Game: D&D 5e

Time: Mondays 11am EST + Fridays 12pm EST

Experience: Designed to help beginner players! (18+)

Title: Lost Mine of Phandelver

When a Dwarf requests you transport goods to a quaint village in exchange for one genie wish, things become infinitely more complicated than they first seemed. Fight Goblin camps, Bugbear castles, Bandit hideouts, and dungeons of evil wizards in an action-packed adventure in the D&D world of Faerûn! Plus, learn the basics of how to play Dungeons and Dragons!

This adventure is not only an immersive, visually stunning, soundtrack perfect playing experience - it's also meant to teach new players that may have little experience in D&D 5th edition or TTRPGs in general. Welcoming to all ability levels! lgbtq+ friendly, and energetic Dungeon Master providing incredible storytelling.

This campaign uses Talespire VTT (you can download free edition as I have seats for up to 8 players), Discord, and D&D Beyond.

startplaying profile to find game listings: https://startplaying.games/gm/fentondmstartplaying

Message me on startplaying saying you'd like to join a session so you can get in on your first session for free!

About Me:

I am a tv/film music composer, educator, hobbyist writer, and lover of all things fantasy and storytelling. With 8 years of Dungeon Mastering experience and 5 years with TTRPGs, I bring experience and passion to every story I give. I welcome anyone that wants to have a seat at my table. I am LGBTQ+ friendly, welcoming to all player levels, and include safety tools to validate everyone's needs and input.

My number one priority in GMing is immersion. Being in the film world and having such a passion for movies, I try to bring a cinematic feel to my storytelling. Because of this, I go above in beyond in every audio/visual aspect in my campaigns to provide the most enthralling experience possible. My years of experience in 3D tabletop gaming with programs such as Talespire have given me the tools to produce immense custom battlemaps and set pieces that are guaranteed to wow players. I lean into role-playing extensively in my GM style. I love the banter and antics that improv and player agency provides to the narrative. I'm also known to have high energy and a quick pace during combat, as I love to make the action as cinematic as possible.

What I Provide:

1) A D&D Beyond pro subscription, allowing for players to easily share character sheets with me, as well as receive detailed characters from the campaign

2) I own a pro Talespire account along with 8 Guest Seats so anyone may play in the 3D modeled maps and terrain completely for free. I have tutorial videos on how to navigate this VTT in my Discord Server.

3) Access to multiple rulebooks in case anyone needs the reference for making their characters or refresh themselves on core gameplay elements.

4) I always do character voices, sometimes utilizing my own acting and sometimes using the numerous voices in my voice changer I have. There's also a soundboard with tons and tons of sound effects that I make use of at appropriate times. Never too often.

5) I provide curated accompanying music to aid in immersion, and as a professional musician myself, I'm meticulous about my selections. This music plays through a Discord alt account that sits in our voice channel so players needn't sign into any third-party software to hear the music and can easily adjust the volume of the alt to their likings.

How to Prepare:

1) Download Talespire Guest Edition (free) from Steam

2) Join my Discord server after having booked a seat in a game

3) Make sure you have a clear microphone for talking in game.

4) Enter my D&D Beyond campaign link (I'll message to you when you book a seat) and create a character on D&D Beyond (please use point-buy system), using any D&D 5e official handbook to guide your process.

Optional: 5) Create and purchase a miniature model on Hero Forge and share the creation with me to be able to input into our 3D tabletop game. This isn't mandatory, but certainly impacts the immersion.