1st level adventure? My advice is kobolds over orcs. Kobolds everywhere. with one 2-3HD leader.

Also, as you hand out your treasure, be sure to avoid the ‘monty haul’ campaigns…give ‘em something to strive for.

But be sure to get them at least one ‘Bag of Holding’, and one ‘Portable hole’ in the future as well. Much chaos will ensue eventually – like the time my Kender and his Tinker Gnome friend tried to escape a delayed blast fireball by jumping into the gnomes Satchel of holding…forgetting that my Kender had a portable hole somewhere in his beltpouches.

We’re both still sitting in a pocket of air in the dimension of Earth waiting to be rescued…and since that was 15 years ago…I’m betting my fellow adventurers aren’t coming to get us.

Also- one last time…