D&D Tomb of Annihilation

Rostertablesummarizesthepositionsofyuan-tiacrossthe
lairandindicateshowtheyreactwhenintrudersaredetected
orthegongisstruck.

Onceanalarmisraised,begintrackinghowmuchtimethe
charactersspendinthetemple.Attheendofeachhour,roll
percentilediceandconsulttheTempleReinforcementstable
toseewhatelsearrives.Reinforcementsenterthetemplefrom
area 1 or 23 andbehaveasyoudesire.

Thetempleisalivingcommunity.Outsidecombat,
inhabitantsmovebetweenchambers,feed,wash,rest,and
engageinallthevillainousdeceptionsofyuan-tilife.Youcan
usetheTempleReinforcementstabletosimulatethis.

GettingInside...................................................................................................................................................................................

Thetwoentrancestotheyuan-titemplearelocatedamidthe
ruinsofOmu’sroyalpalace(seechapter 3 ,area 20 ).Map 4. 1
providesanoverviewofthetemple.Themainentranceleads
toarea 1 onthemap,andthesecretentranceleadstoarea
23.
Adventurersaremostlikelytoenterthetempleas
infiltratorsorcaptives.Ifthey’veforgedanalliancewiththe
RedWizardsinchapter 3 ,they’llbelookingforZagmira’s
spyinthetempleharem(area 10 ).

InfiltratingtheTemple............................................................................................................................................................

Humancharacterscanposeasyuan-tipurebloodsifthey
dressandactappropriately,andcanevenleadother
charactersintothetempleascaptives.Theymustblufftheir
waypasttheyuan-tiguards.Malisonsaretheeasiesttofool:
theirinherentdisdainforthelowerstrataofyuan-tisociety
meansthattheypaylittleheedtopurebloodsmoving
throughthetemple.
Thetempledenizenshaveracialticsthataredifficultto
mimicandtheyspeakinapatoisthatcombinestheCommon
andDraconictongues.Toavoiddrawingsuspicionwhen
talking,ahumancharacterpretendingtobeayuan-ti
purebloodmustsucceedonaDC 15 Charisma(Deception)
check.
Nonhumanshaveamuchhardertimefoolingtheyuan-ti
withouttheaidofmagic.Nonhumancharactersattempting
toposeasyuan-tipurebloodshavedisadvantageonany
abilitychecksmadetoactindisguise.

CapturedbytheYuan-ti..........................................................................................................................................................

Characterscapturedbytheyuan-tiarestrippedoftheirgear,
fittedwithmanacles(onesetbindingthewristsandanother
bindingtheankles),andconfinedtothepitsinarea 8 .Their
gearisstoredinarea 13 untilitcanbestudiedand

inventoriedbythestoreroom’sguardian,AziMas.Ifthe

charactersdon’tescapewithin 1 hour,theyarevisitedbythe

yuan-tispymasterYahruandhisbodyguards(seearea 17 ).

Yahruasksquestionsabouttheirmission.Heandhis

bodyguardsthenescortthecharacterstoRasNsior

Fenthaza.

Yahruenjoyspoliticalgamesandusesthecharactersto

playRasNsiandFenthazaagainstoneanother.Ifthe

charactersansweredYahru’squestionsangrilyorarrogantly,

theyaretakentoRasNsi.Iftheyreactedinacalm,civil

manner,theyarebroughttoFenthaza.

AudiencewithRasNsi

RasNsimeetswithprisonersinthethroneroom(area 11 ).

HewantstoknowwhythecharactersinvadedOmu.Ifhe

findstheiranswerunsatisfactory,heviewsthemas

dangerousandhasthemputtodeathimmediately.IfRasNsi

learnsthatthey’vecometoputanendtothedeathcurse,he

isintrigued.IftheyrevealthatthecauseliesintheTombof

theNineGods,hereleasesthem,givesthemanyremaining

puzzlecubestheyneedtoenterthetomb,andgrantsthem

safepassageoutofOmuiftheysucceedindestroyingthe

Soulmonger.Hewon’thelpthemfurther,sincethatcould

inciteayuan-tirevolt.

AudiencewithFenthaza

Fenthazameetswithprisonersinherquarters(area 5 ).She

seesthecharactersaspawnsinherplottooverthrowRas

Nsi.Todeterminewhethertheycanbetrusted,sheassigns

themtoworkasslavesunderSlavemasterIssar(area 19 ).

Issarassignseachcharacteralabor,determinedbyrolling

percentilediceandconsultingtheSlaveLaborstable.(More

thanonecharactercanbegiventhesametask.)Asthey

performlabors,charactersseehowthetemplefunctionsand

mightfindwaystoescape.

Ifthecharactersperformtheirlaborswithoutincidentor

complaintfor 1 day,theyarebroughtbeforeFenthazaonce

more.Shepromisesthemtheirfreedomiftheyagreeto

overthrowRasNsi.Shealsoallowsthemtokeepanypuzzle

cubesinRasNsi’scustody.Iftheyagree,shegivesthemthe

armorypassphrases(seearea 4 )andencouragesthemto

carryoutaslaveuprising.Shealsoofferstoritually

transformhumancharactersintoyuan-tipurebloodssothey

cangetclosertoRasNsi(seearea 9 ).Whilethecharacters

sowconfusion,sheassemblesherguardsandpriests(see

areas 6 and 7 ),ambushesRasNsi,andattemptstokillhim.

Ifthecoupisthwarted,Fenthazaandherconfederates

areputtodeath.Ifthecoupsucceeds,Fenthazaconcludes

thatthecharactershaveoutlivedtheirusefulnessandtries

toeliminatethem.Ifthecharactersfleebeforeshecan

betraythem,Fenthazasendsherairelemental(seearea 5 )

tohuntthemdownandkillthem.

SlaveLabors

d 100 Labor Development

01 – 15 Muckoutthedinosaurpenin

area 2.

ThecharacterlearnsthatNahth(area 1 )issusceptibletobribery.

16 – 40 HelpAziMasrearrangethe

contentsofthestoreroom(area 13 ).

AziMasshareshissuspicionsthatFenthazaisplanningacoup.

41 – 60 AssistXopalinthepoison

distillery(area 14 ).

Xopalsendsthecharacter,unescorted,togatherfungifromarea 22.