D&D Tomb of Annihilation

 BagofNailsisatabaxiassassin,withthesechanges:
 BagofNailsischaoticneutral.
 Hehasaclimbingspeedof 20 feetandtheFelineAgility
trait(seebelow).
 Hehasdarkvisionouttoarangeof 60 feet.
 HeknowsCommon,Dwarvish,andthieves’cant.
 Asanaction,hecanmakeameleeweaponattackwith
hisclaws(+ 3 tohit),dealing 1 d 4 slashingdamageona
hit.
 Hecarriesalongbowinsteadofacrossbow(range
150 / 600 ft.).
FelineAgility.Whenthetabaximovesonitsturnin
combat,itcandoubleitsspeeduntiltheendoftheturn.Once
itusesthistrait,thetabaxican’tuseitagainuntilitmoves 0
feetononeofitsturns.

IfBagofNailsdropstofewerthanhalfhismaximumhit
points,hesurrenderstohisenemies,leadsthemtohislair(a
ruinedbasement),andoffersthemstewinashowof
friendship.Whiledistributingbowlsofstew,heexplainsthat
hecametoOmutofindafabledtreasurecalledtheNavelof
theMoon(seechapter 5 ).Hehopedtouseitsallegedpowers
tofindhislostson,buthehaslongsincegivenuphopeofever
findingit.AsuccessfulDC 15 Wisdom(Insight)checkreveals
thatthetabaxihasnointentionoflettingthecharactersleave
hisdomainalive.Helacesthestewwithmidnighttears(see
“Poisons”inchapter 8 oftheDungeonMaster’sGuide).

Treasure
Characterswhosearchthroughthetabaxihunter’slairfind
fivedosesofmidnighttearsinahollowgourdandenoughgear
tomakeanexplorer’spack.

8 .Unkh’sShrine

Swirlycarvingsdecoratetwoobelisksattheentranceto

thiscompound.Anovergrowncourtyardliesunderthe

shadeoftallpalms.Stonedoorssealtheentrancetoa

windowlessshrine,withasmallerruinstandingnearby.

TheshrinetothetrickstergodUnkh(representedbyaflail

snail)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenterthe

TomboftheNineGods.

8 A.ShrineEntrance

AbovethedoorsiswrittenaninscriptioninOldOmuan:“Unkh

urgesustocontrastalloptionsbeforeacting.”Unkh’spriests

werecontemplativebutpronetoindecision.Theirmessageis

acluetosolvingtheshrine’spuzzle.Thedoorstotheshrine

arenotlockedandhangheavyontheirhinges.Eachdoor

weighs 600 pounds,sooneormorecharactersneeda

combinedStrengthscoreof 20 orhighertoheavethemopen.

8 B.RuinedWorkshop

Theroofofthisworkshopcollapsedlongago,andnow

athickmassofplantsgrowsfromtherubble.Through

themoss,youseehundredsofironkeyshangingfrom

hooksonthewall.Somearebentandbroken,while

othersarerustedbeyondrepair.Therestlook

serviceable.

Oneofthekeysunlocksthepedestalinarea 8 C.Ifthe

charactersknowwhichkeytolookfor,theyfinditafterafew

minutesofsearching.

8 C.ChamberofContemplation

Astatueofagiantsnailloomsbeforeyou.Inplaceof

antennae,ithasfivepseudopodsendinginrockyclubs.

Alongthewalls,sixironkeyshanginsmallnichesabove

stoneplinths.Behindthestatue,acarvedpedestalina

widealcovehasakeyholesetintoitsbase.

Thestatueis 9 feettallandrepresentsthetrickstergod

Unkhasaflailsnail.Threeghasts(undeadChultantribesfolk)

hidebehindit.EachghasthasRasNsi’ssymbol—asmallblue

triangle—tattooedonitsforehead.Theghastsleapoutfrom

behindthestatueandattackassoonasthecharactersenter

theroom.

Noneofthekeysinthisroomunlockthepedestal.

However,theyareallsimilarinsize.Ifacharactertakesallsix

keysandoverlapsthem,theiroverlappingteethforma

particularpattern.Asearchoftheruinedworkshop(area 8 B)

yieldsasinglekeythatmatchesthispattern.Thiskeyunlocks

thepedestal.

PuzzleCube.Unkh’spuzzlecubeishiddeninsidethe

pedestal.Ifacharacterinsertsthecorrectkeyinthekeyhole

andturnsthekeyaquarterturnclockwise,thepuzzlecube

emergesfromaconcealedhatch:

Thepedestalgrindsaroundonthespot.Asitturns,an

ornatestonecubecorkscrewsupfromaconcealed

hatchinitssurface.

Thepuzzlecubecannowbesafelyremovedfromits

pedestal.

Usingthieves’tools,acharactercanpickthelockonthe

pedestalwithasuccessfulDC 25 Dexteritycheck.Acharacter

whofailsthecheckby 5 ormoreaccidentallytriggersthetrap.

Trap.Ifacharacterinsertsthewrongkeyintothekeyhole

atthebaseofthepedestalorbotchesanattempttopickthe