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Does anything happen in the town of Conyberry? It's also on the Starter Set map and my players are probably going to pass through there on their way to a quest.

You can also cast spells & cantrips with a "touch" range such as shocking grasp through your familiar. http://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/50310/using-a-familiar-to-deliver-a-touch-attack

You could explain that Second Wind is triggered by adrenaline and the fear of dying. That way it only happens in a fight with enemies. However if you take a look at a previous topic where some rules where clarified by Mearls & Crawford you can see that the "default" use is different: Quick...

Indeed, it's just east of Phandalin. I hope there's a good way to transition from the Starter Set Adventure to this one.

Ah, I remember playing Baldur's Gate II as my first RPG and wondering why one of my characters didn't turn into a skeleton when I used the "Turn Undead" skill :)

That moment just after 58 minutes when the PC's think of something that the DM didn't take into account. So funny :D

This topic makes me think about some excellent advice from Chris Perkins in his column "The DM experience" It talks about having multiple arcs in your campaign http://archive.wizards.com/DnD/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4dmxp/20110929

Sunday, March 8th, 1:30 PM (Eastern) Our heroes arrive in Baldur’s Gate only to find that something foul is afoot. They must discover the secret evil that smolders in the shadows before the great city turns against them. Join us as Jerry Holkins, Mike Krahulik, Scott Kurtz, and Patrick Rothfuss...

It was just something that happened but was the first time she acted out the personality of the character. Like I said, my players are new (like me) and not used to roleplaying. I feel like I should reward them Inspiration more easily in the beginning to encourage them to keep it up and then...

I've DM'd 2 session and always forgot to award Inspiration. At first thought I only wanted to award it when they played out a negative part of their character which gave them a disadvantage in the game. My players aren't big roleplayers so I was wondering if I should award it in even more cases...

As a new DM I can say the article was interesting to read :) It's something I'll take into account in the future.

Also keep in mind that Gundren's brothers are supposted to be back in Phandalin by then. Barthen mentions that he expects them to restock any day now when you first arrive in town. This might be an extra reason for Gundren to be in a hurry if he's worried that something happened to them.

Any music that you can recommend?

Yes, that's true. It would happen later in the fight and only in case the Doppelganger gets to act first after another PC kills Groll. Unlikely perhaps but I just want to be prepared. The way the adventure overview in the DM booklet is written also seems to imply that Gundren is supposed /...

I'm preparing the second session of the Starter Set and have a question about the hostage situation that might come up in Cragmaw Castle if my players end up going there. It mentions that the Doppelganger wants to collect the map and kill Gundren who is unconscious, action on order of the...

Someone named Asmor made a cool encounter builder that should help you with this. Check out his post on Reddit http://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/2ikkgc/introducing_koboldclub_updates_to_my_encounter/

Maybe a stupid question but what happens with your clothes when you shapeshift?

That must have been an awesome battle :D I'm interested in hearing more about who's using the Black Spider as middleman in your story. I was thinking myself that he's probably not the real BBEG :)

Oh yes, let us know how you handle the preparations for part 2 btw. I'm going to DM for the second time in 2 weeks and I'm finding it a lot harder to do since you have to prepare both the Redbrand Hideout and Cragmaw Castle (not sure which one they will pick first) and all the NPC's with their...

So happy to read this, well done! You are one of us now :D