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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8087607" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Traditional dungeons?&nbsp; Almost never.&nbsp; The idea that you could have a mix of monsters living in relatively close proximity all living in their own personal rooms and never venturing forth doesn't make sense to me.But does a haunted house count? Using LMOP as an example, is Cragmaw Castle a dungeon because it's semi-ruins that are being used as a base of operations?&nbsp; Then maybe, now and then.&nbsp; I try to have internal logical consistency to my campaign and I just don't think there are that many mad mages out there who are building bizarre complexes.&nbsp;&nbsp; But if there's a reason for a relatively recent ruin to be handy and occupied by the bad guys, sure they'll use it.&nbsp; Over time they'll do their best to rebuild defenses in most cases though, although it may be significantly lower quality than the original builders.Nothing against personal preferences but when I look at most dungeon maps, all I can think is &quot;Who would dig all those hallways for no reason?&nbsp; How do the denizens of this location avoid all those traps and not leave an obvious path around that pit?&quot;&nbsp; In my current campaign even though the base of operations is on the edge of what could be a mega-dungeon of a ruined city that has numerous tunnels and rooms carved out, I've never done a dungeon crawl per se.To me, a dungeon is almost like an NPC in the story but locations in my campaign are more for set dressing and potentially environmental hazards.&nbsp; Location is a backdrop, not the focus.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8087607, member: 6801845"] Traditional dungeons? Almost never. The idea that you could have a mix of monsters living in relatively close proximity all living in their own personal rooms and never venturing forth doesn't make sense to me. But does a haunted house count? Using LMOP as an example, is Cragmaw Castle a dungeon because it's semi-ruins that are being used as a base of operations? Then maybe, now and then. I try to have internal logical consistency to my campaign and I just don't think there are that many mad mages out there who are building bizarre complexes. But if there's a reason for a relatively recent ruin to be handy and occupied by the bad guys, sure they'll use it. Over time they'll do their best to rebuild defenses in most cases though, although it may be significantly lower quality than the original builders. Nothing against personal preferences but when I look at most dungeon maps, all I can think is "Who would dig all those hallways for no reason? How do the denizens of this location avoid all those traps and not leave an obvious path around that pit?" In my current campaign even though the base of operations is on the edge of what could be a mega-dungeon of a ruined city that has numerous tunnels and rooms carved out, I've never done a dungeon crawl per se. To me, a dungeon is almost like an NPC in the story but locations in my campaign are more for set dressing and potentially environmental hazards. Location is a backdrop, not the focus. [/QUOTE]

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