Dragon Heist: Winter in Waterdeep (Urban Intrigue, Inclusive)
Dungeons & Dragons 5e | Campaign
About the adventure
Welcome to the bustling city of Waterdeep! You'll be given a quest that entangles you in a bitter conflict between two nefarious organizations. In return, you'll be rewarded handsomely. However, the real prize lies hidden somewhere in the city. In this official D&D adventure, you'll meet a diverse cast of characters from various factions as you unearth secrets and hidden treasures in an urban setting while having to deal with a enigmatic wizard with a nefarious plan to usurp power. 🌈 This adventure is LGBTQ+ friendly. Image by Gordon Johnson from Pixabay and Jelena Kostic on Unsplash.
Game style
Roleplay Heavy
“Roleplay Heavy” games place the focus on the story, the characters, and the world they live within, and tend to lean hard into the various roleplaying elements of the game. These games will frequently find the party talking with NPCs, exploring the personal elements of their backstories, or even having emotional moments around the camp fire.
🕒 Long term-campaign, ideal for beginners who can commit to the schedule. It’s not easy to predict how many sessions it would take to complete the campaign, but a rough estimate would be 40–50 sessions. 🛠️ We'll be using the 2024 rules. 👌 Permitted character options: point-buy ability scores, no homebrew, legacy, or partnered content, and a focus on species from the 2024 Player's Handbook. D&D Beyond-compatible subclasses and backgrounds from 2014 are permitted. 💬 Our first session together will be a Session 0.
5.0
(36)
4 years on StartPlaying
301 games hosted
Highly rated for: Creativity, Inclusive, Teacher
Additional details
How to prepare
🎤 A mic is required. ⬇️ You'll need a desktop or laptop computer, and a copy of the Fantasy Grounds software. You can download the free demo version, which is all you need, from www.fantasygrounds.com. 💻 Familiarity with Fantasy Grounds is not necessary. 📜 You do not need to have read the rules ahead of time as the rules will be explained as we play.
What I provide
🗺️ Rollable character sheets with 3D dice, convenient automation, combat tracker, tokens, and colorful maps with dynamic lighting in Fantasy Grounds Unity 🎵 Official music, ambient sounds, and sound effects via Syrinscape. 📚 Access to the 2024 Player's Handbook, the Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide, and Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion on D&D Beyond
Gameplay details
✨ The aim of this campaign is to have a fun storytelling journey together and to have a positive experience interacting with others. To this end, players are expected to be compassionate, supportive, and respectful of others. 🥳 You'll enjoy this adventure if you have a good sense of humor, enjoy urban adventures, love exploring side quests while keeping track of main missions, work well as a team, enjoy solving conflicts not just with violence but with guile and diplomacy as well, and love roleplaying your character's motivations. 📈 As an urban adventure, you can expect to also do things such as run a tavern, join a faction, and complete missions given by it. ⚔️ Combat encounters are not necessarily scaled. Diplomacy or fleeing might sometimes be the best course of action. 👁️ Please note that although there is significant use of maps, there are also encounters that are done in the theater of the mind (without maps).
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Lines and Veils
• Open Door
• Session 0
• Stars and Wishes
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
📝 You can start exploring the character creation process on D&D Beyond. Please adhere to the guidelines provided in the Prep Materials. You don't need to complete the process just yet. If you do, please be open to making revisions to your character during Session 0. 🧾 We'll be using D&D Beyond to create our characters, and we'll be using the character sheets in Fantasy Grounds to play. 📈 Advancement will be story based, taking you from levels 1 to 4 or 5.
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
Medium
Roleplay
High
Puzzles
Medium
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Fantasy Grounds
• Discord
• D&D Beyond
$25.55
/ Session
Each player will be charged when a session starts.
Details
Weekly / Monday - 12:00 AM UTC
2.5-3 Hour Duration
0 / 6 Seats Filled
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+