Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frost Maiden (2024 DND Rules)

About the adventure

This is an anime inspired take on the Icewind Dale Rime of the Frost Maiden module. Such somethings may be changed from the original module to fit the narratives of most anime movies involving nuance and depth to characters and their motivations. Players are expected to: 1. Be on time, the session will start at the presented time or cancelled depending on the number of attendees. 2. Respect the DMs rulings and not look up rules in the middle of combat. 3. Use only D&D Beyond character sheets. 4. Finish their turn on 30 seconds or less. 5. Not bring evil characters, loners, edge-lords or super misterious characters that avoid working with the party. 6. Be responsible in knowing how their characters work. 7. Deliver character spellcasting list of prepared spells before every session if it has changed. 8. Be invested, roleplay woth party members, have character aspirations and goals. 9. Respect the tone of the game, no off-tone or tone-deaf jokes. 10. Accept Failure and not read the module beforehand. North of the Spine of the World and west of the towering Reghed Glacier is a frigid expanse few dare to explore, let alone inhabit. This icy land of windswept tundra recently became locked in a perpetual, dark winter without reprieve. Auril the Frostmaiden, the divine embodiment of winter's fury, has withdrawn to this cold corner of the world to live among mortals. Further, she has cast a terrible spell over Icewind Dale, to the detriment of most of its denizens. Each night before midnight, Auril takes to the sky on the back of a white roc and weaves her spell, which manifests as a shimmering curtain of light—a beautiful aurora that illuminates the night sky and fades before dawn. This powerful magic prevents the next day's sun from rising above the horizon, turning midday into twilight and trapping Icewind Dale in winter's dark embrace, with no sunlight or warmth to melt the snow and ice. Each casting of the spell leaves the Frostmaiden weakened, with just enough divine power left to barricade the mountain pass with blizzards and churn the Sea of Moving Ice with blistering winds. Such measures discourage travelers from approaching or leaving Icewind Dale, further isolating the region. Icewind Dale has thus been trapped in a different reality from the rest of the world, for though the sun never rises over the dale, it continues to rise everywhere else. The people of Icewind Dale know Auril's wrath when they feel it, and they have a name for the unending winter she has inflicted on them. They call it the Everlasting Rime. No one understands why the Frostmaiden has imposed her will in this way or why the other gods refuse to challenge her. This prolonged winter, which has gone on for more than two years, threatens to doom not just the flickering lights of civilization known as Ten-Towns but also the indigenous flora and fauna that need sunlight and the change of seasons to survive.