Ok, so the 'challenge level' of an old dnd module comes not so much from hit points and such, but other variables.

And the stats of an hypotethical 1st level vanilla sword & shield fighter with 15 CON:
Damage 1d10+1/+2 piercing, 25 HP, 3 Armor

Backed up by a magic missle-blasting wizard for 2d4 damage/ignores armor, that dragon eventually is going to fall—even if it's going to inflict A LOT of damage. Still we're talking about a badass element-breathing giant ancient chromatic dragon. Imagine just what they are going to do to this poor dragon at level 10. That's when comes in handy the apocalypse dragon:

Bite (2d10·b+9 damage 4 piercing) 26 HP 5 Armor

And here we're talking about the Alduin from Skyrim, the Jörmungandr from norse mythology whose poison will kill Thor during the Ragnarok.

Damn, this game it's so epic I wish I could play 7 times a week.

So, all this just to explain that: 10 levels in DW are relatively the same thing of the 20 (or 30) levels in D&D. It's just a different* pacing to reach the same goals.

*read: way more funny

Sorry but I'm lost here.

What are you saying, low level characters are too powerful for even the most ancient of dragons?

Is there advice in the book for using standard d&d modules?

Thanks for that.

And at the end of the day, it's the story that's important, not the rules.

Interesting

I hope there is advice on pacing, that would be cool

But a game where I the GM don't have to roll dice, and so can concentrate on telling a good story?

I'll have some of that!

Earlier in this thread, I was told that levels will 'probably' go to 20, but I just read via email that character levels only go to 10th.

This is a major bummer for me, because I wanted to use DW to run all those classic d&d modules. That and I believe level 20 gives you much more in terms of character growth.

Is this true, levels only go to 10th?

Hi Mike

I tried that, but I got the February 2011 edition.

Not sure what qualifies me to belong to the adventurer's guild, but I bought the pdf.

EDIT: It looks like I have to post an actual play report. We havn't gotten around to that yet.