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

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Published on September 30, 2018 3:28:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSkkBgzJAJY

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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

# Tomb of Annihilation Game Prep Notes: The Tomb of the Nine Gods

## 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)
- 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.

## What is the strong start?
Peering into the gaping maw of the demon door. The silence of the tomb all around them. Rumbling of great machines below.

## What scenes might take place?
- Ants infest the characters food.
- Yellow gas and laughter (cloud kill). Sound of wooden peg and clattering of teeth.
- Rotted goblin finger still moving. (Baggy nanna)

## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
- The tomb channels not just death but pain, confusion, aggrevation, and other negative emotion.
- The Sewn Sisters plucked Gabriel's soul from the Soul Monger.
- The party must acquire five skeleton keys to enter the vaults below.
- The spirits of the Trickster Gods want to thwart Acererak greatly but they are demanding entities.
- Huge machinery runs the Tomb with impossible and limitless energy. From where does this energy come?
- People have seen strange small things moving around. A monkey with a wheel for legs. A small clay thing. A pinned straw doll.
- A powerful champion of Omu, Ch’gakare (pronounced chuh-GAH-kah-ree), fought his way out of the nine hells and slew his corrupt king.
- Former adventurers were reconstructed into the guardians of the tomb.
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## What fantastic locations might they explore?
X

## What NPCs might they meet?
X

## What monsters might they face?
Unique Tomb Guardians

## What magic items might they acquire?
Whatever is in the adventure.