Savage Phandelver: A Savage Worlds Pathfinder Campaign

About the adventure

Centuries ago, the dwarves and gnomes of the region formed, alongside their human wizard allies, the Phandelver Pact concerning the Wave Echo Mine, renowned for both its mineral and its magical bounty. All was well and all prospered from the agreement, until war bands of orcs swept through the area and overwhelmed the members of the accord, causing the mine to become lost. Over the years that followed many would search for the Wave Echo Mine and all would fail. Those who were lucky would return to the frontier town of Phandalin empty handed, those unlucky would simply not return at all. All of this is about to change with the rediscovery of the mine by the Rockseeker brothers. While they are poised to reap the rewards of their find, there are others, dangerous individuals and creatures, who covet it. Gundren Rockseeker, your old friend, has reached out to you to meet him in the town of Phandalin, but to first escort his supply caravan through the old road to the now bustling town. Will you accept and brave the Lost Mine of Phandelver? We will be playing through the classic fifth edition adventure the Lost Mine of Phandelver but with a fast, furious and fun twist, using the acclaimed Savage Worlds rule set and Pathfinder Setting via the Foundry VTT and custom discord server. Gameplay with focus on fun engaging combat and social interactions along side meaningful investigation and exploration Character Creation will be guided during session 0, or players can choose from a number of Novice Rank pregenerated characters. For those interested in a longer game, I have adapted a number of 1st Edition modules, namely The Cult of the Reptile God, Castle Caldwell, The Village of Hommlet, Castle Amber, and the Temple of Elemental Evil into a connected campaign running from Novice to Legendary of which the Lost Mines of Phandelver are but the first act.

Additional Details

How to prepare

A microphone and a computer possible of running both discord and foundry. A familiarity with the rules and how to play is a benefit but not a necessity. Rolls and sheets will be provided digitally

What I provide

I have been GMing Savage Worlds since Deluxe Edition and SWADE since its inception. I am highly knowledgeable of the system and have been running and playing the Pathfinder ruleset since backing gits kickstarter. I host a dedicated foundry server with the savage worlds, savage worlds fantasy, savage worlds pathfinder core, bestiary and advanced player guide modules. I provide access to my savaged.us wildcard account for those who would like the option to play around with character ideas outside of foundry and between sessions. I bring my goofy imagination, character voices, people skills gleaned from over a decade of teaching, years as a radio personality, and over 2 decades of running games and working with the public. I bring fully coloured custom maps and tokens, mood establishing background music, the rule of cool, and my knowledge of other classic adventures should the group wish to continue on after Phandelver.

Gameplay details

Lines and Veils will be discussed during session 0 at the very start to make sure that we all have our expectations on the same page. At the end of the Session and everyone after it, a debrief with thoughts on the game and our collective stars and wishes going forward will be discussed. I will be accessible on discord via the campaign's server of DM.

Content warnings

(none)

Safety tools used

Debriefing
Lines and Veils
Session 0
Stars and Wishes

How will character creation work

Players have two options, a pregen or a PC made using the Savage Pathfinder rule set during session 0. Characters will be vetted by the GM. Those wishing to make their PC using the Savaged.us character generator may do so.

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.