Waterdeep City Map - North Ward - Part 1 (All Tiers)

Back above ground at last! I figured since I finished a massive and ambitious mapping project with DotMM, why not tackle another one!? So here it is, the first of many (staggered) releases for creating a detailed map of Waterdeep. These maps will be released alongside the DiA maps in the future (probably about 1 Waterdeep map/month - so it'll be a while before we get the full city together!)

Now you might be wondering - why re-map Waterdeep? 

• Consistent styling - while the existing DM map of Waterdeep is great, it is a very different style than my existing maps for WDH and locations within the city.

• Seasons - these will come later on (after a couple complete wards at a minimum), but I plan to release seasonal variants of the city map for immersion, whatever season or villain you might be running.

• Scale - my goal with this map is to create a "mid-scale" map that is somewhere between a battle map and a city map. Just enough detail that you could run a random encounter on it anywhere in the city. As far as I know, Foundry v12 will support 20px grids and my intent is for this map to work there.

• Interactivity - my professional background is in GIS and geography. I have some different ideas how to make this an amazing, interactive web map that is a reference for any DM's using Waterdeep as a location. Think of the AideDD Waterdeep map, but with the map designed specifically for that purpose.

• Module development - by creating my own map I can package a city map into my modules and include scene triggers to move your players between the city map and specific scenes.

• More Waterdeep content - as I continue to map the city, I keep coming across new locations that I think "wow, I want to make a battlemap for that area!".

Note for my Mapmaker/Cartographer Patrons - this map is entirely drawn in Inkscape so there isn't a Dungeondraft map file or asset pack to share (yet!). I may look to package up some of the assets in the future for city-scale mapping but that won't be for a while.

To give a sense of scale, here is a 5ft grid overlayed on the map (20px version) to give a sense of the detail and sizing for use as an 'anywhere, anytime' encounter map.

A labelled version will be released when the entire North Ward is ready to go.

Files. Files are attached below - both jpg and png in 10px and 20px variants. Grid sizing is noted in the filename.

Waterdeep City Map - North Ward is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC.