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Level 1 combat-heavy one shot game. Help?

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#1
wizardmon
Jul 07, 2008 14:55:59 Hello all,

Later this week, I plan on hosting (and running) a one shot 4e game. It will be a level one game, and it will be combat heavy (lots of newbies to D&D, particularly 4e, so we want to fight lots of things, and fast). The only problem is that I have little inspiration as to what the adventure should be. I thought about running a "adventurers stumble across a frontier town being invaded style game," but that seems railroading to me, and will not be good for the "short rest" aspect of 4e.

Any ideas, anyone?
#2
admiral_lourve
Jul 07, 2008 15:15:13 How about the heroes are at a summit of nobles, each part member is the bodyguard, apprentice, consort ect. of a noble.
In the middle of the meeting one of the nobles transforms into a demon (the real noble was murdered by the demon) and a load of goblins jump into the room, and demon then kidnaps a noble and runs off, a tracker or member of the party finds out that his tracks lead to the Ogre Pit, a cave filled with goblins, kobolds, orcs and of course, ogres.

The demon wants to use the noble to summon a even bigger demon, somehow. Maybe the noble is a tielfling?

What do ya think?
#3
Dougan_Axehammer
Jul 07, 2008 18:14:19 What about [i]Kobold Hall[i] in the back of the DMG. Surely you could adapt it to a more combat heavy feel.
#4
breaking3po
Jul 07, 2008 21:55:16 Start with a bar fight :D

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#1 wizardmon Jul 07, 2008 14:55:59	Hello all, Later this week, I plan on hosting (and running) a one shot 4e game. It will be a level one game, and it will be combat heavy (lots of newbies to D&D, particularly 4e, so we want to fight lots of things, and fast). The only problem is that I have little inspiration as to what the adventure should be. I thought about running a "adventurers stumble across a frontier town being invaded style game," but that seems railroading to me, and will not be good for the "short rest" aspect of 4e. Any ideas, anyone?
#2 admiral_lourve Jul 07, 2008 15:15:13	How about the heroes are at a summit of nobles, each part member is the bodyguard, apprentice, consort ect. of a noble. In the middle of the meeting one of the nobles transforms into a demon (the real noble was murdered by the demon) and a load of goblins jump into the room, and demon then kidnaps a noble and runs off, a tracker or member of the party finds out that his tracks lead to the Ogre Pit, a cave filled with goblins, kobolds, orcs and of course, ogres. The demon wants to use the noble to summon a even bigger demon, somehow. Maybe the noble is a tielfling? What do ya think?
#3 Dougan_Axehammer Jul 07, 2008 18:14:19	What about [i]Kobold Hall[i] in the back of the DMG. Surely you could adapt it to a more combat heavy feel.
#4 breaking3po Jul 07, 2008 21:55:16	Start with a bar fight :D