Frank Mentzer describes 18 adventure seeds based in and around the town of Threshold in the D&D Expert Rulebook (1983), many of which are also suitable for Basic level characters.
Adventures for 1-3 characters:
Damsel in Distress - a mystery to be solved by character levels 2-5The Old Mill - the subject of an old thread on Dragonsfoot in which Frank provides some comments and suggestionsMap of the Old Mill and the dungeon beneath it.I created my own map of the Old Mill, based on Frank's comments, and ran this for my daughter's characters (I posted a brief recap of our session, here).The Attic - for character levels 1-5Another vignette that I ran for my two daughters (brief recap, here).Riverside Tragedy - for any character levelsWe had a lot of fun with this one, too (see recap, here).Rafting - in which the characters travel downriver to Specularum (good segue to X1)The Gardener - introduces a halfling NPC who grows wolfsbane (works well with "Scavengers", below)
Adventures for Parties (of any levels):
Scavengers - local cattle are missing - and everyone suspects werecreaturesThe Gambler - the fat, successful gambler is everyone's friend - but who is he, really?The Man Who Sings to Fish - a hook to get the PCs to a far mountain lake, where some nixies can use the party's helpGentle Giants - local stone giants need the PCs assistance against some rival hill giantsThe Beggar - a hook to get the PCs to a distant location, where a dragon-related problem has arisenHomecoming - undead creatures have seemingly infiltrated a logging campWorms - a purple worm surfaces in the middle of town
Maze of worm tunnels beneath Threshold.
I created a map for this adventure when I ran it for one of my brother's characters, back in the 1980s.
Blackstone Heath - a hook to get the PCs to a nearby dungeon, discovered by the head of the Magic-User's Guild**see Frank Mentzer’s Dungeon, reproduced on Dyson's Dodecahedron (January, 2020), for a suitable generic dungeon to useExtortion - a town adventure involving the local Thieves' GuildWhirlwind - a djinni needs the PCs help to deal with a renegade efreeti released in the mountains nearbyThe Museum - the DM's chance to introduce a new monster, along with clues to its locationThe Black Woods - the nefarious Bargle is planning an invasion
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