D&D General Advent's Amazing Advice: The Lost Mine of Phandelver, A Mini-Campaign fully prepped! (Part 5 Side Quests) (2026 Update: Pre-Session Checklist)

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Welcome back 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!

What journey isn't complete without Side Quests! Well, probably this one since WoTC didn't do much to make them very entertaining haha However, that doesn't mean side quests can't be fun when your players want to take a break from the action at large. Instead of Side quests, I had integrated The Reign of Iron One-Shot into LMoP, but I did end up working on the short side quest for Agatha's Lair just in case my players wanted a little something more. Below is a continuation of the quest hook given by Sister Garaele when meeting her at the Shrine of Luck.

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for The Banshee's Bargain Side Quest: DM Notes
• Link to: DM Notes for the Visually Impaired

As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc., please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated!

Cheers,
Advent