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Phandelver & Below┃🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Friendly┃Beginners Welcome
In the small town of Phandalin, something is brewing, as many forces look to uncover eldritch artifacts.
$15.00
/ Session
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6 players following this game
Weekly / Monday - 4:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3–4 hours
6 / 6 Seats Filled
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Meet your party members
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About the adventure
Fancy yourself a Dungeons & Dragons Player? Looking for a place to learn the ropes of the game, in a friendly, inclusive environment? Looking for a Dungeon Master who has experience bringing new people into the game? Or perhaps you're a more experienced player looking to return to something simple while helping new people get into roleplay? Well, welcome to the right place! Originally titled "Lost Mines Of Phandelver", this campaign was created by Dungeons & Dragons specifically with new players in mind. It offers a simple yet intriguing story, with places to explore, mysteries to uncover, and gradually raises in complexity as the story progresses, which allows new players to learn the basics of the game without feeling crushed by the intimidating ruleset. This adventure was also recently expanded to run into higher levels, which is great for allowing you to fully explore any characters you create, without feeling like you have to abandon them just when the story gets good! --- Hey folks! Thank you for checking out my listing! Here are some important notes ✨ While I adapt the gameplay to fit the group, really tailoring the experience to those involved, there are a few things that never change: - My games are inclusive to everyone. I don't tolerate any bigotry, or any 'isms and discrimination in my groups, and I welcome anyone of any background. As an LGBTQIA+ individual myself, it's important that everyone feels accepted and safe 💕 - My games are open to people who want to collaborate. The world of D&D above all else, is about a party! I'm looking for people eager to make friends, and build a wonderful story together! - This game is 18+ ... Not necessarily because we'll be going into adult topics, but just because I like having groups where everyone is adults - We'll have a free session 0, where we can chat about the game, and characters, as well as getting to know each other
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
Combat Heavy
Rules as Written (RaW)
Rule of Cool (RoC)
Dungeon Crawl
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
5.0
(22)
2 years on StartPlaying
110 games hosted
Highly rated for: Inclusive, Sets the Mood, Beginner Friendly
Average response time: 1 hour
Response rate: 100%
About me
Hi there! My name is Alhena, and I'm a 24 year old Writer, Musician, and of course, TTRPG Enthusiast, who spends most of her spare time worldbuilding or reading! As your resident chaotic trans woman, I'm committed to contributing to creating safe spaces not only for LGBTQIA+ individuals, but for everyone, from any background! I ensure all my games are accepting, inclusive and friendly environments!
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Creating your character
I love to discuss character creation during session 0, so that everyone has a general idea as to what other players are interested in playing and such. I often begin character creation in the session 0,using D&D Beyond, offering an easy to understand step-by-step character creation method I then follow up with players privately to talk in more detail about characters, their backgrounds and motivations, to better integrate them into the story!
What to expect
Preparing for the session
All you need is discord, and a microphone, and a computer! The rest I can help with!
What Alhena (AStarInGemini) brings to the table
I bring with me an array of Dungeons and Dragons content on D&D Beyond. This site is a free to use character creation site, and as long as I own the books, you have access to them too due to my subscription! This way, you can explore lots more options and really make a character that fits with you. Additionally, as I have a subscription to the Roll20 VTT, I can use fancier maps and ambient music for the games. Oftentimes, I make my own NPC art to allow players to better visualise the characters they meet, and tend to create my virtual maps too. I'll also be gradually using my own music too, as I am a music producer, and am doing my Masters University Project on music for TTRPGs. I also manage an organised discord servers, which we will be used for voice, and to just generally have a space to chat and share things between sessions. While I tend to stick to most of the D&D rules, I'm often times a 'rule-of-cool' DM, meaning that I bend the rules sometimes to allow you to pull off your crazy ideas that are fun for everyone!
Equipment needed to play
Computer
Internet
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Alhena (AStarInGemini) creates a safe table
I use my Session 0s (A meeting to discuss the game held before the start of the campaign) to help players establish the themes, allow people to meet and interact before jumping into the game, to and go over the expectations and wishes of everyone for the future games, as well as to help with character creation. I usually follow up with players privately after this to help fully flesh out characters, getting them game ready! I talk about potential triggers, and establish lines and veils. I tend to follow up on these to ensure any covered themes are mentioned with care. The VTT I use (Virtual Table Top) has built in features to use X, N and O cards. These are used to indicate when content may need to be skipped if anyone becomes uncomfortable. I also will have private channels on a discord server if ever anyone needs to message mid-session. Finally, I always put a minimum of one break into each of my sessions, but the frequency of breaks will be tailored to the needs of the players!
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