In addition to the numbered of 46. PDF download. 29 Like many of the early DuNGEONS & DRAGONS tournaments, Lost Tamoachan: Hidden Shrine of Labaatum tested the players' skill. [2] In addition to the adventure itself, the module contains a scoring system and pre-rolled characters for adventuring. C1 also included a book of illustrations to be shown to the players - one of the earlier examples of player handouts, previously used in S1: "The Tomb of Horrors" (1978). The inclusion of the complete tournament info would be the main element that tied together the competition series of adventures. For a DM, credibility is everything. Read more, 286 12MB Even on a success, the character only gets a rough sense of what is being said. 319 Another feature of the original Hidden Shrine that's repeated here is a built-in guide to the pronunciation and meaning of many ofthe names that were taken or derived from Aztec and Mesoamerican culture. The characters must penetrate this Mayan-style temple, which is full of tricks and traps. The module specifies rolling a d12 for every hour spent in the shrine to check for a random encounter. is labeled "Author's Copy" and signed by Harold Johnson in the upper left corner, but does not have Leason's This is likely owing to the fact that the module was originally published as the Tournament Module for Origins 79, which meant that teams of players would be given two hoursin real time to try and make their way through the entire dungeon. So thats two character killers in one room. You cant really fault a module that presents a riddle that requires something of each member of a (pregenerated) party. Even if you roll for random encounters every six rooms, which is pretty stingy as far as hours passed, remember that there are only 53 rooms in the entire dungeon, which means youd be rolling for a possible random encounter about 8 or 9 times in total. Also included herein are background information, a large-scale referee's map, referee's notes, and new monsters and descriptions for an added taste of excitement. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) Nickname. 9MB This module draws heavily on Aztec influences. referring to it (the difference in the titles will probably not be enough). on August 14, 2019, There are no reviews yet. Dungeons & Dragons, D&D, their respective logos, and all Wizards titles and characters are property of Wizards of the Coast LLC in the U.S.A. and other countries. Some of the unnumbered copies may 18 Read more, The reissue of this classic on Shaykh Mu'in al-din Chishti, one of the most revered mystics of the Indian subcontin, 208 The key in the dome's diorama will open it. The save DC to not fall asleep for 5,000 years is fairly low, but having to make it multiple times is just tempting fate. The poison damage specified is 1d6 per hour, so any short rest will probably require spending an additional hit die in order to regain the same amount of HP as would be regained without the gas. "The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan" (1980), by Harold Johnson and Jeff R. Leason, is the first adventure in the competition (C-) series. One is labeled "Author's" in the upper left corner, and signed on the bottom front by both authors; the other First (1979): Titled "Lost Tamoachan", with "Collector's If you want to strike a compromise in this situation, I recommend giving the doppelganger a surprise round against the rest of the party as soon as they come into the room, provided that the doppelganger is impersonating the missing party member. I have drawn upon the efforts of others in writing this conversion and I would like to acknowledge them. Editor: Danni Button, Adam Harrison You may want to make some changes to these rooms, or run them with extra care, especially if youre integrating the shrine into a larger campaign. It was written by Harold Johnson and Jeff R, Leason, and illustrated by Jeff Dee, Gregory K. Fleming, David S. LaForce, Erol Otus, and David C. Sutherland III. As you aet closer, you realize that what you thouaht were CraBBY hills is an ancient stone pyramid choked with creepers and carpeted with moss. 7 Adventurers who explore might be rewarded with intricate details about the Olman societys creation myths, or find the remains of a team that played pelotawhich means ball, and is this modules answer to the whole, oh hey these guys lost a ball game and are dead. Naturally players are given a chance to play (risking themselves in the process). There's also a peculiar connection in C1 to a later Greyhawk adventure. Forrest County is located in the U.S. state of Mississippi.As of the 2020 census, the population was 78,158. The Hidden Shrine is part of the ancient ruined city of Tamoachan, once the northernmost capitol of the Olman empire, which covered much of the southern continent centuries before current history began. An adventuring group becomes lost and stumbles onto the hidden shrine of Tamoachan which is part of an ancient ruined city. As he strikes and damages the PCs he heals up until full HP minus damager already taken. This adventure introduces the nereid and (more notably) the "gibbering mouther.". There are numerous sections where the goal is figuring out how to move forward, rather than defeating some guardianAnd hilariously, there are many places where the whole purpose of the rooms seems to exist to waste the time and energy of the players. Tsr 09032 C 1 The Hidden Shrine Of Tomoachan. Otherwise, a character must make a DC 23 History check to understand the writing_ For speech, trying to understand what a creature speaking Olman is saying requires a DC 23 Insight check. Blue monochrome cover, bagged (not bound), The module was the first to introduce players to the Olman culture of the World of Greyhawk, a society loosely based on Aztec, Mayan, and other sources. #249 (with an extra page 31-32), #266, #275, #277, #281, #284, #291, #297, two Author's Copies, Reference sheets contain a combat matrix for the three characters included, and a monster index with the statistics of all the creatures in the shrine. I think this one is a great candidate for keeping players engaged throughout. Or as the module puts it: Originally designed for tournament play, The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is a test of the skill and common sense of players. The dome at the room's center is actually a half dome with its open side facing toward the door, creating a small adobe structure that encloses a diorama. This module was originally used for the Official Advanced Dungeons & Dragons tournament at Origins '79, and is the first in the Competition Series. Im not going to get up on my soapbox about this variety of trap right now, either. PCs check in, but they dont check out. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is an adventure module for the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) fantasy role-playing game, set in the World of Greyhawk campaign setting for use with the 1st edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons rules. On a failure, the character loses a healing surge, or hit points equal to his or her healing surge value if the character has no more healing surges. Any way you decide to handle the language situation, you need to make sure that at least someone in the party can read the inscriptions. Maple Valley Schools is within the Eaton Intermediate School District . If you were thinking those warrior statues. Just make sure you dont lock anyone on the wrong side of the trap, because then they wont be able to get through into Area 3, and they cant escape through Area 1 either without being able to fly or something of that sort. Third: Monochrome. Its apparently been this way since 1980, and theyre not changing it now. Furthermore, the specific ways in which the puzzle parts have to be solved are kind of arbitrary: why does that glyph controlling the wall of force react poorly to holy water, holy symbols, and holy spells? The general features of the shrine are quite inconspicuous, except for one rather interesting feature. Be sure to remember about the lightly obscured condition for the purposes of hiding. Once, and once only, when that character would suffer a fatal blow, the death servant (which has unbeknownst to the characters merged with their shadows) will materialize and push the character out of harms way. 286KB Language links are at the top of the page across from the title. Using all of them over the course of an adventure or two, I reasoned, would probably end in a few character deaths. 32-page They reprinted it in Dungeon #209 (December 2012). Ghost Tower of Inverness. The Hidden Shrine is a pretty decent adventure, both as a stand-alone module and as an extra piece integrated into a larger campaign. Get the 11 monsters from The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan for use on D&D Beyond. All that is currently left of the Olman civilization a re the scattered tribes of their degenerated descendants, now prone to Dcmogorgon worship and savagery. Its an interesting relic of a different time. Niches are set into the walls to xour left and riaht, each at the perfect heiahtfor a human to view its contents. The spirit rolls initiative and begins attacking. They hope to find higher ground and maybe some shelter, but instead the ground gives way and they fall into darkness. art of a green ogre mage fighting a group of adventurers. Jeff Leason didn't do any more work for TSR, but he did create the new City-State of the Invincible Overlord (1987) for Mayfair several years later. All the figures in the dioramas are made of stucco and can be removed. signature, Thanks to William Meinhardt and Paul Stormberg for this info, The air is roilina with dust kicked up from the collapse of the earth; it is humid and smells putrid, chokinB you. Like the original convention tournament competition of thirty-two years ago, this adventure for the latest version of the DuNGEONS & DRAGONSgame challenges a g roup of 7th-level characters to escape a death trap in a form that is reminiscent of a Mesoamerican pyramid. This one needs to be puzzled over long before the party ever gets near it. Kefi for this info). And, of course, the doppelganger will not be able to fake being the killed party member without everyone at the table knowing about that too. [2] Some of the traps include cursed items, firebombs, and triggered statues. The corridor slopes sliahtly downward before turnin9 to the left. download 11 Files download 6 Original. If you want to get a real look at Area 29s problems and potential, check out Playing Pelota in the Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan. Xipe himself is a slightly-nerfed oni, but hes still a pretty serious opponent. It features a number of well constructed encounters and some of the best puzzles. was titled Lost Tamoachan: The Hidden Shrine of Lubaatum. Cover is identical to the Second print, but the ISBN Im going to be running this for my players, think a balanced and well geared party of 5 level 4s will be ok in there or should I get them some more XP before heading in? And people wonder why Adventurers are thought of as Murder Hobos. [4], The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan was ranked the 18th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004. Switch to a Google Earth view for the detailed virtual globe and 3D buildings in many major cities worldwide. 29. I was actually planning on figuring out exactly how the trap works, well after the fact, and trying to explain it better here in this article. Yes, the map is a bit murky- but it's useable. printing does not have a TSR#, nor does it bear the code "C1". back cover bottom left, Product Number back cover bottom right. 32-page text booklet (all other editions have text booklet within illustration Cleverness and solving the puzzles were awarded, but there were so many gotcha moments included in the game that it was entirely reasonable to take some hits for acting like a normal person with common sense. There are more traps and puzzles than combat encounters in this moduleif you have players who prefer solving puzzles to slinging swords, this module will suit them nicely. I just made the poison real, so if they failed to get the antidote, they would really have died from the poison. Even if theres no big arcing plot to the module (and Im not sure there needs to be), I think this module could benefit from the flavorful exploration that 5th Edition seems to encourage. Year Published. Use this map type to plan a road trip and to get driving directions in Vermontville. It appeared in Dungeon #141 (December 2006). Is the brown cover 1981 re-print going to surface again? The original Origins pre-publication version did not have a module code and was titled Lost Tamoachan: The Hidden Shrine of Lubaatum. The common sense in question here is really more like suspicion bordering on paranoia and suspecting that everything could be a concealed trap (heaven forbid you actually trigger one) or that every creature you encounter is lying to you. Sepulcher of Tloques-Popolocas ..Page 6 8. After all there are times the module basically punishes characters for thinking that something looks cool and trying to learn more about it. LOWER CHAMBERS In this sprawling section of the complex, characters face a variety of dangers in addition to having to cope with the ever-present poisonous gas. Staff copies The "C" in the name stood for competition, and the adventure featured a scoring system and guidelines for tournament play. Well, we dont know why, thats just how you have to do it. Creatures in the caved-in area take 2d6 damage from falling debris and are slid to the nearest square outside the area (of your choice), and the caved-in area becomes blocking terrain. and later updated to a module for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. November 26, 2022 by Admin. The design of the temple draws heavily on Mayan and Aztec/Toltec mythology and society. The A and B versions of the maps were created with different tools and each has a distinct look, but both accurately reflect the maps for The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan. Since the ship that crashed in S3: "Expedition to Barrier Peaks" (1980) was based on the Warden from Metamorphosis Alpha (1976), this could suggest a connection between that spaceship and the Tamoachan ruins. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan has 54 rooms, and is populated with a variety of monsters and traps. No complaints. 77 Illusions and diversions abound as well, designed to keep players trapped beneath the earth. Subscribe to get the free product of the week! This module may thus be used for private competition among players, or as a separate, non-scored adventure! All in all, this is a pretty good module, and theres a reason it ranks on many peoples top ten lists. Wizards of the Coast. Paizo returned to Tamoachan for 3e in "The Sea Wyvern's Wake," the third adventure in their Savage Tide adventure path. Warriors crash thouah the underbrush in the clearina behind you. Thats bad design, guys. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is an old school module that does a whole bunch of work in just a few pages. The only way I can think of to permanently relieve this problem and save the characters life is to amputate the affected limb before the liquid light can spread beyond it. Year Published. of Tamoachan (note the change in title) with a pastel (monochrome) brown [1], Originally printed for the 1979 Origins International Game Expo,[2] the module was made available to the general public in 1980. Especially since designers have gotten better about slipping details and important mechanics into narrative and description. That was fun. No ISBN on cover or interior. He felt that the recommended levels of 5th-7th was a bit unrealistic, as the lower level characters would have a very hard time in the shrine, and felt that 6th-8th level characters would have a reasonable chance of success. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan by Harold Johnson and Jeff R. Leason AN ADVENTURE FOR CHARACTER LEVELS 5-7 This module was originally used for the Official ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS rM tournament at Origins '79, and is th e first1n another new series of modules from TSR, the COMPETITION SERIES. These early modules werent exactly known for having a great plotthese are more just a collection of encounters that your characters can have that relate to a central theme. Download now. The design of the temple draws heavily on Mayan and Aztec/Toltec mythology and society. The serial number of the module 396KB C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan by Harold Johnson & Jeff Leason There are three distinct versions of this module. As such, it was (and remains) a terrific insight into what tournament play was like in the late '70s. Nope. Yes, its suspenseful, but its also dishonest. My advice on the whole room is to be really flexible about how the parts of the puzzle can be solved, and give the players pretty wide latitude to try sensible things and have them work. Read more, 382 download 1 file . The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan was originally published back in 1980, as an adventure for the first edition of D&D. "Shrine" introduces the ancient Olman people of Greyhawk, based on the Aztec, Mayan, and Toltec peoples of Earth. Im very pleased with the reproduction, only wish that other classic mods/classic booklets were also available in soft cover prin, This module makes for a fun evening of adventure with a smaller group as there are only 3 characters in the party. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan received generally positive reviews from critics and was ranked the 18th greatest Dungeons & Dragons adventure of all time by Dungeon magazine in 2004.[3]. As mentioned earlier, if your players like puzzles and problem solving, this is the perfect module for them. In addition, all doors have hp 80, AC/Reflex 4, and Fortitude 12. A player can choose to have his or her character fail this check. Version Publisher. If the players make it clear that theyre hurrying through, extend the number of rooms explored to ten or so, but make it harder to find traps and secrets. Marketing Manager: Mars Garrett Give me proper credit, and extend the same courtesy to those who use your material. The alcove room falls 10-ft and the northern side of the slab seesaw upward, blocking the passage. Grid and no-grid options of each map are provided. Its definitely worth checking out if you can get your hands on a copyif not, then youll have to wait and see what shape it takes once the Yawning Portal opens up, Finally, a dungeon where its appropriate to encounter Red Jaguars, Blue Barracudas, Green Monkeys, Orange Iguanas, Purple Parrots, and Silver Snakes, Can you Survive Killers, Zombies, and Mars? ddep08-03 last orders at the yawning portal access in 3 steps, last orders at the yawning portal pdf, is adventurers league canon, 5e adventurers league modules list, waterdeep modules 5e, wild beyond the witchlight adventure league, adventurers league season 12 release date, d&d expeditions, d&d seasons. || Tabletop Spotlight, Armored Spearhead Tier List || Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness, Some Soulblight Gravelords Always Trying To Ice Skate Uphill || Soulblight Gravelords Battletome. If youre rolling a d12 to decide whether a random encounter pops up, you may end up with no random encounters at all. It was later reprinted as C1 The Hidden Shrine Thsoe of a party who act foolishly, though, will pay the consequences for their deeds.. Read more, 101 And I get that this is in part due to the nature of the tournaments that they organized, but even so, when it was reprinted there isnt necessarily a lot of incentive to explore the shrine. Being in darkness, or having a darkness spell cast on the PC will delay the inevitable, provided the players can figure out to do either of those things before the unfortunate liquid-light toucher gets suffocated to death by the stuff. This printing has the 8-page illustration booklet packaged inside the Level 8 Skirmisher Medium natural animate HP 86; Bloodied 4 3 AC 22, Fortitude 19, Reflex 22, Will19 Speed 7 Immune force, miss effects XP 350 Initiative +11 Perception +5 Darkvision STANDARD ACTIONS CD life-Draining Touch (necrotic)+ At-Will Attack: Melee 1 (one creature); +13 vs. AC Hit: The target loses a healing surge, or hit points equal to its healing surge value if it has no more healing surges. Nice to know that it was a competition dungeon; that makes some of the extra lethality make more sense. Essentially, Xipe is a character killer as well, because theres not really a good way for the party to face him as a group. stabbing themselves with daggers. In my version of the module the PCs were aware of a rival band (Blacktalon mercs) trying to bust the dungeon, who fell into a different part of the ruins during the opening narration. Okay, enough of me slamming on the writers. Both download and print editions of such books should be high quality. These products were created by scanning an original printed edition. When first released, it was probably TSR's 11th adventure, its final monochrome-covered adventure, and just the third adventure written by someone other than Gary Gygax. It includes a full -color poster map and features over fifty rooms filled with items, monsters, and traps adapted from the original adventure. If the characters take an extended rest in the lower chambers, the gas kills them. Edition" in upper left. Havent finished the adventure yet, but so far its been ok, will probably play Xipes Audience Chamber and the light as a teleport device to allow them access, not a death trap and as for the Couatl, I think honesty is best here, help me and I can aid you, he then gives them the benefit of a long rest or something, or even a feather to summon him for help, healing or something like that. For this dungeon it might not make a huge difference, but you know your group best. Now you look pretty silly, and youve damaged your credibility. The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan was the first module to introduce the Olman to the world of Greyhawk. This site works best with JavaScript enabled. For those DMs who have trouble designing their own dungeons, I say buy it. Chance of Cave-In: Area and close burst powers with the force or thunder keyword have a chance of causing the stone ceiling to collapse when used in the lower chambers due to shock waves. The item that enemy drops is also crazy. HALL OF THE THRASHING CANES The stone walls and ceilinB of this corridor are carved to resemble bamboo stalks. This is a TPK trap, pure and simple. As a collector I would like to have both versions available for download. Surviving means escaping as quickly as possible. Is your group up for the challenge ofTamoachan? This title was added to our catalog on January 22, 2013. Read more, 115 just below "Printed in the USA" (thanks to FEATURES OF THE ORIGINAL When Cl was published, it included a booklet of illustrations for the OM to show to the players at the proper times. There are more traps and puzzles than combat encounters in this module-if you have players who prefer solving puzzles to slinging swords, this module will suit them nicely. Otherwise excellent- an exploration into an Aztec/Mayan themed tomb, lots of traps. Maybe there you can make a stand. Version Publisher. A feathered god is mixing ash and blood to create men and women. at Origins 1979. You may also purchase individual monsters. The shrine is an ancient Mayan/Aztec pyramid, and the module uses names, monsters, and characters based on that period. Poisonous Gas: The lower chambers of the shrine (the entirety of areas l through 25) are filled with a slow-acting but deadly poisonous gas, the effects of which the characters will immediately realize. Learn how your comment data is processed. Warlocks, are my bane! Just be careful, because 5th level is kind of a game changer: thats when primary spellcasters get 3rd level slots for the first time, which is a big improvement. Again, thanks for the great review. Room 19 of "Shrine" contains a figurine of a spaceship called the "II-Nedraw." Enjoy. Most unusual for Greyhawk modules, the adventure therefore references Aztec gods such as Quetzalcoatl and others. [10] According to Denmead, "the whole dungeon is trap-o-palooza, and it's really important to listen, pay attention, and always assume that when something looks too good to be true, you're probably dead already, so go ahead and grab it."[10]. Otherwise, picking the lock requires a DC 23 Thievery check, or forcing it requires a DC 28 Athletics check. The adventure itself takes place in the Amedio Jungle at a disused temple near the ruined city of Tamoachan. As far as how long to wait in table time between one-hour game time poison intervals, remember that you dont actually have to tell your players that the poison damage happens on an hourly basis. Road map. The fire is consuming a smaller figure, and a snaillike creature cowers in fear at the sight. #100, #105, #119, #124, #125, #127, #139, #146, #149, #154, #167, #172, #176, #177, #179, #180, It was written by Harold Johnson. After Origins '79, unsold copies were put up for sale at the Dungeon Shoppe in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. [2] The 1981 version consisted of a forty-page booklet with an outer folder and a color cover. Sixth (1983+): Dark brown, color cover. New Monsters. This module contains a challenging setting as well as an original scoring system and an assortment of pre-rolled characters for adventuring. No right answers, just a prep thought. 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