The shrine itself is a long abandoned subterranean complex, complete with tombs, wraiths, altars and mummified centaurs. Hidden shrine of tamoachan hey guys im going to be running the hidden shrine of tamoachan from the tales of the yawning portals, was wondering if anyone had any tips, the fight with tolques seems a bit confusing st least how it starts thanks. The hidden shrine would be a great place to hide a scale model of chult and reveal the location of omu. Hey guys im going to be running the hidden shrine of tamoachan from the tales of the yawning portals, was wondering if anyone had any tips, the fight with tolques seems a bit confusing st least how it starts thanks. The giant hyena only shows up if players return to the shrine after leaving. Many dungeonspublished and homemadeoften contain a multitude of long, empty passageways between rooms. Dec 29, 2019 the hidden shrine of tamoachan by harold johnson shiroiken rated it it was amazing apr 30, retrieved from s. So you can enter in through the main temple up top, in which case you are exploring the dungeon in reverse order to. About a year ago, i started playing 4th ed with a group of college kidsyoung adults. It was released with a monochrome brown cover in late 1979 or early 1980, then rereleased with a fullcolor cover in 1981.
Were three hours into 1980s hidden shrine of tamoachan when the bard realises hes in serious trouble. The hidden shrine of tamoachan 1980, by harold johnson and jeff r. An adventuring group becomes lost and stumbles onto the hidden shrine of tamoachan which is part of an ancient ruined city. Im trying to save the images from my hsot module to my desktop in order to more easilytactfully display.
It fits the level range, the campaign setting, and makes sense as something the pcs could stumble upon in the hex sandbox. Apr 10, 2017 several new faces gather around the nerd immersion gaming table to take a crack at one of the new dungeons from tales from the yawning portal, the hidden shrine of tamoachan. Tftyp map blunder in the hidden shrine of tomoachan reddit. See all 5 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. The hidden shrine of tamoachan is an adventure for 5th7th level players that takes them through some ruins found in the distant amedio jungle, near the abandoned city of tamoachan. If you want a location that tells a story, the hidden shrine of tamoachan is a great example of that kind of storytelling. C1 the hidden shrine of tamoachan 1e wizards of the coast. It was originally used for the advanced dungeons and dragons tournament at origins 79. The original version has 3 pregenerated characters, a fighter, cleric and wizardrogue i recreated all of these in dndb which took a while but was worth it because i learnt a lot about the spells, equipment etc which are all tailored to the adventure even some of the seemingly normal items are useful, for example the cleric has soap which is useful for dealing with the caustic lime. Explore seven deadly dungeons in this adventure supplement for the worlds greatest roleplaying game. Sized at 12767 x 9000 pixels, its perfect for home printing or screen display. It feels much more logical and dramatic to get the first. Lots of spoilers below but its not a standard playthrough of this classic module by any margin. Sized at 12767 x 9000 pixels, its perfect for home printing or screen.
The adventure originally began with players escaping pursuit and becoming lost in the jungle and then falling into the ruins, swallowed by darkness. The original module was run in the origins79 tournament and had strict time keeping rules the party only had between 1. The hidden shrine of tamoachan playthrough spoilers. We got given a full 3d map of the city to explore so we could think of where to stage our stand, spend the 7 days preparing traps and everything, locking the gates so no one could escape, got to know exactly how many people were in the village177 people i wont forget that goddamn number and then it turned into a tower defense game and it. Conrunning the hidden shrine of tamoachan giblet blizzard. How running hidden shrine of tamoachan reversed my opinion of it. Leason, made its debut under the title lost tamoachan at the origins game convention. Which is a shame, because it has a lot of history to it. Even though i dont plan to make any changes to these maps feedback is welcome and appreciated.
This module contains a challenging setting as well as. The hidden shrine remains one of their derelict structures that still holds great treasures and the legendary magic of the olman. Oct 23, 2014 the hidden shrine of tamoachan may just rank as a classic, but like another classic, the tomb of horrors, players must tackle the shrine with a time limit and a party of red shirts. A dms guide to the hidden shrine of tamoachan chaotic.
Player view map for hidden shrine of tamoachan bugs. 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 tamoaxhan hits for acting like a normal person with common sense. Hidden shrine of tamoachan tales from the yawning portal. Roll20 brings penandpaper gameplay to your browser with features that save time and enhance your favorite parts of tabletop games. Mar 21, 2017 the hidden shrine of tamoachan is an adventure for 5th7th level players that takes them through some ruins found in the distant amedio jungle, near the abandoned city of tamoachan. Leason, is the first adventure in the competition c series. Hidden shrine of tamoachan c1 paperback july 1, 1980 by harold johnson author, jeff r. The pyramid was module c1, the hidden shrine of tamoachan. The hidden shrine of tamoachan by harold johnson shiroiken rated it it was amazing apr 30, retrieved from s. In the anthology hardcover tales from the yawning portal, this module has been adapted for 5th edition, along with several other classics. The player view map for the hidden shrine of tamoachan seems to be missing, or the link to the map wasnt placed in the module. The hidden shrine of tamoachan greyhawk wiki fandom.
I also had my map with the illustration locations marked and the tournament scoring card from the original. For years ive wanted to run it again and did so at ettincon in the. May 01, 2017 we are playing through some of the adventures from tales from the yawning portal, beginning with the hidden shrine of tamoachan. May 19, 2019 if you want a location that tells a story, the hidden shrine of tamoachan is a great example of that kind of storytelling. The hidden shrine of tamoachan is located somewhere in chult, the largelyunexplored jungle to the south of the sword coast. Tales from the yawning portal includes the classic adventure hidden shrine of tamoachan. Hold of the storm giants 5e curse of strahd 5e out of the abyss a1 slave pits of the undercity d3 vault of the drow c1 the hidden shrine of tamoachan g1 the steading of the hill giant chief, round 1 g1 the steading of the hill giant chief, round 2.
Jul 22, michael prier rated it it was amazing shelves. May 24, 2017 this article contain spoilers for the hidden shrine of tamoachan from the sourcebook tales from the yawning portal. Hidden shrine of tamoachan pdf new pdf download service. This article contain spoilers for the hidden shrine of tamoachan from the sourcebook tales from the yawning portal. Jun 03, 2017 the hidden shrine of tamoachan is located somewhere in chult, the largelyunexplored jungle to the south of the sword coast. Hold of the storm giants 5e curse of strahd 5e out of the abyss a1 slave pits of the undercity d3 vault of the drow c1 the hidden shrine of tamoachan g1 the steading of the hill giant chief round 1 g1 the steading of the hill giant chief round 2. The hidden shrine of tamoachan, adventure c1 by harold johnson and jeff r. The hidden shrine of tamoachan 1980 average rating.
Since the writer wants interaction with the puzzles, they need to be set as choke points, and since the things are really hard to think up and write out the temptation is to push the players from one. Download hidden shrine of tamoachan advanced dungeons and. It includes a fullcolor poster map and features over fifty rooms filled with items, monsters, and traps adapted from the original adventure. This play report is my own take on the hidden shrine of tamoachan the 5e version from tofyp. Hi res player view map in hidden shrine of tamoachan is. There are some interesting traps and vignettes but more than. It was originally used for the advanced dungeons and. The hidden shrine of tamoachan download ebook pdf, epub. This article, however, is more of a dms report on the preparation, planning and playing of one of the seven dungeons included in this fantastic book.
All feature deadly traps and creatures still bound to the dead empire. Many of the maps in this book have been reproduced at much too small a scale. The hidden shrine of tamoachan, written by harold johnson and jeff r. C1 hidden shrine of tamoachan the neverwinter vault. In the wake of the accolades, i figured that i my first look at the module must have stopped before i reached the. The dungeon itself is an ancient ruined templea hidden shrine to zotzilaha, the vampire god of the underworld. The hi res map isnt publicly available for download, but i contacted mike schley and he not only gave me the digital version of the map above, he. It is the first in a series of modules from tsr called the competition series. Thats the central premise of the dungeon, but theres a lot packed into that sentence. The download hidden shrine of tamoachan advanced dungeons and dragons module of standard and evaluation of dust. The linear map is somewhat understandable, and on of the difficulties with trappuzzle dungeons.
No chaotic stupid characters and players have to work as a team. Compiled with help from an allstar panel of judges including ed greenwood, christopher perkins, bruce cordell, and monte cook, the list appeared in dungeon 116, published november 2004. In one simple download you get both the dm and players versions of the map. Tips running hidden shrine of tamoachan search search all forums search this forum search this thread. C1 the hidden shrine of tamoachan 1e wizards of the. Product history the hidden shrine of tamoachan 1980, by harold johnson and jeff r. The mind flayers were planning to use the staff piece to conduct a ritual at the top of a large pyramid.
Adventurers can walk into a room that is a diorama of mictlan, the land of the dead, chock full of with magical effects nearly every step of the wayincluding burning. Several new faces gather around the nerd immersion gaming table to take a crack at one of the new dungeons from tales from the yawning portal, the hidden shrine of tamoachan. How running hidden shrine of tamoachan reversed my opinion of. Oct 08, 2017 plopping tamoachan in toa in the jungle somewhere seems like a nobrained to me. Click download or read online button to get the hidden shrine of tamoachan book now. Tips running hidden shrine of tamoachan dungeon masters. The pyramid complex was heavily guarded but the partys allies knew of a secret way in. We are playing through some of the adventures from tales from the yawning portal, beginning with the hidden shrine of tamoachan. This adventure is meant to stand on its own, and includes areas on the map where dms may add their own levels. The hidden shrine of tamoachan is an adventure module for the dungeons dragons fantasy role playing game set in that games world of greyhawk campaign setting. It was released with a monochrome brown cover in late 1979 or early 1980, then re.
Apparently it got played and was later released 1981 as one of the more famous early modules. They are born streams and put definition to receive the midge that sales are a 221. How running hidden shrine of tamoachan reversed my opinion. Many of the items in the modules have descriptions and occasionally a specific class, ability score, skill or feat may be required to complete a task or see a particular.
Ok, so i get this is a classic old adventure but i found it rather dull and difficult to run. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. For example, my dm is running the hidden shrine of tamoachan from tales from the yawning portal and he still isno spoilers. This module is meant to stand on its own, and includes areas on the map where dungeon masters may add their own levels. Jason mitchell rated it it was amazing jun 30, you can help by adding to it. In, tsr published the module named the hidden shrine of tamoachan with the module code c1. Sep 18, 2017 like most of the dungeons in yawning portal, the hidden shrine of tamoachan is more of an exciting adventure environment than a fully formed narrative. No doing dumb crap to other pcs just because well thats just what my character would do bs. Whats the point of long, empty hallways in dungeons. See more ideas about dungeons and dragons, dungeons and dragons modules and fantasy map.
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