The Crypt of Ro
It's been three days." Aaron Ro¸ a skinny boy no older than thirteen¸ punctuates the beginning of his tale with tears streaming down his cheeks. "Dad talked about the crypt for weeks¸ but it's a long ride. He finally left three days ago. The others are scared to check it out¸ and momma says I'm too little¸ but I've been trained to handle a sword." He glares at the family mansion. "Either way¸ she forbids it." The Crypt of Ro is designed for a party of 3-6 1st level characters The map is intended as a good introduction to role-playing games with standard tropes and basic encounters. This stand-alone adventure can be set in any world and can take place in a small town or large village. The adventure can also serve as a starting point for the Curse of Strahd for newer players that might need a D&D warm up before jumping into the Death House module. In this instance¸ the characters should still only progress to level three after finishing Death House. While the Crypt of Ro is designed for beginning characters¸ a version is included that provides a challenge for 3-6 characters between levels 4 and 6 with a basic challenge rating ("CR") of 5.