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⚔️Claim the Lost Mine! ⛏ A Beginner-Friendly Adventure!🏹
🧙Underneath the town of Phandalin, a long-lost mine awaits discovery. 🧝Will you brave the monsters within and claim the arcane secrets it hides? 🧌
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Wednesday - 7:00 PM UTC
Nov 19 / Session 8
Session Duration / 2–2.5 hours
Campaign Length / 7–10 Sessions
4 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
"Friend, I need your help. My work has garnered unwanted attention and you're one of the few I can trust..." -Gundren Your old friend has an affinity for trouble, but when he writes to you for help and then disappears, you know he's poked the wrong wasp's nest. Teaming up with a handful of Gundren's other friends, it's up to you to search for him and battle the forces vying for control of the Sword Coast. Will you save Gundren and discover the secrets of a lost mine beneath your feet? Step into the Forgotten Realms in this classic D&D Starter Campaign, The Lost Mine of Phandelver. Bring your own character or let me help you create an awesome hero with personal stakes in the world. There will be monsters and magic, with potential for unique quests and locations built around you. Free Session 0!
Game style
Theater of the Mind
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(14)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
34 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
About me
Gather round the campfire. Let's tell some stories. I'm Jack, and I run light-hearted games where we spin an awesome yarn with the fickle help of the dice. I started GMing for family a few years ago and caught the collaborative storytelling bug. I believe TTRPGs are for everyone and love running fun and accessible games for people of all ages. As a creative writer (MA, BA) with some published short fiction and poetry, I'm itching to meet your characters and weave their backstories into the adventure. I also love using my amateur dramatics experience to bring NPCs to life! I have several years experience adapting / writing and running roleplaying games for new and returning players, including neurodiverse players and younger players. Dwi'n siarad Cymraeg / I speak Welsh!
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Creating your character
Using the D&D 5e 2014 rules, I'll work with you to create a character you'll be itching to play as. The campaign spans level 1-5/6. If you already have a character - I can't wait to hear about them! Depending on your preferences I can: • Guide you through creating a character from scratch • Build you a character based on your ideas • Provide or tweak a pre-generated character Characters will normally be created in D&D Beyond using the quick build / Standard Array method.Please let me know if you'd like to use another method. Character options from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything are available as well as the freely available options. If we're close to game time, you may need to use a pre-generated character to start with.
The party is level 3, with a fighter, a cleric, a druid and a rogue in the process of untangling the black spider's web. All welcome! 🧙♂️
What to expect
Preparing for the session
You will need: • Free Discord account • Free D&D Beyond account • Computer with decent internet, microphone and speakers / headphones
What Jack of Dice brings to the table
Free 1-1 Character Creation Support and Session 0 Campaign Discord Server D&D Beyond campaign integration Syrinscape Music and Ambience I run D&D as an accessible and collaborative storytelling experience where your ideas and actions shape the way the game progresses. I use the Core 5e 2014 rules and like to flex the game rules to allow story awesome moments. I'll use my amateur dramatics experience to bring non-player characters to life. If you love stories, characters and exploring a world this is the game for you! Deep combat or dungeon crawling are less of a focus for my adventures.
Homebrew rules
Modified Critical Hits Built-in Story Moments
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Headphones
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Jack of Dice creates a safe table
We'll use our (free) Session 0 to: • Make sure everyone is comfortable with the style, content, and practicalities of the game • Discuss content warnings and triggers • Run an introductory scenario Other safety tools: • RPG Consent Checklist • Stars and Wishes • Open door policy • Anything else as discussed in session 0
Content warnings
Safety tools used