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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
A dungeon is a place left behind by a previous civilization, race, or group that wanted to leave stuff behind for whatever reason. All contain loot, some contain ancient evils, and some are coming of age trials. A dungeon typically contains traps, monsters, and of course | A dungeon is a place left behind by a previous civilization, race, or group that wanted to leave stuff behind for whatever reason. All contain loot, some contain ancient evils, and some are coming of age trials. A dungeon typically contains traps, monsters, and of course the reason people don't just block them off forever, loot. | ||
== Types == | == Types == | ||
While [Mages] study which empire had built a dungeon and what their composition is, [[Adventurers]] have thought of a simple system to | While [Mages] study which empire had built a dungeon and what their composition is, [[Adventurers]] have thought of a simple system to categories them. A dungeon is usually either intended for containment, future generations, or as an act of vengeance.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/03/17/4-19/ Chapter 4.19]</ref> There is also study on how they defend the dungeon, such as horde type, boss type, or trap type.<br /> | ||
=== Containment === | === Containment === | ||
These dungeons are meant to contain something. It could be a threat, a natural resource too valuable to let someone else get ahold of, or something completely [[Special:Random|random]]. One such dungeon, for instance, had been built solely to combat [[Vampires]] and therefore used mostly light-based traps and spells. | These dungeons are meant to contain something. It could be a threat, a natural resource too valuable to let someone else get ahold of, or something completely [[Special:Random|random]]. One such dungeon, for instance, had been built solely to combat [[Vampires]] and therefore used mostly light-based traps and spells. | ||
===Future generations=== | ===Future generations=== | ||
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== Trivia == | == Trivia == | ||
* Dungeons traps claim more lives than monsters most of the time.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/08/08/3-02-h/ Chapter 3.02 H]</ref> | * Dungeons traps claim more lives than monsters most of the time.<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2017/08/08/3-02-h/ Chapter 3.02 H]</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Terminology]] | [[Category:Terminology]] | ||
[[Category:Dungeons]] | [[Category:Dungeons]] | ||