gimmicky wind waker dungeon generator

Environs

The location of the dungeon will affect what sorts of architecture and setting the dungeon has, and will flavor the inhabitants.

Roll d8:

1- Treetop Forest

2- Murky Forest/Swamp

3- Cold Tundra/Glacier

4- Cool Water

5- Sandy

6- Lava

7- Dusty/Crystal Caves

8- Roll twice/pick

Mechanisms These are the gimmicky methods of solving puzzles or unlocking more of the temple dungeon.

Roll d10:

1- Wind

2- Cogs

3- Fluid

4- Light

5- Sound

6- Heat

7- Energy Circuits

8- Magnets

9- Weights

10- Roll twice

Enemy type (d12):

1- Shambling Dead

2- Imps

3- Cats

4- Lizards

5- Elementals/Golems

6- Slime Balls

7- Birds/Bats

8- Summoners (roll again for their conjurations)

9- Armored Knights

10- Roll again; 1-2 humanoid 3-4 mutant 5-6 skeletal versions

11- Roll on ally table; dark version

12- Roll twice, two groups combined

Ally type (d12):

1- Stereotypically Gay Pirates

2- Ghosts

3- Local NPC (Farmer etc)

4- Bats

5- An old enemy NPC

6- Useless Fairy

7- Single Mysterious Denizen

8- Monkeys

9- Benign Flora

10- Gentle Giant

11- Roll on enemy table; they are good here

12- Roll twice

Boss (d12):
1- Octopus

2- Flying Serpent Dragon

3- Master Swordsman

4- One-Eyed Moth/Flower

5- Siege Roc

6- Giant Centipede

7- Floaty Skull/Hands

8- Conglomerated Spirits/Possessed Lantern

9- Shai Hulud

10- Monstrous Marionette

11- Warboar-riding King

12- Giant version of 1-4 enemies 5-6 allies

Tactics (roll d6):

1- Hit and run melee

2- Projectile strafing

3- Stationary with area effect attacks

4- Unconventional dodging (fly, dematerialize, teleport)

5- No attacks, just patterned movement through environmental hazards

6- Fill in the blank

Gimmick to defeat (roll d6)
1- Dead man’s volley (i.e. fireballs, rocks)

2- Hit specific spot (large eye, exposed heart, etc)

3- Dodge specific attack (charges into wall, smacks self)

4- Use appropriate damage type when opportune (cut strings, burn fur)

5- Destroy other thing to weaken (smash eggs/machinery/phylactery; kill young)

6- Make up something else, ya nerd

Unfortunately there isn’t a quick and dirty way to make Zeldesque traps and puzzles, which are the real reason you would want a dungeon like this. One could go through every temple and strip mine their puzzles, removing specifics - but I’m a doctor Jim, not a miracle worker.

Check G+ for an example roll