D&D Tomb of Annihilation

bythecasterwithinthespell’srange.Anencounterwiththis
misttypicallycovers 1 d 6 suchareas( 400 – 2 , 400 squarefeet).
Agiantorhumanoidthatcomesintocontactwiththemist
mustsucceedonaDC 13 Constitutionsavingthroworbecome
infectedwithmadmonkeyfever.Theinfectedcreaturegainsa
randomformoflong-termmadness(rollontheLong-Term
Madnesstableinchapter 8 oftheDungeonMaster’sGuide)that
manifests 1 d 6 hoursafterinfectionandlastsfortheduration
( 1 d 10 × 10 hours).Ifthemadnessisallowedtorunitsfull
course,thecreaturemustrepeatthesavingthrowattheendof
themadness.Ifthesecondsavingthrowfails,thecreature
suffersanotherboutoflong-termmadness(rollagainonthe
table)thatlastsforthenormalduration.Themadness
symptomscontinueuntilthediseaseends.

ShiveringSickness

InsectsnativetothejunglesandmarshesofChultcarrythis
disease,shiveringsickness.Theeasiestprotectionagainstitis
acoatingofinsect-repellingsalveonallexposedskin(forthe
costofinsectrepellent,see“BuyingaSpecialItem”).
Agiantorhumanoidthattakesdamagefrominsect
swarmsorfromgiantcentipedes,giantscorpions,orgiant
waspsisexposedtothediseaseattheendoftheencounter.
Thosewhohaven’tappliedinsectrepellentsincetheir
previouslongrestareexposedtothediseasewhentheyfinish
alongrest.
Agiantorhumanoidexposedtothediseasemustsucceed
onaDC 11 Constitutionsavingthroworbecomeinfected.A
creaturewithnaturalarmorhasadvantageonthesaving

throw.Ittakes 2 d 6 hoursforsymptomstomanifestinan

infectedcreature.Symptomsincludeblurredvision,

disorientation,andasuddendropinbodytemperaturethat

causesuncontrollableshiveringandchatteringoftheteeth.

Oncesymptomsbegin,theinfectedcreatureregainsonly

halfthenormalnumberofhitpointsfromspendingHitDice

andnohitpointsfromalongrest.Theinfectedcreaturealso

hasdisadvantageonabilitychecksandattackrolls.Attheend

ofalongrest,aninfectedcreaturerepeatsthesavingthrow,

shakingoffthediseaseonasuccessfulsave.

ThroatLeeches

Minusculeparasitesknownasthroatleechesinfectthewater

inChult’sforests,swamps,andrivers.Anygiantorhumanoid

thatswallowstaintedwatermustsucceedonaDC 12

Constitutionsavingthroworbeinfestedwiththroatleeches.

Immediatesymptomsincludethroatinflammationand

shortnessofbreath.After 1 d 6 hours,theinfectedcharacter

gains 1 levelofexhaustionthatcan’tberemoved(exceptas

describedbelow)untilthediseaseiscured.Attheendofeach

longrest,theinfectedcreaturemustrepeatthesavingthrow.

Onafailedsave,thecreature’sexhaustionincreasesby 1 level;

onasuccessfulsave,thecreature’sexhaustiondecreasesby 1

level.Ifasuccessfulsavingthrowreducestheinfected

creature’slevelofexhaustionbelow 1 ,thecreaturerecovers

fromthedisease.

Explorerscanavoidcontractingthroatleechesby

drinkingonlyrainwaterorwaterthat’sbeenboiledor

magicallypurified.

ACUREFORDEADCHARACTERS

Ifaplayercharacterdieswhileexploringthewildsof
Chult,anNPCguidemightsuggestthatthepartytakeitsdead
membertotheghostvillageofMbala.Apowerfulwitchis
rumoredtodwellthere.Accordingtolocallegends,thewitch
forgedapactwiththeLordofBones,agodwhograntedher
thepowertocreatezombiesthatretaintheirformer
personalities.Formoreinformationontheso-calledwitch,see
“Mbala”laterinthischapter.

RandomEncounters..................................................................................................................................................................

Chultishometoanimmensevarietyofplants,beasts,
monsters,andintelligentbeings.Randomencounterswiththe
localwildlifeareinevitableandhelptomaketheparty’s
expeditionamemorableone.AppendixBcontainsguidelines
forgeneratingrandomencountersinthewilderness.

UndeadTerritory

Undeadcreatureshavenearlypushedhumancivilizationoff
thepeninsula,exceptforafewisolatedoutpostswhere
Chultansandtheiralliestakerefugebehindwalls.Map 2. 1
showswheretheundeadarethickest.Characterspassing
throughterritoriesmarkedwithblackskull-and-bonesicons
arelikelytohaverandomencounterswithundead.The
likelihoodofanundeadencounterincreasesinterritories
markedwithredskull-and-bonesicons.Mostguidesknow
theseterritorieswell.Whereundeadareconcerned,traveling
byriverissaferthantravelingbyland,bothbecauseundead
arepoorswimmersatbestandbecauseit’seasiertopouron

speedincanoesandescapeacrossthewaterthantoflee

throughtangledjungle.

LocationsinChult..............................................................................................................................................................................

Map 2. 1 depictstheChultanpeninsulawithkeylocations

marked.Thesamemapappearsononesideofthepostermap.

Theremainderofthischapterdescribesthesekeylocations,

whicharepresentedinalphabeticalorderforeaseofreference.

Ifthere’saparticularsitethatyouwantthecharactersto

discoverandexplore,youcanmovethesitesothatitfalls

alongtheirpath,andgiveitanewnameifnecessary.For

example,thegoblinvillageofYellyarkdoesn’thavetobeinthe

locationmarkedonyourmap.Youcanplaceitanywhereyou

want,orcreateanothergoblinvillagethathasasimilar

configuration.Manyotherlocationsdescribedinthischapter

arejustasadaptable.Inadditiontorelocatingasite,youcan

addorremovemonstersandtrapstomakeitharderor

easier.LocationsA-D

AldaniBasin

TheSoshenstarandTathriversflowoutofthismarshyupland

basin,whichisapopularfeedinggroundfordinosaursand

swarmsofbitinginsects.Tallplateausandwallsofdense

foliageenclosethemarsh.

Thebasinisnamedafterthealdani,araceoflobsterfolk

(seeappendixD).ManyChultansrecallchildhoodfablesabout

theeerielobsterfolkthatlivedintheriversandlakesoftheir

homeland.Noreliablewitnesseshavereportedanencounter

withaldaniindecades,somostChultansbelievethealdani

perished.Infact,thelobsterfolkretreatedtothesecluded

lakesofthisbasin,wherethey’vekepthiddenforacentury.