D&D General Advent's Amazing Advice: The Lost Mine of Phandelver, A Mini-Campaign fully prepped! Part 2a Phandalin (2026 Update: Now with Pre-Session Checklist)

[Advent's Amazing Advice]

Welcome to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc., and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more, so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

*New 2026: For 2026, I'm updating all my old work to include a Pre Session Checklist that will include a list of all miniatures you may need, maps, handouts, possible loot, a link to a playlist, and more to make it even easier to start your session!

Congratulations on completing Part 1 of The Lost Mine of Phandelver! In Part 2, your party will find themselves in the town of Phandalin. If you've been using my notes for this, along with previous adventures, you'll notice that this is a slight change of pace. Since your players will be going to the town itself, it's far less linear, meaning the notes need to reflect that. I highly recommend either printing the town map for your players, sending it to them online, or even getting the map that comes with the essentials kit. (You can have one of the shopkeepers give the players the map)

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes Part 2a Phandalin: DM Notes
• Link to: DM Notes for the Visually Impaired
• Link to: Phandalin Playlist

As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc., please let me know.

Cheers,
Advent