The Lazy RPG Podcast - D&D and RPG News and GM Prep from Sly Flourish

Tier-Ranking D&D and RPG Campaigns

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Mike ranks ten years worth of campaigns from S through F tier.

  • 00:00 Show Start
  • 01:18 Goal: Define Criteria for Evaluating Future Campaigns
  • 02:58 Tier Ranking Ground Rules
  • 06:28 Beginning the Tier Rankings
  • 06:41 Shadow of the Demon Lord
  • 07:28 Numenera
  • 09:39 Rime of the Frost Maiden
  • 11:29 Wild Beyond the Witchlight
  • 12:35 Blades in the Dark
  • 14:08 Curse of Strahd
  • 15:29 Descent into Avernus
  • 18:17 Eberron Rising from the Last War
  • 19:01 Empire of the Ghouls
  • 20:22 Ghosts of Saltmarsh
  • 22:21 Hoard of the Dragon Queen
  • 23:10 Dragons of Icespire Peak
  • 25:33 Lost Mine of Phandelver
  • 27:07 Out of the Abyss
  • 28:40 Princes of the Apocalypse
  • 29:23 Rise of Tiamat
  • 29:56 Scarlet Citadel
  • 32:04 Gloaming: Cursed Scroll 1
  • 33:45 Shadowed Keep of the Borderlands
  • 35:15 Storm King's Thunder
  • 37:39 Tomb of Annihilation
  • 39:56 Waterdeep Dragon Heist
  • 41:50 Spelljammer: Light of Xaryxis
  • 45:53 Dragons of Stormwreck Isle
  • 47:14 Campaign Tier-Ranking Summary
  • 49:36 What Did I Learn?
  • 51:07 Product Design Matters More than Production Quality
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  • Final Tier Ranking Image
  • Tiermaker SF Campaign Tier Link
  • Shadow of the Demon Lord
  • Numenera
  • Blades in the Dark
  • Gloaming: Cursed Scroll 1
  • Shadowed Keep on the Borderlands (affiliate link)
  • Empire of the Ghouls (affiliate link)
  • Scarlet Citadel (affiliate link)
  • Dragons of Stormwreck Isle (affiliate link)
  • Curse of Strahd (affiliate link)
  • Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link)
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