D&D Tomb of Annihilation

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capsizeacanoeandthrowitsoccupantsintothewaterby
usingitsactionandsucceedingonaDC 15 Strength(Athletics)
check.


Cyclops


AcyclopsisjourneyingtowarditshomenearSnappingTurtle
Bay.Itisn’tlookingforafight,butanysuddenmovesor
hostilityfromthecharactersmighttriggerone.Thecyclops
knowstheregionaroundLakeLuoandthewesternendofthe
ValleyofDreadquitewell,andit’sneverseenanythinglike
Omuinthoseareas.
RolltwiceontheTreasureDropstabletoseewhattreasure,if
any,thecyclopshas.


Dinosaurs


Encounterswith“honkers”arecommoninChult,thoughnot
allsuchcreaturesarehostile.
Allosaurus.Theparty’sscentattracts 1 d 3 allosauruses,
whichappear 100 yardsawaywhenthecharactersfirstnotice
them.AnycharacterwhosucceedsonaDC 15 Wisdom
(Survival)checkcanfindasaferefuge(ahighbranch,asmall
crevice,ahollowlog,andsoforth)thatthepredatorscan’t
reachorenter.
Ankylosaurus.Anorneryankylosaurusisgorgingon
plants,butitattacksanycharacterswhodisturbit.
Brontosaurus.Alonebrontosaurus(seeappendixD)
lumberstowardthecharacters,oblivioustotheirpresence.
Thoughitmightsteponcharacterswhodon’tgetoutofits
way,itfightsonlyinself-defense.
Deinonychus.Awildboarracesacrosstheparty’spath,
followedcloselybyahuntingpackof 1 d 4 + 2 deinonychuses
(seeappendixD).Thepredatorsdecidethecharactersare
moreinterestingprey.
Dimetrodon.Apackof 2 d 6 dimetrodons(seeappendixD)
arespottedalongasunnyriverbankoronrocksabovethe
water.Rollanydie.Onanoddresult,thedimetrodonstakeno
noticeofthecharacters;onanevenresult,they’rehungryand
attackattheslightestprovocation,orifthecharacters
approachwithin 100 feetofthem.
Hadrosaurus.Aherdof 3 d 6 hadrosauruses(see
appendixD)aregrazingnearby,with 1 d 6 noncombatant
youngamongthem.Theadultsdon’tattackunlessthey’re
attackedorantagonized.TheyoungareSmallbeaststhatcan
besoldtoIfanTalro’ainPortNyanzarufor 50 gpeach,orfor
100 gpifacharactersucceedsonaDC 15 Charisma
(Persuasion)checktonegotiatetheprice.Theyoung
dinosaursareeasytohandleifseparatedfromtheirparents,
buttheadultsfightiftheiryoungarecaptured.
Plesiosaurus.Twoplesiosaurusesarefightingovera
deadgiantoctopus.Ifthecharactersareonariver,the
creaturesarespottedatadistanceof 300 feet,whereupon
theybellowmenacinglyandmovetoattacktheparty.To
paddleacanoetoasafespotalongtheriverbank,one
characterinthecanoemustsucceedonaDC 13 Strength
(Athletics)check,withothercharactersinthecanoeusingthe
Helpaction.Canoesthatdon’treachthebankareflippedand
demolishedbythereptiles,whichthenattackswimmersinthe
water.
Pteranodon.Aflockof 2 d 6 pteranodonsisspotted
overhead.Theykeeptheirdistanceandattackonlyif
threatened.
Quetzalcoatlus.Aflightof 1 d 4 + 1 quetzalcoatluses(see
appendixD)isspottedoverhead.Theykeeptheirdistanceand
attackonlyifthreatened.


Stegosaurus.Thislonestegosaurus(seeappendixD)isin
agenialmood.Itapproachesthecharactersoutofcuriosity,
butanyonewhotouchesittriggersaswipefromitstail.
Triceratops.Atriceratopsthatappearstobegrazing
aloneisactuallyamotherwithanearbynestcontainingone
noncombatanthatchlingandtwounhatchedeggs.Themother
eyesthecharacterssuspiciouslybutdoesn’tattackunlessthey
positionthemselvesbetweenherandthenest.IfanTalro’ain
PortNyanzaruoffers 50 gpforanintacttriceratopseggor
hatchling,oracharactercantalkhimupto 150 gpwitha
successfulDC 15 Charisma(Persuasion)check.
Tyrannosaurus.Thecharactersspotatyrannosaurus
rex 300 yardsaway.There’sa 50 percentchancethatthe
hungrybehemothisfightingeitherastegosaurus,atriceratops,
apairofgiantconstrictorsnakes,agiantape,oramobof
ghoulsandzombies.Noneofthesecreatureswillvoluntarily
teamupwiththeparty,buttheirpresencemightweakenthe
tyrannosaurustothepointwherethecharactershavea
chanceofslayingit.
Characterscanavoidanencounterwiththetyrannosaurus
iftheykeeptheirdistanceandsucceedonaDC 15 group
Dexterity(Stealth)check.Ifanycharacteristrainedinthe
Survivalskill,allthecharacters’checksaremadewith
advantage.
Velociraptor.Apackof 3 d 6 velociraptors(seeappendix
D)burstoutfrombehindcoverandattack.Makeasingle
Dexterity(Stealth)checkforthedinosaurs,withadvantage.
AnycharacterwhosepassiveWisdom(Perception)score
equalsorexceedsthevelociraptors’checkresultisnot
surprised.

TreasureDrops


d 100 Treasure
01 - 50 None
51 - 52 Acrudemapdrawnonascrapof
tanneddinosaurhide,showingarouteto
PortNyanzaruandthelocationofa
randomlydeterminedlandmarkorlair( 250
gp)
53 – 54 1 d 4 gemstones( 10 gpeach)inasmall
pouch
55 – 56 Amalachiteringinlaidwithelectrum
( 50 gp)
57 – 58 Anemptycorkedvialmadefroman
aarakocra’sengravedwingbone( 5 gp)
59 – 60 Arottingquivercontaining 1 d 10
silveredarrows
61 – 62 Agoldnuggetthesizeofadwarf’sfist
( 50 gp)
63 – 64 Astopperedvialofserpentvenom(see
chapter 8 oftheDungeonMaster’sGuide)
65 – 66 Anengravedivorysmokingpipe( 25
gp)
67 – 68 Casecontaining 2 d 12 blocksofinsect
repellentincense
69 – 70 Anirontokenbearingthesymbolofa
triceratops(thesignoftheYtepkaSociety),
worth 50 gpinPortNyanzaru
71 – 72 Potionofanimalfriendship
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