Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (24 June 2018)
18Mike goes through the Lazy Dungeon Master Checklist while preparing for Wyrmheart Mine in Tomb of Annihilation.
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## Who are the characters?
Smoke - Tabaxi Ranger / Rogue
Gabriel / Tharmond - Asimar Celestial Warlock / bard. Died and has a different soul.
Punchy - Kenku Samurai who wants to fly
Warryn - Gnome druid who wants to be a big beast.
Ogechi - Shadow magic human sorcerer / warlock tied to the Eshowdow
Huitzillin - Paladin of Ubtao
## What is the strong start?
Yuan-ti exploration party seeks the Black Opal Crown forged by the albino dwarves. They also seek lore related to the Tomb of the Nine Gods.
## What scenes might take place?
* Travel to Wyrmheart
## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
The heart of fire can embue an item with magical fire from the elemental planes.
The kobolds of Wyrmheart used to be self-sufficent but now are enslaved to the Salamanders.
The kobolds are resentful of the Salamanders.
The Yuan-ti are trying to recover a Black Opal Crown said to open the doors to Dendar's lair and release it upon the world.
The dwarves forged the crown for a Netherese wizard who paid them well for it. It was a circlet of a scaled serpent eating its own tail. The eyes of the serpent are black opals.
The Yuan-ti believe the crown can open the doors to the Night Serpent's lair.
The doors of the Night Serpent lie in the volcanic mountains south west of Omu.
No one knows what the lair of the Night Serpent is like but it cannot be good.
The souls of the dead miners have been captured by the Soul Monger.
Acererak abducted dwarf miners and transformed them into wights to exploit their expertise at underground construction.
## What fantastic locations might they explore?
* Ancient arcane throne of Dendar the Night Serpent. Yuan-ti revenant with a poisoned whip.
## What NPCs might they meet?
Kyzekos Sootseeker. Firenewt forger.
Rhesk Wyrmbait. Kobold cleaner.
The ghost of Eris Firebeard, who pulled the Heart of Fire free and opened a rift to the Elemental Plane of Fire deep in Wyrmheart Mine.
Ember, a salamander warlock of Imix
## What monsters might they face?
Kobolds, Salamanders, Firenewts, Elementals, Young Red Dragon, Warlock of Imix
## What magic items might they acquire?
The Fireheart
Lash of the Night Serpent. When attuned provides proficiency but you feel the tug of superiority over others. Once per day can inflict an extra 7 (2d6) poison damage for one minute.
What do they have? What kind of magic items would they like?