Rise of Phandalin

About the adventure

The rough and tumble town of Phandalin rests on the precipice of disaster with political intrigue and the threats of untamed sword coast pressing in. Will you thrive where many have failed? NEWCOMERS WELCOME! In this campaign you will: Conquer the untamed lands of the Sword Coast and face the perils that lie in Phandalin! Meet unique and strange characters on your travels! Uncover mysteries of long lost civilizations! Uncover the foreboding truth of the mining town of Phandalin! Campaign Pitch: The warmth of the Neverwinter inn offers a small respite to the growing Sword Coast winter. Your Dwarf friend and soon to be patron, Gundred Rockseeker, offers you a tall mug of ale as he approaches the table. With a hearty laugh and a knowing smile the old dwarf offers you a tantalizing job opportunity: guard his caravan of mining supplies to the town of Phandalin. A deep excitement and concern looms behind Gundred's eyes. He's not telling you everything and if you know the salty old dwarf you know he's got something up his sleeve. In Phandalin trouble is brewing with the threat of a hostile take over by a band of ruffians becoming ever more present. Rumors of a band of orcs organizing in the Neverwinter Woods are beginning to bode true and citizens fear for the future of the town. Will you be able to conquer the backstabbing politics of Phandalin and bring the mining settlement to new glory? Will you live long enough to know just what Gundred is hiding about this job? Adventure awaits traveler, will you heed it's call? In this campaign, we will create characters together, using DnDBeyond.com in an individual session zero (free) and then you will take your first steps as new characters! This campaign begins at level 1 and will likely go all the way to level 13. This campaign is designed with new players in mind but experienced adventurers will also fin themselves swept intro the intrigue of the Sword Coast. This game will take place on Sunday mornings Eastern time!

Additional Details

How to prepare

Players should have: Webcam (optional) Microphone An account on Roll20.net (free) An account on DnDBeyond.com (free) Either Chrome (free) Installation of the Beyond20 Extension (free)(search Google for "beyond20 extension") A gmail email address (for Google Meetup which I use as a backup for Discord) (free) Dice will be used digitally through DnDBeyond so no dice are required. (free) No need for character sheet printouts or anything like that as I will walk you through character creation.

What I provide

I will provide DnD Beyond access to all available races and magic items so that character creation options are wide open.

Gameplay details

Players who sign up one hour before a game session will be joining the game the following week if you haven't already spoken to me and set up your character before then. I used Monte Cook's RPG Consent List as well as Lines and Veils to help keep everyone within their comfort zone. Feel free to message me with any concerns! I am open to homebrew as I will be homebrewing some of the story but please verify with me before bringing anything to the game!

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Aftercare
Bleed
Breaks
Debriefing
Lines and Veils
Luxton Technique
Luxton Technique Discussion
Monte Cook RPG Consent Checklist
Open Door
Session 0
Stars and Wishes
X, N, and O Cards

How will character creation work

When you sign up we will be conducting an individual, private, and free Session Zero where I will walk you through Character Creation and guide you through your character sheet on DnDBeyond. Everything you need for character creation will be handled during this Session Zero. If you have signed up less than an hour before game time you will not be joining us until the following week unless you have a nearly complete character in DnDBeyond which I can approve and verify beforehand. Forcing a session zero for a new player right at the beginning of a session the others are already paying for is not fair to anyone.

Players can expect

• Find a game to join solo or search for a professional game master for you and your friends/coworkers/family.
• Book your session and wait for the Game Master to approve you.
• If you don't have a blast with your first game, your next game is on us.