Best Adventure for 1st Level PCs?

[elijah snow]

I want to run a memorable adventure for a new group of players with 1st level PCs.

I'm looking for recommendations for a published 3.5e dungeon crawl adventure- official, third party, dungeon magazine, wizards.com download, etc. I'd like a 3-4 hour adventure for 4 1st level PCs that can be ported into my homebrewed world.

Any suggestions?

 

[Herremann the Wise]

Some ideas:

The Whispering Cairn
Dungeon 124
Excellent 1st level adventure but it is a more campaign orientated module than a one-shot. It would certainly take two sessions I think unless you cut some of the "campaign" material out (easy enough to do).

Mad God's Key
Dungeon 114
Everyone rave's about this one as a dungeon classic.

Best Regards
Herremann the Wise

 

[Hammerhead]

Of Sound Mind, from Fiery Dragon.

 

[Wraith Form]

Just about ANY adventure from The Adventure Begins by Goodman Games, Dungeon Crawl Classics #29.

It's a book filled with twenty 1st / 2nd level adventures, all very generic to fit into any setting, with plot hooks and scaling information to increase difficulty past 2nd level. Also, most are quick--any of them can be completed in a 4 hour session.

I basically challenge you to NOT find something in the book that works for you. Although the price is a bit steep in hardcover, it'd be better to get in PDF format anyway so you can print the adventure you want and make notes all over the page.

 

[elijah snow]

All great suggestions so far. I have those Dungeon issues, so I'll check 'em. Of Sound Mind- is that a psionics adventure?

I have to say, The Adventure Begins sounds very appealing... I hear the sound of my wallet emptying...

... but I'm open to more suggestions, too.

 

[Nifft]

"Uncle Bob's Closet! Legend says he keeps a kobold locked up in there!"

"Terror Underground! There are several large rats under the tavern! Kill them, and maybe a stranger in a hooded cloak will talk to you in the bar!"

"Deadly Pair! A quest to find (and put on!) both of your shoes!"

-- N

 

[Jdvn1]

I have to say, The Adventure Begins sounds very appealing... I hear the sound of my wallet emptying...

Ditto.

 

[zoroaster100]

I'd suggest Sunless Citadel. It is a 3.0 adventure, but can be run as a 3.5 adventure with no changes to speak of.

 

[BadMojo]

I'm running Goodman Games's "The Lost Vault of Tsathzar Rho " right now (well, not this very moment). It's one of Goodman's first Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures and is written by Mike Mearls.

It's a good dungeon crawl with a creepy, Lovecraftian vibe. It has some really cool, imaginative encounters. It's been fun (for me, at least) and has claimed the life of only one PC so far.

My only minor issues with the adventure are some wonky boxed text (just paraphrase) and one or two places where the stat blocks seemed off. At least the PDF version has been updated to 3.5e.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

I think the Goodman Games 1st level adventures are among the best-reviewed of the lot. Hard to go wrong with any of them, as far as I can see.