D&D Tomb of Annihilation

findingalong-lostsociety.

d 6 Flaw

1 Boatsmakemeseasick.

2 Italktomyself,andIdon’tmakefriends

easily.

3 IbelievethatI’mintellectuallysuperiorto

peoplefromotherculturesandhavemuch

toteachthem.

4 I’vepickedupsomeunpleasanthabits

livingamonggoblins,lizardfolk,ororcs.

5 Icomplainabouteverything.

6 Iwearatribalmaskandnevertakeitoff.

Archaeologist

Anarchaeologistlearnsaboutthelong-lostandfallencultures
ofthepastbystudyingtheirremains—theirbones,their
ruins,theirsurvivingmasterworks,andtheirtombs.Those
whopracticearchaeologytraveltothefarcornersoftheworld
torootthroughcrumbledcitiesandlostdungeons,diggingin
searchofartifactsthatmighttellthestoriesofmonarchsand
highpriests,warsandcataclysms.
SkillProficiencies:History,Survival
ToolProficiencies:Cartographer’stoolsornavigator’s
tools
Languages:Oneofyourchoice
Equipment:Awoodencasecontainingamaptoaruinor
dungeon,abullseyelantern,aminer’spick,asetoftraveler’s
clothes,ashovel,atwo-persontent,atrinketrecoveredfroma
digsite,andapouchcontaining 25 gp

DustDigger

Priortobecominganadventurer,youspentmostofyour
younglifecrawlingaroundinthedust,pilferingrelicsof
questionablevaluefromcryptsandruins.Thoughyou
managedtosellafewofyourdiscoveriesandearnenough
cointobuyproperadventuringgear,youhaveheldontoan
itemthathasgreatemotionalvaluetoyou.Rollonthe
SignatureItemtabletoseewhatyouhave,orchooseanitem
fromthetable.

SignatureItem

d 8 Item

1 10 - footpole

2 Crowbar

3 Hat

4 Hoodedlantern

5 Medallion

6 Shovel

7 Sledgehammer

8 Whip

FEATURE:HISTORICALKNOWLEDGE

Whenyouenteraruinordungeon,youcancorrectly

ascertainitsoriginalpurposeanddetermineitsbuilders,

whetherthoseweredwarves,elves,humans,yuan-ti,orsome

otherknownrace.Inaddition,youcandeterminethe

monetaryvalueofartobjectsmorethanacenturyold.

SuggestedCharacteristics

Fewarchaeologistscanresistthelureofanunexploredruinor

dungeon,particularlyifsuchasiteisthesourceoflegendsor

isrumoredtocontainthetreasuresandrelicsofwizards,

warlords,orroyalty.Somearchaeologistsplunderforwealth

orfame,whileothersconsiderittheircallingtoilluminatethe

pastorkeeptheworld’sgreatesttreasuresfromfallinginto

thewronghands.Whatevertheirmotivations,archaeologists

combinethequalitiesofascrappyhistorianwiththeself-made

heroismofatreasure-huntingscoundrel.

d 6 PersonalityTrait

1 Iloveagoodpuzzleormystery.

2 I’mapackratwhoneverthrowsanything

away.

3 Fameismoreimportanttomethan

money.

4 Ihavenoqualmsaboutstealingfromthe

dead.

5 I’mhappierinadustyoldtombthanI

aminthecentersofcivilization.

6 Trapsdon’tmakemenervous.Idiots

whotriggertrapsmakemenervous.

7 Imightfail,butIwillnevergiveup.

8 YoumightthinkI’mascholar,butIlove

agoodbrawl.Thesefistsweremadefor

punching.

d 6 Ideal

1 Preservation.Thatartifactbelongsina

museum.(Good)

2 Greed.Iwon’triskmylifefornothing.I

expectsomekindofpayment.(Any)

3 DeathWish.Nothingismore

exhilaratingthananarrowescapefromthe

jawsofdeath.(Chaotic)

4 Dignity.Thedeadandtheirbelongings

deservetobetreatedwithrespect.(Lawful)

5 Immortality.Allmyexploringispartofa

plantofindthesecretofeverlastinglife.

(Any)

6 Danger.Witheverygreatdiscovery

comesgravedanger.Thetwowalkhandin

hand.(Any)

d 6 Bond

1 EversinceIwasachild,I’veheardstories

aboutalostcity.Iaimtofindit,learnits

secrets,andearnmyplaceinthehistory

books.