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.

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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Jer

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This is awesome!

But the world was a harsher place back then. Are players today ready for the TPK and other deaths that will happen in Tomb of Horrors and Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan?
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Hidden Shrine is not so bad, but I would never actually run a high level party that had earned those levels through Tomb of Horrors. Tomb of Horrors is supposed to be nearly unwinnable without cheating or some damn good luck. It was created as a con one-shot and that's the only way I've ever run it. I've toyed with running it as a "dream" but the opportunity has never come up.

That said - if they're going to publish it in a collection like this it should be the original, deadly, nearly unbeatable Tomb of Horrors. With sufficient warning to DMs who have never run anything but 5e AP material exactly how different the expectations for the adventure are compared to what they're used to running.
 





Sacrosanct

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Laugh Sorcerers Apprentice laughed with this post

????????

This wasn't a joke post so I'm not sure what you are laughing with. You do realize that it doesn't say "laugh at" anymore?


If I were to hazard a guess, of the two options available (Give XP, or Laugh), Laugh is closer to "FFS, this again!"

I could be totally wrong. I guess I'll have to judge that by how many XP vs Laughs I get ;)
 


Jer

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Meh. I like Against the Giants ... BUT WE JUST HAD GIANTS! Couldn't they have saved that for some, future, mega D-G-Q series or something?

If I had my druthers I would have preferred they swap out Against the Giants and swap in Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. But I suspect I'm in the minority on that one.
 

Sacrosanct

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If I had my druthers I would have preferred they swap out Against the Giants and swap in Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. But I suspect I'm in the minority on that one.

Maybe, maybe not. I was never huge into EttBP, but like lowkey said, we just had giants. So while G1-3 are iconic, I would have rather seen the DQ series instead, or even EttBP over it.
 

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