tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post847476180717633532..comments2024-03-28T15:32:19.036-04:00Comments on Dungeon Fantastic: Why it matters to me that dungeons aren't randomPeter Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-91136734058287739842017-05-24T17:30:19.540-04:002017-05-24T17:30:19.540-04:00my ears are burning...
I had some players think so...my ears are burning...<br />I had some players think something I adlibbed was some problem that needed to be solved rather than just a random thing on a hexcrawl. I guess as players are working from a town they will clean up everything systematically and build local militia. S i guess I like to grow campaigns around exploring and building and to get a feel for players or characters interests. Random dungeons have their place (mad chaos god dungeon) or at least random monsters fit in a story or theme (goblin mines have goblinoid, allies pets and predators). Poor monsters always in a room waiting to die. Certain locations like the unopened tomb shouldn't have random stuff and the more civilized the le less random things should be. A Room table might work or a shift table:<br /><br />d6 counting house inhabitants<br />1 The boss arguing with d4 servants, 6+d4 guards - anytime<br />2 d4 servants counting coins and 4 guards - most day hours<br />3 Six guards and everything locked common at night<br />4 Sub boss a servant and four guards working late<br />5 The boss has had his pet hungry owlbear locked in room<br />6 Doors all locked, boss is having playful wrestle with pet owlbear on heap of coins Konsumterrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18170560484656800416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-5851242009687899532017-05-24T14:57:21.940-04:002017-05-24T14:57:21.940-04:00I know you won't agree with me but my feeling ...I know you won't agree with me but my feeling is that the more the adventure makes sense the more interesting the adventure is when it is over. If it is just random monsters in random rooms then it seems like there is no mystery to solve so I tend to lose interest.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12896361121217230594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7817710432110712270.post-25771002237629852082017-05-24T14:24:41.711-04:002017-05-24T14:24:41.711-04:00Spot on.Spot on.ravencrowkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09315630554847698555noreply@blogger.com