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<blockquote data-quote="Ancalagon" data-source="post: 9181037" data-attributes="member: 23">One of my favourite dungeons of all times was the adventure (which is 90% dungeon) Gates of Firestorm Peak.&nbsp; Here are some of the features that made me like it so much:1:&nbsp; Not too big.&nbsp; It is a large dungeon (125 rooms!) but not quite a megadungeon.&nbsp; Near endless dungeons that never end are boring2:&nbsp; Variety:&nbsp; The dungeon had roughly 4 &quot;sections&quot;, each with different monsters, design and general feel3:&nbsp; Made sense:&nbsp; the later end of the dungeon is fairly &quot;gonzo&quot; BUT the &quot;nonsense&quot; was explained, it made sense within the context - far realms contamination.4:&nbsp; Factions:&nbsp; This dungeon had various groups inhabiting it, with different goals and motives.&nbsp; Some of these factions were hostile, some could be turned into allies etc. 5: a &quot;tough entrance&quot; - it explained why few outsiders were in there, and also made it difficult for the PCs to retreat - they had to survive in there for a while!&nbsp; I'll note that I don't find it fair to a party to &quot;force&quot; them into such a situation - they knew what they were getting into (sort of... but at least they knew to get provisions etc).Another fun one was published in Dungeon Magazine, a 2e adventure by Perkins, called &quot;My lady's mirror&quot;.&nbsp; This was a 70 ish room &quot;dungeon&quot; that was actually a castle, with several floors.&nbsp; The absent owner of the castle, a powerful mage, had trapped many foes in a magical mirror.&nbsp; The mirror was broken, releasing a flood of foes.&nbsp; This resulted in a very, very dynamic environment, with lots of RP possibilities, and provided creative PCs many options on how to enter the castle etc.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ancalagon, post: 9181037, member: 23"] One of my favourite dungeons of all times was the adventure (which is 90% dungeon) Gates of Firestorm Peak. Here are some of the features that made me like it so much: 1: Not too big. It is a large dungeon (125 rooms!) but not quite a megadungeon. Near endless dungeons that never end are boring 2: Variety: The dungeon had roughly 4 "sections", each with different monsters, design and general feel 3: Made sense: the later end of the dungeon is fairly "gonzo" BUT the "nonsense" was explained, it made sense within the context - far realms contamination. 4: Factions: This dungeon had various groups inhabiting it, with different goals and motives. Some of these factions were hostile, some could be turned into allies etc. 5: a "tough entrance" - it explained why few outsiders were in there, and also made it difficult for the PCs to retreat - they had to survive in there for a while! I'll note that I don't find it fair to a party to "force" them into such a situation - they knew what they were getting into (sort of... but at least they knew to get provisions etc). Another fun one was published in Dungeon Magazine, a 2e adventure by Perkins, called "My lady's mirror". This was a 70 ish room "dungeon" that was actually a castle, with several floors. The absent owner of the castle, a powerful mage, had trapped many foes in a magical mirror. The mirror was broken, releasing a flood of foes. This resulted in a very, very dynamic environment, with lots of RP possibilities, and provided creative PCs many options on how to enter the castle etc. [/QUOTE]

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