The world beneath the surface is a wondrous and terrifying place. Discover new structures, societies, and situations in the fantastic narrative environments that exist underground. Dare you go?
Underground Environments Menu
This menu includes a bunch of possibilities from natural caves to magical and fantastical halls and cities!
- natural cave, cavern, tunnel, hole,
- burrow, den, lair,
- hide out, thieves’ guild, clandestine den, secret society, bandits “hole up”,
- shrine, cult chamber, chapel,
- barbarians’ realm, hillfolks’ cave network, VC tunnel complex
- sewer, drain, culvert, canal,
- latrine, refuse pit, toilet,
- great hall, throne room, oval office, banquet hall,
- market, bazaar, trading post,
- hidden city, lost city, mythical city,
- tunnels, trade routes, passes, passages, toll stations, corridors
- archways, colonnades, cloisters, alcoves, arcade, passageway, portico,
- waterfalls, cascades, falls, chute, outpouring, overflow, spillway,
- rivers, creeks, streams, channel, canal,
- pools, lakes, seas, oceans, bays, lagoons, flood, reservoir,
- islands, archipelago,
- springs, geysers, fountain, spout,
- steam vents, volcanoes, lava chutes,
- crevasse, crack, rift, split, abyss,
- dragon’s lair, hill giant cave, arachnid den, giant insect hive, goblin hideout, ogre camp,
- crypt, tomb, burial site, grave pit, mausoleum, catacomb
- dungeon, torture chamber, cell, jail, prison, inquisition room, interrogation chamber,
- oubliette, bottle dungeon, forgotten dungeon hole, cramped chamber,
- cellar, silage pit, wine cellar, storeroom,
- wizard’s archive, library, scroll room, study, scriptorium, nexus of magical power,
- maze, labyrinth,
- net, structure, patchwork, weave, web-like arrangement, track, circuit, system, plexus, convolution, complex, intricate formation, series, organization
- branch, auxiliary route, side passage, connection, offshoot, arm, street, avenue, road,
- tesseract, 5th dimensional space, folded space, magical series of chambers,
- testing ground, training area,
- coliseum, arena, auditorium, theatre,
- armoury, treasury,
- bridge, balcony, terrace, loft, catwalk, ledge, platform, trestle, connector, gangplank, link, coupling, crossing, traverse, viaduct, ramp, mezzanine, gallery,
- industry, mining operation, foundry,
- mushroom ranch, fungus farm, moss farm,
- incline, climb, slope, descent, ascent, declivity, acclivity, approach, gradient, rise, dip, grade, plane, level, cant, angle, variance,
- tilt, twist, spiral, slant, tip, turn, curve, flip
- stairs, slide, chute, chimney, tube,
- divergence, convergence, “fork in the road,” detour, split, fork,
Underground Descriptors
- Cool, damp, aching cold, rheumatic cold of the air, tinge of chill, brush of cold,
- foggy, misty, cloudy, hazy, steamy, heavy air, dank,
- damp, wet, humid,
- tight, cramped, oppressive, heavy, claustrophobic, narrow, pressing, feeling the weight of the surrounding rock,
- dark, black, thick blackness, all consuming dark, wicked darkness, world of moonless night,
Stuff in the underground world
- dust, dirt, silt, mud, muck, soil, sand, salts, chalk,
- mites, bugs, insects, spiders, ants, caterpillars,
- bones of lost hikers, adventurers,
- strange skull, strange rock, strange writing, strange mushroom, other strange stuff,
- treasure, gems, jewels, old coin, stuff pirates buried,
- fear, despair, hopelessness, panic,
- traps!
- door, secret door, trapdoor,
Characters in the Underground
- monsters, orks, beasts, giant bugs,
- reclusive band of monks, clerics, religious order, cult,
- panhandler, beggar, leper, mutant, grotesque, oddity, doppleganger, troglodyte,
- spirit, ghost, phantom, illusion, essence, aura, glamour,
- dwarf mining contingent, sentry, peddler, gem appraiser,
- escapee convict,
- rebellious teens, orphan, petty youth criminals, gangstas,
Developments
- Lost in the underground, abandoned, separated from friends,
- buried alive,
- injury, death,
- falling down a vent, chasm, abyss,
- hunted, pursued, toyed with, antagonized, terrorized,
- imprisoned, trapped, abducted, hidden, forcibly confined,
- starved, thirsty, dirty, exhausted,
- mind plays tricks, insanity, going crazy, panicked, anxious,
- flash flood, mud slide, rising tide, earth quake, lava flow, volcanic eruption, steam vent burst, geyser, cave in,
Links:
- Natural Caves
- Cities, Towns, and Villages
- Stairs
- Realms
- Classic Fantasy Adventure Dungeon