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Message: <blockquote data-quote="rounser" data-source="post: 1915980" data-attributes="member: 1106">Map on hex paper or graph paper (I suggest Arr-Kelaan's Hexmapper or Dungeoncrafter if you need a mapping program), create icons for each hex or gridsquare's terrain type, and number some or all of them for locations.You've now effectively got an outdoors dungeon to populate with lairs, ruins, landmarks, ambushes, strange or magical terrain features etc. and there's ample opportunity to include the usual array of monsters, traps and treasures.  Rangers and druids become relevant to the game again, and the players get to explore your world, not just your dungeons and cities.Following the dungeon model, I recommend making the challenges commensurate with their level, perhaps sealing off the next section of wilderness (designed for higher levels) with barriers such as water or difficult mountains, or simply warnings from NPCs.  If you do have a high level challenge for reasons of verisimilitude (such as a dragon's lair on the hilltop), perhaps advertise it somehow so the PCs aren't caught off guard and TPK'd for no useful reason.Gates are particularly useful features in the wilderness-as-dungeon, as they can get the PCs where you want them, and overcome the tyranny of distance when needed.</blockquote>