One might wonder, as they sit by the waters of the world, for what purpose the entity that they have become now exists.
— Not what purpose we might have had as a seed, or as a child, mind you. Those things are self-evident. The purpose of a seed is to sprout. The purpose of a child is to grow.
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Hineni stands out by the river.
They’re outside on a walk today, before opening the guild. There’s no particular reason for this. It’s just that the weather was nice and it feels good to get outside of the house at least once a month.
The sun is shining brightly and spring birds adorn t...
2022-05-16 17:51:46 +0000 UTC View Post
Hey everyone! There's some new cover art for Sunflower! As you can see, Burch looks extremely happy and mentally healthy, as one would desire for our very best friend! =)
2022-05-16 07:44:24 +0000 UTC View Post“The times I failed?” The woman shakes her head. “More than I can count. By the grace of the gods above, I am still here. But many others were not as fortunate as I.” She reaches down, grabbing some prayer beads from her pouch and letting them run through her fingers as she stares at the floor. “My first party, ...
2022-05-15 18:32:14 +0000 UTC View Post“Level?” asks the man, standing in the ankle-high water of floor one and writing into his ledger.
The orc, her leg outstretched, stares in boredom as the slime nibbles on it, entirely ineffective, because of her armor.
“One,” she says, kicking her leg. The slime flies off, splatting a...
2022-05-14 19:18:18 +0000 UTC View PostI do wonder at times, who was the first man to ever enter a dungeon?
What would possess such a wild entity to delve into a place that is so dark and separate from the world?
Pursuit of food?
Perhaps. But what food could the dungeon offer that can not be found on the hunt?<...
2022-05-13 16:43:45 +0000 UTC View PostHineni wanders out through the big-now-small forest.
It is late at night and the business is closed for the day. He’s just out here by himself, which isn’t entirely unusual. But it is at the very least, a tiny bit unusual. So it’s only marginally unusual, really.
This is a good amount o...
2022-05-12 17:12:17 +0000 UTC View PostHello! Which ability do you think Isaiah should take this time? =)
Focuses on spreading the roots of your dungeon for as far as you can. The further a dungeon’s reach extends, the more resources you will be able to collect and the larger your dungeon will become.
The history of the worship of the divine goes back for as long back as civilization itself does and even further before that.
From the witnessing of the first star, to the lighting of the first fire in honor of it, our ancestors have worshiped the divine, the creators of our domain, of our flesh and spirit....
2022-05-12 15:41:15 +0000 UTC View PostDear account holder,
As requested, we have summarized your total existing balance at: 12,020 Obols.
Thank you.
Avarice.
Hineni rubs his tired eyes, looking at the slip of paper that Sockel had just handed him. It’s after the restaurant’s...
2022-05-11 16:09:05 +0000 UTC View PostThe prayer hall
A large temple, lined with altars and pews. This is an optional combat area. Monsters in this room are not aggressive unless provoked.
Capacity: {08} Monster-Points
0 TRAPS
Room Effect: Removes al... 2022-05-11 06:31:10 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Weaponsmith volume 1 is now available an amazon! =)
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2022-05-10 11:57:01 +0000 UTC View PostOne has to remember when dealing with dungeons, that they aren’t just simple things like a cave or a bear’s den.
A dungeon is a living, breathing place in and of itself. A dungeon has monsters inside of itself, but the dungeon itself is also to be viewed as if it were a monster too.
Never...
2022-05-10 08:30:35 +0000 UTC View PostIntruders: 20
Average Level: 7
Difficulty: Very Challenging
Isaiah stares through the vision of the statues on floor one, watching the latest incursion.
A group of goblins has come agai...
2022-05-09 16:41:22 +0000 UTC View Post“Dungeons? I love them. You know how often I’ve slept in a dungeon, for free? More times than I can count.
Hell, I spent my twenties sleeping in the dungeon every night. Dangerous? Yes.
Is it not a great pull for the ladies? No, it certainly is not. Unless you have a thing for the killer-...
2022-05-08 18:31:59 +0000 UTC View PostHineni stands outside on the market plaza, staring up towards the bright morning sun, shining above his head. The ground is covered in slush, as all of the melting snow begins to run off, carrying with it the mud and the dirt of many months of treading.
A warm breeze touches his face, blowing the fabric of hi...
2022-05-07 19:36:53 +0000 UTC View PostAs a dungeon grows and becomes established, the more obvious a target it becomes for the animals of the region, who are drawn to the high-magic zones surrounding dungeon exteriors.
Following them, come monsters on the hunt, who are chasing after the animals.
In turn, the people of the civiliz...
2022-05-06 17:00:36 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone! Final core has been approved for release on Royalroad!
It would really mean the world to me if you could please spare a second to rate! (Assuming you've read the advance chapters here haha) *-*
Much has changed in the years that I was away.
The mountain, as cold and as desolate as it once might have been, has gained a trace of the love of the now-extinct settlement that my friend had made in those fruitful times with others of her ilk.
— Others who sought paradise, but gave up the...
2022-05-05 09:05:49 +0000 UTC View PostThe five of them sit at the booth, eating dinner together. Hineni and Obscura sit on their bench and Rhine, Sockel ‘sit’ on the other bench. Eilig is sitting on the table.
Dinner is some of the food that was cooked in excess and had never left the kitchen this afternoon. It’s not bad, actually. It’s a sort of gr...
2022-05-04 19:09:16 +0000 UTC View Post“— Dungeons? I fucking hate ‘em,” says the stranger. “Giant god-damned damned cesspits full of monsters and shit,” they snarl, adjusting a wooden mask on their face. “Who needs ‘em?”
“Huh?” asks the priestess who is walking next to them, somewhat taken aback. “We need them,” she re...
2022-05-04 10:19:39 +0000 UTC View Post
Hello everyone. I'm very thrilled to let you know that volume 2 of Dungeon Item Shop is now available on Audible! =)
Hineni stands upstairs in the attic, looking around at the familiar space.
His eyes wander down towards the floors, which are as marred and old and untrodden as ever. The deep grooves, which had formed in them over many years, are now no longer there. The windows, which had been tightened and resecured, toget...
2022-05-03 15:21:14 +0000 UTC View PostWhich ability should Isaiah take for level 3? =)
[Tunneling] : Allows your workers to efficiently dig deep tunnels to collect basic resources, such as higher quality stones and metals in the process.
[Place of worship] : As a holy site, the tower is of great ...
2022-05-02 18:46:14 +0000 UTC View PostA dungeon-core is a mass of condensed magical energies, come to life. In a sense, they’re similar to fairies in this regard.
However, while fairies are birthed of the ambient magics of a location or along the leylines of the world, dungeon-cores seem to have much more specific birthing conditions; these h...
2022-05-02 18:44:06 +0000 UTC View PostSeek beauty.
It does not matter what you are; human, sunflower, beast, animal, monster or anything in between those states of being.
It does not matter where you have been and upon which plots of soil your feet have tread.
It does not matter what you have done and what strong...
2022-05-02 09:07:42 +0000 UTC View Post*He points at me*
"I remember the first time I went into a dungeon, wide-eyed and excited. I held my sword in my hands, together with my dreams and hopes for the man I was going to become.
- Like my sword, they were way too big for my hands back then.”
*He holds his hands out...
2022-05-01 12:22:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Damn snow,” sighs Hineni, closing the door to the house behind himself as he steps inside. “Middle of spring,” he mutters to himself, shaking his head.
The guild is fairly empty today. Two figures sit in the back at a table. Shadowy types, they’re wearing hoods. In most cases, this would be suspici...
2022-04-30 19:24:13 +0000 UTC View PostDungeons might be perceived as a threat by some. But I view ‘em as something like a bee-hive. Sure, bees can be threats. But the likelihood of them being one on their own is pretty slim. They just kind of mind their own lives, you know?
Now, when you go poking around in their business, looking for honey, ...
2022-04-30 17:40:03 +0000 UTC View PostLike any living being, dungeons have one core desire and that is to spread themselves out.
There are typically two ways a dungeon will develop as it presses itself out beneath the surface of the world.
Horizontally: The dungeon will spread itself flat and very wide, just beneath the surface o...
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