The Essentials Kit is a great D&D product. But just how “essential” is the adventure that came with it?

Another beginner module, another dragon to face. Are you trying to kill us, Wizards of the Coast?

October had been a crazy month for me. I’m swamped at work, I’m up for a promotion, I’m competing for another blog writing gig, plus I’m the crazy Halloween guy in my neighborhood, and I have a ton of stuff to build. So, now is the perfect time to start a second D&D campaign, right?

Every year, I do a wholly new theme. 2019 is Nightmare Before Christmas. You can see Jack & Sally on the porch and the Oogie Boogie Boys to the right. I was Oogie Boogie.

When I bought the Essentials Kit to review it, I knew that I should play through the included adventure. But I didn’t have it in…