This thing has become a beast and is taking a life of its own. I originally identified ten areas of interest for a megadungeon. I came into this cold and with no idea for where it would go. Then I decided to drill a little deeper and see what happened. …
Wolf Den Scenario Role Surprising oppressors, mortal threat to the unwary. Theme A large wolf pack bent on mayhem and domination of weaker creatures. Threat Lots of effective predators with teef ‘ike ‘is. Hungry effective predators with teef ‘ike ‘is. Dominating the inhabitants of the Goblin Warren. Ravaging the countryside and those …
Goblin Warren Scenario Role Minor threat to outsiders, significantly threatened here. Theme Desperate goblin clan looking for a way to escape their erstwhile ‘allies’. Threat Ready to do almost anything to get out of their current situation. Under the thumb of the wolves and could be compelled to do almost …
Dwarven Safehold Scenario Role Placed by the dwarven king to observe the Aboleth Conclave and as a first line of defense. Meta, acts as relatively safe grounds if the PCs need help. Theme Military base staffed by professional soldiers. Not a lot of amenities, but dwarves don’t need them. Threat …
This entry is somewhat trickier because I find myself wanting to expand on the primary feature, Aristothanes himself, rather than the region of the dungeon. This is probably a good thing, really, but it does make it a little harder to write. Aristothanes’ Sanctum Campaign or Scenario Role Scenario: source …
Thanks for the shout out at Intwischa, Charlie. I’m glad you like what you’ve seen so far. In my comments at Charlie’s page, I did a little bit of math. I decided to expand on it here. How Much Time So Far? So far, I have spent perhaps eight hours …
Clockwork Hell Scenario Role Contains most of the recoverable secrets of the wizard who owned the Abandoned Tower. Largely puzzle-based encounters; while there are defensive automata, they will largely ignore you if you don’t cause trouble. Theme Mechanical madhouse, with lots of inexplicable machinery (and servitor automatons to protect and …
Greetings, readers-of-roleplayingtips! I see I’ve been mentioned again in one of Johnn’s notes, I’m happy to see you. I just thought I’d let you know that while this was the page linked, Node-Based Megadungeon provides a much better view of the megadungeon as a whole, along with links to all …
I thought I’d expand somewhat on the Node-Based Megadungeon Design I started yesterday. I’d said the same processes and techniques are usable at multiple levels and that the nodes shown on the previous diagram can be expanded in a similar manner. Time for me to show that. I will point …
A better landing page for this series, including links to related materials on other blogs, can be found at KJD-IMC: Node-Based Megadungeon. — kjd I’ve spoken before about scenario design that focuses on the relationships between various elements of the scenario before the physical layout. These techniques can be used to manage …
