This article is about the adventure. For the board game, see Tomb of Annihilation (board game).
Tomb of Annihilation is an adventure module for 5th-edition Dungeons & Dragons, published by Wizards of the Coast in 2017, set in the Chult region of the Forgotten Realms. It is intended for 4 to 6 players, taking them from 1st or 5th level to 11th level and higher.
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Dare to defy death in this adventure for the world's greatest roleplaying game.
The talk of the streets and taverns has all been about the so-called death curse: a wasting disease afflicting everyone who's ever been raised from the dead. Victims grow thinner and weaker each day, slowly but steadily sliding toward the death they once denied.
When they finally succumb, they can't be raised—and neither can anyone else, regardless of whether they’ve ever received that miracle in the past. Temples and scholars of divine magic are at a loss to explain a curse that has affected the entire region, and possibly the entire world.
The cause is a necromantic artifact called the Soulmonger, which is located somewhere in Chult, a mysterious peninsula far to the south, ringed with mountains and choked with rainforests.
Adventure design by Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, and Steve Winter, with additional design by Adam Lee. Story consulting by the award-winning creator of Adventure Time, Pendleton Ward.”
Index[]
Characters[]
- Aazon Talieri • Acererak • Aremag • Artus Cimber • Asharra • Azaka Stormfang • Azi Mas • A'tan • Baggy Nanna • Bag of Nails • Belchorzh • Belym • Bosco Daggerhand • Bwayes O'tamu • Caldos Hellingskorn • Ch'gakare • Clay No-Face • Copper Bell • Cyas • Dragonbait • Draza • Drufi • Dyrax • Ekene-Afa • Eku • Elok Jaharwon • Eshek • Eye of the Deep • Falx Haranis • Faroul • Fenthaza • Flask of Wine • Gondolo • Gorvax • Grabstab • Groak • Gruta Halsdottir • G'lyh'rul • Heel • Hew Hackinstone • Hooded Lantern • Ifan Talro'a • Inete • Ishmakahl • Issar • Jaro • Jessamine • Jobal • Joho the monkey • K'lahu • Kakarol • Kalita • Kanush Natombe • Keshma al-Wazir • King Toba • Korhie Donadrue • Krr'ook • Kupalué • Kwani • Kwayothé • Laskilar • Laz Drumthunder • Lerek Dashlynd • Liara Portyr • Lomar Dral • Lorsa Bilwatal • Lukanu • Malkar Stonegrist • Mung • Musharib • Mwaxanaré • Na • Nahth • Nanny Pu'pu • Neema • Nepartak • Nephyr • Niles Breakbone • Oloma Authdamar • Omala • Ord Firebeard • Ortimay • Orvex Ocrammas • Peggy Deadbells • Perne Salhana • Pottery Shard • Pox • Qawasha • Rahl Zuberi • Ras Nsi • Ra-das • River Mist • Roark • Rokah • Saja N'baza • Salida • Shabarra • Shago • Sekelok • Sev • Shilhau M'wenye • Sigbeorn Dunebar • Sithi Vinecutter • Soakosh • Strawbundle • Syndra Silvane • Taban • Tahvo • Thaeven • Thasselandra • Thazma • Thiru-Taya • Tlad Xolbrys • Tzindelor • Ukurlahmu • Undril Silvertusk • Valindra Shadowmantle • Voj • Volo • Voltan • Vorn • Wakanga O'tamu • Wulf Rygor • Widow Groat • Withers • Xandala • Xopal • Yahru • Yamoch • Ygga Raxyg • Yingmatona • Yokka • Yorb • Yraggath • Zaal • Zagmira • Zalder Faelrond • Zalkoré • Zaroum Al-Saryak • Zhanthi • Zilla Atazi • Zindar • Zitembe
- Referenced only
- Alisanda Rayburton • Bahamut • Ilyber Kitcher • Kura • Napaka • Omek • Ormalagos • Razaan • Soshen • Storvald • Szass Tam • Tiryk • Ulder Ravengard • Vecna • Ymezra • Zongo • Zuggtmoy
Creatures[]
- aarakocra • aboleth • air elemental • albino dwarf • aldani • allosaurus • almiraj • ankylosaurus • ankylosaurus zombie • animated armor • ant • ape • arcanaloth • assassin • assassin vine • atropal • axe beak • baboon • barbed devil • barnacle • basilisk • bat • bearded devil • beholder • boar • bodak • bone naga • brontosaurus • carrion crawler • catfish • chwinga • clay golem • cockroach • constrictor snake • couatl • crab • crawling claw • crocodile • cyclops • dao • deinonychus • dimetrodon • doppelganger • dragonborn • dragon turtle • druid • eblis • erinyes • faerie dragon • fire elemental • firenewt (firenewt warrior • firenewt warlock of Imix) • fire snake • flail snail • flameskull • flesh golem • flying monkey • flying snake • flying sword • frog • froghemoth • frost giant • gargoyle • giant four-armed gargoyle • ghast • ghoul • giant boar • giant constrictor snake • giant crocodile • giant frog • giant lizard • giant scorpion • giant snapping turtle • giant spider • giant strider • giant wasp • giant wolf spider • girallon • girallon zombie • goat • goblin • goblin (boss) • gray slaad • green hag • grung (grung elite warrior • grung wildling) • guardian naga • hadrosaurus • horned devil • hydra • jackal • jaculi • kamadan • kobold (kobold scale sorcerer • kobold inventor • winged kobold) • lich • lion • lizard • lizardfolk • lizardfolk shaman • locust • magma mephit • magmin • medusa • merfolk • mezzoloth • mimic • minotaur skeleton • mud mephit • mummy • nalfeshnee • night hag • nothic • nycaloth • orc war chief • otyugh • oyster • pentadrone • plesiosaurus • poisonous snake • pseudodragon • pterafolk • pteranodon • quadrone • quetzalcoatlus • quipper • rat • red dragon • reef shark • revenant • riding horse • rug of smothering • salamander • sea hag • shadow demon • shambling mound • shield guardian • skeleton • smoke mephit • snake (viper) • specter • spined devil • steam mephit • stegosaurus • stirge • stone juggernaut • su-monster • tabaxi hunter • tabaxi minstrel • terrier • thorny • throat leech • tyrannosaurus zombie • vegepygmy (vegepygmy chief) • velociraptor • vulture • wereboar • weretiger • yahcha • yellow musk zombie • yuan-ti (yuan-ti broodguard • yuan-ti nightmare speaker) • zebra • zombie • zorbo
- Referenced only
- chameleon • falcon • flumph • giant lobster • green dragon • hawk • jackal • jaguar • macaw • mermaid • monkey • mosquito • octopus • panther • parrot • stork • toucan • warthog • Wind Dukes of Aaqa
- NPC Classes
- acolyte • archmage • bandit • bandit captain • berserker • champion • commoner • cult fanatic • gladiator • guard • knight • mage • noble • priest • scout • spy
Locations[]
- Bodies of Water
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- Basins
- Aldani Basin
- Bays
- Bay of Chult • Jahaka Bay • Kitcher's Inlet • Refuge Bay • Shilku Bay • Snapping Turtle Bay
- Lakes
- Lake Luo
- Rivers
- River Olung • River Soshenstar • River Tath • River Tiryki
- Buildings & Sites
- Camp Righteous • Camp Vengeance • Heart of Ubtao • Hrakhamar • Ishau • Needle's Bones • Tomb of the Nine Gods • Wreck of the Narwhal • Wyrmheart Mine
- Ruins
- Nangalore • Orolunga
- Temples
- Fane of the Night Serpent • Hall of Gold • I'jin's Shrine • Kir Sabal • Nangnang's Shrine • Obo'laka's Shrine • Temple of Gond (Port Nyanzaru) • Temple of Helm (Fort Beluarian) • Temple of Savras (Port Nyanzaru) • Temple of Sune (Port Nyanzaru) • Temple of Tymora (Port Nyanzaru)
- Towers
- Firefinger
- Planes
- Border Ethereal
- Regions
- Chult
- Settlements
- Dungrunglung • Fort Beluarian • Hisari • Jahaka Anchorage • Mbala • Mezro • Omu • Port Castigliar • Port Nyanzaru • Shilku • Yellyark
- Wards of Port Nyanzaru
- Harbor Ward • Malar's Throat • Market Ward • Merchants' Ward • Old City • Tiryki Anchorage
- Vessels
- Brazen Pegasus • Dragonfang • Emerald Eye • Hvalspyd • Narwhal • Predator • Prey • Star Goddess • Stirge
- Wilderness
- Ataaz Kahakla • Ataaz Muhahah • Ataaz Yklwazi • The Cauldron • Land of Ash and Smoke • Mistcliffs • Nsi Wastes • Snout of Omgar • Valley of Dread • Valley of Embers • Valley of Lost Honor
- Referenced only
- The Abyss • Acheron • Amn • Arcadia • Athkatla • Baldur's Gate • Calimport • Calimshan • Cormyr • Dalelands • Elemental Plane of Earth • Gehenna • Halruaa • Mechanus • Memnon • Moonshae Isles • Neverwinter • Nine Hells • Samarach • Sanrach Mountains • Sea of Moving Ice • Selune • Sembia • Shadowfell • Sigil • Sky Lizard Mountains • Sword Coast • Tethyr • Thay • Turmish • Waterdeep • Zazesspur
Items[]
- Clothing
- coronet • doublet • eyepatch • garland • scarf • tabard • tiara • turban • veil (clothing)
- Food & Drinks
- ale • beer • ration • squash stew • tej • wine
- Gemstones
- amber • amethyst • black opal • bloodstone • blue quartz • carnelian • emerald • garnet • jade • malachite • moonstone • mother-of-pearl • onyx • opal • pearl • peridot • quartz • ruby • sapphire • topaz
- Musical instruments
- dulcimer • gong • harp • lute • lyre • mandolin • music box • viol
- Substances
- alchemist's fire • dung • essence of ether • incense • insect repellent • midnight tears • oil • perfume • serpent venom • torpor • wyvern poison
- Tools
- alchemist's supplies • anvil • bellows • broom • cartographer's tools • crowbar • crucible • healer's kit • herbalism kit • flask • quill • shovel • spinning wheel • syringe • thieves' tools • vial
- Travel gear
- axle • bit and bridle • climber's kit • hammock • harness • hooded lantern • rain catcher • spyglass • tent
- Weapons
- ballista • catapult • yklwa
- Miscellaneous
- blanket • brazier • candlestick • cauldron • coffer • death mask • figurehead • hinge • marbles • mug • pulley • quiver • Skull Chalice of Ch'gakare • stake
- Referenced only
- charcoal • drum • frankincense • grape • rapier • saddle • sedan chair • sulfur • tobacco • tongs
Magic[]
- Items
- +1 shield • alchemy jug • amulet of health • amulet of the black skull • bead of force • black opal crown • bookmark • bowl of commanding water elementals • bracers of archery • bracers of defense • Canaith mandolin • cape of the mountebank • Eye of Zaltec • flame tongue longsword • ghost lantern • hag eye • heartstone • horn of blasting • mace of terror • manual of clay golems • mask of the beast • mirror of life trapping • navel of the moon • necklace of fireballs • Nolzur's marvelous pigments • pearl of power • ring of animal influence • Ring of Winter • scorpion armor • scroll of protection • sending stones • +1 sling bullet • soul bag • sovereign glue • sphere of annihilation • staff of striking • Staff of the Forgotten One • staff of the python • wand of fear • wand of wonder
- Potions
- Keoghtom's ointment • potion of animal friendship • potion of diminution • potion of greater healing • potion of healing • potion of poison • potion of vitality • potion of water breathing
- Referenced only
- potion of supreme healing
- Spells
- animal friendship • animate dead • antimagic field • arcane gate • awaken • blight • blindness/deafness • chill touch • comprehend languages • contact other plane • continual flame • counterspell • create undead • expeditious retreat • false life • fire bolt • fireball • geas • glyph of warding • hold person • mage hand • magic missile • mending • misty step • Otto's irresistible dance • poison spray • polymorph • prismatic spray • shield • suggestion • teleportation circle • water breathing
- Others
- Dance of the Seven Winds
Organizations[]
- Batiri • Biting Ant • Clan Boulderborn • Clan Drumthunder • Clan Firebeard • Clan Hackinstone • Clan Stonegrist • Clan Vinecutter • Company of the Yellow Banner • Emerald Enclave • Flaming Fist • Harpers • Lords' Alliance • Order of the Gauntlet • Red Wizards • Sewn Sisters • Society of Stalwart Adventurers • Ytepka • Zhentarim
- Referenced only
- Bara • citizens' brigade
Religions[]
- Faerûnian pantheon
- Church of Azuth • Church of Gond • Church of Helm • Church of Mielikki • Church of Savras • Church of Sune • Church of Torm • Church of Tymora • Church of Tyr • Church of Umberlee • Church of Waukeen • Kossuth • Malar
- Nine trickster gods
- I'jin • Nangnang • Obo'laka
- Others
- Dendar • Imix • Moradin • Myrkul • Ubtao
Miscellaneous[]
- Art & Literature
- tattoo • X the Mystic's Arcane Grimoire • Volo's Guide to Monsters
- Conditions
- mad monkey fever • petrification • shivering sickness
- Fields of Study
- mathematics
- Languages
- Common • Grung language • Old Omuan • Sign language • Undercommon
- Materials
- adamantine • brass • bronze • canvas • chalk • electrum • flagstone • ivory • obsidian • paper • papier-mâché • platinum • silk • stucco • terracotta
- Vegetation
- bamboo • belladonna • dancing monkey fruit • duckweed • fern • lichen • mantrap • menga • mildew • orchid • palm • ryath root • sinda berry • toadstool • tri-flower frond • wildroot • wukka • yellow musk creeper • zabou mushroom
- Vessels
- canoe • gondola • Halruaan skyship • longship • minecart (rail cart) • rowboat • sloop • unicycle • wagon
- Referenced only
- astrology • jasmine (plant)
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Tomb of Annihilation, however it is understood to take place sometime between 1488 DR and 1492 DR. The earlier date is based on the fact that Port Nyanzaru is stated to have gained independence from Amn nine years prior to the start of the adventure (p 15), which would be 1488 DR at the earliest given the city was firmly under Amnian control as of 1479 DR (as described in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, p 102). The later date is based on the presence of Volothamp Geddarm, who is promoting the in-universe Volo's Guide to Monsters during the adventure (p 24) but is stated to have concluded his promotional tour and begun a new book as of Waterdeep: Dragon Heist (see pp 5, 24), which is understood to be set in 1492 DR. Unless a canon source states otherwise, this wiki will use this range for events related to this sourcebook. The adventure is also assumed to take place concurrently with or slightly after the events of Storm King's Thunder based on the subplot involving frost giants in the service of Jarl Storvald (p 13).
Trivia[]
- The arcanaloth Ygga Raxyg's name is an anagram of Gary Gygax.
Further Reading[]
- Adam Lee and Christopher Perkins (2017-06-28). Preview: Tomb of Annihilation (Web). In Matt Chapman, Bart Carroll eds. Dragon+ #14. Wizards of the Coast. p. 7. Retrieved on 2018-05-23.
- Bart Carroll (2017-08-31). Tomb of Annihilation: Preview (Web). In Matt Chapman, Bart Carroll eds. Dragon+ #15. Wizards of the Coast. p. 5. Retrieved on 2018-05-23.
- Bart Carroll (2017-08-31). Maps of the Month (Web). In Matt Chapman, Bart Carroll eds. Dragon+ #15. Wizards of the Coast. p. 1914. Retrieved on 2018-05-23.
- Bart Carroll (2017-10-31). Maps of the Month (Web). In Matt Chapman, Bart Carroll eds. Dragon+ #16. Wizards of the Coast. p. 20. Retrieved on 2018-05-23.
External Links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
- Jonbolds (2017-11-27). Review: "Tomb of Annihilation" - Critical Hits. Retrieved on 2019-01-15.