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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5423911" data-attributes="member: 52734">Having done a couple of &quot;intro to D&amp;D&quot; sessions at Cons in the past, I'd go with premade characters, but a large pool to choose from (if you're expecting 6 people at a table, say 10 premades to choose from).&nbsp; Although, it wouldn't hurt to have one or two &quot;either/or&quot; choices that could be left to the players - say a choice of one of two powers or one of two item packs (a slightly different &quot;other&quot; equipment list, like say a choice of a healing potion or a potion of quickness that allows one initiative reroll - something minor but with meaniful effects).Personally, for adventure, I'd start off with something non-combat, non-skill challenge; something to let folks ease into a role.&nbsp; Have the opening lead into a skill challenge - letting folks roll the dice and start seeing the mechanics in use without the pressure of &quot;dying&quot;.&nbsp; End the adventure with a combat where the players can take everything they've learned up to that point and engage in a &quot;life or death&quot; contest.&nbsp; With the combat(s) being last, that decreases the likelihood of someone getting canned earlier in the adventure and having to sit out for a good bit (or try and work in a replacement).&nbsp; And, if the combat is at the end, if anyone gets killed its not so big a tragedy - you got to play to the finale at least before losing the character.My adventure suggestion:&nbsp; Open with the characters having been summoned to a town meeting about a local problem with diseased rats causing problems in town (Characters get to introduce themselves and explain to the locals how they intend to take care of the problem).&nbsp; Second part is the characters need to investigate the town/question the locals to locate where the rats are coming from (an abandoned abbey at the edge of town).&nbsp; Finally, the characters enter the abbey to destroy the rats (to find that a pack of goblins are behind sending out the rats to try and drive the villagers away, and are led by a sort of goblin wererat).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5423911, member: 52734"] Having done a couple of "intro to D&D" sessions at Cons in the past, I'd go with premade characters, but a large pool to choose from (if you're expecting 6 people at a table, say 10 premades to choose from). Although, it wouldn't hurt to have one or two "either/or" choices that could be left to the players - say a choice of one of two powers or one of two item packs (a slightly different "other" equipment list, like say a choice of a healing potion or a potion of quickness that allows one initiative reroll - something minor but with meaniful effects). Personally, for adventure, I'd start off with something non-combat, non-skill challenge; something to let folks ease into a role. Have the opening lead into a skill challenge - letting folks roll the dice and start seeing the mechanics in use without the pressure of "dying". End the adventure with a combat where the players can take everything they've learned up to that point and engage in a "life or death" contest. With the combat(s) being last, that decreases the likelihood of someone getting canned earlier in the adventure and having to sit out for a good bit (or try and work in a replacement). And, if the combat is at the end, if anyone gets killed its not so big a tragedy - you got to play to the finale at least before losing the character. My adventure suggestion: Open with the characters having been summoned to a town meeting about a local problem with diseased rats causing problems in town (Characters get to introduce themselves and explain to the locals how they intend to take care of the problem). Second part is the characters need to investigate the town/question the locals to locate where the rats are coming from (an abandoned abbey at the edge of town). Finally, the characters enter the abbey to destroy the rats (to find that a pack of goblins are behind sending out the rats to try and drive the villagers away, and are led by a sort of goblin wererat). [/QUOTE]

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