Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

Waterdeep: Dragon Heist is a 5-edition Dungeons & Dragons adventure that takes place in the city of Waterdeep. The adventure runs through levels 1–5 and is followed by the adventure Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage.

"Welcome to Waterdeep

Famed explorer Volothamp Geddarm needs you to complete a simple quest. Thus begins a mad romp through the wards of Waterdeep as you uncover a villainous plot involving some of the city's most influential figures.

A grand urban caper awaits you. Pit your skill and bravado against villains the likes of which you've never faced before, and let the dragon hunt begin!

A Dungeons & Dragons&reg; adventure for characters of levels 1–5. For use with the fifth edition Player's Handbook&reg;, Monster Manual&reg;, and Dungeon Master's Guide&reg;."

Chronology
The adventure takes place after the events described in Hoard of the Dragon Queen, The Rise of Tiamat, Princes of the Apocalypse, and Tomb of Annihilation, but does not directly depend on them. It is not set in a particular year, but is assumed to be the Year of Three Ships Sailing, 1492 DR (see note).

Contents

 * Pronunciation Guide
 * Introduction
 * Chapter 1: A Friend in Need
 * Chapter 2: Trollskull Alley
 * Chapter 3: Fireball
 * Chapter 4: Dragon Season
 * Chapter 5: Spring Madness
 * Chapter 6: Hell of a Summer
 * Chapter 7: Maestro's Fall
 * Chapter 8: Winter Wizardry
 * Chapter 9: Volo's Waterdeep Enchiridion
 * Appendix A: Magic Items
 * Appendix B: Monsters and NPCs
 * Appendix C: Handouts

Characters

 * Dragonborn: •  •
 * Dwarves: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Elves: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Gnomes: •  •  •
 * Half-elves: •  •  •
 * Half-orcs: •  •  •  •
 * Halflings: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Humans: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Tieflings: •
 * Others: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Locations

 * Buildings & Sites
 * Building Types
 * Roads
 * Wards of Waterdeep
 * Settlements
 * Vessels
 * Wards of Waterdeep
 * Settlements
 * Vessels
 * Vessels
 * Vessels

Organizations

 * Adventuring Bands & Mercenaries: •  •  •  •  •
 * Civic: •  •  •
 * Clans: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Factions: •  •  •
 * Guilds: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  • •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •
 * Noble Houses: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Magic

 * Items: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •   •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •


 * Spells: •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •  •

Miscellaneous

 * General
 * Books and Periodicals
 * Clothing
 * Events
 * Food and Drink
 * Items
 * Materials & Substances
 * Professions
 * Vegetation
 * Vessels
 * Weapons
 * Materials & Substances
 * Professions
 * Vegetation
 * Vessels
 * Weapons
 * Vegetation
 * Vessels
 * Weapons
 * Weapons
 * Weapons

Credits

 * Lead Designer: Christopher Perkins
 * Designers: James J. Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matt Sernett
 * Rules Development: Jeremy Crawford, Ben Petrisor, Kate Welch
 * Story Consultants: Matthew Mercer, Charles Sanders
 * Managing Editor: Jeremy Crawford
 * Lead Editor: Christopher Perkins
 * Editors: Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray, Kim Mohan
 * Art Director: Kate Irwin
 * Additional Art Direction: Shauna Narciso, Richard Whitters
 * Graphic Designer: Emi Tanji
 * Cover Illustrator: Tyler Jacobson
 * Interior Illustrators: Mark Behm, Eric Belisle, Zoltan Boros, Clint Cearley, Sidharth Chaturvedi, Daarken, Eric Deschamps, Olga Drebas, Leesha Hannigan, Ralph Horsley, Tyler Jacobson, Sam Keiser, Julian Kok, Alayna Lemmer, Christopher Moeller, Scott Murphy, Jim Pavelec, Claudio Pozas, Vincent Proce, Ned Rogers, Craig J Spearing, Jason Thompson, Cory Trego-Erdner, Richard Whitters, Mark Winters, Shawn Wood, Bayard Wu, Kieran Yanner
 * Interior Cartographer: Dyson Logos
 * Poster Map: Jason Engle
 * Producers: Daniel Tovar, Matt Warren, Stan!
 * Product Engineer: Cynda Callaway
 * Imaging Technicians: Carmen Cheung, Kevin Yee
 * Art Administration: David Gershman
 * Prepress Specialist: Jefferson Dunlap
 * Other D&D Team Members: Bart Carroll, Pelham Greene, Ari Levitch, Chris Lindsay, Jeremy Martin, Shelly Mazzanoble, Mike Mearls, Hilary Ross, Liz Schuh, Nathan Stewart, Greg Tito, Trish Yochum