Lost Mine of Phandelver - The Spider's Web
Struggle to overcome the odds as you race the Black Spider and their minions to the treasures locked away in Wave Echo Cave!
$20.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Sunday - 12:30 AM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
1 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
More than five hundred years ago, clans of dwarves and gnomes made an agreement known as the Phandelver's Pact, by which they would share a rich mine in a wondrous cavern known as Wave Echo Cave. Times were good, and the nearby human town of Phandalin prospered as well. A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches. The ensuing battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of Wave Echo Cave was lost. For centuries, rumors of buried riches have attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has ever succeeded in locating the lost mine. In recent years, people have resettled the area. Phandalin is now a rough-and-tumble frontier town. More important, the Rockseeker brothers—a trio of dwarves—have discovered the entrance to Wave Echo Cave, and they intend to reopen the mines. Unfortunately for the Rockseekers, they are not the only ones interested in Wave Echo Cave. A mysterious villain known as the Black Spider controls a network of bandit gangs and goblin tribes in the area, and his agents have followed the Rockseekers to their prize. Now the Black Spider wants Wave Echo Cave for himself, and he is taking steps to make sure no one else knows where it is.
Game style
Theater of the Mind
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(5)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Teacher
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello future adventurers! My name is Kyle and I have been a D&D 5e DM for my home games for years. Rules are important but more often than not I am prone to create new ones with group approval or go rule of cool. Very sandbox orientated but the best thing I think I offer is that I am a adaptable DM. If you like more structure I got you covered! If you want to add to the world and help develop it with me I am open to your suggestions! Want advice on optimizing your character sheet to your needs? I have plenty of advice to provide should you want it. I would love the opportunity to be your next DM and will ensure to try my best to guarantee you enjoy your professional game so let's get started champions! The world needs you! :D
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Creating your character
During the session zero we will create the character sheets together but it would be helpful to have the backstories for each character made prior to the session. There will also be time between the session zero and the first session in order to shore up any details that need to be.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Ensure that you have a Roll20.net account and a discord account. We will primarily use Roll20 for audio but discord would be a backup if there are any technical difficulties
What Kyle brings to the table
I generally try to stick to Rules as Written but I do employ the Rule of Cool as needed. This is for enjoyment at the end of the day and I am here to ensure you are getting the experience you are paying for. The rules are guidelines and I do follow them until a situation calls for a change. Ultimately it will be a group decision to alter things. My input is not an end all be all and you will have control over this game.
Homebrew rules
All homebrew rules will be decided on at session zero. There will be few forced rules and it will be voted on by the group and the group does reserve the right to override even my preferred way of dming to a point to ensure that my players are getting the experience that they are paying for. You may bring some that I have not heard of as well!
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Kyle creates a safe table
I will be providing a link to a brief anonymous survey once a group is formed to be filled out before a session zero for any preferences that you would like to happen in game or to avoid in game as well as a brief questionnaire to ensure that all player types are welcome and compatible with one another before we even get to session zero.
Content warnings
Safety tools used