The Shattered Obelisk: A beginner-friendly D&D adventure!
Around the town of Phandalin, trouble stirs. Goblins are wielding strange powers and people are beginning to go mad.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Tuesday – 11:30 PM UTC
Jul 29 / Session 11
2.75–3 Hour Duration
3 / 7 Seats Filled
Schedule
About the adventure
You have been hired by your dwarf patron and friend, Gundren Rockseeker, to deliver a wagon to the frontier town of Phandalin. What follows will be an adventure that will take you into dangerous ruins, caves, forests, and mountains, trying to solve the mystery of the Lost Mine of Phandelver. This adventure will take you to level 12 by its conclusion, with all the adventure centered around exploring the region around Phandalin. The module was created with new players to D&D in mind. So you can expect to get thorough exposure to everything Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition has to offer. Depending on your actions, the town of Phandalin will change over the course of the adventure so you will really feel the impact of your choices as you become its greatest heroes, or its worst villains...
Game style
Rules as Written (RaW)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(4)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
28 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Sets the Mood, Teacher
About me
Howdy! I've been playing TTRPGs for 6 years now and have been a GM since the beginning. I enjoy roleplay-heavy games/groups and I always try to make my players feel like their choices and actions have real weight in the story and the world around their characters. For D&D, I like running campaigns in my homebrew worlds, but Eberron also has a special place in my geeky heart. I enjoy games other than D&D of course. I love science fiction, and Mothership is probably my favorite RPG at the moment. Overall, I love playing with new people, letting them steer the direction of the story, and doing funny voices!
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Creating your character
I will work with each player individually to create a character for the campaign. Players will either create their character in D&D Beyond or Foundry, their choice. I use the traditional stat-rolling method of 5e: Roll 4d6 and drop the lowest. But players are also welcome to use point buy if they prefer. The campaign will begin at level 1. When it comes to Homebrew and third-party content, I am open to it so long as I get to review it first.
Current Party level: 3 Drow Gunslinger Hexblood Warlock Goliath Barbarian
What to expect
Preparing for the session
The only things you will need to bring with you are a working microphone and a discord account to play this game. You do not need to know anything about 5e dungeons and dragons or the world we will be playing in.
What Conner brings to the table
I will be bringing a FoundryVTT license that we will use for the majority of the game. I enjoy making maps and homebrew content for the game so you can expect plenty of that. I also own a majority of the books on D&D Beyond and will be sharing those with everyone who prefers to use that character sheet. I bring a variety of character voices that I enjoy doing for NPCs and monsters. I will also be bringing music that will play during the game through discord (though you can always mute it if you prefer). I know the rules of the system very well, but I embrace the Rule of Cool frequently and encourage my players to narrate and describe many of their own actions. I also place an emphasis on player agency. In other words, your actions and decisions will have meaningful effects on the story and world around you. What you do matters!
Homebrew rules
1. Death saves are hidden from other players. 2. Roll for HP (you can reroll 1's)
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Conner creates a safe table
I take player safety and comfort very seriously, if at any point a player feels uncomfortable with what is happening, they are free to take a break without judgement. I also always do a session 0 with the group and new players before we start to get everyone familiar with each other and what is and is not allowed at the table. I have a zero-tolerance policy for players that intentionally make others uncomfortable or violate boundaries.
Content warnings
Safety tools used