Dyson Logos' Marvellous Random Dungeon Maker

Dyson Logos: philanthropist, author of the superb Geodesic Gnomes, blogger and all round excellent fellow embarked on a mission to create a random map generation system using map tiles of discernible rooms. The idea would be for you roll on a table and produce the tile from a set of pre-cut tiles. A charming, bonkers idea that it simply has to work. I like big, bold ideas so much that I tend to throw a bit of myself at them. This time, I'm throwing a bit of myself at Dyson and, chances are I won't get arrested this time.

Forsooth! He's made software out of it

Yes! I've gone and taken all 12 tiles (so far) and performed some digital magic to turn them into a web page that will generate a dungeon for you. You can then print or take a screenshot. Or generate another. The possibilities are endless! Do be careful: changing the values in the boxes will create a new map!

I'm hosting it on a spare web host, so you might find that the location moves in the future (perhaps to Dyson's own blog) but I promise I will leave a forwarding device, so please do bookmark. I hope Dyson keeps going so I can keep adding more tiles to the page, it will look better and better each time. The overlap you see is to make the tiles line up a bit. As they are a little rough in size, you'll find that there can be a bit of overlap. I think it adds character to the result. If you can think of a feature you would like, please do comment.

With some mirth, I'm excited to announce that I haven't told Dyson I'm doing this. So, we all get to see the golden man's aghast internet persona when he discovers this. I see it as piling philanthropy onto philanthropy until we end up in an enormous philanthropic heap. It's a way of saying thank you.

Update

Top chap Jakob Bindslet has made his own version, which rotates the dungeon tiles too. A snacky feature that leads to less repetition and predictability. Nice one, Jakob!