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dungeon
    size
        1-3:   small (2 themes, 6 areas)
        4-9:   medium (3 themes, 12 areas)
        10-11: large (4 themes, 16 aras)
        12:    huge (5 themes, 24 areas)
    discovery
        1:   unthemed, common, empty
        2:   unthemed, common, danger
        3-4: unthemed, common, danger + discovery
        5-6: unthemed, common, discovery

        7:  themed, common, danger
        8:  themed, common, danger + discovery
        9:  themed, common, discovery
        10: themed, unique, danger
        11: themed, unique, danger + discovery
        12: themed, unique, discovery
    ruination
        1:    arcane disaster
        2:    damnation/curse
        3-4:  earthquate/fire/flood
        5-6:  plague/famine/drought
        7-8:  overrun by monsters
        9-10: war/invasion
        11:   depleted resources
        12:   better prospects elsewhere

    foundation
        builder
            1: aliens/precursors
            2: demigod/demon
            3-4: natural (caves etc.)
            5: religious order/cult
            6-7: humanoid
            8-9: dwarves/gnomes
            10: elves
            11: wizard/madman
            12: monarch/warlord
        function
            1: source/portal
            2: mine
            3-4: tomb/crypt
            5: prison
            6-7: lair/den/hideout
            8-9: stronghold/sanctuary
            10: shrine/temple/oracle
            11: archive/library
            12: unknown/mystery

    theme
        1-5:   @{self/mundane}
        6-9:   @{self/unusual}
        10-12: @{self/extraordinary}
        mundane
            1:  rot/decay
            2:  torture/agony
            3:  madness
            4:  all is lost
            5:  noble sacrifice
            6:  savage fury
            7:  survival
            8:  criminal activity
            9:  secrets/treachery
            10: tricks and traps
            11: invasion/infestation
            12: factions at war
        unusual
            1:  creation/invention
            2:  element
            3:  knowledge/learning
            4:  growth/expansion
            5:  deepening mystery
            6:  transformation/change
            7:  chaos and destruction
            8:  shadowy forces
            9:  forbidden knowledge
            10: poison/disease
            11: corruption/blight
            12: impending disaster
        extraordinary
            1:  scheming evil
            2:  divination/scrying
            3:  blasphemy
            4:  arcane research
            5:  occult forces
            6:  an ancient curse
            7:  mutation
            8:  the unquiet dead
            9:  bottomless hunger
            10: incredible power
            11: unspeakable horrors
            12: holy war

    discovery
        1-3:   @{self/dressing}
        4-9:   @{self/feature}
        10-12: @{self/find}
        dressing
            1:  junk/debris
            2:  tracks/marks
            3:  signs of battle
            4:  writing/carving
            5:  warning
            6:  dead creature
            7:  bones/remains
            8:  book/scroll/map
            9:  broken door/wall
            10: breeze/wind/smell
            11: lichen/moss/fungus
            12: @{details/oddity}
        feature
            1:  cave-in/collapse
            2:  pit/shaft/column
            3:  pillars/columns
            4:  locked door/gate
            5:  alcoves/niches
            6:  bridge/stairs/ramp
            7:  fountain/well/pool
            8:  puzzle
            9:  altar/dais/platform
            10: statue/idol
            11: magic pool/statue/idol
            12: connection to another dungeon
        find
            1:  trinkets
            2:  tools
            3:  weapons/armor
            4:  supplies/trade goods
            5:  coins/gems/jewelry
            6:  poisons/potions
            7:  adventurer/captive
            8:  magic item
            9:  scroll/book
            10: magic weapon/armor
            11: artifact
            12: @{self} and @{self}

    danger
        1-4:  @{self/trap}
        5-11: @{self/creature}
        12:   @{self/entity}
        trap
            1:  alarm
            2:  ensnaring/paralyzing
            3:  pit
            4:  crushing
            5:  piercing/puncturing
            6:  chopping/slashing
            7:  confusing (maze, etc.)
            8:  gas (poison, etc.)
            9:  element
            10: ambush
            11: magical
            12: @{self} and @{self}
        creature:
            1:  waiting in ambush
            2:  fighting/squabbling
            3:  prowling/on patrol
            4:  looking for food
            5:  eating/resting
            6:  guarding
            7:  on the move
            8:  searching/scavenging
            9:  returning to den
            10: making plans
            11: sleeping
            12: dying
        entity:
            1:  alien interloper
            2:  vermin lord
            3:  criminal mastermind
            4:  warlord
            5:  high priest
            6:  oracle
            7:  wizard/witch/alchemist
            8:  monster lord
            9:  evil spirit/ghost
            10: undead lord
            11: demon
            12: dark god

creature
    beast
        1-7: @{self/earthbound}
        8-10: @{self/airborne}
        11-12: @{self/aquatic}
        earthbound
            1: termite/tick/louse
            2: snail/slug/worm
            3: ant/centipede/scorpion
            4: snake/lizard
            5: vole/rat/weasel
            6: boar/pig
            7: dog/fox/wolf
            8: cat/lion/panther
            9: deer/horse/camel
            10: ox/rhino
            11: bear/ape/gorilla
            12: mammoth/dinosaur

        airborne
            1:  mosquito/firefly
            2:  locust/dragonfly/moth
            3:  bee/wasp
            4:  chicken/duck/goose
            5:  songbird/parrot
            6:  gull/waterbird
            7:  heron/crane/stork
            8:  crow/raven
            9:  hawk/falcon
            10: eagle/owl
            11: condor
            12: pteranodon

        aquatic
            1:  insect
            2:  jelly/anemone
            3:  clam/oyster/snail
            4:  eel/snake
            5:  frog/toad
            6:  fish
            7:  crab/lobster
            8:  turtle
            9:  alligator/crocodile
            10: dolphin/shark
            11: squid/octopus
            12: whale

    humanoid
        1-7: @{self/common}
        8-10: @{self/uncommon}
        11-12: @{self/hybrid}

        common
            1-3:   halfling (small)
            4-5:   goblin/kobold (small)
            6-7:   dwarf/gnome (small)
            8-9:   orc/hobgoblin/gnoll
            10-11: half-elf/half-orc, etc.
            12:    elf

        uncommon
            1:     fey (tiny)
            2-3:   catfolk/dogfolk
            4-6:   lizardfolk/merfolk
            7:     birdfolk
            8-10:  ogre/troll (large)
            11-12: cycops/giant (large)

        hybrid
            1-2:   centaur
            3-5:   werewolf/werebear
            6:     were-@{creature/beast}
            7-10:  human and a @{creature/beast}
            11-12: human and two @{creature/beast}s

    monster
        1-7: @{self/unusual}
        8-10: @{self/rare}
        11-12: @{self/legendary}
        unusual
            1-3:   plant/fungus
            4-5:   undead human
            6:     undead @{creature/humanoid}
            7-8:   @{creature/beast} + @{creature/beast}
            9-10:  @{creature/beast} with the @{details/ability} ability
            11-12: @{details/feature} @{creature/beast}

        rare
            1-3:   slime/ooze (amorphous)
            4-6: creation (construct)
            7-9: @{creature/beast}, with oddity @{details/oddity}
            10-12: UNNATURAL ENTITY

        legendary
            1-3: dragon/colossus (huge)
            4-6: huge @{creature/monster/unusual}
            7-9: huge @{creature/monster/rare}
            10:  @{creature/beast}-dragon
            11:  @{creature/monster/unusual}-dragon
            12:  @{creature/monster/rare}-dragon

details
    ability
        1:  bless/curse
        2:  entagle/trap/snare
        3:  poison/disease
        4:  paralyze/petrify
        5:  mimic/camouflage
        6:  seduce/hypnotize
        7:  dissolve/disintegrate
        8:  @{details/magic type}
        9:  drain life/magic
        10: immunity to @{details/element}
        11: read/control minds
        12: both @{self} and @{self}

    element
        1: air
        2: earth
        3: fire
        4: water
        5: light
        6: dark

    magic type
        1: divination
        2: enchantment
        3: evocation
        4: illusion
        5: necromancy
        6: summoning

    oddity
        1:  weird color/smell/sound
        2:  geometric
        3:  web/network/system
        4:  crystalline/glass-like
        5:  fungal
        6:  gaseous/smokey
        7:  mirage/illusion
        8:  volcanic/explosive
        9:  magnetic/repellant
        10: devoid of life
        11: unexpectedly alive
        12: @{self} and @{self}

    feature
        1:   heavily armored
        2-3: winged/flying
        4:   many-headed
        5:   many-eyed or one-eyed
        6:   many-limbed or many-tailed
        7:   tentacled
        8:   ASPECT
        9:   @{details/element}
        10:  @{details/magic type}
        11:  @{details/oddity}
        12:  @{self} and @{self}