The dead abhor sunlight. D&D Compendium is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. He felt its nervousness gradually seep into his own personality. This does introduce the possibility of killing a player who thinks he's out of danger, but the more dice, the closer the damage will stick to the average, and the increased danger will be offset by the sense of both drama and fairness. As he does so, the other adventurers hear what sounds like a stone slab slamming into place. The keys turn on the inside only. They then headed north through the other hidden door, easily passed the magnet puzzle with a dispel magic, and found the fountain. 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. Everyone decided to give the statue a wide berth. 0000001527 00000 n If you want to discuss contents of this page - this is the easiest way to do it. Casting detect magic, the adventurers discover that the water radiates transmutation magic. Shards and flakes of rusted metal cover the floor around the statues feet. I was thinking of replacing it with changing the PC's race and having a secondary table to roll on to determine a random race. 0000029644 00000 n $20.00 + $14.05 shipping. The heroes learned that the paper-mache masks, when worn, would allow one to enter this room without alerting the eyes, which would then in turn alert the wights. One of the other players had made a joint backstory with this character, and role played depression fairly well. Three marble maidens stand in the fountain holding pitchers out of which water flows. 0000025709 00000 n Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker. Examining each of the statues, the adventurers notice that they are images of eight of the nine trickster gods of Omu. Wikidot.com Terms of Service - what you can, what you should not etc. I need a little help/group brainstorming to assist me with altering one of the effects of the magic fountain found in room 9 of the tomb's Rotten Halls. Realizing that the entire floor of the corridor is a single pressure plate, the adventurers cast fly to fly over it. It was a good idea, as the teams Athletics/STR scores are a glaring weakness. 0000014707 00000 n You could shrink them maybe, but I think they might refrain from drinking so as not to be shrunken more. Wipe your feet, enjoy your stay, please die horribly, etc. %PDF-1.4 % View and manage file attachments for this page. 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. Behind that stood a marble pedestal with an ornate crystal box atop it. There they met a single mourner, Grunther, who was one of the few survivors of Falon's final adventure. The girl shrieked in horror, shattering the crystal box. After dealing with the skull lord in the sarcophagus, the party considered resting in this room, but worried that they'd be harassed by more tomb guardians. 0000015732 00000 n The first drink of the fountain was our parties Gnoll Bloodhunter, who rolled a 3 and became a woman. Khaless, level 9 Half-Drow Assassin Rogue Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 0000016128 00000 n Hey everyone. After a long debate about a single-file marching order (Chidi, Andor, Vigrid, Ohgram, Chenin, Belethor, Billie) the heroes investigated the area: Here the statues were opposite each other in these alcoves and when the cubes were brought in, the oil basins beneath them lit up. Pulled towards it, one of the characters finds their suit of armor turns to a pile of powdered rust. When they finally succumb, they cant be raisedand neither can anyone else, regardless of whether theyve ever received that miracle in the past. 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. Peering into the darkness, the adventurers spy a hunched figure who glares up at them from the balcony below. There's no record as to the specifics, but the expedition met with utter disaster. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. Chidi mapped out in his mind, what should go where considering each of the rivals for the cubes. Plus, sign up for the newsletter in order to get the latest info on Dungeons & Dragons products, events, and special offersand help stay informed! I feel like this one random event did more to set the tone for the rest of the tomb than anything I could have written or forced. After Koopa and Dak returned to the rest of the party, they explored down the eastern hallway. Near the base of the cliffs, the adventurers discover a fifteen-foot obelisk of cracked stone, draped with vines and black moss. The group just entered the tomb last session, so this could come up as soon as next week. 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. Day 176 The heroes reached the entrance to the Tomb of the Nine Gods with Nine Puzzle Cubes in hand. A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the second door. LOL. 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. And a childs voice filled his head, Whats happening, whos there?. One stands between them. The town of Nashkel, a few days down the road, was utterly abandoned. Exploring the area further, the adventurers eventually discover another, secret entrance to the west. A Death-Defying Adventure for Levels 1-11 A sibilant voice whispers in your ear: Let me help you! Wiz Kids Chief Yorb - Tomb of Annihilation Box Set 1 - Icons of The Realms - D&D - Dungeons and Dragons - Medium 1" Base Painted Plastic Miniature. hbbbd`b`` 6 endstream endobj 53 0 obj <>/Metadata 3 0 R/Pages 2 0 R/StructTreeRoot 5 0 R/Type/Catalog/ViewerPreferences<>>> endobj 54 0 obj >/PageTransformationMatrixList<0[1.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 -297.0 -391.5]>>/PageUIDList<0 82778>>/PageWidthList<0 594.0>>>>>>/Resources<>/Font<>/ProcSet[/PDF/Text/ImageC]/XObject<>>>/Rotate 0/StructParents 0/TrimBox[0.0 0.0 594.0 783.0]/Type/Page>> endobj 55 0 obj <> endobj 56 0 obj <> endobj 57 0 obj <> endobj 58 0 obj <> endobj 59 0 obj <> endobj 60 0 obj <>stream The heroes went downstream, found the Tringle-headed skeleton again, who immediately ran away from them. The heading is now Alyssa teleported the party straight to Beregost, but when they reached the end of Elmwood Lane, they found only the Beregost cemetery. 0000001848 00000 n Investigation of the town confirmed that Nashkel was indeed empty, and there was evidence of violence. There's a lot of that, and your time in-game actually matters in this campaign, so prepare to manage your . Behind the sarcophagus, resting atop a marble pedestal, is an ornate crystal box with a small humanoid skull floating inside it. 7/23/2021: Dungeon cards may be put into a player's command zone using the venture into the dungeon keyword action found on some cards from the Adventures in the Forgotten Realms set. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Most everyone made their initial save and we ok after that, and Billie and Vigrid eventually made their saves and were immune to the damage. Most of them needed the Advantage just to make a DC 10 Athletics check to cross the room, avoiding the pull of the magnet, and reaching a circular room with a fountain in the middle. Noticing that the area of the mouth is obscured by magical darkness, the adventurers dispel it, releasing a shadow demon. Mannix re-cast Detect Magic, and the party went around the corner to enter the Grand Staircase they had seen from the beginning of the session. Defeating the wights, the characters realize that donning the masks make them invisible to the disks eyes anas well as the wights. But George could see another sarcophagus on the other side, and brazenly ducked inside the mouth. This was our second session in it, and they decided to do Obo'lakas tomb after one of them accidentally triggered the 6 wights by himself in the previous session, so they were already somewhat weakened. When he approached, a skeletal hand holding an hourglass emerged from the stone skull's mouth and rotated, trickling sand into the lower globe. September 3rd, 2019, Release Date: Welcome to the Jungle! The bashed their way through and crawled into the room as the wight-corpses rose to attack. When the three keys inside the chests were turned, three buttons magically appeared on the sarcophagus. His strength easily withstood the magnetic pull, but the others werent so confident. Those who dare enter take heed: The enemies oppose. The party investigate the stone skull and realized there was an entire room beyond it, with the mouth acting as a short tunnel-door. The tomb itself, is IMO the strongest part of the adventure. 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! 0000037863 00000 n Mannixs Detect Magic revealed Transmutation Magic around the fountain, but the party was desperately curious. Finally Mannix agreed to drink but only if Khaless drank first, and only if she received the positive effects that Orvex did. Adventure design by Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, and Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee. The sage continues in Dungeon of Deception. Tomb of Annihilation Dare to defy death in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. Khaless became very interested in the chest, which had a demon skull keyhole with writing that teased, I devour all but the greatest thieves.. In a grand staircase that descended into darkness, the heroes stayed on this level and traveled to the opposite side. I promise to be good!, I believe so, says Yareck. Without waiting for the others, the tortle proceeded inside. Magic Fountain Result of a 1 - DC 12 or CON 44 (8d10) Necrotic - Disintegrates at 0 HP 16. My players last session had quite the time in the tomb. Why cant I see anything? Tomb of Annihilation # Mini Rarity Size; Acererak (No Rarity) Medium : Acererak (Invisible) Very Rare : Medium : Acererak (Demilich) Skull . Only 8 left in stock - order soon. Dak and Nori went down into the pit to push the buttons. Eventually, the characters realize that the stone slab they heard falling was the secret door they discovered in the chamber with the bronze disk covered in eyes. 0000005006 00000 n Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. In fact, you might be missing out on a wonderful roleplaying opportunity To start out, Id talk to my players about it. The middle of the room held a sarcophagus with a serpent on the lid, but his eyes were drawn to a glass box containing a floating, flaming skull. Dak and Koopa gave chase, cornering it in the room north of the knight statue room. My current thought: The creature's physical ability The heroes grand tour was finally over and a winner was declared, the heroes, slowly, and cautiously, entered Moas Tomb. In the eastern hallway they saw a diminutive skeleton with an oddly elongated head. Communities, Guides, and Extra Content for the. The rest of the party lost their minds, "Can we do something to save him", "Oh god oh no". Exploring further, the adventurers discover a secret passage leading down to the stream they saw through the grate. 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 to help players remember Inspiration, I'll award it every short or long rest. 0000050149 00000 n Tomb of Annihilation. (Leads to: Sandfall Cell) Sandfall Cell Each player loses 2 life unless they sacrifice a creature, artifact, or land. My party isnt there yet, but I plan on changing the players size, should they roll a 3; medium -> small or vice versa. They were being watched. Finn invited Grunther to join the companions on their quest to find and destroy the Soulmonger, and Grunther was more than happy to accept. My players are scared, they are debating trying to teleport out to regroup. Khaless filled her newly found mug, changing its sad face to happy, and aggressively poured the water down poor Orvexs throat. He recalled that his company traveled far away, to "the place of smelly mud," until they finally entered a place "under the ground, a bad place," and it was here that a "black mouth" ate his left hand. The heroes moved on. 0000069273 00000 n After a scan of your list, I am thinking of another approach. Release Date: Koopa quickly turned the skeletal hand back around, which opened a pit trap beneath him. Four lines engraved at the center of the slab cross one to another to form a star, with both ends of each line marking the location of a cube shaped cavity cut into the door eight cavities in all. Therin most likely wont be first in line again any time soon. In this case, Id start with your trans player. This document corrects and clarifies some text in Tomb of Annihilation. Then four wights burst from the walls to attack! Closing the lid, they hear a similar click to the one they heard before. There were two secret doors in this room. Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm. Breaking throught he window, the adventurers step into the room. Each corpse wears a black mask made of papier-mache and feathers. The heroes returned to the central passage, placed the eight cubes in the eight slots and then the stone barrier started to come down. It could just be a fun roleplay opportunity! I think it was the spirit of Moa. Also available through our digital partners. 0000003695 00000 n 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. It should be something similar, meaning that it should provide a "permanent" change to the player without actually harming them. They spotted that triangle-head skeleton here. Lifting the lid, the adventurers find a staff inside. Before descending any further, the adventurers decide to finish exploring the upper level. This happened really early into the session. They used the wooden ladder to cross back over, though noted a hallway led toward the east. General Wikidot.com documentation and help section. A rusted iron grate was set in the middle of the floor halfway down the hall. To the north of this room, a large fountain crusted with moss rises from the middle of a circular room. Peeking in they could see a room with a sarcophagus, a large bronze disk with glaring eyes, and half a dozen corpses slumped in chairs around the room, wearing feathery masks. Meanwhile Gillian opened the secret door and saw they had made it around to the other side of the tomb within a tomb, which Orvex identified as one of the former gods of Omu Obolaka, judging by the bear statues gripping the eyeball disk. OB01LAKA1S TOMB MAGIC FOUNTAIN This vaulted tomb is overgrown with moss and creepers. With a shattering crash, the skull rises from the box, exploding in flame, attacking the adventurers. Pulling aside the heavy undergrowth, they see a similar entrance to the one they just found with old bones littering its threshold. A sibilant voice whispers in his ear. Into darkness descend. 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). Billie was the first to get up the nerve to sprint down the corridor and jump through the fan, and he made it! In darkness, it hides. They followed the map's directions straight to a low, flat-topped hill; the top of the hill was covered with large black stones that were arranged in such a way that, when Dak and Nori viewed them from atop the hill, resembled the eye sockets, nose holes, and teeth of a human skull. He proceeded to gather up all the masks from the corpses and pass them out to the rest of the party as they entered Obolakas Tomb. You don't actually have to make changing race also change stats. Support my channel via Patreon! 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. Is he looking for me?. After defeating the flesh golem, Dak, Nori, and Finn pushed all three buttons on the sarcophagus. She said that Desatysso had used the Dreamer's Amulet to get them out of the tomb, that he had broken it into three pieces. Ill follow the enlarge/reduce mechanics. Then they explored this room more closely. The issue is that one of my players is trans, and I feel like a gag about changing genders just for player laughs would be highly insensitive and runs the risk of at best making someone uncomfortable or at worst seriously pissing people off. He found a stone door blocking his way, an iron lever set into the door, and a stone skull leering down from above. To the right appeared to be a balcony and stairway leading down. 0000070485 00000 n Where to Buy Available to buy now at your local game store, bookstores, or online retailers. Story consulting by the award-winning creator of Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward. It may not display this or other websites correctly. 0000013576 00000 n Plus there's a human who would then become a variant human, throwing most his stats out of whack and granting him a feat suddenly. )'y;/c#SmdJOhl8 :zR%KGeM8E9." 0lMg2I/]/yA<5Ctl.Ip7K6b!KgI93t Then rolled another 2 for the silence effect again. Wellmost of him. 0000026400 00000 n Koopa drank water from the fountain, and felt pretty ill afterward. Here they encountered the stone skull that had crushed Sather's leg; the chamber beyond could be seen through the skull's open jaws. 0000029231 00000 n Groups who really don't like wilderness exploration (hex crawl) and puzzles. View/set parent page (used for creating breadcrumbs and structured layout). 0000071139 00000 n Following the passage back to the T-intersection with the green devil face, the companions explored the balcony and stairway. Or fastest delivery Jan 19 - 23. He guess correct. The rest of the companions took cover while Koopa hurled his dwarven thrower at the window, shattering it. Investigating further, the adventurers discover a statue of Unkh behind a secret door. After some initial confusion, everyone opted to stay inside and ended up dealing with the poisonous gas. Why can't I see?" Thanks for all the ideas so far. Oh god, what do I do. See pages that link to and include this page. Freelance Writer After a minute, the stone barrier rose and the puzzle cubes still in the wall were ejected. Now that they were done in this room, the heroes headed back through the fan to get back to the others. How about it switches their subrace? I run the Discord server and am a mod on the Reddit sub. Coughing from the noxious gas, the adventurers cover their mouths and wait for the gas to clear. Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. If the goal is to have an effect that would make them drink twice then it kind of has to affect some sort of binary status of the player so that they see it as a switch that they can flip back by drinking again. Chapter 2 [New] Mad Monkey Fever (pg. 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. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The door to the north led to stairs and the underground river, but once again the adventurers refrained from going the water route. For Dungeon Masters, build and manage your campaigns with DM tools. The creature looks up at them with disinterest and continues walking through the muddy water. Everyone was eager to continue on, but Finn warned about the possibility of further traps. A groundskeeper directed them to Falon's grave. November 20th, 2018. Gillian, level 9 Triton Bard of Whispers Yareck lifts the staff out of the tomb. p[XRiCpQ5Q .% endstream endobj 99 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[5 47]/Length 20/Size 52/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream Zorbo. 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 . The cause is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger . When he called back to his comrades, the skeleton ran away down another hallway. However, I am different. Success! All with official Dungeons & Dragons digital content! A second later, swarms of undead spiders poured out from the walls! The companions wisely chose not to mess with this thing. Those who dare enter take heed: Where am I? a voice of a young child echoes in their minds. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history. Uncertain what to make of the chests, the adventurers descend into the pit, recover the skull cap of the skeleton and move on. It will be tempting to drink again to get back to peak performance, but not mandatory. I think the idea behind that entry on the chart is that, like, the player won't like the change and will drink again and again to get it to change back, which is lots more chances to get poisoned. How did I get here? Magic The Gathering Arena of the Planeswalkers Board Game Complete. The adventurers dispatch the wights in short order. Now the next step - the affected player. Calmer heads prevails and the heroes decided to take a short rest after acquiring the Triangle-head from the skeleton nearby. This terrible undead creature awoke, bursting out of the crystaline sarcophagus to attack! 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. Mannix called out another of the clues from the obelisk, Don the Mask or Be Seen! Therin swiped the mask from the corpse in front of him before stepping into the room. Grunther got extremely distressed upon seeing it, stating that this was the hole that had eaten his hand. Another five days of travel saw the companions at the edge of the Snakewood. Below where the grate had been was a sluggish underground river. The floor did not give out, plunging everyone down into a pit with spikes covered in poison that would last for 24 hours. Chidia decided to drink again and lost her voice. Manufacturer: WizKids/NECA. In an adjoining room, a rusting statue of a knight stands at the west end of the hall, gripping a large iron shield. 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. Although the lead up to the Tomb is not so deadly of course. As he does so, green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around him like a serpent. Hover to zoom. Let me help you! It is difficult to explain.. (Leads to: Cradle of the Death God) They all tried to pressure each other into drinking to witness more of these effects. HWNH}W[NwvK$d5a#B [U@Bmw]N0_Vpx8>|AYjj|7L8(\as*XyG9h^a}trIgy} I8y\$UpK:O_tR]\~B$uUh@J$eYq,K 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. I want to replace random effect #3 (creature changes sex) with something more interesting. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The spirit of Wongo encouraged Andor to drink from the fountain, which he did, and he doubled over in pain as he suffered from necrotic damage. Other balcony levels are visible below, with corridors radiating off in all directions. The hallway then split left and right. I would even add that youve informed the trans player beforehand, just to make sure the right expectations are set. Approaching the obelisk, the characters can see that it reads: Fear the night when the forsaken one seizes deaths mantle and the seas dry up and the dead rise and I, Acererak the Eternal, reap the world of the living. At one point George suggested ripping the eyeball disk free and using it on the dwarves, despite not knowing what it actually does. They then watch in horror as his body is sucked into the chest and the chest is dropped into the water. In darkness, it hides. 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. Press J to jump to the feed. Click here to edit contents of this page. They easily destroyed the skeleton. 4 The creature drinking the water gains 2dl0 tempo-rary hit points. 0000063446 00000 n Entering the chamber, the adventurers discover that the statue has a magical field that attracts metal objects. Khaless sneaked closer down the stairs, descending a full floor to find what looked like a half dozen corpse-like dwarves wearing green devil face masks working on traps and other implements of pain and torture. They also discover a chest dangling from chains above the water. 0000093301 00000 n Carved birds soar across the walls of this corridor. They didn't know where that flesh golem had come from, or the frequency in which more might arrive. After Koopa and Dak returned to the rest of the party, they explored down the eastern hallway. Immediately, all of the eyes on the bronze disk turn to them and the corpses on the thrones begin to rise. 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. The group just entered the tomb last session, so this could come up as soon as next week. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under. Next they focused their attention on the sarcophagus, which they correctly assumed was the zorbo Obolaka. Find out what you can do. The halfling found three pressure plates on the floor in the next hallway. 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 Khaless tried to Sleight of Hand a faux drink, but Mannixs superior Perception saw through it. 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