Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk (Dungeons & Dragons Adventure Book)

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It is recommended that at least one character use the adventure hook of being a hired supply escort, tasked by “dwarf patron and friend” Gundren Rockseeker.

This is especially fun if the players made memorable characters in that campaign and created impactful history. There's so much more to look into regarding The Shattered Obelisk and the rest of the adventures for you and your party. In addition to rolling initiative and experiencing combat, this might reinforce that characters remain wary when suspicious circumstances arise—or that they have the power to lay an ambush themselves! It also creates a sense that the reality that the players create is more interconnected rather than the adventures existing as separate bubbles.

The later events of Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obeliskoffer brand new adventure beyond 5th level, involving a being from the Far Realm warping the very reality around Phandalin, leading to its doom. Reviews you can trust: To ensure you're getting a fair, accurate, and informed review, our experienced team spends a significant amount of time on everything we review. The Lost Mines of Phandelver was for so long the 5e starting adventure, but now with our hands on Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obeliskwhat are our thoughts on this new adventure? Whether a sudden fondness for a goblin they meet on the road, or an unexpected interaction with one of Phandalin’s residents on their early journey into town, consider being prepared to elevate any NPC’s role to compensate for player interest.

The events of the first chapter provide a taste of each of the pillars of adventure: exploration, social interaction, and combat. Encourage your players to consider what abilities might be useful in finding and following the nearby goblin trail. Taking cues from how the transformations happen to NPCs and players in stages perfectly displays the beginning of a devastating plague in your campaign. Humanoid creatures mutated will obtain abilities to deal with psychic nightmare blasts and will have webbed wings sprouting from their bodies.

The significant changes that someone familiar with the original release will notice are more artwork and battle maps, and some NPC have been altered to create a world filled with more than just humans.