dungeons
Castle prison chambers
Dungeons are dark underground prison cells, typically in castles or fortresses.
The word evokes medieval settings—damp stone chambers where prisoners were confined and sometimes tortured.
In fantasy games and literature, dungeons are underground complexes filled with monsters, traps, and treasure to be explored: We spent the weekend playing Dungeons & Dragons.
A dungeon may also be a BDSM space equipped for bondage activities.
Basic unit of life
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
- captivityState of being confined
imprisonment · confinement · solitary · warden · bars · lockup · detention · restraint
Assuming fictional identities
- dungeonmasterRoleplaying session controller
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- questSeeking journey for something
- dragonsMythical fire-breathing reptiles
monsters · crawl · boss · loot · encounters · traps · puzzles · riddles
Mythical fire-breathing reptiles
- wizardsPractitioners of sorcery
- sorceryPractice of dark magic
- magicSupernatural or illusory power
- enchantmentMagical influence over someone
necromancer · lich · summoning · grimoire · runes · mana · elementals · familiars
cell
Basic unit of life
- incarcerationConfinement in jail
- shacklesMetal bonds for prisoners
- chainsLinked metal restraints
captivity · imprisonment · confinement · solitary · warden · bars · lockup · detention · restraint · isolation
roleplaying
Assuming fictional identities
- dungeonmasterRoleplaying session controller
- campaignOrganized effort toward goal
- questSeeking journey for something
dragons · monsters · crawl · boss · loot · encounters · traps · puzzles · riddles · party
dragons
Mythical fire-breathing reptiles
enchantment · necromancer · lich · summoning · grimoire · runes · mana · elementals · familiars · skeletons
keep
Retain or fortified tower
- fortressHeavily defended military structure
- towerTall slender edifice
- undergroundBelow ground or countercultural
stone · medieval · dark · torch · secret · passage · trapdoor · crypt · vault · catacomb
- Middle AgesMiddle Ages, medieval period, castles, knights, Dark Ages
- Ren fairejousting, knights, mead, turkey legs, jesters
- legendsKing Arthur, Robin Hood, Hercules, Merlin, Excalibur
- Action RPGsDiablo, Diablo II, Torchlight, skill trees, character builds
- estate featurescastles, manors, palaces, chateaux, gardens
- MirkwoodThranduil, Legolas, wood elves, spiders, forest path
dungeonstowers
Tall vertical structures
turrets · spires · parapets · battlements · attics
dungeonsopen fields
Unenclosed expanses of land
sanctuaries · refuges · havens · open air · freedom
dungeonssolariums
Glassed rooms for light
sunrooms · conservatories · atriums · great halls · ballrooms
- Dungeons and DragonsFantasy roleplaying game system
- Dungeons & DragonsFantasy tabletop roleplaying game
- dungeon masterTabletop RPG narrator
- dungeon crawlerGame exploring hostile underground labyrinths
- sex dungeonRoom for BDSM activities
- dungeon crawlUnderground maze exploration genre