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If you visit this space enough, you know I’m a big fan of rewarding players for the choices they make at character creation. And what better way to reward the pointy-headed nerd of the party for their proficiency in Intelligence (Investigation) than by giving them the inside track on discovering where Conyberry’s gold is hidden…
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An eagle is a small creature that (here on earth) can weigh up to 14 lbs and has a hunting territory of up to 6 square miles. Conversely, a young green dragon is a large creature, likely weighs something approaching 1,000 lbs and no doubt has a much larger hunting radius than 6 square miles.…
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By my beard, is that the time? Seeing as there’s only three Rockseeker brothers, we were bound to get to Gundren sometime this week, right? If you’re looking for a way to inspire your players to care about the fate of their Dwarven patron and keep the story on track, how can you possibly go…
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As with Tharden Rockseeker, I think it’s ideal to make Nundro Rockseeker mostly nonverbal, focusing on his quirks and traits rather than burdening the Dungeon Master with an additional voice in the story, or run the risk of him outshining his brother Gundren, who is central to the plot of Lost Mine of Phandelver. Like…
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It took just one glance at the animated gif above to convince me that movie Bombur is wearing boots of striding and springing. So let’s go with what Peter Jackson and Lost Mine of Phandelver have given us, and use jolly old Bombur as the template for our Tharden Rockseeker. Tharden is quiet as a…
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Getting the players at your table to care about the fates of Gundren Rockseeker and (to a much lesser extent) his brothers Nundro and Tharden is a problem as old as time itself. Okay, that was dramatic. But if you’ve run Lost Mine of Phandelver in the past, there’s a good chance you know exactly…
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Fifth Edition Dungeons & Dragons has mechanics for improvised weapons, but none for improvised armor. I can have Gog the Ogre beat a first-level character nearly to death with a fish he pulls from a stream dealing 1d4+4 bludgeoning damage with each blow. But if I want to give him a makeshift form of scale…
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When the characters first meet the Hamun Kost at Old Owl Well, the Red Wizard’s most interesting discovery so far is a ring of protection. Aside from Chardalyn stones, what other magical discoveries of Netherese origin might Hamun Kost unearth if given more time to scratch around in the dirt beneath the tumbledown tower? I…
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Why Hamun Kost, a necromancer, would pass up an opportunity to seek out Agatha the Banshee is beyond comprehension. The current edition of Dungeons & Dragons has exactly four banshees residing in Faerûn (that we know of). Yo Hames, bro. We should go see this super rare undead spirit in the Neverwinter Wood. There’s only…
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Wait, WAIT…hold up. How does Hamun Kost – an evil mage without access to 3rd level spells – control twelve zombies? That makes no sense. And I’m sorry, but if the answer is “you’re the Dungeon Master. You can do whatever you like,” that’s a paddlin’. To quote the famous Dungeon Master Colonel Nathan R.…
