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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 9026716" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>That picture is actually pretty close to what I think Waterdeep actually looks like, although it's reversed, if you know what I mean.</p><p></p><p>But, here's something I stumbled across:</p><p></p><p><a href="https://preview.redd.it/cldvud6s3qc91.png?width=1155&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a20842c1146c7f6f3acab1d512540b20f646bba8" target="_blank">https://preview.redd.it/cldvud6s3qc91.png?width=1155&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a20842c1146c7f6f3acab1d512540b20f646bba8</a> </p><p></p><p>From here: [MEDIA=reddit]WaterdeepDragonHeist/comments/w3m3hr[/MEDIA]</p><p></p><p>Now, it's got some problems. The northern end of hte city should be elevated more, because you need to account for Undercliff. But, Undercliff needs to be higher than the docks ward or it would be underwater. Basically, the city is about 3 miles north to south, with the cliffs running along the north and east sides. Can anyone find how tall those cliffs are? I've been having a Google fail. But, they can't be much more than 30 feet since there's roads running straight down them. It's not like they are hundreds of feet tall, anyway.</p><p></p><p>So, even at 100 feet in the north (which is far too high, but, let's run with that), Waterdeep basically slopes down north to south to sea level. 100 feet in 3 miles is hardly even a grade. It's certainly not noticeable. Waterdeep is pretty darn flat, other than Mount Waterdeep, of course, but very few ctually live on the mountain.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 9026716, member: 22779"] That picture is actually pretty close to what I think Waterdeep actually looks like, although it's reversed, if you know what I mean. But, here's something I stumbled across: [URL]https://preview.redd.it/cldvud6s3qc91.png?width=1155&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=a20842c1146c7f6f3acab1d512540b20f646bba8[/URL] From here: [MEDIA=reddit]WaterdeepDragonHeist/comments/w3m3hr[/MEDIA] Now, it's got some problems. The northern end of hte city should be elevated more, because you need to account for Undercliff. But, Undercliff needs to be higher than the docks ward or it would be underwater. Basically, the city is about 3 miles north to south, with the cliffs running along the north and east sides. Can anyone find how tall those cliffs are? I've been having a Google fail. But, they can't be much more than 30 feet since there's roads running straight down them. It's not like they are hundreds of feet tall, anyway. So, even at 100 feet in the north (which is far too high, but, let's run with that), Waterdeep basically slopes down north to south to sea level. 100 feet in 3 miles is hardly even a grade. It's certainly not noticeable. Waterdeep is pretty darn flat, other than Mount Waterdeep, of course, but very few ctually live on the mountain. [/QUOTE]
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