Phandelver 5 DM Tips How to Run D&D Phandelver and Below Chapter 5 by Amanda Hamon

DM Tips for DnD Phandelver and Below the Shattered Obelisk Chapter 5 Paths of Peril by Amanda Hamon. Check out more #dnd and #roll20 links in this description!
PLOT
1 - Find leads to Zorzula's Rest, Review Clues, Look Ahead to Sprinkle in Info on Missing Villagers
2 - Infiltrate Zorzula's Rest, Defeat Ruxithid, Rescue Hostages
PC LEVELS AND CHALLENGE
Start L5 (CRs totaling 13+ are deadly)
Zorzula's Rest L6 (CRs totaling 15+ are deadly)
CRs assume 5 PCs and are based on: slyflourish.com/the_lazy_enco...
I also increase monster damage by x1.2 or more (see: • Ramping Up Damage in D... )
PACING FOR 4 HOUR SESSION
Session 1: Townmaster's Plight, Stolen Shards
Session 2: Zorzula's Rest
Session 3: Zorzula's Rest, Indigo Sanctum
Assumes a fast pace.
A more relaxed pace could go several extra sessions.
TOOLS FOR PACING
NPC Interactions
Wandering monsters
MAPS
Heroic Maps: / heroicmaps
Lost Mine of Phandlever Chapter 5: www.dmsguild.com/product/472520
IMAGES
James RPG Art: jamesrpgart.com/
Zorzulas Rest: jamesrpgart.com/zorzulas-rest/
MUSIC
Tabletop Audio: tabletopaudio.com/ (and in Roll20)
Townmaster's Plight: Country Village, Goblin Ambush, Tavern Music
Stolen Shards: Country Village, Forest: Day, Forest: Night, Goblin Ambush, Tavern Music
Zorzula's Rest: Cave of Time, Goblin's Cave
Indigo Sanctum: Cave of Time, Volcano
TOKENS (all at d20play.com/tokens/)
FeralAshenwight.png
FiendishAuger.png
GiantBadger.png
GoblinPhandelver.png
GoblinPsiBrawler.png
GoblinPsiCommander.png
GrickCrystalCavernPurple.png
GwynOresongName.png
HjoldakName.png
Otyugh.png
PsionicAshenwight.png
RuxithidName.png
ShieldGuardian.png
KNOWLEDGE
/w gm A shattered and caved in skull is indicative of mind flayers' brain extractions. (16Arc)
/w gm Otyughs are lumbering masses of flesh and tentacles that dwell in and consume refuse and sewage. (15Arc)
/w gm Ilsensine (meaning "great brain" or "powerful brain") is the patron deity and creator of the mind flayers). His symbol is a blob-like brain with two tentacles. (17Rel)
PLAYING PHANDELVER
1: • Phandelver 1 Playing D...
2a: • Phandelver 2a, Playing...
2b: • Phandelver 2b, Playing...
3a: • Phandelver 3a, Playing...
3b: • Phandelver 3b, Playing...
3c: • Phandelver 3c, Playing...
4a: • Phandelver 4a, Playing...
4b: • Phandelver 4b, Playing...
4c: • Phandelver 4c, Playing...
5a: • Phandelver 5a, Playing...
5b: • Phandelver 5b, Playing...
5c: • Phandelver 5c, Playing...
6a: • Phandelver 6a Playing ...
5c: • Phandelver 5c, Playing...
6a: • Phandelver 6a Playing ...
6b: • Phandelver 6b Playing ...
6c: • Phandelver 6c Playing ...
6d: • Phandelver 6d Playing ...
7a: • Phandelver 7a Playing ...
7b: • Phandelver 7b Playing ...
7c: • Phandelver 7c Playing ...
8a: Pending
DM GUIDE AND TIPS FOR PHANDELVER
1: • How to Run Phandelver ...
2: • How to Run Phandelver ...
3: • How to Run Phandelver ...
4: • How to Run Phandelver ...
5: • Phandelver 5 DM Tips H...
6: • Phandelver 6 DM Tips H...
7: Pending
PLAYING D&D
DragonLance: • Dragonlance 1-2 | Shad...
Icespire: • Dragon of Icespire Pea...
Lament: • House of Lament 1 | Va...
Lost Mine of Phandelver: • Lost Mine of Phandelve...
Netherdeep: • Netherdeep 1 | A Fatef...
Phandelver: • Phandelver 1 Playing D...
Spelljammer Academy: • Spelljammer Academy 1 ...
Spelljammer Xaryxis: • Light of Xaryxis 1a | ...
Stormwreck: • Dragons of Stormwreck ...
Tsojcanth (1984): • Playing D&D Lost Caver...
Tsojcanth (2024): • Tsojcanth 1 Playing D&...
Witchlight: • Witchlight 1 | Carniva...
DM GUIDE AND TIPS
DragonLance: • How to Run Dragonlance...
Lament: • House of Lament DM Tip...
Netherdeep: • Netherdeep 1 DM Tips |...
Phandelver: • How to Run Phandelver ...
Spelljammer Academy : • Spelljammer Academy DM...
Spelljammer Xaryxis: • Light of Xaryxis 1 DM ...
Stormwreck: • Dragons of Stormwreck ...
Witchlight: • Witchlight c1 DM Tips ...
D20PLAY, D&D, AND ROLL20 HOW-TO
d20play How To Notes: d20play.com/d20playHowTo.pdf
Token Macros and Blazing Combat: • Roll20 Tips | Token Ma...
Token Setup, Movement, and More: • Roll20 Tips | Token Se...
Making Great Tokens: • How to Make Great Toke...
Making Character or Monster Token Macros: • Roll20 Tips - Player C...
Ramp Up Monster Damage: • Ramping Up Damage in D...
Adventure Token Creation: • Roll20 Tips - Adventur...
Map Preparation: • Roll20 Tips - Map Prep...
THANK YOU
Please like, subscribe, comment, tip, and/or tell a friend! I'll leave you with another great video to check out!

[@axl_is_alex]

Keep making the Dm tips for this, not many others are making them.

[@d20play]

Chapter 6 coming soon

[@nschoenwald]

Ruxithid is not as fragile as he looks. The Shield Guardian takes 50% of the damage he takes, so he basically has double HP.

[@d20play]

True, but even with that, he barely got a second round when I ran this. How did it go for you?

[@nschoenwald]

@@d20play It was a pretty good, close bossfight for my group with just the Shield Guardian and Ruxithid. Him flying negated melee damage and the fact that he recharged Brain Tendrils every single round helped. I think the battle lasted four rounds total and all characters were pretty beat up (Fighter, Rogue, Druid, Artificer).

[@d20play]

Sounds fun!

[@p5gj]

I get a 403 error when trying to access the tokens link.

[@d20play]

Thanks for the heads up! I’ll check on that tonight.

[@d20play]

It looks like they are working. But, you do have to append the name of the token. Such as: d20play.com/tokens/RuxithidName.png

[@p5gj]

@@d20play That is now working for everything except the Fiendish Auger, which is giving me a 404 error.

[@d20play]

Fixed! Thank you for catching that for me!