Let’s be clear: This is an official Wizards of the Coast product. Created by the talented community over on the Dungeon Masters Guild (by authors like J. A. Valeur and others), this PDF is a love letter to the classic AD&D and 3rd edition splatbooks. Think of it as the Xanathar’s Guide for Krynn.

The final third of the book is a mini-campaign guide. It provides a half-dozen adventure seeds that connect Shadow of the Dragon Queen to the classic Dragons of Despair modules. Want to visit Xak Tsaroth? It’s in here.

Shadow of the Dragon Queen treats the Knights as a background. The Companion makes them a full-fledged class progression. You gain orders:

Forget boring +1 swords. This PDF gives you the Dragonlances (in both footman’s and mounted varieties), the Hammer of Kharas , and the Wyrmspear . It even includes rules for finding the Orbs of Dragonkind .

The official adventure runs from levels 1 to 10-11. The Companion’s content fits seamlessly:

Use PDF readers like Adobe or Foxit to quickly look up obscure lore terms like "The Cataclysm" or "Qualinesti" mid-game.