Building Trust

Adventures
A Mysterious Summons Building Trust The Dinner Party The Botched Kidnapping Trollskull Manor Attack on the Manor Nimble Escape Fugitives Hopelessly Lost Enter the Sargauth Lair of the Xanathar Waterdeep Under Siege Vault of Dragons Champions of Waterdeep Once More Into The Breach Wyllowwood An Illithid Undertaking Déjà Vu Alterdeep
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Others
Split The Party Tales of the Champions Time Gates Trials of Mount Tiamat

Building Trust is one of the adventures in the campaign Waterdeep: Dragon Heist.

	Escort a mysterious noble through a dangerous night out in Waterdeep.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "A Mysterious Summons"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 50
Rewards(?)	×100 ×???	Formation

Variants

Wisdom Check

	Escort a mysterious noble wisely through a dangerous night out in Waterdeep.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Building Trust"
Objective(s)	Complete Area 100
Restriction(s)	Champions base damage is modified by their Wisdom modifier
Rewards(?)	×200 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 250	×9.80e03 ×750
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 275	×1.54e04 ×950
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 300	×2.44e04 ×1,150
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 325	×3.86e04 ×1,400

Sleuth It Out

	Escort a mysterious noble smartly through a dangerous night out in Waterdeep.
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Building Trust" Must have completed 5 Dragon Heist adventures or variants
Objective(s)	Complete Area 150
Restriction(s)	Only Champions with an INT score of 12 or higher can partake in this adventure
Rewards(?)	×300 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 250	×9.80e03 ×750
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 275	×1.54e04 ×950
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 300	×2.44e04 ×1,150
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 325	×3.86e04 ×1,400

The Newcomers of Notoriety

	Escort a mysterious noble while Baeloth summons some fancy friends to entertain us!
Requirement(s)	Must have completed "Building Trust" Must have completed 9 Dragon Heist adventures or variants
Objective(s)	Complete Area 200
Restriction(s)	Baeloth thought it would be fun to split the party, allowing the newcomers to enjoy his illusions! You can only use Event Champions in this adventure. No core or evergreen champions allowed. Fancy red pandas in top hats riding unicycles attack with each wave of enemies. They drop no gold, nor do they count towards quest progress. The fancy red pandas deal 400% additional damage. Watch out!
Rewards(?)	×400 ×???	Formation
Patron: Mirt	Complete Area 300	×2.44e04 ×1,150
Patron: Vajra	Complete Area 325	×3.86e04 ×1,400
Patron: Strahd	Complete Area 350	×6.10e04 ×1,700
Patron: Zariel	Complete Area 375	×9.65e04 ×2,100

Waves

Type	Waves	Bosses	Favored By
bandit	9	1
beast	19	0	Imoen, Jaheira, Minsc, Zorbu
drow	2	1
dwarf	4	1
elf	2	0
fey	2	0	Minsc
flying	5	0
gnome	4	0
half-orc	8	0
hit-based	2	0	Binwin, Ezmerelda, Grimm, Hew Maan, Windfall
human	13	5	Dynaheir, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Kalix, Minsc, Zorbu
humanoid	22	8	Dynaheir, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Kalix, Minsc, Zorbu
melee	49	5
ranged	13	5
tiefling	2	0
undead	13	2	Brother Uriah, Ezmerelda, Jaheira, Minsc, Nerys, Volo, Wyll, Zorbu
xanathar	4	1
zhentarim	9	4

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Wave	Tags	Monsters	Monster Tags	Image
1	indoors	Zhentarim Thug	humanoid zhentarim melee
2	indoors	Zhentarim Spy, Zhentarim Thug	human humanoid tiefling zhentarim melee ranged
3	indoors	Zhentarim Spy, Zhentarim Thug	human humanoid tiefling zhentarim melee ranged
4	indoors	Zhentarim Thug	humanoid zhentarim melee
5	indoors	Zhentarim Thug ×10	humanoid zhentarim melee
Boss	indoors	Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard	boss human humanoid zhentarim ranged
6	outdoors	Giant Rat, Wild Dog	beast melee
7	outdoors	Giant Rat, Wild Dog	beast melee
8	outdoors	Giant Rat	beast melee
9	outdoors	Giant Rat	beast melee
10	outdoors	Zhentarim Thug ×10	humanoid zhentarim melee
Boss	outdoors	Zhentarim Assassin	boss human humanoid zhentarim ranged
11	outdoors	Giant Rat	beast melee
12	outdoors	Giant Rat, Thief	bandit beast human humanoid melee
13	outdoors	Thief	bandit human humanoid melee ranged
14	outdoors	Thief	bandit human humanoid melee
15	outdoors	Thief ×10	bandit human humanoid melee
Boss	outdoors	Stealthy Pickpocket	boss drow humanoid melee
16	indoors	Giant Rat, Shadowy Rat	beast melee
17	indoors	Shadow, Shadowy Rat	beast undead flying melee
18	indoors	Shadow, Shadowy Rat	beast undead flying melee
19	indoors	Shadow, Shadowy Altar ×1	undead flying hit-based static melee
20	indoors	Zhentarim Thug ×10	humanoid zhentarim melee
Boss	indoors	Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard	boss human humanoid zhentarim ranged
21	underground	Crocodile	beast melee
22	underground	Crocodile, Giant Rat	beast melee
23	underground	Cursed Rat, Giant Rat	beast melee
24	underground	Cursed Rat, Giant Rat	beast melee
25	underground	Cursed Rat ×10	beast melee
Boss	underground	Rat King	boss humanoid melee
26	underground	Crocodile	beast melee
27	underground	Xanathar Fighter	dwarf gnome humanoid xanathar melee
28	underground	Xanathar Fighter	dwarf gnome half-orc humanoid xanathar melee ranged
29	underground	Xanathar Fighter	dwarf gnome half-orc humanoid xanathar melee ranged
30	underground	Xanathar Fighter ×10	dwarf gnome half-orc humanoid xanathar melee ranged
Boss	underground	Xanathar Commander	boss dwarf humanoid xanathar melee
31	indoors	Giant Rat, Skeleton	beast undead melee
32	indoors	Skeleton	undead melee
33	indoors	Blockade ×1, Skeleton Archer	hit-based ranged static undead
34	indoors	Ghoul, Skeleton	undead melee
35	outdoors	Ghoul ×10	undead melee
Boss	outdoors	Ghast	boss undead melee
36	outdoors	Skeleton	undead melee
37	outdoors	Skeleton Archer, Will-o'-Wisp	undead melee ranged
38	outdoors	Skeleton Archer, Will-o'-Wisp	undead melee ranged
39	outdoors	Will-o'-Wisp	undead melee
40	outdoors	Will-o'-Wisp ×10	undead melee
Boss	outdoors	Powerful Will-o'-Wisp	boss undead ranged
41	outdoors	Bandit	bandit half-orc human humanoid melee
42	outdoors	Bandit	bandit half-orc human humanoid melee
43	outdoors	Bandit, Bandit Wizard	bandit half-orc human humanoid melee ranged
44	outdoors	Bandit, Bandit Wizard	bandit half-orc human humanoid melee ranged
45	outdoors	Bandit ×10	bandit half-orc human humanoid melee
Boss	outdoors	Bandit Barbarian	boss bandit human humanoid melee
46	outdoors	Giant Rat, Wild Dog	beast melee
47	outdoors	Pixie, Wild Dog	beast fey flying melee ranged
48	outdoors	Pixie, Wild Dog	beast fey flying melee ranged
49	outdoors	Zhentarim Spy	drow elf human humanoid zhentarim melee
50	outdoors	Zhentarim Spy ×10	drow elf human humanoid zhentarim melee
Boss	outdoors	Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard	boss human humanoid zhentarim ranged

Transcript

Building Trust
Escort a mysterious noble through a dangerous night out in Waterdeep.
Area	Goal		Quests & Cinematics
Celeste:	Well, when Vajra Safahr promised us that we'd get our answers from the highest source, she wasn't joking. Being invited to dinner with the Open Lord of Waterdeep was the last thing I expected.
Laeral Silverhand:	The pleasure is mine, Celeste, and you and your companions are most welcome. I promise that we will speak when dinner is done.
Jarlaxle:	We definitely don't need to rush that conversation. I can't remember the last time I could spend an evening with fine food and cultured company. No random violence. Delightful.
Bruenor:	Oi! That mob burstin' out o' tha kitchen don't look like butlers ta me...
Calliope:	Zhentarim! It's an attack! Defend the Open Lord!
Jarlaxle:	Oh, come on! The soup course hasn't even arrived yet!
1	Defeat 25 Monsters		Most of your brawls aren't quite this fancy, but you're adaptable! Time to get this party started!
2	Collect 25 Fragile Plateware		Out of deference to your host, do your best to minimize the damage.
3	Defeat 25 Monsters		The Zhents have come out in full force tonight. Show them a good time!
Bruenor:	We got tha best o' these Zhents, but they ain't givin' up. This ain't just some smash-and-grab o' tha Open Lord's finery. What is it they want here?
Nayeli:	I see someone who'll know. Look! The cloaked wizard!
Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard:	You fools! What disservice have I done to the gods of fate that they weary me with you again?
Bruenor:	Got that backwards, I think. Seems like we done some favor ta fate fer it ta give us a second chance to finish ye!
4	Defeat 25 Monsters		Time to exact vengeance against a familiar face! Except you can't see his face! Time to exact vengeance against a familiar hood!
Bruenor:	That wizard's packin' a mighty magical punch. We're losin' ground.
Laeral Silverhand:	My friends, heed me! I know what the Zhentarim want, and only you can thwart them. This is Lideon, the target of their search for the son of the Open Lord. If you would serve Waterdeep, take him to safety. My guards will keep the Zhents occupied while you escape.
Nayeli:	My lady, are you sure?
Laeral:	Trust me, Nayeli. Lideon's safety is more important than my own this night.
Bruenor:	We hear ye, Lady Silverhand. All o' ye, make up a cordon around this lad. Then fight fer tha doors, whatever it takes!
5	Defeat the Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard		You have your mission. Driving this cloaked wizard back will let you slip away.
Nayeli:	The Open Lord made good on her promise. The Zhents are behind us, for now at least.
Bruenor:	We got ta get ta someplace safe with this lad. And that means gettin' clear o' these alleys, and fast.
6	Defeat 25 Monsters		By night, the alleys of Waterdeep are as quiet as always.
7	Defeat 25 Monsters		The wild dogs are taking their lead from the bolder rats. Break up this pack!
8	Collect 25 Rat Tails		With the dogs finally breaking, you have the chance to take the rats down a notch.
9	Defeat 25 Monsters		The last of the rats make a final effort to swarm you. Finish them!
Nayeli:	There's light ahead. I can see the streets, thank Tyr.
Jarlaxle:	Those thanks might be premature. We've got company...
10	Defeat the Zhentarim Assassin		Fleeing the alley gets you back to the street at last -- and into the sights of the Zhentarim who've been waiting for you!
Bruenor:	That Zhent pack weren't just street thugs. That was an assassin leadin' them.
Nayeli:	Laeral Silverhand's fear was well placed, it seems. Whatever the Zhents want with Lideon, they're pulling out all the stops to get him.
Bruenor:	If they're huntin' on tha streets, we need ta go dark to keep outta sight. Come on.
11	Defeat 25 Monsters		Keeping clear of the Zhents means getting back to the rat race!
Jarlaxle:	Careful. We've got company on all sides.
Celeste:	Is it the Zhents?
Bruenor:	Nah, we've given them tha slip fer now. This is just tha city rabble come callin'.
Nayeli:	Listen up, thieves! We serve the Open Lord, and you hinder us at your peril!
Jarlaxle:	Looks like peril isn't the effective threat it once was...
12	Defeat 25 Monsters		The thieves that linger in these alleys take you for easy marks. Show them the error of their ways.
13	Collect 25 Poison-Tipped Arrows		The thieves' arrows are coated with illegal poison! Time to send these archers packing.
14	Defeat 25 Monsters		Though they have the advantage of numbers, the thieves struggle to get the upper hand.
Bruenor:	Looks like tha rabble is fallin' back to tha rabble-rouser.
Nayeli:	Good. This one shouldn't be allowed to escape the justice to be meted out on her followers.
15	Defeat the Stealthy Pickpocket		A stealthy pickpocket boosts the morale of the last of the thieves. Finish this fight!
Nayeli:	The last of those fleeing thieves are sure to bring the Zhents down on us. We need to get under cover. Jarlaxle, that warehouse there. Do you see any threats?
Jarlaxle:	Nothing outside or in the entrance. It looks dark. Maybe too dark...
16	Defeat 25 Monsters		Clear out the rats that infest it, and this warehouse should provide a place to lay low.
Jarlaxle:	There's an unnatural quality to this shadow. It's affecting even my vision.
Bruenor:	Aye, mine as well. Everyone stay sharp.
17	Defeat 25 Monsters		Fight the supernatural shadow to discover its source!
Nayeli:	I sense something... a dark presence...
Jarlaxle:	We're surrounded by shadow. That seems an easy guess.
Nayeli:	There's some sort of altar ahead. We need to find it, before this darkness consumes us!
18	Defeat 25 Monsters		The shadow creatures grow ever stronger, protecting the source of their power!
19	Defeat 1 Shadowy Altar		This shadowy altar is the real threat here. Cast it down!
Bruenor:	I can see a sewer tunnel entrance ahead. Any port in a storm, I say.
Jarlaxle:	Not as fast as that. First, I'm not going back into the sewers. Second, we've got some old friends behind us.
Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard:	You have what I seek, adventurers. I offer you one chance to spare yourselves from his fate. Turn the Open Lord's son over to me.
Bruenor:	Yer words are as false as yer cloaked face, wizard. Stop wastin' yer breath on talkin' when fightin's tha only way this ends.
20	Defeat the Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard		The cloaked Zhentarim wizard has his sights set on Lideon once more. You need to get away!
Bruenor:	Fightin' them Zhents even to a standstill is takin' all we got. We need to put distance between them and us.
Nayeli:	Quickly! Into the sewers while they regroup.
Jarlaxle:	All right, I'm going to refer you to our previous conversation...
Bruenor:	No time fer frettin', elf. Let me give ye a bit o' a bull rush to help get ye goin'.
21	Defeat 25 Monsters		The key feature of the sewers of Waterdeep is how safe they make the streets above seem by comparison. Time to get moving.
22	Defeat 25 Monsters		Crocodiles and giant rats compete for resources down here -- and right now, those resources are you.
Nayeli:	There's an evil ahead. There, in those mushrooms.
Bruenor:	Can say I've eaten bad mushrooms in me day, but they usually fell short o' full evil.
Celeste:	The rats here are the ones feeding on these fungi -- and they've been imbued with cursed magic as a result!
23	Collect 25 Sewer Mushrooms		These malevolent mushrooms will continue to feed dark magic to the rats unless they're destroyed. Clear this fungi out!
24	Defeat 25 Monsters		From out of the darkness, more cursed rats close in.
25	Defeat the Rat King		The cursed rats won't break until their horrid master is dispatched. Finish this fight!
26	Defeat 25 Monsters		With the rats fallen back, fighting sewer crocodiles seems like a romp.
Bruenor:	Heh. Sent them crocs runnin', easy 'nuff. Never met a leather-skinned beast that dinna have a deep-down fear o' becomin' luggage.
Jarlaxle:	Speaking of traveling, we've got some out-of-the-sewer visitors, dead ahead.
Bruenor:	Them Zhents again? By me gran's beard, they don't give up.
Jarlaxle:	No... it's the Xanathar Guild!
27	Defeat 25 Monsters		You're past the crocodiles at last -- and suddenly facing unexpected and even more dangerous foes!
Nayeli:	This wasn't some random attack. I heard someone shouting Lideon's name from the back. The guild is after him, just as the Zhents are.
Bruenor:	Ye don't mind me sayin' so, lad, yer some unnatural kind o' popular.
Jarlaxle:	There are more guild warriors ahead. We need to move!
28	Defeat 25 Monsters		Xanathar Guild snipers line the stairs that promise a way out of the sewers. Run their gauntlet!
29	Collect 25 Rusted Keys		The Guild fighters are carrying keys that access their sewer bolt-holes. Grab them to disrupt their escape!
Jarlaxle:	Stairs ahead. Also, more people wanting to kill us.
Bruenor:	Probably no need ta keep mentionin' that last bit. Gettin' used ta it by now.
Nayeli:	There! That one shouting orders. Leave him to me!
30	Defeat the Xanathar Commander		The Xanathar Guild commander orders a final stand against you. Time to make your break.
Jarlaxle:	Finally out of those accursed sewers. This is more like it... this tomb... Wait, what?
Celeste:	At a guess, I'd say we've come up in the City of the Dead. If we've lost the Xanathar Guild, we might have a moment's respite here.
Bruenor:	I'd be holdin' that thought if I were ye...
31	Defeat 25 Monsters		As a means of escaping from the sewers, this crypt leaves a lot to be desired.
32	Defeat 25 Monsters		Finding your way out of these twisting crypt corridors would be difficult enough without the skeletons trying to convince you to stay.
Nayeli:	Whatever's caused these undead to riot, it's been noticed. Folk on the outside are trying to barricade them inside the crypts.
Bruenor:	Guessin' there's no way ta let them know that a few o' tha not-quite-dead are in here as well.
33	Defeat 1 Blockade		The blockade meant to keep the undead at bay is holding you back. Break through!
34	Defeat 25 Monsters		The skeletons finally begin to fall back -- but packs of vicious ghouls quickly fill the breach!
35	Defeat the Ghast		The exit from the crypt is in sight -- but you've got a ghastly problem to deal with before you can reach it.
Jarlaxle:	The sun is rising. Have we seriously been on the run all night?
Bruenor:	That night ain't over yet, elf. Everybody on bone watch! Let's go!
36	Defeat 25 Monsters		Your hope of making a fast run across the City of the Dead is thwarted. Undead are everywhere!
Nayeli:	I see lanterns ahead. Hopefully the City Watch is on the scene. We could do with an assist.
Jarlaxle:	I've got odds on it being more Xanathar Guild or Zhent action. The Watch seem to have a wonderful habit of being as far away from us when we need them as possible.
Bruenor:	Strange... I ain't seein' no bodies walkin' with those lanterns...
Celeste:	No... those are will-o'-wisps. Stay strong, my friends!
37	Defeat 25 Monsters		As you make your way toward the cemetery gates, the lights of the dead guide you -- to your doom!
38	Collect 25 Will-o'-Wisps		The essence of these undead will-o-wisps is fragile. Take advantage of that.
39	Defeat 25 Monsters		The air around you blazes with corpse light. Fight on!
Bruenor:	These corpse candles ain't lettin' up... Gotta convince them we ain't interested in walkin' inta tha light...
Nayeli:	Their evil is strong. And centered there!
40	Defeat the Powerful Will-o'-Wisp		A powerful will-o'-wisp directs this undead swarm. Send this creature to its rest before it's too late!
Bruenor:	Back ta tha streets at last. That were one walk in tha graveyard I ain't gonna be quick ta repeat.
Jarlaxle:	We've got bandit trouble ahead. Though it doesn't look like it's affiliated with either of our two groups of friends.
Bruenor:	Well, then. Time fer some good, old-fashioned, nondenominational brawlin'!
41	Defeat 25 Monsters		At the end of a long night of rival gang warfare and undead assaults, ordinary bandits are practically a treat!
42	Defeat 25 Monsters		These bandits have been emboldened by the strife between the Zhentarim and the Xanathar Guild. Take them down a notch!
43	Defeat 25 Monsters		Bandit wizards join the fray with magic. Show them a few tricks of your own.
44	Collect 25 Xanathar Recruitment Pamphlets		Collecting the recruitment pamphlets of the Xanathar Guild might help keep the guild's power in check.
Nayeli:	These brigands are breaking, finally.
Bruenor:	Not quite yet. They're just fallin' back. Looks like tha boss has decided ta show himself.
Nayeli:	Keep his troops busy, then. This city needs a respite from the violence his kind deals in. I'll take him myself.
45	Defeat the Bandit Barbarian		A powerful barbarian leads this bandit crew. Time to shut his operation down for good.
Celeste:	We're close to Blackstaff Tower. With the Zhentarim and the Xanathar Guild hunting for Lideon, that might be the only place to keep him safe.
Bruenor:	At this point, any set o' solid walls would be good fer this dwarf. Let's go!
46	Defeat 25 Monsters		As you head for safety, another pack brawl erupts on the streets. Something has these beasts riled up.
Bruenor:	What in tha name o'...? Is that pixies up ahead?
Jarlaxle:	This night just keeps getting more interesting, doesn't it?
Celeste:	They might have been drawn to the city by the chaos of the gang war. I'm sure they mean no harm...
Bruenor:	If I ever see what a fey means and what a fey does bein' tha same thing, it'll be tha first time.
47	Defeat 25 Monsters		Pixies appear out of nowhere to further reinforce the randomness of the night's adventure.
48	Collect 25 Tiny Harnesses		The pixies are chasing the wild dogs, attempting to harness and ride them. Appropriate their tiny harnesses so they stop harassing the poor dogs.
Bruenor:	Ha! Got them fey scattered good.
Jarlaxle:	And it's kept us here longer than was ideal. Look sharp!
49	Defeat 25 Monsters		Zhentarim ambush! The Black Network thugs are back with a vengeance.
Bruenor:	Look alive, ye all! Lideon, stay behind us, lad!
Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard:	You try my patience for the last time! Kneel, adventurers! The Zhentarim lay claim to this traitor, to this city -- and to your heads!
Bruenor:	Ye keep makin' threats like ye think someone's payin' attention, wizard. I promise ye, tha only thing I'm hearin' is yer bones breakin', in payment fer tha sufferin' ye've caused this city. And tha only thing I'm seein' right now is a target on yer chest...
50	Defeat the Cloaked Zhentarim Wizard		The cloaked wizard makes a final play to seize Lideon. Time to show him how this story ends.
Bruenor:	Fate and fire! Not again!
Nayeli:	The wizard... where did he go?
Bruenor:	Vanished ta ice and meltwater! Another hells-blasted simulacrum!
Celeste:	It's all right, Bruenor -- we've won. Vajra's here.
Vajra:	My friends, thank the gods you're here. Lideon will be safe now -- as will the relic he carries.
Celeste:	A relic? I assumed the Zhentarim and the Xanathar Guild simply wanted Laeral's son for the leverage it would give them.
Vajra:	In truth, my friends, Lideon is not Laeral's son. His true identity is Renaer Neverember, the estranged son of the former Open Lord, Dagult Neverember. And the relic he holds is the key to the gang war tearing this city apart. Come, and we will talk more.
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