D&D 5E - The Rise of Tiamat

C r e d i t s
Ko b o l d P ress
Designers: Steve Winter, Alexander W inter
Developer and Producer: W olfgang Baur
Editor: Scott Fitzgerald Cray
Interior Illustrators: John-Paul Balmet, N icole Cardiff,
G uido Kuip, M arcel M ercado, Bryan Syme
Cartographer: Jared Blando
Art Director: M arc Radle
W izards o f t h e C o a s t
D&D Lead Designers: M ike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford
Producer: Greg Bilsland
Adventure Contributors: M ike Mearls, Christopher Perkins,
M att Sernett, Chris Sims, Rodney Thom pson,
Jeremy Crawford
Art Directors: Kate Irwin, Shauna Narciso
Cover Illustrator: M ichael Komarck
Graphic Designers: Bree Heiss, Emi Tanji
Project Management: Neil Shinkle, John Hay
Production Services: Cynda Callaway, Jefferson Dunlap,
David Gershm an, Anita W illiam s
Brand and Marketing: Nathan Stewart, Liz Schuh,
Chris Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, Hilary Ross,
Laura Tom m ervik, Kim Lundstrom , Trevor Kidd
Playtesters: M elissa Bassett, Andre Begin, M ik Calow,
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Eadie, Frank Foulis, Rodrigo Gorgulho, Pete Griffith,
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Lacharite, Renata Landim, Rodrigo Landim , Eric Leroux,
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Pozas, Paula Pozas, Count Response, Sara Servin, Robin
Stacey, Jaime Thayer, Keoki Young
F o r e w o r d
W ith this adventure, you are ready to begin the final
assault against Tiamat, wrapping up the first great
campaign for the fifth edition of D u n g e o n s & D r a g o n s .
Whether or not you played through the first installment
of this series—Hoard o f the Dragon Queen—you need
only the basic rules and the Tyranny o f Dragons online
appendix to play through this adventure.
This campaign takes the game to ever-greater heights
of power, both for the heroes and for the foes they face.
The challenges of this adventure are greater than
anything the characters have faced before—and of
course the thrill of presenting those bigger challenges in
an epic light is more satisfying for the Dungeon Master
as well. Go big in these episodes!
The adventurers might be blasted and destroyed
by dragon fire, ensnared by sorcery, or cut down by
vengeful cultists. But the options and allies available to
the heroes as they fight against the Cult of the Dragon
are equally great.
Defeating Tiamat won’t be easy, but I am certain
you and your players w ill make it both exciting and
memorable. Good luck, and good gaming!
Wolfgang Baur
Founder, Kobold Press
July 2014
Disclaimer: Tiam at does not apologize f o r TPKs.
ON THE COVER
N o longer im prisoned in the Nine Hells,
Tiam at makes her trium phant ascent and
claim s the W ell o f Dragons as her lair. Her
arrival, as illustrated by M ichael Komarck,
portends the dawn o f a grim new age.
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ISBN: 978-0-7869-6565-6 [ £
First Printing October 2014
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