Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (29 July 2018)
10Tomb of Annihilation Game Prep Notes: Tomb of the Night Serpent
Another episode of Lazy D&D Prep wherein I prepare for my Tomb of Annihilation game using the steps of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master!
## Who made the awesome overlay??
- https://twitter.com/EricVulgaris
## What text editor am I using?
- Sublime using Markdown (Google it!)
## Where can I get the preview of Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master?
http://s3.amazonaws.com/slyflourish_content/return_of_the_lazy_dungeon_master_sample.pdf
## Where can I get random Chult fantastic monuments?
- http://slyflourish.com/lost_monuments_of_chult.html
## Handouts for Tomb of Annihilation
https://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/downloads/TOA_Handouts.pdf
## Random traps!
http://slyflourish.com/random_trap_generator.html
## Who are the characters?
- Smoke - Tabaxi Ranger / Rogue (ask about backstory)
- Gabriel / Tharmond - Asimar Celestial Warlock / bard. Died and has a different soul.
- Punchy - Kenku Samurai who wants to fly. (what else?)
- Warryn - Gnome druid who wants to be a big beast.
- Ogechi - Shadow magic human sorcerer / warlock tied to the Eshowdow.
- Huitzillin - Paladin of Ubtao. (more background)
## What is the strong start?
Doors to the Fane. Ogechi sees a symbol he recognizes. Electrical crossbows and sleep-inducing darts triggered by delicate magic-detecting spheres.
## What scenes might take place?
- The doors of the Fane.
- Enter the Fane.
- Finding another way in.
- Returning to Omu.
## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
- The Yuan-ti seek the puzzle cubes but don't want to go into the tomb. They want to open the door to the Night Serpent.
- The Yuan-ti believe if the door is opened, the Night Serpent will devour the world.
- There is a connection between the Eshowdow and the Night Serpent.
- Some say the Eshowdow is an avatar of the Night Serpent.
- Some say the Eshowdow IS the Night Serpent.
- A chosen of the Eshowdow is a key to the doors.
- Smoke isn't the only Tabaxi sent into Omu. There are others - Assassins of Jessamine.
- The red wizards seek puzzle cubes and have gotten one or more.
- Szass Tam seeks to understand the Soul Monger.
- The kobolds work for Acererak but don't even know it. They reset the traps in the shrines.
- The puzzles in the shrines are nothing like the horrors that exist in the tomb below.
- There is a rift in the power structure of the Yuan-ti.
- Fenthaza doesn't trust that Ras Nsi is actually serving the Night Serpent.
- The Yuan-ti fear and desire Ogechi because he is the key to opening the doors to the Night Serpent.
- Adventures don't come out of the Tomb and it is said that Acererak never wastes anything.
- Three sisters, night hags, serve Acererak, beings of hell.
## What fantastic locations might they explore?
In the book.
## What NPCs might they meet?
In the book.
## What monsters might they face?
Yuan-ti
## What magic items might they acquire?
All good on magic items.