Tales from the Yawning Portal
Rules requiredDungeons & Dragons, 5th edition
Character levelsThe Sunless Citadel: 1,

The Forge of Fury: 3,
The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan: 5,
White Plume Mountain: 8,
Dead in Thay: 9,
Against the Giants: 11,

Tomb of Horrors: "high"
Campaign settingVaries
First published2017
ISBN978-0-7869-6609-7

Tales from the Yawning Portal is an adventure module anthology for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game.

Summary

Tales from the Yawning Portal is an anthology of updated modules and adventures from previous editions.[1] The modules are modified to use the fifth edition rules, and adjusted to match differing levels of player characters,[2] so that the adventures can be played in the order they are presented in the book, or dropped into a home campaign. The adventures included, in the order of presentation and including original publication year, are:

Publication history

Tales from the Yawning Portal was released on March 24, 2017, in local game stores and was later released through other retailers on April 4, 2017.[3][4][5]

Reception

In Publishers Weekly's "Best-selling Books Week Ending April 17, 2017", Tales from the Yawning Portal was #6 in "Hardcover Nonfiction" and sold 10,348 units.[6] Tales from the Yawning Portal was one of the Judges' Spotlight Winners at the 2017 ENnie Awards.[7]

Destructoid, Bleeding Cool, and Paste Magazine all highlighted the module nature of this book unlike the more linear structure of Storm King's Thunder.[8][9][10] In Paste Magazine's review, Cameron Kunzelman wrote that "Tales from the Yawning Portal rides the line between nostalgia and ease of access for new players" and that it "has a little something for every kind of D&D player or DM".[10]

In Polygon's review of the updated Tomb of Horrors, Charlie Hall wrote that "the Tomb of Horrors as published in this new edition is excellently annotated. You should have no trouble moving players along from room to room. What may trip you up, however, are descriptions of the rooms themselves. This new version is conspicuously light on art, and Gygax’s descriptions can feel a bit dated to modern ears".[11]

References

  1. ^ "Tales from the Yawning Portal - Dungeons & Dragons: Product Overview". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
  2. ^ Introduction (PDF). Wizards of the Coast. 2017-04-04. ISBN 9780786966097. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2018-01-31. ((cite book)): |work= ignored (help)
  3. ^ Ellsworth, Shawn (2017-01-05). "Tales from the Yawning Portal for D&D 5e". Tribality. Retrieved 2024-02-09.
  4. ^ Schleicher, Keith (2017-01-05). "Tales from the Yawning Portal coming to D&D Fifth Edition". GAMINGTREND. Retrieved 2024-02-09. Look for Tales from the Yawning Portal in your local game store on March 24th! Otherwise, you can pick it up on April 4th
  5. ^ "Tales from the Yawning Portal - Dungeons & Dragons". Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on February 18, 2017. Retrieved February 17, 2017.
  6. ^ "This Week's Bestsellers | Back issue 04/17/2017". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 2020-07-03. Retrieved 2020-07-03.
  7. ^ "2017 Noms and Winners". August 19, 2017. Archived from the original on January 20, 2020. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  8. ^ "Tales from the Yawning Portal is the next Dungeons & Dragons book". Destructoid. 6 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  9. ^ "'Tales From The Yawning Portal' Is a DM's Delight With Seven Adventures In One". www.bleedingcool.com. 7 April 2017. Archived from the original on 2018-10-30. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  10. ^ a b "Tales of the Yawning Portal Revives Dungeons & Dragons History". pastemagazine.com. Archived from the original on 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
  11. ^ Hall, Charlie (2017-04-04). "How to run D&D's classic Tomb of Horrors". Polygon. Archived from the original on 2019-06-21. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
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