The book also incorporated a significant amount of player feedback from the first two releases to smooth out the progressive curve of the quests and addressed a number of rules discrepancies. That book included a full errata, a reworked opening chapter and new cover art from artist Hydro74. In 2019, Wizards of the Coast unveiled a special single volume edition of Tyranny of Dragonsthat was initially only available from select local game stores and online specialty retailers. There were also a significant amount of errors in both 2014 releases that Wizards of the Coast would later correct in their online errata. In addition to some fairly linear sequences, one of the biggest issues players found at the time was the somewhat muddy rules, as D&D fifth edition was still experiencing a number of early growing pains (notably the game was actually designed by third-party publisher Kobold Press under commission from Wizards of the Coast). The book was followed up several months later with the Rise of Tiamat, which picks up where the previous campaign left off, and takes the characters from Levels 8-15.Ĭollectively, these two books are referred to as the Tyranny of Dragons, with the story revolving around the Cult of the Dragon and their plot to free the evil dragon goddess Tiamat from her prison in the depths of the Nine Hells.īoth books received fairly mixed reviews among fans and critics (with Hoard of the Dragon Queen arguably being the weakest of the two entries).

The first campaign book to coincide with this new rule set was Hoard of the Dragon Queen, a series of adventures set in the Forgotten Realms which took characters from Levels 1-8 (notably, the first three chapters were also released for free as part of the D&D Adventurers League). Does this version offer a new hoard of D&D goodness or does it stink worse than a rotting dragon carcass? We break down everything you need to know.īack in the summer of 2014, Wizards of the Coast officially unveiled the fifth edition of D&D.

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