Tales From The Yawning Portal - 7 Classic Dungeons Updated To 5E!

Coming in April is WotC's next official D&D product, Tales from the Yawning Portal. This hardcover book contains seven classic dungeons updated to 5th Edition, from adventures such as Against the Giants, Dead in Thay, Forge of Fury, Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan, Sunless Citadel, Tomb of Horrors, and White Plume Mountain. This is, presumably, the product previously codenamed Labyrinth. It's set for an April 4th release, for $49.95.

When the shadows grow long in Waterdeep and the fireplace in the taproom of the Yawning Portal dims to a deep crimson glow, adventurers from across the Sword Coast spin tales and spread rumors of lost treasures.

Within this tome are seven of the deadliest dungeons from the history of Dungeons & Dragons. Some are classics that have hosted an untold number of adventurers, while others are newer creations, boldly staking a claim to their place in the pantheon of notable adventures.

The seeds of these stories now rest in your hands. D&D’s deadliest dungeons are now part of your arsenal of adventures. Enjoy, and remember to keep a few spare character sheets handy.

For use with the fifth edition Player’s Handbook, Monster Manual, and Dungeon Master’s Guide, this book provides fans with a treasure trove of adventures, all of which have been updated to the fifth edition rules. Explore seven deadly dungeons in this adventure supplement for the world’s greatest roleplaying game:

• Against the Giants
• Dead in Thay
• Forge of Fury
• Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan
• Sunless Citadel
• Tomb of Horrors
• White Plume Mountain

Find it on WotC's site here. Forbes has an interview about it here. Mearls says "We're announcing a new D&D product, a book coming out this spring. It is called Tales from the Yawning Portal(out March 24th in local game stores and April 4th everywhere else) It's a collection of seven of the most famous dungeons from Dungeons & Dragons history. They're all collected in one hardcover book. The idea behind it is not only do you want to capture some of the most famous dungeons from the game's history, but we also wanted to give a selection of adventures that you could in theory start at Level 1 with the first dungeon and play all the way up to Level 15 by playing the adventures one after another."

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Gibbering Mouther

Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan



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[CapnZapp]

Mehppiness

Upvoted.

 

[Luchador]

I'm glad they didn't try to turn the piece of crap Keep on the Borderlands into an actual good 5e thing.

 

[Jer]

Maybe, maybe not. I was never huge into EotBP, but like lowkey said, we just had giants. So while G1-3 are iconic, I would have rather seen the DQ series instead.

But didn't we just have the Underdark and Drow and Demon Lords a year ago as well? Out of the Abyss and the DQ series have a bit of overlap to them.

The tough part is that the AP out so far - other than the Tyranny of Dragons arc, I guess - is all "inspired by" classic AD&D 1e adventures. Temple of Elemental Evil. Against the Giants. The DQ series. Ravenloft. Any of those in the compilation would feel a bit like a retread even if the adventures themselves aren't all that alike in the end.

 

[DM Magic]

So they use the good old Yawning Portal in the title to suck in the Realms fans only to find that only one of them is a Realms adventure.

If you are going to use the Yawning Portal why not just go ahead and use the biggest dungeon that sits under it and already has an entrance right there in the room?

Sorry Wizards but your cross-overs are getting more ridiculous by the second.

I'm curious if there's anything that Wizards of the Coast could do that would make you happy.

 

[77IM]

We just had giants, but this book will be for sale for years to come, and future newcomers to the hobby will probably get more enjoyment from the G series than from EttBP.

 

[Sacrosanct]

But didn't we just have the Underdark and Drow and Demon Lords a year ago as well? Out of the Abyss and the DQ series have a bit of overlap to them.

The tough part is that the AP out so far - other than the Tyranny of Dragons arc, I guess - is all "inspired by" classic AD&D 1e adventures. Temple of Elemental Evil. Against the Giants. The DQ series. Ravenloft. Any of those in the compilation would feel a bit like a retread even if the adventures themselves aren't all that alike in the end.

FINE! I would really like to see the Desert of Desolation series, and failing that, Hidden Shrine.

Happy now!

 

[flametitan]

Meh. I like Against the Giants ... BUT WE JUST HAD GIANTS! Couldn't they have saved that for some, future, mega D-G-Q series or something?

I'm getting the impression that they're doing the G series because of SKT, rather than despite it. It provides a side quest for your players to do while still being thematically tied to the overall storyline of fighting giants, and the nature of SKT allows you to easily drop it in at any time.

Theoretically it makes sense. Now, whether that's actually a good idea or not... *shrug*

 

[Greg Benage]

I like the list (and assume I'll find a way to incorporate Against the Giants into SKT when I run it), except for Sunless Citadel, which I recall as completely unremarkable. It will be interesting to see how they convert Dead in Thay for a normal campaign. It sounds like they're just going to drop in the Doomvault as a high-level "mad house" dungeon. Not sure how that will work.

 

[lowkey13]

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[TwoSix]

I'm curious if there's anything that Wizards of the Coast could do that would make you happy.

I feel like it would be Pathfinder's release schedule, with books for every previously released setting as well, but that's just a guess.