This is an idea I threw out in the main minecraft thread, but that thread is huge and stuff like this gets lost so I figured I'd make a new topic for it.
Anyway, this is for the making and sharing of Dungeons and tales of our explorations through them. Mostly this is aimed at the changes made for the Halloween update, but it's pretty functional even now.
For the Dungeon Makers:
Create a Dungeon for people to explore. The majority of it should be underground/dark. The deeper it goes, the better, since the newest version is going to have deeper areas more dangerous.
The Dungeon should be filled with dark areas to explore as well as chests with food, equipment, and the like inside.
Traps are welcome, of course, but there should be a good way to bypass or disarm them for a careful explorer.
The more impressive the better, but even a simple dungeon can be fun. Remember to remove all torches as you finish areas, as we want everything dark so monsters will spawn.
The player should start off near the dungeon entrance with a set of stone or wooden tools, a stack of torches (not necessarily a full stack), and maybe a bit of leather armor and food. Remember that we want the player exploring the dungeon, not hunting for resources before going inside. Ideally, everything they need to upgrade should be found in chests inside.
There should be a safe house near the spawn point with stone and wood so that the player can restart quickly after death. Also, there should be an obvious trail to get to the dungeon from the spawning point.
Reminder: When the new update comes out, all torches will be replaced with Lanterns (which never go out). Torches made after that point will then go out after some amount of time. I suggest giving the adventurer a stack of the new torches and keep lanterns for safe areas and as loot found in chests.
For the Explorer
Remember that you are exploring a dungeon. Mining and building should be limited to avoiding traps or solving puzzles. Otherwise, try to explore the dungeon as the maker intended.
In that spirit, try exploring the dungeon with what you start with and find inside. Avoid searching for resources outside of the dungeon unless you simply can't handle the dungeon as-is.
I'm working on a basic dungeon right now. It won't be super fancy, but should be fun. I'll release it once the Halloween update comes out.
I'll also keep track of posted dungeons here in the OP.
Dungeons
Feel free to post screenshots of your dungeons and post your tales of adventure here as you go through them!
