tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post2718317941664694377..comments2024-03-29T12:43:39.491+00:00Comments on Roles, Rules, and Rolls: What's a Megadungeon?Roger G-Shttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-3418987970162172932014-02-21T07:58:09.964+00:002014-02-21T07:58:09.964+00:00Not really, no. There are lots of weaker monsters ...Not really, no. There are lots of weaker monsters and only a few tougher ones, not because of a conscious design, but because that's the way things are in nature, there are many rats and dogs and not many lions. These are placed more or less logically, so the weaker ones are in larger groups, the stronger ones in smaller groups or alone. There will be tracks and signs and traces of these creatures. I don't choose a difficulty or number of rooms for the players, they choose it themselves, by which things they choose to encounter. And there's the odd thing that pops up by chance, but that's all part of the fun. So I've had players level up in one session, then not for six sessions. It's up to them. Hanley Tuckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047638048463160737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-35320339752088366442014-02-21T07:46:48.605+00:002014-02-21T07:46:48.605+00:00But surely you have some kind of sense of how adve...But surely you have some kind of sense of how adventures and leveling work together.I'm not proposing that people plan out their dungeons this way, just giving a rule of thumb to judge adventures as being "mega" or not. Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-76784578859613479912014-02-20T21:49:40.477+00:002014-02-20T21:49:40.477+00:00This is odd. I have never in almost thirty years o...This is odd. I have never in almost thirty years of gaming ever considered whether the adventure or X number of rooms would give the PCs another level. I just ran a game.Hanley Tuckshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13047638048463160737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-54127553790678469692014-02-20T00:02:00.297+00:002014-02-20T00:02:00.297+00:00Well, then you have to wrangle over the definition...Well, then you have to wrangle over the definition of a site... how long the corridor has to be before another site begins in the underground ... At that point you realize that all definitions are fuzzy and the edge-cases will just have to lie on the edge.Roger G-Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08594440701279968693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-82645822489406648182014-02-19T17:53:23.293+00:002014-02-19T17:53:23.293+00:00Roger and Wayne, thanks for the answers.
Roger , ...Roger and Wayne, thanks for the answers.<br /><br />Roger , A town (as example) is more then one home or business, could a megadungeon itself be considered more then one site?JDJarvishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07691101939920824546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4829093857574761981.post-70256563170763936632014-02-19T14:58:04.009+00:002014-02-19T14:58:04.009+00:00As I see it, there are certain things that are and...As I see it, there are certain things that are and are not megadungeons. I think structure is important as well as campaign style.<br /><br />A megadungeon has at least six levels downward, not including sub-levels. It has multiple entrances, when possible going to multiple depths. There are multiple routes through the dungeon, and it is possible to skip whole areas through certain routes.<br /><br />A megadungeon is sufficiently deep and diverse that an entire campaign can be centered around it without needing to seek out additional adventure locations. It is generally not possible to "clear" a megadungeon room by room. It is also open-ended and while there may be a "climactic" encounter, a character or party reaching the lowest level will generally still leave a large swath of dungeon open for exploration.Wayne R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04118962136054206381noreply@blogger.com