'Dungeons & Dragons' Releases New Free Adventure

Hasbro and Wizards of the Coast are celebrating the United Nations-recognized International Day of Play (June 11) early this year with a free Dungeons & Dragons adventure that’s perfect for first-time players. Borderlands Quest: Dagger Danger! is a short one-shot adventure for level 1 characters designed to provide a simple but compelling introduction to the game. The new adventure, which is available to download for free from D&D Beyond, takes players through a dungeon crawl to retrieve a missing family heirloom. Along the way, players encounter several classic monsters such as bugbears and kobolds. There are optional elements from the Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set: Heroes of the Borderlands, but Dagger Danger! can still be played using just the free rules available on D&D Beyond. According to WotC, the adventure includes: There are also five premade characters (a dwarf cleric, an elf wizard, a goliath barbarian, a halfling rogue, and a human fighter) that the adventure suggests using. Usually, the easiest way to get into Dungeons & Dragons involves buying a starter set, which currently runs about $50 for a physical copy and includes some basics like a pared-down rulebook, maps,