The Lost Mine of Phandelver
A classic adventure. Help Gundren Rockseer discover a lost mine, amid various dangers, including orc and goblins.
$7.00
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Weekly / Sunday - 10:00 PM UTC
Mar 8 / Session 13
Session Duration / 2 hours
Campaign Length / 5–26 Sessions
2 / 6 Seats Filled
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Schedule
Meet your party members
2/6
About the adventure
Help the dwarf Gundren Rockseeker with finding the Lost Mine of Phandelver. This is a classic adventure from an old starter set, designed to help new players learn to play Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition. Face various dangers, including goblins, brigands, and bugbears. Explore the town of Phandelin. Find the lost mine of Phandelver, and face the challenges inside.
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Meet the Game Master
5.0
(8)
1 year on StartPlaying
45 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Creativity, Knows the Rules
Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
I have enjoyed running play by post, in person and online rpgs in different systems, including Dungeons & Dragons fifth edition, Pathfinder 1e, Pathfinder 1e Spheres of Power, and Fate Accelerated. A lot of rpgs can expand into other areas, and I am happy to see players becoming friends with each other, doing artwork and expressing themselves through other creative outlets, and in some cases going on to be DMs themselves. The Daggerheart system looks incredibly enticing, so I am looking into running games of that.
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Creating your character
Character creation ideas will be discussed in session zero. New players are welcome, and things can be explained as we go along, if needed. For people who prefer, there will be premade characters available to choose from. For those who would like to make their own characters, 27 point buy, or use the stat array 15 14 13 12 10 8, then adjust for racial modifiers as usual. Level 1 characters. Default to 2024 rules, but if there are things from 2014 that you would like to use, let me know.
The group is currently level 5, and are in the last chapter of the adventure. I am in New Zealand (NZT timezone). 5 April 2026 at 3am New Zealand clocks go back 1 hour. 27 September 2026 at 2am New Zealand clocks go forward 1 hour. So depending on your time zone, the relative time of the game may change by up to 2 hours. The time you see on Startplaying should be correct for your local time, I believe it automatically converts it.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
A Discord account and a Roll20 account will be required.
What Raymond brings to the table
I have had years of experience in running and playing various roleplaying games, and used to run Introduction to D&D sessions at the board games cafe that I worked at, while that business was still running.
Homebrew rules
Rolling a natural 1 on a ranged attack may have a chance of hitting something else in the same line. Rule of cool may apply, might come down to a skill check to determine success.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Raymond creates a safe table
The initial session, referred to as session zero, will be used to discuss safety tools and the general tone of the game. Anyone can take a break at any time, just let people know that is what you are doing. Session zero will be used to define what people are comfortable with and can expect for this game.
Content warnings
Safety tools used