Gather. Laugh. Roll
Gather. Laugh. Roll
Before the Fireball, before factions sharpened their knives, Waterdeep taught the party how to listen. This DM Diary reflects on planning the A Friend in Need arc, how pacing, patience, and trust shaped the early campaign and prepared the table for what came next.
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.
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.
The search for Floon draws the party into Candle Lane, a forgotten street where surveillance collapses into violence and Waterdeep reminds them that it does not wait.
