Talk:Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit

Timeline
While it is stated that this kit can be combined with LMoP, the text does mention that the eruption of Mount Hotenow as occurring "some 50 years ago". This would date this to late 1490's to possibly early 1500's DR.

Sansd20 (talk) 15:37, October 8, 2019 (UTC)


 * The exact quote from the description of Neverwinter in the "Running the Adventure" chapter is: "This city was badly damaged when Mount Hotenow erupted some fifty years ago." Theoretically this places it somewhere around 1501 DR (even though Ed Greenwood says LMOP happens in 1491 DR, the eruption of Mount Hotenow itself occurred in 1451 DR). That said, the two adventures are designed to be able to be run alongside one another, and I don't think there's anything in the adventure suggesting the town is notably different from what it's like in 1491 DR (even after the rediscovery of the titular Lost Mine of Phandelver)... And I don't think Ed Greenwood or Chris Perkins has addressed it anywhere? --V2Blast (talk) 20:51, March 25, 2020 (UTC)
 * Also, there's a Reddit thread discussing where DOIP fits into the timeline here. There's also this thread on the D&D Beyond forum about the timeline of all 5e adventures, including a mention of DOIP on the second page. In addition, the threads here and here point out the inconsistency in Cryovain's statblock between SKT (which uses the adult white dragon statblock) and DOIP (which uses the young white dragon statblock); I assume this is more for the purpose of scaling the threat to the party, but it's an inconsistency nevertheless. V2Blast (talk) 21:16, March 25, 2020 (UTC)