

That stuff will come in handy for a lot of players-as will the stats for high-level big bads like Mephistopheles and Bhaal-but a few of the character biographies contain some surprises. There are rules and prices for buying magic items in each of the cities, and the stat blocks for monsters have full spell lists. While recent D&D supplements have avoided nailing down too many specifics, leaving parts vague so players feel free to fill in the blanks themselves, this book is full of detail. It also details four cities from the games (Athkatla, Suldanessellar, Ust Natha, and of course Baldur's Gate), and 12 monsters that hadn't previously made it into 5E (like gibberlings, sword spiders, and phaerimm). Some are presented as potential patrons for your characters, others as opponents. Minsc & Boo's Journal of Villainy contains write-ups of characters from both the original games statted for D&D 5th edition.
