Random Dungeon Generator
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Randomly generate parts of a dungeon on the fly, pieces are modular and fit together so you can even generate an entire dungeon this way. If you're generating from scratch, begin with a starting area and then add random doors and passages. Passages can connect to other passages, and should continue to be generated until they're all linked to doors, rooms, or dead-ends. Refresh to generate new things. You can also drag and drop pieces onto the grid map to build as you go.
Jump to a section:
- Dungeon Start
- Passages
- Doors
- Chamber (Rooms)
- Stairs
- Contents
- Monster
- Random Hazards
- Random Obstacles
- Random Traps
- Random Tricks
Dungeon Start
Dungeon Type: Maze (Click to make permanent). or choose:
Starting Area: Rectangle, 20 x 40ft.; passage on each wall
Description
Noises: Clashing
Air: Clear and damp
Odors: Rotting vegetation
Purpose: Well that provides drinking water
Current state: Furniture wrecked but still present
Contents: Dungeon hazard with incidental treasure found in a secret compartment
Possible feature: Coin, copper; Damp ceiling; Cobwebs
Possible furnishings: Fireplace and wood; Dais; Pegs
(Religious) Possible furnishings: Holy or unholy writings; Drum, Robes
(Mage) Possible furnishings: Tripod; Columns or pillars; Idol
Possible personal items: Ewer; Pouch; Thread
Passages
Passage Width: 10 ft. / Leads to:
Continue straight 20ft., side passage to the left, then an additional lO ft. ahead
Extra passages (if necessary):
2nd Passage Width:

3rd Passage Width:


4th Passage Width:


Doors
Door: Stone / Leads to: Passage 20 ft. straight ahead
Extra doors (if necessary):
Door 2: Wooden / Leads to: Passage 20 ft. straight ahead
Door 3: Iron, barred or locked / Leads to: Diagonal (or turn) Passage 20 ft. to the right
Door 4: Wooden / Leads to: Passage 20 ft. straight ahead
Door 5: Wooden / Leads to: Passage 20 ft. straight ahead
Door 6: Wooden / Leads to: Passage extending 10ft., then T intersection extending 10ft. to the right and left
Chamber (Rooms)
Whenever a passage, door, or anything else results in a chamber, use one of these.
Dimensions: Rectangle, 40 x 50 ft.
Number of exits: 3
Exit locations: Wall left of entrance / Wall left of entrance / Wall opposite entrance /
Exit types: Corridor, 10ft. long / Door / Corridor, 10ft. long /
Description
Purpose: Pen or prison accessible only by secret door, used to hold captives condemned to the maze
Current state: Furniture wrecked but still present
Contents: Monster (pet or allied creature)
Possible feature: Cobwebs; Torch stub; Sack, torn
Possible furnishings: Table, low; Pail; Shelf
(Religious) Possible furnishings: Columns or pillars; Idol, Vestments
(Mage) Possible furnishings: Pipes, musical; Curtain or tapestry; Vestments
Possible personal items: Book; Twine; Coffer
Stairs
Stairs connect multiple floors of a dungeon. If your dungeon doesn't have multiple floors, then reroll the passage or door that spawned them.
Stair Type: Down one level to a chamber
Contents
Whenever a container or book is generated, use this to determine its contents
Container Contents: Crystals
Book, Scroll, or Tome: Diary
Monster
Each monster should have a motivation in the dungeon. Sometimes this might make them peaceful (even if temporarily).
Motivation: Seek an item in the dungeon
Personality: Cowardly; looking to surrender.
Random Hazards
Hazard: Violet fungus: This purplish mushroom uses root-like feelers growing from its base to creep across cavern floors. The four stalks protruding from a violet fungi's central mass are used to lash out at prey, rotting flesh with the slightest touch. Any creature killed by a violet fungus decomposes rapidly. A new violet fungus sprouts from the moldering corpse, growing to full size in 2d6 days.
Random Obstacles
Obstacles block or hamper progress and can affect more than one room.
Obstacle: Chasm 1d4 x 10 ft. wide and 2d6 x 10ft. deep, possibly connected to other levels of the dungeon
Random Traps
Trigger: Looked at (mural, arcane symbol)
Severity: Dangerous (DC 15, +6 to-hit)
Effect: Hidden pit opens beneath characters (25 percent chance that a black pudding or gelatinous cube fills the bottom of the pit)
Damage | |
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Level 1-4: | 2d10 |
Level 5-10: | 4d10 |
Level 11-16: | 10d10 |
Level 17-20: | 18d10 |
Random Tricks
Tricks are quirky and less deadly than a trap. Some tricks are permanent, others can be dispelled with Dispel Magic.
Object: Plant or tree
Effect: Helps or harms certain types of creatures
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