killjoy32 wrote:my first choice of a "built" adventure if you will, is the village of hommlet, which i think is perfect for the purpose.

what do y'all think? any other better alternatives? of course, i am going to run tegel manor at some point - would be poor form if i didnt  :D

I don't know whether you remember, but I was helping a group of teenagers (quadruplets, whose mother has Alzheimer's), and we had a great time playing 1E AD&D.  

I settled on U1 as their intro.
The Saltmarsh series appealed to them because they like mysteries;
and appealed to me because I like traps and puzzles as much as I do wandering monsters.  
We then transitioned to a Tolkein-style dungeon crawl because they love LOTR, but U1-3 are great intro modules.
Well worth considering if you're looking for an alternative to Hommlet.

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I sincerely hope that whatever is (or has been) wrong will right itself for you.  Godspeed to you & yours.
It's the challenges of real life that make D&D such a wonderful distraction.

~Keith

hey keith

funny you should mention U1...because just last night i was looking at it....its one of my fave adventures to DM.

i was actually swaying using it as a standalone, as i am not overly fussed with U2 and U3....but i think U1 is a blast and can easily lead into other things....so its now U1 and T1.

i was thinking of starting them on U1 and then when the "pirates" get away, they escape to a small place further down the coast called Hommlet, which could then nicely lead into that...kill two birds with one stone etc.

what ya think?

Al

killjoy32 wrote:
i was thinking of starting them on U1 and then when the "pirates" get away, they escape to a small place further down the coast called Hommlet, which could then nicely lead into that...kill two birds with one stone etc.

what ya think?

Al

Sounds like a great plan.
You might need to spice up Hommlet a bit depending on the goodies/XP they collect in U1.
And then while in Hommlet they could hear rumors about Tegel Manor, just to whet their appetite ...

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