Of the three pillars of D&D, exploration can be the most difficult to design for. Here’s how you can take the iconic concept of a dungeon and apply it to exploration encounters in your D&D game.

  •  rgb3x3   ( @rgb3x3@beehaw.org ) 
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    110 months ago

    I dipped my toe into DMing once and found myself getting bogged down in details and confusing myself with how to describe pathways and travel.

    This node method seems like a good way to abstract out the world to make PCs, NPCs, and areas easier to keep track of. The streets don’t really matter unless you want a certain street to matter for narrative or exploration reasons.

    If I ever get around to finding another group, I’ll take this into account when designing.