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Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Tenkar’s… 3 mega dungeons

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DNRFuBSMLx0


  • Stonehell - BX feel.Easier for new DM. 
  • Castle of the Mad Mage - based on Gygax castle.  Is adnd and is Gonzo, weird.  But great .
  • Barrowmaze - a maze under a barrow. Undead. I have heard lots.

More great megadungeons in comments = 

  • Arden Vul and Rappan Athuk
    • AV is more than 780 pages, ouch. 
    • Rappan Athuk has a Sword and Wizardry version, but it started life as a 3rd/3.5ed D&D mega-dungeon, just for context. (There is also a 5e version too)
    • Ardun Vul (which I own in print and have yet to fully read) I'd likely need to run through an AI service just to bring it to manageable pieces I could digest in my lifetime ;) I ran some Rappan Athuk about a decade ago using S&W, and it was a blast.
  • I'm running Stonehell as my first megadungeon. It's extremely easy to use at the table for a new GM.
  • I love Stonehell, some of the most memorable Adventuring I have ever experienced, but it utterly falls apart on Level 10 - though I doubt that many will ever get that far.
I might try the easiest one out as the kid to DM, if he would. Or maybe I'll DM again. 

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