Blood, Death, Satan & Metal

Tomb of Black Sand is an exemplary adventure for 5E D&D. The only module written for the system I've run, and the only one I've been interested in content-wise or impressed by design-wise. Previously, I wrote a review of it from a physical and layout perspective, and I give it high marks with a few minor nitpicks. Take notes on the adventure, print the Treasure Checklist Familiarize yourself with the town of Brighton Familiarize yourself with the important Tomb NPCs Personal touches Optional: Print maps & NPC/monster art 1. Read closely & take notes Use a highlighter to mark text and tabs to mark the following in the book/printouts: Amulet fragments (p. 4) 📑 Hexmap of Brighton (p. 6) 📑 Brighton NPCs (p. 8-9) 📑Sights & Sounds (p. 13) Candles & Sacrifice Flow (p. 14-15) Suffocating in sand (p. 16)  Print the Treasure Checklist. It will be helpful to make a few "breath bars" for the suffocation rules ahead of time. Make su...

  Praise the D30, cyclopean chthonic orb, grandest of the dice. Accept this offering of rituals, and blessed be thy rolls. This table has weird spring-flavored customs, celebrations and rituals for pagans or cultures with remnants of ancient beliefs.  It's written in order of escalating weirdness. Depending on the kind of results you want, use the following: d10 for fairly mundane/realistic results d20 for weird results d30 for trauma, fear and sacrifice Should you enjoy this table, I have others... Rituals of Summer Rituals of Autumn   Rituals of Winter   d30 Rituals of Spring 1 A festival of stories is held, and continues each night until every citizen has  told a tale of their life. 2 Swaths of freshly woven white cloth are painted by children with berries and  pigments. They are flown in place of lordly banners and religious flags for  the first moon of Spring. 3 Fields are sown with coins to bring go...

Praise the D30, cyclopean chthonic orb, grandest of the dice. Accept this offering of rituals, and blessed be thy rolls. This table has weird spring-flavored customs, celebrations and rituals for pagans or cultures with remnants of ancient beliefs.  It's presented in order of escalating weirdness. Depending on the kind of results you want, use the following: d10 for fairly mundane/realistic results d20 for weird results d30 for trauma, fear and sacrifice Should you enjoy this table, I have others... Rituals of Spring Rituals of Summer Rituals of Winter   d30 Rituals of Autumn 1 Everyone harvests an herb or plant to exchange with another, which will  be baked and returned as a gift of goodwill. This may be used as a method of  resolving feuds. 2 Workers completing their apprenticeship create their first masterworks which  will be presented and ceremonially destroyed in the central square. 3 Each night after harvesting, empt...