City of Splendors: Waterdeep

This article is about the v.3.5 sourcebook. For other uses, see City of Splendors (disambiguation).

City of Splendors: Waterdeep is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting using the 3.5^th-edition Dungeons & Dragons^® ruleset.

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The first in-depth look at Waterdeep, the shining jewel of the Forgotten Realms setting, in many years. City of Splendors: Waterdeep offers an in-depth examination of the great city of Waterdeep in the Forgotten Realms setting. An overview of the city includes history, a who’s who, information on laws, and rules for running and playing in a Waterdhavian campaign. Information on the people of Waterdeep covers non-player characters, arcane schools, armed forces, guilds, nobility, prestige classes specific to the city, and more. Also included in the book are discussions of specific Waterdeep locales, adventure locales, and new monsters. An extensive appendix gives information on new equipment, magic items, psionic powers, poisons, spells, and more.

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Contents[]

Introduction
Chapter 1: The City of Splendors
Chapter 2: People of Waterdeep
Chapter 3: Prestige Classes
Chapter 4: Waterdeep Locales
Chapter 5: Adventures in Waterdeep
Chapter 6: Monsters of Waterdeep
Chapter 7: Heroes and Magic

Description[]

It details the city of Waterdeep, including a history of the city, detailed city maps, descriptions of key locations, game statistics for important NPCs, information on local laws, and rules for running and playing in adventures in the City of Splendors.

Index[]

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Characters[]

Alaura Cartier • Arnagus • Artor Morlin • Bamaal Dunster • Corinna Lathankin • Djarrus Gost • Frethian • Gathgaer Milomynt • Ghentilara • Hanor Kichavo • Haurier Brightshadow • Helve Moonstar • Hronkil Elgredesson • Ilbrost Mythyl • Jandar Ilbaereth • Juz'la • Kadila adh Vitendi • Mhaere Dryndilstann • Mulgor • Nylaersyn Floshin • Athosar • Tessalar Hulicorm • Tlinthar Regheriad • Tomas Siohcen • Xorla Djannas

Creatures[]

familiar • half-elf (half-drow • half-sea elf)

Locations[]

Bodies of Water

Chionthar River • Delimbiyr River • Naval Harbor • Trackless Sea • Unicorn Run

Buildings

Businesses: Downybeard Tobacconist • Dunblast Roofing Company • Eilean's Maztica Delights • Fallen Stars Fish • Khammeral's Coins • Meiroth's Fine Silks • Melgard's Fine Leathers • Meraedos Fine Furs • Millomyr Harps • Paethier's Pipeweed • Patient Fingers Finework • Sarsantyr's Tapestries & Draperies • Tammerbund's Glasswares • Taurntyrith Adornments • Thentavva's Boots • Thond Glass and Glazing • Three Pearls Nightclub
Temples: Hospice of St. Laupsenn
Taverns: Felzoun's Folly • Grinning Lion • Keelhauled Dwarf
Towers, Civic: Endcliff Tower • Farwatch Tower • Upper Towers
Towers, Residential: Mhair's Tower

Caverns: Stronghold of the Nine
Dungeons: Dungeon of the Crypt
Regions: Maztica

Magic[]

Items: harper pin (greater) • horned ring • ring of feather falling • ring of freedom of movement • ring of the ram • ring of research • ring of shooting stars • ring of warmth • ring of wizardry • rod of Lathander
Spells: abolish shadows • antimagic aura • antimagic field • backlash • baleful polymorph • binding chain of fate • forcewave • Khelben's dweomerdoom • Khelben's suspended silence • Laeral's crowning touch • Laeral's cutting hand • Laeral's silver lance • low-light vision • Lutzaen's frequent jaunt • ruby ray of reversal • scintillating sphere • symbol of insanity • Tirumael's energy spheres • Trobriand's baleful teleport • Trobriand's crystalbrittle • Trobriand's glasse
Weapon Qualities: blueshine • everbright • shattermantle

Miscellaneous[]

Classes: arcane devotee • arcane trickster • bear warrior • cognition thief • divine champion • divine disciple • divine seeker • dragon disciple • duelist • dweomerkeeper • eldritch knight • goldeye • Harper agent • heartwarder • loremaster • mage-killer • maiden of pain • mystic theurge • nightcloak • sacred fist • silverstar • techsmith • thaumaturgist • Thayan knight • Thayan slaver • thief-acrobat • vigilante • warrior skald
Currency: trade bar
Gemstones: pearl

Gallery[]

Credits[]

Designer: Eric L. Boyd
Additional Design: Ed Greenwood, James Jacobs, Steven E. Schend, Sean K Reynolds
Developer: Richard Baker
Editors: Cindi Rice, Gary Sarli
Editing Manager: Kim Mohan
Design Manager: Christopher Perkins
Development Manager: Jesse Decker
Senior Art Director RPG R&D: Stacy Longstreet
Director of RPG R&D: Bill Slavicsek
Production Managers: Josh Fischer, Randall Crews
Forgotten Realms Art Director: Mari Kolkowsky
Cover Artist: Scott M. Fischer
Interior Artists: Steve Belledin, Steve Ellis, Wayne England, Ralph Horsley, William O’Connor, Lucio Parrillo, Vinod Rams, Rick Sardinha
Graphic Designer: Dee Barnett
Cartographer: Dennis Kauth, Robert Lazzaretti
Graphic Production Specialist: Angelika Lokotz
Image Technician: Jason Wiley
Special Thanks: Thomas M. Costa, Elaine Cunningham, George Krashos, Alex Roberts

Appendix[]

External links[]

City of Splendors: Waterdeep Art Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2015-10-03. Retrieved on 2020-04-23.
City of Splendors: Waterdeep Map Gallery. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-06-22). Archived from the original on 2015-09-10. Retrieved on 2021-10-30.
Excerpts: City of Splendors: Waterdeep (HTML). Excerpts Archive. Wizards of the Coast. (2005-06-01). Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2021-10-30.
Eric L. Boyd (2006-05-03). Environs of Waterdeep (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for City of Splendors: Waterdeep. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
Eric L. Boyd (2005-09-28). Noble Houses of Waterdeep (Zipped PDF). Web Enhancement for City of Splendors: Waterdeep. Wizards of the Coast. Archived from the original on 2016-11-01. Retrieved on 2009-10-07.
Dungeon Masters Guild product page

References[]

↑ Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.
↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.

Connections[]

Forgotten Realms Sourcebooks

3^rd edition and v.3.5

Champions of Ruin • Champions of Valor • City of Splendors: Waterdeep • Dragons of Faerûn • Faiths and Pantheons • Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting • The Grand History of the Realms • Lords of Darkness • Lost Empires of Faerûn • Magic of Faerûn • Monsters of Faerûn • Mysteries of the Moonsea • Player's Guide to Faerûn • Power of Faerûn • Races of Faerûn • Serpent Kingdoms • Shining South • Silver Marches • Unapproachable East • Underdark
Adventures
Anauroch: The Empire of Shade • City of the Spider Queen • Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave • Into the Dragon's Lair • Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor • Shadowdale: The Scouring of the Land • Sons of Gruumsh • The Twilight Tomb

[1] Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 13. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.

[2] Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 153. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.

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