What are the best published 4e adventures for 1st level?

[UniversalMonster]

Any RPGA Living Forgotten Realms module in the 1st-4th range.

A good one might be Radiant Vessel of Thesk (CORE1-2).


Here's Spoilers:

First the players have to figure out what is being referred to by the name "radiant vessel", (via attending a funeral and investigation of a murder), then there's a pursuit into Thay, and a delve into a dungeon. And the PCs have to deliver a baby during combat, which is pretty fun.

 

[strider1970]

I second this. I recently picked up 4e and I think H1 works nicely as a first adventure.

 

[buzz]

A good one might be Radiant Vessel of Thesk (CORE1-2).

This one was recommended in the last thread I found on the subject. Good excuse as any to join the RPGA, I guess.

 

[UniversalMonster]

This one was recommended in the last thread I found on the subject. Good excuse as any to join the RPGA, I guess.

You don't have to "join" the RPGA so much as "show up". It's much more like meetup.com than the Masons.

 

[darjr]

Let me second or third or whatever the 'Radiant Vessel of Thesk'.

The halfling can really be played up, the funeral is fantastic, full of potential in a wake like circus atmosphere with the tension of grieving just boiling under the surface and the final combat can turn on a dime. It really can be full of emotional tension and panicked strife all while in the middle of combat.

 

[buzz]

You don't have to "join" the RPGA so much as "show up". It's much more like meetup.com than the Masons.

I meant one needs to sign up for the RPGA to get access to the module, correct?

 

[UniversalMonster]

That is true....

 

[Nebulous]

However, I assumed that publishers (WotC and otherwise) have learned more about 4e adventure design since then, so I wanted to get an idea of what else is out there.

Actually no, i have not noticed this trend with WotC. If anything, they might get worse. Personally i thought that Keep on the Shadowfell was a great introductory adventure (I DMed it), but i also changed things around to make it more "mine". Running it purely be the book would have been sorta of grindy, but fortunately i scoured Enworld for advice while running it and was warned of several potential weak places in the story that i tried to flesh out.

 

[occam]

The Village of Hommlet has had some pretty stellar reviews, except it was a DM Reward through WotC and sadly not a module for sale. Don't feel bad, though, I wasn't able to get one either.

I just received The Village of Hommlet not long ago and haven't played it yet, but it does look good, with plenty of roleplaying support in the village, and fun encounters at the Moathouse.

 

[Mistwell]

War of the Burning Sky #1 - The Scouring of Gate Pass.

I agree.