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CAN YOU SURVIVE WATERDEEP'S MOST INFAMOUS DEATHTRAP?

Blue Alley lies hidden in the heart of Waterdeep. Built by a secretive wizard, it is a magic maze full of tricks, traps, strange monsters, and rich treasure. Countless adventurers have ventured inside to test their bravery and skill, yet few have returned. And now it is your turn…

Blue Alley is a 3-4 hour Dungeons & Dragons adventure for characters of 1st to 4th level. It expands upon the material presented in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but can be played on its own or as part of any D&D campaign.

This product is a DMs Guild Adepts adventure! The Dungeon Masters Guild Adept program brings highly talented individuals together for creative development. Guild Adept products are identified with the golden ampersand and logo.

This adventure is Adventurers League legal and uses the code DDHC-WDH-03.

Stretch goals:

  • If this product earns Electrum metal status, we will add an all-new, high-resolution map. Unlocked!
  • If this product earns Gold metal status, we will add a Fantasy Grounds version! Unlocked!
 
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Hawk M March 30, 2022 5:25 am UTC
holy cow, someone chose the worst piece of art from the PHB for a cover?
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Rasmus M March 16, 2022 6:32 pm UTC
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Solid map but a pain in the arse to use on the Roll20 Grid.
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Kejid T March 14, 2022 8:07 pm UTC
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112 mb for png map ,XXX
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Brad T January 28, 2022 9:30 pm UTC
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Looking at room 24. Twisty & Narrow, and I'm trying to figure out a way for the trap ever trigger. I see the players just following the 'Yellow brick road' without any complications. I guess what I'm trying to understand is what is the 'gotcha' moment outside don't touch the grey blocks. Is the room intended to be that simple trap and I'm just overthinking it? (maybe that is the trap.)
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M.T. B January 29, 2022 8:08 am UTC
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It is that simple. A surprising number of players, in our experience, will step off the path to find out what happens. There is also a big contingent of players who will be highly suspicious of the yellow path because it is "too inviting." Will be interesting to see how your players handle it!
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Brad T December 07, 2021 10:04 pm UTC
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From a DMing point of view, how is the hallway between 26 and 6 intended to accessed? If the bars cannot be bent are the players supposed to just chip away at the window with their weapons until it breaks apart?
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M.T. B December 08, 2021 3:31 am UTC
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The hallway is accessed from the south. It is not intended that the players can break through the bars - the purpose of this window is for them to see what's in room 26 but not be able to reach it immediately.
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Brad T December 08, 2021 3:05 pm UTC
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Thanks for responding! Oh, I was looking at the PNG map files and thought that the south to north passage reaches a dead end because the west to the east passage of 5 bisects it and not that 5 was above that south to north passage. Looking at the map in the PDF I can see how the south to north passage does cut through as you described.
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Brad T December 07, 2021 6:06 pm UTC
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Clarification on room 25:

"Keilier has enchanted the room to claim “ownership” of anything that a visitor can see, so once a visitor leaves the room, anything that they are wearing or carrying is teleported to the center of the room as the wizard’s boisterous laughter rolls through the chamber."

Does this mean that once the players enter and then leave the room they are in essence naked? Assuming the same trick to get the status would apply to getting their gear back.
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M.T. B December 08, 2021 3:33 am UTC
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Yes and yes
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Brian S October 07, 2021 9:11 pm UTC
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Question: what does the clue: “FIFTY FEET SOUTH OF THE BARRED WINDOW IS A SECRET DOOR.” mean? - is it a "gotcha!" red herring or did I miss something? I would have added SOMETHING if I knew how obsessed my players would have become because of it. thanks for the AWESOME adventure and clarification.
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M.T. B October 07, 2021 9:56 pm UTC
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[spoilers]

Roughly 50 feet south of the barred window to location 26 is a secret door to location 6
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Anne Karin V September 20, 2021 10:35 pm UTC
Hi, is this adventure apt for running as TotM?
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M.T. B October 07, 2021 9:56 pm UTC
CREATOR
Yes!
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Kelly M August 12, 2021 9:48 pm UTC
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after reading the comments to research my answer I came to the observation that the guest book is a one way entry and can be re-entered as often as needed by signing again, but not exited through. That leaves the gates of paradise as the only exit at #22. However, that room description mentions pass or fail the pc leaves everything behind but their bare behind. how do the pc's get the unicorn out? or does the gate gem offer the only way to exit with gear intact? or is there another exit I am missing?
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M.T. B August 13, 2021 1:19 pm UTC
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Hi Kelly, yes, you need the gateway gem to get out at exit #22 with your gear
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Petri K June 03, 2021 5:12 pm UTC
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Just wanted to say that I really appreciate you including the FG version into this, instead of creating a separately purchased product of it. Thank you!
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Patric F May 25, 2021 12:00 pm UTC
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Where can I get the Fantasy Grounds version? Has it even been released?
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M.T. B May 25, 2021 2:16 pm UTC
CREATOR
Yes, when you purchase this title you also get the FG version
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Chris L April 29, 2021 10:33 pm UTC
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Is there a Roll20 compatible version of the maps?

Roll20 has a max load size (at Plus or above) of 10MB, and this file is 110MB (10X). I've bought Blue Alley, but didn't realize the maps couldn't be used given their size, making the adventure effectively useless for my 100% virtual game (unless I somehow create my own maps).

Any ideas would be really helpful as I and the party were looking forward to this adventure.
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M.T. B April 30, 2021 1:11 am UTC
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Jeff in the comments created a map for Roll 20. Here is the link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AdventurersLeague/comments/hwynyc/map_for_ddhcwdh03_blue_alley/
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Garrett B December 12, 2020 2:58 am UTC
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I really like this adventure I have read through it multiple times and look forward to playing this adventure this upcoming week. I am currently playing on roll20 and I have tried everything that I know to get the high res player map with the grid to align with the grid on roll20 but I have just had no luck. If there is any help that you could provide with that it would be much appreciated! Love the adventure.
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Lawful N December 21, 2020 6:31 pm UTC
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*following for reply, I too need to encorporate maps into Roll20.
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M.T. B December 21, 2020 7:12 pm UTC
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Thanks for the kind words, Garrett. I'm afraid I don't use Roll20, so I can't be much help. Do the files inside the .mod package help at all?
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Garrett B December 24, 2020 8:08 pm UTC
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I haven't got the program to open up .mod packages. Ive cropped the photo and resized it a couple of times so that the map is just big enough so that the edge of the player grid lines up with rooms 6, 16, and 26 and set the width and height to 42x58 and it worked alright for my game last week. the map squares between the outside and center of the map are off the player grid by a quarter of a square, to a half square but its working alright spatially for combat. Regardless actually playing the adventure is more fun than I thought it was going to be. 5/5 stars (Or all the stars really, very happy with the purchase)
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M.T. B December 24, 2020 11:11 pm UTC
CREATOR
Thank you!
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Alberto S January 16, 2021 2:57 am UTC
if the map already has a grid, is easier to just remove the roll20 page grid

hope this helps you and is not too late
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Jeffrey S February 07, 2021 2:23 am UTC
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Here's a map created for Roll20.

https://www.reddit.com/r/AdventurersLeague/comments/hwynyc/map_for_ddhcwdh03_blue_alley/
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Emma S December 01, 2020 6:24 pm UTC
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How do you reveal the map to your players as you go along? Do you generally cover up the grids they don't know yet and then reveal as they make decisions or would you just give them the map?
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M.T. B December 01, 2020 7:01 pm UTC
CREATOR
I would recommend revealing as you go
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richard W October 27, 2020 1:54 am UTC
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do the skulls reappear in the silos if they are removed... does destroying one skull eliminate the minotaur encounter completely?
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M.T. B December 07, 2020 8:15 pm UTC
CREATOR
In effect, yes
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Alan Patrick, M.T. Black
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