Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (30 December 2018)

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Published on December 30, 2018 4:20:52 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wx9H_CLEaM

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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 (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
- Gravity ring (19)
X Revolving room on floor 3 (38)
- All of level 5
- Mirror tomb on level 2
X Elemental Cells (47)
X Wine room (20)
X Shagambi's tomb (48)

- 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

## Who are the characters?
- Smoke - Tabaxi Ranger / Rogue - 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 (Ogecharak) - 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.
- 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. Obolaka and Zuggtomy have become a single entity.
- Allistair - Falling Asimar Paladin - tried to protect another group in the Tomb, they all died. Now wants to protect this new group. Onyx figurine of dog named Barneby. From Neverwinter.
- Arjan - Dragonborn Dragon Sorcerer. Trapped in the mirror from another world.

X Warryn - Gnome druid who wants to be a big beast. Posssed by Wongo. (DEAD!)
X Huitzillin - Paladin of Ubtao. Who wants to smite false gods.

## What is the strong start?
Ironfall's reveal. A big tomb guardian dragonborn tomb guardian armed with a acidic scimitar and a icy battleaxe empowered with a spirit guardians spell gets beheaded by Ironfall.

## What scenes might take place?
- Ironfall's reveal
- Level 5

## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
- Gabriel's soul is being personally tortured by the sewn sisters
- The Tomb is powered by a big chain being routed from Mechanus
- The sewn sisters care about levels 5+. They don't care what happens on 1-4.
- The gears power the tomb. Huge machenery that can run forever.
- One skeleton key remains. They get more powerful the number of sides they have.
- People are starting to die at an alarming rate.
- The sewn sisters invade dreams for fun.
- A great door with five skeletal key holes blocks the entrance to the cradle.
- Acererak spends his days traveling through ancient worlds finding magics lost in time.
- Gilly has a split personality, half lost child half ancient million-year-old mind.

## What fantastic locations might they explore?
In the book

## What NPCs might they meet?
- Gilly the Abolith - Carol Anne from Poltergeist.
- Gray Slaad is running around out there.
- Yaka the Golden Skull. Eddie Murphy, the donkey from Shrek.

## What monsters might they face?
Ironfall. Legendary redcap tomb guardian assassin. Scythes. Poison and acid. Haste. Globe. Fireshield. Improved Invis.

## What magic items might they acquire?
In the book.