Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (11 November 2018)
13Another episode of Lazy DM Prep in which Mike prepares for his D&D Tomb of Annihilation game using the steps of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master. Click (show more) for full game notes and useful links.
## Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
http://slyflourish.com/returnofthelazydm/
## Buy the Lazy DM's Workbook
http://slyflourish.com/lazydmsworkbook/
## Check out the preview and the 8 steps!
http://s3.amazonaws.com/slyflourish_content/return_of_the_lazy_dungeon_master_sample.pdf
## Who made the awesome overlay??
https://twitter.com/EricVulgaris
## What text editor am I using?
https://www.sublimetext.com/
## Articles on Tomb of Annihilation
http://slyflourish.com/toh_session_zero.html
http://slyflourish.com/running_port_nyanzaru.html
http://slyflourish.com/exploring_chult.html
http://slyflourish.com/death_curse.html
http://slyflourish.com/acereraks_spells.html
## Tips on the Tomb of the Nine Gods:
https://twitter.com/MerricB/status/1036061270091358208
https://twitter.com/SlyFlourish/status/1042733624272056320
## Tomb of the Nine Gods Trouble areas:
- Tumbler room on floor 5
- All of level 5
- Mirror tomb on level 2
- Elemental room near Shagambi if players go one at a time
- Wine room
- Terokka room
- Merric: Wine (20), Elements (47), Terracotta (48) Ring (19)
## Power Score Summary of Tomb of Annihilation
http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2017/09/dungeons-dragons-guide-to-tomb-of.html
## Fane of the Night Serpemt by Puffin Forrest:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdXZA2bdR_k
## Withers's Tricks
- Grease and Delayed Blast Fireball
- Gelatenous Cubes
- Hands, lots of hands
## Who are the characters?
- Smoke - Tabaxi Ranger / Rogue (ask about backstory) - Connect something to Smoke (Smoke knows Bag of Nails, Hooded Lantern, and Copper Bell) - Possessed by ???
- Gabriel / Tharmond - Asimar Celestial Warlock / bard. Died and has a different soul. Dreams of the soul monger. Possessed by Unkh (indecisive and obsessive)
- Ogechi - Shadow magic human sorcerer / warlock tied to the Eshowdow. Key to the door to the Night Serpent. Connected Fenthasa the Night Speaker and touched by Acererak.
- Warryn - Gnome druid who wants to be a big beast. Posssed by Wongo.
- ??? - Falling Asimar Paladin - tried to protect another group in the Tomb, they all died. Now wants to protect this new group.
X Huitzillin - Paladin of Ubtao. Who wants to smite false gods.
X Punchy - Kenku Samurai who wants to fly and is made of plant stuff. Touched by Acererak. Connected to Zuggtmoy. Possesses an idol of Zuggtmoy. Possessed by Obolaka.
## What is the strong start?
Herbert the lizard. Tomb Guardian arrives stalked by the Asimar paladin.
Asimar Tomb Guardian - Scale armor AC 16 - Blinding Dagger (DC 15 Con) and Maddening Battleaxe (DC 15 Cha). Radient shield 9 radient damage on a hit.
## What scenes might take place?
- The call of Gilly (Gul LEE Rool) on a rest.
- 47 the elemental cells
- 48 Shagambi's tomb
- A skeleton key is trying to fit its head in a hole
## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
- The tomb itself is only levels 1 through 4. Levels 5 and 6 are the machinery of the tomb and the cradle for the Atropol.
- If the characters step outside of level 1 through 4, Withers isn't happy and loses track of them.
- Tremendous machinery and power fuels the tomb.
- The Tomb is powered by a huge chain drawn from Mechanus that gives it nearly unlimited kenetic energy.
- The Sewn Sisters can travel through planes. They can step INSIDE of a tiny hut.
- The Sewn Sisters get nervous when the characters pick up three of the five keys.
- The skeleton keys got loose from level 5 and wandered around level 1 through 4. Acererak will not be pleased.
- The skeleton keys are more powerful the more sides they have.
- The skeleton keys are all formed from previous adventurers and heroes as are the tomb guardians.
- The crawling claws "see" with tremorsense and report back to Withers.
- The real quest is get the keys.
## What fantastic locations might they explore?
In the adventure
## What NPCs might they meet?
- Herbert - int 10 lizard
- Gilly the Abolith - Carol Anne from Poltergeist.
## What monsters might they face?
Asimar Tomb Guardian - Scale armor AC 16 - Blinding Dagger (DC 15 Con) and Maddening Battleaxe (DC 15 Cha). Radient shield 9 radient damage on a hit.
Abyssal tomb guardian with a poisonous rapier (syringe) DC 15 or poisoned + 7 poison damage and lightning maul 7 lightning damage. Silence aura.
## What magic items might they acquire?
In the adventure