The Magic Fountain (chapter 5) Hey everyone. 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. After Koopa and Dak returned to the rest of the party, they explored down the eastern hallway. Billie also acquired the Staff of the Serpent here. Ultimately they decided to back away and leave them alone, for now. You could shrink them maybe, but I think they might refrain from drinking so as not to be shrunken more. The cleric took a drink and was silenced for 8 hours, and decided to drink more in order to try to undo it. Blocking the passage near its northern end is a large adamantine propeller with five sharp blades. Volothamp "Volo" Geddarm. Billie had a split second to decide as he ran across, held onto the lever but didnt pull it. Trying to remove the keys, the adventurers discover they are clamped in place. After a scan of your list, I am thinking of another approach. There were two secret doors in this room. In a grand staircase that descended into darkness, the heroes stayed on this level and traveled to the opposite side. This made the party amused, thinking this was a fun little fountain of good times. Tomb of Annihilation - Flip eBook Pages 101-150 | AnyFlip HWNH}W[NwvK$d5a#B [U@Bmw]N0_Vpx8>|AYjj|7L8(\as*XyG9h^a}trIgy} I8y\$UpK:O_tR]\~B$uUh@J$eYq,K After some initial confusion, everyone opted to stay inside and ended up dealing with the poisonous gas. They used the wooden ladder to cross back over, though noted a hallway led toward the east. Freelance Writer Fear the night when the forsaken one seizes death's mantle and the seas dry up and the dead rise and I, Acererak the Eternal, reap the world of the living. Andor first and then Billie crawled through the skulls mouth, and wisely Chidi stayed back as he saw both lights from the eyes of the skull go out. Dare to defy death in this adventure for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Noticing that the area of the mouth is obscured by magical darkness, the adventurers dispel it, releasing a shadow demon. They saw two potential entrances and three gargoyles perched on a ledge overlooking the area. Therin most likely wont be first in line again any time soon. 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). 0000026898 00000 n Opening the chests, the adventurers hear a click. Its very Alice in Wonderland. Finally, he rolled a 1. You can help our automatic cover photo selection by reporting an unsuitable photo. 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. Notify administrators if there is objectionable content in this page. Only 8 left in stock - order soon. 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! If you want to discuss contents of this page - this is the easiest way to do it. 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. In the next chamber Billie got halfway across when a skeletal arm emerged from the opposite wall next to a lever, holding an hourglass. George impressively rolled a 20 when searching the room, finding another secret door opposite their own, leading to a northern hallway. 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. 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. Trying to open it, Yareck sticks his finger in the keyhole. 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. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under. 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 . LOL. 0000015956 00000 n The girl shrieked in horror, shattering the crystal box. 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. 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. Carved birds soar across the walls of this corridor. Andor came back from a nap and did the Fan Challenge and he made it through unscathed as well. 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). When he approached, a skeletal hand holding an hourglass emerged from the stone skull's mouth and rotated, trickling sand into the lower globe. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. 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. Once the tunnel is sealed, caustic gas billows out from the mouths of the relief-carved skulls. A large green devil face dominated the end of the T-intersection hallway leading deeper into the first level of the tomb. 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. 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. 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. While Koopa ripped up the grate, Finn looked through a glass window at the end of the hall into the next room, but it was dark and he couldn't make out much more than a sarcophagus in the center of the room. The halfling found three pressure plates on the floor in the next hallway. Andor smashed through the sarcophagus and the mummy was quickly put down, but not before it hit Andor with a Rotting Fist attack. Uncertain what to make of the chests, the adventurers descend into the pit, recover the skull cap of the skeleton and move on. 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. When they do this, a stone slab to the south slams shut, trapping them inside. Dak retrieved its triangle-shaped skull. Exploring the area further, the adventurers eventually discover another, secret entrance to the west. Wearing a mask that is a replica of the devil face at the tomb entrance, the creature steps out of sight without saying a word. Adventurers are sought out and sent to the jungle peninsula of Chult, where they must face . Necessary cookies can be opted out through your browser settings. The cover is visually disturbing . Finn used his slippers of spider climbing to reach the stone door. 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. There's a lot of that, and your time in-game actually matters in this campaign, so prepare to manage your . A moss-covered corridor extends beyond the second door. So option 3 of the possible magical effects of the fountain says that it changes your sex. 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. They might, however, really appreciate other players (or themselves) roleplaying the gender dysphoria (or joy) that the change brings. A Death-Defying Adventure for Levels 1-11 0000012191 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. Beyond the pit, three treasure chests sit on stone daises. Where to Buy Available to buy now at your local game store, bookstores, or online retailers. Something innocuous that will pique their curiosity enough to drink again, and maybe encourage multiple players to drink at once. View and manage file attachments for this page. They also discover a chest dangling from chains above the water. The floor did not give out, plunging everyone down into a pit with spikes covered in poison that would last for 24 hours. Chapter 2 [New] Mad Monkey Fever (pg. Emboldened by the result, Gillian lapped up some water while Mannix tried to investigate the effects on Orvex. A second later, swarms of undead spiders poured out from the walls! Finn invited Grunther to join the companions on their quest to find and destroy the Soulmonger, and Grunther was more than happy to accept. Mannix, level 9 Yuan-ti Inquisitive Rogue/Divination Wizard 0000115463 00000 n Khaless filled her newly found mug, changing its sad face to happy, and aggressively poured the water down poor Orvexs throat. The keys turn on the inside only. For Dungeon Masters, build and manage your campaigns with DM tools. Unless otherwise stated, the content of this page is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 License (Leads to: Cradle of the Death God) It had this message around the lock: Billie calmly shrugged his shoulders and cast Knock and easily opened the chest, and found some treasure. 0000026375 00000 n Zorbo. Groups who really don't like wilderness exploration (hex crawl) and puzzles. Finn stopped them. Adventure design by Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, and Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee. Yellow Musk Zombie. To the right appeared to be a balcony and stairway leading down. There's no record as to the specifics, but the expedition met with utter disaster. September 30th, 2014, Release Date: How did I get here? Yuan-ti Broodguard. 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. WizKids Dungeons & Dragons Tomb of Annihilation Board Game - Standard 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. Tomb of Annihilation Spoilers, Tomb of Annihilation - Valindra's role (spoilers), Advice for running Tomb of Horrors with a twist (+), Tomb of Annihilation Post-Mortem (Spoilers), Ignore/Block Essentials, Paid Registrations by. Finn used the immovable rod to keep the jaws from closing, allowing everyone to pass through unharmed. In the meantime, Belethor, Chenin, and Vigrid leveled up. Manufacturer: WizKids/NECA. 0000005477 00000 n Tomb of Annihilation - Icons of the Realms - MinisCollector.com I would even add that youve informed the trans player beforehand, just to make sure the right expectations are set. I'll instead have it reduce a character to dying with one auto failed death saving throw. He laid bleeding out on the other side of the fan where Billie had to go back, heal him, and get him through. $429. 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. Fun with Tomb Fountain *Spoilers for Tomb* : Tombofannihilation - reddit Append content without editing the whole page source. Picture Information. 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. Doubling back, the party overcame an adamantine propeller trap using their immovable rod. 0000016128 00000 n 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. Chasing after the creature, the adventurers eventually defeat it, retrieving its skull cap. Skulls crusted with dried mud glower from niches cut into the walls of this tomb. 0000014707 00000 n 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. But George could see another sarcophagus on the other side, and brazenly ducked inside the mouth. Dak and Koopa gave chase, cornering it in the room north of the knight statue room. We think you'll have a much more enjoyable experience. Khaless became very interested in the chest, which had a demon skull keyhole with writing that teased, I devour all but the greatest thieves.. 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. JavaScript is currently disabled. To the north, a stone staircase descends to the lower levels. Required fields are marked *. The major heroes had plenty of health to jump through, but Ohgram.attempted this with only 5 hit points. As it does so, swarms of spiders appear from the cracks in the walls. 0000211347 00000 n This vaulted tomb is overgrown with moss and creepers. They saw the Grand Staircase to the east, but opted to go west toward the Crystal Window. Would this be too big a change? See pages that link to and include this page. Astone sarcophagus rests on a stepped dais in the mid-Any creature that drinks from the fountain experiences dle ofthe floor. Wipe your feet, enjoy your stay, please die horribly, etc. 0000001527 00000 n Investigating further, the adventurers discover a statue of Unkh behind a secret door. 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! 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. Now I just need to know what to replace it with. Then rolled another 2 for the silence effect again. 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! Amazon.com: Tomb Of Annihilation $24.99 Add to Cart With a Master Tier subscription, save your party some gold when you share this book/content with other players in your D&D Beyond campaign! Plus there's a human who would then become a variant human, throwing most his stats out of whack and granting him a feat suddenly. And if not, then all is just fine and youve got opportunity for both some in-game and some IRL character development. If they dont like the possibility of sexes getting changed, then scrap the idea and replace it with something more neutrally enjoyable. We use necessary cookies to allow our site to function correctly and collect anonymous session data. 4e"Ji;AEsD"}\I$M$ m:PhJX9@nPEJG/kn~5Q{_IA&P _H E+X">3EQt\J0gGWGZ`*'+*h!@^ . . It looked smaller than an adults skull, however. They could see all the way down through four floors, three of which had winding staircases with balconies. JavaScript is disabled. It was a good idea, as the teams Athletics/STR scores are a glaring weakness. Roll con save, gets a natural 3+2. In darkness, it hides. 40). 52 0 obj <> endobj xref Join us live on Fridays at7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern! The party investigate the stone skull and realized there was an entire room beyond it, with the mouth acting as a short tunnel-door. After much deliberating, the heroes returned to the room with the window and decided this was to be next. But, during the fight, Andor was inhabited by the spirit of Wongo. * As they are looking, they can see a skeletal figure with a curious, metal cap protruding from its skull. Yuan-ti Nightmare Speaker. Obsidian Portal has a lot of really cool features that use JavaScript. Coughing from the noxious gas, the adventurers cover their mouths and wait for the gas to clear. Casting detect magic, the adventurers discover that the water radiates transmutation magic. Tomb of Annihilation (Dungeons & Dragons) por Wizards RPG Team Nori was especially curious about this carving. After the wights were defeated, it took a long time for the adventurers to figure out that they had to wear the green masks to open the sarcophagus, which held a pile of dusty bones and a gold ring. 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. They spotted that triangle-head skeleton here. Join us live on Fridays at 7pm Pacific/10pm Eastern! p[XRiCpQ5Q .% endstream endobj 99 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/Index[5 47]/Length 20/Size 52/Type/XRef/W[1 1 1]>>stream 0000288158 00000 n And then the dungeon turned into a window shopping adventure, where the heroes just looked around at a bunch of rooms but never went in any of them. Don't play it. 52 49 (. 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. 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. To the north, the adventurers discover a slab of worked stone, whose edges are marked by relief carvings of skulls. Examining each of the statues, the adventurers notice that they are images of eight of the nine trickster gods of Omu. They found a chamber with a deep pit that contained another sarcophagus at the bottom. /- ~<0=p%KS>}D Immediately, all of the eyes on the bronze disk turn to them and the corpses on the thrones begin to rise. Dozens of eyes suddenly opened all over the disk, all of them fixated on him. The sage continues in Dungeon of Deception. He also saw a skeleton with a triangle head wandering around in here. Each one appears to stand opposite its enemy. It ran through the open mouth, and one of its fiery eyes winked out. 1993-2023 Wizards of the Coast LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Therin wanted to converse with the spirit, who was less than helpful, but did want to defeat Acererak. Also available through our digital partners. View wiki source for this page without editing. It is meant as a gag and thats not cool - trans player or not. Available to buy now at your local game store, bookstores, or online retailers. 0000025709 00000 n In an adjoining room, a rusting statue of a knight stands at the west end of the hall, gripping a large iron shield. Watch headings for an "edit" link when available. Entering the chamber, the adventurers discover that the statue has a magical field that attracts metal objects. 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. Rolled damage. Unfortunately, it becomes more and more frantic. Picture 1 of 11. Encircling the keyhole is a tiny inscription, written in Common, that reads, I devour all but the greatest of thieves.. 0000063446 00000 n 0000037234 00000 n All she could offer to aid the adventurers was a map that showed the location of the tomb in the Snakewood, about a week's travel east of here. 1{NK5m&Tdav p0XRpn ^ A@j5\83&W%G*,:0>z1xb;aVz{z\6( ,-}h 4>#?1 0 q{. A rusted iron grate is set into the corridor floor. Defeating the creature, the adventurers explore the rest of the watery passage, eventually stumbling onto a second skeleton with a triangular skull cap, clinging to the ceiling. 0000008200 00000 n Wikidot.com Terms of Service - what you can, what you should not etc. A good idea, but seeing as the party includes 3 players without a subrace that won't do anything. Examining the tomb, the adventurers discover it is not sealed and the lid can be lifted. While this was happening, Billie noticed that the pendant he found in the eastern tunnel seemed to be pulling him towards a previously unseen western tunnel. Is he looking for me?. 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. Why cant I see?, Realizing the voice is coming from the skull, the adventurers try to calm it. Tomb of the Nine Gods (Part 1) | Tomb of Annihilation | Obsidian Portal 0000001848 00000 n 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. 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. 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. 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. D&D Compendium - Tomb of Annihilation It briefly grabbed Chidi but the heroes were able to slay the creature. 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. Mannixs Detect Magic revealed Transmutation Magic around the fountain, but the party was desperately curious. Tomb of Annihilation - Wikiwand 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. Inside, they discover three keys, one in each of the chests. 0000050149 00000 n 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. Apparently there was a gas pocket in the next room. 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 Magic Fountain To the north of this room, a large fountain crusted with moss rises from the middle of a circular room. 0000015845 00000 n Placing the cubes in just as before, with Unkh in the center this time, the door opens. When the three keys inside the chests were turned, three buttons magically appeared on the sarcophagus. 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. 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. He had to get in on this weird action. Here they encountered the stone skull that had crushed Sather's leg; the chamber beyond could be seen through the skull's open jaws. Yeah, this isn't really a great adventure for players who want a forgiving environment! Green smoke billows from the staff, coiling around you like a serpent. 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. When he called back to his comrades, the skeleton ran away down another hallway. After a minute, the stone barrier rose and the puzzle cubes still in the wall were ejected. Ill follow the enlarge/reduce mechanics. 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. 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. They are not part of a player's deck or sideboard. The tomb itself, is IMO the strongest part of the adventure. Replacement Magic Fountain effect : Tombofannihilation - reddit D&D Compendium is not affiliated with, endorsed, sponsored, or specifically approved by Wizards of the Coast LLC. The dead seemed to outnumber the living these days. Everyone decided to give the statue a wide berth. 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. Chidi went on point and successfully navigated through he next area, only getting a couple of darts stuck in them. Are you friends of my father? 0000062635 00000 n
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