D&D Tomb of Annihilation

KoboldCellars
Thekoboldsliveincellarsnotshownonmap 3. 1 .Allbutone
ofthestaircasesleadingintotheirlairhasbeencavedinor
blockedwithheapsoffurniture.Asthecharactersmaketheir
waythroughthecellars,read:

Gutteringtorchescastdimlightunderthearchesofa

winecellarroughly 20 feetsquare.Thecrackedceilingis

8 feethigh.Inanalcoveonthefarsideoftheroom,a

pileoftreasuretwinklesinthetorchlight.Kobolds

gatheraroundit.

Kakarol,akoboldscalesorcerer,restsonthepileof
treasure.Twokoboldinventorsandtenkoboldsarealso
present.Statisticsforthekoboldscalesorcererandkobold
inventorappearinappendixD.
ThekoboldsrallytodefendKakarol.Whiletheyfightoff
intruders,Kakarolandhisinventorsmakerangedattacksfrom
therear.Ifthingslookdire,Kakarolthrowshimselfatthe
characters’mercy.

Treasure
Kakarolwearsatorn, 6 - foot-longtapestryofamacaw
decoratedwithgarnetbeads( 75 gp)asacloak.Hishoard
contains 30 gp, 250 sp, 1 , 800 cp,acoloredglassstatuetteofa
dragonfly( 25 gp),fourbloodstones( 50 gpeach),andapotion
ofgreaterhealing.

Development
KakarolbelievesthatAcererakisgoingtotransformhimintoa
dragon.Assuch,thekoboldisarrogant,greedy,andvain—
traitsthatcanbeusedagainsthim.Heknowsnothingof
Acererak’strueaims,norhashebeentoldaboutthe
Soulmonger.Kakarol’skoboldsspyonmostotherfactionsin
thecity.Ifgiftedwithenoughtreasure,hecouldbecomea
usefulearlywarningsystemfortheadventurers.

16 .Papazotl’sShrine

Crocodileswallowinthismuddylakebed,fromwhich

risesawalledruin.Twocolumnsflanktheentrance,

carvedwithimagesofalong-leggedbirdwithaneedle-

likebeak.Atthebuilding’sfront,slimystepsascendto

anentryarch.

TheshrinetothetrickstergodPapazotl(representedby
aneblis)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenterthe
TomboftheNineGods.Thewateraroundtheshrineis 2 feet
deep.

16 A.ShrineEntrance
Aplaqueabovetheshrineentrancedisplaysaninscriptionin
OldOmuan:“Papazotlteachesustobowbeforenoone.”
Characterswhorememberthecult’smottogainanedgewhen
theyexplorePapazotl’stombinchapter 5.
Fourhungrycrocodileslurkintheshrine’sflooded
courtyard.Thesecreaturesaretheoffspringofagiant
crocodilethatneststotherearoftheshrine.Ifthecharacters
attackthecrocodiles,theirmotherjoinsthefray 2 roundslater.
16 B.MosaicFloor
Mossclingstothestoneworkthroughoutthishall.The
mosaicfloordepictsatallbirdusingitslong,pointy
beaktopinamonstrousfrog-likecreaturewithtentacles
sproutingfromitsshoulders.Setintothefarwallisa
setofheavystonedoors.

ThemosaicshowsthetrickstergodPapazotl(aneblis)

fightinghisenemy,Kubazan(afroghemoth).Inscriptionsin

OldOmuansurroundthemosaic.Ifthecharacterstranslate

these,theylearnthestoryofhowKubazandisobeyedPapazotl

andwascursed(see“LegendoftheNineGods”).

Thedoorsarenotlockedbuthangheavyontheirhinges.

Eachdoorweighs 600 pounds,sooneormorecharactersmust

haveacombinedStrengthscoreof 20 orhighertoforceit

open.

16 C.ChamberofCommand

Mossclingstothestoneworkthroughoutthishall.The

mosaicfloordepictsatallbirdusingitslong,pointy

beaktopinamonstrousfrog-likecreaturewithtentacles

sproutingfromitsshoulders.Setintothefarwallisa

setofheavystonedoors.

Acharacterwhoexaminesthepedestalfindsariddle

inscribedonitsbase.(Giveplayersacopyofhandout 15 in

appendixE.)Unlikeotherinscriptionsinthetrialchambers,

thisriddleisetchedinCommon:

Comeswithsunshine

Leaveswithnight

Hidesindarkness

Doesnotbite

Alwaysjoinedtoitscaster

Neverstraysfromitsmaster

Theanswertotheriddle(“ashadow”)isacluetofinding

thesecretchamber(area 16 D).Ifacharacterholdsalight

sourceclosetothestatuewiththeheadofabat,acrawlway

appearsinitsshadow.Thecrawlwayentranceisotherwise

hiddenbehindanillusorywallthatcanbedispelledwitha

dispelmagicspell.Thecrawlway,whichis 2 feetwideand 3

feethigh,leadstoarea 16 D.

PuzzleCube.Ifacharactersearchesthepedestal,they

discovertheoutlineofastonehatchonitsuppersurface.No

matterhowhardthecharacterstry,theycannotprythehatch

open.Papazotl’spuzzlecubewithinonlyemergeswhenallsix

statuesareblindfolded(seearea 16 D).Whenthisoccurs,read:

Thepedestalrotates,andanornatestonecubeemerges

fromahatchonitssurface.

Thecharacterscannowsafelytakethepuzzlecube.

16 D.HiddenRoom

Astrangegridisetchedintothefarwallofthisstone

cell.

Whenacharacterentersthischamber,givetheplayersa

copyofhandout 16 inappendixE.Thisgridisapuzzlekey.If

thelettersfromtheriddleinarea 16 Careenteredintothegrid

(minusspaces),thelettersinthedarkenedsquaresspellout

“covereyes.”Thisphraseprovidesacluetoobtainingthe

puzzlecubeinarea 16 C.

17 .Waterfall

Arivercoursesthrougharockyravinebeforeplunging 50 feet

intoa 30 - foot-deeppool.Acreaturethatgoesoverthe

waterfallmustmakeaDC 10 Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 12