"Can I cast Tashas Laughter on myself to cheer myself up?". 0000115463 00000 n 0000028877 00000 n 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. 40). Starring: Undeterred by this, Chidi drank from it as well. They found a chamber with a deep pit that contained another sarcophagus at the bottom. The heroes quickly exited and took an short rest. Gresh remembered Acererak's riddle on that stone outside the tomb (The keys turn on the inside only). Got a 4 on the next roll, got the temporary hit poijts which set him at a pretty 41 combined with his normal HP. Hover to zoom. The issue here is that this would affect more than RP since it could change the PC's stats and would also change up all their race-based abilities. Finally, he rolled a 1. Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for WizKids Dungeons & Dragons Tomb of Annihilation Board Game - Standard AS-IS at the best online prices at eBay! Koopa drank water from the fountain, and felt pretty ill afterward. He had to get in on this weird action. 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. Don't play it. For Dungeon Masters, build and manage your campaigns with DM tools. Tomb of Annihilation Session 71 Recap Date: March 21, 2020 Author: roguewatson 2 Comments Live streamed and uploaded every week on YouTube. 0000004484 00000 n When updates are added to this document, its version number increases, and the word "New" appears before the latest changes. Andor smashed through the sarcophagus and the mummy was quickly put down, but not before it hit Andor with a Rotting Fist attack. Let me help you! The character is still substantially the one they wanted to play, just less optimal. 0000063446 00000 n Behind it, they can see a dark passageway obscured by withered creepers. The heroes got into the water and headed upstream where they found a chest at the head of the waterway. Crossing around the balcony the party noticed another of the weird mask-wearing dwarves looking at them from the floor below before moving out of sight. 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. A stone balcony winds around the walls to connect four archways. Why can't I see?" I go with the book. Speak no truth to the doomed child. Chasing after the creature, the adventurers eventually defeat it, retrieving its skull cap. From Session 71 of our Tomb of Annihilation live play D&D campaign. Tomb of Annihilation Dare to defy death in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. After a minute, the stone barrier rose and the puzzle cubes still in the wall were ejected. When they do this, a stone slab to the south slams shut, trapping them inside. I have sugested such things as growing hair everyewhere, and if drunk again losing all your hair. But Chenin and Ohgram failed over and over, and over, and over again. Roll con save, gets a natural 3+2. Or fastest delivery Jan 19 - 23. Click here to edit contents of this page. Entering the chamber, the adventurers discover that the statue has a magical field that attracts metal objects. Everyone decided to give the statue a wide berth. They spotted that triangle-head skeleton here. 0000025983 00000 n George, level 9 Tortle Battle Master Fighter/Rogue They are not part of a player's deck or sideboard. After much deliberating, the heroes returned to the room with the window and decided this was to be next. 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. Picture 1 of 11. Starfinder Battles Galactic Heroes Galactic Villains . Dak and Koopa gave chase, cornering it in the room north of the knight statue room. And a childs voice filled his head, Whats happening, whos there?. You don't actually have to make changing race also change stats. A good idea, but seeing as the party includes 3 players without a subrace that won't do anything. Trapped Entry Each player loses 1 life. In the meantime, Belethor, Chenin, and Vigrid leveled up. It did so, and the other fiery eye disappeared. Three marble maidens stand in the fountain holding pitchers out of which water flows. He disabled these traps by stuffing empty bottles into the holes where poison darts would have shot out from. Don the mask or be seen. Tomb of Annihilation. JavaScript is currently disabled. 0000069972 00000 n 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. Finn stopped them. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. 0000001276 00000 n My current thought: The creature's physical ability This is the first official adventure I ran (thus the insane amount of resources on this page). 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. At this point the party was finally ready to put this whole cursed fountain behind them, though not before Therin cast Lesser Restoration to cure Gillian. One of the other players had made a joint backstory with this character, and role played depression fairly well. Green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around you like a serpent. On their floor, stairs led down, and three other archways led to different hallways, including the west leading back to the original green devil face intersection. How did I get here? D&D Compendium is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. The party correctly surmised this was the In Darkness, It Hides, clue, and left it alone. It yelped when it noticed them, turn and ran into a giant skull head in the wall. 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. When the three keys inside the chests were turned, three buttons magically appeared on the sarcophagus. As they are looking, they can see a skeletal figure with a curious, metal cap protruding from its skull. Gillian, level 9 Triton Bard of Whispers Press J to jump to the feed. The rest of the companions took cover while Koopa hurled his dwarven thrower at the window, shattering it. JavaScript is currently disabled. 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. If you just want to replace it with a harmless effect you could make it change their skin color to something unnatural but annoying like red or bright green. The chest on the left is carved of black onxy, the middle of rusty iron, and the one on the right is cast of silver and glistening with frost. When they arrive at the top of the stairs again, they can see on the ceiling above them a skeletal figure similar to the one they saw before peering down at them from the ceiling. 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. Pulling aside the heavy undergrowth, they see a similar entrance to the one they just found with old bones littering its threshold. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history. As he does so, green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around him like a serpent. He cast augury as a ritual, asking Illmater if pushing the first button would be a good idea. Koopa noticed a small skull floating inside the crystal box, and then a female child's voice spoke to him: "What's happening? 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. 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. 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. Breaking throught he window, the adventurers step into the room. She nailed a nat 20 on the Thieves Tools roll, opening the chest and gaining a hefty sum of cash, a magic smiley-face mug, and some 3rd level spell scrolls, two of which I randomly rolled as bonus loot. But, during the fight, Andor was inhabited by the spirit of Wongo. 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). Placing the cubes in just as before, with Unkh in the center this time, the door opens. Khaless tried to Sleight of Hand a faux drink, but Mannixs superior Perception saw through it. It ran through the open mouth, and one of its fiery eyes winked out. 0000037234 00000 n A sibilant voice whispers in his ear. Again he stopped and searched, rolled a 20+ Perception (this is George, not Mannix mind you), and spotted yet another secret door on the side of the hallway, leading down darkened stairs. Ahead, a bas-relief carving of a bearded devils face adorns the wall at a T-shaped intersection. This subreddit serves as a helpful place for any DM's running the Tomb of Annihilation module. . 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. Then rolled another 2 for the silence effect again. 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. 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. 0000026400 00000 n LOL. $24.99 Add to Cart With a Master Tier subscription, save your party some gold when you share this book/content with other players in your D&D Beyond campaign! Vigrid donned the mask, opened the lid, grabbed the ring, and because inhabitet by the spirit of Obolaka, which gave him the ability to wear the +1 Ring of Protection but Vigrid became risk-adverse. Trying to remove the keys, the adventurers discover they are clamped in place. The heroes went downstream, found the Tringle-headed skeleton again, who immediately ran away from them. Descending the steps a ways, the adventures find a bronze plaque fixed to the wall that reads: The ring is a path to another tomb. It had this message around the lock: Billie calmly shrugged his shoulders and cast Knock and easily opened the chest, and found some treasure. Live streamed and uploaded every week on YouTube. 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. 0000037863 00000 n Finally Mannix agreed to drink but only if Khaless drank first, and only if she received the positive effects that Orvex did. Chapter 2 [New] Mad Monkey Fever (pg. A second, smaller tunnel burrows into the base of the cliff to the east. Dungeon cards are nontraditional Magic cards that begin outside the game. 0000008200 00000 n Gatherer is the Magic Card Database. Khaless filled her newly found mug, changing its sad face to happy, and aggressively poured the water down poor Orvexs throat. In fact, you might be missing out on a wonderful roleplaying opportunity To start out, Id talk to my players about it. Chidia decided to drink again and lost her voice. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under. Join us live on Fridays at7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern! Here Billie carefully placed the nine puzzle cubes in opposite sides with the neutral one going into the center. 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. Magic Fountain To the north of this room, a large fountain crusted with moss rises from the middle of a circular room. JavaScript is disabled. This strays pretty far from that, what with the dangerous jungles, aztec style motifs, dinosaurs, and trap-heavy death waiting around every choice you make. Following the passage back to the T-intersection with the green devil face, the companions explored the balcony and stairway. 0000005006 00000 n The door to the north led to stairs and the underground river, but once again the adventurers refrained from going the water route. 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. Welcome to the Jungle! Where am I? a voice of a young child echoes in their minds. %PDF-1.4 % The first drink of the fountain was our parties Gnoll Bloodhunter, who rolled a 3 and became a woman. Zorbo. This vaulted tomb is overgrown with moss and creepers. Support my channel via Patreon! Keep Your Powder Dry: Firearms for 5E Fantasy CampaignsNearly 40 firearms with customization options for 5E games, plus magic items, feats for gunslingers, and the alchemist character class! Other balcony levels are visible below, with corridors radiating off in all directions. 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 . A rusted iron grate is set into the corridor floor. He was already heavily injured from the hallway spike trap in the previous session, and the water appeared to heal him. Groups who really don't like wilderness exploration (hex crawl) and puzzles. They saw two potential entrances and three gargoyles perched on a ledge overlooking the area. If they dont like the possibility of sexes getting changed, then scrap the idea and replace it with something more neutrally enjoyable. November 20th, 2018. The keys turn on the inside only. Only 8 left in stock - order soon. Finn explored down the left hallway instead, checking for traps as he went. In this door, though, there are nine cavities. Append content without editing the whole page source. This means if they die inside the tomb, they can never leave. Once again, if the player disagrees, offer the more neutral alternative. We use necessary cookies to allow our site to function correctly and collect anonymous session data. 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. 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 anything? 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. To the north, the adventurers discover a slab of worked stone, whose edges are marked by relief carvings of skulls. . This terrible undead creature awoke, bursting out of the crystaline sarcophagus to attack! Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. The jaws opened and both eyes were alight once more. 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. Hey everyone. Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0, TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History, Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News, Tomb of Annihilation NPC name source/generator, Too Many NPCs! Required fields are marked *. Investigation of the town confirmed that Nashkel was indeed empty, and there was evidence of violence. Change the name (also URL address, possibly the category) of the page. 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. Yellow Musk Zombie. Experiencing perspectives you otherwise wouldnt, isnt that what D&D is about? 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. trailer <]/Prev 306697/XRefStm 1527>> startxref 0 %%EOF 100 0 obj <>stream Investigating further, the adventurers discover a statue of Unkh behind a secret door. Each one appears to stand opposite its enemy. In this case, Id start with your trans player. 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. A Death-Defying Adventure for Levels 1-11 A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the second 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. 4e"Ji;AEsD"}\I$M$ m:PhJX9@nPEJG/kn~5Q{_IA&P _H E+X">3EQt\J0gGWGZ`*'+*h!@^ All with official Dungeons & Dragons digital content! Failed the save. 0000049618 00000 n They then watch in horror as his body is sucked into the chest and the chest is dropped into the water. Other cards in this SET. I'll instead have it reduce a character to dying with one auto failed death saving throw. You should check them out. 0000026375 00000 n 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. 0000288158 00000 n In a grand staircase that descended into darkness, the heroes stayed on this level and traveled to the opposite side. 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. Yellow Musk Creeper. Therin reached for the ring, failed the CHA saving throw, and became possessed by the spirit of Obolaka! Wipe your feet, enjoy your stay, please die horribly, etc. After the last one was vanquished, they investigated the disk of eyes first. 0000029231 00000 n The party spent a long time deliberating on how to handle this situation, with Mannix in favor of attacking them now. Xandala. 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. I would even add that youve informed the trans player beforehand, just to make sure the right expectations are set. Meanwhile, the sarcophagus magically turned crystaline, revealing a skull lord resting within. Oh god, what do I do. Everyone was eager to continue on, but Finn warned about the possibility of further traps. /- ~<0=p%KS>}D On the wall behind the sarcophagus, two It is difficult to explain.. Discovering a pair of secret doors to the north and south, the characters decide to explore the passage to the north. They then headed north through the other hidden door, easily passed the magnet puzzle with a dispel magic, and found the fountain. 0000093301 00000 n $429. 0000016025 00000 n The adventurers dispatch the wights in short order. Down the western corridor, an arched, crystal window, six feet wide and ten feet high, peers in on a dark chamber. 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. A sibilant voice whispers in your ear: Let me help you! To the north of this room, a large fountain crusted with moss rises from the middle of a circular room. Unfortunately, it becomes more and more frantic. Near the base of the cliffs, the adventurers discover a fifteen-foot obelisk of cracked stone, draped with vines and black moss. Why cant I see?, Realizing the voice is coming from the skull, the adventurers try to calm it. Ultimately they decided to back away and leave them alone, for now. The halfling found three pressure plates on the floor in the next hallway. 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. But while he was investigating the next room, Ohgram decided to try himself. Finn raised his holy symbol and turned all the spiders to dust; the floating skull retreated to the back of the room where she was quickly dispatched by Dak and Nori. As he does so, the other adventurers hear what sounds like a stone slab slamming into place. "You guys watch as the cleric turns to dust." Koopa went back, grabbed the iron grate, brought it in here, and thew it at the statue, which turned the grate instantly to dust. Whats happening indeed well find out next time! 0000012191 00000 n At the end of underground stream they came to a giant sinkhole where the water plunged into the darkness. Having said that, I have no idea what that might be other than gender. Zindar. Below where the grate had been was a sluggish underground river. Bottom line, like for most good D&D questions, is: talk to your players about it. 0000005477 00000 n Immediately, all of the eyes on the bronze disk turn to them and the corpses on the thrones begin to rise. A groundskeeper directed them to Falon's grave. 0000015845 00000 n 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. The heroes moved on. Drinking from the fountain, Yareck finds himself magically transformed into a woman. In the next chamber Billie got halfway across when a skeletal arm emerged from the opposite wall next to a lever, holding an hourglass. The sage continues in Dungeon of Deception. View all posts by roguewatson, Your email address will not be published. You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. Nothing truly game changing, just a fun little side gag! I've decided to just take that feature out. I think it was the spirit of Moa. A snarling monkey-like creature decorates the lid. Then they headed down to the 2nd level. Billie had a split second to decide as he ran across, held onto the lever but didnt pull it. He guess correct. Now they could fully investigate the room: Through some trial and error, the heroes learned that someone had to get into each of the three chests to turn the interior key. Inside, they discover three keys, one in each of the chests. He felt its nervousness gradually seep into his own personality. The puzzle cubes flashed and then disappeared and the stone door began to open slowly. Grunther, though none too bright, was able to explain what he remembered of the tomb. 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. Story consulting by the award-winning creator of Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward. 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. In darkness, it hides. Tomb of Annihilation is an adventure module for the 5th edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. Dozens of eyes suddenly opened all over the disk, all of them fixated on him. 0000029644 00000 n 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. We also use optional cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social medial features and analyze web traffic. Finn ran up to the skeleton, punched it three times, destroying it, and retrieved its square-shaped skull. Click to enlarge. Examining the tomb, the adventurers discover it is not sealed and the lid can be lifted. Khaless became very interested in the chest, which had a demon skull keyhole with writing that teased, I devour all but the greatest thieves.. [SBLOCK=Save or Die List]LEVEL ONE 9. After encountering Mr. Withers, aka the Dungeon Concierge, the party explores most of the first level of the Tomb of the Nine Gods (the Rotten Halls), performing admirably except for one magical fountain they just couldnt resist. I promise to be good!, I believe so, says Yareck. 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. Send a suggestion; Uninstall Wikiwand; Upgrade to Wikiwand 2.0 Our magic isn't perfect. Therin and George pushed aside the sarcophagus, finding the bones of a zorbo, and a magical ring. Watch headings for an "edit" link when available. 0000069534 00000 n Necessary cookies can be opted out through your browser settings. George impressively rolled a 20 when searching the room, finding another secret door opposite their own, leading to a northern hallway. 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. Koopa realized the voice was coming from the skull. (Leads to: Cradle of the Death God) 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). 0000016128 00000 n 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. Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Although the lead up to the Tomb is not so deadly of course. 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. Previously on Tomb of Annihilation Tomb of Annihilation Session 71: The Rotten Halls p1 Starring: The party investigate the stone skull and realized there was an entire room beyond it, with the mouth acting as a short tunnel-door. You are using an out of date browser. Freelance Writer Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License. Therin, level 9 Hill Dwarf Druid of the Moon. Chidi mapped out in his mind, what should go where considering each of the rivals for the cubes. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Release Date: Behind the sarcophagus, resting atop a marble pedestal, is an ornate crystal box with a small humanoid skull floating inside it. When he called back to his comrades, the skeleton ran away down another hallway. Doubling back, the party overcame an adamantine propeller trap using their immovable rod. Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm. Andor came back from a nap and did the Fan Challenge and he made it through unscathed as well. See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. A stone sarcophagus stood in the center. 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. If the effect occurs, Id talk to the player in question separately, explain their current situation, and ask them if they are ok with it. I believe he has possessed me of a sort. Billie also acquired the Staff of the Serpent here. Or He is only mostly dead. In an adjoining room, a rusting statue of a knight stands at the west end of the hall, gripping a large iron shield. 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 . Yeah I would do something like this - changing hair color, growing or shrinking a foot (but still staying in the same size category). After Koopa and Dak returned to the rest of the party, they explored down the eastern hallway. Peering into the darkness, the adventurers spy a hunched figure who glares up at them from the balcony below. OB01LAKA1S TOMB MAGIC FOUNTAIN This vaulted tomb is overgrown with moss and creepers. Defeated, Falon never again left his place at the end of Elmwood Lane.'". The changes appear in recent printings of the book. Plus, sign up for the newsletter in order to get the latest info on Dungeons & Dragons products, events, and special offersand help stay informed! Andor was telepathically contacted by a little girl who he eventually figured to be the skull int he crystal box. 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. At one point George suggested ripping the eyeball disk free and using it on the dwarves, despite not knowing what it actually does.
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