D&D 5E Tyranny of Dragons Getting Republished in Combined Anniversary Volume

pogre · Jul 20, 2019

link does not work for me.

Try this:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/07/20/dungeons-and-dragons-tyranny-of-dragons-rerelease/

Parmandur · Jul 20, 2019

pogre said:
link does not work for me.

Try this:
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/07/20/dungeons-and-dragons-tyranny-of-dragons-rerelease/

Weird: edited, thanks.

pogre · Jul 20, 2019

Parmandur said:
Weird: edited, thanks.

No problem.

So, this Adventure Path has a fairly poor reputation. I was wondering if the core ideas are good and the additional material might make it decent? Or perhaps there are parts of Tyranny you really enjoyed that are worth stealing?

Honest questions - I did not buy the originals. Just looking for opinions.

Parmandur · Jul 20, 2019

pogre said:
No problem.

So, this Adventure Path has a fairly poor reputation. I was wondering if the core ideas are good and the additional material might make it decent? Or perhaps there are parts of Tyranny you really enjoyed that are worth stealing?

Honest questions - I did not buy the originals. Just looking for opinions.

There were two main issues, in my opinion: splitting the AP between two books, and the incomplete encounter guidelines leading to big trouble (Hoardnof the Dragon Queen wanted to push the players a bit, but ended up being crazy swingy). This volume can easily solve both issues, making the story easier and more entertaining to run. The books consist of a series of fairly disparate episodes, many of which are pretty excellent (I like the mummy tomb, the Black Dragons Castle, the Hunting lodge, the White Dragon's iceburg lair and the flying Cloud Giant castle) and easy to lift and repurpose outside of the frame story, so I'd recommend it.

dave2008 · Jul 20, 2019

Interesting. I wonder if this version will review better than the original.

Tales and Chronicles · Jul 20, 2019

I will be running this campaign starting in september, but will replace part of the first levels with Dragon Heist (the cult will take the treasure at the end of the adventure). This one is a insta-buy for me.

M.T. Black · Jul 20, 2019

I think it's a terrific campaign. There were some potential balance issues (especially in the first adventure), and some folk felt the first book was a bit linear (I disagree), but otherwise it is a fun book.