D&D: That ‘Tyranny of Dragons’ Re-Release Gets a Swanky New Update
Tyranny of Dragons is getting a rerelease with a shiny new cover in 2023. Come check out the Queen of Dragon’s new look.
The mystery of the Tyranny of Dragons Amazon listing from a while back has been solved. On January 17th, you’ll be able to snag the epic adventure once again, this time with a swanky new cover. Because the book, as it turns out, is a rerelease of Tyranny of Dragons.
Tyranny of Dragons itself is a rerelease of the first two big adventures for 5th Edition: Hoard of the Dragon Queen and Rise of Tiamat. These adventures were so early, in fact, that they didn’t have all of 5th Edition’s final rules in them. Which caused some problems, so the adventure was “rebalanced and rewritten” to be a little easier for DMs.
Tyranny of Dragons Re-Relase Now With New Cover – $37
Tyranny of Dragons combines and refines two action-packed Dungeons & Dragons adventures—Hoard of the Dragon Queen and The Rise of Tiamat—into a single sweeping campaign. It also includes a gallery of concept art providing a behind-the-scenes look at the creation of an epic adventure spotlighting Tiamat, one of the most legendary foes in D&D.
- A wonderful re-introduction to 5th edition’s first published adventures for new fans
- Begins as a low-level adventure suitable for new players and evolves into an epic, sprawling campaign bringing players all the way from level 1 to level 15
- Adventure has been rebalanced to be easier for a new Dungeon Master to run and a better play experience.
- Book includes gallery of concept art spotlighting Tiamat, one of the most legendary foes in D&D
It’s just a rerelease of the adventure, which has been out of print for a while. If you want to play in an adventure path-style campaign, this one isn’t the worst. Though it does have its rough patches. Even with the rebalancing for Tyranny of Dragons, the adventure shows its age just a little. The ideas are a ton of fun to play around with.
But you have to tinker around with it to make it work. If you’re the kind of DM who loves doing that though, and you don’t already own Tyranny of Dragons, this might be worth checking out. Especially at a discount.
If you’ve already played it, the only new thing here is this new art for Tiamat. Which, no disrespect to the Queen of Dragons looks great. But it’s just a cover, and that’s not necessarily the best way to judge a book.
Tyranny of Dragons releases January 17th, 2023
