D&D Tomb of Annihilation

2 .SupplyShed

Thisbuildingismadefromcloselyfittedstonesand

hasatileroof,butnowindows.Portionsofthewall

arecrumblingwheretreerootsarepushingthe

stonesapart.Gougesandscarsshowwhere

someonetriedtohackthroughtheheavydoorwith

axesbutgaveupaftermakinglittleheadway.

Theaxemarksareonlyafewfeetofftheground(having
beenmadebykobolds).Thedoorcanbeforcedopenwitha
successfulDC 10 Strength(Athletics)check.
Dozensofcratesandbarrelsarestackedinside.Several
havebeentoppledoverbytreerootsgrowingbeneaththem.
Storedfoodandwaterisinedible,buttheothersuppliesare
mostlystillusable,eveniftheywon’tbeespeciallyusefulto
adventurers.Theyconsistoftoolsformining,stone-working,
andiron-working,shovels,lanternsandcandles,miners’
helmets,heavygloves,sparewheels,axles,andbrakesforore
carts,grease,thickrope,tar,brushes,brooms,andsoforth.

3 .OreCart

Anorecartsitsonthetracksattheentrancetothe

mine,heldinplacebyablockunderthewheels.

Thecart’smetalboxisstillsolid,butoneoftheaxlesis
brokenandtheotherscreecheshorribly.Thesupplyshed
(area 3 )containsthepartsandgreasetogetitrollingagain.
Theoldbrakelookssolid,buteachtimeit’sused,ithasa 10
percentchancetofailutterly.Thisriskisrecognizedby
someonewhoinspectsthebrakeandmakesasuccessfulDC 10

Intelligencecheck.Thebrakecanberepairedwithspareparts

fromthesupplyshed.

4 .UpperShaft

Insidethemine,thecaveopensintoanenormous, 250 - foot-

deeppit.Thedwarvesleftastoutstonecolumninthemiddle

tosupporttheroof,andtheybuiltawoodenwalkwaytospan

thepitfromsouthtonorth.Despitemanybrokenormissing

planks,thewalkwayisfundamentallysolid.Tracksfortheore

cartsdescendaroundthewallsofthepitinaclockwisefashion.

Enoughdaylightfiltersthroughthemineopeningtocreate

dimilluminationtothebottomoftheshaft.

Thekoboldslivingintheminebelieve(correctly)thatthis

upperlevelishauntedbydwarvenspirits.Thekoboldsavoid

theupperlevelofthemineexceptwhentheymustexitor

enter.Theyusethewoodenbridgeexclusivelyandneverwalk

alongthecarttrackpastarea 5.

5 .HauntedForge

Thiswasthedwarves’forgeandworkshop.Manyofthe

minersretreatedherewhenTinderattacked,butthedragon

incineratedtheirbarricadesandthenburnedthemoutwith

herbreath.Theentireareafromthebottomofthestepstothe

backsofthechambersisscorchedandblack.Adozenormore

(it’sdifficulttosortthemout)charredskeletonslitterthe

chambers.Onedwarfskeletonismorerecentthantheothers

(thebodyhasbeendeadforthreeyears)andnotcharred;it

liesnearthebaseofthesteps,inaface-down,head-down

positionthatimpliesthedwarfdiedwhilescramblingdown

thesteps.ThiswasamemberofHewHackinstone’sexpedition

whofellvictimtothehauntedforge.

Sixspectershaunttheforge,threeineachchamber.They