Dungeon Room Index

Index

Plenty of examples of a variety of dungeon rooms by type. Perfect for when you know what kind of room you want but need help coming up with something interesting (including some thoughtful ideas for things one might discover in these rooms). (WIP)
  1. Entrances
  2. Libraries
  3. Great Halls
  4. Armories
  5. Shrines
  6. Tombs
  7. Hallways
  8. Caverns
  9. Prisons
  10. Food Rooms
  11. Galleries
  12. Sewers and Water Rooms
  13. Animal Rooms (coming soon!)
Coming up (in no particular order!):
  • Lairs
  • Preservation Rooms (Treasuries, Vaults, Storage, Record Rooms)
  • Workshops (Workshops, Forges, Laboratories, Magicy Rooms)
  • Audience Halls (Audience Halls, Throne Rooms, Debate Halls)
  • Courtyards (Gardens, Arboretums, Courtyards, Training Grounds)
  • Living Quarters (Bedrooms, Bathrooms, Closets, Offices/Studies, Barracks)
  • Arenas (Arenas, Combat Pits, Collisseums)
  • Theaters (Theaters, Amphitheaters, Music Halls)
  • Mines

Appendix

Related topics in dungeon building. (Emphasis on tools for variety and interest in building and populating dungeon rooms.)
Opinionated advice. (Might be useful for building or running dungeons, but particularly if you and I agree on certain subjective preferences first.)
  • How to present a dungeon (to players) (coming soon!)

Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 8, 2025 at 12:26 AM

    This is really, really good. I'm not kidding, you are blowing my mind here. I have been reflecting about room sizes for ages and your posts have taught me a ton. Thank you!

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  2. AnonymousApril 15, 2025 at 5:38 PM

    As someone who struggles creatively I really appreciate your work.

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