tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post1684841388847996691..comments2023-10-01T15:19:46.052+01:00Comments on Nagora's Corner: The First AdventureNagorahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10805769538648631984noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post-43667659850559602512012-05-28T19:31:26.120+01:002012-05-28T19:31:26.120+01:00I didn't use them for a very long time but whe...I didn't use them for a very long time but when I was getting back into the game I was feeling my way a bit. The random dungeon treasure tables are just plain bad and I got to asking myself why 6 ogres in a cave in the wilderness are different from 6 ogres in a dungeon and tried it. I might work up an extended version of the cave example later to look at the issue in detail.<br /><br />It's always useful to have a baseline; if nothing else one's dislike of it can give you a direction to strike off on.Nagorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805769538648631984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post-399674153241865862012-05-28T14:59:12.768+01:002012-05-28T14:59:12.768+01:00That should have been "hex crawling" abo...That should have been "hex crawling" above. Yeah, I am sure the random treasure tables work more or less fine overall, just saying you are not supposed to use them, and that was not even a retroactive decision. It is very rare for me to use them, I have to admit.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post-82482649107783326092012-05-28T13:19:20.058+01:002012-05-28T13:19:20.058+01:00Well, I think that random treasure based on the tr...Well, I think that random treasure based on the treasure types is actually a pretty good way to go if (like me) you like to have a low-magic setting and generally speaking a bit of randomness serves to spark ideas too. <br /><br />I've been happily surprised in the past by the results of treating a dungeon or whatever as a collection of lairs and basing the treasure on the MM tables. But it won't suit everyone's taste and in particular, and ironically, not someone used to how Gygax distributed treasure which I always found over-generous. I suspect the treasure type tables came from Arneson.Nagorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10805769538648631984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6186411787977962731.post-5225351138662381132012-05-27T11:58:46.100+01:002012-05-27T11:58:46.100+01:00As with your prior posts, a very useful outline of...As with your prior posts, a very useful outline of the structure of the game environment. Mind, the MM is pretty clear that treasure should not be generated randomly for planned dungeons; random treasure is only for random monsters, which is to say crawling.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05646247954542936623noreply@blogger.com