Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk (Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Book)

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When the party is put into a position where they can make a difference for the better, they’ll begin to realize the true weight of responsibility and the impact of their choices. Stepping up to defend Phandalin not only tests their skills and mettle but also shapes their character and moral compass. Plant tidbits of information early and often. If the players are invested in figuring out the connections they form, the rewards are all the sweeter! New interior and cover artwork (including the new alternative cover, which showcases the horror aspects of the campaign)

Over five centuries ago, the Phandelver Pact was forged between dwarves, gnomes, and humans. This alliance revolved around the magical Wave Echo Cave, which brought prosperity to Phandalin. However, a coalition of dark forces sought to claim the cave's riches, leading to the cave and town's destruction. Only recently have settlers from cities like Neverwinter and Waterdeep begun to rebuild Phandalin. Yet, without a ruling authority, the town has become a haven for a group of bandits, known as the Redbrands.

Is Phandelver and Below good or bad?

The Psionic Goblin Brawlers and Commanders are also a great treat to throw into any campaign if you feel like the regular Goblins just aren't doing enough to challenge your party. A goblin is suddenly no longer the butt of the joke when they're dealing 4d6 psychic damage on a 30-foot radius sphere. Who Is Phandelver and Below For?

Drag & Drop over 85 magic items onto a character sheet to instantly arm a character, including brand new Mind Crystals that allow casters to manipulate spells (double your range or cast a spell as a bonus action!) Mutates are introduced, a class of enemies that are aberrations of previously known monsters that a player might have encountered in the past. Humanoid creatures mutated will obtain abilities to deal with psychic nightmare blasts and will have webbed wings sprouting from their bodies. If you want to throttle the availability of these items, perhaps in your world, they are the personal invention of an NPC, or must be created by a magical being such as a dragon, genie, or giant. Regardless of how plentiful or rare these items are in your world, believe in yourself—if you could DM for a party with a sorcerer, you can handle whatever shenanigans your players would throw at you after they find a couple of mind crystals. FAQ: Mind Crystals The point was that a consumable to emulate the effects of a powerful feature does not make the original feature, or feats that allow access to said features, suddenly inferior. The stakes of The Shattered Obelisk Adventure do a good job of expanding to the grandeur of an adventure that will end at the 12th level but manages to also keep it intimate. It's less about the fate of the world (even though that's definitely on the plate), but instead, it's about Phandalin.

What Is There For The Players?

Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk is a DnD campaign designed for four to six players. Players begin a familiar dungeon-crawling adventure at level one, and they’ll face a crisis of unexpected scale (and weirdness)by the time they reach level 12.

Dragon Heist doesn’t feature a heist (and also doesn’t include the promised links to Undermountain). A major aspect of the original release that has been removed, is the beginner verbiage that was included in the Starter Kit adventure. New DMs won't find this version of The Lost Mines as helpful, explaining to the DM what rules they'd need to understand themselves or be able to explain to their players. A New Quest For The Shattered Obelisk So there you have it, adventurers. With this information, you should be set to use Phandalin in your campaigns. I also like that the humanoid mutates can be of any alignment so if a DM needs to mix things up a bit or nudge players, a humanoid mutate NPC can easily fill the role as an ally, enemy, traitor, subject of pity, or a combination. A skilled DM whose group might need more motivation could use a humanoid mutate in a small plot thread that would break the players' hearts and galvanize them to action. This article is meant for Dungeon Masters and contains spoilers and behind-the-scenes information not intended for players.So just what’s included in this new D&D fifth edition adventure? We deep dive to find out what really lurks below. Table of Contents Along the way, the players will have to venture beneath Talhundereth, into the Underdark, and to a dwarven temple desecrated by mindflayers to reclaim pieces of the obelisk before the fanatics do. Then they have to travel to Illithinoch, a former mind flayer nation stronghold that is now a shrine to Ilvaash. A gateway from there will take them to the Far Realm where they must stop the ritual to save Phandalin and probably all of Faerun. Even if they do, Ilvaash will want revenge so DMs can continue the story past the book with their own material. Enjoy a familiar adventure with updated art and four never-before-seen chapters in this beginner-friendly adventure designed for character levels 1-12