Tomb of Annihilation (Dungeons & Dragons)

I've DM'd about 2/3 of this adventure now and wow, my group and I have loved it. It's rich with detail and super fun. We've played it as a "indiana jones" meets "jurassic park" meets "lovecraftian horror" campaign. The sandbox section has been great. There are lots of podcasts to listen to in order to get your mind in the world, which I totally recommend. 5/5 would definitely recommend.

I run for 6-8 kids aged 7-13, they are loving this! Dino racing was hilarious. Fabulous adventure!

The adventure is very nice but forget that... This is an excellent source book to run adventures in Chult with maps, location, region specific encounters and a deep regional history.

I bought the hardback copy of this early 5e campaign mainly to reread it as I had an electronic version (on Roll20) that I played as a solo variant. So some of this I was very familiar with but nonetheless it was good to have a copy to actually read. My plan was to upgrade the level of it to fit my current campaign (it'll be levels 11 to 14). The book is well set out with initial campaign premise, then introduction to the base city (Nyanzaru) with plenty of detail about NPCs, factions, plot hooks, guides, and things to do. The authors detail guides, many who have hidden motives, and then a rumour table which nudges towards key locations to visit. The next section is a massive sandbox for Chult with a mix of side quests and locations relevant to the key goal-- locating the hidden city of Omu, where the big bad has hidden his crazy soul drinking device. It's a great section with potential for many sessions, especially with random encounters (many of which are great) but not very balanced for the levels in which you'd explore. That's not a huge deal, as PCs running away should always be a viable option (as it is in Rime and Storm King Thunder sandbox). Love this section, as it really brings Chult to the fore as a campaign setting. When they reach Omu they get another exploration section now with an added fetch quest (similar to the Octad in Rime). There's some Red Wizards also on the hunt and also some Yuan Ti bizarrely led by Ras Nsi, a character from old editions about Chult. He is a cool villain even if the transformation is strange, and he feels a little shoehorned in (as does the Ring of Winter and Artus). I love Omu. The whole vibe is great, and unlike some reviewers I like the Fane although forcing PCs there to get the last cubes may not go down well with some groups. Omu is heavily based on I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City, and indeed they used a similar design style with the city map, this time using an inverted UK map for the rough layout. Finally we come to the Tomb. At times it feels like an utterly separate adventure to the prior chapters, almost grafted on. Yet as the focus of the adventure, and an emulation of S1 The Tomb of Horrors, it warrants further consideration. All together it's a lot of fun. Multiple levels of tricks and traps, moderate amount of combat, and some amusing running 'skeleton keys' to collect. (I wonder if the Adventure Time guy who was one of the contributers came up with that idea. There's so much here it's difficult to comment in detail, but certainly some traps and rooms work well whereas others are just OTT. Despite my own Old School nostalgia, 5e players don't deal well with traps with little logical escape options; and some solutions are utterly random. There are a few encounters which border on unbeatable, almost like the old save or die ones. Not for me. The lower levels of the Tomb bring in some focus towards the endpoint, with some great set pieces: hag coven, then a giant floating dark foetus, then Ace. Potentially lethal with the absence of resurrection, and raise dead, but if they destroy the Soul Monger then a nice DM will let them bring the dead characters back. Overall it's a great varied adventure that mixes sandbox exploration with a range of dungeon sizes and a large trap-ridden dungeon at the end. It's certainly up there with Curse of Strahd as one of the tougher 5e offerings. Hope whatever is coming in 5.5e is to a similar standard.

another amazing publication from wotc. this is a brutal one for hardy players. not for 7 year olds

Amazing campaign its dark twisted and silly but what else do you expect when you combine the writing styles of D&D genius Chris Perkins and adventure time creator Penelton Ward. There are zombie t-rexes, goblin battle stacks and insane forest dwelling creatures its a fun game that delights in tormenting the poor party

Normally I find non-homebrew campaigns to be stifling and narrow in scope. Tomb of Annihilation is the opposite. With sprawling environments, brutal encounters, and interesting travel mechanics, this is D&D as it should be.

Good quality book with a lot of content in it.