Maybe a hidden series of caves along the cliff that runs east of the fort. Maybe along the southeast or northeast edge. I'm partial to keeping the fort a bastion of hope against the wilderness, much like B2. I would imagine the Baron would have rooted out any evil within the foundation. Another idea...

Thanks for the ideas and discussion points, guys. Very cool and imaginative. For my 2nd session, I'll decrease the number of monsters in each encounter. I'll provide a hint for initial encounters with traps and reduce trap damage. I'll suggest they consider the low survival odds if they lose a party...

Sorry, if I was little unclear on how the deaths occurred. The first one happened as the full party began to enter Room 12 from the West. The Elven Fighter/M.U. fell into the pit and died. The other two decided to go back to Room 1 and explore towards the west. They entered Room 3 and the Stirges at...

I ran my first Basic Fantasy dungeon crawl a couple of weeks ago. I used the Morgansfort campaign and started my adventurers at the Old Island Fortress. The players consisted of 3 guys whose experience in RPGs range from none to once over a decade ago. Their characters consisted of an Elven thief, D...