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I think we would need to use a 10-ft map scale in order to get larger chambers because these maps are likely* to be confined to a 8.5 x 11 inch piece of paper with a quarter inch grid. * Likely.

I love Dyson! I've been following Dyson for 15 years. But remember, Dyson does a lot of the maps for Wizards of the Coast.

I stopped playing playing Dungeons and Dragons for 8 years from 1998 to 2005. I remember when I came back it was very jarring to see the "weird" 5-ft. scale maps. I think 3.5e was made specifically for use with miniatures. I think 3e had a section in the back showing us how to play with...

I think the dungeons should make some sense rather than the most sense. It's a nuanced difference, but one I think we both are in accordance on.* * Sorry about the sloppy sentence.

I try to make sure that there are multiple ways to make our way through a dungeon, but all of the ways bring us through the same number of encounters or or nearly so.

Yes! 👍

I like urban campaigns. This gives me plenty of fun wallowing in the seedy underbelly of my fantasies. I like a small, limited scope campaign where wilderness abounds between points of light. I like limited power. I like worldbuilding, so I like giant scopes with fully fleshed out cultures...

What did you think of the Magic Square dungeon idea?* Doesn't that sound like fun? * I'm making myself vulnerable here so be gentle.

This looks to be boiling down to We-Like-Puzzles Players versus We-Hate-Puzzles Players. And I think we lean toward, er...topple over to the puzzle-averse side because puzzle haters hate puzzles more than puzzle likers love puzzles. Mapping a dungeon is a puzzling activity. The recommendation...

Cool! What...happens...after...that...?

I get it. But what happens when we fail our mapping/memory skill checks?

Word.

Have you ever heard of HärnWorld? If maps are your fetish then Härn is your pornography. The Continental and regional maps are great, but their castle and dungeon maps are pornographic because they show ev-er-y-thing. And I do mean every thing.

The Characters aren't doing anything, the Players are doing everything. And the Players aren't just playing the game, they're spilling drinks, smoking [CENSORED], listening to music, telling jokes, tracking Hit Points, reading rules, asking questions, etc. And, perhaps, drawing a map. Now, I...

We got really sidetracked didn't we. After Lanefan's comment I was like, "Oh yeah, that is what we're supposed to be talking about."