D&D 5E (2014) Rebalanced Tyranny of Dragons Coming In January

According to Amazon a 'rebalanced' version of Tyranny of Dragons is being released by WotC in January. There's no indication if there's a new cover, but the "adventure has been rebalanced to be easier for a new Dungeon Master to run and a better play experience".

2019's Tyranny of Dragons combined 2014's Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat with errata and new cover art. It was originally produced for WotC by Kobold Press during the early period of 5E when adventures were outsourced to local companies run by ex-WotC employees, such as Kobold Press, Green Ronin and Sasquatch Game Studios. This will be the third version of these adventures.

Tyranny of Dragons combines and refines two action-packed Dungeons & Dragons adventures—Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat—into a single sweeping campaign. It also includes a gallery of concept art providing a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of an epic adventure spotlighting Tiamat, one of the most legendary foes in D&D.

• A wonderful re-introduction to 5th edition’s first published adventures for new fans
• Begins as a low-level adventure suitable for new players and evolves into an epic, sprawling campaign bringing players all the way from level 1 to level 15
• Adventure has been rebalanced to be easier for a new Dungeon Master to run and a better play experience.
• Book includes gallery of concept art spotlighting Tiamat, one of the most legendary foes in D&D

 

[Velderan]

• Adventure has been rebalanced to be easier for a new Dungeon Master to run and a better play experience.

I've never played or ran it, anyone able to explain what problems may have existed?

 

[pukunui]

I've never played or ran it, anyone able to explain what problems may have existed?

The changes they made were minimal and were primarily just to fix some issues that arose due to Hoard of the Dragon Queen having been written while the final 5e rules were still in flux -- so some of the encounters ended up being deadlier than intended.

 

[darjr]

The changes they made were minimal and were primarily just to fix some issues that arose due to Hoard of the Dragon Queen having been written while the final 5e rules were still in flux -- so some of the encounters ended up being deadlier than intended.

I think this is a re-release release. Or at least a full reprint. Not sure actually.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Not sure if it will be a special cover, some other new cover, but it's coming out in January according to amazon. Very timely for those wishing to include more Dragons into their games.

I thought this happened already?

 

[bedir than]

This seems to be a re-release of the previous combo release, with another round of errata and maybe even other edits.

Which also tells me that WotC is very confident that 2024 DnD will be backwards compatible. There's no need to spend so many resources to release a very old product without compatibility

 

[pukunui]

I think this is a re-release release. Or at least a full reprint. Not sure actually.

OK. Will be interesting to see if they do actually change the adventure a second time.

 

[DragonBelow]

I thought this happened already?

History repeats itself

 

[DragonBelow]

OK. Will be interesting to see if they do actually change the adventure a second time.

I wouldn't mind if they reskinned it for Dragonlance, but that would require a title change, among other things

 

[pukunui]

I wouldn't mind if they reskinned it for Dragonlance, but that would require a title change, among other things

That would require quite the overhaul really. But could be fun as an alternate take on the War of the Lance.