Lost Mines of Phandelver - Beginner Friendly
Players are hired to escort supplies to the remote town of Phandalin for dwarf prospector Gundren Rockseeker, only to find Gundren missing.
$15.00
/ Session
Details
Bi-weekly / Sunday - 2:00 AM UTC
Session Duration / 2–4 hours
Campaign Length / 1+ Sessions
0 / 5 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
A great introductory campaign into the world of Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. Guiding 4-5 players from levels 1 to 5 as they uncover the secrets of a lost dwarven mine, facing goblins, undead, and a shadowy villain known as the Black Spider in the frontier town of Phandalin on the Sword Coast, offering a blend of combat, exploration, and roleplaying. It's known for its excellent introduction to D&D, featuring wilderness, dungeon crawls, and a rich local setting.
Game style
Combat Lite
Roleplay Lite
Sandbox / Open World
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
About me
I’m Matt! I started playing Dungeons and Dragons when my first son was born. He had some extra needs when he was a baby which caused us to have to take shifts to feed him at night. Long boring nights led me to 2 things, arma and d&d on roll20. I applied to about 10 different games finally landing on a Lost Mines campaign. That group was lovely, but it fell apart. I then turned to my discord group and asked if anyone was a dm as I wanted to finish lost mines. Turns out we had 1. A group of us joined and that too fell apart. At that time I decided I would try my hand as a dm. I ran a few one shots, then I wrote a very basic sloppy story. My discord group loved it so I worked on a dark souls themed story. Both of those games completed! I have written a level 1-5 world that is the start to a 3 part series to take them to level 12. I would like to run modules in order to gain perspective on my world building. I have whatever the $100 a year sub is on roll20 but also would like to see other VTTs. I typically use dungeon draft, dungeon alchemist, and provided roll20 maps, but also want to learn more tools. There are 2 things I really want to do. I want to play in an irl group (never have), and I would like to finish lost mines! In all seriousness I love d&d and I love new players and diversity as they bring new ideas to campaigns. I also love old players. Discrimination is a hard no at my table and a session 0 will happen for each campaign to lay out ground rules with the group.
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Creating your character
We will have a Session 0 where you can create a character or have one already created that we will put into the roll20 format.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
Need roll20 account/Discord access
What Matt brings to the table
Ambient music, combat, RP, I will try to voice act but no promises it will be good. Rule of cool if the answer can't be found in the players handbook.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Matt creates a safe table
Session 0 will go over any hard or soft limits.
Content warnings
Safety tools used