What makes a great dungeon?

In this episode of Masters of Pen and Paper, DG and Finny go Behind the Screens to guide you through how to build your first dungeon—whether you need a sprawling mega-crawl or a quick map to save game night:

🗝️ Defining your dungeon’s purpose and theme
📐 Free tools for quick builds: DonJon, DungeonMapDoodler, Dungeon Scrawl
🎨 Paid software to level up your maps: DungeonDraft, Inkarnate, Dungeon Alchemist & more
🎭 Adding puzzles, traps, and atmosphere to keep players hooked
🎧 Using music and ambience to turn a map into an experience

Check out the tools we mentioned:
DonJon Tools: https://donjon.bin.sh/
DungeonMapDoodler: https://dungeonmapdoodler.com/draw/
Dungeon Scrawl: https://www.dungeonscrawl.com/
r/Battlemaps: https://www.reddit.com/r/battlemaps
Obsidian: https://obsidian.md/
Inkarnate: https://inkarnate.com/
Syrinscape: https://syrinscape.com/

Want to send in a question or scenario? Email us at [email protected]
Join the Discord: https://discord.gg/YkhAQtDDRz

Now—let’s get building!