Despite Tarl’s pessimism, I’m pretty confident the ODA can do something if things really go pear-shaped, even if it only ends up being an early warning. Of course, I’m still going to do my best to keep things under control. It’s difficult to not wonder about Tarl’s ...
2023-08-15 01:15:01 +0000 UTC View PostAs winter descends, most delvers take a break. While very few fully abstain from delving entirely, most will slow their pace. They take the time to spend what they gained over the year, repair or replace what gear needs it, and maybe hone some crafting skill or another, or train...
2023-08-14 00:54:07 +0000 UTC View PostI had been considering not bothering Tarl with the weird invaders, since I’m pretty sure he won’t know what they are, either. But I’m pretty sure he will at least have a better idea of just how bad they are, and might have an inkling of what we might be dealing with for them,...
2023-08-11 01:21:09 +0000 UTC View Post____________
**Honey**
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Despite the cold, Honey is very glad she insisted on joining Leo. Not only has she had the chance to learn so many interesting new things, but she can help organize everything the scouting wolves bring back, alo...
2023-08-08 01:39:33 +0000 UTC View PostThe Manor is the most obvious structure in Thedeim, at least so far. While most delvers will first enter The Yard, The Manor is generally the first destination, even for more experienced delvers. This is thanks in great part to the first feature of The Manor: the porch. There ar...
2023-08-06 23:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe various projects continue overnight, and I think I’m finally ready to give Yvonne the first compound bow once she and Aranya return. I still don’t know how strong to make it, but it’s theoretically just a matter of swapping out the arms to adjust the strength of the draw. Wh...
2023-08-04 01:55:22 +0000 UTC View PostThe next few days are that weird mix of relaxing and busy, I don’t know how else to describe it. Teemo returns, and spends most of the first day tending to Honey’s notes and the other little things she wanted him to do. Queen and Coda each even take the time to go over what seeds ...
2023-08-01 02:25:14 +0000 UTC View PostEarlier in the week, I got asked for a quick interview from Ashen Combatant, a member of a writing discord. I thought they asked some interesting questions, and I hope you guys find them interesting, too :)
AC: I would just like the story of how you started writing Dungeon ...
2023-07-30 21:33:44 +0000 UTC View PostI’m not sure if I could be more proud of Coda than I am right now. I was kinda confused at first why he has artificer instead of engineer, but it’s not too difficult to guess why: engineers are fully mundane, artificers use magic. At least that’s what my current theory is.
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**Coda**
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The bat scion nervously pores over his blueprints, feeling like each glance reveals a new design flaw. But any fix would require a full redesign! While he’s confident the structure will hold, he wants it to be p...
2023-07-25 01:35:43 +0000 UTC View PostLife this year has been much more active than in a long time. The large dungeon reflects on his life as he watches the foreign scions dissect the disturbing invader. When he was first formed, life was quiet and tranquil. He had a full year or more of growth before any delvers di...
2023-07-24 01:12:14 +0000 UTC View Post____________
**Elsewhere**
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Far beneath the surface, far enough where something like the surface is viewed as a myth, lays The Depths. To those who live there, of course the surface would be a legend. A cavern so big that the t...
2023-07-21 01:33:52 +0000 UTC View PostAs enlightening as the autopsy turned out to be, there’s still a lot of questions to be answered, and not just about the weird invader. Well, not directly about it. I still don’t know who sent it, why, or from where. It seems like the Southwood doesn’t know, eithe...
2023-07-18 01:13:33 +0000 UTC View PostLots of great questions in the last nudge, and I think a lot will be expanded into full peeks on their own. Thank you everyone for the replies, lets get to the questions and answers!
Orlando Escobales asks about Coda's architectural style. At the moment, Coda is very ...
2023-07-16 22:17:48 +0000 UTC View Post__________
**Thing**
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The crawling hand scion drums his fingers as he goes over his list of enchantments. The Master has not quite given him carte blanche on what to put into the planned lava labyrinth, but he does have quite a bit of leeway. &nb...
2023-07-14 01:47:16 +0000 UTC View Post_____________
**Aranya**
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The red kobold does her best to not sigh at the lack of progress, but it’s difficult to hide her frustration. At least the others seem to be enjoying the process. While training and even delving a little in Lo...
2023-07-11 02:03:13 +0000 UTC View PostTime for a fresh nudge, and to see if anyone has new things they'd like to see in the peeks. Also if anyone has any new questions they'd like to see in a Q&A post! Perhaps you'd like a question answered from the perspective of one of the characters? Either way, ask away! &nb...
2023-07-09 23:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostInspector Tarl has asked me to practice my notes by focusing on each section of Thedeim and being as thorough as I can about what I see. In essence, that's what an inspector's job is, so practice is good, I suppose.
I'm starting with The Yard, as it's generally the first section delve...
2023-07-09 23:28:14 +0000 UTC View PostHoney and her small swarm move in to examine the thing as the stag repeats his question.
“Does your Lord Thediem know what it is?”
Oh, right. Uh…
“Other than something bad, nothing specific. He has a few ideas for what it could be, I think, but I get the feel...
2023-07-07 02:00:58 +0000 UTC View PostBoth Leo and Honey are fighting to not laugh as the stag tries to free his antlers, Teemo still perched on his snout. It doesn’t take long for his ear to flick and for him to finally sag in defeat.
“I am bested. Finish me and claim your mana, Voice of Thedeim,” he says, so...
2023-07-04 01:06:55 +0000 UTC View PostLife for a creature born of a resource node is different form most other life. While denizens and scions actively work the will of their dungeon, the only real job of a node-born is to be harvested. However, they also have survival instinct, and so aren't just going to waltz into the ...
2023-07-02 23:21:23 +0000 UTC View PostI go through a fair few design iterations for the spearheads before I’m satisfied. While the concept itself should work fine in theory, it takes a bit more practical time to put that theory to paper, and then a bit more to put it to paper so people can actually build it. Legion are ...
2023-06-30 02:17:19 +0000 UTC View PostFluffles and Poe seem to have the tour well in… wing? Yah, they both have wings, that counts. With them focusing on the tour, I focus on working the lava tubes. At the moment, things are at a decent baseline. The interesting fiery herbs are growing well, my wyrms are wyr...
2023-06-27 00:57:45 +0000 UTC View PostI can't think of a good way to explain it in-universe, so I'll go ahead and take the time to answer CrazyDud's question about the rough rankings of the power of the various characters in the story.
Violet's scions rest at the bottom of the power levels, at least for now. While Onyx se...
2023-06-25 23:02:01 +0000 UTC View PostProjects and potential problems presented, pored over, planned for, and possibly even prevented, the meeting adjourns. Rezlar looks like he’s managed to get Coda to show him some more of his stuff in the public workshop, and I encourage my bat and Architect to do so. He doesn’t ge...
2023-06-23 01:24:31 +0000 UTC View PostWhen Poe shows up to get the Quartermaster, the albatross is standing at attention and waiting. Poe imperiously inspects his form, and I‘m pretty sure the only reason the scion isn’t sweating is because he physically can’t. Poe has mercy on him before too long, giving a caw and ...
2023-06-20 02:38:13 +0000 UTC View PostThe legend of the Fall of the Sanctuaries is not an easy one to tell, but I think that's what makes it important. Where to start? Well, not at the beginning, because the legend of our creation is a different one.
Let's start at maybe the beginning of the end.
For a long ti...
2023-06-19 01:46:34 +0000 UTC View PostI try not to listen in on Teemo’s thinking to himself. I think he’s better at ignoring it than I am, but the distance makes it a little easier, even if some of the things he’s thinking about get my neurons jogging. Spacial stuff that deals with mass and densities? That’s...
2023-06-16 01:48:03 +0000 UTC View Post_____________
**Teemo**
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He has to admit, he’s missed doing this kind of work. He certainly doesn’t dislike being the Boss’ Voice. In fact, he very much enjoys getting to talk to the delvers and to listen to the Boss’ ...
2023-06-13 01:10:27 +0000 UTC View PostThere are precious few moments for the Raven to relax and reflect. What few he does manage to acquire, he finds he spends on thoughts of Fourdock. While the Neverrest dungeon was the smallest of annoyances to his sensibilities, it never really warranted his attention.
And then i...
2023-06-11 22:20:34 +0000 UTC View Post