12-11-2016, 08:49 AM
So, first I think it helps to have read a number of old-school adventure modules. But, what I do is read the Blackmoor place descriptions carefully. Each town/city/region description is loaded with hints of interesting things. When some little nugget about some place catches my attention I think about what pre made adventures, or parts of pre-made adventures, or adventures of my own will fit.
For example, for a new group of players I started gaming with this year, I got really interested in the town of Erac, as a run down coastal location with a much better past. This reminded me of JEH's sample adventure in the D&D Bluebook, (Dungeon of Zenopus) which itself also ties in pretty well with only a few modifications with the Barrowmaze adventure.
Another example is the Temple of the Frog. You could base the players in frog town, have them go on various adventures in the swamp as they also get to know the town and it's inhabitants and work their way in various ways and stages into the temple itself. You could easily base a whole campaign there.
You could go really old school, and do all your adventuring in and around the town of Blackmoor itself. There are all kinds of hints of things and there is the dungeon.....
For example, for a new group of players I started gaming with this year, I got really interested in the town of Erac, as a run down coastal location with a much better past. This reminded me of JEH's sample adventure in the D&D Bluebook, (Dungeon of Zenopus) which itself also ties in pretty well with only a few modifications with the Barrowmaze adventure.
Another example is the Temple of the Frog. You could base the players in frog town, have them go on various adventures in the swamp as they also get to know the town and it's inhabitants and work their way in various ways and stages into the temple itself. You could easily base a whole campaign there.
You could go really old school, and do all your adventuring in and around the town of Blackmoor itself. There are all kinds of hints of things and there is the dungeon.....