Motif · from book 1
Warnings
The system's » Warning: lines, from 'level timers are still active' in the first tutorial guild to 'The cages will permanently close in thirty seconds' in Ralph's boss room on the second floor: the rules read out as they bite, and the AI's temper in them.
First appears: Book 1
Series arc
Through book 3
Sixteen: 'This isn't Dr. Phil. Pick your prize' (B3 ch. 7); a pill that 'will cause a permanent change to your brain', and communication upgrades disabled in the dungeon (B3 ch. 13); the wrong side of a portal, and keys that must be held outside inventory (B3 ch. 15, B3 ch. 16); a mob 'suffering from the DTs', stage two and then three (B3 ch. 16, B3 ch. 27); 'You have a dick' (B3 ch. 24); 'This message is from a deceased crawler' (B3 ch. 27); 'This is a deity. He is invulnerable on this floor', and a splitter (B3 ch. 33).
Through book 1
Ten in the » Warning: form on the first two floors, besides the crown's shouted warning that wearing it places the wearer in the Blood Sultanate's royal line of succession (B1 ch. 7) — the rules read as they bite: 'level timers are still active' (B1 ch. 3); a Desperado Pass 'negates the ability to obtain a Vanquisher pass' (B1 ch. 19); a weapon with 'a 1.5% chance to transfigure your target into the deity himself' (B1 ch. 25); 'All of these enhancements require you to remain barefoot' (B1 ch. 30); 'You've been infected with the Taint' (B1 ch. 32); no weapons in the presence of Admins, on pain of 'immediate execution', twice (B1 ch. 35, B1 ch. 44); 'The cages will permanently close in thirty seconds. Translation: hurry the hell up' (B1 ch. 46); and the last, that the AI has deemed all unsanctioned communication devices illegal (B1 ch. 47).
Through book 2
Eight, and an all-caps ninth: 'scary-ass mobs are immune to Fear effects' (B2 ch. 4); a fairy-class NPC who inflicts 20% more damage because of Carl's goblin pass (B2 ch. 6); a Scroll of Upgrade with 'a short shelf life' (B2 ch. 13); a ghost-class mob 'only injured with magic or magical items' (B2 ch. 16); 'You have been branded as a troublemaker at this settlement. Guards will now attack you on sight' (B2 ch. 20); an award given once — 'Nobody likes cockblocks' (B2 ch. 22); an event quest with sixty seconds to reach a saferoom, and a case with a 1.5% chance of Sheol Fire (B2 ch. 24); 'This item can no longer be stabilized' (B2 ch. 25).
Where they appear
| Book | Chapters they are in (of the book's) | Where |
|---|---|---|
| 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl | 9/48 | 3, 19, 25, 30, 32, 35, 44, 46–47 · the book's own page |
| 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario | 7/26 | Ch. 4, Ch. 13, Ch. 16, Ch. 20, Ch. 22, Ch. 24, Ch. 25 · the book's own page |
| 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook | 10/35 | 7, 13, 15–16, 24–27, 29, 33 · the book's own page |
By book
Warnings in book 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl
Ten in the » Warning: form on the first two floors, besides the crown's shouted warning that wearing it places the wearer in the Blood Sultanate's royal line of succession (ch. 7) — the rules read as they bite: 'level timers are still active' (ch. 3); a Desperado Pass 'negates the ability to obtain a Vanquisher pass' (ch. 19); a weapon with 'a 1.5% chance to transfigure your target into the deity himself' (ch. 25); 'All of these enhancements require you to remain barefoot' (ch. 30); 'You've been infected with the Taint' (ch. 32); no weapons in the presence of Admins, on pain of 'immediate execution', twice (ch. 35, ch. 44); 'The cages will permanently close in thirty seconds. Translation: hurry the hell up' (ch. 46); and the last, that the AI has deemed all unsanctioned communication devices illegal (ch. 47).
Warnings in book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario
Eight, and an all-caps ninth: 'scary-ass mobs are immune to Fear effects' (ch. 4); a fairy-class NPC who inflicts 20% more damage because of Carl's goblin pass (ch. 6); a Scroll of Upgrade with 'a short shelf life' (ch. 13); a ghost-class mob 'only injured with magic or magical items' (ch. 16); 'You have been branded as a troublemaker at this settlement. Guards will now attack you on sight' (ch. 20); an award given once — 'Nobody likes cockblocks' (ch. 22); an event quest with sixty seconds to reach a saferoom, and a case with a 1.5% chance of Sheol Fire (ch. 24); 'This item can no longer be stabilized' (ch. 25).
Warnings in book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
Sixteen: 'This isn't Dr. Phil. Pick your prize' (ch. 7); a pill that 'will cause a permanent change to your brain', and communication upgrades disabled in the dungeon (ch. 13); the wrong side of a portal, and keys that must be held outside inventory (ch. 15, ch. 16); a mob 'suffering from the DTs', stage two and then three (ch. 16, ch. 27); 'You have a dick' (ch. 24); 'This message is from a deceased crawler' (ch. 27); 'This is a deity. He is invulnerable on this floor', and a splitter (ch. 33).