CONTENTS

Pronunciation Guide ................................ 4 Cb. 3: FirebaU............................................ 43 Ch. 6: Hell ofa S ummer ....................... 115
Int roduction ................................................. 5 What's Happening Here?......................... 43 Cu It of Asmodeus .................................... 115
Story Overview ............................................. 5 The Crime Scene ....................................... 44 Facing the Cassalanters ........................ 117
Choose Your Villain ..................................... 6 After the Blast ............................................44 Cassalanter Villa ..................................... 117
Seasons .......................................................... 7 im's Secret ............................................... 46 Temple of Asmodeus............................... 125
Running the Adventure ............................... 7 What Renaer Knows ................................. 49 Special Events.......................................... 130
Adventure Structure ................................. 10 Gralhund Villa ............................................ 50 Ch. 7: Maestro's Fall .............................. 131
Life in Waterdcep ...................................... 10 Aftermath .................................................... 55 Facingjarlaxle ......................................... 131
Adventure Flowchart ................................ 11 Loose Ends ................................................. 56 Sea Maidens Faire .................................. 132
Villain Lairs ................................................ 11 Level Advancement ................................... 56 Scarlet Marpenoth .................................. 141
Adventure Background ............................ 11 Ch. 4: Dragon Season ............................. 57 Special Events .......................................... 145
Character Creation .................................... 12 Setting the Stage ....................................... 57 Cb. 8: Winter Wizardry ........................ 147
Character Advancement .......................... 14 Encounter Chains ...................................... 58 Facing Manshoon .................................... 147
Factions in Waterdeep.............................. 14 Encounter Chains by Season ................. 59 Kolat Towers ............................................. 148
The Yawning Portal.. ................................. 20 Encounter 1: Alley ..................................... 61 Extradimensional Sanctum .................. 157
Ch. 1: A Friend In Need .......................... 21 Encounter 2: Mistshore ............................ 65 Special Events .......................................... 161
Where to Start. ........................................... 21 Encounter 3: Street Chase ...................... 68
Zhentarim I lideout.................................... 24 Encounter 4: Mausoleum ......................... 69 Ch. 9: Volo's Waterdeep
Encounter 5: Rooftop Chase ................... 72 Enchiridion .......................................... 163
The Watch Arrives..................................... 27 Entering Waterdeep ................................ 164
Tracking Floon ........................................... 27 Encounter 6: Theater................................ 73
Xanathar Guild Hideout .......................... 28 Encounter 7: Old Tower ........................... 76 A Long History (in Brief) ....................... 164
Completing Volo's Quest .......................... 30 Encounter 8: Courthouse ........................ 80 Surviving in the City ............................... 167
Level Advancement ................................... 30 Encounter 9: Cellar Complex ................. 83 The Wards of Waterdeep ....................... 174
Encounter 10: Converted Windmill ...... 86 The City's Splendors............................... 180
Ch. 2: Troll skull Alley ............................. 31 Vault Keys .................................................... 90 Parting Words .......................................... 188
Joining Factions ......................................... 34 Vault of Dragons ........................................ 94 App. A: Magic Items .............................. 189
Open for Business? ................................... 41 Adventure Conclusion .............................. 98
Level Advancement ................................... 42 App. B: Monsters and NPCs ............... 193
Ch. S: S pring Madness ........................... 99 App. C: Haodouts ................................... 221
Facing Xanathar ........................................ 99 Yawning Portal Friendly Faces ............ 221
Foiling Xanathar's Operation ............... 100 The Code Legal ........................................222
Xanathar's Lair ........................................ 100 Trollskull Manor and Tavern ................ 223
Special Events.......................................... 114 Key to the Yawning Portal.. ...................224