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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jasper" data-source="post: 9757331" data-attributes="member: 277">Dragon of Icespire Peak ReviewAfter play review using Adventure League Rules 15.2 plus. Using 2024 rules and some 2014 books.TLDR 5 stars but things will need to be adjusted for 2024 rules.I bought this way back in 2019 on sale but only recently got around to running for a local FLGS. My players were most new to either 2024 rules. Or new to Adventure League (WOTC house rules). It ran 10 sessions. And due to being in a FLGS time sometime played into encounters.The box set has basic rules, and adventure book. Some cards which include quests, sidekicks, magic items, and other stuff. And a dm screen which I didn’t use as I don’t use them and some of the information was out of date.Back to Phandalin again. Phandalin is WOTC small town quest location which they have used three times. I use previous play throughs of the town to flesh it out. The town is bared bones with only six locations mentioned. The mayor as quest giver is fun idea.The cards are great props for new dms but I would sort by type and drop them into a Ziploc instead of using the included box.Most of the quests are basic go there and solve the problem or explore. And not all quests have a card associated with them. So you will need to do some prop work for some quests.The dragon location is a nice bit of randomized chaos where a d20 is rolled on arriving or leaving a location. This can be fun but the dragon may appear too early and too powerful if the roll equals the pc location when they are too low of level to fight it. So use your judgement on how and when the dragon fights.No guidance is given on adjusting fights if the party is too strong or weak. So brand new dms will need to hit the net for that.Pros. Good price for your value and a baseline campaign for new players.Cons. No hand holding for the dm. And lots of magic items are given out.With the new 2024 starter set being release at of this writing, this is still a great beginning campaign or gift to your DM.</blockquote>

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