Spellforged - Phandelver and Below
The "Forge of Spells" is legend among those who travel the Triboar Trail, but legends exist for a reason. Seek adventure and become "Spellforged".
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Weekly / Sunday - 1:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
Campaign Length / 3–15 Sessions
3 / 4 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Hello! This table is designed to be a fun experienced for all kind of players while we tackle the Phandelver/Phandalin storylines with my own shenanigans while at it. It would be helpdful if you ar comfortable with the basic rules, but you don’t need years of experience—curiosity, creativity, and a willingness to face hard choices are more important, if you are not ok with them, don't be afraid and join! Veterans are, of course, welcome to embrace the chaos. As hinted in the title, this adventure celebrates the classic "Phandalin" story — a journey that begins small and familiar, then gently unfolds into something larger and more wondrous. While inspired by Phandelver and Below and Lost Mine of Phandelver, the campaign is shaped to feel welcoming and imaginative, even for players who know the story. Your choices guide the tone and direction of the adventure, allowing the world to grow alongside your characters. Wander the quiet roads and rolling hills around Phandalin, a frontier town full of hopeful souls, old legends, and new beginnings. Share moments of rest, discovery, and friendship as you explore forgotten ruins, meet curious folk, and uncover secrets hidden just beneath the surface. What starts as a simple adventure slowly reveals a deeper mystery—one that invites curiosity rather than dread, and promises a story shaped by courage, wonder, and the bonds forged along the way.
Game style
Hexcrawl / Exploration
Combat Lite
Roleplay Lite
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
About me
Hello! I’m Nuno, a passionate tabletop RPG enthusiast and Game Master with nearly a decade of experience in the hobby. My journey with TTRPGs began in 2015, inspired by actual-play content and Brazilian creators who shaped how I understand storytelling, pacing, and table dynamics. Since then, I’ve dedicated myself to learning the craft of RPGs—both as a player and, primarily, as a GM. I started GMing in 2018, running homebrew adventures and developing my own settings. Like many GMs, my early games were experimental and chaotic—but they pushed me to improve. Over time, I refined my approach to rules, narrative structure, and encounter design, running multiple long-term campaigns for different groups. I enjoy games where player choices matter, and where combat is approached tactically. I’m fair but demanding in encounters, and I adapt my style to the table—whether players prefer roleplay, exploration, or tactical combat. I’ve run several multi-arc campaigns, including a full level 1–20 campaign, which remains a highlight of my GMing journey. My goal as a GM is simple: create engaging worlds, memorable characters, and stories that players will still talk about long after the campaign ends.
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Creating your character
About Creating your characters: We will be using Foundry, so I will be hosting the game a week before the first session (online everyday), and online on discord to provide support for creating the PCs. We will use the Dnd 5e 2014 general rules, but you can create your character using the 2024 that it will be fine. You can create your PC at level 1 using the Standard array for Ability Scores, those will be rolled at session one using the 4d6 drop lowest formula, if you know how to get stats that way just print me the roll and its fine, if you don't know use the default method that we will solve it later. For allowed books and homebrew: Any official released book for the 5th edition (2014 or 2024), if you want to use UA and homebrews (Kobold Press, Pointy Hat, etc) just send me a message and we will talk about it.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Please have access to: Discord Web Browser (to Use Foundry) You will be needed to join a Server in common with me so you could login at the VTT, more info about it I can send via Discord. (Since I'm from Brazil is not that simple)
What Nuno Andrade brings to the table
This adventure is meant to introduce beginners and just to vibe and have fun with gaming! All things considered we are here to have a good experience playing T-RPG. Besides, we will have some voicing for different NPCs (as much as my skill lets me to do) and the RP is meant to be dictated by the players, although running a module you guys will not be railroaded to complete it, just do you and we all will have a great time. I like to do tactical combat, with descriptions of attacks and effects in between actions. I don't care about metagaming during combat, unless the party do not like it. I usually stick to some RAW (Rule as Written) when regarding magic and effects, but I like creative decisions so do your best and I will let you do your desire!
Homebrew rules
If you are in doubt on how combat works just expect the combat to go just like in Baldur's Gate 3. If you already know how to play Dnd 5e don't stress about it, Bg3 is only a reference for those unaware of 5e. For the actual homebrew: Potions are BA, we don't check cover, flanking does not exist (unless all the players agree to it), Crafting follows a table of my own and it simply is done by downtime while Long Resting. This adventure will not use Gritty Rest.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Computer or Mobile Device
Platforms used
Safety
How Nuno Andrade creates a safe table
During character creation, or the beginning of session one we will address what themes and descriptions the players are comfortable with. And after each session we will have feedback time, these are meant to be constructive and induce a "Design Critique" formula where we, as a group, need to improve to achive peak fun.
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