Eventually, the voice becomes so frantic that it turns into a shriek. Spying a chest on cliff ledge above a large chasm, the adventurers create a magical stone walkway to reach it, only to discover that the chest is, in fact, a mimic. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under. The tomb itself, is IMO the strongest part of the adventure. Finn used the immovable rod to keep the jaws from closing, allowing everyone to pass through unharmed. Watch headings for an "edit" link when available. They hadnt fought a single thing in the tomb, but between the hallway spikes and fountain-acid, they could definitely roll some hit dice. The creature scrambles down a passage to the north on the other side of the staircase and the adventurers follow. Experiencing perspectives you otherwise wouldnt, isnt that what D&D is about? The adventurers dispatch the wights in short order. 52 0 obj
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Instead of breaking through the window, George and Therin lifted up the nearby iron grate, and the party began dropping down into the claustrophobic water tunnel below. Finn ran up to the skeleton, punched it three times, destroying it, and retrieved its square-shaped skull. They are not part of a player's deck or sideboard. A deep pit opens up at the entrance to this tomb, with a stone sarcophagus resting at the bottom. In fact, you might be missing out on a wonderful roleplaying opportunity To start out, Id talk to my players about it. 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. Ahead, a bas-relief carving of a bearded devils face adorns the wall at a T-shaped intersection. Finally, he rolled a 1. So option 3 of the possible magical effects of the fountain says that it changes your sex. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding. Exploring the area further, the adventurers eventually discover another, secret entrance to the west. Therin reached for the ring, failed the CHA saving throw, and became possessed by the spirit of Obolaka! Beyond the pit, three treasure chests sit on stone daises. Having said that, I have no idea what that might be other than gender. You know, I think I like that option best. Meanwhile, inside the chest, Yareck casts dispel magic, dispelling the magic powering the magical trap on the chest, thus freeing himself. The creature looks up at them with disinterest and continues walking through the muddy water. It looked smaller than an adults skull, however. Picture Information. trailer
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Three marble maidens stand in the fountain holding pitchers out of which water flows. The floor did not give out, plunging everyone down into a pit with spikes covered in poison that would last for 24 hours. Yeah I would do something like this - changing hair color, growing or shrinking a foot (but still staying in the same size category). Tomb of Annihilation centers around the Deathcurse, a wasting disease that slowly kills anyone who's ever been raised from the dead and prevents anyone who has died from being raised, and the Soulmonger artifact that caused the disease. Whats happening? Khaless, level 9 Half-Drow Assassin Rogue They spotted that triangle-head skeleton here. (Leads to: Sandfall Cell) Sandfall Cell Each player loses 2 life unless they sacrifice a creature, artifact, or land. Now I just need to know what to replace it with. The keys turn on the inside only. When the three keys inside the chests were turned, three buttons magically appeared on the sarcophagus. 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. Roll con save, gets a natural 3+2. If you want to discuss contents of this page - this is the easiest way to do it. Peering into the darkness, the adventurers spy a hunched figure who glares up at them from the balcony below. 0000016025 00000 n
After a minute, the stone barrier rose and the puzzle cubes still in the wall were ejected. Realizing that the entire floor of the corridor is a single pressure plate, the adventurers cast fly to fly over it. Send a suggestion; Uninstall Wikiwand; Upgrade to Wikiwand 2.0 Our magic isn't perfect. Khaless filled her newly found mug, changing its sad face to happy, and aggressively poured the water down poor Orvexs throat. Exploring further, the adventurers discover a secret passage leading down to the stream they saw through the grate. /- ~<0=p%KS>}D This document corrects and clarifies some text in Tomb of Annihilation. The major heroes had plenty of health to jump through, but Ohgram.attempted this with only 5 hit points. Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm. Is he looking for me?. LOL. Once again, if the player disagrees, offer the more neutral alternative. After some initial confusion, everyone opted to stay inside and ended up dealing with the poisonous gas. 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. Then four wights burst from the walls to attack! One of the other players had made a joint backstory with this character, and role played depression fairly well. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied. 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 Behind that stood a marble pedestal with an ornate crystal box atop it. Chidi went on point and successfully navigated through he next area, only getting a couple of darts stuck in them. 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. To the north, the adventurers discover a slab of worked stone, whose edges are marked by relief carvings of skulls. Why cant I see?, Realizing the voice is coming from the skull, the adventurers try to calm it. The party correctly surmised this was the In Darkness, It Hides, clue, and left it alone. Immediately, all of the eyes on the bronze disk turn to them and the corpses on the thrones begin to rise. It will be tempting to drink again to get back to peak performance, but not mandatory. Billie investigated the sarcophagus and grabbed a staff lying on top. 0000070485 00000 n
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When there's an effect that "If this reduces a character to 0 hp the character instantly dies" I'll instead have it reduce a character to dying with one auto failed death saving throw. I promise to be good!, I believe so, says Yareck. After the last one was vanquished, they investigated the disk of eyes first. They easily destroyed the skeleton. Billie also acquired the Staff of the Serpent here. My current thought: The creature's physical ability Noticing that the area of the mouth is obscured by magical darkness, the adventurers dispel it, releasing a shadow demon. 0000093301 00000 n
On the wall behind the sarcophagus, two 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. Koopa quickly turned the skeletal hand back around, which opened a pit trap beneath him. A groundskeeper directed them to Falon's grave. For Dungeon Masters, build and manage your campaigns with DM tools. 0000013576 00000 n
The devils open mouth is a well of utter darkness. Trying to remove the keys, the adventurers discover they are clamped in place. Speak no truth to the doomed child. 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. 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. View/set parent page (used for creating breadcrumbs and structured layout). The puzzle cubes flashed and then disappeared and the stone door began to open slowly. As the party discovered, the trickster god possessions arent all bad you gain a new power as well as a new personality flaw. "Can I cast Tashas Laughter on myself to cheer myself up?". I promise to be good.. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Undeterred by this, Chidi drank from it as well. Bow as the dead god intoned. Apparently there was a gas pocket in the next room. A stone sarcophagus stood in the center. This would have a similar effect as originally intended, having it be a possibly funny moment when a massive firbolg suddenly becomes a tiny gnome or a proud dwarf become an elf. Don the mask or be seen. 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. The changes appear in recent printings of the book. At one point George suggested ripping the eyeball disk free and using it on the dwarves, despite not knowing what it actually does. To the east, the characters discover an alcove running the length of a narrow tunnel, each featuring a bestial statue standing or squatting above a basin of oil. With a shattering crash, the skull rises from the box, exploding in flame, attacking the adventurers. They used the wooden ladder to cross back over, though noted a hallway led toward the east. Zindar. 0000004102 00000 n
Finn invited Grunther to join the companions on their quest to find and destroy the Soulmonger, and Grunther was more than happy to accept. Another one can be growing a foot tall or foot shorter. You should check them out. Buy the book from Game Kastle to support the D&D Compendium! When he called back to his comrades, the skeleton ran away down another hallway. 0000026898 00000 n
All with official Dungeons & Dragons digital content! One stands between them. A snarling monkey-like creature decorates the lid. Pulling aside the heavy undergrowth, they see a similar entrance to the one they just found with old bones littering its threshold. The character is still substantially the one they wanted to play, just less optimal. 0000026400 00000 n
They saw two potential entrances and three gargoyles perched on a ledge overlooking the area. Therin and George pushed aside the sarcophagus, finding the bones of a zorbo, and a magical ring. The Magic Fountain (chapter 5) Hey everyone. They would be hit with a effects of the trap inside it, but once each of the three chests was done, the sarcophagus would turn transparent. Watch the full live session here: https://youtu.be/nRfT8EzcoqE You don't actually have to make changing race also change stats. Hey everyone. They then watch in horror as his body is sucked into the chest and the chest is dropped into the water. It could just be a fun roleplay opportunity! Zorbo. My party isnt there yet, but I plan on changing the players size, should they roll a 3; medium -> small or vice versa. The rest of the companions took cover while Koopa hurled his dwarven thrower at the window, shattering it. He received "weal and woe" for an answer. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. Something innocuous that will pique their curiosity enough to drink again, and maybe encourage multiple players to drink at once. His voice got higherhis hips widenhis beard fell outhis breasts grew. Afraid of the fountains other potential powers, the adventurers return to the previous chamber, using a wall of stone spell to prevent the statue from destroying anymore of their equipment. Initially I'll be allowing Medium DC saving throws when they're not normally allowed. Three marble maidens stand in the fountain holding pitchers out of which water flows. A skeleton with a square-shaped skull wandered around in that next room. He guess correct. The party investigate the stone skull and realized there was an entire room beyond it, with the mouth acting as a short tunnel-door. Koopa shoved one of the huge black stones aside, revealing a dusty passageway beyond. Communities, Guides, and Extra Content for the Tomb of Annihilation module from Wizards of the Coast. But Chenin and Ohgram failed over and over, and over, and over again. View and manage file attachments for this page. It is difficult to explain.. Examining each of the statues, the adventurers notice that they are images of eight of the nine trickster gods of Omu. Starring: Adventure for Levels 1-11. Picture 1 of 11. Here Billie poked his head into the jaws of a giant stone skull at the end of the hallway to look into the next room, where he saw a stone sarcophagus, with a crystal box and humanoid skull inside of it. Next they focused their attention on the sarcophagus, which they correctly assumed was the zorbo Obolaka. Chidi mapped out in his mind, what should go where considering each of the rivals for the cubes. Previously on Tomb of Annihilation Tomb of Annihilation Session 71: The Rotten Halls p1 Starring: Wellmost of him. Dak and Nori went down into the pit to push the buttons. To the north, a stone staircase descends to the lower levels. 4 The creature drinking the water gains 2dl0 tempo-rary hit points. A second, smaller tunnel burrows into the base of the cliff to the east. Create your D&D Beyond account today, and start using the guided character builder. 0000004484 00000 n
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. Investigating further, the adventurers discover a statue of Unkh behind a secret door. 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. I run the Discord server and am a mod on the Reddit sub. Without waiting for the others, the tortle proceeded inside. Defeated, Falon never again left his place at the end of Elmwood Lane.'". Tomb of Annihilation # Mini Rarity Size; Acererak (No Rarity) Medium : Acererak (Invisible) Very Rare : Medium : Acererak (Demilich) Skull . They also discover a chest dangling from chains above the water. 41 necrotic damage. The cover is visually disturbing . In this door, though, there are nine cavities. 0000062902 00000 n
Although the lead up to the Tomb is not so deadly of course. Finn used his slippers of spider climbing to reach the stone door. This means if they die inside the tomb, they can never leave. Other cards in this SET. A second later, swarms of undead spiders poured out from the walls! I go with the book. While Dak threw a rope down to Koopa and helped the tortle out of the pit, Finn reset the trap, jammed the pit closed, and opened the stone door. 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. Dozens of eyes suddenly opened all over the disk, all of them fixated on him. 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. Defeating the wights, the characters realize that donning the masks make them invisible to the disks eyes anas well as the wights. Once the swarms and the flameskull were dealt with, Billie explained that he was con-inhabited by the spirit of Moa, one of the Nine Trickster Gods, who gave him the power of Invisibility but forced him to tell the truth always. The Tomb in General First, you need to read the part on pages 126 and 127 about the Skeleton Keys, and make sure that the party gets the idea early on that they need to find one of these malformed skeletons on each level of the tomb. 1{NK5m&Tdav
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$429. Create an account to follow your favorite communities and start taking part in conversations. Koopa, inside the first chest, suffered an immense blast of force damage; Grunther had all of his non-magical metal items decay into dust; and Gresh endured a burst of cold damage, which he was fine with, being a silver dragonborn as he was. hbbbd`b`` 6
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