LF4P - Lost Mines of Phandelver
FG License: I have FG Unity Ultimate license so should be all set there
Game System: D&D 5e
Time Zone: EST
Day of week and time: Sunday or Monday 6:30pm
If new game, planned start date: 5/31/2020, I have been a player for years and recently started to DM for friends irl. New to fantasy grounds.
Planned Duration & Frequency: Weekly, 3 hour sessions
Term: Planning on this adventure, will see how everyone works together and is interested beyond that
Text or Voice: Voice and text
Voice software used: Discord
Will this be recorded and/or live streamed? Nothing recorded or streamed
Roleplay & Combat mix: 50/50
Number of Players in game & needed: Currently have 0, looking for 4 total
Character starting level & equipment: 1st level with basic starting gear
Character restrictions: No Unearthed Arcana, anything else that is legal should be fine. I have majority of the books. If there's something you like that you're not sure about, run it by me and we'll see if we can compromise
Details of your scenario: More than 500 years ago, clans of dwarves and gnomes made an agreement known as the Phandelver’s Pact, by which they would share a rich mine in a wondrous cavern known as Wave Echo Cave. In addition to its mineral wealth, the mine contained great magical power. Human spellcasters allied themselves with the dwarves and gnomes to channel and bind that energy into a great forge (called the Forge of Spells), where magic items could be crafted. Times were good, and the nearby human town of Phandalin prospered as well. But then disaster struck when orcs swept through the North and laid waste to all in their path.
A powerful force of orcs reinforced by evil mercenary wizards attacked Wave Echo Cave to seize its riches and magic treasures. Human wizards fought alongside their dwarf and gnome allies to defend the Forge of Spells, and the ensuing spell battle destroyed much of the cavern. Few survived the cave-ins and tremors, and the location of Wave Echo Cave was lost.
For centuries, rumors of buried riches attracted treasure seekers and opportunists to the area around Phandalin, but no one has ever succeeded in locating the lost mine. In recent years, people have resettled the area. Phandalin is now a rough-and-tumble frontier town. More important, the Rockseeker brothers—a trio of dwarves—have discovered the entrance to Wave Echo Cave, and they intend to reopen the mines.
Unfortuneately for the Rockseekers, they are not the only ones interested in Wave Echo Cave. A mysterious villian known as the Black Spider controls a network of bandit gangs and goblin tribes in the area, and his agents have followed the Rockseekers to their prize. Now the Black Spider wants Wave Echo Cave for himself, and he is taking steps to make sure no one else knows where it is.
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