D&D Tomb of Annihilation

lock,theshelloftheflailsnailstatueemitsdazzlingraysof
lightthatfireinalldirections.Whenthishappens,each
creatureintheshrinemustmakeaDC 18 Dexteritysaving
throw.Anycreaturethatfailsthesaveisstruckbyarayand
takes 33 ( 6 d 10 )radiantdamage.Thestatuecan’temitrays
whilewhollyorpartlycontainedwithanantimagicfield.

9 .Adventurers’Camp

Amidtheruinsisanabandonedcampsite.Torn

backpacksandrottedgearlitterthegroundaroundthe

threemolderingtents.Atthecenterofthecamp,a

scrapofdirtyyellowclothhangsfromacrudewooden

flagpole.

ThiscampwasmadebytheCompanyoftheYellowBanner,
apartyofexplorersthatarrivedinOmuoversixmonthsago.
Alltheexplorersarenowdead.Forfurtherdetails,seechapter
5.
Characterswhosearchtheareadiscoveramoldy
parchmentcaughtintheliningofoneofthetents;givethe
playersacopyofhandout 13 (seeappendixE).Theleaderof
thecompany,LordBrixton,leftthisletterbehindforamissing
comrade.Therestofthecamphassincebeenlooted.

Development
Ifthecharactersstayatthecampforanhourormore,a
randomlydeterminedRedWizard(see“RedWizardsofThay”)
stumblesuponthem.TheRedWizardisaccompaniedbytwo
mercenariesandissearchingforOmuanshrines.Abattleis
certainunlessthepartyhasstruckupanalliancewithZagmira,
inwhichcasetheRedWizardofferstojoinforceswiththe
party.

10 .I’jin’sShrine

Crackedmonolithsflanktheentrancetothisruin.Saw-
edgedfernsgrowinthecourtyardbetweenbroken
flagstones.Apairofstonedoorsprovideentrytoa
large,flat-roofedruin.
TheshrinetothetrickstergodI’jin(representedbyan
almiraj)containsoneofninepuzzlecubesneededtoenterthe
TomboftheNineGods.

10 A.ShrineEntrance
Aharmlessalmiraj(seeappendixD)livesinaburrow
underneaththecourtyardandgoestogroundassoonasit
sensesintruders.Whenacharacterapproachesthedoor,read:

Sculpturalreliefsdecoratethedoorsofthisshrine.The

carvingsshowahornedrabbitchargingasmall,feral-

lookingbearwithsharpclaws.Acuneiformmessageis

etchedabovethedoors.

ThemessageiswritteninOldOmuanandreads,“I’jin
teachesustotakethepathleastexpected.”I’jintaughther
followerstoliveunpredictablelives,alwayschangingcourse
andneverstickingtoaplan.Characterswoulddowelltoheed
hermessageinsidetheshrine.
Smallerinscriptionshiddenunderneaththecarvingstell
thestoryofhowI’jin(analmiraj)earnedtheireofObo’laka(a
zorbo)byspoilingastewpreparedforthegodUbtao.For
details,see“LegendoftheNineGods."

10 B.PuzzleFloor

Aten-foot-widehallwaystrikesoffintothegloom.

Carvedtilesdepictingvariousbeastsdecoratethe

hallwayfloor.

Givetheplayersacopyofhandout 14 inappendixE.

Thirty-twotilescovera 20 - foot-long, 10 - foot-widestretch

ofthehallway.Eachtileis 5 feetsquare,andthetilesare

arrangedineightrowsoffour.Thebeastsdepictedonthetiles

arealmiraj(seeappendixD),dragonflies,eagles,giraffes,

monkeys,tigers,warthogs,andzebras.

PoisonDarts.Tocrossthehallwaysafely,acharacter

mustavoidsteppingonthesameanimalmorethanonce.If

morethan 20 poundsofpressureisexertedonthewrong

picturetile,fourpoisondartsshootfromholesinthewalls.

Eachdartmakesarangedweaponattack(+ 5 tohit)againsta

randomtargetwithin 10 feetofthetriggeringtile.Asingle

creaturecanbeattackedbymultipledarts.Acreaturehitbya

darttakes 2 ( 1 d 4 )piercingdamageandmustsucceedonaDC

15 Constitutionsavingthrow,taking 7 ( 2 d 6 )poisondamage

onafailedsave,orhalfasmuchdamageonasuccessfulone.A

charactercanspottheholeswithasuccessfulDC 13 Wisdom

(Perception)check.Stuffingtheholeswithclothorwax

preventsthedartsfromlaunching.

Characterscanavoidthetrapbyflyingorteleporting

acrossthehallway,orbyusingspiderclimbspellstocrawl

alongthewallsorceiling.Thewallsaretoosmoothtoclimb

otherwise.

AlmirajTiles.Adetectmagicspellrevealsanauraof

abjurationmagicaroundeachalmirajtile.Acreaturethat

stepsonanalmirajtilegains 2 d 10 temporaryhitpoints.Once

atilehasbestowedthisbenefit,itlosesitsmagicuntilthenext

dawn.Castingdispelmagiconatilehasthesameeffect.

10 C.Labyrinth

Trapsareriddledthroughoutthisdustymaze.Hidden

pressureplatesinthefloorarelocatedinthepositionsmarked

Xontheshrinemap.Ifmorethan 20 poundsofpressureis

exertedonapressureplate,asharpenedaxebladeswings

fromahiddencompartmentintheceiling.Theblademakesa

meleeattack(+ 6 tohit)againstanycreaturestandingonthe

pressureplate.Onahit,thetargettakes 8 ( 1 d 8 + 4 )slashing

damage.Acharactersearchingfortrapsspotsapressureplate

andceilingcompartmentwithasuccessfulDC 16 Wisdom

(Perception)check.Wedginganironspikeorotherobject

underaplatepreventsthetrapfromtriggering.Usingthieves’

tools,acharactercandismantleanaxebladewithasuccessful

DC 15 Dexteritycheck.Ifthecheckfailsby 5 ormore,thetrap

triggersandmakesanattackagainstthecharacterwith

disadvantage.

10 D.PuzzleCube

Thedoorsofthischamberarenotlockedortrapped.

Ashaftofnaturallightspillsfromatinysquareholein

theceilingontoacarvedstonepedestal.Anornate

stonecuberestsonitssurface.

ThecubeisI’jin’spuzzlecube.Itisnottrappedandcanbe

safelyremovedfromthepedestal.