So I've gathered a group of pretty inexperienced players, 2 of them have never played rpgs before.
I think i'd like to get things moving with a good old fashioned dungeon crawl to get people a little more familiarized with the rules. But i'm having a terrible case of writers block.
So i was hoping to get some suggestions about good 3.5/PFRPG compatible low-level (like 1st-3rd level) published dungeon crawl adventures. Any opinions/thoughts/ideas would be greatly appreciated.
Personally I like Rise of the Runelord AP, not a dungeon crawl though, you might also want to edit a bit to keep it within bounds for inexperienced players and update a bit to prpg. I think it is mostly the goblins for me.
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I'd recommend either:
a) Master of the Fallen Fortress, a quick, short dungeon crawl, specifically made as an intro to Pathfinder and the PFS. Bonus: the PDF is free;
b) The Godsmouth Heresy, a simple, but brilliantly written, dungeon crawl in one of the best cities in Golarion. A little more complicated than Fallen Fortress, but worth it to really show off a dungeon crawl, or;
c) Crypt of the Everflame, the first of a three-part module series, this module provides a great alternative to "you all meet in an inn", it plays out like the beginning of the best fantasy novels, and makes the players truly feel like heroes.
Alternatively, Goodman Games has Castle Whiterock. This mega-dungeon has a very old-school, "Night Below" feel to it, and takes players from levels 1 - 15. It's 3.5, so it will require a bit of conversion to PFRPG, but if you're looking for a true, old-fashioned dungeon crawl experience, look no further.
I'm running the Godsmouth's Heresy right now and its a good module. There's room to adjust things as needed, but comes with all the background information and basic encounter information needed to give the DM a really solid, simple dungeon crawl to run with.
Personally- (and I know this is outside what you asked for) I'd just get some graph paper, draw out a 10-12 room dungeon and give it a few monsters.
Include something for every aspect of the rules you want them to "see in action"
For example: Have some locked doors, secret doors, locked/trapped chests.
Have there be creatures in rooms that they can hear from far off talking (for perception), have some criters in small groups who can flank them and others who are solo that the PC's can tank.. maybe a goblin with a spear (for reach) and such.
Not one big encounter- but different rooms "showing" different aspects of the combat rules.
Bring in things as they go along such as lighting, rough terrain, and what not. Might even just have them use a pregen for the "dungeon" so its just a rules exercise for them to get used to how it all works.
After that? Book one of rise of the Runelords has alot of dungeon'y bits without being one solid underground stretch of boredom.
If you *really* love dungeons, you can try to find the Worlds Largest Dungeon book. Great for a (very, very) long run or just to snip pieces out for other campaigns :)
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Escape from Meenlock Prison
Tim and Eileen Connors
What was supposed to be a simple prisoner transfer grows complicated when the PCs arrive at a prison that’s recently come under new management. A D&D adventure for 1st-level characters.
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I recommend Crypt of the Everflame as well. You can probably find threads about it under the Products section. It's a good starter module, and does have a couple of follow-up modules also.