Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (23 September 2018)

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Another 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 (read more) for full game notes and useful links.

Along with our normal prep, in the last ten minutes of this episode, I do a cover to cover skim over the full version of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master!

## Buy Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master Today!
http://slyflourish.com/returnofthelazydm/

## 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

## 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

## Best piece of art from Waterdeep Dragon Heist (Thanks JustinTBassett!):
https://media-waterdeep.cursecdn.com/attachments/4/308/c5006.jpg

# Tomb of Annihilation Game Prep Notes: The Camp of the Red Wizards

## Who are the characters?
X Smoke - Tabaxi Ranger / Rogue (ask about backstory) - Connect something to Smoke (Smoke knows Bag of Nails, Hooded Lantern, and Copper Bell)
- Gabriel / Tharmond - Asimar Celestial Warlock / bard. Died and has a different soul. Dreams of the soul monger.
- Punchy - Kenku Samurai who wants to fly. Touched by Acererak. Connected to Zuggtmoy. Possesses an idol of Zuggtmoy.
- Warryn - Gnome druid who wants to be a big beast.
- Ogechi - Shadow magic human sorcerer / warlock tied to the Eshowdow. Key to the door to the Night Serpent. Connected Fenthasa the Night Speaker.
- Huitzillin - Paladin of Ubtao. Who wants to smite false gods.
X Pommel - Paladin who is hunting the Red Wizards of Thay.

## What is the strong start?
While observing the Red Wizard's camp, a Giff war-skiff appears above Omu. Dozens of gargoyles attack it. It explodes and crashes near the camp. Five Giff survive and attack the Red Wizards.

## What scenes might take place?
The Giff attack
The Red Wizard's camp
Entering the Tomb of the Nine Gods

## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
- The Giff have a device that can sense high magic. It led them here.
- The last place the Giff visited was a planet now entirely a desert with strange tombs worshipping Acererak as a god.
- Valindra has a tent thats bigger on the inside. She has a small black laquer box she keeps the cubes in.
- Glorycleaver was once a paladin of light who sought to destroy the Red Wizards. Over decades she has been rebuilt into a blackguard in service of the Red Wizards.
- In the slave pits of Thay, Glorycleaver learned that the gods serve only themselves and so should we.
- Valindra wants a vial of the liquid being used in the Soul Monger.
- Valindra also wants some blood from Acererak's creature.
- Szass Tam wants the Soul Monger destroyed.
- Valindra can't cross the cave entrance. Acererak hates other Lichs.
- The obelisk contains a horrible powerful malevolence screaming to get out.
- All of Valindra's best soldiers are now dead.

## What fantastic locations might they explore?
- Red Wizard Camp: Huge spiked trees to stop dinosaurs, beautiful ornate tent that's bigger on the inside, the ancient obelisk containing a malevolent being.
- Entrance to the Tomb of the Nine Gods.

## What NPCs might they meet?
- Arana Glorycleaver - sworn bodyguard of Valindra

## What monsters might they face?
Giff, thugs, guards, blackguard, mage, lich

## What magic items might they acquire?
None, screw them.




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