Dragon Heist
A haunted tavern. A hidden hoard. A city of masks and motives.
Overview
Welcome to the Road to Waterdeep Arc of our Waterdeep story. This hub collects every recap, NPC, and handout in one place so you can follow the tale—or run your own.
Latest Recap
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Session 33: A Class in Catastrophe
The search for Gregor Grimmsby ends beneath Dandymop’s Fine Wigs & Powder, where a lesson in responsible necromancy spirals into catastrophe. As flaming undead overrun a hidden classroom, the party must contain a disaster that was never meant to happen.
Session Recaps
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Session 25: Ink, Eggs, and Expectations
Trollskull Manor wakes to burnt eggs, neighborly errands, and a cheerful halfling carrying a stack of contracts. In this quieter chapter of our Waterdeep: Dragon Heist campaign, the party begins discovering what it really means to open a tavern in the City of Splendors.
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Session 24: Riddle and Wraith
A riddle hidden in Lif’s ledger leads the party to Trollskull Manor’s attic, where a ghostly troll rises from a cracked skull. Mystery, humor, and haunted memories collide in this Dragon Heist campaign recap.
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Session 23: Riddle, Root, and Flame
A riddle hidden in Lif’s ledger leads the party deeper into Trollskull Manor’s secrets while new allies in the Emerald Enclave promise work beyond Waterdeep’s walls. When a pigeon messenger arrives with troubling news from a nearby farm, the next chapter of the adventure begins.
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Session 22: Ash, Echoes, and Emeralds
Fire gives way to stories, bureaucracy, and quiet magic as Trollskull Manor answers the party’s care in unsettling ways. A haunting Dragon Heist session of ash, echoes, and unanswered questions.
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Session 21: The Night the House Woke Up
Trollskull Manor answers back on the party’s first night inside. Mischievous urchins, a lingering ghost, a bard’s awakening, and something stirring in the cellar mark the beginning of the Trollskull arc.
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Session 20: Where the City Opens Its Arms
After blood-soaked tunnels and hard-won survival, the party finally slows down—wandering Waterdeep’s marketplace, claiming Trollskull Manor, and discovering that even welcome doors can creak with warning.
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Session 19: Shelter, Survival, and Transition
A psychic threat beneath Waterdeep forces the party to confront something far worse than steel. With Floon rescued and Trollskull Manor deeded into their care, Session 19 closes A Friend in Need and marks a pivotal transition in the Dragon Heist campaign.
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Session 18: Trust in the Dark
In the sewers beneath Waterdeep, trust is tested, mercy is weighed, and the party finally finds Floon, just as the true power behind the Xanathar Guild reveals itself.
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Session 17: Below the Streets, Where the City Watches
The trail to Floon descends beneath Waterdeep, where chalked symbols guide the lost, strange sentries watch the tunnels, and one careless step sparks an ambush in the dark.
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Session 16: Keep the Blood Off the Streets
After the fight ends, the City Watch arrives. A tense interrogation, a near arrest, and a warning that draws a hard line between the streets above and the shadows below.
DM Commentary
Welcome to the Grand Game arc of our Waterdeep story. This hub collects every recap, NPC, and handout in one place so you can follow the tale—or run your own.
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