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<blockquote data-quote="hewligan" data-source="post: 4595069" data-attributes="member: 19688"><p>I DMed Burnt Offerings, and I think my players found it quite a fun adventure. I sure found it fun to DM. It has a great town that my players grew attached to. The goblins were absolutely freaking awesome. The dungeon/fort section could be dull, I guess, except that I played the goblins for their manic side and we had some fun encounters, including a "shall we let the young girl goblin go with the infant she came back to rescue".</p><p></p><p>The underground sections were a bit dungeon-crawly, and that is not so much my cup of tea, but in all I would give it a reasonably high review.</p><p></p><p>I downloaded and read Hollows Last Hope, and to me it reads like an excellent first level adventure. I hope to run it one day.</p><p></p><p>Dungeon magazine had some great 1st level adventures in its day, and I own the Whispering Cairns and have heard so much positive stuff about it, but have not yet had a chance to really read it to the depth of being ready to run it.</p><p></p><p>Regardless of all of this - for your first adventure be honest with the players and ask them to help you a little - for example by tracking their own stuff (hp, spells, equipment, effects with rounds to run, etc.) and also pointing out any errors or omissions with the rules that you make. Most players are very forgiving of a first time DM. And have fun!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hewligan, post: 4595069, member: 19688"] I DMed Burnt Offerings, and I think my players found it quite a fun adventure. I sure found it fun to DM. It has a great town that my players grew attached to. The goblins were absolutely freaking awesome. The dungeon/fort section could be dull, I guess, except that I played the goblins for their manic side and we had some fun encounters, including a "shall we let the young girl goblin go with the infant she came back to rescue". The underground sections were a bit dungeon-crawly, and that is not so much my cup of tea, but in all I would give it a reasonably high review. I downloaded and read Hollows Last Hope, and to me it reads like an excellent first level adventure. I hope to run it one day. Dungeon magazine had some great 1st level adventures in its day, and I own the Whispering Cairns and have heard so much positive stuff about it, but have not yet had a chance to really read it to the depth of being ready to run it. Regardless of all of this - for your first adventure be honest with the players and ask them to help you a little - for example by tracking their own stuff (hp, spells, equipment, effects with rounds to run, etc.) and also pointing out any errors or omissions with the rules that you make. Most players are very forgiving of a first time DM. And have fun! [/QUOTE]
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