Why Your Dungeon Descriptions Produce Dread Before Any Monster Appears
8.4K views · Jun 19, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@alanmallagan · 3 months ago
I had never heard of Prospect/Refuge theory before today, but it really puts together a lot of loose instinctual ideas into a clear guideline. Between that and and your breakdown of the elements of liminal and uncanny spaces, you've given me a considerable expansion to my design language. Thanks!
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@ImperialValues · 3 months ago
Sounds like a mullet. Prospect in the front, refuge in the back.
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@Ezberron · 3 months ago
this is some absolutely great stuff. I'm totally going to use this in my game on monday. (replaces normal library with maze of cluttered bookshelves, blocking line of sight on every turn...)
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@tljscrewjob6397 · 3 months ago
Always love the videos you do and how you tie them into psychology and then tie that back into TTRPGs.
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@Umberhulk-yr1ul · 3 months ago
Now THIS is some useful stuff. Cheers
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@boofergod · 3 months ago
Great work as always! Especially since I am currently writing a 90 minute one-shot as guest dm in raven loft. You always have clutch advice
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@FungalHorror · 3 months ago
This really helped clarify and solidify some space design and description methodology. Subbed
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@HenryCavill-cs3rw · 3 months ago
absolutely love this channel! keep it up
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@PixelGoblin85 · 3 months ago
Really good depiction. Can't wait to test it out in my next session, where I've turned one of my players into a giant snail with a prismatic shell.
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@vladyday · 3 months ago
This video is awesome! I'm so glad this channel exists!
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@Resileaf · 3 months ago
Good stuff... I'll read the room descriptions in the Pathfinder modules more carefully in the future, see if they're written with that in mind.
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@GreekSoloRPG · 3 months ago
Excellent subject and presentation as always!
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