D&D 5E How are you using Tales from the Yawning Portal?

[Pauln6]

I converted the frost giants using my 1e and 4e versions for inspiration. It's a shame that they didn't convert them from the 4e versions in this book. My versions of the Jarl and his wife gave him a feat, higher strength, higher hit points, and legendary actions. His wife had a lair action. They seemed more fun than just ripping off cloud giant stats but in fairness that's pretty much what 1e did, I suppose.

 

[MARCVS AVRELIVS]

I'm using the dungeons in my homebrew campaign, with tweaks and customizations. They're the prisons for a pantheon of gods that have were defeated by a titan working with a coalition of elder horrors, aboleths, and a traitor to the pantheon.

My campaign was using various old modules from B/X and AD&D with on the fly conversions by me, so since I'd already tagged a bunch of the converted modules for us, it was a no-brainer to us TftYP.

 

[MechaPilot]

I voted "for inspiration," but I should clarify that I will be taking the dungeon maps as they are, stocking them with foes fitting for my homebrew campaign setting, and building adventures around those.

 

[jasper]

Is there an adventurer's league guide for using TFYP in the Forgotten Realms, because only Dead in Thay takes place in FR?

I think at the beginning of each module, there is a small box about where to place it. If not go old school, find a similar location (jungle) and just drop it in your version of FR.

 

[Steve Daigle1]

I'm running a Homebrew campaign in which I am infusing the Yawning Portal adventures into it as a filler between character development paths. My players wish to build guilds, strongholds, gain political power, or in one case, become a god and I plan on using the Yawning Portal adventures as a level appropriate means of acquiring more powerful equipment and riches, again mainly to finance their character goals. Political pressures and guild influences and ulterior motives all will add a dimension of intrigue and consequences to their actions. Hopefully all of these layers will make for an enjoyable campaign.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Bought it but not sure if I'll use it since I may be dropping 5e once this campaign comes to an end.

 

[pukunui]

We're only a few sessions in to the Sunless Citadel, but my plan is to run all the adventures as an episodic campaign. We'll see how it goes.

 

[pogre]

I had already run all of the adventures (except Thay), some of them many times, in their original format. The familiarity I have with them made prepping a breeze and it is all new for my sons who are currently slogging through the Forge.