First, the good. This module and the next two after it were extremely fun to DM. I was allowed to open up Waterdeep and let the players decide where to go and how to interact with the city and it's citizens. I really enjoyed being given decriptors of the NPCs and what information they knew without the restrictions of pre-scripted dialogue. Normally there is at least some portion of the dialogue that contradicts some part of the story. Being allowed to know the story and the freedom to interact with the characters in any manner that coincided with the NPC character descriptions was LIBERATING!!! This module on its own was fun but even more fun when played as part of the trilogy. I highly recommend buying 08-01 through 08-03 and playing all three in order for maximum enjoyment.
Now, the not so good. While the screen quality of the pages is amazing, it makes it impossible to print these pages out. I am not used to playing from a tablet and had to swipe back and forth a lot. I couldn't rearrange pages as I normally do and discard pages that I simply didn't need. For DMs that normally work from a tablet, I'm sure they appreciate the embellishments, but this was less than optimal for me. I highly recommend a printer friendly version to accompany the prettied up version.
Overall, I give this module 4 stars. I can't give it 5 because not being able to print is a huge deal for me. Also, while this module can be played by itself, the other two really do need to be played as a trilogy. I would have preferred this to be one long module than three modules. 2 and 3 just aren't standalone at all.
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