With little gaming going on at the moment. It’s the nature of this time of year and working in retail. All I seem to be writing about is this impending #dungeon23 thing.
I suppose thinking about it I should be doing my usual spoiler alert for my adventurers because for sure ideas from this prep and what I produce will most likely surface in the campaign. But I’m not.
This morning I got to a version of the dungeon hook and the d6 table I’m happy with and commit to ink on paper.
The final adventure hook I came up with for a DM to use is a straight rip off from the Bioshock video games. I like the idea of giving the DM a hook that allows them to explore or play with the same issues, plot hooks raised by the phrase in Bioshock.
You can read more about the use of the “would you kindly” phrase here. It’s in that linked article that I came across the following little factoid:
“Before the phrase “Would You Kindly” was chosen, the developers also considered the word “Excelsior”, a Latin phrase for “Over God”, [3] and the Latin phrase “Cedo Maiori” (I yield to a greater person).”
I like these Latin phrases a lot. I think these can be worked into the megadungeon somehow. They will add to the story and history of the place.
You also might find me breaching song copyright on some of the entries. Specifically on the first few with Guns ‘n Roses Welcome to the Jungle. Although you may spot the odd Status Quo or AC/DC lyric as well down the line.
Before I’ve even really started there is a bit of imposter syndrome kicking in, along side an inferiority complex about my poor artistic skills.
While I’m fighting those feelings I think I’m there ready to jump in creating my magnum opus megadungeon for #dungeon23.