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Mercule said:Epic battles are good. Usually, they don't happen in a city square. Considering that even exploring the dark lord's fortress is considered being "in the dungeon", I can't imagine how you could play a reasonable game of D&D without some sort of "dungeon". It would feel more like Sorcerer's Crusade (cool game, but not the same) or Ars Magica.
Sure, if you have a very loose definition of a dungeon. The last session I ran (Saturday) had a battle on a forest road, a fist-fight in a bar, an ambush on the PCs in their three rooms in the inn above said bar, further ambushes on the street and rooftops as they ran from the city watch, and then a hiding out in an abandoned warehouse that lead to some low-level undead encounters. I wouldn't call any of those situations a "dungeon" yet the game was fairly combat heavy.
BTW, I really need to post the second half of that story hour before we play again! Although I think we might take a break this week and play Settlers of Catan or something like that, since we've got a number of folks out.
