Kody Keplinger, for The Mary Sue, wrote that in regards of changing demographics in Dungeons & Dragons that "this shift, making D&D more welcoming to non-straight-white-male players, is by no means an accident. It works with an earlier campaign from this year, Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, and when you use both together, it combines for an epic campaign that takes your players from 1st level all the way to 20th level. But this isn't just about the lore and the fun. It's a fun read even if you don't plan on running a party of adventurers through this deathtrap. Jason Wilson, for VentureBeat, had previously written about his love of megadungeons such as Undermountain and on this incarnation he wrote that it "is the deep complex beneath the city of Waterdeep, and it's the creation of an insane wizard, Halaster Blackcloak, and this campaign book for Dungeons & Dragons explores these halls better than any production beforehand.
It's not a bad book, it's not a great book, but it is right in the middle". But if you're looking for much more substance than finding gold, killing things, and finding out what's up with this wizard in the basement, there are other tomes in 5th Edition that would serve you better. If all you ever love to do in D&D is fight monsters and level up with very little storyline going on, then this is for you. This is hardcore D&D lore on steroids, with a pinch of danger where you may or may not be able to escape in the process. There are weird little sidequests in every level of the dungeon that play a role in the history of these caves and how the Undermountain came to be. No one person can navigate this thing and it requires a decently balanced team. įor Bleeding Cool, Gavin Sheehan wrote that "this dungeon, nay, this entire book was designed to be an experiment in how good you are at your skill sheet. While still present, the usually prominent and evocative illustrations that adorn each Fifth-Edition book thus far feel somewhat sparse".
This has a bit of a knock-on effect to the art department. Each dungeon level features a contextual header to complement its contents, a full-page map, and occasionally something smaller to represent a magical artifact or creepy-crawly. Each chapter follows a near-identical format, making it difficult to differentiate which floor had what trap or if that cave actually contained a giant centipede or interplanar frog people. My main criticism with this book is the columns and columns of text that start to blur together. As such, DMs have a glut of monsters, traps and magical malefactions to inflict upon unsuspecting opportunists. Don't mistake the 'amusement' as necessarily intended as your own Halaster Blackcloak, the aforementioned, arcane looney, has gone to great lengths in order to play with the playthings that wander his halls in search of wealth and fame. Rob Hudak, for SLUG Magazine, wrote that "the premise is straightforward enough-an immortal, crackpot wizard went and turned the backside of a nearby mountain into a sadistic amusement park. In Publishers Weekly's "This Week's Bestsellers: December 3, 2018", Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage was #18 for "Hardcover Nonfiction".
This product reprinted handouts and 26 maps from the book on 8.5" x 11" cardstock sheets designed for use with dry-erase markers. Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage is available as a digital product through the following Wizards of the Coast licensees: D&D Beyond, Fantasy Grounds, and Roll20.Ī corresponding product, Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage Maps and Miscellany, was also released. Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage was released on Novemas part of the fantasy storyline "Waterdeep". The new module was announced in June 2018 during the Stream of Many Eyes livestreamed event on the Wizards of the Coast's Twitch site. This is the first official published adventure with content intended for "tier four" (levels 17-20) in 5th edition. Adventurers set off on an subterranean dungeon crawl that starts in the Yawning Portal tavern and explores twenty-three levels of Undermountain and the refuge of Skullport (which is both a connection to the seedier side of Waterdeep and to the Underdark). Many creatures overpowered by Blackcloak are contained in different levels of his lair along with multiple portals to other parts of the Forgotten Realms and the multiverse. Undermountain is the lair of the insane wizard Halaster Blackcloak who descended into madness as he dug deeper under the city of Waterdeep and expanded his domain.
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