D&D General #Dungeon23

[Eyes of Nine]

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My first entry in my new Hobonichi Weeks. Decided to start with the opening being a pool and waterfall.
Very bare bones, but that's all I'm concerned about at this point. Will work on the room behind the waterfall this week.

To what extent are you using random generators?

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Here's my first room. I'm just going to draw 'em. I'm not fleshing them out.

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Love the isometric approach!

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I remembered Dungeon Meshi exists, so now that’s definitely going to be a major source of inspiration for my dungeon.

TIL Dungeon Meshi is a thing, thank you!

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I'm getting hung up on how to do maps. I am looking for a good digital solution, but getting pretty frustrated in that regard.

Here's a way to do it using excel/spreadsheets

Simple Excel Mapper - Goblin's Henchman | DriveThruRPG.com

Simple Excel Mapper - A simple tool for making D&D / RPG maps. The Excel Mapper is a workbook for use in Microsoft Excel. The cells have b

www.drivethrurpg.com

 

[Eyes of Nine]

I've started doing this. I'm taking a system agnostic, minimalist approach. I'm using the "Solo Dungeon Adventures" tables from The Strategic Review, #1 and the dungeon matrix from the LBBs (1974). I spent some time getting set up yesterday, but so far I've been surprised how little actual time I'm spending on creating the rooms. The challenge for me is pacing myself and waiting until tomorrow to do the next room. I've already got two more rooms and a door that might have a room behind it to do over the next few days. Can't wait to find out what's in them!

I dreamed about my dungeon23 last night, and fleshed out the rest of this level! BUT! I only documented one encounter today. I have some more distance to go this week, maybe another dream will send me off orthogonally - who knows? Either way, I woke up STOKED to spend 10-15 minutes on my dungeon23. I've spent more time reading about it here in this thread than I spent on today's entry lol...

I'll be posting my week's worth of work at the end of the week I think

 

[Charlaquin]

TIL Dungeon Meshi is a thing, thank you!

You’re very welcome. It’s so good!

 

[Reynard]

01.02: Guard Alcove

Accesses: Door on the north wall leading to the Grounds.

Description: This close chamber was once the place where the Alastairn gate guard would stay out of the elements. It is sparsely furnished, including a stone bench and an ancient, rusted brazier where a fire once burned.

Weird Flames: If a PC enters the alcove at night and closes the door, sealing themself inside, something strange happens. An immediate sense of anxiety and dread begins to overcome the character and after less than a minute they feel the urge to flee, as if affected by a fear spell. However, the door will not open! Then, the brazier lights with cold blue flames that seem to be dying embers. Through the door they hear a muffled, angry voice say, “Shirk because of a little chill, will you? Then stay in there!” Slowly over the next few moments the brazier’s light fades and deep, killing cold fills the alcove. When the last bit of light from the brazier finally winks out, the character feels a frozen hand grip their own. Once this happens the character (or their companions outside) are free to open the door. There is no evidence of the event and neither the chamber nor the brazier radiate as magical. This haunting only occurs once per night and never twice for the same PC.

 

[hedgeknight]

To what extent are you using random generators?

Right now, it's so early I don't really need them. I have a few things in mind for the next month or so. I'm planning to incorporate a lot of old ideas from campaigns I ran in the late 90's and early 00's. I have three notebooks of gaming notes, NPC's, magic items, etc.

 

[Dyson Logos]

I'm getting hung up on how to do maps. I am looking for a good digital solution, but getting pretty frustrated in that regard.

Since the expectation is doing this in a notebook, I HEARTILY recommend drawing them by hand in the same notebook. The only way to get good at drawing maps is to draw maps.

 

[Dyson Logos]

I decided to not worry about system and just use broadly applicable D&D language. If I go the distance and decide to do something with it, I can nail down system during editing.

This is VERY much in keeping with the origin of this challenge. He's not even including treasure specifically, just hoards rated by size.