Best of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the first D&D Starter Set!

Episode 308 of Mastering Dungeons!

Main topic: Best of Lost Mine of Phandelver, the first D&D Starter Set!

The adventure (and rules) that kicked off 5E! We look at why every starter set has to measure itself against this one.

News: Dan Ayoub on Leading D&D, 5 New Underdark Species, D&D Encounters Unboxing, and more!

Contents
00:00 Start Your Sets
01:17 Published Campaign Help?
06:03 Are VTTs Changing Design?
14:06 3 New Underdark Subclasses
24:58 5 New Underdark Species
27:19 Arcana Unleashed Delays
28:35 D&D Encounters Kit Contents!
32:44 Dan Ayoub on Leading D&D
36:36 Castle Ravenloft DM Screen
39:06 PAX Unplugged Houston
41:47 Steve Jackson Steps Down as CEO
43:04 Lost Mine of Phandelver
44:35 History of Starter Sets
47:51 What It Offers
52:35 What Else in 2014?
55:50 Premise and Approach
01:00:01 A Strong Start?
01:10:18 Goblin Caves
01:13:40 Exploring Phandalin
01:21:20 Area Quests and Cragmaw Castle
01:25:31 Wave Echo Cave
01:32:33 Shout-Outs
01:36:36 What Are We Gonna Do?

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