Out of the Abyss | A Masterpiece or a Mess? | D&D 5e Module Review
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- Today we take a retrospective look at "Out of the Abyss," one of the most talked-about modules in Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Known for its unique challenges and dark themes, this module has sparked both praise and criticism.
Specifically I go over a chapter-by-chapter analysis of "Out of the Abyss", I will highlights of the module's best and most challenging moments, and i will ultimatley devide if Out of the Abyss is a must-play or a module to avoid?
Whether you're a seasoned Dungeon Master or a player considering your next campaign, this review will provide valuable insights and help you decide if "Out of the Abyss" is the right fit for your group. Don't forget to subscribe and ring the bell for more D&D reviews and tips!
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(0:00) Out of the Abyss
(1:18) Chapter 1: Prisoners of the Drow
(4:35) Chapter 2: Into Darkness
(7:17) Chapter 3: The Darklake
(9:51) Chapter 4: Gracklstugh
(11:14) Chapter 5: Neverlight Grove
(12:11) Chapter 6: Blingdenstone
(14:48) Chapter 7: Escape from the Underdark
(15:58) Chapter 8: Audience in Gauntlgrym
(18:01) Chapter 9: Mantol-Derith
(19:28) Chapter 10: Descent into the Depths
(21:12) Chapter 11: Gravenhollow
(22:40) Chapter 12: The Tower of Vengeance
(25:19) Chapter 13: The Wormwrithings
(26:14) Chapter 14: The Labyrinth
(28:14) Chapter 15: The City of Spiders
(29:41) Chapter 16: The Fetid Wedding
(31:42) Chapter 17: Against the Demon Lords
(34:15) Best or Worst? (Strengths and Weaknesses)
(37:32) The Judgement
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Your appreciation of Glabagool signals to me that you absolutely know what you're talking about with this adventure.
Glababool is the adventure!
This was a fantastic, informative and fun breakdown of a module I haven't really looked at in the past, and there's a lot more good here then I've picked up from secondhand comments on it. Heck, I might even feel like running it one day now, since I'll be able to identify the faults quicker and easier and patch them ahead of time.
I'm glad you found it helpful! Out of the abyss is a module that doesn't benefit from reading it all before running it, it's a module that absolutely needs it. The more preparation and knowledge you have the better this campaign will be. Hopefully knowing its shortfalls will make a huge difference when you decide to run it.
I know it gets a lot of well deserved hate but it has some amazing stuff in there if people can work around its flaws.
you have to remember this adventure is also an experiement from WotC. Many Dms like to have setting book explaining how the setting work. But book like Sword Coast Adventure Guide have poor sell.
So they tried to merge a setting book with an adventure book, giving you Out of the Abyss which show case the under dark setting amoung an adventure which resulted in much better sells.
Having all them NPCs in the party made combat EXTREMELY hard to do as a new Game Master way back when I tried to do this thing.
Amazing video. Hey, can u do tomb of Annihilation im doing out of Abyss, but I want to do the tomb of anighlation next in the future. thx :) also having fun in the out of abyss and yea had to change rules for travel to make it more fun for the players i do want to see later if i can find a way to make more open wrold but dont know how if u have any tips for that ill love to know thx
Considering I just escaped the Underdark, we decided not to continue into part 2. We spent a year and a half, and it was tedious. I’m sure our DM didn’t help himself, because he decided to combine this campaign with a different one, making things convoluted and confusing. The pacing was rough, and it just seemed like we were always running away, witnessing the genocide of a culture. Our DM was also played his NPCs as extremely aggressive and hostile towards at all times. So although I was a charisma character, I didn’t want to talk to anyone. We also kept getting piled on with tasks and never solving anything. It was frustrating, to say the least.
I will say, there were some real highs though (though it’s hard for me to know what is the Abyss and what was the other campaign), the oozy temple was fun! The Society of Brilliance and Grazillax was awesome, the Darrow and our investigations into Buppido and the cave system was great and challenging. The Neverlight Grove was both enchanting and terrifying, though I loved that little investigation portion talking to the different circles. Hard words to say (Yggmorgus, Loobamub, Yesterbrod etc) but fun nonetheless.
This was a great video!
Yea! You prety much names 90% of the main issues people talk about with the campaign. Its a bummer that you arent continuning because the 2nd half is where you stop running "away" and start running "into" the danger more prepared,
Everything you mentioned at least in this comment is from the module. I didnt do too much in Graklestug but I realllllly enjoyed the neverlight grove as well!
Thanks you very much :D
Nice breakdown. Never played. Not sure if I will get around to it
If you ever get the chance you should take it! It definitley has its flaws but it can really be a great campaign.
The last review of OOTA turned me off it pretty hard. Otoh, this one kinda has me all in.
The adventure definitely has its problems but I rarely find one that doesn't. At the end of the day it always comes down to the Dm and their ability to work with what's given to them. It might be a lot of work but I really do find OOTA quite compelling, it's just needs a good dm to make it fantastic!
I love this adventure, but what it is missing is a good Act II to bridge Act 1and 3. Chapter 7, 8, and 9 do not make a good bridge between the two.
100000% The adventure is really cool but is SEVERLEY lacking any connective tissue to bind the "acts" together.
Do you have any comment on the rumors that you yourself came out of the abyss?? I think the public has a right to know.
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@@ThisCrits Your silence speaks volumes, sir… VOLUMES!