D&D General Recommendation for 1st level adventure?

[not-so-newguy]

I'm looking for a 1st level PDF adventure that does NOT involve Orcs, Goblins, Kobolds, or any other typical humanoids. A simple dungeon crawl will suffice, but any adventure set in the wilderness will work. This is a temperate region, so no desert or sea adventures. [ETA: Something for $5 or less]

The reason for these parameters is that I plan to run B10 Night's Dark Terror after an initial adventure or two. B10 features Goblins and other humanoids and I don't want to overuse these types of monsters.

This is a 5e campaign, but I'm comfortable converting from other editions or game systems.

 

[atanakar]

U1 Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh. It's easy to plug anywhere.

 

[atanakar]

L1 The Secret of Bone Hill. A castle in ruins with a small dungeon below. Comes with a town and area map.

 

[RobJN]

Too bad you don't want to use orcs, because B11: King's Festival is an excellent 1st level, first adventure....

 

[commandercrud]

make up a tomb. rats, skeletons, done.

 

[atanakar]

make up a tomb. rats, skeletons, done.

I like that. Could be a crypt in a cemetary.

Use a random dungeon generator : donjon; Random Dungeon Generator

 

[Luz]

T1 Village of Hommlet is my recommendation, unless humans are also on your humanoid hit list. I also second L1 The Secret of Bone Hill.

 

[Enrico Poli1]

The Eye of Traldar. Rahasia. Against the Cult of the Reptile god. Caverns of Thracia.

 

[tommybahama]

Many of the Adventurers League modules would work. Here's a trilogy for you. Each part is two to four hours of fun.

CCC-BMG-01 CORE 1-1 A Scream in the Night has abberations as the monsters.
CCC-BMG-02 CORE 1-2 A Cog in the Wheel is the continuation and features a trip to Mechanus facing the Modron army.
CCC-BMG-03 CORE 1-3 A Hole in the World is the final chapter but I haven't played it so I don't know what's in it.

Part one or two can be run as one shots. Just assume that it's not their first adventure together as a party. They can be found on DMs Guild for $5 a pop.

CCC-BMG MOON 2-1 Defenders of Caer Moray has lycanthropes!

 

[Quickleaf]

Tomb of the Serpent Kings is a good one with some real old school flavor, and they just put out a free 5e conversion over here: Tomb of the Serpent Kings 5e converted - Quality Roleplaying | DriveThruRPG.com

 

[Eltab]

Keep on the Borderlands has a dozen caves of chaos full of monsters; pick one that does not have goblinoids in it. (The minotaur in the maze might be Something Different. Add a gelatinous not-cube for fun and flavor.)

 

[Bacon Bits]

I guess I'm not sure why you can't just take any adventure and replace the goblinoids with whatever monsters you want. The hard part is making everything around the monsters, not the creatures in the encounters.

Otherwise, I would take a look at https://www.adventurelookup.com/adventures/

 

[not-so-newguy]

I guess I'm not sure why you can't just take any adventure and replace the goblinoids with whatever monsters you want. The hard part is making everything around the monsters, not the creatures in the encounters.

Otherwise, I would take a look at https://www.adventurelookup.com/adventures/

just checking to see what's out there. Thanks for the link

 

[Volund]

Check out The Fey Sisters' Fate (Goodman Games). At $7 it's a little above your price range, but it seems like it might fit your needs. It's a mostly wilderness adventure set in a temperate forest with a river. A goblin attack serves as a bit of misdirection in the background story, but the adventure itself does not have any goblins.