Dungeons and Dragons Adventures
This book list contains ready made adventures you can use to play Dungeons and Dragons 4th edition as well as recommendations for libraries wanting to add the game to their collection.
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 Keep on the Shadowfell  |
Keep on the Shadowfell (Dungeons and Dragons Adventure H1)Author: Cordell, Bruce R; Mearls, Mike |
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A D&D adventure for characters of levels 1-3. The town of Winterhaven stands watch over a ruined keep that was once a bastion of good in the realm. This keep overlooks the Shadow Rift, a dark scar in the world that was once a gateway to the Shadowfell but has been dormant for many years. Now, an evil cleric of Orcus, Demon Lord of the Undead, seeks to re-open the gate, and the only thing standing in his way is a small yet determined band of heroes from Winterhaven. Keep on the Shadowfell is an exciting Dungeons and Dragons adventure designed for characters of levels 1-3. It includes three double-sided poster maps suitable for use with Dungeons and Dragons miniatures, as well as information on the town of Winterhaven and environs. |
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 Thunderspire Labyrinth  |
Thunderspire Labyrinth (Dungeons and Dragons Adventure H2)Author: Baker, Richard; Mearls, Mike |
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A 4th Edition Dungeons and Dragons® adventure for characters of levels 4-6. Beneath Thunderspire Mountain lies a sprawling network of mazes, tombs, and caverns collectively known as the Labyrinth of Lost Souls. In recent years, this vast labyrinth has become a living dungeon where trade between the surface and subterranean worlds is possible. However, beyond the well-lit halls where prospectors, merchants, and traders convene lies a darker world where adventurers battle monsters and fiendish beings perform secret rituals for their dark masters. . . This product includes an adventure booklet for the Dungeon Master, a player’s booklet containing new character options and campaign information, and a full-color poster map, all contained in a handy folder. H2 Thunderspire Labyrinth is the second adventure in a three-part series that began with H1 Keep on the Shadowfell and concludes with H3 Pyramid of Shadows. It can also be played as a stand-alone adventure. |
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Pyramid of Shadows (Dungeons and Dragons Adventure H3)Author: Baker, Richard; Bonner, Logan |
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A Dungeons and Dragons® adventure for characters of levels 7-10. The ancient trees of the Shadowsong Forest have borne witness to the passing of epochs, and hidden beneath their dark canopy are the remains of empires long departed. Few souls brave enough to explore the primeval forest ever return, for countless horrors haunt the crumbled ruins. When a band of evil criminals seeks refuge within the darkest reaches of the forest, brave adventurers are needed to root them out. The trail leads to the heart of the woods, wherein looms the greatest secret of all — The Pyramid of Shadows. H3 Pyramid of Shadows is a Dungeons and Dragons adventure designed for heroic-tier characters of levels 7-10. It can be played as a stand-alone adventure or as the final part of a three-part series. This product includes an adventure booklet for the Dungeon Master, a player’s booklet containing new character options and campaign information, player handouts, and a full-color poster map, all contained in a handy folder. |
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 King of the Trollhaunt Warrens  |
King of the Trollhaunt Warrens (Dungeons and Dragons Adventure P1)Author: Wyatt, James; Mearls, Mike |
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A Dungeons and Dragons Adventure for 11th-level characters. Designed to take characters from 11th to 14th level, this adventure pits the heroes against a variety of horrible monsters and fiendish foes as they seek to thwart the evil machinations of the denizens of the Trollhaunt Warrens. This adventure can be run as a stand-alone adventure or as Part One of a three-part series of adventures that spans 10 levels of gameplay. |
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 Demon Queen’s Enclave  |
Demon Queen’s Enclave (Dungeons and Dragons Adventure P2)Author: Noonan, David and Sims, Chris |
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A Dungeons and Dragons adventure for 14th-level characters. Demon Queen’s Enclave is a Dungeons and Dragons adventure designed to take characters from 14th to 17th level. In this adventure, the heroes must unravel the plots of the vile minions of Lolth, the infamous Demon Queen of Spiders. Along the way, they’ll face off against drow, demons, and worse! This adventure can be run as a stand-alone adventure or as Part Two of a three-part series of adventures (starting with P1 King of the Trollhaunt Warrens) that spans 10 levels of gameplay. Demon Queen’s Enclave is a Dungeons and Dragons adventure designed to take characters from 14th to 17th level. |
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Summary:
Title List:
1. Keep on the Shadowfell
2. Thunderspire Labyrinth
3. Pyramid of Shadows
4. King of the Trollhaunt Warrens
5. Demon Queen’s Enclave
Weblinks List:
Dungeons and Dragons Website
Library Recommendations: June 2008
Of all the game products, Wizards (and TSR before them) have experimented most with the adventure format. Typically adventures were soft-back and stapled, much like a pamphlet or a commercial magazine, which it most resembled. However, there have been occasional experiments in packaging, such as boxed sets, flip charts, and even in hardback books.
It looks like, for the 4th edition, we have a variant on the “magazine format,” which includes pockets in the covers. I’ve heard criticism that the pockets do not hold up very well. I have not yet seen them for myself.
Beyond the packaging, I have to admit that Wizards has some excellent creative writers handling these first adventures. The first three (H 1-3) taken with the second three (P1-3) seem to take characters from 1st level up to the 20th level. This is good news for the novice DM who would like hand holding the first time out and for more experienced DMs who comb adventures for ideas to use in their own home-made adventures.
While I have high hopes for this series of adventures, the price and suspect packaging make it hard to recommend them for libraries that plan to circulate them. If the pockets rip open, is there anything else to hold it together? I don’t know. So I can’t recommend this product to libraries that plan to circulate them.
However, if a library plans on having a reference set, something kept for in-house play, then they might want to consider picking up the first adventure Keep on the Shadowfell and see how well it is received. At least with in-house play only, if the packaging falls apart you can slip it into pocket folders for the next group of gamers to use.
Dungeons and Dragons 3.0 and 3.5 were heavily supported by monthly free games available from the Wizard’s website. I cannot tell at this time if that tradition is going to continue.
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