Designed a dungeon for today, and then the game fell through. So if there are any bored types around who want to try Next before it turns into 5e, or just kill some time, let me know! I was thinking of a Level 5 party that has a simple problem and only one real way forward. The part that makes it "old-school style" is that passive perception won't find traps for you if you're splitting your focus too much, going too fast, or just looking the other way. Enemies won't be perfectly balanced to your level (nor will they be unbeatable, before you say something like that to me), and you might even come across situations you're just not meant to bash your way through. And if you ever roll a check before explaining what it's for, the world might not take too kindly to that. (Most likely in the form of some mild, temporary, yet inconvenient penalty.) If you'd like to take a walk on the esoteric side, and match your ingenuity against the strange way my mind operates, fantastic! If you'd like to hit stuff with other stuff, and possibly blow some stuff up, there'll be room for that as well!
