have found one that is a decent one.
I'm a bit late to the party, but: the Filbar setting has a bunch of free scenarios, including some that are explicitly designed for two PCs.
www.drivethrurpg.com
Pay special attention to the adventures whose titles start with "OP"--they are one-page adventures that can last a full session. The description for each adventure will tell you how many PCs and what level it is designed for.
DriveThruRPG
www.drivethrurpg.com
Pay special attention to the adventures whose titles start with "OP"--they are one-page adventures that can last a full session. The description for each adventure will tell you how many PCs and what level it is designed for.
R_J_K75
Legend
I ran Rats of Waterdeep for a group of experienced and new players. While I wasn't a new DM, it was a pretty good adventure to start with. Wasn't overly long, although at 29 pages longer than I remembered, but I think that there's a bit of appendix type stuff at the end, so the actual adventure was maybe 20 pages. We got through it rather quickly in about 2-3 sessions, but we get sidetracked easy and had a larger group, myself and 5 or 6 players iirc. It wasn't a great adventure by any means, but it served it's purpose and was relatively cheap. Speaking of cost the Lost Mines of Phandelver is free on D&D Beyond.
www.dmsguild.com
Rats of Waterdeep - Dungeon Masters Guild | Dungeon Masters Guild
Rats of Waterdeep - Solve a brutal crime on the mean streets of Waterdeep in this madcap companion adventure for Xanathar's Guide to Everyth
LordEntrails
Hero
Prepared!: The Impregnable Fortress of Dib
Cartography by Meshon Cantrill We were traveling the old trade road up near the Blind Hills when we found it: an overturned wagon in the ditch. Evas took to the shadows, scouted ahead, and returned with strange details. The wagon had been transformed—such that it appeared to be a fierce...
koboldpress.com
IMO much more appropriate for a first time one shot. Its fun, simple and a bit whimsical. You can also find top down maps for it online if you prefer that style.
I love LMoP, but it's not a one-shot. Run Dib. It will give you a feel for how things run and how to play. Then look at LMoP.
R_J_K75
Legend
I think it'd be hard for any new DM to run any adventure that's more than 2-3 pgs in one session. There was a good series in AD&D (1E & 2E) called Book of Lairs. They had very short 1-2 pg scenarios that I feel could very easily be converted to 5E easily as they all mostly center around a single monsters or group of a single monster. This provided they are in the MM, some monsters were setting specific.
Bomberooski
Explorer
Anyone run "The Waking of Willowby Hall" as a one shot for 2 people?
(and if someone has ran it would it be something easy to convert to 5e?)
(and if someone has ran it would it be something easy to convert to 5e?)
I'd never even heard of this one before, much less run it, but I looked it up and it sounds very cool!
BruceWright
Explorer
Super easy to run for a beginner dm and free i’d look at Peril in Pinebrook. Easiest “New DM” adventure i’ve seen. If you feel it’s too simple, you can always add to it. Bump up the number of monsters.
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