dungeon generator - now finished.

[apeloverage]

www.apolitical.info/webgame/dungeon

Please post feedback.

[mahrundl]

I like it a lot!

One thing though - there's something odd about this result:

2c This tunnel goes upwards to 1d. It's Cold. The journey will take 35 minutes going up or 10 minutes going down. It's wide enough for 3 humans to walk side by side. If a wandering monster check shows that monsters are present, don't roll on a wandering monster table. Instead, the delvers will meet 1-3 Hyperoorosts (species 5). This tunnel slopes so subtly that delvers other than dwarves won't notice it's going up or down - and dwarves will only notice if they make a level 1 save on INT.

So... the tunnel slopes so little that even dwarves are unlikely to notice it - but it takes more than 3 times as long to ascend as to descend?!? I can see it if it's a magical effect*, but otherwise, that's a really bizarre situation. I'm not sure how you're generating these results, so I don't know how easy it would be to prevent this sort of result.

That's really a minor nitpick though - you've done a marvellous job! Have an Exalt!

* Or if this is 'The Dungeon of M. C. Escher'.

[apeloverage]

Thanks! I've fixed the thing with the tunnels - some of them are now specifically said to be magic, and the others only appear if the journey time up and down are similar or identical.

It is kind of the dungeon of MC Escher though...

[mahrundl]

Something that probably isn't really a problem, but that I did encounter, is the timeout if generating very large dungeons (I'm talking 20 levels with 100 areas per level, so not small). Not really an issue but is it possible to raise the timeout? Although 2 minutes should be long enough in most cases.

An Escher dungeon could be interesting: "You leave the small room, and climb the steep slope for nearly an hour, finally reaching a small room with the remains of a recent campsite. Morgat the Warrior cautiously enters, looking for danger, and finds one of his own socks lying against the wall, where it had fallen out of his pack as he set off..." Creatures that change colour and orientation depending on how you look at them. Moebius paths, and topology gone mad... ;D

[apeloverage]

May 10, 2008 20:37:35 GMT -5 mahrundl said:

Something that probably isn't really a problem, but that I did encounter, is the timeout if generating very large dungeons (I'm talking 20 levels with 100 areas per level, so not small). Not really an issue but is it possible to raise the timeout? Although 2 minutes should be long enough in most cases.

It'd be possible - I'd have to make it display the information in several pages instead of one. I might do that in a while.

[koraq]

Way cool! Exalt!!

[apeloverage]

Thanks koraq

[lionrampant]

Dang, this is sweet. I have to admit, though, the way the results play out, I'm less inclined to treat it is a dungeon, than as a large area to explore, mainly because I've never been in a dungeon that had tmperature differentials throughout the day. That's just my interpretation, though. I'll definitely have to kill some delve... I mean, try this out some time.

[apeloverage]

Thanks! You can ignore the temperature stuff of course, nothing else depends on it...and for a more 'realistic' dungeon you should. I just like the idea of having 'arctic levels' and 'desert levels' - kind of like a video game.

[Deleted]

Thanks a million for this very comprehensive dungeon creator. Quite genius !

What I'd like to know is; would you say that I could utilize this playing a team of 4 through SOLITAIRE ? Or is it designed for GM-ing ?

Rress'Maax

[apeloverage]

Glad you liked it. It's really designed for GMing. I'd like to do a version that generates a solo, but if I do it won't be for a while.

[korgoth]

Wow. This is totally awesome! Bookmarked!

[apeloverage]

Thanks!

[zanshin]

Great stuff Mr Ape - duly exalted

[apeloverage]

Thanks ;D