However, that all came to an end when Uruth Ukrept came down from the mountains and destroyed Phandalin and the location of Phandelver and all of the information about it was closed. The Covenant had the keywords to allow for the Forge of Spells and Mythallar to operate, and the plan was to use it as a base of operations to then clean out the Sword Mountains of the orc and goblinoid infestations. It was those mages, along with the Gnomes of Dolblunda and Dwarves of Dardath that reopened the area. Some of the mages from Xinlenal had survived in the Tower of Xen'kar, and their magical knowledge eventually found it's way to mages from that time known as the Covenant. The site was unused for thousands of years, protected by the Mythallar, and the protective wards cast upon it. One of the locations that the records were kept however, was in Xinlinal. However, after the fall of Illusk and the abandonment of Queseer at the Age of Discovery, they mothballed the location, and set guards on the area. The site was used by the Netherese government and only those in the upper levels of their government were aware of it. The small mythallar there is under the water in the Wave Echo Chamber and what creates the waves, effectively operating sort of like water for a nuclear magical reactor. This made the entire area undetectable to the elves of Illefarn, and allowed for the easier crafting of magical items at the location. Northwest of Southkrypt would be about where the Lost Mines of Phandelver are located. The first was stationed in the forested area northwest of the future site of Southkrypt. When reviewing Old Owl Well and the Netheril in the boxed set, it indicates there that: quote: Two other watering stations and spy outposts were created in this new frontier. He still seeks magic items to finish the Mythallar, but he is exposed and his resources limited. Forgot your Password? In my universe it is and the Thulthantar has fallen, and the Prince of Shade Clairburnas Thantul has retreated to what is left of his forces in Xinlenal, although greatly weakened as the vast majority of his forces had been pulled to Thulthantar to assault Myth Drannar. Balmar Foghaven Learned Scribe.Ĭanada Posts. Next Article Getting Started.Prodigalson Acolyte. I am committed to providing only the highest quality resources available. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Cragmaw Castle - Set of Cragmaw Castle maps in different seasons as well as darkness and in light. Pack 1 - Collection of maps in the same style.
Mappy - A pack of a few maps from a user over at the ProFantasy forums. Cragmaw Hideout - Various Cragmaw Hideout maps. He has high resolution downloads available on his website for a reasonable price. Mike Schley - Artist of the maps included in the book. Good basis for tying LMoP into other adventures as well.
Venomfang - Amazing post on how to run Venomfang in the town of Thundertree and turn it into a very memorable encounter. Part 2 is how it actually went down in game. Read the comments too! Transitioning into Out of the Abyss - Incredible ideas on how to make the adventure more cohesive, and ideas on how to tie it into the Out of the Abyss adventure. Use this tool to adjust combat encounters for the amount of players you have! How I start new players in LMoP - Tips to make the start of the campaign stronger, give your players a connection to Gundren, and avoid having your level 1 PCs get one shot in the first encounter.