Rise of Tiamat: Dungeons and Dragons Story Explained

Hey D&D peeps!

This is my brief retelling of Rise of Tiamat. Glad I was able to finish the Tyranny of Dragons! Wanted to this one for a while.
If you're not familiar of the plot in Hoard of The Dragon Queen, I got a video that goes over the story if you wanna check it out:

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Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction
0:38 First Council of Waterdeep
4:04 Varram The White
4:57 The Sea of Moving Ice
6:37 The Cult Strikes Back (Part 1)
6:56 Second Council of Waterdeep
7:51 Neronvain
9:13 Metallic Dragons, Arise
11:20 The Cult Strikes Back (Part 2)
11:46 Third Council of Waterdeep
11:52 Xonthol's Tower
14:25 Mission to Thay
16:05 The Cult Strikes Back (Part 3)
16:33 Fourth Council of Waterdeep
17:34 Tiamat's Return
20:04 Ending Statements

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[erickcardenas]

I got tpk on the green dragon fight. Glad to hear other heroes were able to complete the quest 😊

[lumberjerks]

Dude, this video (and your others for other modules) are life savers for DMs. You are the real MVP. Thank you, so very much!

[moonshadow]

Great summary of the adventure, helped me a lot in the preparation for its beginning. It would be amazing if there were similar videos for each chapter.

[MDShow]

Mvp for using the RS07 blue dragon mask ❤️❤️

[danielramsey]

You know, I’m actually glad they came out with a revised and updated version of these two books, and all as one package!

[expansiveear]

imagine this as a baldurs gate type game

[edwardramos]

Shame Bahamut was a no show. Given his connection to Tiamat, you would think he would be the earliest responders to the Cult's shenanigans.

[AvianEdits]

I didnt like how they introduced all these leaders together making me (DM) to RP with myself at points which i always find odd to do. I suggest anyone thinking of DMing this campaign to use the leaders as NPCs in different locations that the party needs to impress to gain their assistance in the attack. Suggest doing the same when consulting the Metal Dragons. Skill check based tests or puzzles to gain their power in the fight is more party driven than RPing multiple dragons for them and hoping they hop in.

[plopblobblopunderwater]

What an anti-climatic end to the saga of Arauthator

[DenisDLight]

Idk why hearing Tieflings pronounced as Tyflings makes me rage so much.

[urosberonja]

This helps incredibly, even with just the history of the Forgotten Realms for someone who wants to fill their own game with stories and legends of the past, Amazing work! I can't wait to listen to your recaps of the adventures and your future work ~ Side note: You have a smooth and enjoyable voice, keep it up and good luck

[supersmily]

6:37 I've read the module and this is incorrect. At this pace in the module, while it SAYS that the attack is doomed to fail there's a good chance with average party comp of the party getting outpaced. This is especially true because of the detailed plan of attack, which puts the party at a disadvantage. The party should start the module at level 8 according to the book, but the attack is overall CR 10, meaning it takes a couple levels before it'll be even possibly an average fight. Furthermore, the combined force has 100s of HP, well over what an average level 10 party could output in a single fight. Expect it to be much more swingy than the book outlines, but still capable of going in the party's favor if they're competent.

Weirdly, although the second attack (Detailed at 11:20 ) is supposedly a midpoint between their reserved attempts and an all out assault, the module has an adult black dragon join the second attack but no such power during the 3rd. Though overall the numbers of the cult in the 3rd attack still make both deadly encounters, the CR calculation claims the 3rd attack to be slightly less powerful. So that's a thing.

[mariesmith]

Luckily in this whole situation I’m actually a dragon rider from the inheritance cycle and a half dog demon and Half human highbred Sister of Inuyasha.

[vanakenk]

Sir. As someone who loves DM'ing but is horrible at reading the entire book. I thank you for these videos. They are amazing. Please keep up the amazing work.

[seibervideo]

Dang, this sounds cool. Bummed I didn’t buy the book when it was cheaper. $80+ on Amazon and eBay right now. Oof!

[houstonhall]

This was delighted!
Thank you so much for making this