Dunder Moose, Dungeon Design, and Inspiration

Dunder Moose, Dungeon Design, and Inspiration

I follow very few TTRPG content creators both in terms of blogs and Youtube channels, but one of said few that I do follow (and you should too) is This is Dunder Moose, whose recent podcast episode on dungeon design with a variety of guests was a blast to listen to.

Aside from getting some insights in what makes a dungeon good, I understood the following - I am so goddamn incompetent and inexperienced. Yes, I've been playing GURPS for 10+ years and D&D for about the same time, and I feel confident with the ruleset. However, when you see Mr. Moose show a dungeon layout and the panel discussing it and pointing out the flaws, or when the host or viewer asks a question, and all the guests answering it in turn, I try to put myself in their place. What would I say if I were a guest on the panel there? I'd just go "uuuhh, huh-huh, what?" like Butt-Head. That's be a complete embarassment.

There really is a world of difference between somebody who's been playing for a relatively long time, but with a more-or-less fixed player group, and somebody who's been playing with different people and has been playing a lot. While I may point out some obscure-ass rule interactions and inconsistencies, I absolutely lack some of the fundamentals. This is something, I believe, you cannot improve in any way aside from just getting off your ass and running a game.

Thus, I think it's time for me to do exactly that - get off my ass and run a proper game. Surprisingly, I found two (!) TTRPG clubs in my city. I might check those places out and see if there is any interest in GURPS there. If not, I will run an online game via a VTT, but no earlier than December, but finding players may also be a problem - not only is this GURPS, but also with lots of houserules (like most GURPS games), and an inconvenient timezone. Well, doesn't hurt to try.

So yeah, my two points here are that you should check out Dunder Moose's channel regardless of what system you play/run, and that you should just play the game.