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CREDITS FOREWORD
Designers: Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter
Tomb of Annihilation is a story about death and the
Additional Design: Adam Lee
lengths individuals go to avoid it. As is true with many
Story Consultants: Pendleton Ward, James Lowder
D&D adventures, it's bound to be funny, not so much in
Story Creators: Christopher Perkins, Adam Lee, Richard Whitters
Lead Rules Developer: Jeremy Crawford the words and pictures, but in the experience of play-
ing it. Every bad player decision, unfortunate die roll,
Managing Editors: Jeremy Crawford, Christopher Perkins
plan gone awry, silly voice, dorky monster, and ill-timed
Editors: Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray
character death has the potential to make us laugh. Like
Editorial Assistance: Matt Sernett
clowns in a rodeo, adventurers will often do hilarious
Art Director: Kate Irwin things to survive and succeed.
Additional Art Direction: Shauna Narciso, Richard Whitters
This adventure is much more than a deadly dungeon.
Graphic Designer: Eml Tanji
To make it fun, we turned to Pendleton Ward, creator
Cover Illustrator: Ben Oliver
Interior Illustrators: Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Zoltan Boros, of the D&D-inspired animated series Adventure Time.
Christopher Bradley, Jedd Chevrier, Daarken, Chris Dien. Olga Pen is a master storyteller who knows how to craft a
Drebas, Leesha Hannigan, Victor Maury, Chris Seaman, Cory
meaningful narrative around humorous characters and
Trego-Erdner, Richard Wnitters, E va Widerman, Shawn Wood
trappings, and he understands that D&D players can
Cartographer: Mike Schley
create their own hilarity when given fun toys to play
Producer: Stan! with. With Pen's help, we've tried to craft a tale filled
Project Manager: Heather Fleming with classic D&D tropes and odd twists that will make
Product Engineer: Cynda Callaway
you and your players laugh, even as things are looking
Imaging Technician: Carmen Cheung
grim for the heroes. If the dancing monkey fruit doesn't
Art Administration: David Gershman
Prepress Specialist: Jefferson Dunlap do it for you, maybe the catapulting goblin village or the
zombie-spewing undead tyrannosaurus will. There's
Other D&D Team Members: Bart Carroll, Trevor K idd, Christopher
also the tomb itself, which will hopefully illicit chuckles
Lindsay, Shelly Mazzanoble, Mike Mearls, Ben Petrisor, Hilary
and screams of laughter with its murderous ingenuity.
Ross. Liz Schuh, Nathan Stewart, Greg Tito
To our playtesters, I offer my heartfelt gratitude. You
The following O&O books provided material and inspiration: helped make Tomb of Annihilation a more fun experi-
Cook, David. Dwellers ofihe Forbidden City. 1981. ence for everyone. Your feedback-as brutal as any trap
Gygax, Gary. Monster Manual II. 1983.
found herein-was tremendously valuable. Rest assured,
Gygax, Gary. Tomb o f Horrors. 1978.
your characters didn't die for nothing.
Lowder, James. The Ringo/Winter. 2012.
Lowder, James and jean Rabe. The jungles of Chult. 1993. Chris Perkins
Novak, Kate and Jeff Grubb. Azure Bonds. 1988. May2017
TSR, Inc. Fiend Folio. 1981
ON THE COVER
Deep within the jungle lies a tomb from which no adventurer
returns. Ben Oliver reveals the tomb's sinister architect, who is
trapping souls for reasons unknown. Enter at your own peril!

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