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Altamont Ravenard
Explorer
http://www.geocities.com/trainz_ca/ID/
(that's Trainz's dungeon design utility. I don't think it offers random dungeon generation though. The only tool I can think of that does is (was?) Jamie Buck's dungeon generator. It gave you a complex maze with room furnishings and random monsters, traps, doors, treasures, etc.)
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(that's Trainz's dungeon design utility. I don't think it offers random dungeon generation though. The only tool I can think of that does is (was?) Jamie Buck's dungeon generator. It gave you a complex maze with room furnishings and random monsters, traps, doors, treasures, etc.)
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Altamont Ravenard
Explorer
Leopold said:
Hehe you could also go back to your 1st Ed DMG. There were tables there to generate random dungeons
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der_kluge
Adventurer
Ugh. Those bland two-dimensional maps are just so boring. Mathematically easy, yes, but boring, absolutely.
So, this Leeds guy just kept building room after room into the side of this mountain? What was the point? And without a sustainable source of food, and if there are deadly traps everywhere, no monster is going to want to live there.
Pretty tall order. Second question is, why would any PC dare want to go into the place if it spells certain doom for them? Just becuase it's there?!?
So, this Leeds guy just kept building room after room into the side of this mountain? What was the point? And without a sustainable source of food, and if there are deadly traps everywhere, no monster is going to want to live there.
Pretty tall order. Second question is, why would any PC dare want to go into the place if it spells certain doom for them? Just becuase it's there?!?
der_kluge
Adventurer
If I were playing, I'm not sure I would. In fact, about the only reason I would do it is if, as a player, I knew that it was the only thing the DM had prepared, and then I would feel obliged to go where the DM wanted us to go. But that doesn't mean I'd be happy about it.
And on top of that, you can bet that I'd be pretty darn tired of a dungeon crawl after about 4 or 5 game sessions. It gets really, really old after a while.
And on top of that, you can bet that I'd be pretty darn tired of a dungeon crawl after about 4 or 5 game sessions. It gets really, really old after a while.
blackshirt5
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Leeds' reasons for building into the mountain are as follows;die_kluge said:
1) With the animals that lived on the mountain itself and the fungus and animals within, there was an easy food supply for his creations that needed to eat, far easier than say if he'd just built onto the castle.
2) Leeds experimented with magic. To experiment properly, a control is needed. In this case, the control was the environment; if he had overlapped his experiments, they could've been spoiled by the presence of other magic; with his great lifespan and prodigious amount of experimentation, he needed a lot of space. Also, this was for safety's sake; when experimenting with a Bone Eater he crossbred to deal with Alis'avor the Necromancer's minions, it would've been very bad for the Bone Eater to be in the same section of his fortress as the Vampires he kept imprisoned for study.
3) The inside of a mountain is much more easily defensible than a castle.
Trust me I've put at least a little bit of thought into this.
Trainz
Explorer
I don't really have time. I'm pretty much overworked with my career, my two kids, my campaign, and coordinating cooperative dungeons.blackshirt5 said:
But I could make maps with whatever specs you want within a day or so, and give them to you. They woud have whatever background color you want, and whatever numbering system you want, and whatever linking system you want.
I would be able to make from 100 to 300 rooms, depending on your specs. If you want more rooms, it might also be possible.
It's not drawing maps that takes long (I'm getting purty good at that), it's populating them.
You may want to check out this thread in the Art Cartography forum, Phineas's Dungeon Map o' the Week.
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73423
some very good work.
http://www.enworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73423
some very good work.
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JimAde
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Blackshirt: Are you looking for each contributor to do a level? That's the impression I'm getting. This is obviously more work from each contributor than one room, but it would give them a little more creative freedom as well. I don't know if I'll have time to do one, but at a minimum I'd need:
1) What level (CR) you are shooting for.
2) Maps (if you are providing them). Sounds like Trainz is volunteering. I'd jump up with a "YES, Please" if I was you
3) A little more guidance. I know you're looking for a "kitchen sink" approach, but do you want lots of traps, lots of constructs, etc.
4) Is it OK for a contributor to include surface entrances/exits directly to his area? For example, if I want a Moria-style light well to bring daylight into an area is that OK?
5) If the whole complex has an ecosystem, and if there are intelligent beings included, they will probably have trade/relations with each other and possibly with the surface. Is that OK?
1) What level (CR) you are shooting for.
2) Maps (if you are providing them). Sounds like Trainz is volunteering. I'd jump up with a "YES, Please" if I was you
3) A little more guidance. I know you're looking for a "kitchen sink" approach, but do you want lots of traps, lots of constructs, etc.
4) Is it OK for a contributor to include surface entrances/exits directly to his area? For example, if I want a Moria-style light well to bring daylight into an area is that OK?
5) If the whole complex has an ecosystem, and if there are intelligent beings included, they will probably have trade/relations with each other and possibly with the surface. Is that OK?
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