Therin, level 9 Hill Dwarf Druid of the Moon. Therin reached for the ring, failed the CHA saving throw, and became possessed by the spirit of Obolaka! View all posts by roguewatson, Your email address will not be published. Through its bars, the adventurers can see muddy water flowing slowly past. I did have to house rule a use of Shield spell to prevent an early death by firetrap in Camp RighteousI still agonize over my weakness Two choices. My players last session had quite the time in the tomb. Other balcony levels are visible below, with corridors radiating off in all directions. Something innocuous that will pique their curiosity enough to drink again, and maybe encourage multiple players to drink at once. A stone sarcophagus rests on a stepped dais in the middle of the floor. 41 necrotic damage. (. /- ~<0=p%KS>}D For Dungeon Masters, build and manage your campaigns with DM tools. I am going to keep it on hand when my party hits the tomb (they have just arrived at Omu and collected one puzzle cube). After the last one was vanquished, they investigated the disk of eyes first. There's no record as to the specifics, but the expedition met with utter disaster. In the hallway the party had some quiet time and hunkered for a short rest. Calmer heads prevails and the heroes decided to take a short rest after acquiring the Triangle-head from the skeleton nearby. So option 3 of the possible magical effects of the fountain says that it changes your sex. Next they focused their attention on the sarcophagus, which they correctly assumed was the zorbo Obolaka. The companions, who already thought it strange that they hadn't met any travelers or traders along the road thus far, were quite alarmed now. Don the mask or be seen. Roll con save, gets a natural 3+2. 0000001527 00000 n After defeating the flesh golem, Dak, Nori, and Finn pushed all three buttons on the sarcophagus. A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the second door. Behind that stood a marble pedestal with an ornate crystal box atop it. He received "weal and woe" for an answer. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under. Casting detect magic, the adventurers discover that the water radiates transmutation magic. Unfortunately, it becomes more and more frantic. 0000115463 00000 n Uncertain what to make of the chests, the adventurers descend into the pit, recover the skull cap of the skeleton and move on. This terrible undead creature awoke, bursting out of the crystaline sarcophagus to attack! Let me help you! Knowing my group, I am considering just telling them where the 'danger zone' is: * Although I normally roll behind the screen or take the average, I think in these cases i will amp up the drama by doing the insta-kill damage rolls out in front of everyone. We also use optional cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social medial features and analyze web traffic. Picture Information. Dak, Finn, Koopa, Gresh, and Nori brought the name "Falon" to Candlekeep, where Gresh's wife, Alyssa, told them what she knew of him: "Twenty years ago the famous explorer Falon T'selvin contracted his adventuring band to a mysterious mage perhaps this was Desatysso? A Guide to Tomb of Annihilation (pay what you want) Tomb of Annihilation Companion SlyFlourish Guide DMs Workshop Guides Using Adventurer's League Modules Adventurer's League Official Modules World Timeline Through the Events of the Adventure List of Magic Items and their locations in ToA Recommended Materials Preparation Three marble maidens stand in the fountain holding pitchers out of which water flows. He opened the silver chest and crawled inside, finding a golden key in there. Carefully traversing the hallway, the characters manage to avoid several poison dart traps as they approach the devil face. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Lets Play Ori and the Will of the Wisps #3, DMs Guild Review Scourge of the Nightingale Part 1: A Song of Love. 0000008200 00000 n Ultimately they decided to back away and leave them alone, for now. Encircling the keyhole is a tiny inscription, written in Common, that reads, I devour all but the greatest of thieves.. The party correctly surmised this was the In Darkness, It Hides, clue, and left it alone. They saw the Grand Staircase to the east, but opted to go west toward the Crystal Window. He was already heavily injured from the hallway spike trap in the previous session, and the water appeared to heal him. Tree roots hang from the ceiling and the air reeks of rot and damp. Finn used the immovable rod to keep the jaws from closing, allowing everyone to pass through unharmed. They the heroes came to a spinning propeller in the middle of a hallway, that would slowly ramp up to full speed when anyone stepped on the long pressure plate before it. Success! Necessary cookies can be opted out through your browser settings. A groundskeeper directed them to Falon's grave. Trying to open it, Yareck sticks his finger in the keyhole. Therin turned a corner and went deeper down the southern end of the water tunnel to find a large chest suspended above a pool of water via chains embedded in the ceiling. In this door, though, there are nine cavities. Tomb of Annihilation # Mini Rarity Size; Acererak (No Rarity) Medium : Acererak (Invisible) Very Rare : Medium : Acererak (Demilich) Skull . Why can't I see?" While this was happening, Billie noticed that the pendant he found in the eastern tunnel seemed to be pulling him towards a previously unseen western tunnel. Also to help players remember Inspiration, I'll award it every short or long rest. JavaScript is currently disabled. Its very Alice in Wonderland. The knight statue seemed to be some kind of magical magnet that attracted metals to it. A Guide to Tomb of Annihilation (pay what you want), World Timeline Through the Events of the Adventure, List of Magic Items and their locations in ToA, Overview of plots and sub-plots in the adventure, All handouts for the adventure, courtesy of WoTC, All freely available maps from the adventure, Cellar of Death (module designed to begin the adventure), Printable Puzzle Cubes OR Puzzle Cubes v2, 3D-printable Puzzle Cubes from TinkerCad User SteveyB, The Tortle Package - official AL-legal playable race and a side adventure, The Ruins of Mezro - An entire campaign with support up to level 20, Google Spreadsheet For Generating A Lot Of Stuff, Karnivs-Treasures-of-Chult-50-New-Magical-Items, Raiders-of-the-Lost-Tomb-Chult-Adventurers-Guide, 35-Magical-Items-for-Tomb-of-Annihilation, Drax-Deadly-Plants-of-Chult-50-deadly-jungle-plants. When they finally succumb, they cant be raisedand neither can anyone else, regardless of whether theyve ever received that miracle in the past. A bas-relief carving of a green devil's face adorned the wall at the T-shaped intersection; the devil's open mouth was a well of darkness. Where am I? a voice of a young child echoes in their minds. Got a 4 on the next roll, got the temporary hit poijts which set him at a pretty 41 combined with his normal HP. 0000015956 00000 n See pages that link to and include this page. Append content without editing the whole page source. 0000025983 00000 n After a minute or so, the gas valves close, the stone block trapping them rises back into the ceiling, and the puzzle cubes are pushed out from their cavities in the door. Sure enough, the eyes swept over him like he wasnt even there. When he called back to his comrades, the skeleton ran away down another hallway. You could shrink them maybe, but I think they might refrain from drinking so as not to be shrunken more. After a minute, the stone barrier rose and the puzzle cubes still in the wall were ejected. There they met a single mourner, Grunther, who was one of the few survivors of Falon's final adventure. The bashed their way through and crawled into the room as the wight-corpses rose to attack. Hey everyone. The dead abhor sunlight. This document corrects and clarifies some text in Tomb of Annihilation. hb``e``e```[ It was a good idea, as the teams Athletics/STR scores are a glaring weakness. Click here to toggle editing of individual sections of the page (if possible). Bottom line, like for most good D&D questions, is: talk to your players about it. Obolaka is nervous and paranoid, but also lets their host attune to an additional magic item, which immediately allowed Therin to attune to the Ring of Protection (hes also attuned to the Staff of Thorns, Animated Shield, and Necklace of Prayer Beads). Thanks for all the ideas so far. This means if they die inside the tomb, they can never leave. (Leads to: Sandfall Cell) Sandfall Cell Each player loses 2 life unless they sacrifice a creature, artifact, or land. Fear the night when the forsaken one seizes death's mantle and the seas dry up and the dead rise and I, Acererak the Eternal, reap the world of the living. The talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone whos ever been raised from the dead. Yellow Musk Zombie. One stands between them. Dungeon cards are nontraditional Magic cards that begin outside the game. Doubling back, the party overcame an adamantine propeller trap using their immovable rod. Skulls crusted with dried mud glower from niches cut into the walls of this tomb. 0000049618 00000 n I go with the book. Would this be too big a change? And if not, then all is just fine and youve got opportunity for both some in-game and some IRL character development. It did so, and the other fiery eye disappeared. Down the western corridor, an arched, crystal window, six feet wide and ten feet high, peers in on a dark chamber. The heroes got into the water and headed upstream where they found a chest at the head of the waterway. In fact, you might be missing out on a wonderful roleplaying opportunity To start out, Id talk to my players about it. Adventure design by Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, and Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee. Entering the chamber, the adventurers discover that the statue has a magical field that attracts metal objects. Each time they would die, and each time someone would heal or stabilize them, all while the others frantically rearranged the cubes, trying in vain to solve the puzzle, when waiting it out was the only option. His strength easily withstood the magnetic pull, but the others werent so confident. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire world. Experiencing perspectives you otherwise wouldnt, isnt that what D&D is about? 0000069534 00000 n The tomb itself, is IMO the strongest part of the adventure. Tomb of Annihilation Session 72 Recap Eric Watson, Tomb of Annihilation Session 83 Recap Eric Watson, Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaiden Session 79 - Doom of Ythryn p4. A stone sarcophagus stood in the center. The party spent a long time deliberating on how to handle this situation, with Mannix in favor of attacking them now. Beyond the pit, near the back of the room, sat three large chests one of black onyx, the second of rusted iron, and the third of silver and glistening with frost. It briefly grabbed Chidi but the heroes were able to slay the creature. Grabbing the lip of the slab where it meets the floor, Angrod pushes the slab back up, causing the chest to rise from the waters again. I run the Discord server and am a mod on the Reddit sub. Ahead, a bas-relief carving of a bearded devils face adorns the wall at a T-shaped intersection. Finn invited Grunther to join the companions on their quest to find and destroy the Soulmonger, and Grunther was more than happy to accept. Available to buy now at your local game store, bookstores, or online retailers. Communities, Guides, and Extra Content for the. While I think the rest of ToA is pretty garbage for a large part of it, so far the Tomb itself has given us some of the best roleplay opportunities and events. Also available through our digital partners. Another one can be growing a foot tall or foot shorter. But Chenin and Ohgram failed over and over, and over, and over again. Those who dare enter take heed: Everyone was eager to continue on, but Finn warned about the possibility of further traps. After some initial confusion, everyone opted to stay inside and ended up dealing with the poisonous gas. Those who dare enter take heed: The enemies oppose. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. Mannix whipped out a hammer and pitons to nail into the side of the wall to help, though near the end the magnet-statue pulled the hammer out of his hand, nearly striking Gillian and Khaless, and disintegrating when it hit the statue. Why cant I see?, Realizing the voice is coming from the skull, the adventurers try to calm it. It is difficult to explain.. Traveling north George felt a tug from a knight statue ahead. You are using an out of date browser. The keys turn on the inside only. 0000015845 00000 n Astone sarcophagus rests on a stepped dais in the mid-Any creature that drinks from the fountain experiences dle ofthe floor. "Can I cast Tashas Laughter on myself to cheer myself up?". The changes appear in recent printings of the book. The record I found ended with, 'And so the two remaining companions of Falon returned with him to Beregost, the town of Falon's birth. It had been awhile since we last left, so to start this weeks session I repeated the important cutscene that we ended Session 70 with Withers appearing in a magically projected image to welcome the latest victims to Acereraks deathtrap dungeon(tm). Yareck lifts the staff out of the tomb. Whats happening indeed well find out next time! Each one appears to stand opposite its enemy. Billie wanted to investigate the eastern passage. She took a for-real drink, and the same acid-water that George experienced took effect (though she also made the CON save). Having said that, I have no idea what that might be other than gender. 0000037234 00000 n 0000005477 00000 n Investigating further, the adventurers discover a statue of Unkh behind a secret door. Tomb of Annihilation Dare to defy death in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Noticing that the area of the mouth is obscured by magical darkness, the adventurers dispel it, releasing a shadow demon. Finn convinced Grunther to crawl into the rusted iron chest, and Koopa took the black onyx chest, both of which also had golden keys inside their lids. How did I get here? The open mouth was filled with magical darkness, but Georges Bandanna of Truesight (which will come in very handy throughout this dungeon) could see a monstrous creature lurking within. A sibilant voice whispers in your ear: Let me help you! Defeated, Falon never again left his place at the end of Elmwood Lane.'". There's a lot of that, and your time in-game actually matters in this campaign, so prepare to manage your . . At one point George suggested ripping the eyeball disk free and using it on the dwarves, despite not knowing what it actually does. Placing the cubes in just as before, with Unkh in the center this time, the door opens. Dak and Koopa gave chase, cornering it in the room north of the knight statue room. The girl shrieked in horror, shattering the crystal box. In this case, Id start with your trans player. Chasing after the creature, the adventurers eventually defeat it, retrieving its skull cap. The floor did not give out, plunging everyone down into a pit with spikes covered in poison that would last for 24 hours. He took a drink, and the water turned to acid in his mouth, spitting it out (making the CON save) but still taking 26 damage! Youre right to nix that effect. Chidi volunteered to climb around (fell once, great save by Andor) to reach the chest, but the second he touched it, it sprang to life! They didn't know where that flesh golem had come from, or the frequency in which more might arrive. Below where the grate had been was a sluggish underground river. This is a list of the 13 traps in the Tomb that kill you at 0 HP - unlike virtually every other effect in the game. Gresh used a scroll of mage hand to open the southern door, which had edges made of flint, and sparks caused an explosion on the other side of the door. Peering into the darkness, the adventurers spy a hunched figure who glares up at them from the balcony below. On the wall behind the sarcophagus, two large statues of bears grip a five-foot diameter bronze disk embossed with a dozen glaring eyes that dart about. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. 0000026400 00000 n A rusted iron grate is set into the corridor floor. I promise to be good.. Then they headed down to the 2nd level. Gillian, level 9 Triton Bard of Whispers Zindar. You should check them out. Therin noted a buildup of gas around the corner, but Gillian fired off a Gust of Wind using her Triton mastery over air and water to disperse it, ran up the nearby stairs, and spotted the secret door right away. Inside the sarcophagus was a mummy clutching a evil looking mace. When they did, they looked back and on the lower level they spotted a Tomb Dwarf wearing a mask similar to the devil face at the tomb entrance. 0000029644 00000 n You don't actually have to make changing race also change stats. View/set parent page (used for creating breadcrumbs and structured layout). The heroes grand tour was finally over and a winner was declared, the heroes, slowly, and cautiously, entered Moas Tomb. I promise to be good!, I believe so, says Yareck. Oh god, what do I do. I would even add that youve informed the trans player beforehand, just to make sure the right expectations are set. Once that was opened, Billie found and grabbed a gold pendant shaped like an eye. Adventure for Levels 1-11. He found a stone door blocking his way, an iron lever set into the door, and a stone skull leering down from above. %PDF-1.4 % They saw two potential entrances and three gargoyles perched on a ledge overlooking the area. He ran into the next room to find a sarcophagus sitting in the middle; on the far wall stood two bear statues holding a large golden disk between them. It yelped when it noticed them, turn and ran into a giant skull head in the wall. The heroes went downstream, found the Tringle-headed skeleton again, who immediately ran away from them. 0000063446 00000 n As he does so, green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around him like a serpent. September 30th, 2014, Release Date: Mannixs Detect Magic revealed Transmutation Magic around the fountain, but the party was desperately curious. And they only reason the heroes found the 9th one was because that cube (Unkh) when in this tunnel, illuminated the edge of a secret door at the far end of the tunnel. Rolled damage. It may not display this or other websites correctly. Alyssa teleported the party straight to Beregost, but when they reached the end of Elmwood Lane, they found only the Beregost cemetery. Into darkness descend. LOL. 0000001848 00000 n 0000029231 00000 n Search for the perfect addition to your deck. If they get it twice you can consider whether they'll just go back to their starting race or if they roll again on the table. They were leery about ducking inside, so Mannix summoned his frog statue and commanded it to enter. A good idea, but seeing as the party includes 3 players without a subrace that won't do anything. Nori examined the sarcophagus, and Koopa approached the crystal box. He also saw a skeleton with a triangle head wandering around in here. Previously on Tomb of Annihilation Tomb of Annihilation Session 71: The Rotten Halls p1 Starring: Dungeons & Dragons and D&D are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. Starfinder Battles Galactic Heroes Galactic Villains . At the end of the hallway, the barbarian inspected the devil face on the wall and saw an opening in the mouth big enough to crawl in. Magic: The Gathering Overwhelming Swarm Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Premium Figures. At the end of underground stream they came to a giant sinkhole where the water plunged into the darkness. This subreddit serves as a helpful place for any DM's running the Tomb of Annihilation module. 0000004484 00000 n Nothing truly game changing, just a fun little side gag! $20.00 + $14.05 shipping. My group also had a run in with the fountain, nearly killing the dragon born paladin (who later fell to the trap in wongo's tomb). Is he looking for me?. Grunther got extremely distressed upon seeing it, stating that this was the hole that had eaten his hand. Support my channel via Patreon! All with official Dungeons & Dragons digital content! Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. 0000003695 00000 n Closing the lid, they hear a similar click to the one they heard before. The companions wisely chose not to mess with this thing. Andor came back from a nap and did the Fan Challenge and he made it through unscathed as well. In a grand staircase that descended into darkness, the heroes stayed on this level and traveled to the opposite side. I believe he has possessed me of a sort. I'll instead have it reduce a character to dying with one auto failed death saving throw. 0000049357 00000 n They easily destroyed the skeleton. Defeating the skeleton on the ceiling, the adventurers watch as the strange skull cap falls and clatters to the bottom of the pit atop the stone sarcophagus. The group just entered the tomb last session, so this could come up as soon as next week. Khaless, level 9 Half-Drow Assassin Rogue Finally, he rolled a 1. Here Billie carefully placed the nine puzzle cubes in opposite sides with the neutral one going into the center. Chidi became Chidia. Another five days of travel saw the companions at the edge of the Snakewood. View wiki source for this page without editing. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. Zorbo. Yuan-ti Broodguard. After Koopa and Dak returned to the rest of the party, they explored down the eastern hallway. Exploring the area further, the adventurers eventually discover another, secret entrance to the west. A second later, swarms of undead spiders poured out from the walls! Freelance Writer My current thought: The creature's physical ability His voice got higherhis hips widenhis beard fell outhis breasts grew. After going through the half-orcs pockets and saying a prayer, the heroes went through the magnetic room (taking all metal items off) and from there headed north to the Magic Fountain. Chidia decided to drink again and lost her voice. Speak no truth to the doomed child. 0000006917 00000 n When they did, they looked back and on the lower level they spotted a Tomb Dwarf wearing a mask similar to the devil face at the tomb entrance. Here they looked in through a thick window and saw a stone sarcophagus with six corpses sitting in thrones, as well as a skeleton with a triangle-shaped thing on its head. Finally Mannix agreed to drink but only if Khaless drank first, and only if she received the positive effects that Orvex did. Disclaimer: This adventure will make your players hate you the kind of simmering hatred that eats away at their souls until all that remains are dark little spheres of annihilation where their hearts . As it does so, swarms of spiders appear from the cracks in the walls. Trapped Entry Each player loses 1 life. 0000037863 00000 n All she could offer to aid the adventurers was a map that showed the location of the tomb in the Snakewood, about a week's travel east of here. Since Grunther couldn't remember much more, and the details he did remember were quite vague, he offered to bring the companions with him to meet Sather, the "nice lady" who had also accompanied them into the tomb. Moving down the hall from west to east, the opposing statues depic Moa and Wongo, Ijin and Obolaka, Papazotl and Kubazon, Nangnang and Shagambi. They spotted that triangle-head skeleton here. Koopa realized the voice was coming from the skull. After the wights were defeated, it took a long time for the adventurers to figure out that they had to wear the green masks to open the sarcophagus, which held a pile of dusty bones and a gold ring. Pulled towards it, one of the characters finds their suit of armor turns to a pile of powdered rust. Magic Fountain Result of a 1 - DC 12 or CON 44 (8d10) Necrotic - Disintegrates at 0 HP 16. One of the failings of ToA is that there's insufficient foreshadowing of the Tomb, the traps within, its magical conditions, its creator, the atropal, and Acererak. Maybe it's just me absolutely loving death trap dungeons, but the puzzles and Traps are incredibly fun to run/watch my players try to figure out. When our group first started playing Tomb of Annihilation, the prospect of emphasizing the dangers of the jungle was very exciting.While in a typical region (like the Sword Coast of Faern), characters can generally expect to find a small town (and maybe an inn) within a day of travel in pretty much any direction and therefore will rarely face a situation where they have to forage for food .
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