Lost Mines of Phandelver Revised: Beginner-Friendly D&D Campaign

About the adventure

Five hundred years ago, clans of dwarves and gnomes made an agreement known as Phandelver’s Pact, by which they would share in a rich mine, in a wondrous hidden cavern. 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, where magic items could be crafted. Times were good, and the nearby human town of Phandalin (fan-du h-lin) prospered as well. Then disaster struck! Orcs swept through the North and laid waste to all in their path. To make matters worse They were reinforced by evil mercenary wizards, lust for power and riches in their eyes. In a ferocious battle, they attacked. The human wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the prized magical cavern. After it was all said and done, the ensuing battle destroyed much of the cavern, and few survived the cave-ins and tremors. The location of the cavern was lost through the ages. The story of the Phandelver Mine slowly turned from fact and history to fiction and story that is told by many bards and searched for by magic depraved magicians and sorcerers.

Additional Details

How to prepare

Players will need to create a DnDBeyond account and have a character they have created. A mic is required, but a webcam is optional although recommended. Additionally, a Discord account and a Roll20 account will be needed to access audio/video (discord) as well as the maps and tokens to better visualize encounters (roll20).

What I provide

I will be providing the adventure and GMing. I will have different encounter maps prepped and ready for the session along with discussion with the players on making sure the experience is fun and enjoyable to all! I have found that finding artwork that you believe shows off your image of your character also helps to immerse yourself and the other party members!

Gameplay details

Prior to the session, we will have a session 0 to discuss basic expectations of myself as well as the players. I ask for respect for and from each and every person at the table with the understanding that people make mistakes or might misunderstand. These things happen and it is okay. After each session, I ask for a short period of discussion to debrief and return our minds back into ourselves and out of our characters mindset as well as providing each of us an opportunity to respond to positives/negatives that may have occurred during the session. I also leave it open to players to send me messages if they do not feel comfortable openly discussing something in the moment. Finally, I understand criticism and wish to hear how everyone felt as it is my belief that it can only help myself grow to become an even better GM for future sessions.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Breaks
Debriefing
Session 0
Stars and Wishes

How will character creation work

Character levels will be set to level 2 and will be created on DnDBeyond. This can occur prior to the session or during the session 0 and I can assist in the creation process if needed. This also allows for dice rolls to be made on DnDBeyond to keep everything in one place for consistency. I also have multiple pre-generated characters that players can choose from to help streamline the character creation process. Players can them make modification to the pre-gen characters with acknowledgement from myself.

Players can expect

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