Uploaded December 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
The first of a 2-part series covering my philosophies and approaches to making RPG dungeons. It covers Construction Types, Populations, History, Layout, and Architecture.
Part 2 will cover Traps, Rewards, and Plot Objectives.
If you want to check out the books I mentioned:
Kingdom of the Dwarfs: amzn.to/3PeiefA
AD&D Catacomb Guide (PDF): drivethrurpg.com/product/16887/DMGR1-Campaign-Sourcebook-and-Catacomb-Guide-2e?affiliate_id=1017650
SUPPORT ME ON PATREON (Tip Jar): patreon.com/SSkorkowsky
A heartfelt thank you to my 225 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible.
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CHECK OUT MY NOVELS
If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror. Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: amzn.to/3rehNnJ
I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. amzn.to/3faj4cX
And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: amzn.to/3sfh1IA
If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads
goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky
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MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES
A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650
Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
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GOT DICE?
Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/1670/icons-seth-skorkowsky
For individuals of the 12-sided D6: q-workshop.com/en/single-dice/1713/twelve-sided-d6-seth-skorkowsky
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SHIRTS!
Check out the Channel Store for some shirts: teespring.com/stores/seth-skorkowsky
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FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me:
twitter.com/SSkorkowsky
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I HAVE A PODCAST
Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss horror and gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU
You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA
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As an Amazon and DriveThru RPG Associate I earn from qualifying purchases from those websites.
#dnd
00:00 Intro
03:25 The Dungeon
03:59 Dungeon Types
06:34 Populating It
12:23 Social Ecology
13:14 Social Encounters
14:42 Dungeon History
16:38 Traces of Former Adventurers
17:08 Signs of Decay
18:47 Habitation Needs
21:09 Lighting
22:38 Food & Water
23.25 Architecture
27:08 Vary Room Shapes
30:31 Avoid Choke Points
33.43 Look to Real Architecture
35:43 Aesthetics
38:24 Inspiration
39:41 Closing
The first of a 2-part series covering my philosophies and approaches to making RPG dungeons. It covers Construction Types, Populations, History, Layout, and Architecture.
Part 2 will cover Traps, Rewards, and Plot Objectives.
If you want to check out the books I mentioned:
Kingdom of the Dwarfs: amzn.to/3PeiefA
AD&D Catacomb Guide (PDF): drivethrurpg.com/product/16887/DMGR1-Campaign-Sourcebook-and-Catacomb-Guide-2e?affiliate_id=1017650
SUPPORT ME ON PATREON (Tip Jar): patreon.com/SSkorkowsky
A heartfelt thank you to my 225 Patrons for their continued support in making this channel possible.
______
CHECK OUT MY NOVELS
If you want to support my channel, or just want to read an action-packed Urban Fantasy about modern-day monster hunters and their sentient weapons, check out my four-novel Valducan series. They feature gun fights, sword fights, chases, monsters, and a smattering of horror. Audio book editions narrated by the badass R.C. Bray: amzn.to/3rehNnJ
I also write pulpy Sword & Sorcery thief adventures in my Tales of the Black Raven series. It's 21 short stories packed with action, intrigue, and daring heroics. Audio editions read by R.C. Bray. amzn.to/3faj4cX
And if you want a kickass and dark revenge story about a modern-day sorceress hunting across the multiverse for lost Carcosa, my novel Ashes of Onyx is available in print, ebook, and audio book: amzn.to/3sfh1IA
If you enjoyed my stories, please leave a rating or review on Amazon, Audible, and/or Goodreads
goodreads.com/author/show/4088554.Seth_Skorkowsky
__________
MY PUBLISHED RPG ADVENTURES
A Mother's Love (Call of Cthulhu 7e). This collection of adventures won the 2020 Gold ENnie Award for Best Digital Adventure Book: drivethrurpg.com/product/299661/New-Tales-of-the-Miskatonic-Valley?affiliate_id=1017650
Mysteries on Arcturus Station (Mongoose Traveller 2e). This is two adventures. One is written by me, and the other is my update to J. Andrew Keith's brilliant Murder on Arcturus Station: drivethrurpg.com/product/350034/Solomani-Adventure-1-Mysteries-on-Arcturus-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
And while I didn't write it (Marc Miller has that distinction), I did greatly expand and update the classic Traveller adventure Death Station to Mongoose 2e, which is TOTALLY FREE: drivethrurpg.com/product/380659/Death-Station?affiliate_id=1017650
__________
GOT DICE?
Check out the Q-Workshop Seth Skorkowsky RPG Icons Dice, a 10-die set that I designed with Q-Workshop: q-workshop.com/en/rpg-dice-sets/1670/icons-seth-skorkowsky
For individuals of the 12-sided D6: q-workshop.com/en/single-dice/1713/twelve-sided-d6-seth-skorkowsky
__________
SHIRTS!
Check out the Channel Store for some shirts: teespring.com/stores/seth-skorkowsky
__________
FOLLOW ME ON TWITTER
I mostly ramble about movies, tabletop roleplaying games, and random other things as they occur to me:
twitter.com/SSkorkowsky
__________
I HAVE A PODCAST
Check out the Modern Mythos Podcast where veteran RPG writer Jon Hook and I discuss horror and gaming, especially Call of Cthulhu: modernmythos.libsyn.com/?fbclid=IwAR1_wArr3cKQhXj5GNv52s2Q-_gdM9yyq-0O-_dugpOYp3CsevyZiir5mBU
You can find the podcast on YouTube as well (You should totally subscribe): youtube.com/channel/UCmk5Y_OheFJL7-Xgvx-REJA
__________
As an Amazon and DriveThru RPG Associate I earn from qualifying purchases from those websites.
#dnd
00:00 Intro
03:25 The Dungeon
03:59 Dungeon Types
06:34 Populating It
12:23 Social Ecology
13:14 Social Encounters
14:42 Dungeon History
16:38 Traces of Former Adventurers
17:08 Signs of Decay
18:47 Habitation Needs
21:09 Lighting
22:38 Food & Water
23.25 Architecture
27:08 Vary Room Shapes
30:31 Avoid Choke Points
33.43 Look to Real Architecture
35:43 Aesthetics
38:24 Inspiration
39:41 Closing
