The Wolves of Langston Solo 5e Adventure (PDF + Epub)

Very nice, a bit obvious of what the creature is that did it but still fun and constructive enough that I wasn't totally sure on who did it. Just what sort of monster

Let me start by saying this was a lot of fun and I plan on trying out more of the adventures (especially with the 2024 phb coming out recently.) The adventure was engaging and a great time to play through, I enjoyed the narrative quite a bit, and it gave me a good space to find out who my character is. I do really recommend giving this a shot. However, this is not perfect.

I knew it would be a bit of a railroaded adventure going in so that doesn't really bother me; there was a specific story to tell and for a solo adventure that's how you do it. But, there are a number of choices offered that the characters in the book will outright say "no" to and stop you from doing. Example is I had a healing spell/ability and I was given a choice to heal a badly hurt villager with either that spell or leave to get a potion. Naturally, because this seemed very dire, I chose to use my spells. And one of the characters outright said "No don't do that," and I was forced to go get the healing potions. Again, I understand there is a specific story they want to tell here and I am fine with that. But there has to be a better way to get me to go look for the potions as intended rather than giving me a choice and saying "no" when I make it. Example I thought of is maybe I burn the spell slot and it doesn't fully take effect because the villager is poisoned (in this instance, the villager actually WAS poisoned.) A greater willingness to let me make mistakes would be appreciated.

You can avoid quite a bit of combat in this adventure. I actually like that a lot, combat should not be the only option for every encounter and its fun that the chances are given to dodge it. However, a number of the combat encounters that you must do are way too easy. There was only one that I felt I was in danger for, and it was exhilarating. I like a combat encounter to have some back and forth with challenge, like I'm on an even playing field. Instead, most but one fight just felt like a curb stomp on my behalf. I finished the final encounter in two turns, and while I did enjoy how I figured out how to do that, I wish there was more of a challenge with it since its the last fight of the module.

Lastly, the typos. There are a LOT of typos. Some words are missing spaces between them and that gets distracting and frustrating to read. There is also one or two spots where the wrong word is used and it genuinely threw me off and confused about what was happening. And to be clear, it wasn't anybody speaking in code or anything like that, the words are just wrong. In one instance it was a word the book said MY CHARACTER says. I think one last pass through with an editor would be of great value to this because it really is worth it. The adventure is a great time and I really enjoyed it. It just needs a few little things to make it even better.

I bought this adventure earlier this year, and only now took the time to play it. I really have to say that this was fun. A lot of thought went into this, and with it a lot of love. I ran through it with a Fighter, and did surprisingly better than I thought during the non-combat parts. I nearly died about half way, but just managed to win the combat. From the mystery of what is happening, to all the dark secrets that the town has, this adventure was great. As a pre-story for a character before a much bigger campaign, this is perfect. Just try to remember that failing your checks in dialogue is not the end of the world. Combat on the other hand is. So it's okay to not get perfect rolls everytime, just went fighting.

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Wow such a good story & easy to follow through yet challenging enough to keep you on your toes