Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage - Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Adventurers are drawn to Undermountain like moths to a flame. Cynthia Sheppard illustrates a host of villains vying for control of the dungeon's depths. Heroes, watch your step! Undermountain Overview Undermountain is the largest, deepest dungeon in the Forgotten Realms. This book aims to touch on every major level of that vast, dangerous place. Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is designed for characters of 5th through 20th level. You can run it as a stand-alone adventure or use it in conjunction with its precursor, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, which is an adventure that takes characters from 1st level to 5th level. Running the Adventure To run this adventure, you need the D&D fifth edition core rulebooks: Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual. The Monster Manual contains stat blocks for most of the creatures found in this adventure. All other necessary stat blocks are included in appendix A. When a creature's name appears in bold type, that's a visual cue pointing you to its stat block in appendix A or in the Monster Manual. If a stat block appears in appendix A of this book, the text tells you so. Spells and equipment mentioned in the adventure are described in the Player's Handbook. Magic items are described in the Dungeon Master's Guide or, in the case of new items, the encounters in which they are found. Area Descriptions Undermountain is a series of interconnected dungeon levels, each one deeper than the last. Every dungeon level has its own encounter locations keyed to a map. The adventure text often presents the most important features of a location in the form of a list with boldface headings for ease of reference. These key features are arranged in order of prominence or in the order in which characters are likely to notice them. These summaries are designed to help you process the information at a glance. If a listed feature requires further explanation, you'll find additional information about...