
Check out "Random Magic Items" on page 18 and consider letting your players each make a 'wish list' of magic items.At least one character in the party should speak Giant.It is expected that the group will either try to interact with or run from monsters that are much more powerful than they are. Warn your players that some of the encounters are very hard and that they might need to run away.Things to do Before You Begin the Campaign In my campaign, I would say that Tiamat was repelled three years ago in Tyranny of Dragons. Out of the Abyss could take a very long time in-game. I think saying that there is one year of time between each adventure sounds good. I'd say you should put in at least a year to account for Tyranny of Dragons, which occurs prior to this adventure. According to this thread, The Sundering occurred in either 1484 or 1485 DR and marked the beginning of the D&D Next playtest era.

The Spellplague hit in 1385 DR, which marked the beginning of 4th edition. You can see a mega-detailed timeline here.The timeline on that site stops prior to The Sundering, the story that brought us to the D&D Next playtest era and then into 5e. There is a sidebar on page 13 that says that this adventure is assumed to be set after the year 1485 DR. This adventure definitely takes place after Tyranny of Dragons. When Does This Adventure Take Place? The timeline is kept purposely vague to suit your campaign. Nerdsourced Storm King's Thunder Review: Really comprehensive and well done review!

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