Lost Mines of Phandelver

FourRedbrandruffiansaredrinkingandplaying
knuckleboneswhenthecharactersenter.Thegameisn’t
farfromturningacrimonious,asmostofthemdo.The
diceareloaded,andtheruffiantowhichtheybelongis
naturallywinning.Allfourhavebeendrinkingheavily,and
theyarepoisoned(seetheappendixintherulebookforthe
effectsofbeingpoisoned).
TheRedbrandsimmediatelyrecognizecharacters
wearingscarletcloaksasimpostors.However,fast-
talkingcharactersmightstillbeabletopassthemselves
offas“newrecruits,”especiallyiftheyoffertojointhe
game.Ifyoudon’tthinktheplayersaredoingagreatjob
roleplayingthedeception,youcanhavethecharacter
whoisdoingmostofthetalkingmakeaDC 10 Charisma
(Deception)checktofooltheRedbrands.

Treasure
Thewealthintheroomisallonthetable,havingbeenbet
inthegame.(Knockingoverthetableormixingupallthe
enemies’lootisagreatwaytodistractthemforashort

time.)Thetotalamountsto 75 cp, 55 sp, 22 ep, (^15) gp,and
agoldearringsetwithatinyruby(30gp).
AwardingExperiencePoints
Divide 400 XPequallyamongthecharactersiftheparty
defeatstheRedbrandsinthisroom.
Iarnohaslefthisratfamiliarheretowatchforintruders.
Theratsharesatelepathicbondwithitsmaster,andit
sendsabriefwarningmessagetoIarnoassoonasit
detectsintruders.Theratmovesataspeedof 20 feetand
hasAC10, 1 hitpoint,andnoeffectiveattacks.Iftheratis
killed,itdisappears.
Ifthecharactersleavetheratunharmed,itfollowsthem
aroundasthoughcuriousorhungry.Itmightevenfeign
affectionforacharacterwhofeedsit,thoughitremains
absolutelyloyaltoIarno.
BooksandNotes.Iarnoistryingtomastertheartof
brewingpotionsandconcoctingalchemicalmixtures.The
booksandnotesscatteredaroundtheroomarebasictexts
onalchemy.AnycharacterproficientinArcanacansee
thatIarno’sapparatusappearstobesetuptobrewpotions
ofinvisibility—notthathehassucceededsofar.
AmongthebooksisatomewritteninDwarvish.The
journalofanadventurernamedUrmon,itdescribesthe
historyoftheLostMineofPhandelverandtheForgeof
Spells.(Sharetheinformationinthefirstandsecond
paragraphofthe“Background”sectionifyouhavenot
alreadydoneso.)Inaddition,Urmonrecordsthatamagic
macenamedLightbringerwascommissionedbypriests
ofLathander,thegodofdawn,fromthemagesworking
withthegnomesanddwarvesofthePhandelver’sPact.
ThemacewaslostwhenWaveEchoCaveanditsmine
vanishedfromhistory.(Charactersmightfindthemacein
part4,“WaveEchoCave.”)
Developments
BecauseIarnoandhisratfamiliarshareatelepathicbond,
themage(inarea12)knowsthecharactersarecoming
andhastimetoprepareforthem.
Treasure
Mostofthematerialsinthisroomhavenovalue,butthree
smallbottlesholdrarereagents:mercury,dragonbile,and
powderednightshade.Theseareworth (^25) gpeachtoan
apothecaryoralchemist.

12. Glasstaff’s Quarters

Ifthecharactersapproachthisroomthroughthesecret

passagefromarea7,theycansurprisetheleaderofthe

Redbrands—Iarno“Glasstaff”Albrek.Otherwise,hisrat

familiarwarnshimofanywhoapproachthrougharea11,

andhefleesbeforethecharactersarrive.

Thewallsofthisbedchamberarecoveredwithdrapesof

scarletcloth.Thefurnishingsincludeasmallwritingdesk

withmatchingchair,acomfortable-lookingbed,anda

woodenchestatthefootofthebed.

IfIarnoissurprised,addthefollowingparagraph:

Sittingatthedeskisashort,dark-beardedhumanmalein

robes,studyingatome.Hewearsaprincelymantleofermine.

AbeautifulglassstafFleansagainsthischair,withineasy

reach.

Iftheratinarea 11 warnshimthattroubleisapproaching,

Iarnotheevilmagegrabshisstaffofdefense(see

appendixA)andthescrollsinhischest(seethe

“Treasure”section),andfleesthroughthesecretdoor

inthenortheastcorneroftheroom.Inhishaste,Iarno

leavesbehindaletterfromtheBlackSpider(seethe

“Developments”section)andneglectstomakesure

thesecretdoorisclosedalltheway.Charactersgain

advantageonabilitychecksmadetofindtheslightlyajar

secretdoor(see“AdvantageandDisadvantage”inthe

rulebook).Formoreinformationonsecretdoors,seethe

“GeneralFeatures”section(page20).

Ifhemanagestoescape,Iarnofleestoarea 1 (through

areas 7 and8)andgrabsthesatchelhiddeninthecistern

there.Ifthenothicisstillaliveinarea8,Iarnoinstructsit

towaylayanypursuers.Ifthecharacterscatchuptohim,

Iarnoquaffsthepotionofinvisibilityinthesatcheland

fleesthehideout.Atyourdiscretion,hecouldreappear

laterintheadventure.

RoleplayingIarno

AformermemberoftheLords’Alliance,Iarnoseized

anopportunityinPhandalintolinehisownpockets.

Originallytaskedwithsettingupaconstabulary,themage

11.Wizard’sWorkshop

Faintbubblinganddrippingsoundscanbeheardthrough

eitherdoorofthisroomwithasuccessfulDC 15 Wisdom

(Perception)check.

Thisroomappearstobeawizard'sworkshop.Aratscurries

acrossthefloorandtakesrefugeunderalargeworktable

setupwithalembics,retorts,distillationcoils,andother

alchemicaldevices,allofitstewingandbubblingaway.

Bookshelvesarecrowdedwithsheavesofparchmentand

strange-lookingtomes.

PART2:PHANDALIN