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: A dungeon is loosely defined as any uncivilized region that has been deliberately altered and worked by one or more intelligent creatures for some purpose, usually to make it habitable, but not necessarily. Note that this can apply to a castle or other above-ground location, as long as the location isn't considered "civilized". For something to be civilized, it usually must be occupied by a creature that has the Spark of Civility (i.e. a populace of one or more of the player races, such as Humans, Elves, Arboreans, Sylphs, etc.). Even if the location was originally built by a civilized species, if it has been abandoned by civilization and taken over by monsters, it can be considered a dungeon. | : A dungeon is loosely defined as any uncivilized region that has been deliberately altered and worked by one or more intelligent creatures for some purpose, usually to make it habitable, but not necessarily. Note that this can apply to a castle or other above-ground location, as long as the location isn't considered "civilized". For something to be civilized, it usually must be occupied by a creature that has the Spark of Civility (i.e. a populace of one or more of the player races, such as Humans, Elves, Arboreans, Sylphs, etc.). Even if the location was originally built by a civilized species, if it has been abandoned by civilization and taken over by monsters, it can be considered a dungeon. | ||
: An important distinction, however, is that the location must have been built or improved purposefully. A dark forest full of monsters isn't a dungeon. However, a grove, carefully curated and pruned over centuries, could be, as long as the curators or current inhabitants aren't members of a civilized race. In cases where monsters are present where civilized races dwell, such as a bunch of goblins living in an abandoned warehouse inside of a city, the location most likely isn't a dungeon. GMs are the final arbiters, as always, of this distinction. | |||
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