Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (board game)

This article is about the board game. For the adventure, see Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage.

Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is a D&D Adventure System Board Game released in April 2019. It is based on the Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage story line.

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In the city of Waterdeep rests a tavern called the Yawning Portal, named after the gaping pit in its common room. At the bottom of this crumbling shaft is a labyrinth dungeon known as Undermountain, domain of the mad wizard Halaster Blackcloak, who has seeded his lair with monsters, traps, and mysteries. As an adventurer in Dungeons & Dragons: Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage board game, explore Undermountain in search for treasure while navigating numerous traps and ominous monsters.^[2]

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Gameplay[]

Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage features multiple scenarios, challenging quests and game play designed for a single player or a cooperative group of 2-5 players. The Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage Adventure System Board Game features new Environment and Bane/Boon cards, as well as the Trap and Spell decks that premiered in Tomb of Annihilation board game.^[2]

Index[]

Characters

Arcturia • Atka • Cormac • Dezmyr Shadowdusk • Durnan • Halaster Blackcloak • Quietude • Marcon • Muiral • Navell • Nayeli Goldflower • Trobriand • Trosper • Zalthar

Creatures

Beholder zombie • Bheur • Death tyrant • Gnome • Gray ooze • Grung • Half-elf • Human • Intellect devourer • Lich • Monstrous scorpion • Scaladar • Shadow • Tiefling

Locations

Dungeons: Undermountain (Caverns of Ooze • The Ossuary • Shadowdusk Hold • Trobriand's Graveyard)
Inns and Taverns: Guts and Garters • Yawning Portal
Settlements: Waterdeep

Magic

Items: Phylactery • Runestone
Spells: Bane • Challenging shout • Champion challenge • Distant metamagic • Divine health • False life • Heart of the storm • Hellish rebuke • Juggernaut • Mopping up • Nice try! • Path to the grave • Pressing attack • Probe defenses • Royal envoy • Shocking grasp • Slippery mind • Stoneskin • Thunder step • Unerring eye • Whirlwind slash

Organizations: Undertakers

Contents[]

42 Miniatures (Single-colored or prepainted depending on edition)
5 Hero Tiles
4 Villain Tiles
1 Rulebook
1 Adventure Book
20-sided Die
40 Interlocking Dungeon Tiles
5 Double-sized Interlocking Special Tiles
225 Cards
Over 300 Tokens

Cards[]

Starting Deck

5 Sequence of Play cards
65 Hero Power cards
4 Adventure cards
25 Encounter cards
25 Monster cards
30 Treasure cards
5 Trap cards
15 Spell cards
10 Elder Rune cards

Advanced Deck

9 Encounter cards
23 Monster cards
8 Treasure cards
3 Trap cards

Dungeon Tiles[]

Abandoned Study
Arch Gate
Cavern of Ooze
Entry Well
Graves
Halaster’s Rune
Hidden Outpost
Mirror Gate
Shadowdusk Hold
The Gauntlet
The Ossuary
The Runestone
Underground River

Tokens[]

4 Healing Surge tokens
5 Treasure tokens

1-inch Circles

1 Ally token
1 Path to the Grave token
2 False Life tokens
2 Bulwark tokens
2 Extra Attacks tokens
3 Font of Magic tokens
2 Stoneskin tokens
2 Insect Plague
1 Cloaker
1 Crystal Crown
1 Runestone

Advancement Tokens

4 Regain 2 HP tokens
4 Recharge tokens
4 +1 Damage tokens
4 Reroll tokens
4 +2 Attack tokens

Condition Markers;

5 Advantage/Disadvantage markers
10 Weakened markers
12 Stunned markers
8 Monster Advantage/Disadvantage

Gold Piece Tokens;

42 one hundred gold pieces tokens
16 five hundred gold pieces tokens
6 one thousand gold pieces tokens

HP Tokens;

64 1 HP tokens
8 5 HP tokens
22 Monster HP tokens

Trap Tokens

7 Complex Trap tokens
8 Safe Traps
6 Draw Traps
6 Dart Traps (1 Damage)
5 Arrow Traps (2 Damage)
4 Spear Traps (3 Damage)
3 Fire Traps (4 Damage)

Appendix[]

Game Credits[]

Game Design: Kevin Wilson
Adventure System Design: Mike Mearls, Peter Lee, Bill Slavicsek
WizKids Graphic Design: Richard Dadisman
Rulebook Cover Illustration: Cynthia Sheppard
Adventure Book Cover Illustration: Cynthia Sheppard
Artists:Cynthia Sheppard, Daarken, Shawn Wood
WizKids Editorial Design: Patricia Rodriguez

External Links[]

Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

References[]

↑ Wizkids: D&D Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Retrieved on 2019-09-17.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage Board Game Product Page (Web). (2018). Retrieved on 2019-03-02.

[Release-1] Wizkids: D&D Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Retrieved on 2019-09-17.

[DOTMM-website-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage Board Game Product Page (Web). (2018). Retrieved on 2019-03-02.

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