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

[Advent's Amazing Advice]

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!

Well done for making it this far! Here, your party will find themselves at the Redbrand Hideout. This is a more typical dungeon crawl. Your players will have the option to enter from a few different locations, but overall, things are relatively simple. Towards the end, there's a chance for Glasstaff to escape; if he does, that's not a problem since your players will be able to encounter him later down the road. I also teased an item that will come into play next session in a twist that completely changes this adventure for the better, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out more!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for The Redbrand Hideout: DM Notes
• Link to: DM Notes for the Visually Impaired
• Link to: Redbrand Hideout Playlist

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