Rise of Phandalin
The rough and tumble town of Phandalin rests on the precipice of disaster with political intrigue and threats of the untamed Sword Coast pressing in.
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 10:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3.5–4 hours
4 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
The rough and tumble town of Phandalin rests on the precipice of disaster, with political intrigue and the threats of the untamed Sword Coast pressing in. Will you thrive where many have failed? NEWCOMERS WELCOME! In this campaign, you will: Conquer the untamed lands of the Sword Coast and face the perils that lie in Phandalin! Meet unique and strange characters on your travels! Uncover mysteries of long-lost civilizations! Uncover the foreboding truth of the mining town of Phandalin! Campaign Pitch: The warmth of the Neverwinter Inn offers a small respite to the growing Sword Coast winter. Your Dwarf friend and soon-to-be patron, Gundred Rockseeker, offers you a tall mug of ale as he approaches the table. With a hearty laugh and a knowing smile, the old dwarf offers you a tantalizing job opportunity: guard his caravan of mining supplies to the town of Phandalin. A deep excitement and concern loom behind Gundred's eyes. He's not telling you everything, and if you know the salty old dwarf, you know he's got something up his sleeve. In Phandali,n trouble is brewing with the threat of a hostile takeover by a band of ruffians becoming ever more present. Rumors of a band of orcs organizing in the Neverwinter Woods are beginning to bear true, and citizens fear for the future of the town. Will you be able to conquer the backstabbing politics of Phandalin and bring the mining settlement to new glory? Will you live long enough to know just what Gundred is hiding about this job? Adventure awaits traveler, will you heed its call? In this campaign, we will create characters together, using DnDBeyond.com in an individual session zero (free), and then you will take your first steps as new characters! This campaign begins at level 1 and will likely go all the way to level 13. This campaign is designed with new players in mind, but experienced adventurers will also find themselves swept into the intrigue of the Sword Coast. This game will take place on Sunday mornings Eastern time!
Game style
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(10)
3 years on StartPlaying
51 games hosted
Highly rated for: Storytelling, Creativity, Rule of Cool
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
I am a 24-year-old DM who has a true love for the game and the surrounding community. I have been raised on the game and running games for friends and family since I was 17. My preferred system is D&D 5E.
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Creating your character
When you sign up we will be conducting an individual, private, and free Session Zero where I will walk you through Character Creation and guide you through your character sheet on DnDBeyond. Everything you need for character creation will be handled during this Session Zero. If you have signed up less than an hour before game time you will not be joining us until the following week unless you have a nearly complete character in DnDBeyond which I can approve and verify beforehand. Forcing a session zero for a new player right at the beginning of a session the others are already paying for is not fair to anyone.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Players should have: Webcam (optional) Microphone An account on Roll20.net (free) An account on DnDBeyond.com (free) Either Chrome (free) Installation of the Beyond20 Extension (free)(search Google for "beyond20 extension") A gmail email address (for Google Meetup which I use as a backup for Discord) (free) Dice will be used digitally through DnDBeyond so no dice are required. (free) No need for character sheet printouts or anything like that as I will walk you through character creation.
What Joseph brings to the table
I will provide DnD Beyond access to all available races and magic items so that character creation options are wide open.
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Headphones
Platforms used
Safety
How Joseph creates a safe table
Players who sign up one hour before a game session will be joining the game the following week if you haven't already spoken to me and set up your character before then. I used Monte Cook's RPG Consent List as well as Lines and Veils to help keep everyone within their comfort zone. Feel free to message me with any concerns! I am open to homebrew as I will be homebrewing some of the story but please verify with me before bringing anything to the game!
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Safety tools used