DnD 5e: Lost Mine of Phandelver - Beginner Friendly!
Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign
$10.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Saturday - 8:00 AM UTC
3-4 Hour duration
0 / 5 Seats filled
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: All Ages
About the adventure
📜Lost Mine of Phandelver You find yourselves on the road to the small town of Phandalin, hired by your old dwarven friend Gundren Rockseeker, to deliver a wagon full of supplies for a nice reward. As you look to your companions and read through Gundrens letter one more time, you cannot shake this feeling that there is more to this expedition. ---- ⁉️Basic FAQ ⁉️ Q: No Shattered Obelisk? A: Not yet. After the base game is over we can talk about that. Q: How long is this campaign then? A: ~15 sessions if I set aside some for your unique backstory. Q: Character creation? A: PHB, XGE, Tasha's. In dndbeyond with content sharing, or in foundry. No additional cost! Q: Any restrictions? A: No monstrous races or outright weird. Most new players want a classic feel for their first adventure. Q: I cant make a session! A: You get your money back; I wont postpone unless it is a big bossfight or really important for the plot for all characters. This is because postponing too much is campaign death #1. Q: Length of a session? A: 3 hours. I dont have a timer here, so it may be a bit less or more depending on the session itself. Also, I actually like getting to know people so it is not a hard and cold start / end to a session. Stay a while after if you want, feel at home in the discord server and post memes! Q: Anything else? A: I wanna run oneshots and other stuff, too. Other people wanna try DMing. You can find more stuff to join (for free) in the server. Q: What can I expect? A: People have told me that I actually offer a lot, and they come back. Honestly, you guys playing, laughing, socializing and enjoying your time and coming back is the biggest compliment I ever received in my life.
Session 0 and 1 free!
5.0
(13)
1 year on StartPlaying
29 games hosted
Highly rated for: Teacher, Creativity, Inclusive
Additional details
How to prepare
You need: 💻 A computer with a browser 🎙️ Discord and a good microphone 📝 Fill out the Monte Cook Games RPG CONSENT CHECKLIST 📚 A willingness to learn and play the game 👥 Ability to cooperate with others 🍿 Snacks! When you prepare for this I want you to just come in and enjoy playing. Dont worry about the rest!
What I provide
🎲 Customized and Easy to Use FoundryVTT Platform 🧙♂️ Character Creation Tools 💬 A Discord Server for Easy Communication 📜 Rules and Guidance to Keep You On Track ❤️ My Time, Effort and Enthusiam
Gameplay details
📜 Official Module Alignment: I like to keep things close to the original D&D module. You get to experience "Lost Mine of Phandelver", but what it exactly looks like is up to your decisions! 🌄 Careful Ambience Choices: I have put great efffort into curating ambience, music, and artwork that fits the adventure and fights. Lets create an immersive experience together. 🗺️ Tactical Battlemaps: Navigate combat with objective-based maps and face action-oriented monsters, with some spiced up challenging encounters. 📜 Your Character's Story Matters: I am committed to personalized storytelling: If you want, I will weave your character's backstory into the official adventure. This usually includes advancing and resolving parts of your backstory, creating unique encounters and including your party members in all of that. Your choices will have an impact on the story. This is why we play TTRPGs, after all. 🗣️ No Pressure on Voice Acting: I am really not great at voice acting. You dont need to be either! You do not need to hold rousing speeches for that Performance Check - just like you do not need to do IRL Pushups when your barbarian wants to rip out a door. But of course I do appreciate some good role playing. ⁉️More FAQ Q: Help! I have never played, is this a problem? I am here for you, start to finish. Ill explain everything at your pace and guide you through the whole adventure, from before character creation to defeating the final boss. Most of this stuff you will learn by playing, not by studying the rule books! Also, the game really is super easy and fun. Q: Okay, but what is the general style? Classical fantasy, medium magic setting fitting for level 1-5 characters. Q: What is combat like? Danger is part of a fulfilling adventure! That being said, I like fast paced combat with action oriented monsters (that behave according to their nature and nurture), secondary objectives, environmental challenges etc. I make rolling really easy for you, to hide the math as much as possible. Oh, and talking is a free action! Q: I always wanted to play, but ... I dont know. I will engage you as a player and make sure everyone feels comfortable - please also take care of your fellow adventurers. Q: Are all the safety tools really necessary? The triggers will be respected and not questioned and can always be redefined. I hold the belief that the game should be fun and relaxing, and not anxiety inducing. To achieve this, I hold two session 0s: With you and me in private, and the whole group. You can get more info here: https://startplaying.helpscoutdocs.com/article/81-startplaying-safety-faq I really appreciate your cooperation on this one! Last Question: Money? I do not earn my living DMing. I buy art and books from that and keep my server running. You can expect some nice stuff and actually see what your money is being used for. More questions? Just message me, here or in discord!
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Debriefing
• Lines and Veils
• Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist
• Session 0
How will character creation work
Adventure Level 1 to 5. Character Creation dndbeyond or foundry. DnD 2014 or 2024. Character creation takes place in Session 0 and between games. Banned Monstrous or too weird races (for immersion). Not banned: All sorts of feats. I trust your judgement. I can walk you through character creation and if you want can advise you on choices. I reserve myself the right to ban stuff beyond the listed to create and uphold a certain atmosphere of more classical fantasy.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Foundry VTT