Lost Mines of Phandelver

GeneralFeatures

TheCragmawcaveslopessteeplyupward.Theentranceis
atthefootofagood-sizedhill,andthecavesandpassages
areinsidethehillitself.
Ceilings.Mostofthecavesandpassageshavesteeply
slopingceilingsthatcreatestalactite-coveredvaultsrising
20 to 30 feetabovethefloor.
Light.Areas 1 and 2 areoutside.Therestofthecomplex
isdarkunlessstatedotherwise.Theboxedtextforthose
locationsassumesthatthecharactershavedarkvisionora
lightsource.
Rubble.Areasofcrumblingrockandgravelaredifficult
terrain(see“DifficultTerrain”intherulebook).
Sound.Thesoundofwaterinthecavemufflesnoisesto
anycreaturesthataren’tlisteningcarefully.Creaturescan
makeaDC 15 Wisdom(Perception)checktoattemptto
hearactivityinnearbychambers.
Stalagmites.Theseupthrustspiresofrockcanprovide
cover(see“Cover”intherulebook).
Stream.Thestreamthatflowsthroughthecomplexis
only 2 feetdeep,cold,andslowmoving,allowingcreatures
toeasilywadethroughit.
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WhattheGoblinsKnow
Ifthecharacterscaptureorcharmanyofthegoblinshere,the
goblinscanbepersuadedtodivulgesomeusefulinformation:

• Fewerthantwentygoblinscurrentlydwellinthelair.


• TheirleaderisabugbearnamedKlarg.HeanswerstoKing
  Grol,chiefoftheCragmawtribe,whodwellsinCragmaw
  Castle.(ThegoblinscanprovidebasicdirectionstoCragmaw
  Castle.It’sabouttwentymilesnortheastoftheCragmaw
  hideout,inNeverwinterWood.)


• KlargreceivedamessengergoblinfromKingCrolafew
  daysago.Themessengertoldhimthatsomeonenamedthe
  BlackSpiderwaspayingtheCragmawstowatchoutforthe
  dwarfGundrenRockseeker,capturehim,andsendhimand
  anythinghewascarryingbacktoKingGrol.Klargfollowed
  hisorders.Gundrenwasambushedandtakenalongwithhis
  personaleffects,includingamap.


• ThedwarfandhismapweredeliveredtoKingGrol,as
  instructed.Thedwarf’shumancompanionisbeingheldin
  the“eatingcave”(area6).

L CaveMouth

Thetrailfromthegoblinambushsiteleadstotheentrance

oftheCragmawhideout.

Followingthegoblins’trail,youcomeacrossalargecavein

ahillsidefivemilesfromthesceneoftheambush.Ashallow

streamflowsoutofthecavemouth,whichisscreenedby

densebriarthickets.Anarrowdrypathleadsintothecaveon

theright-handsideofthestream.

Thethicketinarea 2 isimpenetrablefromthewestside

ofthestream.

Developments

Thegoblinsinarea 2 aresupposedtobekeepingwatch

onthisarea,buttheyarenotpayingattention.(Goblins

canbelazythatway.)However,ifthecharactersmakea

lotofnoisehere—forexample,loudlyarguingaboutwhat

todonext,settingupacamp,cuttingdownbrush,andso

on—thegoblinsinarea^2 noticeandattackthemthrough

thethicket,whichprovidesthegoblinswiththree-quarters

cover(seetherulebookforrulesoncover).

2. GoblinBlind

Whenthecharacterscrosstotheeastsideofthestream,

theycanseearoundthescreeningthicketstoarea2.This

isagoblinguardpost,thoughthegoblinsherearebored

andinattentive.

Ontheeastsideofthestreamflowingfromthecavemouth,a

smallareainthebriarthicketshasbeenhollowedouttoform

alookoutpostorblind.Woodenplanksflattenoutthebriars

andprovideroomforguardstoliehiddenandwatchthe

area—includingapairofgoblinslurkingthererightnow!

Twogoblinsarestationedhere.Ifthegoblinsnotice

intrudersinarea1,theyopenfirewiththeirbows,

shootingthroughthethicketsandprobablycatchingthe

charactersbysurprise.Ifthegoblinsdon’tnoticethe

adventurersinarea1,theyspotthemwhentheysplash

acrossthestream,andneithersideissurprised.

Charactersmovingcarefullyorscoutingaheadmightbe

abletosurprisethegoblinlookouts.Haveeachcharacter

whomovesaheadmakeaDexterity(Stealth)check

contestedbythegoblins’passiveWisdom(Perception)

scoretoavoidbeingsurprised.Seetherulebookformore

informationonabilitycheckcontests.

Thickets.Thethicketsaroundtheclearingaredifficult

terrain,buttheyaren’tdangerous—justannoying.They

providehalfcovertocreaturesattackingthroughthem.

(See“DifficultTerrain”and“Cover”intherulebookfor

moreinformation.)

3. Kennel

TheCragmawskeepakenneloffoul-temperedwolvesthat

theyaretrainingforbattle.

Justinsidethecavemouth,afewunevenstonestepslead

uptoasmall,dankchamberontheeastsideofthepassage.

Thecavenarrowstoasteepfissureatthefarend,andisfilled

withthestenchofanimals.Savagesnarlsandthesoundsof

rattlingchainsgreetyourearswheretwowolvesarechained

upjustinsidetheopening.Eachwolf’schainleadstoaniron

roddrivenintothebaseofastalagmite.

Threewolvesareconfinedhere.Theycan’treach

targetsstandingonthesteps,butallthreeattackany

creatureexceptagoblinthatmovesintotheroom(seethe

“Developments”section).Goblinsinnearbycavesignore

thesoundsoffightingwolves,sincetheyconstantlysnap

andsnarlateachother.

Acharacterwhotriestocalmtheanimalscanattempt

aDC 15 Wisdom(AnimalHandling)check.Onasuccess,

thewolvesallowthecharactertomovethroughoutthe

room.Ifthewolvesaregivenfood,theDCdropsto10.

Fissure.Anarrowopeningintheeastwallleadstoa

naturalchimneythatclimbs 30 feettoarea8.Atthebase

ofthefissureisrubbishthat’sbeendiscardedthrough

PART1:GOBLINARROWS