Then they headed down to the 2nd level. 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. 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. Release Date: It did so, and the other fiery eye disappeared. JavaScript is currently disabled. A rusted iron grate is set into the corridor floor. 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. Now I just need to know what to replace it with. Going through the north door, Dak and Finn found a rusting statue of a knight standing at the west end of a hall, gripping a large iron shield. Magic The Gathering Arena of the Planeswalkers Board Game Complete. Opening the chests, the adventurers hear a click. Zorbo. 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. In darkness, it hides. The keys turn on the inside only. Noticing that the area of the mouth is obscured by magical darkness, the adventurers dispel it, releasing a shadow demon. Unfortunately, it becomes more and more frantic. Plus, sign up for the newsletter in order to get the latest info on Dungeons & Dragons products, events, and special offersand help stay informed! It ran away as soon as it saw them. Click to enlarge. But while he was investigating the next room, Ohgram decided to try himself. It should be something similar, meaning that it should provide a "permanent" change to the player without actually harming them. Traveling north George felt a tug from a knight statue ahead. Defeating the wights, the characters realize that donning the masks make them invisible to the disks eyes anas well as the wights. Secret doors were found to the north and to the south. It began to don on them that they had made a mistake. One stands between them. 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. 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. Entering the chamber, the adventurers discover that the statue has a magical field that attracts metal objects. 2023 Wizards. Beyond the pit, three treasure chests sit on stone daises. 52 49 Adventure design by Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, and Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee. 0000049618 00000 n He was already heavily injured from the hallway spike trap in the previous session, and the water appeared to heal him. Gresh noticed writing on one of the stones. Yeah, this isn't really a great adventure for players who want a forgiving environment! 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. 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. As they are looking, they can see a skeletal figure with a curious, metal cap protruding from its skull. Therin wanted to converse with the spirit, who was less than helpful, but did want to defeat Acererak. 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. Therin and George pushed aside the sarcophagus, finding the bones of a zorbo, and a magical ring. Chidia decided to drink again and lost her voice. During that time for rituals are time consuming a flesh golem came into the chamber and hurled itself into the pit with Dak and Nori! Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker. Drinking from the fountain, Yareck finds himself magically transformed into a woman. Through great use of the Wand of Fear the heroes were able to narrow down the wight attackers and whittle them down one at a time. A stone sarcophagus stood in the center. Find out what you can do. Finn invited Grunther to join the companions on their quest to find and destroy the Soulmonger, and Grunther was more than happy to accept. They are not part of a player's deck or sideboard. 0000069972 00000 n The girl shrieked in horror, shattering the crystal box. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. 0000004102 00000 n hb``e``e```[ It may not display this or other websites correctly. Ill follow the enlarge/reduce mechanics. Moving down the hall from west to east, the opposing statues depic Moa and Wongo, Ijin and Obolaka, Papazotl and Kubazon, Nangnang and Shagambi. After a scan of your list, I am thinking of another approach. The jaws snapped shut, but missed the tortle completely, who scampered into the next room. 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. It really did appear the magic water had healed him, but when Gillian drank, she suddenly lost the ability to speak! They could see all the way down through four floors, three of which had winding staircases with balconies. 0000004484 00000 n 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. 0000003695 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. Why cant I see anything? They saw the Grand Staircase to the east, but opted to go west toward the Crystal Window. They spotted that triangle-head skeleton here. Koopa leaned the grate against the green devil face. 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. The puzzle cubes flashed and then disappeared and the stone door began to open slowly. Koopa quickly turned the skeletal hand back around, which opened a pit trap beneath him. Initially I'll be allowing Medium DC saving throws when they're not normally allowed. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. HWNH}W[NwvK$d5a#B [U@Bmw]N0_Vpx8>|AYjj|7L8(\as*XyG9h^a}trIgy} I8y\$UpK:O_tR]\~B$uUh@J$eYq,K 0000026375 00000 n In the next chamber Billie got halfway across when a skeletal arm emerged from the opposite wall next to a lever, holding an hourglass. 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. 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. * 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. 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. You should check them out. 40). 0000001693 00000 n 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! Starfinder Battles Galactic Heroes Galactic Villains . Sure enough, the eyes swept over him like he wasnt even there. 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. The adventurers stop to examine the corridor as the skeleton scrambles past the propeller. Although the lead up to the Tomb is not so deadly of course. Dak and Koopa gave chase, cornering it in the room north of the knight statue room. Peering into the darkness, the adventurers spy a hunched figure who glares up at them from the balcony below. D&D Compendium is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. From Session 71 of our Tomb of Annihilation live play D&D campaign. 0000037503 00000 n Astone sarcophagus rests on a stepped dais in the mid-Any creature that drinks from the fountain experiences dle ofthe floor. Into darkness descend. 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. A second, smaller tunnel burrows into the base of the cliff to the east. View and manage file attachments for this page. Tomb of Annihilation Dare to defy death in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game. The heroes got into the water and headed upstream where they found a chest at the head of the waterway. 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. But George could see another sarcophagus on the other side, and brazenly ducked inside the mouth. Picture Information. This terrible undead creature awoke, bursting out of the crystaline sarcophagus to attack! In the hallway the party had some quiet time and hunkered for a short rest. Eventually, the voice becomes so frantic that it turns into a shriek. Behind the sarcophagus, resting atop a marble pedestal, is an ornate crystal box with a small humanoid skull floating inside it. Whats happening indeed well find out next time! Click here to edit contents of this page. 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. Next they debated where to go next on this level and ideas were thrown around regarding the giant fan. He informed her that she was dead, that she was just a skull now. The party spent a long time deliberating on how to handle this situation, with Mannix in favor of attacking them now. (. 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! They were being watched. 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. A snarling monkey-like creature decorates the lid. Groups who really don't like wilderness exploration (hex crawl) and puzzles. She took a for-real drink, and the same acid-water that George experienced took effect (though she also made the CON save). 0000015732 00000 n 0000050149 00000 n I run the Discord server and am a mod on the Reddit sub. Players unaware that this is possible are in for a rude awakening. A stone sarcophagus stands at the center of the chamber, its lid adorned with a coiled serpent carved in relief. In an adjoining room, a rusting statue of a knight stands at the west end of the hall, gripping a large iron shield. Meanwhile, the sarcophagus magically turned crystaline, revealing a skull lord resting within. View wiki source for this page without editing. Are you friends of my father? Why cant I see?, Realizing the voice is coming from the skull, the adventurers try to calm it. 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. So option 3 of the possible magical effects of the fountain says that it changes your sex. You know, I think I like that option best. Pulled towards it, one of the characters finds their suit of armor turns to a pile of powdered rust. 0000115463 00000 n They all tried to pressure each other into drinking to witness more of these effects. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. They used the wooden ladder to cross back over, though noted a hallway led toward the east. Yuan-ti Broodguard. Koopa drank water from the fountain, and felt pretty ill afterward. Mannix, level 9 Yuan-ti Inquisitive Rogue/Divination Wizard Trapped Entry Each player loses 1 life. Other cards in this SET. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. The heroes went downstream, found the Tringle-headed skeleton again, who immediately ran away from them. 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. In darkness, it hides. 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. Change the name (also URL address, possibly the category) of the page. The party investigate the stone skull and realized there was an entire room beyond it, with the mouth acting as a short tunnel-door. Andor came back from a nap and did the Fan Challenge and he made it through unscathed as well. 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. 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. Finn used the immovable rod to keep the jaws from closing, allowing everyone to pass through unharmed. Calmer heads prevails and the heroes decided to take a short rest after acquiring the Triangle-head from the skeleton nearby. Where am I? a voice of a young child echoes in their minds. Billie had a split second to decide as he ran across, held onto the lever but didnt pull it. By clicking OK, I agree, you consent to optional cookies. Quickleaf, that list is fantastic! After the last one was vanquished, they investigated the disk of eyes first. Nori was especially curious about this carving. 52 0 obj <> endobj xref "Can I cast Tashas Laughter on myself to cheer myself up?". Koopa drank water from the fountain, and felt pretty ill afterward. The heroes grand tour was finally over and a winner was declared, the heroes, slowly, and cautiously, entered Moas Tomb. The major heroes had plenty of health to jump through, but Ohgram.attempted this with only 5 hit points. [SBLOCK=Save or Die List]LEVEL ONE 9. When they do this, a stone slab to the south slams shut, trapping them inside. The door to the north led to stairs and the underground river, but once again the adventurers refrained from going the water route. 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. 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). Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied. I promise to be good!, I believe so, says Yareck. 0000211347 00000 n Bottom line, like for most good D&D questions, is: talk to your players about it. In the eastern hallway they saw a diminutive skeleton with an oddly elongated head. The town of Nashkel, a few days down the road, was utterly abandoned. Also available through our digital partners. 0000026898 00000 n Everyone was eager to continue on, but Finn warned about the possibility of further traps. 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. A large fountain dominated the center of the room, with three marble maidens holding pitchers out of which the water flowed. (Leads to: Sandfall Cell) Sandfall Cell Each player loses 2 life unless they sacrifice a creature, artifact, or land. At the end of underground stream they came to a giant sinkhole where the water plunged into the darkness. 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. 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. Lifting the lid, the adventurers find a staff inside. We use necessary cookies to allow our site to function correctly and collect anonymous session data. He received "weal and woe" for an answer. Andor smashed through the sarcophagus and the mummy was quickly put down, but not before it hit Andor with a Rotting Fist attack. Here Billie carefully placed the nine puzzle cubes in opposite sides with the neutral one going into the center. He had to get in on this weird action. 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. Following the passage back to the T-intersection with the green devil face, the companions explored the balcony and stairway. 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. Encircling the keyhole is a tiny inscription, written in Common, that reads, I devour all but the greatest of thieves.. All with official Dungeons & Dragons digital content! 0000008200 00000 n Alyssa teleported the party straight to Beregost, but when they reached the end of Elmwood Lane, they found only the Beregost cemetery. When the three keys inside the chests were turned, three buttons magically appeared on the sarcophagus. 0000025709 00000 n 0000062635 00000 n Gillian, level 9 Triton Bard of Whispers 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. Inside, they discover three keys, one in each of the chests. Don the mask or be seen. Near the base of the cliffs, the adventurers discover a fifteen-foot obelisk of cracked stone, draped with vines and black moss. In a grand staircase that descended into darkness, the heroes stayed on this level and traveled to the opposite side. (Leads to: Cradle of the Death God) 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. Hey everyone. Once that was opened, Billie found and grabbed a gold pendant shaped like an eye. Not to be left behind, Billie drank from the well, but he got a benefit of 11 temporary hit points. Yareck lifts the staff out of the tomb. As he does so, the other adventurers hear what sounds like a stone slab slamming into place. Finally, he rolled a 1. The creature scrambles down a passage to the north on the other side of the staircase and the adventurers follow. 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. JavaScript is currently disabled. Bow as the dead god intoned. Billie also acquired the Staff of the Serpent here. 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. This vaulted tomb is overgrown with moss and creepers. Like hill dwarves become mountain dwarves, variant humans become regular humans, etc. At this point the party went crazy trying to figure out what was going on, and the DM, dear reader, was ecstatic. 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 Join us live on Fridays at7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern! It is meant as a gag and thats not cool - trans player or not. Tomb of Annihilation # Mini Rarity Size; Acererak (No Rarity) Medium : Acererak (Invisible) Very Rare : Medium : Acererak (Demilich) Skull . George, level 9 Tortle Battle Master Fighter/Rogue Send a suggestion; Uninstall Wikiwand; Upgrade to Wikiwand 2.0 Our magic isn't perfect. 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. My party isnt there yet, but I plan on changing the players size, should they roll a 3; medium -> small or vice versa. 0000016025 00000 n To the north, a stone staircase descends to the lower levels. It briefly grabbed Chidi but the heroes were able to slay the creature. Tomb of Annihilation. Chidi became Chidia. 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. However, I am different. Watch the full live session here: https://youtu.be/nRfT8EzcoqE As he does so, green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around him like a serpent. The rest of the party lost their minds, "Can we do something to save him", "Oh god oh no". The hallway then split left and right. 0000069534 00000 n 0000062902 00000 n . 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. There were two secret doors in this room. 0000005006 00000 n 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. Required fields are marked *. 0000001848 00000 n I heard a voice. At one point George suggested ripping the eyeball disk free and using it on the dwarves, despite not knowing what it actually does. 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. The heading is now 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. Immediately, all of the eyes on the bronze disk turn to them and the corpses on the thrones begin to rise. 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. The halfling found three pressure plates on the floor in the next hallway. 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. The character is still substantially the one they wanted to play, just less optimal. 0000029231 00000 n LOL. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. 0000014707 00000 n Closing the lid, they hear a similar click to the one they heard before. Picture 1 of 11. Three marble maidens stand in the fountain holding pitchers out of which water flows. Now that they were done in this room, the heroes headed back through the fan to get back to the others. Those who dare enter take heed: After some deliberation, the characters decide that they must place the puzzle cubes they collected from the city in each of the niches, leaving Unkh out. Your email address will not be published. You should check them out. The first drink of the fountain was our parties Gnoll Bloodhunter, who rolled a 3 and became a woman. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. You don't actually have to make changing race also change stats. Placing the cubes in just as before, with Unkh in the center this time, the door opens. 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. APEuAAAAX n>WL,VePaCp @7/bXqWf$lf-`O`+aTm3u^ 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. Mannixs Detect Magic revealed Transmutation Magic around the fountain, but the party was desperately curious. He laid bleeding out on the other side of the fan where Billie had to go back, heal him, and get him through. Exploring further, the adventurers discover a secret passage leading down to the stream they saw through the grate. He spent the time casting augury twice more, receiving similar answers again and again. Six desiccated corpses slump on thrones in niches along the walls. A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the second door. One of the other players had made a joint backstory with this character, and role played depression fairly well. We also use optional cookies to personalize content and ads, provide social medial features and analyze web traffic. Khaless, level 9 Half-Drow Assassin Rogue 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).

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