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Tomb of the Serpent Kings

OSR Level 1 22 pages

People keep asking for "beginner" dungeons. Everyone can name "classic" dungeons - Tomb of Horrors, Barrier Peaks, Ravenloft, etc. - but in order for those adventures to make sense, there needs to be some sort of introduction.

It's like all the adventures we have are Bach concertos. People keep writing amazing works of staggering genius, but someone needs to write a book on how to play the piano.

I had the same questions, and since I couldn't find anything satisfactory, I decided to write the kind of dungeon I would have loved to find. I wanted to write the best basic OSR dungeon for beginners that I could, and I also wanted to show the design process.

If you like this dungeon, please share it, tell people about it, print copies and leave them lying around local game stores, or email this post to friends who have "always wanted to try D&D but don't know where to start". The entire thing is and always will be free.

Written By
Skerples
Published By
Indie Dev.
Publication Year
2017
Setting
Setting Neutral
Environments
Dungeon
Link
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/252934/Tomb-of-the-Serpent-Kings--Deluxe-Print-Edition?affiliate_id=1381635 1
Handouts?
No
Battle Mats?
No
Includes Characters?
No
Level
Level 1
Soloable?
No
Found In
Part Of
Boss Monsters and Villains
Common Monsters
Notable Items
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Matt T. has played this adventure and would recommend it.

Utterly superb dungeon. Although it's designed to train new players it's absolutely great for all abilities. Very easy to run on the fly (I do so while converting the stats to 5e in my head and it's still easier to DM than most published modules).

Ashwood has played this adventure and would recommend it.

A great dungeon in the old school style of Dungeons and Dragons. Perfect for DMs and Players new to the OSR style of play. I wish there were more small to medium sized self contained modules like this. Also: IT'S FREE.

Easpaig has played this adventure and would recommend it.

This is an A+ adventure for someone trying to begin DMing OSR adventures for players of any experience level.