On Automatic
From the dungeon office

Thoughts and updates.

Notes from behind the generator: design decisions, pipeline experiments, dead ends worth learning from, and the occasional confession about what the staff are up to. The Releases page carries the changelog. The blog carries the reasoning.

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Rebooting Dungeons on Automatic

Dungeons on Automatic is back, rebuilt as a solo project with local AI doing the heavy lifting: the DFRPG dungeon generator and a free 457-monster library, both free to download.

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The dungeon office opens

A place to post thoughts, progress notes, and the occasional confession about what the generator is doing and why.

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Token Tuesday: as-Sharak

as-Sharak — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Chimera

Chimera — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Mountain Giant

Mountain Giant — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Strix with Special News Bulletin!

Strix with Special News Bulletin! — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Black Knights

An original advanced DFRPG monster: dark-pact warriors with optional dark gifts and death curses — and the first appearance of Kovath and Zarlzazz.

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Token Tuesday: Black Knight

Black Knight — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Void Brute

Void Brute — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Lava Golem

An original advanced DFRPG monster: a fire elemental bound inside a stone golem, built to challenge maxed-out delvers.

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New announcements

Project announcements from mid-2018.

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Token Tuesday: Skeletons

Skeletons — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Draug

Draug — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Big Cats 2

Big Cats 2 — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Dungeon Generator Update

Devlog update on the original generator and where it was headed.

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Token Tuesday: Big Cats 1

Big Cats 1 — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Echoes of Ratmen Past

Echoes of Ratmen Past — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Water Elementals

Water Elementals — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Ratmen Pack 4

Ratmen Pack 4 — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Ratmen Pack 3

Ratmen Pack 3 — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Ratmen Pack 2

Ratmen Pack 2 — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Ratmen Pack 1

Ratmen Pack 1 — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Troll

Troll — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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GM tips: Monster Traits part 1

Why the traits section is where a DFRPG monster really lives — a GM-side reading of what makes a creature dangerous.

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Token Tuesday: Minotaur

Minotaur — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Giant Spiders

Giant Spiders — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Apes

Apes — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Making the dungeon prettier

A 2018 GIMP workflow for turning a plain generated map into something table-ready.

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Token Tuesday: Ogre

Ogre — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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An update on the generator front

Early devlog: pick-and-mix rooms, name changes, and what was coming next for the original DFRPG random dungeon generator.

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Token Tuesday: Werewolf

Werewolf — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Peshkali

Peshkali — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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Token Tuesday: Watcher at the End of Time

Watcher at the End of Time — token art by Emily Smirle, from the original blog archive.

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