At some point you’re gonna want to hire lots and lots of men. Especially in the case of Fighting-Men, the topic and procedures inspext to co...

  Dungeon design - 9 principles  1.       Multiple entrances and exits. At least two obvious and at least two secret ones. Add information...

Labyrinths seem like they would be a perfect thematic element in the dungeon. But actually running a labyrinth is a pain. Describe every 10’...

Dickstein the Barking Alien   suggests playing the Dungeon 23 challenge on Easy Mode, which is actually a pretty good idea. Instead of doing...

In old school play, it’s very important to introduce henchmen early on. In a game where character progression and personalization requires e...

 This article originally appeared on February 23, 2018. When someone plays D for the first time, they don't know what they don't kno...

Diabolical but fun   A fresco featuring many adventurers patrolling a dungeon with surprised looks on their faces  If you step in front of i...

This article was originally published on September 4th, 2017. One thing that I have noticed lately is that whenever folks talk about dungeon...

Encumbrance is important.  Encumbrance is the word we use to mean “all the stuff I am carrying,” in terms of its weight and its bulk. The mo...

Whatever you do, don’t tell them that you can barely see their adam’s apple anymore. Do it this way instead   If there is a trap that you do...

Dungeons have traps. It’s quintessential. But traps are not always fun. Certainly not as fun as monsters or weird stuff.  I’ve been thinking...

It seems like you could go quite fast through a dungeon. This is true, you could, except that it is completely dark, full of monsters and tr...