Mae

[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{◈ S H A M A N ◈}

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T E R R I F Y I N G & V E N G E F U L W I T C H E S}
<sub>W I T C H C R A F T: You can spend stress to INVOKE tier 2 or tier 3 spells of a single witchcraft path, choose one:
Bloodreading - Soothsaying - Spiritcalling - Stormstrike - Wildheart

FLASHBACKS: INTERACTING WITH SPIRITS OR ANIMALS | BREWING A WILD CONCOCTION | SOWING TERROR</sub>

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| BEASTFORM |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can spend stress to assume the form of a beast. While in this form, one of your
actions swaps ratings with another and you gain either Primal Ability or a special
ability from another calling. You also gain a second dark impulse while in this form.
All of these are chosen when you first take this ability.}
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| BONDED SPIRIT |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You have a magically bonded spirit or pack instead of minions. It has the companion
upgrade and powers (choose two):
become invisible - manifest physically - possess the weak-minded - reveal information about the past.
It can use each once per cycle.}
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| SPIRIT WHISPERS |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Your control of chaotic situations pulls information from surrounding spirits. On
a success when resisting, you can ask the GM a question or to reveal a secret related
to the situation. You also gain a defense against lies, trickery, and stealth.}
^{___________________________________________}

| TERROR |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Others can't help but reveal their fears. You can spend stress to establish what
someone’s worst fear is. You take +1d when you act on that knowledge.}
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| WEAVING |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You effortlessly blend witchcraft with the material or mundane. On a success when
casting a spell, you take +1d on any follow-up using a different action.}
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| WILD BREWS |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can brew potions of any tier from all witchcraft paths. You also gain a downtime
action which you can only use to brew potions.}
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| WRATH |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Your desire for payback fuels your
witchcraft. When you cast a spell
immediately after a resistance roll, you
take +1d and it costs no stress to cast.}
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[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{☠ S H A D O W ☠}

^{___________________________________________
S N E A K Y & E L U S I V E R O G U E S}
<sub>P R O W L E R : You can spend stress to perform an incredible feat of agility, like:
slipping unimpeded through a mob, leaping safely from a high tower, or hiding in plain sight.

FLASHBACKS: SNATCHING SOMETHING VALUABLE | LYING TO CREATE OPPURTUNITY | STASHING SOME ITEMS</sub>

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| DARK MIND |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can compel other PCs to action just as if the GM had compelled them. If they
accept, you gain a dark heart. If they decline, you take stress. The GM is still the final
judge of what is an appropriate compel.}
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| POISONER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Making or procuring poisons is second nature for you. You have a steady supply of
the following tier 1 concoction poisons:
blinding - disorienting - slowing - nauseating.
You also gain two supply slots which you can only use for them.}
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| POUNCE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You recognize the perfect timing to strike. You take +1d when you catch someone
by surprise. On a critical, you clear 1 stress.}
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| SLIPPERY |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You're tough to pin down. On a success when resisting an enemy attack, you can also
(choose one):
disappear from their sight - pick their pocket - reposition behind them.}
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| STALKER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Your lurking presence forces foolish action. On a success while moving stealthily,
NPCs near you (choose one):
do something stupid due to paranoia - reveal a secret.}
^{___________________________________________}

| STICKY FINGERS |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You always manage to come away with something of value. You get 1 extra gold each
loot roll and can control up to 4 gold without raising suspicion. Also, once during
each raid, you can establish the location of some good loot nearby.}
^{___________________________________________}

| UNSEEN HAND |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
When you assist an ally, you only take consequences if they
roll a failure. If they roll a critical, you clear 1 stress.
Why
do they not know you're helping them?}
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[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{⊰ M A U R A U D E R ⊱}

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C U N N I N G & F E A R L E S S W A R R I O R S}
<sub>B A T T L E M A S T E R : You can spend stress to perform an incredible feat of
athletics, like throwing an axe a great distance, maneuvering nearly anywhere
on the field of battle, or facing off against a group of foes on equal footing.

FLASHBACKS: GIVING ORDERS TO MINIONS | SURVEYING A TARGET'S STRENGTH | DISCIPLINING SURBORDINATES</sub>

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| BULWARK |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You're the rock on which your allies lean. You take +1d when resisting consequences
for an ally. On a success, the ally takes +1d on any follow-up action.}
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| COHORT |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Your minions are always elite, with the mindset (loyal) and companion upgrades.
They also have an additional upgrade (choose one):
equipped - mindset (fearless) - trained - versatile.}
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| COMMANDER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You exert your will to bolster your minions. You can spend stress or a dark heart
to give a minion pack +1d on a roll. You also gain a defense against minion failure.}
^{___________________________________________}

| CONTROL |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You fluidly control a fight. On a success when resisting an attack in close combat,
you can also (choose one):
disarm them - redirect the attack - reposition them nearby.}
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| JOY OF BATTLE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You love nothing more than your own excellence in battle. On a critical while
engaged in combat, you clear 1 stress and gain a dark heart.}
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| MANIAC |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You think nothing of risking life and limb. You take +1d when you go hard and put
your own body on the line, but you can't resist any consequences from the roll. On
a critical, you clear 1 stress.}
^{___________________________________________}

| TACTICIAN |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Battle plans are the key to your success. You take +1d on your first action after an
engagement roll. You also gain a defense against raid plans going off track.}
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[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{◎ H U N T E R ◎}

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R U T H L E S S & T E N A C I O U S T R A C K E R S}
<sub>T H R I L L O F T H E H U N T : You can spend stress to establish a small, momentary
weakness in your prey. You gain +effect when you exploit this on your next
roll to stalk, catch, or bring them down. On a success, you gain a dark heart.

FLASHBACKS: SETTING A TRAP | SCOUTING OUT A LOCATION | HUNTING UP SOME FOOD</sub>

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| FERAL SENSES |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Animal blood runs through your veins, causing your senses to extend twice as far as
normal. You take +1d when tracking or surveying an area. You also gain a defense
against surprise.}
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| GRIT |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You don't go down easy. On a failure when resisting, you can immediately roll an
extra 1d that counts towards the roll. If the result is a success, it counts as a critical.}
^{___________________________________________}

| HUNTING PET |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You have a hunting pet or pack instead of minions. It has the companion upgrade
and knows tricks (choose two):
cause confusion - fetch - herd prey - locate prey - surprise attack.
Your pet takes +1d when performing known tricks.}
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| SCAVENGER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
On a success while surveying or traversing a risky area, you can (choose one):
find a piece of mundane gear - tick an edge crafting clock - harvest a tier 2 concoction.}
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| SCOUT |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You make a habit of roaming the surface and scouting out targets. While choosing
a raid plan, you can establish a weakness you know about in your target’s defenses.
During the raid, you can also spend stress to establish a second fact.}
^{___________________________________________}

| TRICK SHOTS |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can pull off improbable (but not impossible) shots with a ranged weapon,
like ricocheting a projectile off a wall or shooting through one target and hitting
another. You ignore any circumstances towards effect from the difficulty, but you
must explain how you pulled off the shot.}
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| WILD KNOWLEDGE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can spend stress to establish a fact about plants, animals, or
the weather. You take +1d when you act on that knowledge.}
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[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{👁 C O N N I V E R 👁}

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M A N I P U L A T I N G & C O N T R O L L I N G M A S T E R M I N D S}
<sub>S T R I N G S : You can spend stress to have an ally remember your voice in their
head, allowing them to reroll a failure. If they roll a success, you gain a dark
heart. What criticism or advice did you previously impart on them?

FLASHBACKS: MANIPULATING OTHERS | SETTING UP CONTINGENCY PLANS | AQUIRING INFORMATION</sub>

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| INTUITION |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Others are an open book to you. You can spend stress to establish a target’s emotional
state, though it must be a reasonable emotion for them to be feeling. You take +1d
when you act on that knowledge.}
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| MASTERFUL LIAR |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You excel at lying when you go all in on a falsehood. You take +1d when you go hard
to tell a lie. On a success, you gain a dark heart.}
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| MISSED A SPOT |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Each downtime, you get two ticks which can be distributed to any project clocks
started by your allies. What errors do you point out in their work?}
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| OPPORTUNIST |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You take +1d on a roll when acting immediately after an ally fails a resistance roll.
How do you leverage their failure to your own advantage?}
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| TONGUES |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can speak the Light Tongue, albeit with a strong, monstrous accent. How does
a monster like you even learn to speak the language of civilization?}
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| WEAVING THE WEB |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
On a success during a flashback or downtime action to interact with contacts, you
gain a dark heart. You also gain a downtime action which you can only use to contact
a vile friend, faction, or other NPC.}
^{___________________________________________}

| WORDPLAY |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
On a success when resisting with:
BANTER, THREATEN, or TRICK,
you can also (choose one):
deflect blame - plant a false idea - have the GM reveal a secret.}
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[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{⊰ C R A F T E R ⊱}

^{___________________________________________
C L E V E R & C U R I O U S T I N K E R E R S}
<sub>I N G E N U I T Y : You can spend stress to perform an incredible feat of creation,
like mixing concoctions on the fly to create a powerful combined effect, slapping
together a temporary simple contraption, or ignoring volatility in monster
science creations.

FLASHBACKS: SABOTAGING STRUCTURES | GRABBING MATERIALS | BREWING A CONCOCTION</sub>

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| BREWMASTER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
When you make a concoction, you always make 1 extra dose, even on a failure. You
gain a downtime action which you can only use to brew concoctions.}
^{___________________________________________}

| CREATIVE FRENZY |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
On a success while working on a crafting downtime project, the downtime action
isn’t consumed. You also gain a downtime action which you can only use to craft.}
^{___________________________________________}

| MONSTER SCIENCE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You fully believe in your creations. You take +1d when you go hard with a concoction
or contraption, but you can't resist any consequences from the roll. On a critical,
you clear 1 stress.}
^{___________________________________________}

| PRIDE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You instill a deep sense of yourself into anything you create. When you or someone
else rolls a critical using something you crafted, you gain a dark heart.}
^{___________________________________________}

| PROTOTYPE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Start a single tier 2 or 3 contraption crafting clock. You can use this unfinished
contraption as normal. Any time you make a dire roll using it, it ticks the crafting
clock once. When the clock is full, the contraption is made and you start a new clock.}
^{___________________________________________}

| SCRUTINY |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can spend stress to establish a flaw in a structure or some machinery you can
see. You take +1d when you act on that knowledge.}
^{___________________________________________}

| SIGNATURE ELIXER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You have a steady supply of a single specific tier 2 concoction and you gain 2 supply
slots which you can only use for it.}
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[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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_{⚔ B R U T E ⚔}

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P O W E R F U L & I N T I M I D A T I N G B R A W L E R S}
<sub>R A G E : You can spend stress to perform an incredible feat of strength, like
throwing a large boulder, tackling a charging horse, or facing off against a much
larger foe on equal footing.

FLASHBACKS: TORTURING A PRISONER | THREATENING VIOLENCE | AQUIRING THE RIGHT WEAPON</sub>

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| ASSAULT |

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_{___________________________________________
You’re a force to be reckoned with. On a success in close combat, you can also (choose
one): cleave into a nearby enemy - destroy their shield or armor - send them flying.}
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| FURY |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
When you suffer injury or humiliation, you take +1d if you immediately lash out.
On a critical, you clear 1 stress.}
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| LIVING WEAPON |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Your body is a deadly weapon and has edges (choose two):
concealed - longreach - grappling - ranged - pulverizing - terrifying.
How did you end up this way?}
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| MENACE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You put the torment of others over your own safety. You take +1d when you go hard
to intimidate or humiliate someone. On a critical, you clear 1 stress.}
^{___________________________________________}

| PACK MULE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You can carry an immense amount. You gain two gear slots, a defense based on
them, and a supply slot. Where do you keep all of that extra stuff?}
^{___________________________________________}

| RAWHIDE |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
Your thick hide protects you from harm. You take +1d when resisting physical
attacks and spend 1 less stress when you do so. What makes your hide so tough?}
^{___________________________________________}

| TASKMASTER |

[+]

_{___________________________________________
You gain a downtime action which you can only use to recruit
minions or sacrifice to have minions perform a downtime action
without paying them gold.}
^{___________________________________________}

[LORE & SYSTEM: Dungeon Builder Monster Extraodinaire]

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@POOHEAD189@Lucius Cypher@Dark Cloud@Kenshi@VeyrinDay

Table of Contents:
Current Phase: Dungeon Building! Lurking Phase Incoming soon.
GM Posts:

GM Post 0: Intro
GM Post 1: Our First Raid
GM Post 2: A Dungeon is Born

Character Sheet

Classes:

Brute
Crafter
Conniver
Hunter
Marauder
Shadow
Shaman
Warlock

Gear:

Example Concoctions
Example Contraptions
Example Magic Items
Example Edges

Dungeon Rooms

Dungeon Builder Monster Extraordinaire

@POOHEAD189@Lucius Cypher@Dark Cloud@Kenshi@VeyrinDay looks like we have our players! I'll have some more information up later today regarding calling ability options and stats (called actions in this rpg) so you can start thinking about how you want to build your monster.

@POOHEAD189 let me know what concepts you're thinking of for your character :D

@Lucius Cypher so if you want, we could replace your calling's core ability with a Primal Ability, which would basically be a slime racial trait. For a Slime that might be something like can absorb and carry it's minions around inside it, or stick to walls and floors, or a mix of things. Let me know if you want to do this instead of your Calling's core ability and what you'd like your racial traits to be, and we can balance it. Then when you max out your XP a couple times you can switch to fleshy-abomination style monster.

Theres also some cool options for your Skeleton that involves taking a skeleton racial and zealot calling OR going full brute and using a flexibility slot to add some zealot flavour but that stuff will be discussed more in depth during character creation. TL:DR there are different ways you can take it when we get into the mechanics stuff so let me know what you decide.

@Dark Cloud@Kenshi@VeyrinDay That goes for everyone actually, when the OOC is up you'll have the information you need to choose whether you want to take your flat core class ability or change it up to a racial. I imagine Succubus might be one you want to customise more.

In the meantime, we currently have 1 vote for a Stronghold and 2 votes for a Hideout. Hideout will lead to a more political game and Stronghold is more full-out war style.

More Overview Info for Dungeon Types, there are rooms all dungeons have access to but these are just the unique ones for each dungeon.

Stronghold Unique Rooms

Fighting Pit - bet on a fighter, if they win you gain a reroll.

Funeral Pyre - Minions are honored when they die. Any minion who sees a comrade dies gains morale and does not need to be paid next downtime.

Smithy - Provides a steady supply of weaponry. Your minions have greater success when crafting items or adding bonuses to them.

War Drums - The steady sound of wardrums keeps everyone focused in the dungeon. Projects essentially take less time to complete as characters are more efficient.

War Room - A place to plan strategies for warfare. Your have greater success during ambush, assaults and strike raids. When these succeed, gain a reroll

Barracks - you can recruit better minions that deal more damage and have the loyal upgrade. This room will defend you during invasions as well.

Bestiary - You have mounts and a secure area to keep them in. These can have two of the following affixes: aquatic - armored - fast - flying - magical - terrifying. This room will defend you during invasions as well.

Hideout Unique Rooms

Dojo - The dojo master trains you relentlessly. You are more likely to roll critical successes and find difficult battles less stressful. This room will defend you during invasions as well.

Gambling Den - Monsters come from outside your dungeon to use this facility. You can recruit monsters from this room. They can trick people and start with the strapped upgrade by default. This room will defend you during invasions as well.

Gear Locker - You always get geared up before you leave the dungeon. You gain extra supplies and a steady access to climbing gear - glowsticks - smoke bombs - tar bombs - throwing weapons - thunderstones - traps

Obstacle Course - Minions hone their skills here, gaining more effectiveness. The can become better at Finesse, Scan or Skulking. This room deceives invaders during an invasion.

Planning Room - you plot your raids here in greater detail. Gain bonuses for negotiation, stealth and trickery based planes. When you succeed on these raids gain a reroll.

Roost - you have bats, ravens or other small winged beasts at your service. You can use these to scout and establish a fact about those you are about to raid.

Tavern - You have a raucous tavern with all the trimmings. Minions gain morale here during recovery and gain bonuses when fighting off invaders. Wandering monsters sometimes stop by the tavern and become available for recruitment.

Enclave Unique Rooms

Academy - Monsters study the esoteric arts here. You can recruit minions from this room. They have the adept upgrade for me and gain invoke (spellcasting) as their primary action. This room will defend you against invaders during invasions.

Crucible - The mystical power of this room enchants item. Every downtime it can produce a tier 1 magic item or push a higher tier project forward, so long as the reagents have been provided.

Greenery - These carnivorous plants can be fed to harvest: a plant based supply - special ingrediants for potions - a few doses of a concoction this room also counts as a trap.

Library - Once per cycle, the dungeon can establish a fact about the history, cultures or arcana of the world.

Potion Lab - Your imps have learned to make potions. The dungeon chooses a single magic path to focus on - you have a steady supply of all tier 1 potions from this school and a single tier 2 potion.

Scrying Pool - The pool reveals far away scenes. Once per cycle, the Dungeon can establish a fact about an NPCs recent activity.

Spawning Chamber - Minions are grown or summoner here, easily replacing your losses. Once per dungeon defense, a copy of a slain minion pack can burst forth from the spawning chamber. You can choose to add the expendable upgrade to minions for free.

Forge Unique Rooms

Alchemist Lab - Your imps are always harb at work mixing reagents. You have a steady supply to all tier 1 concoctions.

Guild Hall - You let your minions organise to better their working and living conditions. In truth you ignore their demands, but the illusion of having some control reduces grumbling. The dungeon weathers calamities better.

Factory - Your imps toil away relentlessly in the factory. Each downtime, they can either produce a single tier 1 contraption or make progress towards a higher tier contraption.

Mineshaft - You dig out a mine, gaining a steady supply of a single non-precious metal. You make an immediate discovery in the mine, and gain higher rolls on all future discovery rolls (e.g. breaking into a new cave ect.)

Testing Chamber - You can empower your monster science, for a price. You can pay cost related to your testing to: remove an item's volatility - increase a concotion in size, scope or duration, - gain higher chance on a next use with a specific item

Vehicle Bay - The dungeon has an incredible vehicle, such as a submarine, dirigible, steamcar, or other type of transport. Detail the vehicle and give it two edges aka upgrades armored - camoflauged - dependable - fast - nimble. Give it a flaw clumsty - distinct - noisy - rickety - slow. The vehicle is fully repaired (or rebuilt) by imps during each recovery.

Workshop - You have a well furnished workshop where you imps and minions can toil away. They gain better chance of success on building or crafting projects.

Temple Unique Rooms

Altar - You can make a sacrifice at the alter, paying cost to gain a dark blessing: higher success roll with an item this cycle - increase your success on your next resistant roll - your next failure instead becomes a mixed success. The sacrifice must be unique each time you ask for a blessing.

Antechamber - Between the staircase and your sanctum on the final level is an impressive room glorifying your dark deeds in the name of your god. Adventurers get unsettled by this when they stop to take note, gaining you a reroll and greater chance of success during a boss battle / sanctum fight.

Augury Circle - You can read portents of future events here. You can establish a fact in the present about an NPCs next likely move.

Dormitory - Fresh cultists flock to serve your dark god. You can recruit minions here. They always have your gods favoured action, choose when this room is built which you prefer. They start with the Zealous upgrade for free. This room defends you against invaders during invasions as well.

Reliquary - this room corrupts and amplifies magic of up to three items of unholy impact placed wihin it. When an item is placed, immediately incant a tier 2 ritual causing a persistant effect within your dungeon related to the specific item.

Penance Chamber - Your minions fear punishment more then death and will never betray you. When they fight to the death, ignore the dice penalty from being bloodied.

Scriptorium - Your deeds are recovered in unholy scripture, immediately giving you wicked XP equal to your dungeon tier. You also gain a new XP trigger - Were your actions worthy of your god's notice? Each PC must prove their worth to gain this xp.

Dungeon Builder Monster Extraordinaire

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Genre: Fantasy, Monster, Sandbox, Humour
Tone: Moustache-twirling B Movie Villainy, dark with a touch of humour. Mature themes may be mentioned but only in passing.
Tech Level: Definitely-A-Bad-Idea Steampunk meets medieval wizardry.
Scale: 2 - 4 Players, one boss character each. (players will have minions down the line)
Mechanics: Dungeon Building, Raiding, Objective Based, Aspects of Communal Planning.
System: Wicked Ones, a D6 system. No previous experience required.

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Be a Monster, build a Dungeon, kill Adventurers, grow your Hoard.

You are a Monster who survived a calamity brought by the Light. You have banded together with the last dredges of your previous home and traipsed across this weary landscape to a faraway land, burrowing deep into the earth there and biding your time in the dark. A Dungeon sprouts around you, but it is new and vulnerable and easy pickings. You will provide it's nutrition. You will mould and tend it's growth. You are a ~ DUNGEON LORD ~

It sounds great in your head. In reality, however, you are mostly-incompetent beast driven by a dark impulse. It compels you, compels you away from your goals and towards satiating your monstrous urges like finding something really shiny. You are prone to flights of fancy and throwing caution to the wind. Together with your peers and minions, you might just manage to throw together a ramshackled dungeon of mad design, and possibly die not-so-gloriously in it's defence. Failing that, you could always just take over the world I guess.

N O T E S

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This is an RPG where instead of being an adventurer killing monsters in a dungeon and looting them, you are the monster building a dungeon killing adventurers and looting them. It is possible your character will die, but your dungeon will live on, ready to spawn more creatures. Unless you do a very bad job of protecting it.

During the course of the game characters have access to things like potion making, trapbuilding, magical item crafting, faustian pactmaking, minionry and dungeon building. This roleplay is an opportunity to have characters that make terrible decisions, throw themselves into terrific circumstance, and develop a world-devouring cozy home.

If you're interested, please state your initial concept for monster race and what kind of class you're leaning to.
There's also some info on Dungeon Types and Dark Impulses if you're so inclined to get an idea of what that's about.

Class aka Callings are briefly outlined below, and monster race you have alot of freedom with.

Callings:

Brute - Conniver - Crafter - Hunter - Marauder - Shadow - Shaman - Warlock - Zealot

Race Examples

Choice of race has little mechanical effect. You can play a hench kobold or a teeny tiny orc. You can play a giant magically awakened evil squirrel or a sentient ooze or shy mushroom weeaboo man. I have a list that comes by default of race examples, but if you're hankering to play something a little more unusual, we can balance it in OOC or over PM.

Some simple straightforward examples include:

Bugbear, Goblin, Kobold, Orc, Snakefolk, Frogmen, Deugar, Siren, Troll, Earth Elemental.

The following are banned as they drastically alter or dominate the style of play. These are the following:
Braineater - Think Mindflayers
Doomseekers - Think Beholders
Facestealers - Think Changelings or Shapeshifters
Goldmonger - Think Dragons

Class Overview aka Callings

Brute: Powerful and intimidating fighters. Gain Rage, which grants them incredible feats of strength. Their progression involves options like fury, living weapon and menace.

Conniver: Manipulating and controlling masterminds. Gain Strings, which causes allys to reroll failures. Gain bonuses from this. Their progression involves options like weaving the web, wordplay and masterful liar.

Crafter: Clever and curious tinkerers. Gain Ingenuity, which allows them feats of creation e.g. powerful concoctions, temporary contraptions, ignore volatility in monster science attempts. Their progression involves options like brewmaster, creative frenzy and signature elixer.

Hunter: Ruthless and tenacious trackers. Gain Thrill of the Hunt, allowing them to exploit a weakness in your prey. Gain bonuses from this. Their progression involves options like scavenger, scout and hunting pet.

Marauder: Cunning and honed warriors. Gain Battlemaster, which grants them incredible feats of athletics. Their progression involves options like tactician, commander and joy of battle.

Shadow: Sneaky and elusive rogues. Gain Prowler, which grants them incredible feats of agility. Their progression involves options like poisoner, stalker and unseen hand.

Shaman: Terrifying and vengeful witches. Gain access to the Witchcraft school of magic. Witchcraft breaks down into the following trees: Bloodreading - the pulse of life, soothsaying - the timeless eye, stormstrike - the storm's fury, spiritcalling - the world beyond and wildheart - the brutality of nature. Their progression involves options like beastform, terror and spirit whispers.

Warlock: Daring and amibitious mages. Gets access to the Sorcery school of magic. Sorcery breaks down into the following trees: enchantment, evocation, force master, illusion, necromancy and pyromancy. Their progression involves options like reaper, overload and artificer.

Zealot: Gets access to Channeling Magic. Devote yourself to a Dark God or fiend, channeling your worship to gain a slice of it's power. Their progression involves options like inquisitor, unholy rituals and rebuke.

Dark Impulse

Each character has one dark impulse. You can follow your dark impulse into trouble to gain extra dice called a Dark Heart, so it's not all bad - just an oppurtunity to roleplay something monster appropriate. If your character ever breaks from too much stress, they go feral, immediately doing something that satisfies their Dark Impulse.

Big Mouth: You can't hold your tongue, whether that means being obnoxiously rude, a horrendous braggart, a compulsive liar, or can't help letting slip the truth. You delight in people hearing you speak, whether it hurts you, them, or allies. You brag you can jump the chasm, blurt out where you're hiding the noble's daughter or tell the dragon it better watch how it speaks to you.

Cruel: You enjoy the pain and misery of others, killing is just not quite good enough. You might let the eyeless prince live knowing he will never be king, or twist the knife a little more to hear your victim scream.

Deranged: You find joy in the most bizarre, disturbing things. You're completely unpredictable, with as tendency to try unusual things just to see what happens. You might drink a label-less potion or kick a minion down a hole just to see what happens.

Fickle: You're easily distracted and can't stay on task. Once something grabs your attention, you HAVE to check it out. You might change your mind halfway through a plan before even taking the first step. Bored of listening, you might let your pet wolf devour the prisoner, or you decide not to bother paying the goblins you hired.

Obsessed: You're prone to fixation. Once something is on your mind, you can't let go. You might have an overwhelming desire to procure shiny things, or you're determined to feast with Lavisha in the afterlife. You will do anything to make the valley elves suffer.

Paranoid: You always feel like yourself, your belongings, your goals are under threat. You never feel safe and find the slightest reason to fear for the worst, knowing something terrible will happen. You might have an irrational fear of something mundane or an incredibly averse fear of something somewhat dangerous. You might refuse to cross the river, terrified of hidden knife-wielding crabs. You might always think your minions are holding back some loot, or that your close ally is backstabbing you.

Reckless: The last thing you think about is consequences. You're impatient, rash and short-sighted. You take the quickest route to your goals, no matter what's in the way. You care little for your own safety, or those around you. You might grow tired of listening to the witch and snatch the idol from her gnarled fingers, or never miss an opportunity to test out your questionable inventions.

Vengeful: You never forget when someone has crossed you, and let no small slight go unpunished. Whether the injury was real or perceived matters not - you know they are responsible and they will pay for what they've done. You may send the orcs who badmouthed you right into a trap even though you needed them, or you run off into the forest, giving chase to kill the horse that kicked you.

Dungeon Types

Each of these Dungeon Types has it's own set of rooms assosciated with it. If we get enough people to play we'll put it to the vote which dungeon we run. Feel free to state your preference now if you already have a hankering for one of these.

Enclave: An Enclave is infused with magic. Arcane energy lingers in the air, and the surrounding land around the Dungeon is warped because of it.

Forge: A Forge is a place of ingenuity and blatant disregard for safety. Factories, steamworks, alchemical crucibles and mad inventions are all halmarks of a forge. A source of power fuels your dungeon, such as a volcano, steamworks or great dam.

Hideout: A place to lay low and escape detection, yet your influence stretches far. You live under the radar, but as agents of chaos, you meddle in the affairs with others and deflect the blame at the same time.

Stronghold: A seat of power for a great warband. Your physical force is unmatched.

Temple: An unholy monument to a dark god, venerating their domains and pushing their dark schemes. You may beseech them for access to great divine power.