Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (9 December 2018)
10Another 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
- 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
## 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 - 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?
The quiet of the tomb. Withers is dead, the Tomb Guardians are killing each other. A cry in the distance. Starving. Moss and mold grows too fast. Like 100x faster than it should.
## What scenes might take place?
Rooms 18, 19, 20 on level 2. Level 3 and level 5?
## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover?
- Level three requires ten crystal eyes to enter the final chamber.
- Five skeleton keys are needed to enter the cradle of the dungeon.
- Withers and the Sewn Sisters never really got along. Both had different goals.
- The tomb has gotten quiet now that Withers is dead.
- The tomb serves two purposes: the negative emotions of its guests and as cradle to the unborn god of death.
- Withers was a previous adventurer in the tomb centuries ago.
- Time doesn't work right in the tomb. Though only in Omu for 100 years, it looks tens of thousands of years old. People don't age right here.
- Acererak stretches time in the tomb to get the maximum amount of pain out of its inhabitants.
- Level 5 isn't connected to any other level other than the secret staircase.
- There are six levels in the tomb. Only four are intended for "guests".
## 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?
A elven tomb guardian armed with a electrical flail and a forceful morningstar empowered with a fireball spell.
A dragonborn tomb guardian armed with a psychic battleaxe and a icy spear empowered with a globe of invulnerability spell.
## What magic items might they acquire?
In the book.