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.



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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

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Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan



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So I can now run several adventures I hear so much good things about without having update them to 5e? Solid.

I'll probably run them all in my Middle Earth campaign.
 

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Hiya!

Well great googley-moogely (in a good way!). This may actually be the very first 5e product that wasn't PHB, MM, or DMG that I want to buy. :) Of course, now I have to save up the $65 it's gonna cost me up here...

^_^

Paul L. Ming
Late March or early April. That's five pay periods. So put aside $15 each paycheque and you're golden. Or $8 if you go Amazon, getting the discount and an extra couple weeks.
 


All this rehashing old stuff is a puzzle to me. These dungeons mean nothing to me as a new DM. Is there nothing new in D&D 5e for WotC or is it all going to be a remix of classics?

Disappointed that this isn't something bold and new. Wasn't Mearls saying he wanted to do new stuff?
 

All this rehashing old stuff is a puzzle to me. These dungeons mean nothing to me as a new DM. Is there nothing new in D&D 5e for WotC or is it all going to be a remix of classics?

Disappointed that this isn't something bold and new. Wasn't Mearls saying he wanted to do new stuff?

Isn't literally everything they've put out since 2012 new? I don't recall any of the other campaign books or adventure paths being a remake. Even Strahd is not a remake of I6 to the best of my knowledge, and that's about as close to a remake that I can think of.

I dunno, maybe I'm wrong.
 

Isn't literally everything they've put out since 2012 new? I don't recall any of the other campaign books or adventure paths being a remake. Even Strahd is not a remake of I6 to the best of my knowledge, and that's about as close to a remake that I can think of.

I dunno, maybe I'm wrong.
Strahd very much was a remake. It was a straight reprint of I6 with extra contents preceding the adventure. Basically I6 with padding.
 



Also that reminds me of the other add-ons like the tarocha cards. I wonder what other products will accompany this book? Hi res digital maps would be awesome!
 

So I was listening to Dragon Talk, and they've explained why they chose the Yawning Portal name for the book.

Apparently it's because the Undermountain is the most likely way for adventurers to be dropped into other settings from the Realms, meaning that the Yawning Portal is almost certainly going to be where these stories are told to Realms based adventurers. So these adventures are most definitely not in the Realms, but the Realms is still there as a framing device.
 

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