D&D 5E Which WotC 5E Adventure Makes the Best Sandbox?

[ninjayeti]

Different adventures for different level ranges:

Lower levels: Dragon of Icespire Peak
Mid levels: PotA. The haunted keeps are great is written, but I would probably break up the elemental dungeons into four separate dungeons plus the fane of the eye and elemental nodes as the final dungeon.
High levels: the giant lairs from SKT

 

[Reynard]

I bounced off SKT years ago, but the circumstances of that was pretty specific. I should re-examine as a foundation for a 5E sandbox. I want to leverage the books I have bought -- especially those I have bought for Fantasy Grounds as well -- to create a solid sandbox, player driven, long term campaign.

 

[Zardnaar]

I've probably used Princes of the Apocalypse the most as a mine.

First few levels are fun the NPCs, items and dungeons though are great material to be mined.

Probably wouldn't take to much work to tweak it to make the second half a lot better.

 

[Parmandur]

I bounced off SKT years ago, but the circumstances of that was pretty specific. I should re-examine as a foundation for a 5E sandbox. I want to leverage the books I have bought -- especially those I have bought for Fantasy Grounds as well -- to create a solid sandbox, player driven, long term campaign.

I would recommend just reading Chapter 3 and Appendix A to start, ig orange the low Level intro stuff and the high Level Giant Dungeons.

 

[Mistwell]

Tomb of Annihilation!

 

[THEMNGMNT]

The best sandbox is the Daggerford maps that were commissioned for the 2014 DMG but never published:

City Maps | Daggerford (Digital)

A huge digital city map of the Forgotten Realms town of Daggerford. Keyed with numerous storytelling locations, this map was originally created to accompany the D&D Encounters adventure Scourge of the Sword Coast. Sized at a massive 5000 x 7000 pixels and accompanied by an unlabeled player’s...

prints.mikeschley.com

Regional Maps | Daggerford Environs - 5E (Digital)

A huge digital version of the regional map centering around the classic city of Daggerford and its environs. This piece was commissioned as part of the 5th edition release of the D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. Sized at 3284 x 4500 pixels, it's perfect for home printing or screen display. Purchase...

prints.mikeschley.com

Regional Maps | The Sword Coast; Daggerford Region - 5E (Digital)

A huge digital overland map of a region of the Forgotten Realms known as The Sword Coast. Centered around the walled city of Daggerford and the coastal edge of The Western Heartlands, this map was originally created to accompany the D&D Encounters adventure Scourge of the Sword Coast. In one...

prints.mikeschley.com

Supplemented nicely by the Next playtest adventures "Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle" and "Scourge of the Sword Coast".

 

[Parmandur]

The best sandbox is the Daggerford maps that were commissioned for the 2014 DMG but never published:

City Maps | Daggerford (Digital)

A huge digital city map of the Forgotten Realms town of Daggerford. Keyed with numerous storytelling locations, this map was originally created to accompany the D&D Encounters adventure Scourge of the Sword Coast. Sized at a massive 5000 x 7000 pixels and accompanied by an unlabeled player’s...

prints.mikeschley.com

Regional Maps | Daggerford Environs - 5E (Digital)

A huge digital version of the regional map centering around the classic city of Daggerford and its environs. This piece was commissioned as part of the 5th edition release of the D&D Dungeon Masters Guide. Sized at 3284 x 4500 pixels, it's perfect for home printing or screen display. Purchase...

prints.mikeschley.com

Regional Maps | The Sword Coast; Daggerford Region - 5E (Digital)

A huge digital overland map of a region of the Forgotten Realms known as The Sword Coast. Centered around the walled city of Daggerford and the coastal edge of The Western Heartlands, this map was originally created to accompany the D&D Encounters adventure Scourge of the Sword Coast. In one...

prints.mikeschley.com

Supplemented nicely by the Next playtest adventures "Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle" and "Scourge of the Sword Coast".

Whaaaaaaaaat is the story there???

 

[THEMNGMNT]

Also: The Alexandrian's review of Rime of the Frost Maiden points out that the campaign isn't a sandbox, but probably should have been--and perhaps could be made to be so.

 

[THEMNGMNT]

Whaaaaaaaaat is the story there???

All I know is this little nugget from Schley's description: This piece was commissioned as part of the 5th edition release of the D&D Dungeon Masters Guide.

 

[THEMNGMNT]

Also: I'm in agreement with what everyone else here has said. Lots of good material from published campaigns could be repurposed into a compelling sandbox.