Introduction Story Overview Cache of Dragons Using the Poster Map DM Map Links Player Map Links War in the Streets Volo’s Quest Ahghairon’s Dragonward Fireball! Choose Your Villain Xanathar The Cassalanters Jarlaxle Baenre Manshoon Seasons Spring Summer Autumn Winter Faerûnian Calendar Running the Adventure Abbreviations Make Waterdeep Your Own Adventure Structure Volo’s Waterdeep Enchiridion Life in Waterdeep Breaking the Law Arresting Characters Character Creation Bringing the Party Together Buying Equipment at 1st Level Character Backgrounds Guild Membership Faction Membership Character Advancement Suggested Character Levels Factions in Waterdeep Bregan D’aerthe Emerald Enclave Force Grey Harpers Lords' Alliance Order of the Gauntlet Xanathar Guild Zhentarim The Yawning Portal Familiar Faces
A Friend in Need Where to Start Tavern Brawl Troll and Friends Meeting Volo Finding Floon Zhentarim Hideout Z1. Main Room Z2. Storage Closet Z3. Secret Room Z4. Balcony Z5. Offices The Watch Arrives Tracking Floon Navigating the Sewers Xanathar Guild Hideout Q1. Central Hub Q2. Watch Posts Q3. Messy Room Q4. Empty Sleeping Area Q5. Sleeping Area Q6. Lavatory Q7. Boss Fight Q8. Getaway Passage Q9. Private Cellar Q10. Sleeping Quarters Q11. Back Door Q12. Hostel Cellar Completing Volo’s Quest Rewards Level Advancement
Trollskull Alley Areas in the Alley T1. Trollskull Manor T2. The Bent Nail Services T3. Steam and Steel T4. Corellon’s Crown T5. Tiger’s Eye T6. Book Wyrm’s Treasure T7. Sewer Access Joining Factions Bregan D’aerthe Emerald Enclave Force Grey (Gray Hands) Harpers Lords' Alliance Order of the Gauntlet Zhentarim Open for Business? Sample Guild Representatives Business Rival: Emmek Frewn Level Advancement
Fireball What’s Happening Here? Zhents Caught in the Act House Gralhund Unraveling the Plot The Crime Scene After the Blast The Watch Arrives Eyewitnesses Speaking with the Victims Nim’s Secret House of Inspired Hands Inside the Temple Finding Nim’s Creation What Renaer Knows Gralhund Villa Should They or Shouldn’t They? Overview Encounters in the Villa Aftermath Loose Ends Bad Time to Be a Zhent Level Advancement
Dragon Season Setting the Stage Finding the Nimblewright Encounter Chains If a Villain Gets the Stone Spring Encounter Chain Summer Encounter Chain Autumn Encounter Chain Winter Encounter Chain Modifying Encounters Encounter 1: Alley Areas of the Alley Alley: Spring Alley: Summer Alley: Autumn Alley: Winter Encounter 2: Mistshore Areas of Mistshore Mistshore: Spring Mistshore: Autumn Mistshore: Winter Encounter 3: Street Chase Street Chase: Spring Street Chase: Summer Street Chase: Winter Encounter 4: Mausoleum Areas of the Mausoleum Mausoleum: Spring Mausoleum: Summer Villain Lairs Mausoleum: Winter Encounter 5: Rooftop Chase Rooftop Chase Complications Rooftop Chase: Summer Rooftop Chase: Autumn Rooftop Chase: Winter Encounter 6: Theater Areas of the Theater Theater: Spring Theater: Autumn Theater: Winter Encounter 7: Old Tower Areas of the Old Tower Old Tower: Spring Old Tower: Summer Old Tower: Autumn Old Tower: Winter Encounter 8: Courthouse Areas of the Courthouse Courthouse: Summer Courthouse: Autumn Meeting with the Magister Talking to Fenerus Where’s the Stone? Next Encounter Encounter 9: Cellar Complex Areas of the Cellar Complex Cellar Complex: Spring Cellar Complex: Summer Cellar Complex: Autumn Encounter 10: Converted Windmill Areas of the Converted Windmill Converted Windmill: Spring Converted Windmill: Summer Converted Windmill: Autumn Converted Windmill: Winter Vault Keys Key Descriptions Vault of Dragons Vault Features Areas of the Vault Leaving the Vault Adventure Conclusion Dying in the Vault Removing the Gold Onward and Downward
Spring Madness Facing Xanathar Xanathar’s Location Foiling Xanathar’s Operation Enrage Xanathar Disrupt Command Destroy the Lair Xanathar’s Lair Getting to the Lair Areas of the Lair Special Events Blood and Fortune Trolltide Slaughter
Hell of a Summer Cult of Asmodeus Meet the Cassalanters Head Servants Facing the Cassalanters Disrupting the Cassalanters' Operation Gathering Information Cassalanter Villa Approaching Cassalanter Villa Villa Features Areas of the Villa Temple of Asmodeus Temple Features Areas of the Temple Special Events Getting the Gold Day of the Damned
Maestro's Fall Facing Jarlaxle Disrupting Jarlaxle’s Operation Sea Maidens Faire Approaching the Ships Crews Discovering the Drow Ship Features Areas of the Ships Scarlet Marpenoth Drow Crew Gnome Engineers Submarine Features Areas of the Scarlet Marpenoth Special Events The Friendly Dragon A Night to Remember Day of Wonders Parade Escaped Bear
Winter Wizardry Facing Manshoon Disrupting Manshoon’s Operation Kolat Towers Force Field Kolat Towers Features Areas of Kolat Towers Extradimensional Sanctum Sanctum Features Teleporter Rings Areas of the Sanctum Special Events Blackmailed Lords Deadwinter Day Feast Secret Simulacrum
Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion Entering Waterdeep Your Arrival in the City A Long History (in Brief) Surviving in the City The Code Legal Arms, Armor, and Combat City Watch Watch Talk The Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors Coinage Coins of Waterdeep Taxes and Fees Getting About Nobility Guilds and Guild Law The Wards of Waterdeep Speak like a Native Sea Ward North Ward Castle Ward Trades Ward Southern Ward Dock Ward City of the Dead Outside the City Proper The City’s Splendors Amenities The Griffon Cavalry The Walking Statues Infamous Alleys City Celebrations Parting Words
Monsters and NPCs Ahmaergo Ammalia Cassalanter Apprentice Wizard Aurinax Game Statistics Bard Barnibus Blastwind The Black Viper City Guard Ranks in the City Guard Game Statistics City Watch Ranks in the City Watch Game Statistics The Doom Raiders Davil Starsong Istrid Horn Skeemo Weirdbottle Tashlyn Yafeera Ziraj the Hunter Drow Gunslinger Fel’rekt Lafeen Krebbyg Masq’il’yr Soluun Xibrindas Durnan Floon Blagmaar Game Statistics Gazer Hlam Hrabbaz Jalester Silvermane Treasure Jarlaxle Baenre Laeral Silverhand Manshoon Manshoon Simulacrum Martial Arts Adept Meloon Wardragon Adjusted Game Statistics Mirt Treasure Nar’l Xibrindas Game Statistics Nihiloor Game Statistics Nimblewright Duelist Constructed Nature Noska Ur’gray Game Statistics Orond Gralhund Game Statistics Osvaldo Cassalanter Game Statistics Ott Steeltoes Game Statistics Remallia Haventree Renaer Neverember Game Statistics Saeth Cromley Game Statistics Swashbuckler Thorvin Twinbeard Game Statistics Urstul Floxin Game Statistics Vajra Safahr Victoro Cassalanter Volothamp Geddarm Walking Statues of Waterdeep Xanathar Game Statistics Yalah Gralhund Game Statistics