Questions tagged [lost-mine-of-phandelver]
For questions about the adventure Lost Mine of Phandelver (2014) published by Wizards of the Coast. Lost Mine of Phandelver is the introductory adventure included in the D&D 5e Starter Set.
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Lost Mines/Icespire Peak Combo Campaign Milestone/XP Hybrid, Does this look resonable?
I'm setting up to run Lost Mines and Icespire Peak at the same time. I wanted to use milestones instead of XP but I didn't want to feel like progress only happened at certain times so I assigned each ...
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How exactly does a character or party "Reconsecrate the Defiled Altar" in Cragmaw Castle
First-time DM running a group of first-time players through the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure. My group is in Cragmaw Castle, and I know that one of our players has a personal goal to "...
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What story points make suitable level-up milestones in Lost Mine of Phandelver?
I'm running the Lost Mine of Phandelver module with my players, and I've been using monster and reward XP as the book says so far. I have 5 players and they're all level 2 and have just cleared the ...
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How does Sildar Hallwinter regain HP in Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure?
I recognize that there are several Sildar-related questions answered in this forum, but my question is more related to procedure than his specific character.
The adventure guide says "Quick-...
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Can a player replace their pre-generated character with a new character they create, partway through an adventure?
I'm a new DM playing Lost Mine of Phandelver with two other adults and our kids, two 11-year-olds. We started with the pre-generated characters; I'm playing the Dwarf cleric as an NPC.
One of the kids ...
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Starter spells for Wizard and Cleric in Starter Set sheet [closed]
Just trying to make my first sessions as friendly as possible.
Would any have the Wizard and Clerics starter spells in one pdf or sheet for the characters from the starter set, lost mine of phandelver....
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Are there any Druid Circles which membership of would be irreconcilable with membership in the The Emerald Enclave?
I am a first-time DM and our entire group is relatively new to 5e, and none of us have played a druid before. I am running the Lost Mines of Phandelver module with my group. My party is about to reach ...
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Does D&D 5e support Items that impart skills/knowledge to Characters?
I'm pretty new to D&D as a whole and a new DM who's running Lost Mines of Phandelver for some friends who wanted to roll their own characters. As a result, some of the magic items detailed within ...
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How do I handle the wizard's familiar invalidating exploration, outshining the rogue, at low to no cost?
I am having some issues trying to find a balance in what seems to me to be an overpowered spell (Find Familiar) considering its low level. I will state first that I have always considered the familiar ...
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What is the lowest level character that can unfailingly beat the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure's starting encounter?
For a lot of players, Lost Mine of Phandelver from the D&D Starter Set was their first 5e adventure. The first encounter from that adventure is rather swingy, like many level 1 combats. PCs may ...
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Playing online without a VTT, and is it worth it? [closed]
New DM here. I have dabbled a bit with D&D in the past, including playing on FG back in 2010. I'm now looking to get back in to it and start up an adventure with my wife and a few friends. My ...
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Does Klarg know the location of Cragmaw Castle?
I'm running the Lost Mines of Phandelver, and my party has managed to take Klarg captive rather than kill him - he's currently being held in a Phandalin jail cell and they plan to interrogate him in ...
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Need advice on knocking whole party unconscious in dnd 5e [closed]
So I'm a new DM running the Lost Mine of Phandelver for the first time, and the party somehow all got knocked unconscious by the ruffians in the Tresandor Manor. They entered the manor through the ...
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How do I get players to care about the Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure? [closed]
I'm going to be running LMoP with a group mostly new to D&D. How can I get them to care about the hook enough to be interested in the story? I tried it previously with another group, but they just ...
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Should I add encounters to help level my players before moving on to a new adventure that starts at a higher level? [closed]
Me and the boys played D&D, Lost Mine of Phandelver, but only got to level 4.
What are the pros and cons of either making them fight some more monsters, or just go to the next campaign and make ...
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Advice for first time DM/player with first time hero players trying the Lost Mine of Phandelver with an under-sized party
After listening to and enjoying some "actual play" podcasts I'm about to try DnD with my wife and children. None of us have played before, so after some research I've decided to go with the official ...
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As a DM, how can I handle my Druid spying on everything with Wild shape as a spider?
I GM Lost Mines of Phandelver.
My player's level 2 (soon 3) Druid has discovered that while in Wild Shape in spider form, they are almost impossible to catch, especially since in caves etc. they "fit ...
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What happens if the party is noticed while attempting to surprise this character in the LMoP adventure?
In Lost Mine of Phandelver (the Starter Set adventure), you have the opportunity to
What happens if
Will he be able to escape? Since you are blocking the door for his escape, does he fight you now (...
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How are the skeletons in Tresendar Manor created? And by whom?
Under Tresendar Manor,
It looks like the animate dead spell only works for 24 hours at a time. However,
Who made the skeletal guards in Tresendar Manor, and how were they constructed?
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Do magic staves require the wielder to have the spells on their list in order to cast them?
All of the magic staves in the 5E DMG simply state that the wielder can use an action and expend 1 or more of its charges to cast one of the spells from it. Literally none of them require the spell to ...
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Where are the NPC mages' spellbooks in the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure?
In Lost Mine of Phandelver, the party comes across (and presumably defeats) multiple mages. These are not specifically described as Wizards, but their spellcasting is Intelligence-based, and they know ...
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What is the Black Spider's Goal?
I'm DMing the starting campaign for the Lost Mines. Our group, is largely money based. Most of them go and do side quests and other jobs for money of notion. I want them to feel motivated to defeat ...
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Would Epic Heroism be an acceptable rule variant for a small, first-time group playing the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure?
I'm DMing a group with 4 players. For all of us, this is our first D&D experience. We'll be playing the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure from the Starter Set.
I'm concerned about the ...
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Our group keeps dying during the Lost Mine of Phandelver campaign. What are we doing wrong?
I am a player in a group running through the starter set campaign, Lost Mine of Phandelver.
So far there is no introduction in the gameplay itself or to the underlying rules expectations of ...
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Can this party play the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure without too much trouble?
I recently started DMing the Lost Mine of Phandelver Starter Set adventure for a party of friends, and I'm planning to start running it for a party which will be my three sisters.
We started creating ...
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Transitioning from Lost Mine of Phandelver to Out of the Abyss with level 5 characters
My party of 5 just finished LMoP and we've bought OotA.
The beginning of the book is important to the whole story, as is the feeling of desperation as they run low on resources, chased by a powerful ...
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What options do my players have for hiding their cart while they enter a dungeon? [closed]
I am running my first ever D&D 5e campaign for a completely new party using the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure.
My party have just decided that they wish to go to Cragmaw hideout following the ...
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Is it okay to retroactively change things when running a published adventure?
This question came out of another post on here of mine, so there may be some similarities. An answerer/commenter on that question suggested splitting it off, so here goes:
I'm a new DM, using Lost ...
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Is this a plot hole in the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure?
I'm DM'ing for the first time with a group playing for the first time (Table of Noobs). In the 1st chapter of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the characters come across dead horses, are attacked by goblins, ...
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Does the Entangle spell require existing vegetation?
I'm a first time DM for first-time players. I was very afraid of them all dying really early on because I read that the encounters can be very hard, there are only 4 players instead of the usual 5, ...
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LMOP: what beasts live in Neverwinter Wood?
I'm DM'ing for the first time, for a group of first-time players. I chose the LMOP-campaign because it would be the easiest both for them as for me.
This week, we had our first session. 3 of the ...
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What are the pros and cons of using pre-made character sheets for new players and DMs?
I'm a new DM starting the D&D 5e Starter Set campaign Lost Mine of Phandelver for a group of new players, and I am trying to decide if I should use the pre-generated characters or have them make ...
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Should I adjust the Starting Encounter for Lost Mines of Phandelver for this party?
The Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure is described on its first page as "an adventure for four to five characters of 1st level." However, I will only be running three players through the campaign (or ...
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How do I, as a DM, handle a party that decides to set up an ambush in a dungeon?
Warning: Lost Mine of Phandelver Chapter 1 spoilers below.
One of my players then pushed the party into moving out, probably because he's also a DM and could see that I was struggling to find a ...
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On what date do the events of the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure happen?
I bought the D&D 5e Starter Set a few weeks ago, and I'm beginning to think about how to drive the scenario as I've already read it and I'm at the stage to get familiar with the rules.
Yesterday ...
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In the Lost Mine of Phandelver campaign, is it a problem to have PCs advance above level 5?
I'm currently planning to DM Lost Mine Of Phandelver as my first D&D game, and as explained in this question, I'd like to add more encounters than the scripted ones in the scenario.
This led me ...
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How can I add encounters in the Lost Mine of Phandelver campaign without giving PCs too much XP?
I'm currently reading the LMOP scenario. I was thinking about adding some encounters if the PCs want to explore the forest or other side-story zones that aren't considered in the book.
But actually I ...
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What type of creature would "canonically" want to take over a Goblin hideout?
I am running a The Lost Mines of Phandelver. The party has just completed the Cragmaw Hideout encounter in an interesting way:
I realize that I am the DM and I can put whatever I want there and make ...
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Can I string the D&D Starter Set campaign into another module, keeping the same characters?
I'm pretty interested in buying the D&D Starter Set as a way to get introduced to D&D and being a GM/DM for the first time. (more context in this other question I have asked, regarding the ...
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How long is the D&D Starter Set campaign?
I'm pretty interested in buying the D&D Starter Set as a way to get introduced to D&D and being a GM/DM for the first time. Ever since I discovered this RPG Stack, I have read a lot of D&D ...
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Moving from one room/cave to another within the same dungeon
I am a new GM and new to D&D. Currently, I am running the Lost Mines of Phandelver (LMoP) D&D 5e starter campaign. My group have just finished the Cragmaw Hideout section, but as we ran it we ...
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What is the DM rolling for to adjudicate a PC charging at a hidden goblin in this Lost Mine of Phandelver video on the D&D YouTube channel?
I was watching this video on the Dungeons & Dragons YouTube channel of a group playing the Lost Mine of Phandelver Starter Set adventure when, during the 1st encounter (roughly 21 minutes in), a ...
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What should I do (If anything) to prevent my players from rushing to the end of the Lost Mine of Phandelver campaign?
I'm running the Lost Mine of Phandelver Starter Set adventure for a group of players ranging from "new to the game" to "experienced veterans". We finished Session 1 last week and they have captured a ...
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How can I help under-leveled players enjoy a difficult dungeon?
I'm DM'ing my first D&D campaign using the 5th Edition Starter Kit. Our party consists of three people who have never played before, but picked up the game mechanics quickly and really enjoy it.
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Lost Mines of Phandelver as PC base [closed]
I am DMing Lost Mines of Phandelver, and it's looking like the party wants to keep the cave as a base to replace the BBEG and turn evil.
Main question is: if I decide to let them fix up the forge ...
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How should I handle running the Lost Mines of Phandelver adventure with 7 players?
This is my first time ever running a game of D&D (or any roleplaying game in general).
I have 7 players, 5 of them who have never played before. The other 2 are relatively experienced. Should I ...
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In the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure, when does the Flameskull attack?
Note: I'm French, and while I'm quite fluent in English, sometimes I get stumped by a sentence.
Does that mean that the flameskull only attacks if you try to cross the room?
If someone takes a ...
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Does damage from Talon, the +1 Longsword from LMoP, count as magical damage?
One of my players has Talon, a +1 Longsword that deals slashing damage, found in the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure.
In regards to a creature that has "resistance to damage from non-magical ...
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Does Lightbringer illuminate or dispel the Darkness spell?
Lightbringer is a +1 mace that appears in the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure.
The description says:
This +1 mace was made for a cleric of Lathander, the god of dawn. The head of the mace is ...
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Can characters who can't see move through an area just as easily as characters who can see?
PHB ch. 8 states that a creature in a heavily obscured area (e.g. a completely dark area, if the creature does not have darkvision) effectively suffers from the blinded condition. The definition of ...
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