The unique Starter Set was an introduction to Dungeons & Dragons’ fifth version guidelines launched in 2014 that included a situation referred to as Misplaced Mine of Phandelver. This better-than-average journey for learners, accessible comparatively low-cost in a boxed set you would purchase at a bunch of chain shops fairly than simply dingy nerd outlets, served as a gateway to D&D for lots of people. Even the Journey Zone podcast began out taking part in it.
The digital model of Misplaced Mine of Phandelver has been accessible on DND Past free of charge since 2022, nevertheless it will not be for for much longer. Wizards of the Coast launched a brand new Starter Set final yr with an journey referred to as Dragons of Stormwreck Isle in it, and simply revealed Phandelver and Under: The Shattered Obelisk, an extended marketing campaign that comes with a tweaked model of Misplaced Mine of Phandelver as its opening chapters. So, from October 10, they’re going to be changing the free model of Misplaced Mine with a distinct free journey referred to as Intro to Stormwreck Isle that acts as a prologue to the newer Starter Set.
Proper now, you possibly can nonetheless declare Misplaced Mine of Phandelver for a value of zero gold cash. It takes a celebration of adventurers from stage 1 to stage 5, and is about within the Sword Coast area of the Forgotten Realms, which might be acquainted to gamers of videogames like Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Although it climaxes in a form of boring dungeon, it is obtained a stable sandbox midsection and introduces a helpful house base within the village of Phandalin, which is filled with detailed NPCs and sidequests.
D&D’s fundamental guidelines are additionally accessible from DND Past free of charge, so in the event you had been seeking to get into D&D—maybe after taking part in Baldur’s Gate 3, which makes use of the fifth version guidelines with some Larian Studios tweaks—this can be a handy place to start out.
