06/12/2023

Encounter 5: The Ancient Guardian

Here is another random encounter from Chat GPT

Description: Deep within the dungeon lies a chamber guarded by an ancient construct, known as the Guardian of the Forgotten. It awakens as the party approaches, intent on protecting the secrets hidden within.

Unique Creatures: Guardian of the Forgotten

Treasure: If the party overcomes the ancient guardian, they find a chest containing a powerful artifact, an enchanted shield, and a sizeable amount of valuable gemstones.

Well, there isn’t much of a description of the room. I could ask Chat GPT to give more information, but I will just use my DM imagination and fill it out.

I start with my largest dungeon UDT. Chat GPT said it was a large room so I make it 60′ x 60′. I place the UDT corners and wall section on the board then make a corridor into the room with more corners and walls.

A room this large should require support for the ceiling so I have 4 square pillars to the board. I add the Guardian to the board. What secrets could it be guarding? I look through my scatter terrain and place the altar with a book and a pentagram on the far side of the board.

There must be some ancient and twisted ritual in that book! To add a little more character to the board, I add some statues that I had from an older adventure to the corners of the room.

Are those ancient and forgotten gods? Demons or Devils? Their lore and secrets are documented in that book on the altar.

The hero’s view of the room from the entrance.

Instead of the chest, I would place all of the items around the altar or on the pentagram. Maybe they are part of the ancient ritual. If they are part of the ritual, who placed them? Are they gathering them now or have they been there for a long time?

So, how do you think I did? Did I create something that matched the description from Chat GPT? Let me know what you think in the comments.

Keep on gaming!