D&D 5E Temple of Elemental Evil is the next Original Adventures Reincarnated

Goodman Games has announced the next in its line of Original Adventures Reincarnated - -and it's The Temple of Elemental Evil, in late 2020 or early 2021. "Like all of the Original Adventures Reincarnated line, this release will contain both the original material scanned in and cleaned up to present it as it originally appeared, along with a full, new 5E translation in the second half of...

Goodman Games has announced the next in its line of Original Adventures Reincarnated - -and it's The Temple of Elemental Evil, in late 2020 or early 2021.

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"Like all of the Original Adventures Reincarnated line, this release will contain both the original material scanned in and cleaned up to present it as it originally appeared, along with a full, new 5E translation in the second half of the book. The new material is being designed by a creative team led by Chris Doyle with contributions from Rick Maffei and others, all of whom are seasoned veterans of Dungeons and Dragons across its many incarnations.

Unlike the previous five volumes in the OAR line, the sheer size and scope of this module requires something new: OAR #6: The Temple of Elemental Evil will be released as a two-volume hardcover slipcase edition. The two volumes will also contain expert commentary about the original modules and their history."

Here's the back cover text:

EVIL BORN ANEW

The Village of Hommlet thrives again. Years ago, this quaint village nearly fell prey to a great, neighboring evil. The nearby Temple of Elemental Evil, a grand edifice of wickedness, was defeated after a great battle and thrown into ruin forever … or was it? Bandits have started to ride the roads again, and there are other ominous signs afoot. It is whispered that the demonic evil at the heart of the Temple was not truly conquered but merely imprisoned. Even now, agents of evil, malevolent beasts, and far worse creatures are conspiring to return the Temple to power and enslave the surrounding lands. Hommlet and the neighboring ruins may hold clues, but not everyone is to be trusted. Surely danger lies hidden in this idyllic region.

Sharpen your swords and axes. Purchase your iron rations and tinderboxes. And don’t forget at least one 10-foot pole. Great adventure awaits those that dare confront the Temple of Elemental Evil!

This book collection is an homage to the origins of an adventure that began decades ago with T1: The Village of Hommlet and T1-4: The Temple of Elemental Evil. Herein you will find high-quality scans from multiple printings of the original first edition adventure modules, plus commentary by gaming legends. Full fifth edition conversions of both adventure books are included, as well as brand new adventure material that adds new wilderness encounters, expands the Village of Nulb, fully details the evil Elemental Nodes, and provides fifth edition updates of many original magic items, monsters, and spells. This is a fully playable mega-dungeon and mini-campaign—many hours of classic-style adventure await you!​
 

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I was going to publish my 5e conversion of ToEE on DMs Guild once I wrapped up my campaign (next session or two once the quarantine ends). Wonder if it's worth the trouble now.
 




Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero
Huh? I wonder if this gives any insights?
Not much of a consensus, unfortunately, other than a lot of love for the Slavers series, Desert of Desolation series and a number of shout-outs to TSR UK.

I still think Palace of the Silver Princess seems very likely before the OAR series wraps up, just because its history is so much more interesting than most of the "here's several slightly different printings of the same adventure," but based on this, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Slavers compilation (from Goodman or WotC) and a compilation/history of TSR UK's works.

The talk about Desert of Desolation discussion explicitly touched on it being moved into the Forgotten Realms. There's so many other adventures WotC could attach to it to make a Ghosts of Saltmarsh-style book, it seems almost like a given at some point.
 

darjr

I crit!
I do think that the video at least broadens what I thought they’d cover. The love for Desert of Desolation and Strahd being two of the biggest clues to me.
 

Parmandur

Book-Friend
Not much of a consensus, unfortunately, other than a lot of love for the Slavers series, Desert of Desolation series and a number of shout-outs to TSR UK.

I still think Palace of the Silver Princess seems very likely before the OAR series wraps up, just because its history is so much more interesting than most of the "here's several slightly different printings of the same adventure," but based on this, I wouldn't be surprised to see a Slavers compilation (from Goodman or WotC) and a compilation/history of TSR UK's works.

The talk about Desert of Desolation discussion explicitly touched on it being moved into the Forgotten Realms. There's so many other adventures WotC could attach to it to make a Ghosts of Saltmarsh-style book, it seems almost like a given at some point.

I am not personally familiar with it, but from what I've read I think WotC could take the Slavers series and make a solid sandbox settingout of the Pomarj, along the lines of Ghosts of Saltmarsh.
 

Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero
I do think that the video at least broadens what I thought they’d cover. The love for Desert of Desolation and Strahd being two of the biggest clues to me.
We've already had Curse of Strahd, which appears to have been very successful. I cannot imagine WotC greenlighting Goodman to do a 5E update of Castle Ravenloft.
 

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