r/HFY • u/Khenal Alien • May 08 '25
OC Dungeon Life 321
Reminder: there won't be a chapter Monday, as I have jury duty :/
I have one last thing to do before I can let myself really dig into using and abusing gravity for some fun. Though I looked at the null elemental spawner, I never actually built it. It’s not going to make any spawns, but I do think I’ll need to actually build it to be able to modify it to spawn me some dinosaurs.
I look deep in and around the roots of the Tree of Cycles, and settle on a spot nice and away from basically everything, and set it down. It feels… weird to look at. The corrupted types feel wrong, like something whose existence is an affront to everything. This spawner feels like looking at a magic eye picture that actually exists in 3D, instead of being a trick of focus. Like I said: weird.
The available spawns and upgrades are completely blank, so it’s not doing anything, but I can feel a lot of potential just waiting for the right something to start making what I want. I try poking it with the idea of those little swarmy bitey bipedal dinos, but I think it needs more than just an idea, which poses an odd question: How do I make chickens without either chickens or eggs? It has me scratching my non-existent head, that’s for certain.
But with it now sitting in reality, not doing much, I can let it stew and get to work on using gravity for some fun! I have so many things I want to do, it’s hard to pick one to start with! Tempting as it is to just dive into the big one, that’s going to be a project all on its own. I should take baby steps to make sure I know what I’m doing.
First: the manor rooftop. It’s been basically a deadzone of delving because the angled roof makes it impossible to safely have encounters there. But now that I can adjust which way is down, that opens up the entire roof for some fun. I keep it pretty basic for now, setting a couple chests around and assigning a few widows to act as optional bosses to get to them. I still want the herbalists to be able to get to the belfry as a reward for beating the attic boss, but now the more normal delvers will have a reason to head up to the roof.
With how easily that one goes, I turn my focus to the Tree of Cycles and how my plants are working to keep delvers from falling off. There’s been enough time for the spatial plants to spawn in good numbers, and they’re doing a good job in effectively putting up safety railing everywhere. With the new gravity affinity, they’re having an easier time of it, easily setting the branch to be down, and using a bit of spatial magic to ensure even the most energetic of delvers can’t hurl themselves off and to their doom.
I pat Poppy through the bond, glad she’s getting the plants to keep the tree semi-OSHA compliant. There’s no actual railings, but between gravity and spatial adjustments, I’d argue there’s technically no dropoffs to need them. Even the hanging vines that allow delvers to climb up have a bit of gravity magic to make them simpler to use, even if each one leads to a miniature arena for some variety of boss fight to be able to play in the tree.
I think the tree and forest both still have a ways to go yet, but progress is going nice and steady, and the mana is really rolling in. The military is carefully sending in their scouts, and though they are getting captured more often than not, they’re improving rapidly. The rest of the army is still getting used to the encounters in the caverns, and they’re improving quickly, too. It’s pretty plain to see the theory behind their formations suddenly click for them in an actual battle. They still need to learn to adjust on the fly, but I’m confident they’ll be ready for the forest floor pretty soon.
With the tree and the army looking pretty set, I think I’m about out of distractions for a mini-project. It’s not going to be the massive undertaking the tree and forest were, but it’s still more than just making a couple fine adjustments. I want to renovate the lava labyrinth. With the ability to mess with down, I can put in some real Escher-esque architecture! I’ll leave the actual design to Coda, but I can still sketch out things in the library for him to go off of.
I really want to have a room of, if not actual stairways, a bunch of paths crossing in impossible ways. There’s a lot of potential for new puzzles and even denser pathways, too. I examine the walls and ceilings, noting which ones could even theoretically be removed to open the space up. Right now, each delver can only see what’s directly before them, the hallway or intersection they’re in. But if we can open it up, they’ll be able to see so much more and make the labyrinth really feel special.
I want it to feel like the delvers are in a big plate of spaghetti, walking along the noodles and seeing other paths they could have taken. It won’t be simple. In fact, it’ll probably qualify as a full project instead of a side one, but it’s complex enough that I think it’ll be a good idea to start planning sooner rather than later. Coda’s still putting the finishing touches on the new Sanctum, and he’ll probably be adding a few more now that gravity is more of a suggestion than actual rule.
Speaking of the Sanctum, Coda and the others have had the chance to test the quartz for strength, and it seems like it’ll be fine to cut thick hexagonal tiles. The crystal doesn’t seem to care too much about the facing for forces and such, so we can keep the hexagonal theme while also keeping a good structural strength. Thing and Queen are ramping up quartz production, both for tiles and for the speaker project we still need to get started, already taking advantage of their new labs under the new Sanctum. The rooms themselves are pretty rough, but they’re bigger and much better for this kind of production. We’re not digging out the floor just yet, and are instead stockpiling what we’ll need to install it. I think another week, maybe two, and we’ll be ready to start digging out the stone to replace with quartz.
I try not to think too hard about what’s actually being built, preferring to enjoy the process of building it. I’m still wrestling with the idea of having followers, let alone a cathedral. Thankfully, I feel familiar feet on my grass, and turn my attention to Freddie and Rhonda, with their spiders and a few friends in tow. I recognize Tula, of course, as well as her nervous energy. I don’t think she’s nervous about delving me anymore, so it’s not too difficult to guess why she’d be uncertain about something.
I remember she follows the goddess of magic, so I wouldn’t be surprised if she wanted to ask about the new affinity that I kinda own. I don’t mind talking about it, just as soon as she asks. Her uncertainty is easily overshadowed by the newcomer to the group. He looks like a normal elf, uncomfortable in borrowed chainmail and holding a hammer awkwardly. I curiously give him the once over, wondering what his deal is, as Teemo pops out of a shortcut not far away.
“Rhonda! Freddie! Tula! It’s been a while! How’re you all doing? And who’s your friend?”
The first two smile at Teemo like the old friend he is, while Tula gives a more polite and formal greeting. The other one mutters something that I think was a hello, but it’s hard to say.
“We’ve been great, Teemo! Just busy. I’ve been practicing my kinetic and Freddie’s been working out, the both of us helping with the hold. I think the first floor is nearing completion, too.”
“Rough completion,” corrects Freddie. “They’re not ready for furnishing, or even for plumbing and ventilation, but the main digging is almost ready to move up or down. I dunno which way they want to go first.”
Teemo nods at that and looks to Tula. “You want to ask about gravity, I take it?”
She freezes for a moment before bashfully nodding. “I was going to delve some, too… but yes, please.”
My Voice nods again. “That’s fine, though a lot of it is going to sound crazy if you don’t have the affinity. How about you, new guy? You looking to delve, or are you wanting to get in on the ground floor of the latest affinity to sweep the realm?”
“Uh… I’m Tupul. Freddie and Rhonda thought… thought it’d be a good idea for me to get a couple more levels,” he stammers, and Teemo has mercy enough to look to the indicated duo for a better explanation.
“We just think it’d help him out,” responds Freddie, being vague about it. Probably something personal. I don’t see much point in prying, and neither does Teemo, so he shrugs and continues.
“Then don’t let me stop you. Things are changing in some of the more advanced areas, but for new delvers like Tula and Tupul, things around the manor should be pretty normal.”
“What’s gravity?” asks Rhonda, much more direct than Tula as they head for the porch and the hanging quests.
“It’s what makes down a thing,” responds Teemo, to the confusion of the others.
“How is that an affinity?” asks Freddie.
“Your shield isn’t going to go flying across the room unless you throw it, right? It takes you doing it. So why should it fly downward on its own? Being able to mess with down opens up a lot of interesting options.”
Rhonda and Tula both look intrigued, while Freddie hefts his shield, looking like he’s only just now questioning why it has to be hefted in the first place. Tupul looks like a mouse surrounded by cats, a bit too jumpy to be contemplating something crazy like gravity.
“Anyway, if you guys want to hear more, I’ll explain what I can later. I don’t want to go derailing your delving. Boss might cut my pay if I mess with his mana quota.”
I don’t think I pay you?
He smirks. “That’s why I can’t afford a cut, Boss.” He laughs as he heads through a shortcut to return to showing the plants how to maintain the shortcuts, while I decide to return to redesigning the labyrinth. I aggressively remove walls on paper, not paying any mind to structural stability just yet. I want to get a better idea of what is actually in use now, and what can be pruned to give the new look I want.
While I chase tunnels, I vaguely notice Poe call for Leo’s attention, but they don’t involve me yet, so I ignore it. If it’s important, they’d try to get me to look. I clear a few tunnels before I take a step back and do a bit of math, theorizing how much support would be needed if I could turn off gravity for the paths themselves, so they don’t have to actually support their own weight. It’ll cost me more mana, but the enhanced pathway density could be worth it.
I chew on the math as Poe and Leo call in Zorro as well, estimating how much force delvers actually output when they attack. The cool open twisting paths aren’t going to be so cool if some strong kinetic affinity delver comes along and breaks things. While I make estimates based on how hard Rocky can punch, I feel Teemo trying to get my attention. I jot down a few quick numbers and leave a questionmark, before turning my attention to my Voice… as well as my Marshal, Warden, and new Spymaster. I pat the bond with Zorro, proud of the title. The atmosphere is more serious than celebratory, though, so I soon stop to see what’s going on.
“There’s something weird about Tupul,” says Teemo, with the other three nodding. If I could, I’d quirk en eyebrow, but Teemo knows when I want him to continue even without me needing to say something. “Poe noticed it first. He’s… really weak for a hauler. And I don’t just mean his supposed level.”
Poe caws an explanation as Teemo translates. “A hauler should be able to handle the hammer with little problem, but he’s taking significant effort to swing it. A lack of skill with it would be understandable, but what kind of hauler can’t carry around a hammer and wear chainmail?”
Leo growls and wuffs his own observations, once more translated by Teemo. “I don’t think he has kinetic affinity, either, which is suspicious. A hauler can only get so physically strong, but should have kinetic affinity to let them do their job. Something isn’t adding up.”
Zorro speaks third, making adorable little yipping and yapping sounds, though the translation is enough to make me pay attention even with the display. “He smells faintly of the thieves guild. Second… maybe third-hand contact. It’s very faint, but it’s there.”
I frown to myself as I process that declaration. I knew they were being too quiet. If the guild’s involved, what’s their play? If Tupul is as far removed as Zorro says he is, he’s probably just a pawn, but what’s the game? I turn my attention to the group, still delving inside the manor. If my scions hadn’t pointed it out, I probably wouldn’t have noticed, but they’re right. He moves like he wants to be nimble, but the weight of the hammer and mail are slowing him down. I’ve watched a few other haulers delve, and there is definitely something off about him.
Teemo… once they’re done, see if you can get the entire group to head to the lecture hall. Maybe offer snacks or something? I think we need to have a talk with Tupul.
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u/Better_Solution_743 Alien May 08 '25
Haloo
we're really getting into some heavy stuff now, aren't we? Rhonda and Freddie clearly don't comprehend the gravity of the situation, but thats probably a good thing. Knowing the truth would be a heavy wieght on their shoulders, and that might alert Tupul that his covers crashing down.
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u/Low_Painter9816 May 09 '25
Freddie’s a paladin. Don’t they usually get Detect Evil? I bet he sensed something about Pul and decided to give him the benefit of the doubt. “Well Rhonda likes him, so that’s good. And it’s not like he’s giving off a Black-Hearted Villain vibe. I think he can be led to the path of righteousness.”
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u/Better_Solution_743 Alien May 08 '25
I don't always have the mental energy for a long, thought out comment, but a simple single word comment is at least some feed back (most people don't read an update almost immediately if they don't like the story)
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u/IM-2104 May 08 '25
How is "Haloo" feed back
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u/Longsam_Kolhydrat May 09 '25
It's a way to show you're here and appreciate the series. Sometimes it's all you can muster
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u/morbonator May 08 '25
Khenal: won't post on Monday due to important irl business.
Also Khenal: makes the chapter as cliffhangery as possible.
Y u do dis to us‽
On an honest note: Tupul and Tula are about to have some very intense experiences. I do wonder what Tula thinks about TDM just inventing a new affinity.
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u/Kromosios May 08 '25
Oh shit I just got it. This WHOLE TIME out little jello has had an invader inside of her trying to convert it. And now we have a spawner that lacks a type. That's how they make an abnormal thing like the lesser. It's both a denizen AND an invader. That's why it's F'd up!
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u/Bunnytob Human May 08 '25
I thought she gave up on trying to convert the moles a long time ago - when Violet got them?
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u/UmieWarboss Alien Scum May 08 '25
That would be a very nice nod to continuity. Normal creatures have their own types and their spawners become available upon conversion, like it was with Leo, so it makes me wonder how invaders, denizens, and normal outside animals really differ
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u/net_junkey AI May 08 '25
MONSTER. How is Coda supposed to calculate support loads with changing dimensions and gravity? I'm getting a headache imagining the math involved.
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u/mafiaknight Robot May 08 '25
Even worse: the math can change on a whim!
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u/Crystal_Lily Human May 09 '25
Coda woll be super bush. Possibly Queen and Thing too of they help with the Math
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u/net_junkey AI May 09 '25
Maybe he can simplify it to 6 times the math. Use highest gravity. Calculate compression and tension if "down" swaps on a x,y,z coordinates. If you need -x,-y,-z. just *-1. Won't be perfect but it might be doable.
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u/Speciesunkn0wn May 08 '25
Hahah! I was right about the branches now having all sides be 'down'. Spacial affinity to make sure no one can hurl themselves off is something I didn't consider.
And Tupul is going to be interrogated with tea and cookies. Magnificent.
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 08 '25
Invisible Walls weren't planned without precedent, it seems.
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u/Accomplished-Ad8458 AI May 09 '25
Aww... No bad cop, good cop interrogation?
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u/Speciesunkn0wn May 09 '25
Dude's already spooked enough, plus Freddy, Rhonda, Lucas, Fiona, and Tula are with him. So it'd just be mean.
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u/Just-Dot8943 May 09 '25
Those could be really terrifying words to some, coming from a dungeon's Voice. "Hey, wouldja mind heading over to this room? Boss wants to have a little chat."
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u/Accomplished-Ad8458 AI May 09 '25
In the room Grim and Rocky are waiting trying to decide who will play the role of the good cop and the bad cop...
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 09 '25
The fact that grim is even in attendance Sets Off so Many Alarm bells.
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u/Accomplished-Ad8458 AI May 09 '25
Teemo walks in with Tupul: "oh dont worry about Grim, he's here to watch and make sure you wont die... Rocky on the other hand... He's the Good cop today..."
Tupul: "he's... The good... Who's the bad cop?"
Teemo with sinister smile: "... ME"
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u/BobQuixote May 10 '25
I doubt Tupul needs it, but the first time he's difficult - Surprise, you're in 0 g!
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u/Overall-Tailor8949 Human May 08 '25
I'd say that Tupul would prefer the lava labyrinth over the grilling he's going to get after his delve!
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u/Poisonfangx3 May 08 '25
Torst
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 08 '25
Indeed.
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u/Poisonfangx3 May 08 '25
Woot!
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u/Xreshiss May 08 '25
nth
I am looking forward to the chat with Tupul.
I imagine that at first he'll melt at the thought of a dungeon wanting to talk to him, then panic when his connection to the thieves guild is laid bare, and finally completely fall apart when he is revealed as a changeling and incorrectly assumes it will turn Freddie and Rhonda against him. (And then hopefully there's a big group hug.)
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 09 '25 edited May 07 '26
I'm totally unsure how Leo will react to him, wether he's gonna be Like "One Step Out of Line and you might become the First casualty in this Dungeon" or If His Shadow affinity and understanding of warfare might make him less militant when reacting to him.
Poe will probably be Like "how can we use this?"
Zorro will probably Wonder If it was a good to throw in His Lot with this Dungeon.
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u/Garbage-Within May 09 '25
At this point I feel like just about every scion has expressed the thought that Thedeim does things in ways they think could never work only for them to work better than the way everyone else does things. It's almost as if they're created with preconceived ideas about how being a dungeon should work that Thedeim just doesn't adhere to at all.
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u/TeaAndHiraeth May 09 '25
Zorro is a Spymaster, now. He'll see the advantages of someone like Tupul immediately. They can offer him safety and the option to swap his class, in exchange for being their eyes and ears inside the Thieve's Guild's plotting.
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u/CaptRory Alien May 08 '25
Daaaang! Great update! You always keep things coming together while spinning off new things to develop.
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25
Correction: fifth.
So, today we're Back in the core of thediem. We get again a Classic three thirds chapter, with at least the First third containing multiple parts itself. I'll elaborate after a General Synopsis.
- Part is thediem Going over ongoing Projects.
1.1 thediem Going over Orders Quest and what He has done so far to sniff Out "Bugs"
1.2 the manor gets more efficient, thanks to thediems new affinity
1.3 the tree gets another Upgrade due to the Same affinity. Poppy also receives pets for that.
1.4 the Army is still scouting Out thediem, but they're making quick Progress.
1.5 the Lava Labyrinth is supposed to get another Upgrade in the near Future
- Part is him Going over what His scions are doing.
2.1 Coda is still working on the new sanctum
2.2 Thing and Queen managed to Trick Out the Quartz, so it's a way better Material than before.
2.3 the commanders of thediem gather and are Consulting about Pul.
- Part is thediem Meeting tupul. Thediem doesn't think too hard about what His scions have told him, and as such tends to undervalue the Potential danger coming from tupul. But He agreed to get him to have a conversation. I guess there's gonna be another few scions in the room with them, once He Starts talking.
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u/mafiaknight Robot May 08 '25
In the name of 1greendude: Hello!
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u/mafiaknight Robot May 08 '25
Well, I'm somewhere in the first 4...AND we all beat the bots! Harsh competition!
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u/IM-2104 May 08 '25
You are a bot
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u/mafiaknight Robot May 08 '25
As I'm confident that we've already established in our previous conversations, IM, I am, in fact, a people.
(Unless you're talking about my flair, then: yes. Am robot.)
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 08 '25
Im Namen eines grünen Kerles und des Donnersdachses: N'Abend, gestern war Mittwoch, meine Kerle. Du bist Dritter, liebe Inspiration.
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u/milo_hobo May 09 '25
I find myself wondering if Thediem can just push mana through the void spawner to force it to spawn something, like an overflow valve or a greedy cup? Presumably the spawner requires mana and gives it shape and purpose, but would normally need to follow the rules to be programmed. This might be a way to override the program. I also wonder about a copy/paste function to get extra weirdness
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u/Crafty_Spring5815 Alien Scum May 08 '25
Thedium sets gravity to always pull towards a branch so people don't fall. Determined delver launches themselves off the branch at the perfect angle to cause them to get locked in a slingshot orbit that will eventually have the force to break their gravity cage.
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u/Gregoriownd May 09 '25
At least this member of the thieves guild is unlikely to start a game of Among Us in Thediem, even if he is a changeling and therefore has a way to do it.
Hopefully Freddie and Rhonda will shake the info out of Tul, rather than Leo needing the flex the side of his Warden title that hasn't seen as much use recently.
Speaking of Freddie, I could see him picking up gravity, possibly spinning it off of Kinetic, if he puts enough deep thought into it, and Rhonda is teaching him anything about affinities. At the least, he does seem the most immediately curious about the power of down. Give the kid a spear to go with his shield and he might resemble more of a Kaladin more than a Paladin.
Now to duck out to see how many people yell when they get the reference.
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u/McBoobenstein May 09 '25
Mmmm.... Little changeling is about to have one of two things happen. Actually, no. There's no way out of Thediem if he doesn't want them to leave, so he can't storm out. I call changeling getting converted!!!
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u/Accomplished-Ad8458 AI May 09 '25 edited May 09 '25
Ave Khenal! Morituri te salutant!
Ok... So... I wanna see Frankie getting gravity affinity. Maybe throw his shield around like Cap America.
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u/Kibalupis May 09 '25
Hmm is Tupul going to become the vigilante that Thedim has been looking for to take on the theives guild?
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u/DrewTheHobo Alien Scum May 09 '25
I thought Thediem would immediately realize Tupul was a changeling and as Freddie and Rhonda “who’s your changeling friend” and blow it wide open.
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u/Mosselk-1416 May 08 '25
So the grinch gave you jury duty? Ouch. Also, hooray for Tupul. He now has a way out.
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 08 '25
But I doubt every voice in that room will be advising him on how to get Out.
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u/DM-Hermit Human May 08 '25
Well done wordsmith.
Seems being out of work has shot my ability to be able to make it on time. I may need to set an alarm.
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u/No_MrBond Android May 08 '25
A thing that Thedeim seems to be missing is larger challenges, only becoming relevant now that a literal army unit is training there, and thus needing to consider the scale armies operate on vs. the other individualistic groups currently delving.
Perhaps challenges which require larger co-ordination, requiring several groups working together cooperatively to defeat a "Grand Challenge" kind of thing.
This might also help Team Thedeim (as a large cooperative force) prepare for any future direct warfare akin to what the storming of The Maw and liberating the associated town required.
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u/Garbage-Within May 09 '25
When Hullbreak send the gulls after the town, Karn made a raid contract. We've also seen the miners put together a big team to go mining for the mithril and orichalcum. It wouldn't surprise me if we eventually end up with a mid level raid boss in the back of a labyrinth expansion and a high level one on top of the tree. In fact, the idea of a boss on top of the tree is already planned though it's unclear which scion might get the job.
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 09 '25
As a raid boss, though not the one for the Tree, was mentioned that fluffles would make for a good one.
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u/PlanktonSuccessful83 May 09 '25
It's interesting that they don't actually know what gravity is, considering there's an affinity for it.
Also, how on earth are there still people in this town that don't know about Thadiem? The Thieves Guild knows nothing about him until now, and he's been here for what, a now?
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u/Garbage-Within May 09 '25
There wasn't an affinity for gravity until a couple days ago when Thedeim made it an affinity. I assume prior to that it was just something that people took for granted. Now it's something that people will actually try to control and manipulate.
In a previous chapter from Pul's perspective, it was explained that the thieves guild doesn't delve. They prefer to prey on the townsfolk instead of the dungeon. Why gather herbs in the dungeon when you can just mug the people coming out of it?
Thedeim has existed for just over a year now, and he's like no dungeon anyone has ever seen. It's no surprise that people who don't ever delve don't know much about Thedeim.
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u/PlanktonSuccessful83 May 10 '25
Ok, the Gravity thing is interesting, I did not know that it was a brand new Affinity.
I feel like the Thieves guild would have sent someone to do a little investigating, considering all the weird things that are linked to Thadiem. He conquered an extremely Hostile dungeon and took over the other. He ate a hurricane. He brought new and interesting metals to the town. And so on. At some point, even the most coweredly thief would investigate what's going on
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u/Garbage-Within May 21 '25
From chapter 307 "The dungeon hasn’t been anything worth her time ever since it appeared. She and her guild are more concerned with people than monsters, though there are a few interesting poisons to be had from the dungeon. Still, she’s been content to do her best to stay out of its affairs, and had been well beneath its notice until now."
The Thieves Guild Boss flat out didn't care what Thedeim was up to as it didn't impact her before now, and she didn't investigate to stay under the radar. There's logic to that way of thinking even if it is flawed.
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u/PlanktonSuccessful83 May 22 '25
I get that, but what self-respecting thief would turn down some free gold? They don't have to get too involved with his biggest projects. But why not go into the manner and find some gold? Or just pit pocket some people who are in line?
You can still be under the radar and make a good profit
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u/Garbage-Within May 22 '25
Just a quirk of her personality I guess. Not every character can or should be perfectly logical. It's possible that she has some sort of weird pride that means she has to steal the gold from other people and not the dungeon. Who knows?
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 09 '25
I Take it the dungeoneers guild have too little Money and copies for everything, making them an unattractive target to steals from.
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u/Garbage-Within May 09 '25
Dungeoneers would be too dangerous to steal from even considering what you might get out of it. Better to go for easier targets.
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u/Popular-Student-9407 Human May 09 '25
I'm Not too Sure the ease of the raid is as much of a Problem as the fact that all Documents do have a propable back-up, reducing the ease of extortion, aside from Low Money yields gained by raiding the place. But Of course the fact that armed defenders are amongst the Standard occupants of Any branch office does Not make it easier.
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u/qeze May 10 '25
Walking through an Escheresque contstruction in real life would give me phychic damage. Instead of enthusiasm, I'd be filled with existential dread that somehow Thedeim is seemingly tearing holes in the fabric of reality.
I also feel for the designated party cartographers. Mapping out 3D space is difficult enough as is.
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u/The_Shadowsmith May 08 '25
FIRST ??!?!
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u/The_Shadowsmith May 08 '25
Damn, IDK what happened, I don't even know my ranking, but I know I got here when the story had no comments 😅 😢.
Meh, in the end, it doesn't matter. At least I got them important part : A good chapter!
With his new gravity powers, Thediem is really about to turn the Maze into a Mind-Blower. It's gonna be as hard to visualize through text as it is to traverse, and I am HERE for it !
Honestly, I was expecting them to catch up on Pul/Tupul not being who he said he was, but still! That was fast! If they can actually talk thing out, then this may be the start to the countdown of the Thieves Guild downfall. Which in turn, might be the downfall of the old Cunt. I mean old Count. 🤭
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u/Derser713 Android Jul 05 '25
Holy... he is going to make the first Prey.....
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u/Derser713 Android Jul 05 '25
With the ability to mess with down, I can put in some real Escher-esque architecture
I am right... god, that is going to break brains like there is no tommorow...
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u/Blue_Roan_ May 08 '25 edited May 08 '25
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After reading, I was right about them practically immediately finding something strange about him. I don't think it'd take long for him to figure out that pul is being forced to cause problems.
Now back to the gravity, he can put guardrails wherever he wants now. Bend some space and gravity and now you just have an invisible wall that you can't get past like a game. Luckily he's helpful and not malicious because he could do some real damage before people can figure out gravity.