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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lord Zardoz" data-source="post: 1123862" data-attributes="member: 704">I am a DM that has been without a steady group for some time now.  However, it seems that I may have enough co-workers to actually start a game up once again.  However, as I have found since working full time, getting a game going is difficult.  Since the group is likely to be unstable, I would rather spend 20 dollars on a canned adventure and 2 hours or so customizing it then to spend more time developing an adventure then I would playing it.So, given the following parameters, what adventure would you reccomend.1)  3 to 6 playersAbout 4 people say they are intrested, and they may drag in others who are also intrested.  But when it comes down to it, I expect to have players miss sessions as often as not.2)  1st to 4th levelI want to start with low level characters, but I tend to be a bit brutal in combats as a DM.  1st level characters are too likely to bite it.3)  About 10 hours of playI would like to finish the adventure in 2 or 3 sessions.  I hope for 5 hour gaming sessions, but I expect to get away with about 4 hours of ussable time, and to have 1 hour of that wasted from people showing up late and / or pre-game table talk.4)  Downloadable PDF prefered.I dont have a car, and I doubt my ability to get to a typical gaming store to buy the adventure.  A Downloadable advenure solves those problems.  Placing an order online is also doable, but unless they can deliver to Parksville BC in a short period of time, it is not a prefered option.5)  Campaign Independent preferedIf things go well, the adventure will be the launching point for my campaign.  I am not intrested in running a Greyhawk or Forgotten Realms campaign, since I dont care for those settings very much.  Anyway, I think that item 4 rules out both of those settings for the most part.  If the adventure is associated with one particular campaign world or another, it is a viable choice as long as it has no campaing specific Nouns (Person, places, or Thing) as critical plot elements.As you can see, I am a cynical DM about the players I am likley to have.  But since I have only lived in town for about 3 months, and have never played with any of the potential players before, I think my cynicysm is healthy.So, what do you suggest?END COMMUNICATION</blockquote>

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