Finding The Lost Mine! Beginner Friendly! Free Session Zero!
Wave Echo Cave was lost, but the dwarven Rockseeker brothers have found it. It's up to you to see it reopened, but it won't be easy.
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Weekly / Monday - 6:00 PM UTC
Session Duration / 3 hours
0 / 6 Seats Filled
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About the adventure
More than five hundred years ago, clans of dwarves and gnomes made an agreement known as the Phandelver’s Pact, by which they would share a rich mine in a wondrous cavern known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge (called the Forge of Spells), where magic items could be crafted. Times were good, and the nearby human town of Phandalin (pronounced fan-duh-lin) prospered as well. But then disaster struck when orcs swept through the North and laid waste to all in their path. A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of Wave Echo Cave was lost. For centuries, rumors of buried riches have attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has ever succeeded in locating the lost mine. In recent years, people have resettled the area. Phandalin is now a rough-and-tumble frontier town. More important, the Rockseeker brothers — a trio of dwarves — have discovered the entrance to Wave Echo Cave, and they intend to reopen the mines. Unfortunately for the Rockseekers, they are not the only ones interested in Wave Echo Cave. A mysterious villain known as the Black Spider controls a network of bandit gangs and goblin tribes in the area, and his agents have followed the Rockseekers to their prize. Now the Black Spider wants Wave Echo Cave for himself, and he is taking steps to make sure no one else knows where it is.
Game style
Combat Heavy
Roleplay Heavy
Game themes
Meet the Game Master
Less than a year on StartPlaying
Highly rated for: Creativity, Beginner Friendly, Rule of Cool
About me
I've been playing and GMing for roughly a year. Several of my friends enjoyed ttrpgs when I was growing up, but I never paid them much mind until covid lockdown began and I discovered Critical Role. After years of trying to get my current friend group to play, I finally got a group together, only for our GM to have to leave the group due to work scheduling, leaving me to take over. I have been running games almost every weekend since. I have ran games in D&D 5E(2014) and 5.5E(2024).
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Creating your character
Character creation will be done on DND Beyond using 5.5E(2024) rules. Characters will begin at level 1 and go from there. I have several books available to share. If you have a character idea, you can bring it into the game. Otherwise, we can build the party together during session zero, or if need be, I can provide you with pre-made characters if you would prefer.
What to expect
Preparing for the session
For this campaign, you'll need a DND Beyond account (don't worry, it's free), a Discord account for communication, and a device capable of accessing both your character sheet and the Maps VTT on DND Beyond.
What Matt aka Mathias brings to the table
I will provide several source books for character creation, ambient music to set the mood during the game, and a Rule of Cool playstyle that sticks mostly to the rules as written, but will bend them to allow cool stuff to happen when it's warranted. I'm not a voice actor, but I do try to make all my characters sound unique and/or distinct.
Homebrew rules
Drinking a health potion is a bonus action if you want to roll for it. You can drink it as an action to get the full healing possible from it.
Equipment needed to play
Internet
Computer
Microphone
Platforms used
Safety
How Matt aka Mathias creates a safe table
There will be a session zero, a consent sheet I will send players, and I keep an open door.
Content warnings
Safety tools used