Lost Mines of Phandelver

RockDams.Thegoblinsbuiltsimpledamstocontrol

theflowofwaterthroughtheheartofthecomplex.Ifthe

goblinsentryinarea 5 hascalledforthegoblinshereto

releaseaflood,oneorbothofthepoolsaremostlyempty

andthestreamisflowingunimpeded.

8. Klarg’s Gave

Theleaderofthegoblinoidsinsistsonkeepingthebulk

oftheraiders’stolengoodsinhisden.TheCragmaws’

plunderfromthelastmonthofraidingandambushing

caravansishere.

Sacksandcratesoflootedprovisionsarepiledupinthe

southendofthislargecave.Tothewest,thefloorslopes

towardanarrowopeningthatdescendsintodarkness.A

largeropeningleadsnorthdownasetofnaturalstonesteps,

theroaroffallingwaterechoingfrombeyond.Inthemiddle

ofthecavern,thecoalsofalargefiresmolder.

Klargthebugbearsharesthiscavewithhismangypet

wolf.Ripper,andtwogoblins.Thebugbearisfilledwith

delusionsofgrandeurandviewshimselfasamighty

warlordjustbeginninghiscareerofconquest.Heisnot

entirelysane,referringtohimselfinthethirdperson

(“WhodaresdefyKlarg?”or“Klargwillbuildathrone

fromyourbones,puny

ones!”).Thegoblinsunderhis

commandresenthisbullying.

FirePit.Thehotcoalsin

thecentralfirepitdeal 1 fire

damagetoanycreaturethat

entersthefirepit,orld6fire

damagetoanycreaturethat

fallspronethere.Acreature

cantakeeachtypeofdamage

onlyonceperround.

NaturalChimney.Aniche

inthewesternwallformsthe

topofashaftthatdescends 30

feettoarea3.Seethatareafor

informationonclimbingthe

naturalchimney.

Supplies.Thepilesofsacks

andcratescanprovidehalf

covertoanycreaturefighting

orhidingbehindthem.Most

aremarkedwiththeimageof

abluelion—thesymbolofthe

LionshieldCoster,amerchant

companywithawarehouse

andtradingpostinPhandalin.

Hiddenamongthesupplies

isanunlockedtreasurechest

belongingtoKlarg(seethe

“Treasure”section).Any

characterwhosearchesthe

suppliesfindsthechest.

Developments

IfKlargiswarnedbythegoblinsinarea 7 thatthehideout

isunderattack,heandhiswolfhidebehindstalagmites

whilethegoblinstakecoverbehindthepilesofsupplies,

hopingtoambushthecharacterswhentheyenterthecave.

IfKlargandcompanyarenotwarnedaboutpossible

attackers,thecharactershaveagoodchancetosurprise

them.Theeasiestwayforthecharacterstoachievethis

istoclimbthechimneyfromarea3,sinceKlargdoesnot

expectanattackfromthatdirection.

Ifthewolfiskilled,thebugbearattemptstoclimbdown

thechimneytoarea 3 andfleethecavecomplex.

Treasure

Thecapturedstoresarebulky,andthecharacterswill

needawagontotransportthem.Iftheyreturnthe

suppliestotheLionshieldCosterinPhandalin(seepart

2,“Phandalin”),theyearnarewardof (^50) gpandthe
friendshipofLineneandhercompany.
Inadditiontothestolenprovisions,Klarghasatreasure
chestthatcontains 600 cp, 110 sp,twopotionsofhealing,
andajadestatuetteofafrogwithtinygoldenorbsfor
eyes(40gp).Thefrogstatuetteissmallenoughtofitina
pocketorpouch.

What’sNext?

ThenextstageoftheadventuretakesplaceinPhandalin.

Theadventurersshouldhaveplentyofreasonstovisit

thetown:

• Ifthecharactersbeganwiththe“MeetMeinPhandalin”
  adventurehook,theycanbepaidbyBarthen’s
  Provisionsfordeliveringthewagonloadofsupplies.


• IfthecharactersrescuedSildarHallwinter,the
  woundedwarriorwouldappreciateanescortto

Phandalin(andwillpay (^50) gpfortheservice).

• Detailscontainedwithinthecharacters’backgrounds
  mightpromptthemtoseekoutspecificNPCsinthetown.
  It’salsopossiblethatplayersmightdecidetodo
  somethingdifferent,suchasstrikingoutinsearchof
  CragmawCastle(inpart 3 oftheadventure).Ifthat’sthe
  case,skipaheadtothatsection.

AwardingExperiencePoints

ExploringtheCragmawhideoutanddefeatingKlarg

andhisalliescompletesastorymilestone.Awardeach

character 275 XP.ThisshouldprovideenoughXPforthe

characterstoattain2ndlevel.

Leveladvancementrulesforcharactersareprovidedon

loosesheetsincludedinthisset.Handthesesheetstothe

players,andallowthemtoadvancetheircharactersto2nd

levelbeforecontinuingtheadventure.Makesurethey’ve

recordedtheirXPtotalsontheircharactersheets.

Inthenextpartoftheadventure,you’llawardXP

differently.Thecharacterswillearnexperiencepoints

basedonthemonstersandtrapstheyovercome,theNPCs

theyinteractwith,andthegoalstheyaccomplish.

Iftheadventurerscomeupwithanonviolentwayto

neutralizethethreatthatamonsterposes,awardthem

experiencepointsasiftheyhaddefeatedit.

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