What Large Dungeon is Your Favorite?

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What is your favorite large dungeon and why?

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Jarrakul

Probably Firkraag's dungeon. That place has everything, including a freaking awesome final boss.

Ravenslight

I think I’m going to have to go with Frikraag’s as well. And it is so satisfying to silence that smug beast’s foul words for good.

YupImMadBro

That flail though...

Cuv

Windspear

atcDave

I really like the early parts of the game. Getting organized, forming a party. So I like de'Arnise Hold as one of the very first adventures for a new party.

Musigny

The Underdark has a very nice and rich design. I like it very much.
From the artistic standpoint I also like Brynnlaw and the external map of Windspear.

Baron_Bathory

Love em all! Though I'm going to have to give the winner to the Ust'Natha quest chain. Not a dungeon per se, but similar in concept.

Nimran

The only dungeon that actually killed me (that wall trap).

meagloth

I usually find dungeon crawling a bit of a chore(I know, i know) especially when you can skip through riddles and puzzle just by tapping on the number pad from memory. But the planar sphere is usually fun, and usually my stronghold.

Mhamza

I used to dread Watcher's Keep but it grew on me. It's a great dungeon and the bosses are supremely challenging, especially the final seal in level 6. The loot is always worth it and it adds a nice bit of lore into the game.

Caeria

I like Watcher's Keep best, even if I feel that some of the weapons you can pick up there are pretty OP. Still, it's a fun challenge, and I enjoy killing dragons.

elminster

Crypts underneath Athkatla.

kcwise

The planar sphere because the first time I played it I was so excited to see NPCs from Krynn and Dark Sun. I think it offers an interesting storyline, with a nifty conclusion. Also, as strongholds go it's rather cool looking.

Lathlaer

The one and only Watcher's Keep. I like the air of mystery and danger that surrounds it, the backstory and the challenge. For roleplaying reasons I never go out before Demogorgon is finished

CaloNord

I must say, as far as dungeons go BG always had it pretty spot on for me. I didn't find any of them to dull or annoying. Watchers Keep is probably still my favorite though. I'm never rightly sure when I'm ready to go there though and I usually always manage to screw it up but I adore the challenge. It's still great fun, even though it is a bit of a time sink. Some damn good loot lying around in there. Not to mention stats!

mumumomo

The firkaag's dungeon for me:
- varied enemies (golems, undead, werewolves, adventurers, ambush from orcs,...)
- non linear: you are not forced to kill firkraag right away, the king strohm part of the dungeon is completely optionnal

abacus

Windspear...
It has a unique beastie that you need to assemble an item to beat... It has betrayal... It has betrayal again... It has an insane cook... It has the return of a familiar foe... And it has a frickin' dragon at the end!

JuliusBorisov

Because I like to hear Irenicus's voice.
Because this is where Yoshimo is first met.
Because I like the feeling I get when "Ohhh, first splint mail!" "Ohhh, my ring of princess!" "Ohhh, FINALLY 40 arrows!"

Seriously.

abacus

bengoshi said:

Because I like to hear Irenicus's voice.
Because this is where Yoshimo is first met.
Because I like the feeling I get when "Ohhh, first splint mail!" "Ohhh, my ring of princess!" "Ohhh, FINALLY 40 arrows!"

Seriously.

I'm kinda with you here.

Whilst I prefer Windspear, I actually really like Chez'Cus... the idea of the Dungeon be Gone mod horrifies me!
I also love the change they made on the last update, where the genie now holds a more relevant item.

Gallowglass

I voted for WK because it's so huge and has so much to do inside. Nevertheless, it's a close-run thing with the Windspear dungeon, because the latter strikes me as the most perfectly-conceived dungeon.

Luremaster

For me, there is no contest. This is one of my top three dungeons of all time. It's fantastic in just about every way, and also frustrating as hell in spots - just like a good dungeon is supposed to be!

SmilingSword

Watchers keep, cause with SCS or bp it can be a real challenge to do before spellhold, I like doing the first 2 or 3 levels then bailing and coming back with a bigger sword.
I normally make 3 trips to watchers,
first trip as soon as I have a decent party put together,
next trip when my gear is not total crap,
and a final one when I actually have levels.
Also its just really the fun combination of stuff you get to fight, gith, mind flayers, dragons and demons all in one place, its just tooo goood.

Mykra

I have to go with Temple Ruins just on the basis that I can still remember how much it blew me away the first time I ever played it. You had that mad dash just to get into it, a halfling Paladin and then a stone statue guessing game, shades and lava floors, the sun gem room with the shades constantly spawning making you really not want to take that gem, Indiana Jones puzzle room, then a Dragon, then an undead boss.

Maybe if I had gone to Windspear first I might have looked at it differently, but that was the dungeon that made me go 'Whoa, this isn't BG1.'

lroumen

I like d'arnise because it is a nice starting location of a grand keep with some family secrets and it does not immediately smash a dragon into your face. It is a place where even a low level party can already make a difference.
I don't care for the flail though nor its ability to become a player stronghold. There are better ones.
Plus I kind of like nalia now (I used to feel she was a clone of imoen with all the important stats bring identica between them. She gets into my party with decent regularity for at least a couple of levels.

Dargnon

de'Arnise Hold by all means...

The first dungeon I went to after getting into the main game.

And, actually, I am the kind of gamer who prefers more "medieval" and a bit less "high" fantasy. So for example Watcher's Keep for me is really overdone, too much magic, too much fantasy.

de'Arnise Hold is an incredible, realistic castle, with nice plotline. Every single castle I visit in any game, I compare it to this one. Even 3D games are lacking.

I only wish there was even more to do with it after you become the Lord of it. Unfortunately the Strongholds aspect of the game is not something that has been expanded by the EE.

lroumen

Strongholds are severely lacking in content. You can talk to all the npcs but other than their standard dialogue they don't offer anything. They should have just added some mini quest to the npcd or given them different gossip (like tips and rumours on what's going on) every time you progress in the stronghold story. Currently, they're a tad bland. :$

Milo

Have to go for Windspear. Great dungeon, great final boss.

I might have voted for Watcher's Keep, except it has level 3, the Maze level, which is like Mr. and Mrs. Suck had many, many Suck babies and their combined suck added up to that level. That level is just all kinds of annoying.

OlvynChuru

I think I'd have to go with either the prison in the government district or the one in Saradush, since they're the only large dungeons in the game.

OneAngryMushroom

I like watchers Keep for a multitude of reasons. The great challenge, varied enemies and self contained quests, the lore, the amazing design of all the places. But the biggest reason is probably for
CARTSON THE MAGNIFICENT! LORD OF THE LEEEEVELLL!!!
I'm a sucker for cheese and ham.