FIVE FACTS EVERY URBAN ADVENTURER SHOULD KNOW

1. The mending spell, despite being a mere cantrip, is an invaluable tool for spies, forgers, and fugitives in any city. Use it to repair the wax seals used on official messages to prove that they have never been opened; to fix locks and broken windows, hiding evidence of an escape or break-in; to repair torn clothes, hiding evidence of wounds until a body is closely searched; to reattach pages of a book that were stolen for copying; and many similar uses that can hide your trail as effectively as much more potent magics.
2. Rulers dislike it when adventurers become more popular than they are. Public acclaim is nice, but watch for backlash from above.
3. Once blood has been shed or public property destroyed, the city watch doesn’t much care who started it. The magistrate might listen to your tale of self-defense, but the watch is going to beat heads and clasp manacles first and ask questions later.
4. Nobody gets (or stays) rich by paying more than they have to for services. If a contract seems too high, it doesn’t mean you got lucky—it means you’re probably about to be used or cheated in some fashion.
5. One good, hot meal, when offered to the right person, can buy you as much good will—and therefore as much information and cooperation—as any monster you might slay or any other favor you might perform on that person’s behalf.