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An guide’s knowledge of Phandalin and its hinterlands would likely be sourced from roaming the Miner’s Trail, Triboar Trail, Lost Hills and Sword Mountains, as well as old trail markers, and oral stories told by trappers, hermits, and other guides met along the way. Intelligence (History) – Guide Background (Phandalin Lore) DC Difficulty What the…
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An guard’s knowledge of Phandalin and its hinterlands would likely be sourced from military records, stories passed down through the ranks, or time spent with other guards descendant from elder races with long lifespans, such as dwarves and elves. Intelligence (History) – Guard Background (Phandalin Lore) DC Difficulty What the Guard Might Recall 10 Easy…
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A farmer’s knowledge of Phandalin and its hinterlands would likely come from elders, folk tales, superstitions, and regional sayings – stuff most scholars overlook. Intelligence (History) – Farmer Background (Phandalin Lore) DC Difficulty What the Farmer Might Recall 10 Easy Phandalin was once abandoned, but folks have moved back in recent years. The land is…
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An artisan’s knowledge of Phandalin and its hinterlands would likely be sourced from campfire tales, ballad lyrics, old folk plays, and conversations overheard at inns and taverns across the Sword Coast. Intelligence (History) – Entertainer Background (Phandalin Lore) DC Difficulty What the Entertainer Might Recall 10 Easy You’ve performed in Phandalin before – or at…
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A charlatan’s knowledge of Phandalin and its hinterlands would likely be sourced from other charlatans speaking aloud with their dodgy colleagues about where to find some rubes, card games with unsavory folks, eavesdropping on conversations, or ill-gotten troves of old deeds and documents. Intelligence (History) – Charlatan Background (Phandalin Lore) DC Difficulty What the Charlatan…
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An artisan’s knowledge of Phandalin and its hinterlands would likely be sourced from guild records, trade journals, oral histories from masters or guild elders, rumors among craftsmen about legendary techniques or lost workshops, or even fragments of old documents such as incomplete blueprints, ledgers, or shipping manifests from old trade routes. Intelligence (History) – Artisan…
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If you’ve spent a bit o’ time on me blog in the past, you know that I’m a big fan of rewarding players for the choices they make at character creation. What good are things like trinkets, language choices, inventory items, and background features on a character sheet if there’s no utility built into the…
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By attaching an Intelligence (History) check to his manner of appearance (red wizard robes and shaved, tattooed head), Lost Mine of Phandelver makes a point of identifying Hamun Kost as a Red Wizard of Thay. The adventure makes no provision for what characters might actually do with this knowledge other than recalling that, far to…
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If you get literal with the text in Lost Mine of Phandelver and Dragon of Icespire Peak, it can lead you to some fun places. For instance, the background section of El Mop states “Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of Wave Echo Cave was lost,” which led me to conclude that the…
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Cragmaw Castle is a remnant of the Kingdom of Phalorm. It’s one of those bits of Forgotten Realms lore that’s mentioned in passing within the pages of Lost Mine of Phandelver, but otherwise has no significance in the adventure. El Mop is a beginner adventurer for both Dungeon Master and player, so I understand the…
