Question to #ttrpg #dungeon builders: Are there any books that discuss developing "dungeon styles"?
I mean, take the #ElderScrolls setting: It has Nordic Ruins, Dwemer Ruins, Daedric Shrines, natural cave systems, Velothi Ruins, Aelyd Ruins, and probably a few others that I am forgetting.
Yes, part of this is the necessity of video games to recycle assets. But I think there is a real value in contemplating which cultures left which types of dungeons behind, and what their distinctive features there. In an exploration-heavy campaign, these can be an excellent bit of emergent #worldbuilding !
https://en.uesp.net/wiki/Skyrim:Maps#Icons
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