D&D School - Phandalin Edition (5e 2024 Dragon of Icespire Peak)

About the adventure

You have arrived in the rustic frontier town of Phandalin, nestled in the foothills of the Sword Mountains southeast of the great city of Neverwinter. You find a small board nailed to a post in the town square, and you begin to read the handwritten notices displayed there. You choose a quest from among these notices and imagine the danger, treasure, and intrigue that await you as you begin your adventuring career! Welcome to "D&D School", where we will use the official published adventure "Dragon of Icespire Peak" as a setting for whatever you want to learn. Here are some of the courses I offer: 1. "D&D Q&A" - Zero prior knowledge required. We'll demonstrate the basics of exploration, role-play, and combat to provide you a framework where you can ask questions. You are encouraged to take the lead as much as you want, or you can just spectate. 2. "Character Building 101" - Discuss the choices involved in character-building and then build a character using D&D Beyond. I will guide you through the process and provide situational context as we break down the pros and cons of your choices. 3. "Class Test Drive" - Try two different classes before you make the big decision. Play them through a guided, modified quest intended as a comparison of different classes in combat. 4. "Subclass Test Drive" - Try two subclasses of one class before you make the big decision. Play them through a guided, modified quest intended as a comparison of the different subclasses in combat. 5. "Trial by Fire" - Try the real thing! Choose and complete an unmodified quest from the Phandalin job board, complete with all its perils and mysteries. Use your character or one of mine. 6. "Target Practice" - Your character visits a powerful illusionist-for-hire who magically creates a safe, controlled environment for simulated combat encounters. Dial up monsters on-demand, pause or rewind the action, change monster behavior, or even use predetermined dice rolls! My sessions are best for a single player, but D&D is a group game. My trusty sidekick characters will therefore join and support your character wherever needed. You are the focus and all the decision-making is still 100% yours. They're just here to give you a boost to climb over that wall, and to make sure your character isn't immediately killed in combat. We can do two players as well if you know each other and have agreed with one another about which course you want. Please have one person sign up and then I can add the second person.