Closing in on the finale of my CoS game, I'm looking for what adventure, official or third party, to pick up next. I have been sort of eyeing Rime of the Frost Maiden or Dragon Heist, but I'm not completely certain what to pick just yet. Any recommendations as to what you'd think is the best adventure to run? A big thank you in advance for any advice anyone of you might have^^
Closing in on the finale of my CoS game, I'm looking for what adventure, official or third party, to pick up next. I have been sort of eyeing Rime of the Frost Maiden or Dragon Heist, but I'm not completely certain what to pick just yet. Any recommendations as to what you'd think is the best adventure to run? A big thank you in advance for any advice anyone of you might have^^
It depends on what you want to play.
If you enjoy CoS, you might also like one of these five:
Tomb of Annihilation, for all the gross and eerie bits of CoS that are tied up in the middle of a Steven Spielberg-esque plot. But everyone dies!
Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden. Best art you can ever find, and while the first few chapters will be difficult to navigate, and the book lacks a great overall plot, it just has so much style that it's absolutely grand.
Out of the Abyss, for all your lost-underground, psychedelic and demonic needs.
Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus, for all ye hell seekers out there!
Elemental Evil: Princes of the Apocalypse, for that impending sense of doom and the hardships contained in CoS.
If you didn't like CoS, try anything other than OotA, ToA, or BG: DiA.
Oh you gotta go with Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Kick things off on whatever level is appropriate for the party’s current level and go from there.
Dungeon of the Mad Mage is the greatest adventure ever printed. It captures exactly what Dungeons and Dragons actually is, at its core. Besides having the most suspense and action, it also has the best story and role play as you descend into the Mad Mage’s lair, each level more horrific than the last.
Also, it is the most practical adventure for a fledging DM such as yourself. I still model the dungeons I make after the general form it takes- from the size to the difficulty to the encounter rate to the types of encounters to the formatting of the dungeon documentation. It gives you plenty of opportunity to practice too, with placeholders for expanding each level with your own content.
Hmm, I'm playing Mad Mage myself actually. Probably don't want to spoil myself on what's in store for me later on, not to mention I'm not sure I want to replay the story this soon.
Closing in on the finale of my CoS game, I'm looking for what adventure, official or third party, to pick up next. I have been sort of eyeing Rime of the Frost Maiden or Dragon Heist, but I'm not completely certain what to pick just yet. Any recommendations as to what you'd think is the best adventure to run?
A big thank you in advance for any advice anyone of you might have^^
It depends on what you want to play.
If you enjoy CoS, you might also like one of these five:
If you didn't like CoS, try anything other than OotA, ToA, or BG: DiA.
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Oh you gotta go with Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Kick things off on whatever level is appropriate for the party’s current level and go from there.
Dungeon of the Mad Mage is the greatest adventure ever printed. It captures exactly what Dungeons and Dragons actually is, at its core. Besides having the most suspense and action, it also has the best story and role play as you descend into the Mad Mage’s lair, each level more horrific than the last.
Also, it is the most practical adventure for a fledging DM such as yourself. I still model the dungeons I make after the general form it takes- from the size to the difficulty to the encounter rate to the types of encounters to the formatting of the dungeon documentation. It gives you plenty of opportunity to practice too, with placeholders for expanding each level with your own content.
Hmm, I'm playing Mad Mage myself actually. Probably don't want to spoil myself on what's in store for me later on, not to mention I'm not sure I want to replay the story this soon.
Well, I'm mostly looking for a longer, narrative driven adventure. So whatever has a story comparabel to CoS would be best tbh.
Okay, you're going to want to go Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden then, as unlike so many adventures it's both long and RP-easy.
Frequent Eladrin || They/Them, but accept all pronouns
Luz Noceda would like to remind you that you're worth loving!