D&D Tomb of Annihilation

TheSewnSisters

Inthelowestlevelofthetomb,acovenofnighthagsnurses
theatropaltoitsapotheosis.Seearea 71 and“TheSewn
Sisters”sidebarnearthatsectionformoreinformationonthe
hags.

TombGuardians

Adventurerswhohaveperishedinsidethetombarestitched
togetherbytombdwarvesandboltedintosuitsofarmor.Once
complete,theseshamblinggolemsarereleasedintothetomb
tohuntintruders.
Atombguardianisafleshgolemcladinplatearmor,giving
itAC 17 .Oneortwotombguardiansshouldappearwhenever
youfeeltheneedforcombat.Asthecharactersdelvedeeper
intothetomb,theyshouldcometoknowthesemonsterswell.

TricksterGodSpirits

ThespiritsoftheninetrickstergodsofOmuhauntthe
tomb.Althoughtheycannotescapeit,thesespiritscaninhabit
adventurerswithinthetomb(see"SpiritsoftheNineTrickster
Gods").

FabledTreasures.....................................................................................................................................................................

Amongthemanytreasureshiddeninthetombarefour
fabledartobjectsthatholdspecialvalue.Acererakusesthem
tolureadventurerstothetomb.

AnycharacterwithproficiencyintheHistoryskillwholays
eyesononeofthesetreasurescanrecallitslorewitha
successfulDC 20 Intelligence(History)check.

BlackOpalCrown

TheBlackOpalCrownwasoncewornbythearchmage
SadamorofNetheril.LegendspeaksofhowSadamorsawthe
depthsofhumanity’sevilreflectedintheopalofhiscrown.
Heartbroken,hecreatedadoomsdaydevice—asphereof
annihilation—toswallowtheworldbutwasconsumedbyhis
owncreation.
Theyuan-tinightmarespeakerFenthaza(seechapter 4 )
believesthattheBlackOpalCrowncanawakenDendarthe
NightSerpent.Ifthecharactersfindthecrown,Fenthazatries
tokillthembeforetheyescapeChultwithit.Thecrownrests
inthemazeofdeath(area 49 ).

EyeofZaltec

Forcenturies,thisfist-sizedrubysurmountedtheGreat
PyramidinNexal,capitalcityoftheMazticanEmpire.Thegem
isarelicofthecultofZaltec,anditsdagger-likepointwas
plungedintotheheartsofcountlesssacrifices.
AnadventuringbandknownastheCompanyoftheYellow
BannerenteredOmutofindtheEyeofZaltecandwasnever
seenagain.TheEyeofZaltecisguardedbyastonejuggernaut
(area 62 ).

NaveloftheMoon

Saidtobecarvedfromachunkofthemoon,thispolishedegg-
shapedstonewasgivenasagiftbytherulingsyl-pashaof
Calimporttohissailordaughter.Itissaidthatanyonewho
holdsthestonecanalwaysfindthewayhometohisorher
lovedones.
ThetabaxihunterBagofNails(seechapter 3 )cameto
OmuinsearchoftheNaveloftheMoonbutfailedtofindit.

TheNaveloftheMoonissetintothependulumofa

grandfatherclockinsideasecretroom(area 56 ).

SkullChaliceofCh’gakare

Thisjeweledgobletwascraftedfromtheskullofalong-

deadOmuankingandservedasasymbolofofficefortheroyal

lineofOmu.ThelegendaryChultanheroCh’gakare

(pronouncedchuh-GAH-kah-ree)issaidtohavebeheadedthe

kingafterescapingtheNineHellsonthebackofamastodon.

PrincessMwaxanaré(see"KirSabal,"andappendixD)is

keentorecovertheSkullChaliceofCh’gakareaspartofher

bidtoreclaimthethroneofOmu.Toobtainit,charactersmust

firstsurvivetheperilsofthehallofthegoldenmastodon(area

67 ).

SpellRestrictions.....................................................................................................................................................................

ManyspellshavealteredeffectswhencastintheTombof

theNineGods,includingspellscastfrommagicitemsor

artifacts,andclassabilitiesthatduplicatetheeffectsofspells.

Acererak’smagicandthemagicoftheamuletoftheblackskull

(seeappendixC)areunaffected.

Spellsthatwouldnormallyallowcreaturestotransport

intoandoutofthetombeitherfailordeposittheirrecipients

inarea 57 .Spellsthatnormallyallowonetopassthrough

stonefail,anddivinationspellscastwithinthetombprovide

falsereadings.Spellsdesignedtocommunicateoverlong

distancesaresimilarlyfoiled.Thesealterationsare

summarizedintheModifiedSpellstable.Spellsnotincludedin

thetablemightsuffersimilaralterations,atyourdiscretion.

Magicthatsummonscreaturesorobjectsfromother

planesfunctionsnormally,asdoesmagicthatinvolvesthe

creationofanextradimensionalspace.Anyspellscastwithin

anextradimensionalspace(suchasthatcreatedbyropetrick)

aresubjecttothesamerestrictionsasmagiccastinthetomb.

ModifiedSpells

Spells Effect

Antimagic

field

Thisspelldoesnotpreventthe

spiritsoftrickstergodsfrom

inhabitinghosts.Thespellalsohas

noeffectontheSoulmonger.

Arcanegate Anycreaturethattriestoenter

orleavethetombusingthisspell

appearsinarea 57.

Astral

projection

Thisspellfailsifcastinthetomb

orifitsintendeddestinationis

insidethetomb.

Augury Thisspellreturnsfalsereadings

ifcastinthetomb.

Banishing

smite

Anycreaturebanishedbythis

spellappearsinarea 57.

Banishment Sameasbanishingsmite.

.

Clairvoyance Thisspellfailsifthesensoris

meanttoappearinsidethetomb.

Commune Thisspellreturnsnoanswerif

castinthetomb.

Dimension

door

Sameasarcanegate.