D&D Tomb of Annihilation

afoldingboat.Thisdiscoverycanonlybe

madeonce.Ifthisresultcomesupagain,re-

rollonthetable.

3 .SpiritDomes

Abell-shapeddomeofsculptedstonerisesfromthe
endofeachupperwalkway.Thedometotheeastis
beginningtocrumblewithage.Theonetothewestis
wrappedanddrapedwiththickwebs.
Thesetwodomeswerebuilttoattractnaturespirits.
WesternDome.Thisdomehasbeentakenoverbyagiant
spidermissingoneofitslegs.Theseven-leggedarachnidlurks
initswebsandattacksanyonewhoapproacheswithin 10 feet
ofitshome.Characterswhokillthespiderandsearchthe
websfindthecocooned,desiccatedcorpsesofanalbinodwarf
andagoblin,butnotreasure.
EasternDome.Threechwingas(seeappendixD)livein
thisdome.Theyemergefromthestonetospyoncreatures
thatpassby.Onechwingaisfascinatedbytallpeopleand
mightbestowacharmofrestoration(seechapter 7 ofthe
DungeonMaster’sGuide)onthetallestpartymember,should
ittakeashinetotheparty.Theothertwochwingasareshy
andsuspiciousofstrangers.

4 .RuinedPalace

Tracesofgold-coloredplasterstillclingtothisdomein

afewspots,buteverywhereelseyouseeoldweathered

bricks,morethanafewofwhichhavefallenthrough.

Thelarger-than-life-sizeelephantcarvingsandthe

graceful,toweringspirearestillmagnificentsights,even

iftheirgloryisdimmedbytimeanddecay.

Acharactercanclimbtheoutsideofthedomewitha
successfulDC 10 Strength(Athletics)andpeerinsidethrough
anyoneofanumberofholes.Thetopofthedomehasbeen
weakenedbytimeandcollapsesundertheweightofa
creatureweighing 200 poundsormore.Anycreaturestanding
onorclingingtotheroofwhenitcollapsesfalls,takingdamage
asnormalandpossiblylandinginthecistern.
Irondoorsontheeasternsideofthedomearerustedshut
andcanbeforcedopenonlywithasuccessfulDC 17 Strength
(Athletics)check—buttheimpactcausesaportionofthe
ceilingtocollapse.Whoeverforcedthedoorsopenmustmake
aDC 15 Dexteritysavingthrow,taking 9 ( 2 d 8 )bludgeoning
damageonafailedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageona
successfulone.Identicaldoorsonthewesternsideofthe
domearerustedcompletelyofftheirhinges.
Whencharactersentertheruinedpalace,read:

An 18 - foot-tallstonestatueofaChultanwarriorinsplint

armor,wearingahelmetfestoonedwithtyrannosaurus

teethandbearingashieldofintricatelypatterned

leopardhide,towersoverthechamberandloomsabove

awide,octagonalcistern.Thechamberechoeswiththe

soundofrainwaterdrippingfromtheceilingintothe

gapingpit.Thefaceofthegiantwarriorstatueis

obliteratedbydeepgouges,buttherestofthestatue

remainsintact.Clutchedinthestatue’srighthandisa

stonespear,andrestingonthefloorbeneathitisaclay

urn.Northofthestatueisanopenbalconyoverlooking

afloodedgarden.

Standingtoonesideofthegiantwarriorisanother

statue,thisonemuchsmaller.Exquisitelylifelike,it

depictsamanreachingfortheurn,hisfaceturned

towardthebalcony.Inhislifelesseyes,youseeterror.

Stonestepsascendalongthecurvedwalltothelevelof

asecondfloor,butthatfloorisalmostentirely

collapsed.Someone’sbeenupthere,however,because

amessageofsomesortisscrawledacrossthedomed

ceiling.

Whenitwasintact,thesecondfloorwasactuallya

mezzaninethatwrappedaroundthreesidesofthedome.The

head,chest,andshouldersofthewarriorstatueroseabovethe

mezzaninelevel.

The 20 - foot-deeppitcontains 1 d 4 + 2 inchesofrainwater

andishometotwoswarmsofpoisonoussnakes.The

swarmsarecontenttoremaininthepitandattackany

creaturethatjoinsthem,exceptforZalkoré,whomthesnakes

obey.Thewallsofthepitcan’tbeclimbedwithoutgearor

magic.

Rainwaterpouringintothepitthroughholesintheroof

drainsviapipesthroughthetyrannosaurusspoutatthehead

ofthemainconcourse(area 1 ).Thesnakescanalsocomeand

gothroughthepipes,whichare 6 incheswide.

MezzanineMessage.Themessagescrawledontheinside

ofthedomecanbereadonlybyclimbingtothemezzanine,

butthedecrepitconditionofthestairsandbalconymakesthis

venturerisky.Acharacterwhoclimbsthestepsmustmakea

successfulDC 10 Dexterity(Acrobatics)checktomovewithout

jarringtheflooring;otherwise,thestepscollapseandthe

charactertakes 1 d 6 bludgeoningdamagefromthefall.ASmall

characterhasadvantageonthecheck.Withoutthesteps,

climbingtheinward-curvingwallrequiresaclimbingkitanda

successfulDC 15 Strength(Athletics)check.

Themessage,scrawledinOldOmuan,states,“Truelove,

faithfulgeneral,safewillyourestinNangaloreeternal.None

willdisturbyouwhileIlive.Suchismyvowofpenance,and

formysinsIcannotdie.”

Statues.ThelargestatueportraysThiru-taya.Zalkoréhad

itcommissionedoutofappreciationandaffection,butdefaced

itwhenshebelievedthegeneralbetrayedher.Thefaceis

completelydestroyed.GougedacrossitsbackinOldOmuan

arethewords“Forgiveme.”

Thesmallerstatueisactuallyapetrifiedadventurernamed

Gowl(NGmaleChultanhumanscout).HecametoNangalore

insearchofrichesandwasturnedtostonebyZalkoréwhile

reachingfortheurn.Scratchedintothefloornexttohimare

thefollowingwords,inOldOmuan:“Onceathief,forevera

slave!”

Urn.TheclayurncontainsThiru-taya’sashes.

5 .HallucinogenicPlants

Zalkorécultivateshallucinogenicplantsinthesefour

shelteredgardens.Fromtheplants,shebrewsanarcotic

tincturethatallowshertodreamofThiru-taya.Withoutit,she

can’trecallhisface.