A quest about evolving and developing dungeons over time.
Evolving Dungeon System
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The world is young and upon it, humanity grows, as they spread across the world slowly the Dungeons of this world are born and grow in power from conflict and sacrifice in their walls. At this age, only 3 kinds of dungeons are existent though they will branch out as more of the world is discovered and the humans they harvest for life grow in power and diversity.
These types are as follows.
ELEMENT
Element dungeons spawn monsters, and traps based on the environment.
BEAST
Beast dungeons spawn monsters, and traps based on wildlife and creatures.
MAGIC
Magic dungeons spawn monsters, and traps based on wild magic and spirits.
The world's level cap is 5 as no type has any specialization and the humans of this world are limited to that cap as well. Until humanity expands and gains subclasses dungeons are locked to this cap.
Welcome to dungeon evolution, in this game the questers decide each turn to do one of the following actions, by majority vote. Mutate a type, change something about an existing type making a new type from it. Create a specialization, make a specialization of an existing type or specialization allowing new options for each level of 5, if the specialization would allow a dungeon above the world's level cap it is invalid. Hybrid a type, choose two types, and design a merged type that uses features from both to make a new type. Finally, a type may be produced from whole cloth with no specializations.
Attributes and Statuses.
There are 3 primary attributes 3 secondary attributes, and 4 statuses. They are as follows.
When you create a write-in, you describe the new theme, and personality of the new core type, or specialization. You also should describe what you want the new special effect to be but that is less flexible spawn details are up to the QM.
[]Produce Micro: A micro dungeon is all about it being far smaller than the delvers creating fake cities and places the size of their feet. Micro Dungeon cores have a conflicted personalities wanting people to explore them but easily getting mad when their designs are broken by delvers. The special effect should be something to do with swarms or the small status of everything in the dungeon.
[]Mutate Undead: A undead dungeon is a focus of the spirits and animation of the magic dungeon turned to things that had been alive. Undead dungeons are cheerful and enjoy murder so they can have new toys. The special effect should be something about special spawns from dying delvers.
[]Specialization Fire: From the elemental dungeon the fire dungeon has put most of its focus on the flame element. Its personality is passionate and prideful. The new special effect should be something based on fire perhaps altering the existing attunement effect.
[]Hybrid Myths: From beasts, and magic dungeons colluding the myths dungeon is focused on monsters and beasts that are innately magical. Mythic cores have a writer's personality not caring about losing as long as the story was good. The special effect should be an empowerment of the beasts based on the theme of the dungeon.
The Birthland
The only region of the world currently known to humanity and the reach of the cores. Humanity wanders in small communities that allow dungeons to have different class holders explore them without getting used to all the tricks and tips. In the windswept arid planes, the beast dungeons echo the world around them with large open areas. Elemental dungeons are the focus of the humans in the cold season as they give off warmth from fire spawns and traps, as well as the most reliable source of water for the nomadic peoples. The Magic dungeons are feared but coveted with few but the strongest or most foolish daring to try their depths.
These types are as follows.
ELEMENT
Element dungeons spawn monsters, and traps based on the environment.
BEAST
Beast dungeons spawn monsters, and traps based on wildlife and creatures.
MAGIC
Magic dungeons spawn monsters, and traps based on wild magic and spirits.
The world's level cap is 5 as no type has any specialization and the humans of this world are limited to that cap as well. Until humanity expands and gains subclasses dungeons are locked to this cap.
- Elemental
- Beast
- Magic
Welcome to dungeon evolution, in this game the questers decide each turn to do one of the following actions, by majority vote. Mutate a type, change something about an existing type making a new type from it. Create a specialization, make a specialization of an existing type or specialization allowing new options for each level of 5, if the specialization would allow a dungeon above the world's level cap it is invalid. Hybrid a type, choose two types, and design a merged type that uses features from both to make a new type. Finally, a type may be produced from whole cloth with no specializations.
Attributes and Statuses.
There are 3 primary attributes 3 secondary attributes, and 4 statuses. They are as follows.
- Body (Primary Attribute):
- Description: Body represents the physical prowess and overall physical condition of a character. It determines their strength, agility, and endurance.
- Secondary Attributes:
- Strength: Represents the raw physical power and muscle strength of the character, affecting their melee combat prowess and carrying capacity.
- Agility: Reflects the character's dexterity, reflexes, and nimbleness, influencing their evasion, ranged combat, and overall mobility.
- Endurance: Signifies the character's stamina, resilience, and ability to withstand physical challenges, influencing their overall health and fatigue resistance.
- Mind (Primary Attribute):
- Description: Mind represents the character's mental capabilities and cognitive prowess, affecting their intelligence, cunning, and willpower.
- Secondary Attributes:
- Cunning: Represents the character's strategic thinking, craftiness, and ability to devise clever plans or tactics, influencing their effectiveness in outwitting opponents and problem-solving.
- Thought: Reflects the character's intellectual abilities, memory, and logical reasoning, influencing their proficiency in knowledge-based skills and magical studies.
- Will: Signifies the character's mental fortitude, determination, and resistance to mental influences or mind-affecting effects, affecting their resolve and resistance against mental attacks or manipulation.
- Social (Primary Attribute):
- Description: Social represents the character's charm, charisma, and ability to interact with others effectively, making them influential and persuasive.
- Secondary Attributes:
- Insight: Reflects the character's perceptiveness, intuition, and ability to read others, influencing their awareness of hidden motives, lies, or intentions.
- Charm: Signifies the character's natural magnetism, likability, and ability to win over others, making them influential and endearing to NPCs and potential allies.
- Wit: Represents the character's humor, quick thinking, and ability to engage in witty banter or verbal sparring, affecting their effectiveness in social situations and negotiations.
- Health:
- Description: Health represents the character's physical well-being and vitality. It indicates their overall survivability in combat or when facing physical challenges.
- Function: When a character takes damage, their Health decreases. As health decreases all abilities are reduced, and if it reaches 0 a person or creature will die. Health can be restored through healing spells, items, or resting.
- Mana:
- Description: Mana represents the character's magical energy or mental focus. It is essential for casting spells, using magical abilities, or performing mental feats.
- Function: Casting spells or using magical abilities consumes Mana. Characters with high Mana pools can cast powerful spells, while low Mana may limit their magical capabilities. Mana can be restored through resting or using Mana-restoring items.
- Stamina:
- Description: Stamina represents the character's physical energy and endurance for strenuous activities such as combat, running, or performing physical actions.
- Function: Engaging in physical activities like combat, running, or certain abilities may deplete Stamina. When Stamina is low, the character may experience fatigue or limited physical performance. Stamina can be restored through rest or using Stamina-restoring items.
- Morale:
- Description: Morale reflects the character's emotional state, determination, and overall group cohesion. High Morale boosts combat performance and resilience.
- Function: Positive events, successful actions, or inspiring abilities can boost Morale, increasing combat effectiveness and resistance to mental effects. Negative events or repeated failures may lower Morale, resulting in reduced combat performance and susceptibility to mental effects. Morale can be bolstered through inspiring abilities, leadership, or certain items.
When you create a write-in, you describe the new theme, and personality of the new core type, or specialization. You also should describe what you want the new special effect to be but that is less flexible spawn details are up to the QM.
[]Produce Micro: A micro dungeon is all about it being far smaller than the delvers creating fake cities and places the size of their feet. Micro Dungeon cores have a conflicted personalities wanting people to explore them but easily getting mad when their designs are broken by delvers. The special effect should be something to do with swarms or the small status of everything in the dungeon.
[]Mutate Undead: A undead dungeon is a focus of the spirits and animation of the magic dungeon turned to things that had been alive. Undead dungeons are cheerful and enjoy murder so they can have new toys. The special effect should be something about special spawns from dying delvers.
[]Specialization Fire: From the elemental dungeon the fire dungeon has put most of its focus on the flame element. Its personality is passionate and prideful. The new special effect should be something based on fire perhaps altering the existing attunement effect.
[]Hybrid Myths: From beasts, and magic dungeons colluding the myths dungeon is focused on monsters and beasts that are innately magical. Mythic cores have a writer's personality not caring about losing as long as the story was good. The special effect should be an empowerment of the beasts based on the theme of the dungeon.
The Birthland
The only region of the world currently known to humanity and the reach of the cores. Humanity wanders in small communities that allow dungeons to have different class holders explore them without getting used to all the tricks and tips. In the windswept arid planes, the beast dungeons echo the world around them with large open areas. Elemental dungeons are the focus of the humans in the cold season as they give off warmth from fire spawns and traps, as well as the most reliable source of water for the nomadic peoples. The Magic dungeons are feared but coveted with few but the strongest or most foolish daring to try their depths.
[X] Hybrid Demonic: A Demonic dungeon is focused on surreal and strange anatomy, alongside causing suffering to itself and others, walls of flesh lined with claws dig into both intruders and its own minions, floating and swirling ponds of stomach acid eat away at anything that enters their chambers, strangely human-like creatures with forms too warped to be considered human roam the halls wielding odd but deadly abilities that harm both themselves and visitors, Demonic cores have an eccentric and sadistic personality, spawned from a fusion of the Beast and Magic Types
I have no idea if this is okay at all, the rules are confusing to me, hopefully I got it right
If it's not okay I'll just delete it
I have no idea if this is okay at all, the rules are confusing to me, hopefully I got it right
If it's not okay I'll just delete it
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Honestly it looks really neat just remember it's [X] not [X}
[X] Hybrid Demonic: A Demonic dungeon is focused on surreal and strange anatomy, alongside causing suffering to itself and others, walls of flesh lined with claws dig into both intruders and its own minions, floating and swirling ponds of stomach acid eat away at anything that enters their chambers, strangely human-like creatures with forms too warped to be considered human roam the halls wielding odd but deadly abilities that harm both themselves and visitors, Demonic cores have an eccentric and sadistic personality, spawned from a fusion of the Beast and Magic Types
[X] Hybrid Demonic: A Demonic dungeon is focused on surreal and strange anatomy, alongside causing suffering to itself and others, walls of flesh lined with claws dig into both intruders and its own minions, floating and swirling ponds of stomach acid eat away at anything that enters their chambers, strangely human-like creatures with forms too warped to be considered human roam the halls wielding odd but deadly abilities that harm both themselves and visitors, Demonic cores have an eccentric and sadistic personality, spawned from a fusion of the Beast and Magic Types
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
[X] Hybrid Demonic: A Demonic dungeon is focused on surreal and strange anatomy, alongside causing suffering to itself and others, walls of flesh lined with claws dig into both intruders and its own minions, floating and swirling ponds of stomach acid eat away at anything that enters their chambers, strangely human-like creatures with forms too warped to be considered human roam the halls wielding odd but deadly abilities that harm both themselves and visitors, Demonic cores have an eccentric and sadistic personality, spawned from a fusion of the Beast and Magic Types
Next turn we make Hybrid Angelic and then the turn after we make Hybrid Fey. Right? Right?
Angelic to give an opposite for the Demonic Dungeons and Fey so we've got something which is more 'natural' to the Angelic or Demonic's warped versions. Though uh, considering how the Magic Dungeons are so feared, I think the Fey could be the scariest of the three to the local humans at this point...
Next turn we make Hybrid Angelic and then the turn after we make Hybrid Fey. Right? Right?
Angelic to give an opposite for the Demonic Dungeons and Fey so we've got something which is more 'natural' to the Angelic or Demonic's warped versions. Though uh, considering how the Magic Dungeons are so feared, I think the Fey could be the scariest of the three to the local humans at this point...
I can think up a couple ideas for Angelic dungeons and Fey Dungeons[X] Hybrid Demonic: A Demonic dungeon is focused on surreal and strange anatomy, alongside causing suffering to itself and others, walls of flesh lined with claws dig into both intruders and its own minions, floating and swirling ponds of stomach acid eat away at anything that enters their chambers, strangely human-like creatures with forms too warped to be considered human roam the halls wielding odd but deadly abilities that harm both themselves and visitors, Demonic cores have an eccentric and sadistic personality, spawned from a fusion of the Beast and Magic Types
Next turn we make Hybrid Angelic and then the turn after we make Hybrid Fey. Right? Right?
Angelic to give an opposite for the Demonic Dungeons and Fey so we've got something which is more 'natural' to the Angelic or Demonic's warped versions. Though uh, considering how the Magic Dungeons are so feared, I think the Fey could be the scariest of the three to the local humans at this point...
If I were to design an Angelic dungeon they would most likely be themed after the more strange parts of the bible and religious fanaticism, a Angelic dungeon would resemble towns and holy temples, "Blessed" by the core that formed there, pious villagers with scripture being carved into their skin and little wings growing from their hair, burning people at the stake, small holy orders accidentally creating traps thanks to their various eccentric shrines like pouring scalding oil on the streets and floors leading to important parts of the dungeon to show they're willing to withstand even that for the "Divine One" which all the cores seem to worship
The Fey type I would probably design to be some kind of mix of theatre and fairytales, fae harm and help visitors depending on their "Role" and the current state of their individual stories, each fairy in a Fey Dungeon acting out a strange little story, some play heroes who may mistake you for companions or villains depending on how you act, villains may mistake you for companions or heroes, this dungeon is mostly going to be a confusing mess of trying to play along in ways that don't get you attacked, cause the fey can't think much outside the parameters of their tales and assume most things that don't play along are opponents, the traps are leftover magical props that the lazy backstage workers forgot to fix
- Location
- Queensland, Australia
Leaning a bit too hard on the 'Fey are Stories' angle. I definitely think the Fey Dungeons should be more 'trails' than 'beat your way through a warzone', but I don't think it should be entirely narrative focused. Especially as if the Demons seem to take after the 'Beast' aspect of their Hybrid nature, then I'd think that the Fey take after the Environmental and the Angels the Magic.
Or put another way, the Fey Dungeon should feel like a living, thinking landscape which is both composed of individuals and also a 'greater narrative'. Rely too hard on the 'greater narrative', and then the individual quirks of the Fey will kill you dead. If you focus too hard on the fact they are individuals, then you are going to run into an issue where the 'knight' you have been making friends with to entire a Keep comes storming in to slay you for your 'foul betrayal' when you have to attack the hostile Lord of the Keep. Despite you 'convincing' him to hold the door against intruders. He's had 'second thoughts' about betraying his sworn Lord, you know?
It's still going to absolutely tell stories but it's not going to be one big story going on. It's going to be a dozen smaller stories telling the tale of say, 'A village oppressed by their scheming leaders and the oblivious local Lord'.
As for the Angels, I think you are leaning much too hard on the Medieval European concept. So think less 'religious fanatics' and more 'adherents of a strict Order who are Outsiders to how the world works'. They try to convert you to their Lord sure, but the ways they do so can seem... Strange and unbelievable. Sometimes even the inverse of what they believe it will do. The World works the way it does because their Lord and Lady Divinities have commanded it do so. Such is their Will that the World shall conform or be made Conform. None can oppose the Will of their Lords and Ladies, only follow it incorrectly. Which requires Correction.
What said Correction takes the form of is uh... Look, what do you think the Correction for a War Divinity would be? And so what if all the future worshippers are dead, the Lord desires Worshippers and so they shall rise from their graves to follow his Will Correctly this time. Whereas a Harvest Goddess' Correction may involve human sacrifice to Bless their Harvests to enrich the community for the next year, which shall be full of plentiful Harvests and those who Harvest to carry out her Will. What do you mean that killing your best friend for better Harvests and then sleeping with your wife and his wife so they both can bring forth twins which shall grow unnaturally fast in order to take part in the Harvest next year is a Horror and Wrong? How can anything which is Her Will be horrible and she is incapable of being Wrong. You are merely mistaken and thus must be Corrected on the Ways of the Harvest. So stay still whilst I Reap the flawed thoughts from your mind...
In simple terms, the Angels or using what's likely a better term, the Celestials are Strange and Eldritch Beings of magic from an environment other than this world. Whereas the Fey are all too much a part of this world. The part which causes stories, myths, legends and warnings to be written. For the World is a much more dangerous place than you know, and will claim it's price if you believe it under your control...
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I never said it was going to be one big story, I was going for more of various fae wandering the woods dragging you into their shenanigans, but good point
Seems less like an angel type and more like a cult or religion type, but I guess by that logic so did my suggestion
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[X] Avary Dungeon: They focus on verticality and birds, Traps that knock people down the dungeon are common as well as flying enemies. Surprisingly easy going at first, they tend to ramp up in difficulty rapidly as the dungeon seeks to test itself against the best available.
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- 𐌂 ̢͎̩̤̲̙͓̑̀͂͒̀͆̏𐋏 ̛͏̫̚𐌀 ̛͉̥̩̤̰͈̂̅͒͊͟𐍈 ̣͛𐍃 ̡̅̈́
[X] Dearth Dungeon: They are dedicated to testing the endurance and depleting the resources of adventurers. Typically, dungeons of this nature possess a debilitating effect that specifically targets a particular concept. For example, within these dungeons, food might spoil more rapidly, saturation might diminish at an accelerated rate, willpower or specific emotions might be depleted quicker than usual, and so forth. The tunnels and chambers of these locations are simple in appearance, yet deliberately designed to prolong travel time. Corridors can be narrow, exceptionally lengthy, and may even take on spiraling formations. Inside, one may encounter numerous steps ascending and descending, passages with uncomfortable slopes, or rough terrain that hampers normal movement. These dungeons exhibit a cruel indifference and an unwavering patience. There almost no monsters or traps - the jorney itself is exhausting and dangerous enough.
[X] Hybrid Demonic: A Demonic dungeon is focused on surreal and strange anatomy, alongside causing suffering to itself and others, walls of flesh lined with claws dig into both intruders and its own minions, floating and swirling ponds of stomach acid eat away at anything that enters their chambers, strangely human-like creatures with forms too warped to be considered human roam the halls wielding odd but deadly abilities that harm both themselves and visitors, Demonic cores have an eccentric and sadistic personality, spawned from a fusion of the Beast and Magic Types
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- Location
- UK
[X] Avary Dungeon: They focus on verticality and birds, Traps that knock people down the dungeon are common as well as flying enemies. Surprisingly easy going at first, they tend to ramp up in difficulty rapidly as the dungeon seeks to test itself against the best available.
- Demonic
For some reasons the humans begin to gather in larger numbers, this makes lands around those stationary human zones far more valuable. However to many of the dungeons the new demonic dungeons are far to dangerous to leave near the human populations, as the unique challenges of that type are hard for the humans to overcome.
The outpouring when humans don't clean the dungeon drive the humans away from those locations causing dungeons nearby to loose our on growth from humans delving. This causes other types to more aggressively expand around new human settlements to keep demonic dungeons away from the precious resource.
The demonic dungeons for their part seem unconcerned as they grow slowly with the high quality humans that rarely near the dangerous dungeons. The humans generally seem to have shifted away from liking dungeons over all hurting the weaker dungeons like the magic ones that rely on weaker humans exploring them for their slow growth to be fed into.
Neato
- Location
- 𐌂 ̢͎̩̤̲̙͓̑̀͂͒̀͆̏𐋏 ̛͏̫̚𐌀 ̛͉̥̩̤̰͈̂̅͒͊͟𐍈 ̣͛𐍃 ̡̅̈́
So what now?
A vote again for what new dungeon type will pop up next.
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- 𐌂 ̢͎̩̤̲̙͓̑̀͂͒̀͆̏𐋏 ̛͏̫̚𐌀 ̛͉̥̩̤̰͈̂̅͒͊͟𐍈 ̣͛𐍃 ̡̅̈́
[X] Sacrificial Dungeon
This is a unique and visually appealing structure designed to accommodate inhabitants. However, it possesses a defensive mechanism that activates hidden deadly traps in response to any attempts to harm its interior, specifically targeting the offender. This dungeon does not feature traditional monsters or challenging terrain. Instead, it consistently includes a spacious room with an altar. By sacrificing a living being near this altar, the dungeon immediately absorbs the offering and grants a reward in return. Notably, human sacrifices yield the greatest rewards. And ones with more struggle and conflict in process (like a duel/fight). Additionally, the value of new types of sacrifices diminishes over time, with the initial few sacrifices being more valuable, gradually decreasing until reaching a conditional minimum. When someone sapient see the altar - they get feeling of what its function. If they sleep in the room with altar - they would get dream of using it and getting prize.
This is a unique and visually appealing structure designed to accommodate inhabitants. However, it possesses a defensive mechanism that activates hidden deadly traps in response to any attempts to harm its interior, specifically targeting the offender. This dungeon does not feature traditional monsters or challenging terrain. Instead, it consistently includes a spacious room with an altar. By sacrificing a living being near this altar, the dungeon immediately absorbs the offering and grants a reward in return. Notably, human sacrifices yield the greatest rewards. And ones with more struggle and conflict in process (like a duel/fight). Additionally, the value of new types of sacrifices diminishes over time, with the initial few sacrifices being more valuable, gradually decreasing until reaching a conditional minimum. When someone sapient see the altar - they get feeling of what its function. If they sleep in the room with altar - they would get dream of using it and getting prize.
Edit: So, how abour this idea? Something different.
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Maybe these may be reforged into something else? Is it possible to use heat, anvil and hammer to forge some sword out of them?
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[X] Sacrificial Dungeon
[X] Hybrid Angelic: An Angelic dungeon is focused on structured perfection, alongside inspiring worship to some higher power, its symmetrical corridors are pristine and guarded by often identical sentinels, and its construction is largely vertical (be it up or down). Its monsters are hierarchical beings of unwavering devotion, self-disciplined abilities, and manic worship. Angelic cores each have their own ideals and beliefs that they are obsessively devoted to arising from the fusion of the Element and Magic essences.
Edit: I have changed my vote.
Edit: I have changed my vote.
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[X] Avary Dungeon: They focus on verticality and birds, Traps that knock people down the dungeon are common as well as flying enemies. Surprisingly easy going at first, they tend to ramp up in difficulty rapidly as the dungeon seeks to test itself against the best available.
If you ask me, sacrificial dungeons remove far too much of the core (metaphorical) of a dungeon.
If you ask me, sacrificial dungeons remove far too much of the core (metaphorical) of a dungeon.
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[X] Hybrid Angelic: An Angelic dungeon is focused on structured perfection, alongside inspiring worship to some higher power, its symmetrical corridors are pristine and guarded by often identical sentinels, and its construction is largely vertical (be it up or down). Its monsters are hierarchical beings of unwavering devotion, self-disciplined abilities, and manic worship. Angelic cores each have their own ideals and beliefs that they are obsessively devoted to arising from the fusion of the Element and Magic essences.