Example Arc · D&D 5e · Curse Your Players Love
The Lost Mines of Phandelver
Five sessions in. A party of four has broken the Redbrands, learned of a drow conspiracy, and chased a green dragon through blighted ruins. This is what a living campaign wiki looks like when Tabletop Arc is running behind it.
Episodes
Episode 1: Goblin Ambush on the Triboar Trail
2026-02-04Hired by Gundren Rockseeker to escort a wagon of supplies to Phandalin, the party finds two dead horses riddled with black-fletched arrows. Goblin ambushers attack from the treeline.
- Kael the Unbound spared a captured goblin (Yeemik) and learned of Cragmaw Hideout.
- Sildar Hallwinter was found tied up in the goblin cave.
- Gundren Rockseeker is still missing — taken deeper into Cragmaw territory.
Episode 2: Welcome to Phandalin
2026-02-11The party arrives in Phandalin. The town is quietly gripped by the Redbrand Ruffians. Sildar establishes a base at the Stonehill Inn and hires the party to investigate.
- Met Halia Thornton at the Miner's Exchange — she offered gold to deal with Glasstaff.
- Linene Graywind at the Lionshield Coster recognized stolen goods from the ambush.
- The Redbrands harassed the party at the Sleeping Giant Tavern. A fight was narrowly avoided.
Episode 3: Into the Redbrand Hideout
2026-02-25The party descends into Tresendar Manor's cellars. They fight through bugbears and skeletons, free captives, and confront Glasstaff in his study.
- Glasstaff fled through a secret passage after casting mirror image.
- Rescued Mirna Dendrar and her children — they mentioned Thundertree.
- Recovered a letter from "The Black Spider" ordering Glasstaff to find the Rockseekers.
Episode 4: The Banshee of Conyberry
2026-03-04Seeking information on Cragmaw Castle, the party sought out Agatha the banshee. She revealed the location in exchange for a silver comb.
- Reidoth the druid warned of a green dragon in Thundertree.
- Agatha gave Cragmaw Castle's location — deep in the Neverwinter Wood.
- The party now has two converging threads: Thundertree (dragon) and Cragmaw Castle (Gundren).
Episode 5: Venomfang in the Ruins
2026-03-11The party reached Thundertree and found it overrun with blighted plants and zombies. Cultists of the Black Spider were negotiating with the green dragon Venomfang.
- The party ambushed the cultists mid-negotiation.
- Venomfang escaped north after being wounded.
- Recovered scrolls tying the Black Spider to Wave Echo Cave.
Lore Wall
Every entity extracted from play. Linked, searchable, filterable. In a real Arc, everything below was auto-pulled from session transcripts.
NPCs (7)
The Black Spider (Nezznar)
Antagonist — drow wizard
Seeks to claim Wave Echo Cave and the Forge of Spells for the drow of the Underdark.
Gundren Rockseeker
Dwarf prospector — quest giver
Missing. Holds the only map to Wave Echo Cave.
Glasstaff (Iarno Albrek)
Lieutenant — wizard of the Redbrands
Disgraced Lord's Alliance member. Now fled after the raid on Tresendar Manor.
Sildar Hallwinter
Ally — Lord's Alliance agent
Wants to re-establish Phandalin as a lawful settlement. Offers gold and favors.
Halia Thornton
Complication — guildmaster of the Miner's Exchange
Wants Glasstaff's spellbook for her own purposes. Willing to pay 100gp.
Reidoth the Druid
Guide — Emerald Enclave
Knows the ruins. Will give directions to Cragmaw Castle in exchange for helping Thundertree.
Agatha the Banshee
Information source
Answers three questions in exchange for a gift that pleases her.
Locations (6)
Phandalin
Town — frontier mining settlement
A rebuilt village of about 40 buildings, surrounded by rolling hills and farmland. Held in a quiet grip by the Redbrands at campaign start.
Notable: Sildar Hallwinter (Stonehill Inn) · Halia Thornton (Miner's Exchange) · Linene Graywind (Lionshield Coster)
Cragmaw Hideout
Dungeon — goblin cave complex
A shallow cave network behind a thicket of thorns. Goblin raiders use it as a forward base. Sildar was held here in Episode 1.
Notable: Klarg (bugbear captain) · Yeemik (goblin lieutenant, spared)
Tresendar Manor
Ruin — Redbrand hideout
A burned-out manor with intact cellars. The Redbrands use its old crypts as barracks and prison. Includes a collapsed nothic chamber.
Notable: Glasstaff (fled Ep. 3) · Mirna Dendrar (rescued captive)
Thundertree
Ruined village
A ghost town overrun with blighted plants and zombies. The green dragon Venomfang has made a lair in the druid tower.
Notable: Reidoth the druid · Venomfang (green dragon, wyrmling)
Cragmaw Castle
Fortress — unexplored
An overgrown stone castle in Neverwinter Wood. King Grol of the Cragmaw tribe rules here. Gundren is likely held within.
Notable: King Grol (unseen) · Gundren Rockseeker (captive)
Wave Echo Cave
Legendary site — unexplored
The lost mine and Forge of Spells. The Rockseeker brothers rediscovered its entrance. The Black Spider seeks it.
Notable: Nundro and Tharden Rockseeker (likely captive)
Factions (4)
Cult of the Black Spider
Claim Wave Echo Cave and the Forge of Spells.
Members: Nezznar the Black Spider, Glasstaff, Thundertree cultists, Venomfang (ally)
Redbrand Ruffians
Extort Phandalin. (Shattered after Ep. 3.)
Members: Glasstaff, Bugbear enforcers, Nothic (killed)
Lord's Alliance
Restore law and order on the Sword Coast frontier.
Members: Sildar Hallwinter
Emerald Enclave
Protect natural balance. Clear Thundertree of the blight.
Members: Reidoth
Quest Threads
Every quest tracked by status. Open threads are what drives session prep — the AI surfaces these on session start.
Rescue Gundren Rockseeker
activeGiver: Sildar Hallwinter
Gundren is held at Cragmaw Castle. Agatha confirmed the location. The party must strike before the Black Spider extracts the Wave Echo Cave map.
Clear the Redbrand Threat
resolvedGiver: Halia Thornton
Glasstaff fled Tresendar Manor but the Redbrand organization in Phandalin is broken.
Restore Thundertree
activeGiver: Reidoth the Druid
Drive Venomfang from the druid tower and cleanse the blight. The dragon escaped wounded — it will return unless tracked.
Find the Forge of Spells
Open ThreadGiver: Gundren Rockseeker (implied)
The Black Spider's scrolls pointed to Wave Echo Cave. Whoever arrives first controls the Forge.
The Zhentarim Offer
Open ThreadGiver: Halia Thornton
Halia wants Glasstaff's spellbook. The party has it. Delivering it aligns them with the Zhentarim — refusing makes an enemy.
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