Tier-Ranking D&D and RPG Campaigns

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

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)