At the Undermountain of Madness

About the adventure

In the city of Waterdeep, there's many ways to make some coin--some of them even legal. For the more brave folk, there's always a trip into the multi-layered dungeon known as Undermountain, home of vast riches...as well as the insane wizard, Halaster Blackcloak, who has filled his lair with all manner of hazards and creatures from all over the Multiverse to keep the adventurer population down. Upon taking up a simple missing person quest, you learn of an easier way to get rich--the former Open Lord of Waterdeep Dagult Neverember has been banished from the city...before he had a chance to collect his ill-gotten gains of a million gold pieces from some hidden vault somewhere in the city. Whoever finds the Vault (as well as the way to open it) gets the money...but you discover you have competition, as you're not the only one in Waterdeep who knows about Neverember's stash, and the hunt is on. This would normally be a cut-and-dry chase/heist type of adventure, except for one small issue: the ancient wizard miles under the city who is--for lack of a better word--BANANAS. What starts out as a simple quest through the wards of Waterdeep is merely the prologue as your adventure takes you from a grand urban caper into the infamous labyrinthine dungeon known as Undermountain...home to the Mad Mage himself. This adventure is designed to transform your 1st-level party of adventurers into 20th-level heroes...or perhaps villains. The quest is yours to accept; where it goes from there is entirely up to you.