《A dungeon core story》 Chapter 1 Oliver was your normal middle class person surviving, but not thriving. He only had one hobby DND and he loved he loved the stories he could craft and the interesting combo his players would come up with to try to break. His game but as all good things, they must come to an end. He was heading home from the first session of a new game happy he had so many ideas of what he was gonna do in the game then one bolt struck two bolts 3 bolts 4 bolts until 37 bolts of lightning head struck him his car couldn¡¯t protect him from that many bolts of lightning as he died he was sent up to heaven, and immediately saw carnage as heaven was being attacked (but that is a story for another time) in Front of him there was a line of souls to get into heaven. It was moving fast too fast. He had to jog to keep up with it then he saw it there was an angel there telling people whether they were going into heaven, or they were going to be reincarnated as they died of a mistake all she was saying was either go in or reincarnate with a simple flick of a hand left or right. he was the fifth fourth third second and finally he was first in line. All herd was a simple reincarnate as he was tossed to the side and started falling down to a world then a voice rang out Velco Has been chosen as the world you will be reincarnated in Random selection started you will be a dungeon core and then it all went black This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it chapter 2 I awoke in a black void with a screen in front of me that had two options option one acquire a personal helper option to gain more customization I froze not knowing what to choose I wish I had more information then another box popped up would you like more information yes or no I immediately tried to click yes But realized I didn''t have a body how am I supposed to select an option another window opened just think of the option you would like to select that intuitive I immediately selected yes then a text window opened option one you gain a personal assistant that will help you navigate through everything in will eventually gain sentience Unauthorized use of content: if you find this story on Amazon, report the violation. option two you gain much more customization you can choose where you will be placed and who will discover you first ( you can choose basic traits) and can also slightly alter almost anything Well this is a rather obvious choice I immediately selected option too I could trouble shoot things and go slow I''d rather not be found by someone that wants to destroy me honestly I''m so glad that my nephew got me hooked on reincarnation stories I would be a mess without them ha ha oh god oh God oh God oh God Everybody all of my friends and family I what will happen oh god I hope they''re all right honestly this is the one time I glad I don''t have kids Or someone that relies on me Existential crisis detected would you like me to turn off emotions Nope that would be horrible no no no no I should probably focus on something else right now then I noticed that a window was open select dungeon location select discover create dungeon ( warning Select other options first) chapter 3 Well let''s deal with the first option as I select the first option a window opens Country > Terrain > Only two options that''s weird but okay what countries do we have Countries The Sol hegemony a human and elitist country believes humans are superior in all ways Worship the god of the sun The strongest nation in the world Demi humans are either burned at the stake or sold into slavery Racasha A small nation of monsters that gained sentience by following the god of knowledge currently the smallest Nation only developed 127 Years ago Currently attempting to convince all of the Nations that they can integrate into society it is a Open Secret that this nation existsThis tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. 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Nafatutoita a small nation of Wood elves that live deep in the dark Forest they worship the god of nature their capital is built into the world tree they are very hostile to almost everybody they are also very secretive Outo A nation of drow Slavers that live in the underdark they have the biggest Nation but their cities are few and far between Each drow is very strong but there are few of them less than 100,000 the other nations do not know this as they are more secretive than the wood elves aral A nation that does not have a large population of any one species it has the largest population of Beast kin though all nations except the sol hegemony have Beast kin this nation is the closest Nation to a beastkin Nation it is ruled by a council one from each race that inhabits the country along with one from each major job it is the only country to have a council Duragar A nation of dwarfs renowned for the crafting skills in all fields but they are a stubborn as The Rock they were born out of the only person that win against a dwarf in an argument is another dwarf their mother or a immortal From arguing until the dwarf dies they are not as secretive as the elves with most things but crafting techniques or something that they will never disclose unless they are on their deathbed Ashwa It''s technically does not have any land to its name it is a collection of supermassive carrier ships and a few Islands it was only recently recognized as a nation as it was previously a merchant conglomeration it has no enemies as if any One Nation attacked it they would come under Fire from Every Other Nation as it is the fastest way to get Goods transported Well this is something honestly it''s between ashwa and aral I think I''ll choose chapter 4 Ashwa Next choice train let''s see what we have Mountains Forests Planes craggy outcropping Desert Mountains Now generate dungeon let''s go everything Fades to Black I wake up in A room with a hallway leading straight out of the dungeon well let''s see what we have first A window opens up in front of me Starting monster Rat (Generates loot free of cost)You might be reading a pirated copy. 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Spider ( generates silk and is able to use poison) Fox ( can use illusion magic) This is a hard choice I Wait I can get monsters from killing and absorbing them where did I get the info oh God I actually know run A dungeon must be automatic information easy then rat Level 0 Xp 0 / 10 Perkes Mana 50/50 5mph dp 10 1dpd Create monster Create space create object This information is really helping you get a perk every level you get XP from defeating adventurous and having adventurous beat a floor Mana is used to create physical things DP is used to create non-physical things Create space is oh I don''t actually dig into the Terrain it''s a pocket dimension cool Notice to get next floor Lev 0/1 Rooms 1/10 Loot 0/5 Delves 0/10 Monsters 0/20 Boss 0/1 Well that''s good to know I hope I can get more rooms than 10 rooms I''m going to create a Labyrinth this will be fun let''s get started chapter 5 New pov Unlocked Thellmanina My first mission as a captain is to go explore abandoned Island really yes Miss thell Do I have to do this Yes God damn it I''ll set sail in the morning Time skip One month later only a day off from the island we''ll check it and then we''ll leave I doubt there will be anything special Captain thell the Mana readings coming off the island they''re extremely high something must have developed there What this trip might actually be worth it fuck I was not expecting that so what could have happened give me a list from most common two rarest A case of theft: this story is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. Okay 1. A group of Mages set up their illegally and are performing a very mana not intensive ritual 2. a group of pirates are set up there illegally and have a bad anty divination field That is leaking man 3. a strong monster evolved and doesn''t know how to control mana and it is leaking out 4. a mythical creature is set up there and claimed it as its territory 5. A grand Mage set up there illegally 5. a dungeon sprung up there 6. a mana Rift opened 7. a hellish gate opened Well that is a list anything else nothing that could produce this much Mana Well Unless it''s a dungeon where of screwed right not really what do you mean not really all the other things would cause serious damage to the ship and leave us stranded before we could kill it oh God were screwed yes yes we are but we have to do it God damn it keep paying attention to the magic to see if anything changes oh wait I forgot it could also be a mana surge that actually pretty common God fucking dammit dumbass you could have led with that so we aren''t screwed thank God But it could still be all the other things do you know how common Mana surges are compared to all of those other things we''re going to be fine let''s go aye aye captain that almost gave me a heart attack chapter 6 Oliver oh God damn it I forgot to select which person would find me that''s going to be a problem nothing I can do about it though Oh God damn it anyway on to building the dungeon Let''s start to spruce up the rooms Let''s see how much mana of this takes I start to pull on my man and funnel it through the create object skill I get overwhelmed with all the possibilities with everything I could create I stroke to focus on what I want to create a cave room full of stalactites and Stalagmites overgrown with vegetation as I pull on my mana Things start happening fast the walls become uneven stalactites and stalagmites start to grow everywhere as vegetation Springs up big ferns small undergrowth plants a berry bush tucked into a corner and strawberry vines growing all over the place not easily visible this happens to the hallway and the room as I stop getting it to where I would like to take it I look at my Mana 3/50 Oh fuck it used that much Mana I probably shouldn''t be doing that oh well I really wanted to add it a story to my first floor dungeon guess I can''t do that !!!Notification achievement unlocked Attention to details This achievement can only be unlocked when you have one floor the way to unlock is achievement is by over detailing your first floor well most dungeons go for the simple rooms with the occasional something you have detailed it to an extreme for this you gain the Detailing 2 Perk When creating things that do not add to the challenge of your dungeon you only need a quarter of the ManaIf you find this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen. Please report the infringement. well that is very nice I can actually detail stuff without going broke that is nice I guess I have to wait for a few hours 5 hours later 28/50 that should be good enough There is achievement for detailing is there a achievement for creating an ecosystem let''s see I Pull on my Mana and first channel it through create objects No creatures then I Channel it through create monster I only find the rat I use five Mana to create a rat well I can''t create any other animals that''s interesting okay I order the rat to hide in the under brush and wait to ambush people well I guess it''s time to create some space I Channel my Mana to create space option and I feel how I can create space to create a forking hallway leading to two rooms as I''m about to finish I run out of mana A lance of pain shoots through me ahhhh fuck that hurts I look and I see that I have a forking hallway with a room to the left and half of a room to the right well I ain''t doing that again fuck that huts like hell Level 0 Xp 5 / 10 (From getting achievement) Perkes /Detailing 2/ Mana 0/50 5mph dp 10 1 dpd Create monster Create space create object Notice to get next floor Lev 0/1 Rooms 2/5/10 Loot 0/5 Delves 0/10 Monsters 1/20 Boss 0/1 chapter 7 Thellmanina All right everybody we go in quietly this is most likely a mana of surge but we don''t take any chances if you find anything that will determine what is causing it report back to my first mate I will be going and searching as well do you understand I don''t want any of you dead yes captain good fan out and search the island leave no stone unturned 1 hour later the man is coming in thick from that cave let''s go check it out I enter the cave and am immediately hit with a wall of mana fuck this may actually be a dungeon I''m going to be rich I''m going to be rich I walk into the dungeon this doesn''t seem like a dungeon it looks like an actual cave sometimes there are realistic caves but it''s only on the lower floors This is weird Okay so It looks like in my entering a room this might actually be a dun A rat jumps out at me I immediately cut it in half with my scimitar okay so that confirms it it''s a dungeon rats are the first monsters I continue going Deeper until I come across a carved out hallway as I walk into it it Forks I follow the right path first which leads to a half carved out room I back track and head to the left well there''s the dungeon core good to know I head back and start searching the room with rats being the first Monster there should be some coins ah there is one ohh strawberries I pick the strawberries Mana enhanced food is great I walk out of the dungeon satisfiedStolen content warning: this tale belongs on Royal Road. Report any occurrences elsewhere. after everybody is gathered up okay so I found out what''s causing the Mana there''s a new dungeon yes I know we''re going to be rich send out a message and we will stay here so no one can claim it The first monster is a rat so we will be getting coins remember to search the room I also found Mana enhanced strawberries we will be running the dungeon Often so be ready to run it that''s everything set up camp for the Long Haul chapter 8 Oliver I was waiting for more mana to finish the rooms when I felt all of my abilities cut off as a late 20s woman walked in with red hair and a typical pirate hat she was talking and wondering if I was actually dungeon Because dungeons don''t do what I did until much later on that jumped at her and with one swift motion she cut it down at this point I was getting worried about what she was going to do but she explored and found my core she did nothing and just turned around then she search the room and found a small patch of strawberries along with a coin that I didn''t know how it got there she then left the dungeon I let out a sigh of relief that was stressful Notice first dungeon delve complete 1 XP gained 1 mana gained 1 delve You will no longer get this notification Well this is useful Let''s see the full status Level 0 Xp 6 / 10 Perkes /Detailing 2/ Mana 16 /50 5mph dp 10 1 dpd Create monster Create space create object Ensure your favorite authors get the support they deserve. 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Notice to get next flor Lev 0/1 Rooms 2.5/10 Loot 0/5 Delves 1/10 Monsters 1/20 Boss 0/1 Where did I get the other five XP from could it be the achievement that would make the most sense that''s weird I knew other things they don''t know this do I only get the most basic information must be Let''s finish up the dungeon I finish the room 9/50 Space takes a lot of mana let''s see if I can finish detailing the rooms 0/50 God damn it that hurts I''ll need to add the vegetation later I hope they come back I could really use the Mana and xp God it''s really just a bunch of waiting isn''t it this is boring 1 hour later The woman is back and she brought a few people with her my rat has respond she takes one of the people into the dungeon proper she watches as he goes through the dungeon he seems on gard the rat jumps at him he jumps back and attempts to stab it he gets a shallow cut as the rat runs away the rat jumps at him again this time he skewers it it dies and Fades into Mana I didn''t notice the rat Fade Into Mana before isn''t that supposed to be loot from the rat I''ll have to check that he then starts looking around the room and finds another coin but quite a few more strawberries then they leave well that''s interesting he actually seemed to struggle I wonder if that affects anything Let''s check the status ¡® Level 0 Xp 9 / 10 Perkes /Detailing 2/ Mana 8 /50 5mph dp 10.1 1 dpd Create monster Create space create object Notice to get next flor Lev 0/1 Rooms 3/10 Loot 0/5 Delves 2/10 Monsters 1/20 Boss 0/1 Interesting I gained more xp and mana then before is it because he struggled Must be I hope they come by often it''ll be so much easier chapter 9 Oliver let''s see what we can do with the rat there must be some way to make it dropped loot I try to see anyway I can make the rat drop loot As I try to find the option I find something different I delve into the schematic seeing what makes it up I find it a Small post of the schematic that allows me to add loot I add three things one a coin two rat meet 3 rat pelts all have an equal chance of showing up it costs 1 dp to make the change I make the change I exit the schematic well that was interesting honestly waiting takes forever I hate it Oh I just leveled up that''s interesting Level up 5 mana generation gained 1 dp Generation gained one perk !!! Max Mana increased 10/100 new option loot ( able to place down objects that give loot and assign loot to a creature) Well Achievement unlocked overachiever Do something before the system gives the ability to do it to you perk gained reduce all Mana costs by 1 Oh that''s really good that''s going to help so much Well let''s check out the perk First option Royal Road is the home of this novel. Visit there to read the original and support the author. non hostile Creatures Seco I immediately select the first one that''s exactly what I was looking for and The doubling of Mana regeneration is really helping I can do so much more let''s look at my stats Level 1 Xp 11/30 Perkes /Detailing 2/non Hostile creatures / Reduce all mana costs by 1 / Mana 8 /100 10 mph dp 10.1 2 dpd Create monster Create space create object Notice to get next flor Lev 1/1 Rooms 3/10 Loot 0/5 Delves 3/10 Monsters 1/20 Boss 0/1 I guess that confirms it getting achievements gets me xp I wish I had more Mana I guess on to more waiting 2 hours later 39/100 People coming and delving me is really helping Let''s add some more I''m going to add two rats two each of the rooms There that''s good now I got to add four hallways 23/100 That''s just enough for 4 hallways with each of them costing 4 mana Let''s do this 7/100 More waiting this is going to take forever can I just fall asleep until I get 100 Mana Yes I''ve been waiting doing nothing for hours and I didn''t know this why Right it can''t fucking respond wake me up when I have 90 mana chapter 10 Thellmanina Captain the dungeon resets about every 30 minutes that''s quite quick not unheard of but still quite quick that''s good make sure we run it every 30 minutes it usually takes a dungeon about an hour to reset right yes it does the quickest is I think 10 minutes there''s one that''s that quick yes though it only has one floor that''s weird yes it is it''s one of the unique dungeons I have a feeling we might be getting a new unique dungeon what makes you say that how much detail is in the first floor cuz usually it would just be square rooms and square hallways with the occasional circular room and twisted hallway okay that makes sense I guess Captain the dungeon just added the next two rooms what are theyTaken from Royal Road, this narrative should be reported if found on Amazon. they have the same style as the first room but they have two rats in each room Hmm we''ll have to determine if it goes for a doubling pattern or a adding one pattern will do captain Oliver Ahh That''s a weird sensation 91/100 I knew it the mana I would be going over if I let it reach a hundred I''m not wasting any Mana oh I forgot I need to make Creatures how much does it cost to make a creature one Mana okay let''s spend 50 Mana on a ecosystem I pull on my mana and spend 50 of it creating a ecosystem where the top predator is the rat so it''s mostly bugs with a few worms I also add an ant Queen that''s good how much man do I have left 64/100 I was going to spend 50 mana but it turns out with exactly multiple per purchase so that''s fun so on to the next thing I''m not going to go on the pattern I was going to go into So let''s just start creating chaos my I spend my Mana creating hallways and rooms that go every which way up and down until I have a maze of rooms 3/100 Well that should be good enough I need to detail them and add monsters I should also probably add some secret rooms with loot back to sleep wake me up when I have 90 mana yeah ¡ª-- ¡ª oh God that''s always awful let''s get to detailing and adding monsters guess I''m halfway done the maze of rooms is really something I have to make sure the rooms that lead into each room always only have one more why did I do this to myself ehh anyway me up when I have 90 mana