In the lost and lonely places of the world, their lies a strange structure, built by an insane wizard in a time long forgotten.
The Dungeon of 20 levels.
the wizard who built this place designed it as a sort of autoimmune response of the world. whenever heroes are needed, the dungeon appears, and restructures itself to manufacture heroes suited for dealing with the threat it perceives, because when you travel from a level to the one below, you level up. this dungeon is a living factory for heroes.
the dungeon produces its own puzzles, monsters, and treasure, but that hasn't stopped opportunistic creatures from moving in. layer 18 is an Illithid colony, and a Lich runs layer 20. layers 1 and 20 are basic stone brick dungeons, but the intervening layers can truly be anything. a sewer network, a minotaur-housing maze, an entire city, a giant's home, a royal gala, anything.
one can easily distinguish a creature made by the dungeon from a natural one, for a dungeon creation is watered down and lacks color and true life.
it is thought that the wizard who built this place somehow convinced the strange being known as The Wise Man (an old man of indeterminate species with a teleporting market stall and an infinite wisdom score who sells warm bread and healing potions marked up by how mutch he can see you need them. he likes to hang out in dungeons, but can show up anywhere) to take up semi-permanent residence in the dungeon.
Second Phase of Capatin_Crunch, returned from the dead as a Lich. Still the Tele-Visionary, Pawless Wizard, King of madness, Infinite Fractal, FBI, Archmage of I CAST... !, and everything else.
Still Lawful Evil
Still Rampaging through life
Still Holds the Evil Storyteller Badge of No Honor
You start at the bottom, and work your way up and out. Potential heroes are selected magically, pushed together into the starting chamber. The only way out is to fight through the dungeon, and by the time you emerge, you're the hero that the world needs.
Only thing is, nobody has come out for over 100 years...
In the lost and lonely places of the world, their lies a strange structure, built by an insane wizard in a time long forgotten.
The Dungeon of 20 levels.
the wizard who built this place designed it as a sort of autoimmune response of the world. whenever heroes are needed, the dungeon appears, and restructures itself to manufacture heroes suited for dealing with the threat it perceives, because when you travel from a level to the one below, you level up. this dungeon is a living factory for heroes.
the dungeon produces its own puzzles, monsters, and treasure, but that hasn't stopped opportunistic creatures from moving in. layer 18 is an Illithid colony, and a Lich runs layer 20. layers 1 and 20 are basic stone brick dungeons, but the intervening layers can truly be anything. a sewer network, a minotaur-housing maze, an entire city, a giant's home, a royal gala, anything.
one can easily distinguish a creature made by the dungeon from a natural one, for a dungeon creation is watered down and lacks color and true life.
it is thought that the wizard who built this place somehow convinced the strange being known as The Wise Man (an old man of indeterminate species with a teleporting market stall and an infinite wisdom score who sells warm bread and healing potions marked up by how mutch he can see you need them. he likes to hang out in dungeons, but can show up anywhere) to take up semi-permanent residence in the dungeon.
I hope you like/use this idea of mine!
Second Phase of Capatin_Crunch, returned from the dead as a Lich. Still the Tele-Visionary, Pawless Wizard, King of madness, Infinite Fractal, FBI, Archmage of I CAST... !, and everything else.
Still Lawful Evil
Still Rampaging through life
Still Holds the Evil Storyteller Badge of No Honor
Fun for a oneshot! See how far your players can make it as they level up more and more
May I suggest a single, converse option?
You start at the bottom, and work your way up and out. Potential heroes are selected magically, pushed together into the starting chamber. The only way out is to fight through the dungeon, and by the time you emerge, you're the hero that the world needs.
Only thing is, nobody has come out for over 100 years...
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