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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Daniel L. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 03/26/2024 22:43:02

This module was extremely adversarial, it robs the players of agency and the twist is not well conceived. Unless you are into adversarial DMing or your players like being tricked (and not in a fun way) I do not recommend. The flashback mechanic is a good idea in theory but it takes a lot of buy in from players and there is a delicate balance of meta gaming that happens. This module felt less fun for the players and more "Look at what a clever DM I am!"



Rating:
[2 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Bvel V. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/02/2021 18:11:54

I just ran for my group, since we were missing one person for the main campaign. Our main story is an amalgamation with the Age of Worms and the Tyranny of Dragons, and I was able to weave this as a side story with a different set of adventurers that ties some of the history in this adventure with the lore of the world.

The plot devices of the temporary memory loss and the reveal in the end was a hit. It took us a total of close to 8hrs, and that with cutting some content, but my group enjoyed the rp and the interaction with the environment.

Solid good story. I will be checking out your other works.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Joel D. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/22/2020 14:09:54

This adventure is fantastic and unlike any other adventure out there due to the twist at the end. I ran this as a side-quest for the Rise of Tiamat when only half of the players could play to enrich my story without progressing it. I'll provide suggestions from my play-through to hopefully enhance your play-through. BEWARE: spoiler below!

My players DESPERATELY wanted to cross the chasm and saw the deterrence I provided to them as a challenge they would not back down from. I would recommend being more prepared than I was for hinting that the chasm is too dangerous to cross by setting up extra traps in the room before the drawbridge that limited their athletic and acrobatic abilities. By crossing the chasm the players missed out on the best traps, the backstory behind the dungeon, and any stealth options, but my players had an excellent time anyways due to the twist at the end. In general, I believe if the players really want to do something, then let them do it. It is your job as the DM to deter them or balance the encounter appropriately and this situation might require more thought for the DM than is provided in the PDF.

I would also recommend giving Oliman extra game breaking abilities to make that encounter take less time if you are running this at a higher level and allow him to cast any level appropriate spells of your choice. This encounter was dragging on when we played since my players like to use all the terrain to their advantage and prohibit him from using AOE spells effectively. I eventually allowed him to “use the full power of the Claw of Tiamat” by casting two action spells as one action. I think there is a fine line to walk for this battle because few player enjoy playing a losing battle, but the players should handily lose this battle relatively quickly in my opinion.

Overall well worth the money for the quality product.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by KJ F. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 12/05/2020 09:27:39

Slackjawed. The adventure is fantatastic... its well written and designed. Worth every penny. If you're looking for something to add to the Hoard of the Dragon Queen, this is it. You can probably add it to any other campaign that has Tiamat or the Cult of the Dragon in it.

There are probably some groups and DM's that this would not work for. The twist is a hard one to deliver. Sitting there during the fight before the reveal I had to control my mannerisms to convince them. I succeeded and the reveal was amazing.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Adam D. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/04/2020 14:06:34

This adventure is unlike anything I have ever ran before. The party did not see the ending twist coming AT ALL. The way the twist is set up is perfect as well as the story beats that bring back memories at set story points. I HIGHLY recommend this adventure to anyone looking for an adventure with a great story and a twist ending.

We ran this adventure for our podcast and you can listen to us play through it in about 2~ hours (we speed up combat encounters to finish our one shots in under 3 hours):

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oEf_rKICaAo

Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/into-the-dragons-maw-part-1/id1378584440?i=1000436882188



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Elliott B. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/10/2020 06:01:08

Amazing! Ran this recently as part of my Tyranny of Dragons campaign. I have 3 players in the party and 2 are vets at 5e. They both said that it was the single best reveal they had ever experienced. I loved running this and was so excited to watch them put the pieces together as more information came up. Would definitely reccommend. It's a fantastic tie in to ToD and can easily be inserted into any homebrew game.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Abdulhameed A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/15/2020 15:40:42

I could never imagine forgetting my players' reactions after the final reveal. Everyone enjoyed this adventure, especially myself. I really loved how easy it was to readjust just about everything in this book so it can fit the party, players' preferences and the world without having to put a lot of effort into it. Though, my players were a bit too paranoid about most things and managed to make this six hours adventure turn into three sessions and a quarter while they still missed a number of encounters! Still, I really enjoyed the characters' interactions with the NPCs. I will definitely use this again on a later campaign!



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Wilhelm A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/26/2020 07:30:45

A rather unusual module that fits very well with the cult of dragon plot in sword coast, hinting at the larger picture that otherwise may not be revealed at all or until far higher level. The players and GM do need to trust each other as its amnesia plot device does effectively make it a very railrody one-two shot, but if my players are anything to go by this is the right sort of railroad with pretty views and comfy seats.



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Jen V. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/28/2019 21:16:36

Thank you for the fun, Dragonix! I had the pleasure of playing this recently and it was an absolute blast. There is a lot of fun stuff happening in this adventure from goblin bathrooms to memory issues. I highly recommend people pick up this adventure for their own gaming table - I did as well! There's plenty of places to throw in a puzzle or something if your crew goes through it too fast. Likewise, it's a nice adventure to add into a longer campaign.

(We played this on the stream Mistress of Mods episode 1 + 2 mentioned in the item description).



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Rick A. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 07/06/2018 14:35:49

Into the Dragon's Maw is a fantastic bolt-on adventure for Hoard of the Dragon Queen as it ties directly into the plot as the adventurers are about to arrive in Baldur's Gate from Elturel. At this point they've just earned their level 4 stats and this is the perfect place to test out those new buffs. With that said, I'm sure you can use it for any group of adventurers heading into a city where there's a set of woods nearby and the module provides suggested adjustment to each encounter if your party is a little weaker/stronger.

Baldur's Gate and the surrounding area is such a magnificent location and the Wizard's campaign book reduces it down to a few paragraphs. Into the Dragon's Maw gives the player's arrival into Baldur's Gate the much needed attention that they deserve and ability to use those new level 4 stats. It also helps to flesh out and give depth to the factions after having recently met with Ontharr and Leosin in Elturel - this adventure very much helps to show that they're little cogs within the great machine.

And the twist, what a lovely game mechanic and story - my players absolutely loved this adventure!

As to the actual adventure...

  • production value is excellent - the page design is well laid out and written - the artwork is fantastic throughout and provides added visual context, dm narration pops out using a white background on a coffee-stained page, and the monsters are clearly identified including page reference numbers (that's a very nice touch). Included are DC check levels and DM notes to help provide context when running the game. Additionally, there are a couple post-it-note type boxes for greater detail. My tiny critique would be the cave map is a bit dark and hard to make out the details - it's also only a half page and would be good as a full page.
  • adventure design is excellent - the encounters flowed together and the dungeon layout in the cave structure makes sense. There's a bit of a railroad in the story arc in order to provide a twist at the end, but how to get there is a bit of a sandbox once inside the cave. My group had a blast exploring, bumping into supposed dead ends, and of course they went right for the brass-coated stone carving sitting in an open treasure chest - lol!
  • monster/traps selection is excellent - without giving too much away... there are a number of classic live and undead monsters that make this adventure a winner. The traps are well thought out as is access to secret areas. The adventure starts out with a burst of fun to get the dice rolling. I loved the pit of the cube and the burrow encounters - we had a great time! Of course the big reveal was awesome and fit into the entire Hoard of the Dragon Queen flavor.
  • adventure time was good - this took our group a Saturday night and then a good portion of our next gathering as well. We have a fairly good balance of role playing and dice rolling - this module is well designed for both and appeared to please everyone around the table.
  • product pricing is excellent - $2.99 for almost two evening's worth of material is excellent value - additionally, the layout and design of the product is as professional as I've seen anywhere.

My overall thought is what a wonderful adventure which fits in nicely to our Hoard of the Dragon Queen campaign. I very much enjoyed prepping this adventure which was super easy to do and my players all had a huge silly grin on their face when it was all done and a lot of wow! Those wow! looks give this product a five star standing ovation!

Rick Anderson

PS - I did paint a Xande figure...



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Thank you Rick for your review! I appreciate the time and effort you put detailing your feedback. What makes this special though is that wow moment your players had at the twist reveal. I wish I could see their faces! Even though I've already pulled this off a few times now on different groups, I'll never get tired of the twist moment! Hope you and your players really enjoyed it and talk about it for a long time! :)
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Test T. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/19/2017 11:44:14

A bit too railroad for my tastes. The twist used will rub some players the wrong way.



Rating:
[3 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Marcus M. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/11/2017 22:46:56

Slick idea for a side adventure. Will run this with my group next time. The twist at the end is exciting and unexpected, and should keep my players on their toes. Probably won't trust me too after this.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Into the Dragon's Maw (5E Adventure)
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Nico E. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 05/11/2017 11:59:49

Just read it and I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised. The module looks professionally-designed, detailed, and is very well written. It has a unique premise that reminds me of the movie "Memento" that sets a big twist in the end. Can't wait to unload it on my players.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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