I've been running a campaign for some friends for a while, one of them is a Goliath! I've had this book in my sights for what seems like nearly a decade, and while I already have it on dndbeyond, I decided to get a physical copy to help me with session prepping. I don't want to cast doubt on how long dndbeyond will last, but digital goods sometimes concern me and so I've bought several modules that I already own physically to have myself.
At some point in the distant future, D&D will have to evolve into the 6th edition. One thing I've learned from my parents and those who've played the earlier versions of the game is that you can reflavor and re-use old adventure content with new systems. That provides a value for me as a DM (Dungeon Master) to be able to have modules like Storm King's Thunder (SKT) on my shelf.
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More about the actual module itself. It's possible to run the adventure from Level 1, since chapter 1 is kind of made for bringing characters into the story and so the back of the book will say "Intended for characters level 1 - 10" or so. If you read the book, it suggests at some points that the characters will actually be level 11 by the end of it.
As well, there is a part of the campaign where you choose between the different kinds of giants to go face off, and if you're familiar with Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, you can actually use all of the sections instead. Nothing in a module is "sacred," alter it to your parties needs! It may be worth considering asking the party if they're interested in the long haul, but considering the complaints of D&D being unbalanced or less fun after level 13, this is likely where a lot of players will have the most fun. Go for it!
This campaign takes place in North West Faerun, which is where Waterdeep is located. That means Icewind Dale, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, and several other adventures take place in the same general area. You can easily connect lower level adventures from this region into Storm King's Thunder by sewing seeds with rumors like... "Farms in the region have been attacked by Hill Giants!" "Did you hear? Apparently an important storm giant was slain on an island." By the time your characters hit level 5, you can start in Chapter 2 of the book (definitely read everything before Chapter 2) and get going.
The map quality is good, the descriptions of the NPCs and their backgrounds is phenomenal, and the setting is very exciting.
As for the book itself, I received one slightly warped with a tiny bit of a bow curve in it, but it's not really a big deal and can be fixed by leaving weight on it for a while. Otherwise, the print quality, texture, and contents are excellent. Nothing printed upside down, no major deformations or cuts, properly bound, no missing pages, and everything is in order.
The product gets 5 stars from me, it's everything I expected and in perfect condition.
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Chapter 2 Warning
This book has a lot of fun concepts but is a terrible choice for a beginner dm unless you and your group are very creative. My DnD group is very low key and this book has A LOT of sidequests that need a creative touch to make worthwhile or remotely interesting.One note in particular I'd like to make to anyone planning on using this story and hasn't read the entire book before starting chapter 2 is that the Ring of Winter (sounds cool, right?) never makes another appearance throughout the rest of the book. It's just casually name dropped throughout different dnd stories so don't let the group focus on that unless you are prepared to make up an ENTIRE STORYLINE for it. I've attached pictures of the passages from the Bryn Shander storyline to show how they center the focus on the ring. I didn't reread the other optional storylines in chapter 2 to see if there are any other wild goose chases to avoid but good luck.Please learn from my mistakes and enjoy your adventure with giants.
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