Lost mine of Phandelver - Family Friendly 1st Adventure
The road is blocked ahead of us. Two arrows fly past you. A narrow miss. "They are in the trees!" your commander shouts. Roll Initiative.
$14.00
/ Session
Details
Once / Monday - 2:00 PM UTC
Feb 9
Session Duration / 2–3 hours
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
You've been wondering about Dungeons and Dragons for years. Sign up here for one of the greatest starter adventures of all time! Choose from our MASSIVE list of premade heroes so we can start the adventure right away. You may not make it out unscathed, but you will have an adventure that is unique like no other. **YOU MAY QUALIFY FOR ONE OF MY FREE GAMES** Please visit the GM Still's profile and view the about me tab to see if you meet any prerequisites. https://startplaying.games/gm/stillgaming Using an adapted rule set and custom-built enemies Game master Still from StillGaming, will take you on this Dungeons and Dragons classic adventure with a twist. Designed for new players to get into the action faster. This adventure was set up to respect you and your busy schedule! The barriers that can bog down a 1st adventure have been removed so we can jump right into what you came here for. All the action, all the D&D hype, optional roleplaying, and even a dragon can be found here in one run. Just because you are new, doesn't mean he will take it easy on you!
Game style
Combat Lite
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Roleplay Lite
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(4)
Less than a year on StartPlaying
1 game hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Storytelling, Voices
Average response time: Under 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
While I was looking for an activity to spend time with my family, especially my 2 sons, that was away from electronics we stumbled upon this wonderful new hobby of TTRPGs. Initially the rules seemed intimidating but, with a bit of research and some helpful advice I began writing my own Homebrew adventures and now I'm hooked on writing, reading and adapting stories for groups. Typically, I DM for groups of 4-6 in person but I would like to expand this to include online resources. My passion is for families and relationships to grow through overcoming challenges and learning to communicate through collective storytelling and common interests. I know that building that bond with kids can be difficult for parents and my hope is to foster an easy, fun and exciting way to strengthen a family bond, and make new friends along the adventure. All are welcome to join, however, to encourage those whom I have a passion for teaching, my intent is to provide **FREE GM SERVICES** IF YOU MEET ONE OF THE FOLLOWING PREREQUISITES - FULL HOUSEHOLD FAMILY UNIT (EX. HUSBAND, WIFE & CHILDREN; MARRIED COUPLES) - FOSTER PARENTS/CHILDREN (IT TAKES A SPECIAL PERSON TO WELCOME PEOPLE INTO THEIR HOMES AND PROVIDE CARE. THANK YOU FOR BEING YOU!) - UNIFORMED SERVICES IN THE US (POLICE, MILITARY, FIRE, EMS ETC.) - PLAY TESTERS FOR MY OWN HOMEBREW MATERIALS Prices for those who meet a prerequisite will have their GM fee waved at event start time. Honor system here. I do not do this for the money but ask that my time is respected. Thank you!!
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Creating your character
Players are encouraged to use pregenerated characters during this adventure to make sure that the game is the focus of this one shot adventure. Most playstyles are represented in the selection of characters to choose from to encourage players to emphasize fun over details. If however, you have a specific character in mind that is not found or would like an adaptation to be made to one of the pre-generated characters please send Still a message at least 2 hours before the start time to ensure the session starts at the scheduled time. Reasonable accomadations can be made at the GMs discretion. This is a level-1 adventure aimed at giving new players an experience of a DnD style game in a short and affordable trial.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Discord recommended. Other forms of video and or audio available are Zoom, Skype, Microsoft Teams. Group meeting locations may vary depending on preference or players present.
What Still brings to the table
This one-shot adventure puts the focus on trying to introduce new players to DnD for the first time. If you are currently playing DnD but would like to bring your friend along to try the game, again this is for you. The story as written contains samples of fights, exploration, questing, NPCs and opportunities for role playing. The adventure will end at the 3 hour mark so each session will be adapted to ensure that regardless of player styles there will be room for all of these in some form. The rules will be loose to encourage fun and teamwork over rules and details as there will be much more time for those during a longer adventure.
Homebrew rules
The GM is meant to serve as a referee between the game and the players. It is literally his job to foster an environment that allows the players to organically have fun. As such, any rules may be adapted at the GMs discretion to ensure that the players get a chance to experience a full session. Any rules that may need additional information or explanation can be discussed in greater detail with the GM at his earliest convenience after the session.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Microphone
Pen & Paper
Computer or Mobile Device
Platforms used
Safety
How Still creates a safe table
Please fill out the pre-questionnaire attached to the link for more safety information.
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