Lazy DM D&D Game Prep: Tomb of Annihilation (11 November 2018)

550 views • 7 years ago • 1:00:02 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 - 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 ## Fane of the Night Serpemt by Puffin Forrest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qdXZA2bdR_k ## Withers's Tricks - Grease and Delayed Blast Fireball - Gelatenous Cubes - Hands, lots of hands ## 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) - 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. - Warryn - Gnome druid who wants to be a big beast. Posssed by Wongo. - ??? - Falling Asimar Paladin - tried to protect another group in the Tomb, they all died. Now wants to protect this new group. X Huitzillin - Paladin of Ubtao. Who wants to smite false gods. X 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. ## What is the strong start? Herbert the lizard. Tomb Guardian arrives stalked by the Asimar paladin. Asimar Tomb Guardian - Scale armor AC 16 - Blinding Dagger (DC 15 Con) and Maddening Battleaxe (DC 15 Cha). Radient shield 9 radient damage on a hit. ## What scenes might take place? - The call of Gilly (Gul LEE Rool) on a rest. - 47 the elemental cells - 48 Shagambi's tomb - A skeleton key is trying to fit its head in a hole ## What secrets and clues might the characters uncover? - The tomb itself is only levels 1 through 4. Levels 5 and 6 are the machinery of the tomb and the cradle for the Atropol. - If the characters step outside of level 1 through 4, Withers isn't happy and loses track of them. - Tremendous machinery and power fuels the tomb. - The Tomb is powered by a huge chain drawn from Mechanus that gives it nearly unlimited kenetic energy. - The Sewn Sisters can travel through planes. They can step INSIDE of a tiny hut. - The Sewn Sisters get nervous when the characters pick up three of the five keys. - The skeleton keys got loose from level 5 and wandered around level 1 through 4. Acererak will not be pleased. - The skeleton keys are more powerful the more sides they have. - The skeleton keys are all formed from previous adventurers and heroes as are the tomb guardians. - The crawling claws "see" with tremorsense and report back to Withers. - The real quest is get the keys. ## What fantastic locations might they explore? In the adventure ## What NPCs might they meet? - Herbert - int 10 lizard - Gilly the Abolith - Carol Anne from Poltergeist. ## What monsters might they face? Asimar Tomb Guardian - Scale armor AC 16 - Blinding Dagger (DC 15 Con) and Maddening Battleaxe (DC 15 Cha). Radient shield 9 radient damage on a hit. Abyssal tomb guardian with a poisonous rapier (syringe) DC 15 or poisoned + 7 poison damage and lightning maul 7 lightning damage. Silence aura. ## What magic items might they acquire? In the adventure