The New D&D Adventure Is - Tomb of Annihilation!

Tomb of Annihilation is in the Forgotten Realms set in the Lost Continent of Chult - Away from the Sword Coast (the hosts of the live stream are very interested with undead dinosaurs). Acererak is, as many predicted, the source of this plotline as the Archlich is more or less "eating" resurrection magic from the rest of the Forgotten Realms and causing a zombie apocalypse. Pendleton Ward from Adventure Time is a creative consultant on this adventure.

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More updates will be coming through the Dungeons & Dragons marathon live stream live on Twitch throughout the weekend.

 

[CydKnight]

This sounds awesome! I love the idea of a pulpy exploration-focused campaign. Also love meat-grinder mode!

Interestingly I am on this type of adventure now also coincidentally to Chult searching for the Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan.

 

[Abstruse]

I mean at least they're finally off the Sword Coast... Baby steps...

 

[ppaladin123]

What is the source of the zombies? Resurrection magic is failing/incomplete and causing zombies instead of fully returned individuals? Or those who were resurrected are devolving into zombies? Isn't resurrection high-level/rare enough to sort of limit this as a source of plague?

 

[Istbor]

Sounds interesting enough that I will check it out. Please note that I hate zombie Apocalypse stories. They are so done to death. (Pun possibly intended)

I will keep my eyes on this one. Seems like there is already a fair bit of excitement for it.

 

[Greg Benage]

What is the source of the zombies? Resurrection magic is failing/incomplete and causing zombies instead of fully returned individuals? Or those who were resurrected are devolving into zombies? Isn't resurrection high-level/rare enough to sort of limit this as a source of plague?

Maybe "everybody is already infected," so they turn into zombies when they die, so no one can die and be resurrected.

 

[NiClerigo]

While I don't love the FR, I am interested in this product. Is this truly the leaked cover? Scary

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-Darkness

 

[Jester David]

No all Gods need to be summoned now if they dwell on a different plane. Thats part of the new lore of 5e. They can't actually just go to the Material Plane anymore.

Where was that said? Is that in Tyranny of Dragons somewhere?

 

[ppaladin123]

I suppose Kelemvor and the doomguides (great band name) will figure prominently in this story. Possible Myrkul too since he won't like anyone muscling in on his territory. That new cleric domain (player version of death domain) could show up in an associated book.

 

[MonsterEnvy]

Where was that said? Is that in Tyranny of Dragons somewhere?

The Sundering stuff.

 

[Jester David]

I like this approach - it was done in SKT for the North and now it sounds like we'll get a similar approach for Chult. If we're not going to get a full-fledged FRCS, then a piecemeal approach to updating the setting is a good (if somewhat more extended) substitute. Hopefully we'll see one out of every 2 or 3 APs go somewhere new and interesting (say Thay, Mulhorand, or even the Dalelands for a Myth Drannor adventure) and get a 60-page chapter like we got in SKT that describes and updates the region..

It makes sense from a design perspective. They can look at each region and what makes it cool at a slower pace, and if they decide to do a larger book much of that updating will be done. Rather than having to do it all on a deadline, likely spending an afternoon on each region.