Dungeon Creation Discussions

[evreaux]

Rather than copy and paste a voluminous amount of posting, I thought I would simply link to a number of good discussions for those looking to create dungeons (many of you have no doubt seen these, but for those arriving here first, there is a load of great stuff). I included the campaign journal for our recent game both because I thought it was great fun, and because I thought it might be helpful for those starting this project to see a dungeon in action; please forgive any appearance of vanity.

Did I forget any good threads? If so, please include them!

The Knights & Knaves Alehouse

Dungeon Design 101 (requires registration)
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=168

Collaborative Dungeon Design Ideas (requires registration)
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1153

More Megadungeon Musing
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3578

More Megadungeon Questions
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3588

Even More, But Different, Megadungeon Musing
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=3582

Dragonsfoot

Megadungeon Filling
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=20375

Megadungeon Mapping
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=18710

Megadungeon! CJ
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=19345

EnWorld

Dungeon Layout, Map Flow, and Old School Game Design
www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=168563

The RPG Site

What Makes Dungeons Interesting?
www.therpgsite.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6474

[foster1941]

Another good one from ENWorld (which is actually linked to on the thread posted above, but deserves its own link):

Would these maps make for a fun dungeon adventure?
www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=165693

(Skip to the second and third page for most of the "meaty" content)

[crimhthanthegreat]

evreaux said:

The Knights & Knaves Alehouse

Dungeon Design 101 (requires registration)
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=168

Collaborative Dungeon Design Ideas (requires registration)
www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewtopic.php?t=1153

I, of course, can not access these, that is not an option.

[Finarvyn]

Nice research there, evreaux. It's good to have all of those links in one place!

[ffilz]

Everaux, thanks for colating these.

Here's a few more I've stashed away in my links:

[Kenzer Co] Hackmaster needs a "megadungeon."

[Pied Piper] Making the MEGA Dungeon: CASTLE VULGOTH

Not a discussion, but lots of ideas anyway:
grodog's Greyhawk Castle Archive - grodog's Version of Greyhawk Castle

I created a new thread with links to all of the discussions I could think of. There is really way more information than would be practical to copy and paste.

Not totally... But the document that I've cut and pasted from these (and a couple others I didn't save links to that aren't listed above) is now up to 59 pages of 9 point type...

Frank

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ffilz said:

Not totally... But the document that I've cut and pasted from these (and a couple others I didn't save links to that aren't listed above) is now up to 59 pages of 9 point type...

Frank

Hey Frank, could I get a copy of that?

[grodog]

Now that sounds like a useful download, Frank!

[evreaux]

A couple more:

Deogolf's (short, a bit out of order) write-up of playing in Gary's OD&D campaign:
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9771

Your version of Castle Greyhawk:
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=3941

[ffilz]

Hmm, I'd have to get permission from at least Evreaux and T. Foster, but honestly, bunches of other folks also. I might also have to strip out some stuff cut and pasted in from Dragon magazine. Oh, Allan's got some posts in there also. Pretty much, if you said something interesting, or asked an interesting question, in one of these thread's, there's a bit of you in that document.

Unfortunately, I also didn't attribute posts as I put them in.

And darn, Evreax, I might have to add some more meat...

Frank

[grodog]

evreaux said:

A couple more:

Deogolf's (short, a bit out of order) write-up of playing in Gary's OD&D campaign:
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9771

I pinged John about the full list of his CG threads that I gathered after LGGC, and they are, in order:

www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9622
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9771
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9956
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10112
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10573
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10738
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10862
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10890
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10965
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=15269
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=16810

These will be going as links (and perhaps .pdf archives, if necessary and if John approves) on my Castle GH site, one day, along with Paul Stormberg's auction details from his 1999 exploration of Castle Greyhawk at GenCon

[foster1941]

Note also that before John/deogolf began posting his session-writeups to draginsfoot in Spring 2005, Gary himself was posting (much briefer) session logs to his email/talk-list in Fall 2004, which were archived by Scott Gregg:

doomsdaygames.proboards3.com/index.cgi?board=adventures&action=display&n=1&thread=1097942104

[grodog]

Thanks for that pointer/reminder, Trent!

[evreaux]

Indeed. Those are both much better links! ;-)

[evreaux]

Another:

Creative descriptions for large dungeons
www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?t=9718

[foster1941]

Nice find, Ev. My long post in that thead appears to be the "ground zero" point, the first time I'd attempted put all those thoughts into writing, which all of my later posts on the topic are amplifications, extensions, revisions and just plain rehashings of. It's almost enough to inspire me to go through all these collected threads, pull out my posts, and attempt to combine all of it into a coherent essay (or series of essays). Nah, who am I kidding, I've got Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to read...

[grodog]

foster1941 said:

Nice find, Ev. My long post in that thead appears to be the "ground zero" point, the first time I'd attempted put all those thoughts into writing, which all of my later posts on the topic are amplifications, extensions, revisions and just plain rehashings of. It's almost enough to inspire me to go through all these collected threads, pull out my posts, and attempt to combine all of it into a coherent essay (or series of essays). Nah, who am I kidding, I've got Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows to read...

How about after you finish HP, Trent?

[grodog]

I haven't revisted this thread in quite some time. Any new threads to add to the archives??

[grodog]

New Megadungeons! forum @ K&K opened this weekend: www.knights-n-knaves.com/phpbb/viewforum.php?f=28