Lost Mine of Phandelver quickly becomes a sandbox, with some obvious influence from open world videogames. There's a clear distinction between the main questline—where you're trying to rescue a ...

Still, that remained the gold standard until 2014, when the original 5th edition Starter Set came out, containing a basic version of the rules and an adventure called Lost Mine of Phandelver.

The digital version of Lost Mine of Phandelver has been available on DND Beyond for free since 2022, but it won't be for much longer. Wizards of the Coast released a new Starter Set last year with ...