I was disappointed as I was hoping this would provide either a coniguous adventure that I could run for my table or a set of assets that I could incorporate into other narratives we are running. It really wasn't useful for either. The formatting of the PDF is simply terrible which makes it unwieldy as an at--a-glance reference and the maps provided are useless since they are unimpressive and stamped with spoiler text such as "Caravan Ambush". No assets can be easily converted for use in a VTT. Overall it's a rambling set of ideas that don't flow together, but has a few interesting monster concepts which may be useful elsewhere. Do not recommend.

My overall rating is 2 stars. However its a bit of a mixed bunch. I would describe this product as a great long adventure, followed by the bits of another adventure. With bestiary that is very big, one page monsters. Which i love. Although the new monsters need a little help to stand out. And the artwork and maps are awesome. The format of the adventures is horrible. The first adventure is somewhat linear, but great. Maps are great especially if you are using VTT. And lasts from 2nd till about 7th level. The second adventure is sort of an outline of a sandbox in the Underdark. There is a start and an end. But very little in between. If the second adventure was as good as the first my rating would be 3 stars. And if the Bestiary monsters were a little more dynamic 4 stars. I suspect the product was written with a lot of love, and the original campaign it was based on was probably a lot of fun. Have the end product isn't that great, especially at $59.99 If you are looking for an underdark campaign. I would use Night Below, and converting it from 2E would be easier than using RotD.

One of my favourite campaigns so far, I admit I had a lot of fun with my players as a DM. We may have nearly had a few TPK's during the harder encounters but the players loved the game so much we couldn't wait for our next session.

The whole theme is quite amazing, and the breakdown from exploration to dungeon, to underdark and even some choice diplomatic encounters rounds up to cover lots of things for players to do. My only criticism was that some encounters are built straight for a fight and when the players decide to run or con their way out it's very unexpected.

This beautiful book acts as an adventure, sourcebook, and bestiary (in that order). Throughout the adventure each chapter offers you a list of consequences to the decisions, or lack thereof, that your players make… and the outcomes of possibility of failures. Which I enjoy, as if I’m lucky to run the campaign multiple times each playthroughs will be different. With the amount of lore (and there is a lot of it) and possible sidequests given in this book you can easily make a sandbox adventure out it, of which I'll do, or insert it anywhere into your campaign. There’s also spells in here as well. A fun tome that is welcomed in my collection.

Unfortunately this campaign is not well written for 5e, rambles with excessive narration and while the cover and much of the artwork is stunning, it neither provides sufficient matterial for a full campaign nor is organized in a manner to allow ease of use at the table. The connection betweens feels forced and jerky at times, resulting in the need for me to expand on the story arc thus smoothing the rough connections.

Add to that the fact that their pdf prevents copy and paste for use in online gaming tools the publication is almost unsuable by me, especially during the current situation associated with COVID. I full support protecting the IP of a company, but come on, I should be able to snip bits and pieces out of the pdf I purchased for use in my personal games. If someone is planning to pirate the material they will simply take scans or screen shots of the pages and post those on sharing websites. Making a product more difficult to use for the consumers that actually purchase the material, only encourages more pirating. I for one will not be paying for another campaign book from AAW, unless they become more supportive of the consumers that support their company.