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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Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero
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.
That would work. Even the original four modules have the players roaming around the region, which is a sandboxy badlands full of low level goblinoids. Even without adding the 2E stuff or the 3E prequel adventure, it wouldn't be difficult to have more updated Dungeon adventures along the goblinoids or slavers themes.

The slavers' headquarters also connects to the Underdark of the Queen of Spiders series. I bet there's a mycanoid-themed adventure from Dungeon they could use, to let the breakout stars of A4 get a bit more screentime.
 

Eyes of Nine

Everything's Fine
It wouldn't surprise me if they just let Goodman do more and more of these, though, if the license is profitanle for all parties. They've been going more and more into original territory with in-house Adventure products, though I'd love another Saltmarsh.

Sorry if someone has already posted this idea up thread, but I wonder if they would let Goodman release setting books like... Dark Sun or Planescape?
 


Whizbang Dustyboots

Gnometown Hero
Sorry if someone has already posted this idea up thread, but I wonder if they would let Goodman release setting books like... Dark Sun or Planescape?
I'm not sure Goodman would be interested, honestly.

When Goodman has released a setting, it's been for DCC -- they've released or will be releasing Lankhmar, Empire of the East and Dying Earth that way, along with stuff for Aerth, their house setting.

I also haven't ever seen any indication that 2E era stuff excites them. Based on their output since the 3E era, they seem to like their fantasy roleplaying games much more rough and tumble.
 


Parmandur

Book-Friend
Interesting... I had not heard of WG4. But, after reading a summary of it, an S4 + WG4 combination would be very interesting.

As I understand it, the maps are actually explicitly linked!

The Forgotten Temple of Tharizdun is one of Mike Mearls favorites, apparently, but then so is the Lost City that Goodman has coming out. Tharizdun is a theme at play in Ghosts of Saltmarsh, actually...
 

I'm not sure Goodman would be interested, honestly.

When Goodman has released a setting, it's been for DCC -- they've released or will be releasing Lankhmar, Empire of the East and Dying Earth that way, along with stuff for Aerth, their house setting.

I also haven't ever seen any indication that 2E era stuff excites them. Based on their output since the 3E era, they seem to like their fantasy roleplaying games much more rough and tumble.

Though they are planning Empires of the East for 5E.


I wish they would do lankhmar for 5E I would buy it in a minute but my understanding is they don’t have the rights to do it for 5th edition.
 



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