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Best megadungeon for mining ideas from

Started by atomic, March 02, 2022, 10:24:10 AM

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Ratman_tf

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March 03, 2022, 06:00:03 AM
Quote from: hedgehobbit on March 02, 2022, 09:33:41 PM
Quote from: atomic on March 02, 2022, 10:24:10 AM
I need to up my dungeon game, so I'm looking at getting a megadungeon for inspiration.

The best megadungeon ever published was Goodman's Castle Whiterock. It has everything, varied levels with different themes, multiple entrance and exits, secret sublevels, and an overall logical setup. However, the best thing it does is create story elements that forever drive the players deeper and deeper. It starts with a simple quest to stop a gang of kidnappers but as the players solve one quest, they are given information and clues that lead to quests located on lower levels. It does this in a very natural way so the players are free to follow these story beats or they can just explore as they like.

Intriguing. But 60 bucks for a PDF is pretty steep. If it were a physical copy, I'd be more likely to buy in.
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S'mon

#16
March 03, 2022, 01:11:03 PM
Quote from: Steven Mitchell on March 02, 2022, 10:13:43 PM
I like Stonehell I.  Don't have II.  My one reservation for it is that it's almost better to lift sections from it than use it straight.  I found the overall premise kind of flat

I think it gets a lot cooler in #2, though there is good stuff in #1. #2 has the decadent city of the Vrilya on level 7 and the Frayed Tapestry, the reality-warping interdimensional hell-dungeon of the Nixthisis, on level 10, where you can encounter eg a couple Pinhead expies at the Battle of the Somme... you can also encounter The Author. if you don't like gonzo it's not for you, though.
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S'mon

#17
March 03, 2022, 01:13:08 PM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on March 03, 2022, 06:00:03 AM
Intriguing. But 60 bucks for a PDF is pretty steep. If it were a physical copy, I'd be more likely to buy in.

Wow. I think I got it for $1 BiTD when WoTC announced the d20 System License was going away, and Goodman dumped everything dirt cheap. Never gave it much of a look though, hate Goodman's house art style and grew to hate 3e.
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atomic

#18
March 08, 2022, 10:19:21 AM
Thanks for the input, everyone!  I ended up going with Stonehell for now due to price and availability.  I might look into Arden Vul at some point, just for inspiration and the pretty books.

Premier

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March 09, 2022, 04:05:53 PM
Quote from: atomic on March 02, 2022, 10:24:10 AM

On the fence:
Castle Xyntillan: might be too whimsical for my campaign's tone

I had quite a bit of fun as a player in Melan's Khosura: City State of the Four Mysteries, which is not quite a megadungeon per se, but rather a very decent-sized dungeon (I guess some people might consider it a megadungeon) and the city above it. It's more of a traditional Middle Eastern-ish Sword & Sorcery fare, and was published in issues 9 and (I think) 10 of Fight On! magazine back in 2010.
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hedgehobbit

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March 10, 2022, 08:31:33 AM
Quote from: Ratman_tf on March 03, 2022, 06:00:03 AMIntriguing. But 60 bucks for a PDF is pretty steep. If it were a physical copy, I'd be more likely to buy in.

As much as I like Castle Whiterock, I wouldn't spend $60 for a pdf copy. It is a solid three inches stack of books, maps, and handouts. That would be a nightmare to deal with as a PDF.

Mistwell

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March 10, 2022, 12:50:11 PM Last Edit: March 10, 2022, 12:52:59 PM by Mistwell
MERP - Moria

THE_Leopold

#22
March 10, 2022, 02:38:35 PM
Quote from: Mistwell on March 10, 2022, 12:50:11 PM
MERP - Moria

While a good setting book you will need to do a legions amount of work to morph that into something useful.  It's a great coffee table book nonetheless.
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TheShadowSpawn

#23
March 11, 2022, 10:04:30 AM
Quote from: Mistwell on March 10, 2022, 12:50:11 PM
MERP - Moria

Okay, that was pretty funny..

mining... mega dungeon...

good one.

atomic

#24
March 11, 2022, 01:02:22 PM
ha, that joke went right over my head!  In this case, I'd actually be looking for the Balrog!

wolfhillrpg

#25
March 12, 2022, 07:51:21 PM
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If it's alright to plug my own products, I would suggest "The Sunken Temple of Chloren-Var".  The temple itself has 60 unique areas to explore.  The module is very descriptive and there is plenty to pick and choose from.

S'mon

#26
March 13, 2022, 09:33:21 AM
Quote from: wolfhillrpg on March 12, 2022, 07:51:21 PM
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If it's alright to plug my own products, I would suggest "The Sunken Temple of Chloren-Var".  The temple itself has 60 unique areas to explore.  The module is very descriptive and there is plenty to pick and choose from.

Link?
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