I used this in ToD and they loved it. Was quite deadly for them at level 4. A nice session. It took about 5 hours to complete

Ran for a party of three beginners. Bumped them to 4th level because of the smaller number.

Party review: They had a great time. They liked the variety in the kobolds, and they were thrown when the progression into the inventors and sorcerors upended their "hey, these guys are wimps!" assumptions. The final boss made them catch up with some poor decisions and poor rolls along the way, and they lost one PC, but saved the children. Loved it.

DM review: Good balance of enough info to run with minimal prep, but not so much that I had a lot of detail that I had to remember. I tailored some bits on the fly, but stuck to the adventure as-written about 90%. I would consider putting more of the inventors around, or making more evidence of the mad science stuff - it was fun. Also would skip the perception check for the puzzle - had an awkward moment when my inexperienced party failed it and didn't have the knowledge to nudge themselves toward a solution.

My 4th-level party was a warlock (celestial), a rogue (thief), and a fighter (champion, archer). They got a little chewed up because their one spellcaster had nothing for AOE, but muddled through. Did not change any numbers of enemies, but they evaded one roomful rather than clearing everything.

Thanks for a fun time!

A straightforward dungeon crawl for a 4ish hour oneshot: villagers have been kidnapped, descend into a kobold lair and get them back. I ran it this weekend with minimal prep (though I had read through it once a couple months back) and it went quite well.

The standout feature for me was the variety of kobolds on offer - something that may not surprise a DM who has a bit more experience with the little guys - but it made for some nice variety in the encounters. A DM with a bit more prep time going in might wish to place some of the Kobold Trapsmith's traps around the place, as written there is exactly one trap in the whole lair despite it kinda being their "thing".

Fair warning, though - it does use statblocks from Volo's, so have one around you can use. I lucked out and found the statblocks online but since they're not core rules they'll inevitably get taken down by those lawyers that live by the coast...

I recently ran this adventure for my party of four. It was an excellent adventure, and I feel that they had lots of fun. The kobolds were weak, but came in large enough numbers that they provided a challenge for the players without overwhelming them completely. There are some minor issues that could be fixed, such as mixing up poisonous for venomous and the location for a key item not being listed, but all in all it's a wonderful module to run for players who have just recently begun to play!

a fun adventure using some of the kobolds from volos, this is a short oneshot with a nice dungeon/cave complex and some fun to be had with tiny, mad creatures. i gave mine many traps and guns to combat powergaming and everyone enjoyed. as always top notch production throughout