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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 8190183" data-attributes="member: 8461">A few years ago, I ran a mega-dungeon campaign with <a href="https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/263430/Rappan-Athuk-Classic-Pathfinder-BUNDLE?affiliate_id=820" target="_blank">Rappan Athuk</a> (affiliate link) for Pathfinder 1E.What struck me most was, given that the players knew about the module's high lethality rate, how they were ready to flee back to town at the drop of a hat. The "fifteen-minute adventuring day" was a real thing with them, making very little progress through the dungeon itself. They basically acted as if a TPK was waiting around every corner.One consequence of this was that the NPCs in the nearby town became much more important. The PCs spent a lot of time there, and so got involved in local politics far more quickly than they would have otherwise. To that end, going into the dungeon because something happened involving a local NPC, rather than for reasons involving a PCs backstory or a simple treasure hunt, turned out to be far more motivating (especially if there was a time crunch, e.g. you wanted to rescue a kidnapped farmhand sooner rather than later).Another thing I took from the experience was the need to keep the dungeon dynamic. If the PCs cleared a floor, it shouldn't stay cleared very long before something else moves in. That might sound counterproductive, but not wanting to fight through the same areas over and over was one of the stronger motivators for the PCs, encouraging them to go a little bit further before turning back.</blockquote>

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