Advice on a short adventure

[jbadams]

Hi guys, I'm looking for a relatively short adventure or scenario to run for a party of 4-5 characters. I'd prefer something relatively light on story, but with at least a puzzle or two and plenty of (preferably varied) combat.

We would be playing three to five sessions, four to five hours playtime per session.

I'm happy to adapt from a different ruleset, or to write something myself, but thought I'd ask if anyone could recommend something first.

[Sarabel Hieronymus]

Hmmm. I don't personally think of of 12 to 25 hours of playtime as "relatively short" but hey, the world is wide.

Published scenarios tend to be heavy, rather than light, on story, at least from Paizo, and at least in the last few years. That said, that should be easy to work around, and pretty much any of the "modern era" 64 page adventures could probably be adapted to your needs, depending on character levels. What level will the PCs be starting the adventure at, and what level do you envision them making by its end?

If, by "light on story" you mean you're just looking for a loosely joined series of combat encounters and hazards like traps and puzzles, you can probably mine those out of any of a large number of published sources, including the various linked-by-name series PFS scenarios. Or maybe pick a level or two of one of the published "super dungeons." Take a look at Emerald Spire.

[jbadams]

To provide some reference, the majority of our games last between 1-2 years playing 4-5 hours most (probably 45+) weeks out of the year. Last time we finished and were unprepared for our next full campaign, so I'm looking for something I can have ready as a short fill-the-gap if that happens again.

A 'super dungeon' would probably be perfect. Something to play without having to get heavily invested in character creation or development, with no heavy plot but not just a gauntlet run of combat either.

I'll take a look at Emerald Spire, thanks for the suggestion.

[Sarabel Hieronymus]

45 sessions per year! Color me envious. Emerald Spire has some fantastic bits, have fun with it (or with whatever you choose).

[jbadams]

Emerald Spire looks very promising, thanks for the suggestion. Anyone have any other suggestions I should look at before dropping the money on it?