On what date do the events of the Lost Mine of Phandelver adventure happen?
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I bought the D&D 5e Starter Set a few weeks ago, and I'm beginning to think about how to drive the scenario as I've already read it and I'm at the stage to get familiar with the rules.
Yesterday I created my first character sheet with one of my future players (we're not going to use pre-generated sheets) and we talked about his character's lore and background - he will be playing a nobleman, a prince).
I thought that there could be a king in Neverwinter (the closest bigger city to the location of the adventure) , so we could link his background to the scenario. Again, his character would be the son of a king, who, after finishing his Paladin training, wants to go an on an adventure to gain experience and prove his value and that he is adequately trained to potentially govern one day.
However, when I searched for Neverwinter lore, I found out that while there were indeed kings, they didn't exist towards the end of the timeline.
Given that, I tried to find out at which date the events of LMOP take place, but I didn't manage to find it anywhere in the books.
So, based on already existing modules or deductions based on facts in existing modules, when do the events of LMOP take place?
If the date is deducted instead of directly stated somewhere, you have to support your answer with official sources, not just a more or less educated guess. The better the answer is supported by sources, the better.
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I bought the D&D 5e Starter Set a few weeks ago, and I'm beginning to think about how to drive the scenario as I've already read it and I'm at the stage to get familiar with the rules.
Yesterday I created my first character sheet with one of my future players (we're not going to use pre-generated sheets) and we talked about his character's lore and background - he will be playing a nobleman, a prince).
I thought that there could be a king in Neverwinter (the closest bigger city to the location of the adventure) , so we could link his background to the scenario. Again, his character would be the son of a king, who, after finishing his Paladin training, wants to go an on an adventure to gain experience and prove his value and that he is adequately trained to potentially govern one day.
However, when I searched for Neverwinter lore, I found out that while there were indeed kings, they didn't exist towards the end of the timeline.
Given that, I tried to find out at which date the events of LMOP take place, but I didn't manage to find it anywhere in the books.
So, based on already existing modules or deductions based on facts in existing modules, when do the events of LMOP take place?
If the date is deducted instead of directly stated somewhere, you have to support your answer with official sources, not just a more or less educated guess. The better the answer is supported by sources, the better.
dnd-5e published-adventures lore lost-mine-of-phandelver
edited 4 hours ago
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13.5k351123
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
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Is it more important for you to know if Neverwinter has a king at the time of Lost Mine of Phandelver, or what the exact date is?
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– Theik
4 hours ago
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@Theik I know both kings' born and death date, so have exact date will be more valuable for the general lore while also answering the concern about Neverwinter having a king.
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– Zoma
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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I bought the D&D 5e Starter Set a few weeks ago, and I'm beginning to think about how to drive the scenario as I've already read it and I'm at the stage to get familiar with the rules.
Yesterday I created my first character sheet with one of my future players (we're not going to use pre-generated sheets) and we talked about his character's lore and background - he will be playing a nobleman, a prince).
I thought that there could be a king in Neverwinter (the closest bigger city to the location of the adventure) , so we could link his background to the scenario. Again, his character would be the son of a king, who, after finishing his Paladin training, wants to go an on an adventure to gain experience and prove his value and that he is adequately trained to potentially govern one day.
However, when I searched for Neverwinter lore, I found out that while there were indeed kings, they didn't exist towards the end of the timeline.
Given that, I tried to find out at which date the events of LMOP take place, but I didn't manage to find it anywhere in the books.
So, based on already existing modules or deductions based on facts in existing modules, when do the events of LMOP take place?
If the date is deducted instead of directly stated somewhere, you have to support your answer with official sources, not just a more or less educated guess. The better the answer is supported by sources, the better.
dnd-5e published-adventures lore lost-mine-of-phandelver
edited 4 hours ago
PixelMaster
13.5k351123
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
696220
$endgroup$
I bought the D&D 5e Starter Set a few weeks ago, and I'm beginning to think about how to drive the scenario as I've already read it and I'm at the stage to get familiar with the rules.
Yesterday I created my first character sheet with one of my future players (we're not going to use pre-generated sheets) and we talked about his character's lore and background - he will be playing a nobleman, a prince).
I thought that there could be a king in Neverwinter (the closest bigger city to the location of the adventure) , so we could link his background to the scenario. Again, his character would be the son of a king, who, after finishing his Paladin training, wants to go an on an adventure to gain experience and prove his value and that he is adequately trained to potentially govern one day.
However, when I searched for Neverwinter lore, I found out that while there were indeed kings, they didn't exist towards the end of the timeline.
Given that, I tried to find out at which date the events of LMOP take place, but I didn't manage to find it anywhere in the books.
So, based on already existing modules or deductions based on facts in existing modules, when do the events of LMOP take place?
If the date is deducted instead of directly stated somewhere, you have to support your answer with official sources, not just a more or less educated guess. The better the answer is supported by sources, the better.
dnd-5e published-adventures lore lost-mine-of-phandelver
dnd-5e published-adventures lore lost-mine-of-phandelver
edited 4 hours ago
PixelMaster
13.5k351123
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
696220
edited 4 hours ago
PixelMaster
13.5k351123
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
696220
edited 4 hours ago
PixelMaster
13.5k351123
edited 4 hours ago
PixelMaster
13.5k351123
edited 4 hours ago
PixelMaster
13.5k351123
13.5k351123
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
696220
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
696220
asked 5 hours ago
ZomaZoma
696220
696220
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Is it more important for you to know if Neverwinter has a king at the time of Lost Mine of Phandelver, or what the exact date is?
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– Theik
4 hours ago
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@Theik I know both kings' born and death date, so have exact date will be more valuable for the general lore while also answering the concern about Neverwinter having a king.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
2 hours ago
add a comment |
1
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Is it more important for you to know if Neverwinter has a king at the time of Lost Mine of Phandelver, or what the exact date is?
$endgroup$
– Theik
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Theik I know both kings' born and death date, so have exact date will be more valuable for the general lore while also answering the concern about Neverwinter having a king.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
2 hours ago
1
1
$begingroup$
Is it more important for you to know if Neverwinter has a king at the time of Lost Mine of Phandelver, or what the exact date is?
$endgroup$
– Theik
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
Is it more important for you to know if Neverwinter has a king at the time of Lost Mine of Phandelver, or what the exact date is?
$endgroup$
– Theik
4 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Theik I know both kings' born and death date, so have exact date will be more valuable for the general lore while also answering the concern about Neverwinter having a king.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
2 hours ago
$begingroup$
@Theik I know both kings' born and death date, so have exact date will be more valuable for the general lore while also answering the concern about Neverwinter having a king.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
2 hours ago
add a comment |
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1481 DR
If you look at Page 30–31 it mentions the eruption of Mount Hotenow as being thirty years ago. Mount Hotenow erupted in 1451 DR, so that means it would currently be 1481.
What this means for your player is that there is not a king. The current ruler would be Dagult Neverember, who has a son named Renaer. You could skirt your lore around a bit and erase Renaer from existence (he does not feature in LMOP) and simply replace him with your player's character.
This will, however, make things awkward for you if you plan to use those characters in Waterdeep: Dragonheist however, as Renaer does feature there.
answered 1 hour ago
TheikTheik
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
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17 mins ago
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1481 DR
If you look at Page 30–31 it mentions the eruption of Mount Hotenow as being thirty years ago. Mount Hotenow erupted in 1451 DR, so that means it would currently be 1481.
What this means for your player is that there is not a king. The current ruler would be Dagult Neverember, who has a son named Renaer. You could skirt your lore around a bit and erase Renaer from existence (he does not feature in LMOP) and simply replace him with your player's character.
This will, however, make things awkward for you if you plan to use those characters in Waterdeep: Dragonheist however, as Renaer does feature there.
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
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– Zoma
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1481 DR
If you look at Page 30–31 it mentions the eruption of Mount Hotenow as being thirty years ago. Mount Hotenow erupted in 1451 DR, so that means it would currently be 1481.
What this means for your player is that there is not a king. The current ruler would be Dagult Neverember, who has a son named Renaer. You could skirt your lore around a bit and erase Renaer from existence (he does not feature in LMOP) and simply replace him with your player's character.
This will, however, make things awkward for you if you plan to use those characters in Waterdeep: Dragonheist however, as Renaer does feature there.
answered 1 hour ago
TheikTheik
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
17 mins ago
add a comment |
$begingroup$
1481 DR
If you look at Page 30–31 it mentions the eruption of Mount Hotenow as being thirty years ago. Mount Hotenow erupted in 1451 DR, so that means it would currently be 1481.
What this means for your player is that there is not a king. The current ruler would be Dagult Neverember, who has a son named Renaer. You could skirt your lore around a bit and erase Renaer from existence (he does not feature in LMOP) and simply replace him with your player's character.
This will, however, make things awkward for you if you plan to use those characters in Waterdeep: Dragonheist however, as Renaer does feature there.
answered 1 hour ago
TheikTheik
15k6482
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1481 DR
If you look at Page 30–31 it mentions the eruption of Mount Hotenow as being thirty years ago. Mount Hotenow erupted in 1451 DR, so that means it would currently be 1481.
What this means for your player is that there is not a king. The current ruler would be Dagult Neverember, who has a son named Renaer. You could skirt your lore around a bit and erase Renaer from existence (he does not feature in LMOP) and simply replace him with your player's character.
This will, however, make things awkward for you if you plan to use those characters in Waterdeep: Dragonheist however, as Renaer does feature there.
answered 1 hour ago
TheikTheik
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TheikTheik
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TheikTheik
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answered 1 hour ago
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
17 mins ago
add a comment |
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
17 mins ago
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
17 mins ago
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I missed this information into the scenario, thanks for pointing it out. As a little add question concerning Renaer : Does he appear in storm king's thunder module ? For now it's the most possible module I may follow starter set with, so it may be quite a concern if he appears here. But I guess I'm going to add my character as a second son more than erase the existing one.
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Is it more important for you to know if Neverwinter has a king at the time of Lost Mine of Phandelver, or what the exact date is?
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– Theik
4 hours ago
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@Theik I know both kings' born and death date, so have exact date will be more valuable for the general lore while also answering the concern about Neverwinter having a king.
$endgroup$
– Zoma
2 hours ago