Exerp of a Dungeoneers study
A [Dungeon] is a place unlike any that we would find naturally. These are places granted power by the very World, goverened by the [Gods] themselves.
They take in the [Impure Mana] of the world which we mortals are unable to use and as a result, this lessens the amount of rogue monsters spawning within the land for the most part, of course we still have our natural formed beasts which unless culled can grow at an immense rate due to the impurities. However in [Dungeon]s this is different.
In a [Dungeon] the [Core] takes in these impurities and forms a limited version of a monster who's difficulty seems to scale based upon the floor itself. Some [Dungeon]s like to stick to a theme, for example the one deemed the [Dungeon] of Radience has taken to having only monsters which could be seen as having a positive alignment upon the world, the opposite to the [Dungeon] of the Damned who only seems to spawn those of a negative alignment. Of course this is only two examples out of the many out there.
Upon slaying one of these [Dungeon] monsters it releases a burst of pure [Mana] which we can use to increase our own strength as a mortal and continue to curate our own [Class] in the race to become strong enough to defend what we need. Not just this occurs as there is also [Loot] which drops from these monsters but that is another chapters story
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---------THE--CORE--AWAKENS-----
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In the plane where all [Dungeon]s reside we have our resident sleeper itself. An unammed simple [Core] who simply let itself drift within the waves of the [Dungeon]s who have long since settled into their role and awoken properly. It would be during a convergence of their [Avatar]s which this one awoke, as much as a clear spherical gem with a base understanding of its directives could.
The [Core] stretched its presence out, slowly, steadily before it came to a hault. It opened its awareness and took hold of what it could see. It was nothing, yet something. And then it became aware of the blue screen.
/Create Core Room?/
/YES - NO/
The screen floated, awaiting a selection. The [Core] paused its actions, taking a moment before selecting YES.
Time seemed to hang for the young [Core] as materials were granted by the world itself, slowly a small cavern of a black rock formed around the spherical gem before a small pillar of this black rock formed beneath it.
/Congratulations - Core Room created, you are now ready to start building your first floor. Follow your directives and the [Gods] shall watch in your favour/
Another screen floated, seeming to grant instruction before blinking away. The [Core] took a moment, or moments, for time did not matter to it just yet to survey its new [Status]
|STATUS|
|Species - Core| -Core Stats- |
|Health - 10|
|Level - 1|
|Mana Generation - 10.42 per hour|
|Mana Bank - 500|
|Experience - 0/150|
|-Titles-|
It pauses at it looks at this new screen before selecting [Core Stats] moving onto its next window.
|Core Stats|
|Awareness - Basic, Growing|
|Vitality - 10|
|Strength - TBD|
|Mob Cap - TBD|
It pauses seing the small window of only two single stats before focusing on them...
|[Awareness] is the sense of self which a being gets as it grows from a non thinking being to one of sentience. This can be increased|
|[Vitality] is the stat tied to ones health or [HP], where normal beings have a base multiplier you are a [Core] which has a health tied to their [Strength] This can be increased|
|[Strength] is the numerical value of which a being can produce a force, however being a [Core] this is the value in which you can take damage. This can be increased|
|[Mob type] This is a classification a [Core] undertakes once it has finished its first floor and is ready to take its first step into generating monsters from the [Impure Mana] which lays upon the planet for Mortals to slay.|
It pauses a moment before going over the screen a few times, watching as [Basic, Growing] turned into [Growing]. For the first time, the [Core] generated something close to a hum for it. Seperating its newly forming awareness from the screen and dismissing it, it looked at the other sections. Selecting [Titles] there was a flicker of blue as yet another new screen occured.
|-Titles-|
|None|
|Congratulations for accessing your status and viewing your titles, for showing this the World shall now look at your actions from hence onwards and grant you titles you are worthy of.
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Congratulations. Title granted. [Patient One].|
|[Patient One]
For staying unaware and resting while your fellow [Core]s have built massive empires spanning the size of worlds you have been provided a slight bonus in regards to your [Mana]
If your [Bank] is not full by the end of the day you shall gain a free 10% of your bank.
Remember to stay active!|
The [Core] flickers along the screens infront of it, understanding a little as it continued to read on. Doing the maths that tied to its Mana Generation of 10.42 an hour that would mean that per day it gained a total of 250 at this point with a total of 300 including the effect of this [Title].
Pausing it flicks its growing awareness through the plane it now existed in, almost looking at the other [Core]s first floors. They were all basic things, a small regular animal or a slime of some kind with obvious traps. The [Core] pauses, a flicker of thought passing through it. It didnt want to do these. After all, they were not... exciting. It was the same, basic almost. It wanted more. It wanted to [Evolve] and grow.
The [Core] turns away from its minor muses, its own directives pushing it to move on. Focusing back on its own little core room it begins to expand itself. Building a new small corridor infront of it which lead into a slow cavern. There was nothing special about this [Room] a simple cave really with jagged edges and lips where creatures of the underground could live, in all honesty it would not be amiss if you stumbled upon a cave System from the ground but that didnt stop our young creator and it pushed on, creating a few more looping corridors and two extra rooms before yet another screen showed up.
|Floor Limit reached. Congratulations you have now set up your first layout. Out of these 3 rooms 2 of which will be for your own defense and 1 will be an entrance way in which [Adventures] can come in without worry. This shall be the [Entranceway].
For building this you have now unlocked your first monster type. Please select from the below|
|Species - Description - Evolution Paths|
|Slime - A common species, formed when the concentration of [Mana] takes on the aspect of a [Core] without the worlds interference. This forms what is known as a [Mana Shere]. A [Mana Sphere] left alone will aspect with a type based on its surroundings before producing a small gelatinous blob of minor intelligence which, without direction, shall consume and split continuously. Be warned, a [Slime] left unhindered can soon become a hoard. - Evolution paths are currently unknown, to unlock these you can either absorb a [Slime] of this kind, a [Mana Sphere] or perhaps experiment yourself. Who knows|
|Goblin - Goblins are a blight upon the World, these small green beings are not very smart but their instincts drive them to procreate and spread. A [Goblin]s pack tends to be small but can rapidly swell when not corralled or culled by the local population. When a pack does swell there will be unique [Evolution]s that are tied to the pack. - Evolution paths are currently unknown, to unlock these you can let a [Gobin] pack grow, absorb the corpse of an [Evolved Goblin], or experiment yourself. Be warned choosing a solo [Goblin] type dungeon is a risk, they have been known to rapidly procreate themselves and if they [Evolve] far enough then they may just decide you are a source of [Experience]|
|Rat - Its a [Rat], what do you expect of them? Fine, [Rat]s are the swarming vermin of the world, rife where there are disease and all of the like. These small vermin are not unlike a [Goblin] in the fact that they are quick breeding and fast to swarm, but unlike a [Goblin] these animals will happily take to cannibalism if there is not enough food in the area. - Evolution paths are unknown. Experiment to find out more|
|Lizard - The [Lizard] is a rather unique monster to claim as a first, these small reptiles are theorised to have, given enough time [Mana] and [Experience] evolve into both sentient Mortals and [Dragonoid]s alike. Though this is just a thoery after all. A [Lizard] has very few disadvantages but it is worth noting that while they do not have a very high level of agressiveness, if they do manage to gain [Experience] then they just may become something unique. - Evolutions are currently unknown, the System provides the theory of their possible [Evolution]s but that would require you to experiment to find out|
|{UNIQUE} Dungeon Chimera - The [Chimera], or the [Amalgam] is a unique monster, only being available to the most patient of [Core]s or a [Core] which has lived an exceptionally long time and absorbed a multitude of rogue monsters and adventures. The [Chimera] harkens back to the early days of the System where the World let anything go. These beings were usually created by some aspiring mortal trying to create a class relating to a [Flesh Golem] through the fusing of different species.
The [Dungeon Chimera] is different in that aspect, like that of a slime a Dungeon Chimera is powered through the use of a [Mana Sphere] and their strength is matched only by the [Material]s used in the creation of a specific pattern. Due to this no two [Dungeon Chimera] are guaranteed the same no matter how a [Core] creates this. Furthermore, a [Dungeon Chimera]s [Mana Sphere] can be augmented by other [Material]s in on itself, with various tiers providing different bonuses to the final product.
Evolutions - Any [Evolution]s vary based on the [Material]s, [Mana Sphere] and [Part]s used within a [Dungeon Chimera]. This is truly the one to go for if you wish to build a {UNIQUE} [Dungeon]|
The [Core] hums, flicking over the choice that now lay before it. So simple to some after all how could a [Dungeon Chimera] be useful to those who have yet to gain any [Material]s or [Pattern]s of other kinds. However, this is something that our young [Core] does not yet understand.
As the young [Core] goes through the 5 choices infront of it, it finds its desicion made rapidly, seing the {UNIQUE} tag it chose it believing this to be the best option.
|Congratulations|
|You have now chosen your first [Mob] - The [Dungeon Chimera].
For chosing a [Mob] which you cannot create the System is granting you two free [Pattern]s.|
|.... Choosing Patterns...|
|Patterns chosen. [Rat] and [Lizard] obtained. To gain more patterns please absorb more species or [Level up]|