I've run D&D games for years, here are the Prime Day deals I'd recommend

I've run Curse of Strahd twice now, and have loved every second of it. To me, and plenty of other D&D fans, this is the ultimate campaign with one of the best villains in tabletop gaming (he's a good part of the reason I gave this module such a glowing response in my Curse of Strahd review).

It may not be as well known as Curse of Strahd, but many (including our own Guides Editor Joel Franey, who made our Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden review) say that this is every bit as good. It's a different kind of terror; it uses survival horror to great effect, forcing players to make their way in an icy wasteland.

Do you like the sound of Mad Max crossed with D&D? That's exactly what this adventure does, and it's partially why we fell in love with it during our Baldur's Gate: Descent Into Avernus review. Allowing you to run amok in hell with a cobbled-together demon car, it basically sells itself. Oh, and it's technically a prequel to Baldur's Gate 3, so that's cool.

Want to get to know the Forgotten Realms better? No matter whether you're a Dungeon Master looking for more info on the setting or a Baldur's Gate fan hoping to dig into that world a bit more, you'll find something to enjoy in this tome. I'm already a Forgotten Realms nerd, and even I've enjoyed digging through it.

Want to make adventures specifically set in the Forgotten Realms? This companion book to Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Fearun provides Dungeon Masters with everything they need to run or write stories across its the setting's many locations, and I've found it to be a comprehensive rundown with plenty of inspiration to draw from. It also includes some of the biggest villains of the world, all for you to use as the next antagonist for your party.

This book has only just dropped, so I'm pleasantly surprised to see if go on offer already. While it covers a lot of ground we've seen before with Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, this provides an even deeper dive into the horror-fuelled Domains of Dread while also providing something that earlier book didn't have - mini adventures for you to run. It adds an extra area to explore to in the form of Cthulhu's dread realm...

This book recreates and expands on the first D&D Fifth Edition Starter Set, which I'd maintain is still one of the best entry-points to the hobby in terms of adventures. Even if you're only using the first half of the book (which can be a self-contained story in its own right), it's the perfect intro for newcomers who want something more than a oneshot here or there.

Coming at the game as a beginner, or running it for those who have never played D&D before? This is the perfect starter set. Besides providing an easy-to-understand intro to the rules for both the players and the Dungeon Master who's running it all, it's coated in Stranger Things theming that positions it as the adventure Eddie Munsen was going to pass on to Dustin. The art is superb as a result, and it all genuinely feels as though it's come from the 1980s.