Welcome to Waterdeep
Welcome to Waterdeep, the City of Splendours! An urban adventure awaits in the alleys of the Wards. It's summer in the city, and the streets are alive.
As a player here are some things you should know...
Expectations for this Adventure;
- Waterdeep is one of the oldest and most established cities in the Sword Coast region of Faeûn, as such, it has a rich history with plenty of ways to tie your character's backstory into the adventure. I am more than happy to work with you to create a backstory.
- Waterdeep has laws and rules that are enforced strictly. Try to make characters that can function in such an environment without constantly causing issues for the party. Some of these have dire punishments, you can read The Code Legal for more info.
- This is an Urban Adventure, you will spend most of your time in a city, in narrow streets, and in small rooms. You may want to make characters that are useful under these circumstances. This adventure also includes political intrigue, investigations and urban exploration.
- There will probably be more roleplaying than usual, and many situations will be solvable using stealth or diplomacy instead of brute force. You may want to make characters that can do more than just hitting stuff, but heavy hitters will still have their moment to shine.
- For more information on life in Waterdeep; read Volo's Waterdeep Echrirdion.
Note: Following the conclusion of this adventure (at level 5), the story will continue in Curse of Strahd.
Character Creation
For more in-depth info; go to Creating Your Character; WD:DH Edition. But here are the basics;- Characters at the beginning of this Adventure will be level 1.
- I advise against backstories where your characters are already tied to a faction, it's more fun to go out, interact with factions and maybe even join them over the course of the adventure.
- If you want, you are more than welcome to ask for help/run something by me.
- If you would like to play a different character in Curse of Strahd, I'm sure we could arrange that.
Trigger Warnings
The following can be found in this adventure as written. I can change or modify these if requested;- Heatwaves
- criminal activity
- gang activity/violence
- Religious groups/cults
- death
- child endangerment
- explosions/fires
- mentions of slavery
