How to Create an Old-School Dungeon Level
Join me today for a look at how I approach creating dungeon levels! It's a framework firmly rooted in Basic D&D and the 1981 edition - I find it's still the best! I've also included a link to the Dragon magazine article I referenced. Basic D&D on DriveThruRPG (affiliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/produ... Let There Be A Method To Your Madness (Dragon Magazine): https://archive.org/details/DragonMag... 00:00 Intro 00:33 Welcome 00:43 The Framework 01:07 Top-Down vs Bottoms Up 02:48 Concept & History 04:38 Factions & Neighborhhods 06:13 The Black City - Context 07:36 Transit Tunnels 08:04 Well of Woe 09:28 Factions and Neighborhoods 10:21 Node Sketch 11:01 Pencil Map 11:09 Final Map 11:20 Neighborhoods 13:46 Entrances 15:22 Stocking the Dungeon 17:06 Empty Rooms 18:18 Wandering Monsters 19:16 Special Rules 21:11 Recap 22:01 Outro
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