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.
Tales and Tankards
Gather. Laugh. Roll
Tales and Tankards
Gather. Laugh. Roll
Tag Waterdeep
Read MoreSession 22: Ash, Echoes, and Emeralds
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.
Trust Before Trouble: Pacing, Patience, and Trust in Dragon Heist
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Creature Feature: Waterdeep Urban Faction Pack
Dragon Heist assumes a Level 1 party. Mine wasn’t. Here’s how I rebuilt Bandits, Thugs, and Kenku into tactical urban encounters that actually challenged a Level 3 table.
