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Old 07-08-2019, 07:04 AM   #20
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Default Re: Pros and cons of dungeons for hack and slash roleplaying

The Danmachi franchise of light novels and anime features a dungeon that is a single, malevolent (or justifiably angry, take your pick) living organism that happens to produce invaluable magical resources. Most monsters are generated spontaneously on the spot as a sort of antibodies against the invading adventurers. The monsters that survive the encounter can persist and become more powerful and dangerous. There's not a lot of "treasure" here, other than the magical materials the delvers went to collect. If the monsters use weapons, they are often elements of the environment -- broken off stalagmites with a convenient grip and edge like a falchion, say.
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