Learn by playing! - Phandelver 2024
They promised you easy gold for a quick escort mission. What they failed to mention was the evil taking root in the surroundings of Phandalin.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Monday - 5:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 2–4 hours
Campaign Length / 12+ Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
Lost Mine of Phandelver is an official adventure for 4-5 level 1 characters. During the course of the adventure, the characters will advance to 5th level. The adventure is set a short distance from the city of Neverwinter in the Sword Coast region of the Forgotten Realms setting. The Sword Coast is part of the North—a vast realm of free settlements surrounded by wilderness and adventure.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
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Average response time: 2 hours
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hello there! I've been DMing D&D 3.5 for what it feels forever, and since 2023 I've been DMing D&D 5e. I'm based in Spain (GMT+1), and I run my games in Spanish and English. ¡Hola! Llevo dirigiendo D&D desde siempre con 3.5 y en el 2023 comencé a jugar y dirigir 5a. Juego desde España y dirijo tanto en castellano como en inglés.
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Creating your character
For beginners or first-timers we go through Character Creation in Session 0, or if needed Session 0.5. I will help and guide the players to the creation of their Character to have it ready for the First session. If you are a veteran and can do it on your own, send me your character idea and I'll help you out and tell if there's anything I don't allow on the table or I have home-ruled for balancing it.
We do a free Session 0 where we build the characters and set the expectations and boundaries together. To prepare for that, I'd like you to bring 2-3 character ideas: what your characters do for a living, why they want to go adventuring and two or three people that are/were important to them. No need for any detailed background story.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
I run my games online. You need a webcam, a mic and potentially some headphones to avoid echo and mic feedback. I use Roll20 for the game and the camera, that you need to be signed up, and Discord for the voice, to avoid servers failures and lag. If you have never played D&D I will guide you through the process, but it helps if you can read the rules before hand. You do not need to create the characters beforehand, but it will help the process. If you want, I can provide a pre-made character to help you out, just let me know in advance! :D Bring water, something to inspire you—candles do always do the trick for me, and yourself!
What Pepe Bernabé brings to the table
I play online only. I use Roll20 for maps and video and Discord for voice. In Roll20 I share the D&D 2014 Player's Handbook, Xanathar's Guide to Everything, Tasha's Cauldron of Everyting and D&D 2024 Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual. I also have a few Homebrew adventures. I lean on the roleplay and let the game flow. I usually embrace the Rule of Cool, and let my players get away with things if it fits the tension of the scene. I do not do voices, but don't mind those who do.
Homebrew rules
We play 5e 2024 as is; but homebrews and previous 5e published works may be considered to accommodate character fantasies.
Equipment needed to play
Microphone
Internet
Computer or Mobile Device
Platforms used
Safety
How Pepe Bernabé creates a safe table
In Session 0 we all draw red lines, and set expectations, and the signals when we are getting into non acceptable territory. We usually take a break midsession, in which I check on everyone and give them time to decompress. The After each session, we go through how it went and how they felt, giving feedback and granting inspiration to those characters and players that did particularly well.
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