On a storm‑stirred night in the Yawning Portal, a handful of strangers are pulled together by chance—only to be hurled into a conspiracy that threatens to ignite Waterdeep itself. When two desperate crooks crash through the taproom and a runaway carriage smashes through the tavern doors,and the night erupts into chaos.
Tables splinter and patrons dive for cover, as adventurers find themselves forced into a desperate fight that will mark them as players in a much larger game.
Notes
House Rules
Critical Success:
A critical success is when you succeed on a check by 10 or more and get a spectacular outcome. If this is an attack roll, this is a critical hit and you add the maximum possible damage to what you already rolled. Rolling a natural 20 will be a success, but it might not be a critical success, unless it meets the above criteria.
Critical Failure:
If you fail a check by 10 or more, that's a critical failure and there will be a strong negative consequence. Rolling a natural 1 indicates a failure, but it might not be a critical failure unless it meets the above criteria.
Inspiration:
While inspiration can be used for a re-roll, it can also be used in other ways at the gamemasters discretion. You could use it to create a needed contact, “Actually it just so happens my cousin works for that guild we need to infiltrate, and he owes me a favor.” Or it could be used ret-con the purchase of a needed piece of equipment, “Actually I forgot to mention that I purchased 5 bags of caltrops when were last in town.”
DnDBeyond Character Creation:
CHARACTER PREFERANCES
Sources: Un-Select Homebrew, 2014 Core Rules, and Legacy (Homebrew must have GM permission)
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Dice Rolling: (selected)
Optional Features: (none selected)
Advancement Type: (Milestone)
Hit Point Type: (Fixed)
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Encumbrance Type: (Use Encumbrance)
Ignore Coin Weight: (selected)
CHOOSE ORIGIN: BACKGROUND
Alignment: Alignment is mostly ignored. (If indicated in a spell think intentions, good or evil.)
CHOOSE ORIGIN: SPECIES
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ABILITY SCORES
Standard Array
CHARACTER SHEET
Inventory: Remember to subtract the cost of any additional items purchased
Adventures
Once in Waterdeep : An Introduction to the City of Splendor DDAL08-00 (Adventure League)