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<blockquote data-quote="TheAuldGrump" data-source="post: 1484402" data-attributes="member: 6957">One of the peculiarities of old cities is that they are built on top of themselves, particularly in places where the agreed upon method of trash removal is the tried and true method of 'throw it out the window.' Take a look at Troy!Among other possibilities - an area of the city that burned down, and new buildings created above the old ruins. (Seatle Washington, London England) So the easiest way to get to the dungeon is.. through another dungeon, filled with rats, homeless people using the ruins as free shelter, and 'traps' (rotting cieling beams, flooded areas, weakened floors... and everyones favorite - green slime.)Areas that have sunk into the soft clay and been built over. (Boston Massachusetts, Chicago Illinois) Lots of flooding, submerged passages, etc. I f the lake has spread over the years the only entry might well be just below the shore.And in a more contemporary setting an industrial area now abandoned. (Flint Michigan) Empty factories make great sites for battles along catwalks, swinging from chains over pits filled with chemical nastiness, etc.And for building above the dungeon - how about an opera house or theater?Or a tannery with leaking vats... drip, drip, drip...The Auld Grump</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheAuldGrump, post: 1484402, member: 6957"] One of the peculiarities of old cities is that they are built on top of themselves, particularly in places where the agreed upon method of trash removal is the tried and true method of 'throw it out the window.' Take a look at Troy! Among other possibilities - an area of the city that burned down, and new buildings created above the old ruins. (Seatle Washington, London England) So the easiest way to get to the dungeon is.. through another dungeon, filled with rats, homeless people using the ruins as free shelter, and 'traps' (rotting cieling beams, flooded areas, weakened floors... and everyones favorite - green slime.) Areas that have sunk into the soft clay and been built over. (Boston Massachusetts, Chicago Illinois) Lots of flooding, submerged passages, etc. I f the lake has spread over the years the only entry might well be just below the shore. And in a more contemporary setting an industrial area now abandoned. (Flint Michigan) Empty factories make great sites for battles along catwalks, swinging from chains over pits filled with chemical nastiness, etc. And for building above the dungeon - how about an opera house or theater? Or a tannery with leaking vats... drip, drip, drip... The Auld Grump [/QUOTE]

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