Lost Mines of Phandelver

ThefrontiertownofPhandalinisbuiltontheruinsofa

mucholdersettlement.Hundredsofyearsago,theold

Phandalinwasathrivinghumantownwhosepeople

werefirmlyalliedwiththedwarvesandgnomesofthe

Phandelver’sPact.However,thesameorehordethat

sackedtheminesatWaveEchoCavelaidwastetothe

settlement,andPhandalinwasabandonedforcenturies.

Inthelastthreeorfouryears,hardysettlersfrom

thecitiesofNeverwinterandWaterdeephavebegun

thehardworkofreclaimingtheruinsofPhandalin.A

bustlingfrontiersettlementhasgrownuponthesiteof

theoldtown,andishomenowtofarmers,woodcutters,

furtraders,andprospectorsdrawnbystoriesofgold

andplatinuminthefoothillsoftheSwordMountains.

Unfortunately,morethanafewbanditsandbrigandshave

settledhereaswell,takingadvantageofthefactthatthe

areahasnolocallordorauthoritytochasethemoff.A

gangknownastheRedbrandshascontrolledPhandalin

forthepasttwomonths,extortingandbullyingeveryone

intown.Thegangisledbyamysteriousfigureknownto

thetownsfolkasGlasstaff.

WhenthecharactersfirstarriveinPhandalin,read:

Theruttedtrackemergesfromawoodedhillside,andyou

catchyourfirstglimpseofPhandalin.Thetownconsistsof

fortyorfiftysimplelogbuildings,somebuiltonoldfieldstone

foundations.Moreoldruins—crumblingstonewallscovered

inivyandbriars—surroundthenewerhousesandshops,

showinghowthismusthavebeenamuchlargertownin

centuriespast.Mostofthenewerbuildingsaresetonthe

sidesofthecarttrack,whichwidensintoamuddymain

streetofsortsasitclimbstowardaruinedmanorhouseona

hillsideattheeastsideoftown.

Asyouapproach,youseechildrenplayingonthetowngreen

andtownsfolktendingtochoresorrunningerrandsatshops.

Manypeoplelookupasyouapproach,butallreturntotheir

businessasyougoby.

IfSildarHallwinteriswiththeparty,add:

Sildarseemsmuchmoreatease.

"Myfriends,”hesays,"letussecurelodgings.I’mtoldthe

localinnisveryquaint.”

Sildar’splanistogetsomerestattheStonehillInn,then

searchPhandalinforsignsofthemissingwizard,larno

Albrek.Whenhisinvestigationhitsadeadend,hesets

upameetingwithTownmasterHarbinWester(seethe

“Townmaster’sHall”section).

Duringthispartoftheadventure,thecharacterscan

visitthevariouslocationsinPhandalinandtalktothe

NPCsthere.(Seethe“TownDescription”sectionfor

details.)Thetownissmallenoughthatittakesonlya

fewminutestostrollfromoneendtotheother.However,

thecharactersarrivelateinthedayandcan’tgettomore

thanoneortwolocationsbeforeit’stimetoseeklodgings

forthenight.

Somelocalesthecharactersshouldvisitinclude

thefollowing:

• Barthen’sProvisions.Ifthecharactershavethewag-
  onloadofsuppliesfromthe“MeetMeinPhandalin”
  adventurehook,theyaremeanttodeliverittothisshop.


• LionshieldCoster.Ifthecharactersretrievedthestolen
  goodsfromtheCragmawhideout,theymightwantto
  returnthemtotherightfulowner.


• StonehillInn.IfthecharactershaveSildarHallwinter
  withthem,theknightsuggestsheadingforthisinnto
  findlodgings.Ifthecharactersareotherwiselookingfor
  aplacetoeatandsleep,theydiscoverthattheStonehill
  appearstobethebestavailableoption.

EncountersinPhandalin

WhenthecharactersexplorePhandalin,youdon’tneed

tokeeptrackofhowmuchtimeisspentateachlocation.

Instead,imaginethatyou’redirectinganold-style

westernmovie.Yourgoalistopresentseveralscenesin

whichtheadventurerswalkintoastoreorsaloonand

meetthepeoplethere.ByinteractingwiththeseNPCs,

theadventurerslearnwhattheNPCsneedorwhat

informationtheywanttoshare,thencanmoveontothe

nextlocation.Thesescenesareaseriesofroleplaying

encountersthattakeplaceoverthecourseofacoupleof

daysofgametime.

Tobegin,asktheplayerswheretheywanttogoand

whattheywanttodointown.Forexample,youcouldtell

them,“There’saninn,atownhall,ashrine,generalstores

andtradingposts,andafewotherhomesandbusinesses.

Wheredoyouwanttogo?”Whentheplayerspickaspot,

refertothedescriptioninthefollowingsection,introduce

theNPCsthere,andlettheinteractionbegin.

TheStonehillInn,Iftheplayersaren’tsurewhat

theircharactersshoulddo,encouragethemtobeginat

theStonehillInn.TheNPCsthereare“pointers”who

candirectthecharacterstowardthevariousadventure

opportunitiesandimportantrumorsthatcanbefoundin

otherpartsofthetown.Byvisitingtheinn,thecharacters

learnwhatotherplacestheyshouldvisit.

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