We've discussed this problem in the article Handling Tag-Along NPCs. In most cases, these NPCs are just fine but in a few they can either overshadow the characters with their raw power (I'm looking at you Artus Cimber and Dragonbait) or they can end up steering the characters too far away and waste a lot of valuable time on errands that have nothing to do with the plot. The second problem comes with the many NPCs that can join the characters throughout the adventure. If you want them to laser in on Omu and the tomb beneath, explain how the powerful curse has escalated. If you want the characters to feel free to explore Chult, mention that the curse is little more than a concern at the moment. Simply forgo the hit point loss-per-day and describe the progression of the curse in a way that better fits the pacing of the game you want at the moment. We discussed a few options for managing the death curse in the Urgency of the Death Curse by using it as an urgency dial instead of a fixed countdown timer. Luckily, this problem is easy to deal with. If this urgency isn't tweaked by the DM, the best course of action the characters can take is to run as fast as they can to the Tomb of the Nine Gods to stop the curse from quickly killing off oodles of rich and powerful people all over Faerun (hmmm). Let's take a moment to review two of these problems.įirst, as written, the death curse (the main driver of the adventure) has too much urgency tied to it. For the most part, these problems are manageable. Tomb of Annihilation isn't without its problems. It has awesome locations to explore, cool NPCs to meet, a powerhouse villain, and the deadliest dungeon published in the fifth edition hardback D&D adventures to date. It's an adventure of high fantasy in an interesting environment (the jungles of Chult). Tomb of Annihilation is a fantastic D&D adventure.
This article is one in a series of artices I wrote for running the D&D hardcover adventure Tomb of Annihilation.
Warning, this article contains spoilers for Tomb of Annihilation. New to Sly Flourish? Start Here! The Deadly Shift of Tomb of Annihilation
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