The unique Starter Set was an introduction to Dungeons & Dragons’ fifth version guidelines launched in 2014 that included a state of affairs referred to as Misplaced Mine of Phandelver. This better-than-average journey for freshmen, out there comparatively low-cost in a boxed set you would purchase at a bunch of chain shops quite than simply dingy nerd outlets, served as a gateway to D&D for lots of people. Even the Journey Zone podcast began out taking part in it.
The digital model of Misplaced Mine of Phandelver has been out there on DND Past at no cost since 2022, but it surely will not be for for much longer. Wizards of the Coast launched a brand new Starter Set final 12 months with an journey referred to as Dragons of Stormwreck Isle in it, and simply printed Phandelver and Under: The Shattered Obelisk, an extended marketing campaign that comes with a tweaked model of Misplaced Mine of Phandelver as its opening chapters. So, from October 10, they will be changing the free model of Misplaced Mine with a special free journey referred to as Intro to Stormwreck Isle that acts as a prologue to the newer Starter Set.
Proper now, you may nonetheless declare Misplaced Mine of Phandelver for a price of zero gold cash. It takes a celebration of adventurers from degree 1 to degree 5, and is ready within the Sword Coast area of the Forgotten Realms, which might be acquainted to gamers of videogames like Baldur’s Gate and Neverwinter Nights. Although it climaxes in a type of boring dungeon, it is acquired a stable sandbox midsection and introduces a helpful house base within the village of Phandalin, which is filled with detailed NPCs and sidequests.
D&D’s fundamental guidelines are additionally out there from DND Past at no cost, so in the event you have been trying to get into D&D—maybe after taking part in Baldur’s Gate 3, which makes use of the fifth version guidelines with some Larian Studios tweaks—it is a handy place to begin.