Introducing 3E

[Lorthanoth]

I know this will sound odd with all the 4E stuff, but I'm going to be introducing some friends (players of Original White Book and then 1E) to 3E - they've looked at the Online SRD and are very excited. They have even pre-ordered the 4E books, as they like the sound of them a lot!

Has anyone got any suggestions for a good starter adventure for them? There are 2 of them, and their 12 year old son; so, a party of 3 (so that'll be an NPC companion for them, then to bring them up to 4!).

 

[kensanata]

I started one of my current campaigns with Crucible of Freya.

(Short review.)

 

[meomwt]

NeMoren's Vault is quite good, and I think they have a 3.5e version available as a PDF on their website (Fiery Dragon Games).

 

[roguerouge]

I recommend Goodwin Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics 0: Legends are Made, Not Born. It has that old edition feel with new edition ease of use. Plus, you have well drawn starter characters, which, if you don't use them for the players, can be helpers.

Alternatively, I recommend the first adventure of Paizo's Rise of the Rune Lords adventure path, Burnt Offerings, for the excellent starter town, wonderful fun of the goblins, and great follow up modules (a Hell House and a hill-billy Horror). If you're looking for the best in adventure writing, the first three modules of the Rise of the Rune Lords adventure path was voted one of the top 3 third edition products ever made by the people on these boards. It rocks. (I've been re-reading the first edition greats and the contrast is remarkable.)

Alternatively, their Hangman's Noose is a good murder mystery module, overtly designed to get people together to start a campaign.

 

[freyar]

Wizards has some free adventures here. The Burning Plague has particularly gotten good press; I haven't run it myself, but I'm going to run a souped up version for 4th level characters within the next couple of weeks.

 

[TerraDave]

NeMoren's Vault is quite good, and I think they have a 3.5e version available as a PDF on their website (Fiery Dragon Games).

Seconded.

 

[Haffrung Helleyes]

I'd use 'The Whispering Cairn', from Dungeon Magazine.

Though I'd probably tone down the lethality a bit, especially the last fight.

Ken

 

[Drowbane]

I'd use 'The Whispering Cairn', from Dungeon Magazine.

Though I'd probably tone down the lethality a bit, especially the last fight.

Ken

Not to mention the Wind-Duke-things...

Filge is a pushover by comparison.

 

[The Lost Muse]

Death in Freeport. One of the first, and one of the best.

Edit: Spelling

 

[Lorthanoth]

All good suggestions - I had considered Whispering Cairn but it shoulds lethal as heck. Death in Freeport now, hmmmm.