First Nudge of 2025
Added 2025-02-03 01:35:15 +0000 UTCIt's time for a new nudge post! Be it a simple question or a suggestion for a side story along the lines of the Casuals, this will be the simplest way to suggest it to me! The peeks are very often inspired by the suggestions from all of you, and it's fun to see what little pieces of the Dungeon Life world have made you all wonder and desire to know even more. It's still amazing to me to have so many amazing supporters like yourselves, and to be able to be supported by your generosity. It's honestly inspiring, and I hope I can continue to be inspired and hopefully inspire you all in turn for many years to come.
Thank you all,
Khenal.
Comments
Asked this on the most recent chapter, but putting here for consistency: I've been re-reading the books as its been so long, and I have some curiosity regarding magic communications (long and short range). In the first few chapters, Tarl used a communication stone to talk to (I assume) Tellar. It was also mentioned during the end of year reports that the ODA had to send their reports somewhere. It was implied magical (and that they could/would get responses) was that using an equivalent to Sending? Have these just faded out due to setting drift as you continued writing and how early in the story the communication stone was used? Are there limitations around the stone/sending? and if so can you expand on them?
deefdragon
2025-06-06 02:37:31 +0000 UTCWhen Thedeim core goes public, will it cause visions like it did for Tarl? Or visions of any sort?
Roger F Tueting
2025-06-01 00:41:26 +0000 UTCi wonder what tarl is doing and when he'll come back.
Gregs_Crow
2025-03-18 15:50:32 +0000 UTCinterested to see how "Fey Queen" title is seen by the elven kingdom due to it being known that Elves come from fay spawners and with Tatiana having that title i am sure the kingdom is questioning legitimacy or trying to say they have some link to back up their right to rule the elven nation
Blazingnight
2025-02-17 02:51:29 +0000 UTCSo do mods on MC dungeon have natural affectinity to read fate in limited fashion when they're content to him? Since he's they're origin point? Dos it come out they're interactions with delvers? Or whene they're choice to become a tame? Is there fate monster?
mly85lc
2025-02-15 21:15:26 +0000 UTCcould be called something like Darkwater basin or something
Cantharellus Cibarius
2025-02-11 09:34:13 +0000 UTCRandom question that doesn't need to be answered to fast. But is there only a single continent on the world? We have knowledge of dungeons in the sea and people around them. Knowledge of all the immediate territories around Thedeim from a map peek. We even have knowledge that there is quite a bit of space underground. However we haven't been told the size of the planet and with the northern most point of the known map being a forest it makes it seem like there at minimum is something up there.
fanfan8000
2025-02-11 06:18:06 +0000 UTCChecking back up on the movers with the cart.
Stickboy172
2025-02-10 02:47:21 +0000 UTCHis reaction to the Harbinger
Stickboy172
2025-02-10 02:35:33 +0000 UTCYeah sent Freddie, Rhonda there to So some proper team work and "swarming"
mly85lc
2025-02-09 16:41:48 +0000 UTCHmm.. maybe Hulbreak can have his birds neste on top of ships mast, that leave fourdock -say days Journey as alpatross fly- to acts as alarm sytem of sort, before flying back.
mly85lc
2025-02-09 16:32:51 +0000 UTCNow that Thedeim can help people change their class maybe a peek about the towns people changing their classes. The troll Baker could change her class to a patisserie chef.
Thomas Windsor
2025-02-08 18:16:46 +0000 UTCi want a southwood pov of how his life has changed
Patrick McIntire
2025-02-08 09:40:51 +0000 UTCI would like to see what a service at the temple of Thedeim looks like, see our high priestess do her thing.
SamIam
2025-02-08 00:27:15 +0000 UTCO and I had the funny idea of a pirates try to raid a ship with a crew from fourdock and are surprised when the entire crew is suddenly in delving gear fighting back
caleb williams
2025-02-07 00:00:15 +0000 UTCAnd finally...I want to know how much is commonly known about the MC's god hood, is it common knowledge in fourdock now? Will it be part of the report to the crown?
caleb williams
2025-02-06 23:40:26 +0000 UTCI'd also love a follow up on the group from dungeon digest, seeing what they think of thedium
caleb williams
2025-02-06 23:39:41 +0000 UTCI'd like to know what happens when a Dungeon core leaves it's territory.
caleb williams
2025-02-06 23:39:07 +0000 UTCI think it’s more his class than his nickname. He has a super stealthy mode that he can enter which was mentioned in I think the first book where Thedeim mentioned he had to actually pay attention to him or he’d lose sight of him. I’m pretty sure it’s when he was checking out the mausoleum with Freddie and Rhonda. Plus stealth helps a lot with murderous dungeon inspections I bet.
Hello!
2025-02-06 22:35:09 +0000 UTCI’ve said this before and I’ll say this again, but considering how big of a part they were of the main story I don’t want the resolution to their arc to happen in a peek. Those aren’t available to anyone not on Patreon, and I don’t want that. No, I want them to have full further development in the story proper, because it’s a proper shame that they just got dropped by the wayside the moment they weren’t immediately relevant to the plot anymore. Ideally write that in retroactively as part of the aftermath and cleanup, but as is they’ve just completely disappeared. Like what the hell. Not cool.
Thomas V.
2025-02-06 22:07:08 +0000 UTCI'd like to see more about the different fey for the elements, please and thank you.
Ethan Barrow
2025-02-06 04:53:44 +0000 UTCI'm not sure if this counts, but I was daydreaming about being a dungeon core, nothing, just silly fun that is not with a screen. Anyway, I had this idea for a part of the ancient history of your world: the women who discovered that dungeon cores naturally balance out magic, or as Thedim calls it, dungeons, are like sewer treatment plants for magic this is 1000s of years before the iseaki of all are favor dungeon core, the story of the little girl that would be later be know of maria the bloody robes during this time magic was only for the rich and the elite and a lady of a minor noble house forgotten to history finds her young son reading a grimoire of dark magic please note that this is dark magic not the elemental darkness magic practiced by thoses with darkness affinity and the Lady fearful that for her son takes off her shoe and slaps her son in the back of the head with it yanking the book from his hands "you will not be learning or practicing such magics! do you understand me!" she leaves with the book and hands it to her most trusted servent "throw this in a river some where far from here I want it gone I don't care how much the book is worth also find out how my son got his hands on it in the first place" two weeks later Maria is not like the other kids she knows this how could she not when the other kids tell her about it all the time ( unbest beknown to her she has autism and females can have it too it just rarer in females but they can have it) the other kids don't really like her much and that makes her sad but she has mom and dad, and the bunnys, and the fish, there is the chickens, goat, and cow too but she learned the hard way that they are not friends, they are dinner, right now she is playing with the fish they like to play chase they swim away and maria swims after them and boops them on the nose and then they swim away even faster, but today something catches her eye there is a book, Maria likes books the old man, who is also a retired libraryen from the really big city there are big cities then there is the really big city were he came from, mom says it is mean to call him the old man, but that is what he calls himself he says thanks all the time for spending time with this old man, that is all he calls himself Maria is not even sure what his name is maybe it is old man. after Maria pulls out of the mud it was partly stuck in she drags it back to shore and opens it she grins "this must be a special book" she says looking at the undamaged writing maria remembers the old man saying she can't have water near the books because it will ruin then, but this one seems fine she reads what the old man told her was the title page "the darkest magics" she sounds out fingers running over the words she squeals in joy Maria loves fantasy books mages that don't need saving from princes and knights mages can save them selfs and then they go and hunt down the stupid king that locked them in a tower in the first place unlike in the boring books the old man calls fairy tales, 2 weeks later Maria is playing is helping with chores today the house needs cleaning, dad is taking care of the garden mom and dad say maria is too young to pull weeds maria dose not really understand it is just pulling plants out of the ground what is all the time she decides to ask her mom about it again and her mom just sighs "you well understand when you are older" and Maria founds why can't she understand now if they just tell her then she can understand now, "tell you what you want a big girl job go get one of the chickens for dinner" Maria grins and nods her head, rushing out the door as she runs at the chickens and they play chase with her she remembers the book, there is not a lot of story to the book but it is a fun book anyway like a storybook about what mages do when the mages in the story talk about studying magic, Maria knows and Maria grabs one of the chickens by the neck like she seen mom and dad do and is goes to break it like she seen mom and dad do but pauses, there is the knift in the sheed and she remembers the werid circle thing with the werid markings in the book why can't she have fun with it and prentend to be a mage like in the story books mages don't need saving they do the saving, and they have friends a party they are called she goes to the sheed and gets the knift taking the fighitng chicken with her she drops it and it runs off but that is fine she well get one in a second she very careful draws out the circle just like she remembers she starts over a few times but then she has it perfect drawn out in the dirt she goes to grab a chicken and then put it down in the circle holding it by the neck she says the funny words she sounded out a bunch of times because the books said saying it right was importent then stabs the chicken in the chest is is super bloody and Maria understands why mom and dad just break the neck as she is thinking this though something happens Maria feels good like she can run forever ( Buff 50% boost to speed) ( class attended appearance dark mage level 1) Maria stares at it for a moment, blinking, then grins Maria got a class she GOT A CLASS JUST LIKE MOM AND DAD she forgets the chicken and runs inside dripping blood maybe now mom will finally tell her why she can't help dad weed the garden Maria well later go on to become a dungeon diver and mercenary for hire on battle fields she well get the nickname Maria the Bloody Robes using the money for diving and mercenary work to fund her own research into magic, towards the end of her life she will do a ten-year study into ambient Magic was when she well make the word changing discovery of the effect of dungeon cores on the ambient magic, it is say she still lives to this day that her death was fake and her dark magic and life affinity has kept her alive to this day though those are just children's stories trying to scare each other right? I am not sure if this counts as a nudge you were talking about but feel free to take this charater if you want or maybe it will inspire something I hope it is not rude though 🙂 I was just going to suggest maybe a history sneak peak about who it was disoved that dungeon cores settle the ambient magic and then this happened well this happened but I all ready had the charater in my head from day dreams but it was a combo of the two
Samuel
2025-02-06 03:25:55 +0000 UTCI am little curious if there is a dungeon with cryptic spawners. Like it has Bigfoot, moth man, jackalope, or the lock ness monster as spawned monsters
Rex2000m
2025-02-05 21:31:33 +0000 UTCIt was said once or twice that Thediem thought about giving Rocky a gym for his Workouts. That could be an oppertunity to teach his style. But year some Rocky boxing classes would be cool
Magnadra
2025-02-05 11:36:25 +0000 UTCWhere we ever told why inspector Tarl is called "the unseen Blade"? Is it purly because of his shadow blade attack or is there a story to be told?
Magnadra
2025-02-05 11:25:28 +0000 UTCI would love to see more of vanta
PyromaniacPoett
2025-02-05 10:05:55 +0000 UTCMaybe also a peek into one of the orc tribes that may visit the southwood soon.
Jelte
2025-02-04 22:29:47 +0000 UTCAlright I'll bite, does this world have any inclinations of cells / viruses? (viruses shouldn't really be considered living since they're just an injector with dna) And if so have they figured our about and of the different types?
BrokenLord321
2025-02-04 18:47:05 +0000 UTCoh that is awesome, and who would not want to tame a wolf with freaking ice powers 😀 though I can see them being hard to feed a high level dungeon diver should not have to worry about money even more so if they start diving Theidm
Samuel
2025-02-04 09:21:38 +0000 UTCLooks like I'm one of a few but I would absolutely love to see more dungeons and gods reactions to learning of the dm and his changes
William Anderson
2025-02-04 05:49:55 +0000 UTCI can’t wait till the bard telling dungeon stories tells one about Thedeim
Beauxe
2025-02-04 03:34:25 +0000 UTCOoh, you reminded me. Some of Thedeim's denizens want to be tamed, it was a peek before the battle against Maw. I would think wolves would work well with land caravans
Ch W
2025-02-04 02:30:17 +0000 UTCWhat about another god somewhere else in the world, or a small sub-pantheon hearing about Thediem for the first time, or even just some info on other prominent gods in the world/kingdom?
Navar44
2025-02-03 22:26:53 +0000 UTCI'm curious how are the two from the Maw doing (the first refugees).
Jennifer Saldana
2025-02-03 21:02:01 +0000 UTCPretty please, a peek where Thediem insists his scions take a day off. And sends them all in to town.
Calvin
2025-02-03 19:41:09 +0000 UTCI also want to see how Rhonda's teaching is going.
Calvin
2025-02-03 19:14:06 +0000 UTCI want to see the king's reaction to hearing that TDM is a new god
Calvin
2025-02-03 19:06:23 +0000 UTCI would love to see a look at how the southwoods is parenting jet. I think I would be cool
Luke Taylor
2025-02-03 15:56:51 +0000 UTCMaybe something from Order's point of view? I think it'd be interesting to see the "code" of the universe and how Thediem is breaking things
Typhoonator
2025-02-03 10:22:01 +0000 UTCTamer/druid training service for tame monsters. Organizations by towns mayor/adventurers guild do instrest of tame monster around town.
mly85lc
2025-02-03 09:35:49 +0000 UTCDo MC scions have second of command? Or have some Spawn just taken roles for them self? Do MC normal Spawn get system places nick names? Mini boss style.
mly85lc
2025-02-03 09:32:01 +0000 UTCI would love to see someone with the tamer class that was implayed in book one, the summonimg class is awesome but I always loved tamer classes, and I really like your taming system
Samuel
2025-02-03 09:27:35 +0000 UTCHonestly the things I want to see next are mainly just Thediem interacting with other dungeons. So if I had to choose something for the peeks it would be something along the lines of a day in the life of your average dungeon, you know, NOT one exposed total he new god of change XD
Zachary Hanson
2025-02-03 09:21:24 +0000 UTCCome to think of just becose crown and Dungeon delve guilds say don't sail around this Dungeon dosent at mean all people will fully obey. After-all even If takeing out [Four bocks] supply point, it still known route that's some what's safe, with end customer that want stuff... that's smugulers pay day.. just have supply gasch set up day or two form original route, be it in main land or island. And since crown is not senting bouts to partols the water that's would be possible safe route for pirates too take.
mly85lc
2025-02-03 09:06:36 +0000 UTCSince there's already "Church of Mother of Magial" -that's was elf fantasy race know for it more calm tendesiis- have out group wizard/Magial guild with more... explosive tendesi seems possible.
mly85lc
2025-02-03 08:46:31 +0000 UTCIf Teemo discovers gravity affinity, would the options for gravity elementals, fey, and spirits just appear in the dungeon menus? Would a Curl-up (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curl-up) or a Tenjōname (https://yokai.com/tenjouname/) be gravity spirits or something else? Would you consider the name thuddyduddy for a kind of gravity fae? Would a Swamp Hag be a kind of decay fae? Would a Lusca be a specialization of a shark spawner or an octopus spawner? What race is Ryndal Windstrider, the author from your peeks?
The-Guy-Who-Asks
2025-02-03 08:37:00 +0000 UTCThe graveyard was still consecrated so the town are using it as normal. The shield didn't even want to exorcise it, just that one over zealous acolyte.
MattUDFells
2025-02-03 08:28:35 +0000 UTCI’d love to see some more of orders thoughts and maybe a bunch of examples of different classes how they work and how classes in general work
o0 hazzy 0o
2025-02-03 07:43:02 +0000 UTCWe've seen that there is both a local chapter of an adventurer's guild as well as an overarching organization it belongs to, but surely the kingdom also has a wizard's guild? I'd like to see a delegation of wizards come delve Thedeim in order to explore all of its arcane secrets.
Logos
2025-02-03 07:39:36 +0000 UTCYes, i was wondering the same ! Meric for the elf, and lechula for the dwarf
Laetitia
2025-02-03 07:34:59 +0000 UTCI'd like tp see a dungeon with dinosaurs or a fen dungeon with a nuckelavee as a voice.
Cantharellus Cibarius
2025-02-03 07:05:19 +0000 UTCSo since sea laens are opening, where thous rotes lead and whats kinds of pepole lives on ohter end?
mly85lc
2025-02-03 06:56:29 +0000 UTCWhat happened to the White Elf and White Dwarf who took refuge in the Southwood Dungeon?
Gustave van Dorland
2025-02-03 05:54:33 +0000 UTCA Day in the life of grimm tending the graveyard and IF the town is gonna use the graveyard or make a new one now that the old dungeon is gone, and after the failed exorcism by the shield.
Anubarth-kel
2025-02-03 05:23:59 +0000 UTCAn exacerbated royal archery commissioner confused with the slew of record breaking scores filtering in and reports of "New Bows"
Ben Riker
2025-02-03 04:56:35 +0000 UTCI've always wondered, if there is an elemental for each affinity what are Fate elementals like?
Rolletta
2025-02-03 04:38:22 +0000 UTCHonestly, I'd like to see some delvers, young and/or old, appealing to Rocky to teach them his martial art. Also, Tarl and Vanta POV of the little one's growth and how they are getting on with Silvervein.
PickledTink
2025-02-03 04:34:26 +0000 UTCI'd like to know what the design of the shelter is like. Will there be Moria style 'speak friend and enter' doors. Will anything take insiparion from Silvervein's design?
Douglas Lee
2025-02-03 04:33:20 +0000 UTCMy nudge is: Is there a competing market of written dungeon guides? Or maybe even newspapers?
King Jerkera
2025-02-03 04:17:05 +0000 UTCIt would be nice to see a uptick in exploring both violet and hullbreaker.
King Jerkera
2025-02-03 04:12:48 +0000 UTCThis might get covered later in the main story, but some information on the Dungeoneering guild's main office and their reaction to the formal report by Olander. (opinions, future steps, attitude, etc.) What does the local garrison of Fourdock think of TDM? We know of general citizenry, crafters, etc. But the local guards are barely ever mentioned. How is Kenneth (Priest of order with spatial affinity) doing? Is he going to come visit Fourdock before going home? Has the plan of having Violet be a toybox for kids/orphans etc. going to be realized? has it already?
Maestro
2025-02-03 04:08:46 +0000 UTCThere was a chapter with an old one that spawned the Harbringer. That seemed to be the oldes dungeon still alive. If I remember correctly, this thing knew the First Dungeon personally.
Black Esper
2025-02-03 04:00:49 +0000 UTCA couple things: I assume from some of the early chapters that people will get classes from dungeons and that some dungeons are more focused on something so that offer certain classes more often. So, to that end, is there a service you can hire, possibly through the ODA, to have them escort you to dungeons more likely to give certain classes? Like a class concierge service for the ultra wealthy looking to get a specific class? Also, I really want to see more elementals of different affinities as well as dragons (though I assume there aren't many of these). I just want to know that a decay elemental or a space dragon would look like or what they would do. Lastly, I am sure it will be covered, but I'm excited to see our summoner have their pact reversed by our local queen of the fae. The idea of him getting "summon avatar of a god" and her getting "summon translation app" in return just makes me giggle.
Austin Miller
2025-02-03 03:20:50 +0000 UTCI'm wondering what the other gods think of Thedeim and his whole thing as a god of change.
vulcan211
2025-02-03 03:11:45 +0000 UTCThat fits so well! Lol
Eriach
2025-02-03 03:07:08 +0000 UTCYou're right, other than an acknowledgement of being complete and being used I don't think there's been anything describing it in action from a POV.
Eriach
2025-02-03 03:05:44 +0000 UTCI think that will come naturally after the next Rezlar chapter
Eriach
2025-02-03 03:04:31 +0000 UTCProbably a Deep One most likely, having consumed many others and plenty of wars.
Eriach
2025-02-03 03:03:24 +0000 UTCOmg that'd be so freaking cool. The King did say how Thedeim would be great at helping train the army.
Eriach
2025-02-03 03:02:46 +0000 UTCI mainly want to see Telar’s PoV from Thedeims madness. She went from overseeing a toybox (Southwood) a murderous (Neverrest) and a nasty belligerent (Hullbreak) dungeons to two cooperative (Hullbreak and Thedeim) and two toyboxes (Violet and Southwood) for as long as the Southwood remains under her jurisdiction. And maybe her relationships with others in her guild. Cuz her kind of overwhelming Olander was hilarious.
Hello!
2025-02-03 02:55:47 +0000 UTCConspiracy theory ork. Thief rats of Tinys maze and their favorite stolen items.
Stickboy172
2025-02-03 02:50:36 +0000 UTCwhat would a knowledge or communication dungeon look like and what do the corresponding elemental or spirits look like?
isaac frandsen
2025-02-03 02:47:44 +0000 UTCI would like to know how the musicians react to slash music are they trying to replicat the guitar or are they going try to make a new instrument. I would also like to know if they are going to use their own affinity to amplify there instrument.
Jesus Figueroa
2025-02-03 02:42:00 +0000 UTCDoes the dungeon that moves in a caravan still exist? Will it ignore or take an interest in Thedeim's growth? And is there any odious delvers that inspires Thedeim's denizens to track, trick, and harass? We've seen the trio reformed by dungeon jail and some stubborn masons get tossed out of the light house construction.
Ch W
2025-02-03 02:40:21 +0000 UTCYes there are some
Stickboy172
2025-02-03 02:28:56 +0000 UTCI believe King Horlon's Butler/Head of Intelligence Jenkins is the troll who saw Miller's potential and recruited him. Jenkins likely provides the king with copies of Rezlar's, Olander's, and Miller's reports on the town. I'd like to learn more about Jenkins, whether it be a typical day in the life, a ranking of threats that need attention, rumors he is processing, backdoor communications with the gods, etc.
jeffh4
2025-02-03 02:25:08 +0000 UTCI was thinking it would be nice to see a small run of catching up with the side characters we have met in peeks along the way, like the baker and her husband, the miller, the blacksmith, maybe some of the construction teams on the various projects. Say if they have been doing any dealing with the enclaves, making any class/progression moves, or looking to expand their businesses.
Jerramy Scoggin
2025-02-03 02:23:53 +0000 UTCI would love to see a slice of life/casual exploration of hullbreak the idea of a mostly aquatic dungeon seems really interesting and it would be cool to see how normal adventurers handle a place like that Plus I don't think we've seen the lighthouse from a non dungeon POV yet
Cormag81
2025-02-03 02:23:03 +0000 UTCI was wondering what other dungeons think of Thediums explosive growth. Specifically I keep thinking back to another dungeon that has a big maze and 6 scions, which was considering taking Thedium under its wing. I was also wondering if peeks are included in the books.
DittoMikko
2025-02-03 02:09:26 +0000 UTCLet the Scions have a Vaction!
Durphymcbob
2025-02-03 02:01:47 +0000 UTCSomething from mayor's father pov would be great
Pamela Gillespie
2025-02-03 01:56:01 +0000 UTCThanks for the Nudge! I do quite love the casuals their little stories and arcs are neat. I just like seeing how thedium has influenced the day to day life of the average person in Fourdock. LIke what are his sermons like,how has the town reacted to basically having the front row seat of a god growing and becoming apothosised, have their been and idioms that have been made because of Thediums weird actions or scions, or maybe leaked thru. Or maybe even that class of kids getting to delve Violet eventually. I just like seeing the happy thriving town of Fourdock. And maybe more info on the Hold/Keep that is being built in the mountians if you cant go into detail in the main chapters when it comes up
Durphymcbob
2025-02-03 01:53:15 +0000 UTCI am curious what the oldest dungeon still active is like.
Rex2000m
2025-02-03 01:49:49 +0000 UTCI’d love a bit more of a focus of other dungeons and deities reacting to thediem. From skepticism to intrigue, it would be neat.
big man
2025-02-03 01:48:57 +0000 UTCI'd honestly love to see a series of the army's pov. Maybe a noncom or a new officer as they lead their units through Thedium. Thedium building an area for large scale battles would also be really cool, maybe recreate the collosseum or something.
Rick Delallata
2025-02-03 01:46:02 +0000 UTCDungeons and bar crawls All of Thedm's scions need to share a drink with the guild
jkbscopes
2025-02-03 01:45:45 +0000 UTCI wonder what the new fae in the dungeon think of their new home. What's the latest gossip on Thediem in other places? Also, what's it like to become an independent species and society sort of all at once? What's it like from their perspective? What is it like several generations on? That feels like it could be a story all it's own.
Munirah Hutchinson
2025-02-03 01:41:35 +0000 UTCHonestly I’m curious if construct-kin are a thing, I recall that Vanta has some sort of brass disk on legs as a starter, among others?
LegioN7
2025-02-03 01:41:14 +0000 UTCI was wondering if you could do an updated map using a map creator; I'd suggest the one on "Fantasy name generator" website.
Kebbitevoke -
2025-02-03 01:39:53 +0000 UTC
