While the adventures of D&D were born in the deep dungeons, the adventurers themselves are often shaped by their hometowns and the settlements they grew up in. The Urban Archetypes is an insight into exactly that; what kind of heroes are born among the bustling market squares, the grimy streets and the lively taverns.

Volume 1 introduces three new subclasses and two new character backgrounds influenced by the urban setting:

• Barbarian, Path of the Drunkard

• Rogue, the Temple Thief Archetype

• Dark Civilization Warlock Patron

• Tax Collector character background

• Blacksmith character background