Unlock the Secrets to Epic Dungeon Crawls 🗝️
Discover six essential pillars that make dungeon crawling the heart of any great game. Transform your approach and enjoy dungeons like never before!

Mystic Arts
71.3K views • May 15, 2025

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If you hate dungeons, you might be running them wrong. Let me walk you through six pillars that hold up the vaulted ceiling of all dungeons!
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🎬 Created by Daði & Anna Birna ♥
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▼ INDEX ▼
00:00 Railroads with Dungeon paint
01:36 Six Pillars of Dungeons
02:19 Pillar 1: Arena
04:28 Pillar 2: Danger
07:40 Imaginary Scenario
09:04 Pillar 3: Resting
09:40 Intention & Obstacle
10:42 Optimizing the fun out of the game
12:41 Pillar 4: Vibes
13:36 The Hag's Windmill
15:57 Sponsored by Brilliant
16:35 Pillar 5: Constraints
18:31 Pillar 6: Choices
20:14 Altar of Tradition
22:17 The Dungeon, Summarized
23:03 The Descent into Avernus example
23:56 Why are modules like that?
24:38 Dungeons can be boring
25:16 Serialized vs. Episodic
27:17 Dungons are a tool
27:40 Wreck of the Wavesplitter
To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/MysticArts/ . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription.
🎬 Created by Daði & Anna Birna ♥
▼ FURTHER READING ▼
@QuestingBeast's TUNIC video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-ywPjMEtq4
▼ SUPPORT US ▼
Join our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/MysticArtsDM
Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCJQEEltSpi8LXqMH8uTrCQQ/join
▼ INDEX ▼
00:00 Railroads with Dungeon paint
01:36 Six Pillars of Dungeons
02:19 Pillar 1: Arena
04:28 Pillar 2: Danger
07:40 Imaginary Scenario
09:04 Pillar 3: Resting
09:40 Intention & Obstacle
10:42 Optimizing the fun out of the game
12:41 Pillar 4: Vibes
13:36 The Hag's Windmill
15:57 Sponsored by Brilliant
16:35 Pillar 5: Constraints
18:31 Pillar 6: Choices
20:14 Altar of Tradition
22:17 The Dungeon, Summarized
23:03 The Descent into Avernus example
23:56 Why are modules like that?
24:38 Dungeons can be boring
25:16 Serialized vs. Episodic
27:17 Dungons are a tool
27:40 Wreck of the Wavesplitter
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