# \#dungeoncrawl **URL:** https://forums.hexed.press/tag/dungeoncrawl/13.md [Latest](https://forums.hexed.press/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forums.hexed.press/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forums.hexed.press/tags.md) --- ## [Let's read "A Familiar Tower," from Directsun, Sam Sorensen, & Skullboy](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lets-read-a-familiar-tower-from-directsun-sam-sorensen-skullboy/1015)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lets-read-a-familiar-tower-from-directsun-sam-sorensen-skullboy/1015 "2026-06-14T16:11:03Z")
It’s towers all the way down! Buy “A Familiar Tower” at DTRPG How about becoming a patron to help support the channel? :grin: --- ## [The Pool of the Hydra](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-pool-of-the-hydra/994)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 31, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-pool-of-the-hydra/994 "2025-12-31T16:30:23Z")
It’s the end of the year and I managed to do one last, albeit small and insignificant thing, before the clock strikes twelve: an entry to the Onegeon Game Jam. Pool of the Hydra A fifty-headed hydra lives in the p… --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Temple of Psaan (1980)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-temple-of-psaan-1980/987)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 10:15pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-temple-of-psaan-1980/987 "2025-12-11T22:15:55Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Temple of Psaan“ from The Beholder Issue 11 (1980). Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected III: The Temple of Psaan (1980, Andrew Ravenscroft) Continuing… --- ## [Rust Monsters? What about a Rust-Grue?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rust-monsters-what-about-a-rust-grue/971)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 1:47pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rust-monsters-what-about-a-rust-grue/971 "2025-09-11T13:47:59Z")
A Rust-Grue? --- ## [Dungeon Level Detailing Procedure](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2025, 9:37pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-level-detailing-procedure/955 "2025-07-18T21:37:22Z")
Use this procedure when you want to detail a dungeon level from scratch or expand on existing material. If you want to create an entire dungeon, simply apply the procedure for each level. Theme You likely already have… --- ## [Solo Play Report - The Halls of Testing (1977)](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951)
**Author:** [@Croco](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Croco)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/solo-play-report-the-halls-of-testing-1977/951 "2025-07-15T18:43:50Z")
A solo playthrough of „The Halls of Testing“ from White Dwarf Issue 4 (1977), using the barbarian class detailed there. Can be found here: Explore: Beneath & Beyond: Original Scenarios Resurrected II: The Complete Barba… --- ## [Megadungeon Random Level Connections](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2025, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/megadungeon-random-level-connections/939 "2025-07-02T19:19:16Z")
Croco posted this on the Discord but I thought it would be better served here, where we’ve got more robust text formatting. Here’s their original post: A probably terrible, strange way to plan a megadungeon (especia… --- ## [Ditch the dungeon in your next D&D game?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ditch-the-dungeon-in-your-next-d-d-game/945)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2025, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/ditch-the-dungeon-in-your-next-d-d-game/945 "2025-06-20T16:35:42Z")
Can you ditch the dungeon and still play an old school D&D game? :backhand\_index\_pointing\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron Whether it’s OD&D, B/X, BECMI, or one of their clones, like Old Sc… --- ## [How to position wandering creatures in the dungeon](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-to-position-wandering-creatures-in-the-dungeon/884)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 27, 2024, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-to-position-wandering-creatures-in-the-dungeon/884 "2024-12-27T15:18:36Z")
How do you position wandering creatures in relation to the party when they appear in the dungeon? --- ## [Build a stronger adventure](https://forums.hexed.press/t/build-a-stronger-adventure/875)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2024, 6:34pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/build-a-stronger-adventure/875 "2024-12-12T18:34:09Z")
What makes a strong adventure? :point\_right: Support the channel by becoming a Patron --- ## ["The Man and the Mirror," a dungeon room for a Troika Dungeon Jam!](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-man-and-the-mirror-a-dungeon-room-for-a-troika-dungeon-jam/860)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-man-and-the-mirror-a-dungeon-room-for-a-troika-dungeon-jam/860 "2024-11-14T20:42:22Z")
The Man and the Mirror is a single dungeon room that I created for a Troika Dungeon Jam over on Itch. An octagonal room; marble floor with a circular central area surrounded by twelve onyx busts on ebony pedestals and … --- ## [4 tips for improving your random encounters](https://forums.hexed.press/t/4-tips-for-improving-your-random-encounters/824)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 7, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/4-tips-for-improving-your-random-encounters/824 "2024-10-07T21:49:29Z")
Viewer neonGliiitch sent in a very long comment in which they referenced a video from Bob World Builder about random encounters. I gave it a watch and came away with some thoughts and some tips for improv… --- ## [Differently overloaded encounter dice?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/differently-overloaded-encounter-dice/823)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/differently-overloaded-encounter-dice/823 "2024-10-04T16:18:58Z")
I answer this question from azzaelulbrinter: About the overloaded dice, i have seen most people dont like the Depletion/Fatigue style effects as they always seems to go against any kind of preparation, th… --- ## [The Isle by Luke Gearing & Spear Witch Read-Stream](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-isle-by-luke-gearing-spear-witch-read-stream/811)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2024, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-isle-by-luke-gearing-spear-witch-read-stream/811 "2024-09-17T13:13:02Z")
The Isle, by Luke Gearing: …tiny, a mere 40 acres of forbidding rock and low grasses. Seen from the sea, the monastery buildings stand adjacent to the peak of the isle, lit by a fire atop a tower. The mon… --- ## [Jennell Jaquays Memorial Game Jam](https://forums.hexed.press/t/jennell-jaquays-memorial-game-jam/698)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2024, 4:27am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/jennell-jaquays-memorial-game-jam/698 "2024-08-19T04:27:43Z")
This game jam is a memorial for the legendary game designer and Queer activist Jennell Jaquays… This game jam seeks entries to include in a published book titled Return to Parinthros as a memorial to Jennell Jaquays. … --- ## [Let's make our own "Delian Tomb"](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lets-make-our-own-delian-tomb/786)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2024, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/lets-make-our-own-delian-tomb/786 "2024-07-01T18:59:56Z")
After the stream earlier in the week in which we looked at a version of Matt Colville’s Delian Tomb, I went back to rewatch the video and it struck me that the point of it wasn’t so much for folks to create… --- ## [The Delian Tomb & Tomb of the Skeleton King - Good Starter Adventures?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-delian-tomb-tomb-of-the-skeleton-king-good-starter-adventures/784)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 25, 2024, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-delian-tomb-tomb-of-the-skeleton-king-good-starter-adventures/784 "2024-06-25T17:05:25Z")
As I shift back to working on my own starter adventure, I thought that it might be worthwhile to take a look at two small well-thought of ones: The Delian Tomb, originally by Matt Colville, and Tomb of the … --- ## [The Surprise Roll is a Valuable Element of the Old School Essentials Encounter](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-surprise-roll-is-a-valuable-element-of-the-old-school-essentials-encounter/772)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2024, 3:14pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-surprise-roll-is-a-valuable-element-of-the-old-school-essentials-encounter/772 "2024-06-06T15:14:50Z")
The surprise roll is a key component of the Old School Essentials or b/x-based old school D&D encounter. Don’t sleep on its role of mitigating the danger of some of those situations that might otherwise dev… --- ## [On overloaded dice and Quality of Life GM hacks](https://forums.hexed.press/t/on-overloaded-dice-and-quality-of-life-gm-hacks/768)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:25pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/on-overloaded-dice-and-quality-of-life-gm-hacks/768 "2024-05-28T18:25:56Z")
I respond to Gus L.'s comment on overloaded dice: A lot of people dislike the Overloaded die … but often this seems to come down precisely to what you mention - they want greater predictability and ways t… --- ## [Simplify Light Tracking with Candlepower](https://forums.hexed.press/t/simplify-light-tracking-with-candlepower/767)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2024, 6:22pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/simplify-light-tracking-with-candlepower/767 "2024-05-28T18:22:49Z")
Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day and/or weekend! I posted an entry over on my blog that I thought folks here might find interesting and/or useful: simplifying light tracking in dungeoncrawls. The TLDR version; … --- ## [Old School Essentials Dungeoncrawling Cheat Sheet](https://forums.hexed.press/t/old-school-essentials-dungeoncrawling-cheat-sheet/756)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2024, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/old-school-essentials-dungeoncrawling-cheat-sheet/756 "2024-05-13T16:18:11Z")
Hey all, I know this won’t be very valuable to most of the folks who frequent here but I put out a one-pager cheat sheet for dungeoncrawling procedures in OSE. I did this mainly because the nature of the OSE rules as … --- ## [The Retired Adventurer - Six Cultures of Play](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-retired-adventurer-six-cultures-of-play/722)
**Author:** [@Perkins](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Perkins)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 5:53pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-retired-adventurer-six-cultures-of-play/722 "2024-02-29T17:53:19Z")
Six Cultures of Play I am curious to know the style of play that folks typically play D&D and RPG’s in general. When I played D&D 3e weekly for roughy 10 years, 2004 - 2014, I was most often the DM and we played mostl… --- ## [Cyclic Dungeons + Dungeon Mind Mapping + Lore24 Week 6?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/cyclic-dungeons-dungeon-mind-mapping-lore24-week-6/710)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 8:05pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/cyclic-dungeons-dungeon-mind-mapping-lore24-week-6/710 "2024-02-15T20:05:02Z")
Show Notes: Cyclic Dungeon Generation Do Anything D6 is here! --- ## [Dungeon Defenses from the Perspective of their Inhabitants](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-defenses-from-the-perspective-of-their-inhabitants/711)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2024, 4:17pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-defenses-from-the-perspective-of-their-inhabitants/711 "2024-02-15T16:17:51Z")
As usual, streaming about work crystalizes some ideas and generates other ones. In this case, I was inspired to think more about traps, specifically, and dungeon defenses in general. --- ## [The Hyqueous Vaults: The Perfect Modern Take on an Old School Style D&D Dungeon?](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hyqueous-vaults-the-perfect-modern-take-on-an-old-school-style-d-d-dungeon/704)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/the-hyqueous-vaults-the-perfect-modern-take-on-an-old-school-style-d-d-dungeon/704 "2024-01-19T21:41:02Z")
When Bryce from TenFootPole found me on Discord, we had a short convo in which he recommended this adventure as an example of one done right. It’s free to grab digitally on Lulu so, why not? Let’s give it a read! --- ## [RIP Jennell Jaquays! Let's Read Her Classic Adventure, "Dark Tower"](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rip-jennell-jaquays-lets-read-her-classic-adventure-dark-tower/697)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/rip-jennell-jaquays-lets-read-her-classic-adventure-dark-tower/697 "2024-01-11T16:40:40Z")
Jennell Jaquays, a legend in the hobby, died yesterday. I thought, as a way of memorializing her, we could look at her classic adventure, “Dark Tower”. Show Notes: Jennell Jaquays GoFundMe --- ## [Dungeon Symbol Reference](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-symbol-reference/677)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 6, 2024, 4:01pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon-symbol-reference/677 "2024-01-06T16:01:20Z")
I ran across this on Masterdom and thought it was worth archiving for reference. --- ## [How to Turn Your Dungeon into a Heist](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-to-turn-your-dungeon-into-a-heist/661)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 21, 2023, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/how-to-turn-your-dungeon-into-a-heist/661 "2023-12-21T14:32:43Z")
I’ve been thinking about heists again. Instead of deciding, as the Game Master, to push our players into enacting a heist, what would our dungeons look like if we prepped them all to be heist-ready if the p… --- ## [\#Dungeon23 Discussion Hub](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon23-discussion-hub/346)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 97\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2023, 3:11am UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/dungeon23-discussion-hub/346 "2023-03-16T03:11:25Z")
I’m not sure I’m going to participate but I wanted to create a space to share resources, works in progress, and have discussions for anyone who is going to take part in the challenge. Resources: Initial post by Sean M… --- ## [Turning the 5-Room Dungeon into Prompts for Your Dungeon Building](https://forums.hexed.press/t/turning-the-5-room-dungeon-into-prompts-for-your-dungeon-building/364)
**Author:** [@Todd](https://forums.hexed.press/u/Todd)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 29, 2022, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.hexed.press/t/turning-the-5-room-dungeon-into-prompts-for-your-dungeon-building/364 "2022-12-29T17:33:55Z")
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