This new version is conspicuously light on art, and Gygax’s descriptions can feel a bit dated to modern ears". What may trip you up, however, are descriptions of the rooms themselves. You should have no trouble moving players along from room to room. 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. 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".
ĭestructoid, Bleeding Cool, and Paste Magazine all highlighted the module nature of this book unlike the more linear structure of Storm King's Thunder. 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. 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. The adventures included, in the order of presentation and including original publication year, are: (Legendary Edition) B8669 : Storm Kings Thunder: C2207 : Tales From the Yawning Portal: C2208 : Tomb of. The modules are modified to use the fifth edition rules, and adjusted to match differing levels of characters, so that the adventures can be played in the order they are presented in the book, or dropped into a home campaign. Curse of Strahd Revamped - The Dragons Trove. Tales from the Yawning Portal is an anthology of updated modules and adventures from previous editions.