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<blockquote data-quote="Stormonu" data-source="post: 5137477" data-attributes="member: 52734">After going back and reading some of the threads, I think the model I made above would also help in planning PC resources.If one were to assume, for example, that a Mid-sized dungeon was standard for the game, you could set play balance so that the group's resources are designed to last through to the end of the dungeon (1/2 the XP in encounters to get to the next level).&nbsp; Thus, if you were running a Huge dungeon, you know you'd need to set up some way for the party to rest about half-way through so they could complete the adventure.&nbsp; With a Small dungeon, you might want to break it into two parts - say the wilderness as a &quot;dungeon&quot;, with the second half being the trek through a tower &quot;dungeon&quot;, and feel fairly confident the party could traverse both areas before stopping to rest and recuperate.Also, I'd like to point out the &quot;Themes&quot; I added to the different dungeon roles above.&nbsp; I think themes could go a long way to help differentiate a dungeon - to make it quite unlike experiencing the same encounters in a different dungeon. It would be an aid to help link encounters more closely and perhaps make them seem less like a collection of random, unlinked montage and more of a fluid, well-thought adventure.&nbsp; And they'd always be good to help any writers block a DM may have for providing interesting twists to an adventure.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stormonu, post: 5137477, member: 52734"] After going back and reading some of the threads, I think the model I made above would also help in planning PC resources. If one were to assume, for example, that a Mid-sized dungeon was standard for the game, you could set play balance so that the group's resources are designed to last through to the end of the dungeon (1/2 the XP in encounters to get to the next level). Thus, if you were running a Huge dungeon, you know you'd need to set up some way for the party to rest about half-way through so they could complete the adventure. With a Small dungeon, you might want to break it into two parts - say the wilderness as a "dungeon", with the second half being the trek through a tower "dungeon", and feel fairly confident the party could traverse both areas before stopping to rest and recuperate. Also, I'd like to point out the "Themes" I added to the different dungeon roles above. I think themes could go a long way to help differentiate a dungeon - to make it quite unlike experiencing the same encounters in a different dungeon. It would be an aid to help link encounters more closely and perhaps make them seem less like a collection of random, unlinked montage and more of a fluid, well-thought adventure. And they'd always be good to help any writers block a DM may have for providing interesting twists to an adventure. [/QUOTE]

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