Motif · Book 1, Dungeon Crawler Carl

The bestiary

The system's » This is a… cards — a Kua-Tin, a Safe Zone, a Non-Combatant NPC, a Dungeon Admin, a pet-class mob — and the Crawler # dossiers it prints for people: the dungeon naming what a thing is, in the AI's voice.

Segment appearances

• Chapter 2 — The staircase
• Chapter 3 — Da Tutorial Guild
• Chapter 7 — The Royal Court
• Chapter 9 — The Polish McDonald's
• Chapter 20 — Frank Q
• Chapter 22 — The encampment
• Chapter 30 — Floor two
• Chapter 35 — Dragged out by a cat
• Chapter 36 — Zev
• Chapter 46 — The dungeon groans

Progression

Ten cards: the first 'a rendition of a Kua-Tin, the dominant species of the Borant System and principal owners of the Borant Corporation' (ch. 2); 'This is a Safe Zone' and the first 'Non-Combatant NPC' (ch. 3); a Fleeting item and a 'Unique* item' (ch. 7); a shaping tool (ch. 30); 'This is a Dungeon Admin' (ch. 36); 'This is a pet-class mob' (ch. 46). Five crawler dossiers: #4,119 'Princess Donut' (ch. 2); #324,119 'Frank Q.' and #324,116 'Maggie My' (ch. 20); #12,330,671 'Brandon An' and #7,450 'Agatha' (ch. 22).