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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Shroomy" data-source="post: 3161537" data-attributes="member: 32739">EL numbers are ommitted from the adventure, though if you are an experienced DM you can quickly tell that most encounters are EL 1.  The text does explain the EL system without actually referencing EL numbers; the adventure text does recommend using the 4 encounters of EPL/day before resting and gives suggestions where the PCs may rest (and how to do it).  The text also warns the DMs that they should approarch the higher EL encounters (an EL 2 encounter with a bugbear, a hobgoblin fighter, and the final EL 3 encounters with Noak the black dragon) with care.I thought the weirdest thing about the adventure was that it ommitted the class levels of the goblins and hobgoblins in the stat blocks, as well as the HD line.  Now, it wasn't too hard to figure that out, but it seemed weird to ommit two relatively important pieces of information.  You'd think that low-level PCs would be utilizing HD dependent spells like sleep quite regularly.After reading the adventure, I've come to the conclusion that it is a solid, introductory adventure for beginning players and DMs.  It hits all of the expected tropes of a "classic" D&D module (helping a small village, exploring caves/dungeons, goblins, dragons, etc.), gives tons of advice on how to do things, and uses the "tactical encounter format" to make combats easier to run.  I would use it if I was a DM newbie or if my players were completely new to D&D.  More experienced players and DMs maybe bored or find the entire thing too cliche for their tastes; I know that as I read the adventure I thought of the much superior Dungeon adventure "Within the Circle" which had a similar plot on the surface, but had more depth and variation.My grade, a B/B-.  Not worth the full $15 if you are an experienced player or DM.</blockquote>

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