Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is an awesome 5e D&D Megadungeon adventure – and it is MASSIVE! As I go through the levels of the dungeon and take in all of the information and details about each faction and monster group, it strikes me that I need to make a reference guide to each […]
Halaster’s Missed Opportunities? Perhaps, But It’s Still Good D&D
Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is a hardcover adventure produced for use with 5th edition Dungeons & Dragons. The physical product is 320 pages packed full with detail after detail of 23 levels of the megadungeon under the Yawning Portal tavern in Waterdeep. My short take: This book contains a massive amount of information […]
D&D Ghosts of Saltmarsh? Yes Please!!
So this rumor is floating around that the next release for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons is a remake or re-envisioning of the Saltmarsh series – a.k.a. the Underwater Series from the old AD&D 1e days… That series includes U1: The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, U2: Danger at Dunwater, and U3: The Final Enemy. I […]
How to Run a Megadungeon in D&D
Wizards of the Coast recently released Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, which features Undermountain, one of the most iconic locations in the Forgotten Realms setting. This location has a long history, seeing first publication in 1991 – just a couple of years after the publication of the 2nd edition D&D Player’s Handbook. It was […]