After reading and enjoying Rob Kuntz's Dungeons Sets and thinking about all the great resources available for dungeon creation, I've begun to compile a brief list of stuff that anyone can use to put together their own version of the lower levels of the castle:

OD&D The Underworld & Wilderness Adventures

OD&D Greyhawk Supplement

B1 In Search of the Unknown

B3 Original (with some un-keyed dungeon rooms)

BD&D Holmes Rulebook

AD&D DMG (Appendix A & I)

AD&D Dungeon Master's Design Kit

AD&D Dungeoneer's Survival Guide

Engineering Dungeons - Robert Doyel

Dungeon Sets - Robert Kuntz

The Rising Knight (A0) - Davis Chenault

Assault on Blacktooth Ridge (A1) - Davis Chenault

Hall of Many Panes (Book 1 Pane 10)

I've run 2 OD&D games this year for my group with dungeons I designed from scratch and remember how much fun it is to do this.

So now, I begin my version of CZ/CG!!
[I've probably forgotten resources or don't know about a few, so feel free to post any good material - but not other people's dungeons, as I wish to create my own]

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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Central Casting: Dungeons is a pretty nifty resource I only recently picked up. I tend to avoid things of a similar nature when working on my own ideas, so to not get contaminated by them.
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Serl's Corner

Thanks serle. How many pages? It seems to be going for $35 -40 on Amazon resellers or eBay. So hopefully the book has some girth!
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Hmm, I've reminded myself that, The Rising Knight (A0) and Assault on Blacktooth Ridge (A1) have some fun/interesting dungeon designs (traps & tricks)!

I'll add those to my list.

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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

I don't mean to derail, but exactly are Dungeon Sets? I did a search and based on the description I found they seem to be unstocked dungeon maps. Is that accurate?
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192 pages.
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Whoa, that is fat! Thanks.
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Hey Rusty, no problemo man.

Let me post a few links . . . Rob/PPP has recently hooked up with Noble Knight Games to sell these sets, but check out these threads for some info:
http://lordofthegreendragons.blogspot.c ... results=10

I can't direct link the info page, but go here and then find "Our Store" under Products on the right side of the page and hit it - then scroll down for info on Dungeon Sets:
http://www.pied-piper-publishing.com/

Hmm, the buy link has been changed. Mebbe you have to buy from NK now.

Checking . . .
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Here we go from NK . . and at a reduced price!!
http://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProducts ... GenreID_E_

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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Cairn of the Skeleton King . . oh yeah ~ great dungeons!!
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Cairn of the Skeleton King is awesome and I'm very glad to see RJK post that the series will be continued but very slowly. Posted on his thread at DF.

Dagger, Dungeon Sets are indeed unkeyed maps. More like an unkeyed dungeon.

I started to create my own lower levels to CZ, only made parts of 2 levels.

I planned on using parts of an old dungeon I made in the early 80's.

I also planned on using the AD&D DMG random dungeon tables, Engineering Dungeons and the solo dungeon adventure feature from The Strategic Review vol. 1 no. 1 if needed during play, maybe even in areas that have already been explored.

I think The Bottle City would be something to throw in the mix.

There were some trick/trap ideas in the back of the Greyhawk supplement one which were most likely present in the Castle Greyhawk dungeons.

I made some encounters based on the original edtion illustrations. That was inspired partly by the pumpkin headed bugbear in CZ:UW.

Rhu---

I've got a positive review of The Dungeon Alphabet from Goodman Games in the upcoming Knockspell#4: I think it's a good dungeon creating resource/aid.

I'll have to go digging on my shelves to see what good books I can recommend; if I find anything cool you didn't mention, I'll let you know.

If you're looking for tricks/traps/dungeon dressing, I've got a number of such things on my site, so you may want to check them out even if you don't want to use any of my levels/maps (which I understand completely---creating your own is definitely part of the fun!). (And there are definitely various books devoted to Traps and Tricks, too: the Grimtooth series, DragonTree's Book of Traps & Tricks, etc., etc.).

Some good advice and resources are also at:

- http://philotomy.com/

- kellri.blogspot.com/ (in particular the CDD#3 and #4 downloads)
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http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/
http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/greyhawk.html for my Greyhawk site

Allan, thanks for your post. How the heck could I forgot you my friend??

Bad, bad Rhu!

And yes, I'll use your stuff in a minute. I need to have another look at your site.

If you get a chance, can you post links to the GG DA and Knockspell?

And yes . . . "trick & traps" ~ I've got to add the OD&D Greyhawk Sup as well as your site to my original post for resources.

I'll check philotomy and kellri and their stuff too.

See you at GC!
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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth

Bah, no worries on that front


http://www.goodman-games.com/4385preview.html

and
http://www.black-blade-publishing.com/Store.aspx




Unfortunately Henry's asleep in our room atm, but I'll do some more digging tomorrow for you, if you want some more books to scour ideas from?




Definitely!
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Allan Grohe
grodog@gmail.com
http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/
http://www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/greyhawk.html for my Greyhawk site

Does anyone have any info on the Black Resevoir? Like about what level is it supposed to be or what rumors there were that pertained to it? I'm trying to fill in some holes for my own CZ and get rough ideas of whats going on where. I've already been to greyhawkgrognard and picked though it (really neat little tale there about the BR btw).

Oh yeah about how big is it? I picture a massive underwater lake easily compared to the largest of the levels.
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Here something I found with a quick search
http://doomsdaygames.proboards.com/inde ... thread=174

Yeah that was the same story from Greyhawk Grognard. Good stuff.
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Rob Kuntz has some ERK/GH dungeons levels forthcoming - I look forward to seeing those!

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Count Rhuveinus - Lejendary Keeper of Castle Franqueforte

"Enjoy a 'world' where the fantastic is fact and magic really works!" ~ Gary Gygax

"By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes:" - Macbeth