The One Page Dungeon Codex 2009

User Summary:
The results of a prize contest which had the following key rules (amongst other technical requirements):

1. Participants create a one page dungeon using a specified template.
2. The dungeon must have the following features:
   • Name of Dungeon
   • Map
   • Dungeon Key (in an edition-neutral form: Description of monsters, Treasure, Traps, etc.... No game stats)
   • OPTIONAL (If you can fit them on one page...)
     • Wandering Monster or Random Event tables or a list of scripted "events" that can occur over the adventure
     • Background
     • Additional descriptions that add to the dungeon, such as detailed description of trap or trick or unique feature.

This published document, available in both versions as a free download, contains the following articles and winning submissions...

Articles on One Page Dungeons:

• The Origin of the One Page Dungeon Template by David Bowman and Michael Shorten
• Building the Font of Sorrows with the One Page Dungeon Template by Philippe-Antoine Ménard
• Creating a map for the One Page Template with GIMP by Michael Shorten
• "How to use the One Page Template" Contest posts by Michael Shorten and Philippe-Antoine Ménard
• The One-Page Manifesto by Santiago Luis Oría

The 3 Winning "Best Of" Dungeons:

• Secrets of the Old City by Simon Bull (Best Overall One Page Dungeon)
• Cry of the Gravegod by Heron Prior (Best New School Dungeon)
• Valley of the Necromancer Kings by Andrew Gale (Best Old School Dungeon)

The Runner Ups:

• The Gray Goblin Warrens by Christopher Brackett (Best Hack-n-Slash)
• The Horror of Leatherbury House by Michael Wolf (Best Non-Fantasy Entry)
• Arendt's Old Peculiar by Antti Hulkkonen (Best Pub)
• The Infinite Tower by James Edward Raggi IV (Best Replayable Entry)
• Megadungeon of the Mad Archmage Gary Stu by Adam Thornton (Best Retro Use of 30x30 Space)
• Maze of NAMCAP by Patrick Riley (Best Silly Dungeon)

Honorable Mentions:

• The Barnacle Cave by Sam Kisko (Best Aquatic Entry)
• Ruffthroats Rathskeller by Lee Barber (Best Classic)
• The Crumbling Dungeon by Lord Kilgore (Best Dungeon Circa 1974)
• Shrine of the Savage Jungle by John Laviolette (Best Dungeon Crawl)
• Clockwork Crypt by Gary S. Watkins (Most Elegant)
• The Vareh'gra Depths by Gary McCammon (Funniest)
• The Halls of the Mad Mage by Justin Alexander (Best Geometry)
• The Omenous Portent of the Highlands Meteor by Tim Hensley (Best Homage)
• The Tomb of Dûrahn Oakenshield by Dyson Logos (Best Introductory One-Shot)
• The Great Cloud Caper by Jonathan Lee (Best Non-Dungeon)
• Traps-R-Us by Chris Torrence (Best Unconventional)
• Mountain Lair of the Misanthropic Magus by Sean Wills (Best Use of Tables)