D&D Tomb of Annihilation

CharacterswhooffendKingGroakarethrowninthe
prisonpit(area 7 ).There,theyareapproachedinsecretby
Krr’ook,whotriestoexplainherdilemma.Ifthepartyagrees
tohelpher,Krr’ookwillfindawaytofreethepartymembers
toaidinhertask.Prisonerswhoaredeemed“notuseful”will
eitherberoastedoverafireorsacrificedtoNangnangduring
theGreatRitual.GRUNGSOFDUNGRUNGLUNG
Thefollowinggrungshavekeyrolestoplayin
Dungrunglung.Forgrungstatistics,seeappendixD.
Groak(goldgrungelitewarriorwearingacircletof
blasting)isthelovestruckkingwhoseekstowoothegoddess
Nangnang.Charismaticbutunstable,Groakcanswingfrom
friendlytohomicidalinthespanofafewseconds.Becauseof
this,hispeopledarenotevenwhisperaharshwordabouthim.
Groakwantstobeseenasavisionaryandaromantic,andhe
lovestohearstoriesoftheoutsideworld.However,he
threatensanyonewhodarestoquestionhisinflatedself-
image.Groaktoleratesadventurersaslongastheyentertain
him,generallyagreewitheverythinghesays,andarewilling
toaidhiminhisquesttorealizehisdivinedestinytobecome
Nangnang’sconsort.
Krr’ook(redgrungwildling)isagrungpriestwhofears
theking’smadness.Shewhispersfavorablesignsandomensin
theking’seartokeepinhisgoodgraces.Secretly,Krr’ook
suspectsthattheGreatRitualtosummonNangnangwillfail.
Consequently,shefearsforherlife.Sheapproachesthe
adventurerstoseeiftheycanhelpherfoolthekingonthe
nightoftheritual.IfKrr’ooksensesanythingoutofkilter,orif
theritualgoesawry,shescapegoatstheadventurersand
deliversthemstraightintotheking’sinfantilewrath.
Roark(orangegrungelitewarrior)isadutifuland
dangerousgrungwarrior,dedicatedtohismadking.Roark
thinksallthisgoddess-summoningnonsenseisdistracting
fromtherealissueathand:defendingDungrunglungfromthe
undead.Secretly,Roark’sloyaltyistothetribefirstandGroak
second,butRoarkisdutifullyabidingtheking’sobsessionfor
now.Heissuspiciousofadventurersyetopentohelpin
defendinghisvillagefromtheundead.

1 .ThornMaze
Dungrunglungissurroundedbya 20 - foot-highmazeof
magical,twistedvines.Theouterwallbristleswiththornsthat
zombiesmindlesslyskewerthemselvesonintheirattemptsto
swarmoverit.
Themazehasonevisibleentrancetothenorthand
numeroussecretentranceselsewherearoundtheperimeter.A
secretentranceissimplyawell-hiddendoorwaythatrequires
asuccessfulDC 20 Wisdom(Perception)checktospot.
Themaze’spassagesareopentotheskyandmagically
changeconfigurationeveryminuteorso,turningpassageways
intodeadends,andviceversa.Whichevercharacterisleading
thewaythroughthemazemustmakesixsuccessfulDC 15
Wisdom(Survival)checkstofindtheentrancetothe
settlement(area 2 ).Eachsuccessfulorfailedcheckrepresents
1 minuteofsearchingthemaze.Betweeneachcheck,rolla
d 20 andconsulttheThornMazeEncounterstableto
determinewhat,ifanything,thecharactersencounter.
Characterscanavoidthemazeentirelybyflyingoverit.

ThornMazeEncounters

d 20 Encounter

1 – 9 Noencounter.

10 – 12 1 d 6 + 6 grungs(green-skinnedwarriors)

onpatrol.

13 1 d 3 assassinvines(seeappendixD)

blendinginwiththesurroundingwalls.

14 1 d 4 ghoulslostinthemaze.

15 Aharmlessyahchabeetle(seeappendix

C).

16 Thecharactershearathroatycroakthat

soundsatoncebothlustyandforlorn.Its

sourcecannotbeascertained.

17 1 d 6 zombieslostinthemaze.

18 – 19 Aconcealedpit 5 feetwide, 10 feetdeep,

andlinedwithpoisonedwoodenstakes.The

leadcharacterspotsthepitwithasuccessful

DC 15 Wisdom(Perception)check.Thefirst

charactertosteponapitfallsin,taking 3

( 1 d 6 )bludgeoningdamageandlandingon

1 d 4 stakes,eachofwhichdeals 3 ( 1 d 6 )

piercingdamageand 7 ( 2 d 6 )poison

damage.

20 Aninteriorsecretdoor.Itrequiresa

successfulDC 15 Wisdom(Perception)

checktospot.

2 .MainEntrance

Ifthecharactersexitthemazeatthispoint,read:

Throughanopeninginthemazewall,youseeasmall

lakesurroundedbyreedhuts,ferns,andlilypads.Rising

upfromaflatislandinthemiddleofthelakeisa 60 -

foot-tallshrinemadeofpaintedmudbricks,shapedin

thelikenessofagiantfrog.Stairsclimbfromthelake

shoretoanopendoorwaycarvedintothefrog’sfat

belly.Patrollingtheshrine’sperimeterareseveralsmall,

frog-likehumanoidswithbrightorangeskinand

shortbows.

Fourgreen-skinnedgrungs(warriors)emergefrom

nearbyhovelstoconfrontstrangerswhoapproachtheshrine

unescorted.Theyattackifnoonespeaksthecorrect

passphraseinGrung(“Roook,roooook,erp”).Ifafightbreaks

out,reinforcementsintheformoftwelvegrungsarrivein 2

rounds.Thegrungsinarea 3 beginshootingarrowsatthe

sametime.

3 .Groak’sIsle

Marshyshoressurroundtheshrine,whichis 60 feettall

andmadeofcarvedmudblockspaintedwithnaturaldyes.

Patrollingitsbaseareeightgrungelitewarriorswithorange

skin.Theywielddaggersandshortbows,andareloyalto

Roarkfirst,KingGroaksecond.Strangerswhoreachtheisland

withoutagrungescortareattacked.

4 .Shrine

Theinterioroftheshrineisonelarge,hollowroom.Just

insidetheentranceisaclearpoolofwaterthatranges

indepthfrom 2 to 5 feet.Phosphorescentfungi

illuminatethepoolwithsoft,dreamyhues.Short,frog-

likehumanoidsofdifferentcolorsarefussingwiththe

fungiandtossingflowerpetalsintothepool.

Theinterioroftheshrineisonelarge,hollowroom.Just

insidetheentranceisaclearpoolofwaterthatranges