From the Archives - The Original Dungeon part two

 Back to the original dungeon this time! There's rather a lot of this, so let's press on!

The grand entry hall! This was my first time having pillars in the middle of the room and I tried a few things before just having them solid black. I also drew a few different goblinesque icons which I could overlay on the circle on the raised dias - although I don't seem to have them saved as seperate assets.

The feasting hall of the foul orcish king! The doorway on the left is designed to hook up to a specific kitchen piece (which would make this my first multi-part room I guess) but it can hook to anything really.

The fighting pit! This was my first proper go at having two different height levels in the same map - I had done some experimental drawings to test the idea beforehand. I intentionally went for a very different floor at the bottom of the pit to help sell the idea, and used shading on the coloured version. I'd probably approach this a bit differently today for a line-drawing version and add some more hatching to the bottom of the pit to suggest depth.

A guard post. Note that the drain in the corner has not been shaded as at this time I planned to add colour and shading using the computer. These days I always block in the black areas with a pen before I scan.

Another guard post. This was my first experiment with adding low walls in the middle of other rooms.

The foul bed chamber of the foul orcish king. Although he can't be that foul because he does have indoor plumbing... Have we misjudged the great and enlightened orcish civilisation?? Also an early appearance of a rug and my hatching technique for making them look worn and threadbare.

A little study. I was pretty much in an orc head space drawing these maps, so possibly this is for the shaman? Note the arch at the bottom - it's meant to be a fire place, but it looks like I never drew in any fire...

The dread orc kitchen. Note the wall separating the two rooms. These days I'd only draw one side of it instead of showing both sides. Drawing all the detail in this one was good fun.

Let's round out the post with some boring passages.

Boring passages need love too.

Well, that's enough for this post! Check back next time for things like the Shaman's chambers!

Remember, I'm publishing archive material every Monday and Thursday until I run out, so come back next time for a look at some town buildings!