Dungeons & Dragons RPG Adventure Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk ... • EUR 65,32 (2024)

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Is shattered obelisk good for beginners? ›

Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk takes that beginner adventure and spins it out into a much larger story, one that maintains all of the things that made the original great, with a darker and considerably more challenging adventure for players looking to play through to level 10.

Unfortunately, Lost Mine of Phandelver wasn't large enough to be its own hardcover release, and so it was grafted to The Shattered Obelisk, a Tier 2 adventure in which mind flayers search for the seven pieces of an obelisk which they can use to power a ritual which will transform the Phandelver region into…

Q: How many sessions does “The Shattered Obelisk” typically last? A: “The Shattered Obelisk” provides content for roughly three to four gaming sessions, giving players a substantial amount of playtime.

Lost Mine of Phandelver is a single adventure spanning levels one through four and split into four chapters.

Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk is an expanded retelling of an adventure introduced in the 2014 Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set, which kicks off on the outskirts of Neverwinter, and features enough content for roughly three or four sessions.

Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk is an updated version of the Lost of Mine of Phandelver mini-campaign that came with the 2014 D&D Starter Set. But while that adventure took players from levels 1 to 5, this new 2023 version takes take characters from Level 1 to 12 when played in its entirety.

Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk covers Levels 1 to 12, providing both a substantial power increase and a great jumping off point for new players.

Since the latter is explicitly set in 1491 DR, and considering this answer by Ed Greenwood about dating the adventure, this wiki will use 1491 DR for events related to both versions of the adventure.

The more experienced the players were, the quicker it went (naturally). 20-30 hours seems about right for this campaign. Note that if you use the XP-based leveling which the campaign suggests, it might take longer because you have to throw in many random encounters.

The Respawn Obelisk is a block added by Natura. The Obelisk is used to set the player's spawn point in dimensions that do not allow sleeping (like the Nether). To use it, place it in the world and right-click on it with an empty hand. It will set the player's spawn point to wherever they were standing.

What time does obelisk spawn? ›

Within the same world, obelisks randomly spawn every 45-80 minutes from the previous spawn time.

Across the Obelisk

I understood that there are 4 different classes, ok. The problem is with the 4 character options for each class: what's the difference between them besides 1~2 starting cards and passives?

Curse Of Strahd is an adventure that is designed to best suit a group of four to six players over 14 years of age from Levels 1 to 10.

Play Dungeons & Dragons 5e Online | Lost Mine of Phandelver - Campaign (~10 x 4 hours sessions)

Phandelver and Below is split into two parts: the first half (Chapters 1-4) are a reimagining of the “beloved” module Lost Mine of Phandelver, published in 2014 as part of the D&D Starter Set.

Plus characters can encounter creatures they typically don't in other adventures with the opportunity to ally with some of them, such as the flumphs and amethyst dragon. Overall, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk is a very well done adventure. Wizards set out to do something different and succeeded.

The Shattered Obelisk picks up the adventure by having the characters discover that a group of Mind Flayers are attempting to collect pieces of an obelisk to cast some kind of dark ritual on the town of Phandalin.

The Shattered Obelisk has less sandbox and more 'dungeon,' right up until it blows the doors open to take the player characters into more mind-bending locations. Phandelver and Below is particularly well-suited for anyone who is coming to D&D 5E for the first time from Baldur's Gate 3.