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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Weiley31

Legend
Poster Update: I just realized that I added a chintzy set of dice to my Temple of Elemental Evil order JUST to qualify for the free shipping back when I pre-ordered in May.(meaning I really could've cared less about said chintzy dice set honestly.) Now I check said dice's page on GameNerdz and its out of stock.

I bet you all a danish franc that the reason why my copy hasn't shipped yet is because GameNerdz is waiting for said chintzy dice set to come back in stock before sending the whole order over.
 

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Lidgar

Gongfarmer
That’s probably it. I ended up canceling my order with them because I got too impatient and saw I could get it for around the same price through Amazon (once you account for shipping costs). Came two days later.
 


Dire Bare

Legend
There is a certain element that these books are sort-of marketed as collectors items. Offering PDF versions diminishes that somewhat.
For sure.

If a digital option was ever offered, I'm not sure it would be necessary to include the reprint chapters, since PDFs of those original printings are available. But having a "non-collectors" digital edition, with the designer notes and the 5E conversion chapter . . . I'd bet that'd sell, and I don't think it would cut into sales of the hardcover collector's items.
 

Eyes of Nine

Everything's Fine
Take it up with WotC? Nah, I'm just not going to purchase the book(s).

I don't particularly care about the details of Goodman's license with WotC. Whatever the reason, this licensing partnership isn't providing something I want, or in a format I want. Did Goodman not push for digital rights? Did WotC deny digital rights? I don't particularly care . . . .

I mean, that's OK. If this is working out for Goodman and WotC, not everything has to cater to my needs. But it certainly feels like a missed opportunity to not offer a digital version.

If the team was motived enough (team = Goodman + WotC), they certainly could have offered PDFs on DriveThruRPG/DMsGuild, or roped in Fandom for web formats available through D&D Beyond. I'd of snapped those digital goodies up in a heartbeat!

Oh well, if someday digital versions are made available, I'll check these out then.
I mean, you can just buy the 1e versions already in pdf on DriveThru.
 

Hex08

Hero
I don't play 5th edition and probably never will. I have several old school adventures in PDF that I use to run the occasional Castles & Crusades game. However, If I could own these hard cover reprints without the 5th ed conversions I would buy them in a heartbeat and would love having them on my shelf. I know that's not going to happen, I'm not the target market here and that's ok.
 



TerraDave

5ever, or until 2024
I mean, you can just buy the 1e versions already in pdf on DriveThru.

In terms of maps, pics and handouts, you can use the pdf of the original, and then use the 5e specific material from the big books.

The original physical ToEE was, well, too small. I think it cut some things from T1, and I just remember the font being small and issues with map quality. I really hope this fixes all that.
 

Mine arrived in the UK. It's a hefty chunk of product. Castle Amber was excellent so am hoping more of the same from this!
 

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