Wednesday, August 13, 2008

D&D's Earliest Beginner-Level Modules

[I had done most of the work on this list back in 2006 as a poll for my Dungeons & Dragons players, to determine what scenario they would like to start a campaign with. Every module below was either prepared for 1st-level characters or a significant portion of the adventure is appropriate for that level. I don't own every module listed. Thanks to "The Kelly Clan" for the White Dwarf additions.]

1977
1. JG15+ Thunderhold [and the] Sunstone Caverns
2. JG37 [Castle Blackmoor] First Fantasy Campaign
3. JG52 The Thieves of Fortress Badabaskor
1978
4. "The Lichway" (White Dwarf #9, Oct./Nov.)
1979
5. B1 In Search of the Unknown (#9023)
6. T1 The Village of Hommlet (#9026)
7. JG102 Caverns of Thracia
8. Rahasia (Daystar version, later module B7)
1980
9. B2 The Keep on the Borderlands (#9034)
10. “Pit of the Oracle” (Dragon #37, May)
11. "The Halls of Tizun Thane" (White Dwarf #18, May/Jun.)
12. "Simpleton's Tomb" (Dungeoneer's Journal #23, Oct/Nov.)
1981
13. “Haunted Keep” [Basic rules sample dungeon](#1011)
14. B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (#9044, orange cover version)
15. B3 Palace of the Silver Princess (#9044, green cover version)
16. “Chapel of Silence” (Dragon #50, June)
17. U1 The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh (#9062)
18. JG680 Tower of Indomitable Circumstance
1982
19. B4 The Lost City (#9049)
20. “Chagmat” (Dragon #63, July)
21. M2 Maze of the Riddling Minotaur (#9060)
22. N1 Against the Cult of the Reptile God (#9063)
1983
23. [Basic rules sample dungeon](#1011)
24. M1 Blizzard Pass (#9067)
25. B5 Horror on the Hill (#9078)
26. “Citadel by the Sea” (Dragon #83, Oct.)
27. “Barnacus: City in Peril” (Dragon #85, Dec.)
1984
28. B6 The Veiled Society (#9086)
29. BSOLO Ghost of Lion Castle (#9097)
30. MV1 Midnight on Dagger Alley (#9104)
31. B8 Journey to the Rock (#9106)
32. C3 The Lost Island of Castanamir (#9110)
33. UK5 Eye of the Serpent (#9125)
34. “Sword of Justice” (Dragon #92, Dec.)

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