Lately I’ve been hung up on the concept of the traditional “dungeon” in RPGs. Sure, occasionally we might explore the maze of tunnels beneath a castle that actually was a dungeon – meant for the trapping and torture of individuals who worked against the royal folks who lived in the castle itself – but how long has it been since any of us actually did that? I don’t remember the last time, unless it was in a computer game.
So it got me thinking… What other types of dungeons are there?
And that led to this list…
- Actual dungeons beneath a castle
- Catacombs beneath a church
- Steam tunnels running beneath a building complex, such as at a college
- Sewers
- Mines
- Storage complex
- Buildings buried by earthquake, volcano, or flood
- Fortresses
- Slums
- Temples/Churches
- Underground cave complexes
- Subterranean lairs
- Crypts
- Bunkers
- Battle trenches
- Water supply conduits
- Smuggler’s tunnels
- Animal warrens
- Root or wine cellars
- Sea caves
Any of these sound interesting to explore? Let me know in the comments and I’ll detail one using the crazy Moebius methods you’ve come to know and love… 🙂
What about an abandoned underground city? (Example: built by dwarves but abandoned when they dug too deep and found something so vile they had to leave).
@Paul – Love it. Let me think on that one and I’ll get started writing something up in the next week or so. Thanks for the suggestion!
@Paul – Took me longer than a week to get back to this, but I have written up a few ideas – https://moebiusadventures.com/the-deep-city/