The Lost Mine of Phandelver - Learn to Play 5e

How to prepare

You will need a computer to use Foundry, phones or tablets won't work properly. Surprisingly, Steam Decks work quite well. You need a Discord account for communication. Any setup where an echo or miscellaneous sound isn't picked up is all we're looking for! You have to bring your willingness to have fun! I am going to supply you with situations where you'll have to make decisions, get creative and do what seems best at the time. You'll get into wacky and bizarre confrontations, bring an attitude prepared for both the comedic and the serious scenarios.

What I provide

FoundryVTT for making 5e even easier to play. DungeonDraft for making some nice looking combat maps. Occasional background ambient soundscapes, and music. House Rules: Max Potions. Potions heal for the maximum amount of health they can heal and cost either an Action or a Bonus Action, your choice. You must drink the entire potion at once to gain their effect. Short Short Rests. Short Rests are 10-15~ Minutes. Long Rests are 6-8~ Hours. Tense Death Saving Throws. Death Saving throws are only revealed between the GM and the roller. Quick Attunement. You may attune to a Magic Item instantly upon meeting any requirements (simple touch, saying a command phrase, etc,) it takes a minimum of 5 minutes to un-attune from magic items. True Flanking. If you and an ally are positioned on opposite sides of a target and both of you are adjacent to the enemy, you both gain advantage to hit that target with attack rolls. These rules apply to PCs and NPCs. Ranged True Flanking. If you are attacking a target from range and an adjacent allied unit is on the opposite side of the target, you gain advantage on attack rolls to hit that target as long as a straight line can be drawn between you and the adjacent allied units position with the target within the line, and without hitting anything else in the way. However, the adjacent allied unit will not gain advantage to hit the target with the same positioning in mind. These rules apply to PCs and NPCs. Savage Flanking. If you attack a target surrounded by allies, you gain a to-hit modifier bonus equal to the number of allies adjacent to the target. If you and 7 allies are attacking 1 target that you are all adjacent to, you would gain a +8 to hit the target with your attacks, and they would gain the same bonus for theirs. These rules apply to PCs and NPCs. Rare Spell Components or Gold. If you have to use rare Spell Components for a Spell, you have the option of choosing to use those Spell Components or spending the Gold equivalent of the components to cast Spells. Few incredibly powerful spells (like Resurrection,) will still require components like a Diamond. Crits Don't Suck! When you land a Critical Hit (rolling a Natural 20 to hit a target,) the maximum damage of your weapon's damage dice as well as any added dice to that weapon's damage (such as Sneak Attack, Hunter's Mark, Smite, etc,) will be added on top of you rolling your damage dice normally. In simpler terms, you roll damage normally and add the maximum damage you could deal to that result. GM Critical Hit Changes. NPCs cannot deal Critical Damage if he rolls a Natural 20 on an Attack Roll if the PC's are Level 1 or 2.

Gameplay details

My games are all-inclusive, anyone can sign up to play. I do not allow harassment of any kind, but friendly banter is always accepted. Chill out, slip into character, and have fun with new friends. During, before, and after Session 0 will discuss various safety topics to ensure that fun is the only option when we're playing D&D!

Content warnings

Safety tools used

How will character creation work

Starting Level is 1-3 depending on the group experience level. Point Buy stats. You may use https://chicken-dinner.com/5e/5e-point-buy.html to simulate the possibilities! Maxed out fixed HP at all Levels. Take an extra Feat at Level 1. No Eberron Mark options for character creation, everything else WotC official is fine. Homebrew must be discussed with GM. You will also gain extra Gold specifically for the sake of purchasing extra non-magic items such as weapons, armor, etc, the amount of Gold you'll receive is based on your primary Class. Your INT modifier (such as +1, +2, +3, +4, +5,) is also a number of points you can spend on proficiency/expertise. 1 point may give you proficiency for a skill (like Insight or Animal Handling,) a weapon/armor, a tool, or a language, and you can use a point to gain expertise in a skill/tool you're already proficient in.

Combat / Tactics

High

Roleplay

High

Puzzles

Medium

Experience level

Open to all