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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 8103744" data-attributes="member: 3285">To your point, the only way a labyrinth is so deadly that you "get lost" is that you go so far in that it takes too long to get out (presumably days) before the minotaur catches you. From a RPG standpoint, much more common is the gauntlet/labyrinth which is a narrative construct, not a physical one. It's basically DM railroading where the plot moves forward no matter what choices you make. This is problematic because D&D's dungeon-crawling system is all about "press-your-luck" low-stakes gambles in choosing doors, detecting traps, and fighting low level monsters. A railroaded plot effectively forces players to go straight down a path until they run out of resources, and there's no player agency in "gambling" their choices other than to retreat.You don't get lost in labyrinths, they eventually wear you down until you either defeat the big boss, die trying, or retreat.</blockquote>