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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 6281000" data-attributes="member: 6685730">Here's my basic idea: version 1 of the random dungeon generator creates a complex that is a generic "dungeon."  Which is to say, underground, tile/brick, and dangerous.  Much like anything made by the ancient Nords of Skyrim.Before a GM clicks "Next room," he can tailor a handful of things: encounter difficulty (based on PC abilities), room size (based on where the room needs to fit in the map) - the main ones.  Then, everything is random:- Room size- Room shape- Room lighting- Room contents/obstacles- Enemies/friends present- Treasure- Number/type of exits- Traps- Clues (to a puzzle encounter)Each "random" decision will actually be based on a die roll and bell curve - so while "shadowy" might be the default lighting, there's the possibility that dark, bright, and dim rooms are present as well (but not as likely).The random dungeon will still require a handful of GM pregens, because it cannot (yet?) account for different systems, house rules, genres, and power levels.  So each random dungeon will probably require 5-7 pregenerated NPC/monsters, and 5-7 traps as well.  I'm hoping that treasure is generic enough to not require system-specific rules.I'll be including the dungeon-dressing tables from a DMG, some awesome ideas from Dungeonscape, and some encounter and random-dungeon ideas from Miniatures Handbook.Tip of the iceberg, my friends.  Any other ideas so far?</blockquote>

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