This is a good starting point. However, in 5e there are so many feats and powers that players have that many of the battles that should have been pretty challenging, were over in like 2 rounds. The thing to keep in mind is that in order to challenge 5e players, they need to have multiple targets. One powerful villian (or even 2 or 3) is not a challenge for most 5e characters. So you really need to increase the number of bad guys in those epic chapter ending combats to make the game challenging and fun. One thing to consider is that DoD has tons of undead. So if the party picks up some Holy Water they are suddenly all doing +2d6 damage every single time they hit. When you combine this with a Rogue's Sneak Attack... forget about it. That character is doing like 40-50 pts of damage every time they hit. 5e characters just walk through this campaign's combats no problem (even with doing everything suggested in this book). So start with this book, then identify your big combats and beef it up even more.

The item was extremely helful in converting one of my most beloved campaigns into 5e. Thank you.

Very easy to use. Great support. Excellent conversion guide. AAA+++

I've always loved this series and it's been the most run campaign for me in the last 30 years. Along with Ravenloft, Mordenkanen's Wonderous Adventure, and White Plume Mountain series, it's a must-play module.

The conversion on this is amazing. Detailed where it needs to be yet simple in it's organization. It's obvious a lot of care was taken in the conversion. The author even shows goes so far as to show you exactly where the region is in the forgotten realms. Very well done, thumbs up!