Lords of Waterdeep Gameplay Overview

Actions

• Place an Agent — On your turn, place one of your available Agents on an unoccupied action space and immediately take that action.
• Complete a Quest — You may complete one Quest on your turn AFTER placing your Agent, if you have the required adventurers and gold.
• Waterdeep Harbor - Reassign Agent — At the end of the round, Agents placed at Waterdeep Harbor are reassigned in order (1, 2, 3).

Key Concepts

• Action Spaces — Cliffwatch Inn (3 spaces): Space 1: Take 1 Quest + 2 Gold. Space 2: Take 1 Quest + 1 Intrigue card. Space 3: Discard all face-up Quests, draw new ones...
• Adventurer Types — Fighters (Orange): Often needed for Warfare quests. Rogues (Black): Often needed for Skullduggery quests. Wizards (Purple): Often needed for Arcana qu...
• Quest Types — Arcana (blue): Magic-focused, often need Wizards. Commerce (yellow): Trade-focused, often need gold/mix. Piety (silver): Religious, often need Clerics...
• Plot Quests — Plot Quests have a scroll symbol. When completed, they provide an ongoing benefit for the rest of the game rather than just VP. Keep completed Plot Qu...
• Mandatory Quests — Intrigue cards can force opponents to take Mandatory Quests (orange border). A player with a Mandatory Quest MUST complete it before completing any ot...
• Buildings — Purchase Buildings from Builder's Hall for gold. Place them on an empty Building space on the board. You place a control marker on it. When ANY player...
• Lord Bonuses — Your secret Lord card provides end-game bonus VP. Most Lords score +4 VP for each completed Quest of 2 specific types. Example: Durnan the Wanderer sc...
• Intrigue Cards — Attack cards: Harm opponents or force choices on them. Utility cards: Provide resources, VP, or other benefits to you. Mandatory Quests: Force an oppo...