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Secrets of Shilku - maps and extra content for Tomb of Annihilation $3.95
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Secrets of Shilku - maps and extra content for Tomb of Annihilation
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Andrew K. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 02/14/2023 23:08:28

Recommended. Does what it says it does. Nothing mind-blowing, nothing disappointing. Saves a busy DM a bunch of prep time, just as you'd hope. With this we had a full session that was just getting to Shilku Bay, exploring, meeting dwarves, and getting quested up for dungeon crawls.

My own addition for anyone running this: Hrakhamar is connected to Wyrmheart Mine, so while they can get the gauntlet and leave, they can't really reclaim Hrakhamar for the dwarves without clearing Wyrmheart Mine and killing Tzindelor. With that in mind, add a quest from the smith. She wants the tools and either the anvil, or the elemental core inside the anvil, from Hrakhamar. This adds a bit of an interesting puzzle, because a big anvil is more than most parties can carry cross-country, and splitting it open is not easy. This will pose an interesting problem to solve for most parties.

We got a little confused by the module regarding shield dwarves vs albino dwarves: the who what where. And the included maps are too huge (in file size) for what they were, since I host the game remotely from my computer. Using GIMP I cut each one to half its size and then saved as 60% quality .webp images, bringing them from 18MB and 58MB(!) down to under 1MB without any appreciable loss of quality.

I don't have an real complaints, btw, I just save 5 stars for the truly exceptional :)



Rating:
[4 of 5 Stars!]
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Creator Reply:
Thanks for the review Andrew! I have uploaded new JPG map files that are all under 5 MB in both gridded and gridless. Shield dwarves are your typical dwarves in the Forgotten Realms setting who are recently returning to Chult after their home was destroyed over 100 years ago. Albino dwarves have been living in Chult since the destruction. All NPCs in Shilku Outpost are albino dwarves except for Helga Ironfist who has recently migrated back to Chult to join her kin. The only other notable shield dwarf is Hew Hackinstone (as written in ToA).
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Secrets of Shilku - maps and extra content for Tomb of Annihilation
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Cody D. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 01/14/2023 13:39:00

Great add-on for TOA. It helped me add extra flavor to the region, and the maps were well made. It also helps tie in other aspects of the game further on. I would reccomend it to any DM that has their players headed to Wyrmheart mine, Shilku bay area. This will save you time, and create a better experience.



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[5 of 5 Stars!]
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Secrets of Shilku - maps and extra content for Tomb of Annihilation
Publisher: Dungeon Masters Guild
by Michael R. [Verified Purchaser]
Date Added: 09/09/2021 12:34:04

My DM ran this separately from ToA, and I was so glad to see a new part of the island being explored. In our Tomb campaign, the only albino dwarfs we saw were undead, so this was an excellent way to provide them some agency and backstory, while having a fun lower-tier adventure.

Not going to spoil it, but our characters walked away rich, defeated an evil fire elemental, had a minecart chase with a dragon, and one had his teeth replaced with adamantine. Definitely an awesome way to expand on a portion of Chult that the book barely touches on.



Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]
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