Questions tagged [dungeon]
For questions about dungeons. A dungeon is a self-contained adventure area that may connect more areas thematically together. They often contain monsters, traps, and other interesting obstacles to challenge players.
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I want to run vast and realistic dungeons, but my players get frustrated trying to search every room
Because my players' suspension of disbelief began to suffer when exploring more "normal" dungeons, I have created some big dungeons which are based on bigger,
realistic structures: castles, towns, ...
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How can I move a one-ton gem out of Undermountain?
Looking for some ideas on a particular conundrum my party is faced with. We're in the depths of a dungeon in Undermountain and have come across a literally one-ton gem. We're all 9th level and are a ...
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How to travel through a Thoqqua's tunnel?
In the 3.5 monster manual, it states
It burrowing leaves behind a usable tunnel, albeit a small one with blistering hot walls.
What does this mean in terms of game-rules? Would a medium creature ...
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How many times can a Teleport Circle be activated without a Permanency spell?
I know that the Pathfinder version of this spell can be made permanent and lasts 10 minutes per level, but how many times can it be activated before rendered inert?
For instance, if a high level ...
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How can I generate multi-story random dungeons without having to do the entire random gen process by hand?
I sometimes like to use randomly generated dungeons for short-form games or when I'm trying to design something that's more intended to be a speedbump than a showpiece, if you will. However, existing ...
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How to design and clearly represent a 3-D location?
I would like to design a dungeon-like location, a city surrounding a keep built on a limestone hill littered with caves. Tunnels and caverns would connect certain city locations to keep dungeons but ...
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Replacement for a Samurai Mount in a Dungeon-Crawler
With some friends of mine, I play pathfinder in a dungeon-crawler way (a bit inspired by the phenomenal game Darkest Dungeon, so the heroes venture into dungeons to gain treasure and rebuild a town, ...
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Where can I find free digital dungeon tiles? [closed]
I'm currently running a D&D 4e campaign on Roll20. I have been drawing the maps in Roll20, but it's a hassle and I'd like to switch to something pre-made. Most of the tiles on Roll20's site aren't ...
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What do I consider when populating D&D 4E Dungeons?
Ok guys, tomorrow is gonna be my first dungeon crawl experience with my new group of level 1 players, and after some encounters to let them understand the game, we're finally trying dungeon delving.
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How do you actually crawl through a dungeon in online play?
Yes, this is quite a silly question considering I've been gamemastering for almost five years now, but one thing that drove me away from (and the same thing that made me return to) D&D 4E was ...
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Where can I find resources to create a realistic castle dungeon? [closed]
Shortly, I will send my PCs into a castle ruin, and I plan on them spending some time there, possibly to refurbish the castle and claim it as their own. I want to make this castle a realistic place, ...
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Recommend large, complex, logical dungeons
I did not find the right question, so if this has a duplicate, simply relink this question.
As a treat for my players I would like to master a very good dungeon.
Good means:
It should be free or so ...
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How do I build interesting dungeons? [closed]
I'm a new GM and I need to undestand how to build enjoyable locations.
I don't get how to build interesting dungeons. For example, I need to explore a castle. But a castle is not as complicated as ...
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Creating a free online dungeon map maker - advice on where I can find tiles to offer the users? [closed]
I have been looking around on various dungeon map making tools and I have not yet found one I am comfortable with. So I am thinking of creating my own online HTML5 dungeon map tool and share it with ...
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How can I judge if combat in a dungeon room attracts attention?
A question that usually props up at my table is "If we start a fight in this room, will we attract any attention?" I guess usually this refers to the noise and din of combat. So, say the party is ...
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