March 2015 Entry - Karsthaven

[Chick]

I've decided to get in on the action, too. Seems like fun and a good chance to do something underground for a change

There is a formation common in limestone called a "dome-pit". It forms from water seeping in through a hole at the surface and dissolving away the limestone into a very deep vertical column. The name comes because if you are at the bottom looking up, it's a big dome, and if you are at the top looking down, it's a big pit. Dome-pits frequently have old stream passages that run through the limestone and end falling into the pit, so there are often several cave passages that intersect the dome-pit at varying levels.

These shafts can be too small to enter up to hundreds of feet in diameter. Here are some pictures of real dome-pits:
http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VFLDvzc5P2k/hqdefault.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3659/...7946e8235e.jpg
http://www.circleofblue.org/waternew...Earth-1000.jpg
http://pubs.usgs.gov/sir/2008/5023/s...s/image022.gif

My One Page Dungeon is set in a limestone dome-pit in which the side caves have been converted to various uses, including a long-lost temple complex called "Karsthaven, The Hidden Temple of Vrena".

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[J.Edward]

Glad to have you in it too chick.

[Chick]

Glad to have you in it too chick.

Thanks J.Edward! In fact, it seems like I am usually the first to post in a challenge, so thanks for saving me from that fate

[J.Edward]

[Attempts noble bow, knee gives out, falls over, gets up and brushes dust from his pants....]
My pleasure.

[arsheesh]

Sounds like a solid idea. And nice to see another person has entered the contest. Look forward to seeing what you do with this.

Cheers,
-Arsheesh

[Chick]

I've started writing some of the text and I'd appreciate an opinion from those who have entered this competition before .... is this text big enough (font, spacing, content)?

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[J.Edward]

hey chick, couldn't you verify that by printing it out on standard size paper and seeing if you could read it?
It seems like that should be a good way to test it.

[Chick]

hey chick, couldn't you verify that by printing it out on standard size paper and seeing if you could read it?
It seems like that should be a good way to test it.

Sure, is that what the judges go by? I assumed they were going to read it onscreen and in that case, resolution is every bit as important as font size. Thanks for the idea.

[Chick]

Here are today's additions. I have tentatively blocked out the space I'll need for each room description, and it's gonna be tight.

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[ChickPea]

I'm not much of a gamer, but this is shaping up to be very cool! It's deliciously creepy in places.