Dungeon Adventure Levels

[Simplicity]

So, I decided to do a histogram of the current 4e Dungeon adventures by party level (not including Side Treks). I thought the results were interesting.
S indicates Scales of War adventures. M indicates Touch of Madness. * is the rest.

1 S
2 *
3 S*
4 S*
5
6 S
7 S
8 ***
9 S
10 SM*
11 SM
12 **
13 M
14
15 *
16
17
18 *
19
20
21 *
22 *
23
24
25 *
26
27
28
29
30

Note that the only 1st level adventure published for 4e in Dungeon so far is for the Scales of War adventure path adventure. The paragon tier has gotten a lot of love. But it seems like the heroic tier is really missing adventures. For a new edition, shouldn't Dungeon be filling out these levels so parties can get their start?

Maybe the writers got tired of writing kobold encounters?

 

[Mustrum_Ridcully]

So, I decided to do a histogram of the current 4e Dungeon adventures by party level (not including Side Treks). I thought the results were interesting.
S indicates Scales of War adventures. M indicates Touch of Madness. X is the rest.

1 S
2 X
3 SX
4 SX
5
6 S
7 S
8 XXX
9 S
10 SMX
11 SM
12 XX
13 M
14
15 X
16
17
18 X
19
20
21 X
22 X
23
24
25 X
26
27
28
29
30

The "*"s kinda look out of place with the other letters used in your histogramm.

Note that the only 1st level adventure published for 4e in Dungeon so far is for the Scales of War adventure path adventure. The paragon tier has gotten a lot of love. But it seems like the heroic tier is really missing adventures. For a new edition, shouldn't Dungeon be filling out these levels so parties can get their start?

Maybe the writers got tired of writing kobold encounters?

I think too there should be some more low level adventures. But I can see growing tired from Kobolds and Goblins. Still, doesn't help the 4E beginner to start off a campaign.

 

[malraux]

I think too there should be some more low level adventures. But I can see growing tired from Kobolds and Goblins. Still, doesn't help the 4E beginner to start off a campaign.

That said, there are a bunch of low level adventures around. The RPGA adventures, H1-3, goodman games, etc. Its not as though there's a shortage specifically of low level adventures generally.

 

[catsclaw227]

Bump. Maybe Simplicity will update the histogram in the OP.

 

[Glyfair]

I think too there should be some more low level adventures. But I can see growing tired from Kobolds and Goblins. Still, doesn't help the 4E beginner to start off a campaign.

Which is why we need the adventures, so they can do adventures with other low level monsters so we can have the stats!

 

[Hawke]

Interesting... I would've guessed more Heroic level adventures. Perhaps they've resolved that it is much easier to write your basic early level adventures than it is to write some higher level ones?

I'd love to see a few really great nonstandard level 1 adventures - that is to say 80% puzzles, skill challenges, and roleplaying situations. Give a chance to show off some of the non-combat elements of 4E early on ... perhaps with suggestions for scaling them up +10/+20 levels as two pages at the back of the adventure. ::shrug::

 

[Zerakon]

I just bought a DDI subscription a few days ago. I've made homemade dungeons for my party and they're now 5th level and I was excited to read through the Dungeon magazines looking for good adventures for them, but I was really disappointed by the absence of level 5 adventures. Also the only 6th & 7th level adventures are Scales of War. (And personally, I don't like the concept of Adventure Paths - I'd prefer if every adventure was standalone or at most a two or three part connected adventure.)

Don't get me wrong, I think the subscription is a good value. I was disappointed with the adventure spreads but I can still read all the adventures looking for ideas to mine.

 

[armorclass10]

I was just thinking this the other day. Not enough low level adventures. I do enjoy access to Dungeon but it lacks in usable adventures for my party. Sure you can get the GG stuff for now, but I think maybe WotC should concentrate on lower level stuff at times. A 12th level adventure is cool to read and all but I won't be using it for a long while, we start a 1st level and play once a week and it's been slow going.

 

[Zerakon]

Bump. Maybe Simplicity will update the histogram in the OP.

I'm attaching an Excel spreadsheet I made as an index to all the 4E Dungeon adventures. The totals sheet is essentially the histogram.

If you can't open an Excel doc, pasting text:

Issue Level Adventure Name Adventure Path Note
159 1 Menace of the Icy Spire Forgotten Realms
156 1 Rescue at Rivenroar Scales of War
155 1 Shadow of Kalarel Side Trek for Keep on the Shadowfell
157 3 Siege of Bordrin's Watch Scales of War
158 3 The Tariff of Relkingham
156 4 Echoes of Thunderspire Labyrinth Side Trek for Thunderspire Labyrinth
155 4 Heathen
158 4 The Shadow Rift of the Umbraforge Scales of War
159 6 The Lost Mine of Karak Scales of War
160 7 Den of the Destroyer Scales of War
163 8 House of Pain Side Trek
157 8 Massacre at Fort Dolor
155 8 Speaker in the Tomb of Dreams
156 8 The Last Breaths of Ashport
161 9 The Temple In Between Scales of War
162 10 Fist of Mourning Scales of War
157 10 The Dark Heart of Mithrendain
161 10 Touch of Madness Madness Trilogy
160 11 Beyond the Trollhaunt Side Trek for King of the Trollhaunt Warrens
162 11 Depths of Madness Madness Trilogy
156 12 The Haunting of Kincep Mansion
163 13 Brink of Madness Madness Trilogy
157 13 In the Depths of Avarice
158 15 Sea Reavers of the Shrouded Crags
160 18 Summer's End Dungeon Delve preview
159 21 The Ziggurat Beyond Time
162 22 Winter of the Witch
160 25 The Sand King's Daughter

Level Number of Adventures
1 3
2 0
3 2
4 3
5 0
6 1
7 1
8 4
9 1
10 3
11 2
12 1
13 2
14 0
15 1
16 0
17 0
18 1
19 0
20 0
21 1
22 1
23 0
24 0
25 1
26 0
27 0
28 0
29 0
30 0

 

[Wrathamon]

be nice to add the RPGA 4e adventures as well