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Blue Alley

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Alan Patrick, M.T. Black

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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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Joseph B April 14, 2019 8:41 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Fab module, prepping it now and think my players will really enjoy it. I've got some quibbles with rooms 26 (Swinging Peril) and 17 (Bladed Blitz). In both cases, I think the difficulty is off for the skill checks/saving throws

The DC for jumping between between platforms in room 26 is 12. Assuming a pretty athletic character with a +5 athletics (a lot for this tier of play), they'll have a 30% chance of falling on each jump. Given there are 8(!) jumps in total, I calculate the cumulative chance of them falling at least once as about 95%! Falling should be a risk, but as written the game makes it a certainty. Given the hefty fall damage from a 20' drop, this seems harsh

In room 17, the pdf implies that going slowly (half movement speed) is the better option - but the stats actually favour rushing, as far as I can tell. Assuming the corridor is 60' long, and a base 30' movement speed:
Dash: cover whole distance in one turn. 1x DEX save at disadvantage
Normal speed: cover distance...See more

M.T. B April 14, 2019 11:52 pm UTC

CREATOR

Glad you like the adventure!

With regards to your questions:

Room 26. I agree that an average character has a good chance of falling if they just jump from disk to disk. So, what creative options do they have to reduce their chance of falling? Can they use a belay? Do they have magic that will give them advantage on the roll? Can another character aid the jumper? Do they have to jump all the way? Blue Alley rewards creative problem solving.

Room 17. I'm not saying that either slow, average, or quick is the better option. It is up to the player to decide whether they want one hard roll, or a bunch of lower rolls. I think your system is fine as well.

Let me know how it all goes after you play.

cheers!
MTB

Craig C April 10, 2019 7:23 pm UTC

PURCHASER

where can I find the Fantasy Grounds version of this adventure? when added to cart it only gives a PDF format to download

M.T. B April 10, 2019 9:22 pm UTC

CREATOR

Hi Craig,

It should give you 7 files to download, including the .MOD file. If you can't see those files, I recommend you contact customer support for the DMs Guild.

cheers,
MTB

Dominick M March 11, 2019 9:16 am UTC

Great module, thanks. My players enjoyed it. I did homebrew a few of the rooms and made several modifications to what creatures were being used.

Things I recommend:
Depending on the TPL, have a skeleton minotaur in room 16 instead of five skeletons. Makes it seem more intense and its only 1/2 a CR higher and quicker to kill = less time spent there. I also had the minotaur bull rush out of area 16 only once the players opened the door to the scythes in hall room 17 to add the suspense of they are stuck in this room fighting an undead minotaur or have to take a chance running through scythes.

Took out the will-o-wisp and replaced the minotaur with a yeti in a snow field (also once they were able to grab the key off the yeti, I called that room ... just due to time). They were able to do everything as three level 4 players in 5 hours on the dot. I'd say it could've been done in four hours but I had a lot of behind the sheets story that was already brewing in our Dragon Heist campaign...See more

Jesse W February 28, 2019 6:27 am UTC

PURCHASER

Why does Mirt have the unicorn? Seems odd that a good character would have a unicorn imprisoned so.

M.T. B February 28, 2019 11:05 am UTC

CREATOR

I left that as a bit of an open-ended seed for the DM to develop. Perhaps Mirt was looking for a way to reverse the enchantment, but hadn't found it yet. Perhaps Mirt was unaware of the enchantment. Or perhaps this is a rogue unicorn, and Mirt is keeping it imprisoned deliberately. I'm sure there are many other ideas!

casey F March 02, 2019 2:27 am UTC

so It's a really unicorn and not a trick, f**k now I need a map of mirt house.

Jesse W March 13, 2019 11:14 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I actually ended up playing it as a fake unicorn. Mirt enchanted it to plead for mercy and assistance from the adventurers. If they tried to save the unicorn, Mirt would know that they are good and can be trusted.

M.T. B March 14, 2019 1:13 am UTC

CREATOR

That's a GREAT idea!

James B February 18, 2019 10:06 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Ok, just gotta say, great little dungeon. However, my players weaponized the sovereign glue carpet and used it to obliterate the minotaur and now I'm sure they're going to use that dang carpet to overthrow the Mad Mage himself! ;)

M.T. B February 19, 2019 2:49 am UTC

CREATOR

Great to hear - we were seriously hoping and expecting people to weaponize the carpet!

Anna B February 04, 2019 4:50 am UTC

PURCHASER

Hi, question about the Wall of Force.

It says "If anyone writes their name in the book on the podium, they can pass north through the wall and so enter Blue Alley." does this mean that once they pass through the wall, they cannot pass backwards through it? Is that what makes escaping so difficult?

M.T. B February 04, 2019 6:48 am UTC

CREATOR

Yes, it is a regular wall of force and blocks entry and exit. The only way through it is by signing your name, but that is only one way

Anna B February 04, 2019 6:53 am UTC

PURCHASER

Yes yes, understood. But once you have signed your name and entered-- can you just walk right back out?

Anna B February 04, 2019 8:11 am UTC

PURCHASER

I see now! Thanks so much! Ahhh what a fun adventure! Thanks for all of this :)

john Z February 03, 2019 10:33 pm UTC

PURCHASER

I'm a little confused on how to access the hallway outside of "6. Winery".

I believe it says players cannot access the hallway from the North through the barred window in "26. Swinging Peril".

From the South, do the hallways connect? My interpretation of the map was that they do not.

Thanks! Great Module!!!

M.T. B February 04, 2019 6:48 am UTC

CREATOR

Hi John, I'm not sure I understand the confusion. There is a secret door to area 6. The hallway outside the secret door goes all the way south until it gets to the entrance.

Or put it another way. You enter Blue Alley, take the first left, then turn right, then left again, then right again, and continue up the long hallway until you get to the secret door.

Does that help?

john Z February 06, 2019 12:27 am UTC

PURCHASER

YES. Thank you!

I guess I thought the hallway ended where it is overlapped by the hallway from '5. A Sticky Situation' to '7. Hovering Blade'.

Thanks again!

Patrick B January 31, 2019 5:46 pm UTC

Blue Alley –Guild Adept module

<spoilers>

Summary:

Years ago, a secretive and reclusive mage constructed Blue Alley, a dungeon full of tricks, traps, and strange monsters.

The Waterdeep Lord Mirt has heard that Blue Alley holds a small sculpture called the Celestite Unicorn. He offers the party 250 gp if they secure this treasure for him.

The primary objective of the adventurers is to escape from Blue Alley with the Celestite Unicorn. This adventure contains bonus objectives that the characters can pursue if they have time to do so:

• Bonus Objective A: Open the Golden Door. The adventurers can find out how to open the golden door and claim the treasure behind it. (Lantern of Revealing)

• Bonus Objective B: Solve Keilier’s Riddle. Solve Keilier’s Riddle. The adventurers can solve the riddle Keilier has woven throughout the dungeon...See more

Michael P January 31, 2019 12:40 am UTC

PURCHASER

Another Fantasy Grounds issue. I think the item descriptions have what the items are for, so if you find a pink key (made up example), the item will say that it opens the pink door in area 14. It really should not have that info as it tells the players DM information.

John W January 29, 2019 8:15 pm UTC

PURCHASER

There seems to be a room missing. Room 6. Winery says there is a gold-plated door that is locked and opened with the "golden" coin from area 18. but the maps dont show anything and there is no description of whats behind the gold door.

Also, in the Fantasy Grounds module, room 24 has no encounter record with the Specters.

M.T. B January 30, 2019 7:50 am UTC

CREATOR

Hi John, look at the last paragraph under the "Treasure" heading for location 6. It describes what is behind the gold door.

I will chat to our FG guy about room 24.

John W January 31, 2019 1:23 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Thanks! While the FG guy is at it, new treasure entries should be made for the item behind the door and the potions of healing. the FG entry has only the alchemist fire entries. there is no entries for either the Potions of healing referenced in the text or the lantern.

Ryan B January 20, 2019 10:14 pm UTC

The dwarf mentioned a powerful magic shield but we never found one in the dungeon. Did we miss something?

M.T. B January 21, 2019 12:50 am UTC

CREATOR

It was a false rumour!

Michael P January 15, 2019 3:06 am UTC

PURCHASER

Any reason why the fantasy Grounds version does not use the nice hi-res map nor have the images from the PDF in it?

M.T. B January 15, 2019 10:15 am UTC

CREATOR

Which images from the pdf would you expect there?

Michael P January 15, 2019 12:16 pm UTC

PURCHASER

All of them. When I do a conversion, I put everything from the PDF into the FG version.

I was really surprised there was no player map using the good hi-red map that was done before the FG version was released. In my .mod file there is a DM map, the cover page and a thumbnail.

I also noticed that room 6 should have 2 parcels, one treasure is missing.

M.T. B January 15, 2019 7:25 pm UTC

CREATOR

Thanks Michael, I don't use FG myself. I'll have a chat to the fellow who did our conversion.

Tigon - January 12, 2019 11:58 am UTC

PURCHASER

"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!"

Any idea when we'll see the Fantasy Grounds module?

M.T. B January 12, 2019 7:43 pm UTC

CREATOR

The Fantasy Grounds module was created some time back, and is included when you purchase the product.

Tigon - January 15, 2019 9:18 pm UTC

PURCHASER

AH! Its included!! Splendid! Thank you so much!!

Matthew K January 05, 2019 5:03 pm UTC

PURCHASER

First time player and DM here DM'ing 3 first time players with 1st level characters. Do I need to adjust this adventure to make it easier? if so, any ideas on how to do that?

M.T. B January 05, 2019 7:59 pm UTC

CREATOR

There is some scaling info in the appendix.i would recommend sending a couple of henchmen in with them (use the guard stats from MM). Also, they will need to run away sometimes

Joey P January 05, 2019 5:12 am UTC

PURCHASER

Hi, I'm confused about Area 14, it has a description that doesn't seem to match up with the map given it's connection to Area 15

M.T. B January 05, 2019 5:25 am UTC

CREATOR

Hi Joey, the door on the east side of the chamber opens to area 15. If that's still not clear, please email me at mtblackgames@gmail.com and we can discuss it further. cheers, MTB

Sean T December 18, 2018 7:10 pm UTC

PURCHASER

Fantastic module, looking forward to running this with my players as part of DH chapter 2, probably as a Harper mission from Mirt.

Really like the map as well. Can I ask, what tool was used to create it?

M.T. B December 23, 2018 8:10 am UTC

CREATOR

I'll have to ask the cartography, but I assume it was Campaign Cartographer 3.

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