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[D'sP] Loot Time - Chapter 39

Ruby waves her hand and with a three syllable chant a small disc of fire forms in front of her and catches the ice spike. As the kobold mage prepares another shot, she reaches out and presses a finger into the center of the disc, stabilizing it. In her off-hand another ribbon of fire forms but at a much slower pace.

To the side the Barrais meet the two melee kobolds who don’t have shields. They get the first round of attacks in but are interrupted when the kobolds swing their maces do...

[NR] The Lord's Coin Purse - Chapter 161

Courtney rushes over to Jason and pulls out a quartz crystal with black streaks of some mineral. The quartz had been mostly rounded into a sphere except for one bit that sticks out in a point. She kneels down next to him and places the point of the quartz right at the start of the cut. Then after she pools some mana in the crystal so it glows, she pulls it along like a zipper. Color drains from her face as her magic drains her but just like a zipper the wound closes up and the bl...

[NR] Oh, That Had to Hurt - Chapter 160

Jason looks up and frowns, “well, the real threat has joined the battle. Rosha you help Courtney and I will tank.” Then he sweeps low with a kick. This knocks over the ghoul in front of Rosha before it can stand up and allowing her to disengage.

The ghoul frowns, “You know we can hear you right?” And it scuttles back on all fours to give it some distance to stand up.

Jason ignores it and instead takes a step back and spins around with another low kick. This ti...

[D'sP] Someone Finally Gets Some Berries - Chapter 38

The small puff of fire barely warmed the monster’s vines, but that didn’t matter to the assassin vine. As far as it was concerned this was the end of the world and sent a good two-thirds of its vines in the direction the puff came from. Jack takes this as an invitation and takes a swing with his cement mace.

A solid thwack and many of the assassin vine’s tentacles are pulped. The monsters let out a gurgling noise and tried to pull back the vines it had sent out at the fire. Sammy ...

[NR] Resisting the Ghouls - Chapter 159

The ghoul lords threat signals the start of the second part of this battle. The regular ghouls now join in. Courtney at the back lets her blindness spell drop from the two ghasts and chants again.

Jason stomps forward and delays the ghouls while Rosha the two ghasts on the ground. The lord hisses at the ghouls in irritation, “you keep letting the idiots die!”

The left ghoul shakes its head, “we just have to kill them and things should be fine boss. Weaklings are...

[NR] Lily Grows - Chapter 158

Tonight was different though. Lily’s status page showed a cheery zero point zero percent next to her level which was still a one. Even the experience split he had set up was still stored, just grayed out. Jason pokes the panel for it and that brought up a message asking to confirm that he wanted to reactivate the split. Another look over of Lily’s status to make sure nothing else was out of place, and he confirmed it.

“I bet you level up real quick now!” And Jason s...

[D'sP] Breakdown After the Dungeon Crawl - Chapter 37

Ruby looks over her team. Jack and Sammy had been with her for a while, Doctor was solid, and Ace had vouched for the Barrai’s. It should have been an easy walk to the end of the first floor so of course the dungeon changed on them. The deaths were just a cherry on the top of this mess.

She glances at Doctor with a scowl, “Well the dungeon has had its breakfast now.”

Jack laughs and slaps Ruby on the back, “And here to it not getting lunch!”

Susan nods, “that wou...

[D'sP] I Didn't Plan the Number Out - Chapter 36

Ally hums as she looks at a replay of the last group of the day. ‘Yeah those first rooms are just a loss. Though the biggest problem isn’t that. With the current situation outside they need the free meat and as long as they continue to try and go further things are fine. The problem is the vine room. Because the early rooms aren’t that dangerous, we aren’t getting much cruft off of them before things go sideways. If people started dying to the assassins, we would be fine but despite b...

[NR] So That Armor the Wight Had On - Chapter 157

Looting finished, Jason noticed he had gotten a system message. It had been a while since one popped up, so what it might be for interested him. It was a simple message. He had gotten two hp, one stamina, and one control for the fight. It had been so long since the last time his stats grew that the message shocked him. Not that he would complain, though the boost in control was weird.

Finished with everything the group moves on and nothing else happened that day. Now with c...

[NR] Oh Hey, Look, Combat - Chapter 156

“You know? I don’t think their attempts at cutting back the forest was all that peaceful.” Jason ponders aloud.

Courtney rolls her eyes and blocks a blow, “Really, you don’t say?”

All around them a group of undead have risen from the soil to attack them. Courtney is able to identify them and points out one in particular, “That a wight and we need it dead Now. It’s the only sapient one I can see so is likely in charge of this mess. The rest are just ske...

[D'sP] Because Doctor Said So - Chapter 35

Next morning dawns with a group of six people standing outside of Doyle’s dungeon. This reminds Doyle that he hasn’t set up his berry bushes. In a rush he just cuts the number of bushes down to six with two of each berry option for his shrubs. He needn’t have worried though. This group does much worse than the last one. Their power levels aren’t too far off but the coordination and general ability to use skills was like night and day. They make it through the vine room purely by chanc...

[D'sP] All The Herbs - Chapter 34

‘Well, that was a successful run!’ Doyle brightens, ‘I know we sort of talked about how the people coming through from the tutorial being different but I was still worried. While the party dynamics there left something to be desired, the group was competent. We might not get many deaths at first while it is just the locals but I think in the long run even the first floor can get a couple people.’

Ally rubs the back of her head, ‘yeah I didn’t go into who would be sent throug...

[NR] Did You Notice What He Had Forgotten? - Chapter 155

Next morning Jason wakes up with the oddest combination of being well rested and totally knackered. His trainer had run him ragged after he got the skill. Room after room full of practice dummies reduced to scrap wood until it had reached level six with ten point nine towards the next level. It was all in a dream but darn it; it was like that joke about just getting back from a vacation and now needing another one.

The other notice and Rosha is the first to mention it. She ...

[NR] Lots of Effects - Chapter 154

War Stomp

A classic powered kick attack. Despite the tendency for people to use Qi the skill can be used with any type of resource pool. The different power sources will cause different effects to happen and so the possibilities of this skill are technically unlimited.

Novice Level 3 - 21.3%

Rarity: Common

Type: Primal Energy Attack

Effects:

• Primal Simplicity - Through uncountable iterations the creator of this skill has ...
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[D'sP] You're A Healer, Heal Already - Chapter 33

After a moment’s rest the party gathers back up and continues down the vine room. Forewarned is forearmed and so they easily spot the next vine assassin. What they almost don’t spot are the three little goats hidden nearby. Though almost in this case just means Jan being splattered by goat's blood as Sammy spins around and decapitates it before it can charge.

At the back of the party Ruby waves her hand behind her and a ribbon of fire streams out behind her. Taking care of two more ...

[D'sP] Jack Hammer - Chapter 32

Next day around noon we find four people gathered next to the portal in the middle of an argument.

The shortest person in the group sighs as she rubbed her temples, “I know our fearless leader suggested we should do a quick run but we don’t really know what is in there.”

A man with what could technically be called a mace but most would just admit it was a pole with a clump of concrete on the end of it rolls his eyes. “Well duh, we don’t know what’s in there, we haven�...

[D'sP] Inspirational Speech Time - Chapter 31

Doyle pauses for a moment before continuing. ‘Though speaking of a dungeon town that brings up a question I have had at the back of my mind. Is there anyway to see what is around me? As it is, we are quite restricted by only being able to see through my portal.’

Ally recognizes that he is just trying to change the topic to cheer her up but it is a legitimate question. So legitimate in fact that there is a tutorial pop up for her to read. After glancing over it she nods to herself, �...

[D'sP] Path Divergence - Chapter 30

Ally lapse into a moment of silence as she finishes her explanation. Then she looks up, ‘so you probably have enough points for that path now. What with the new skill and all.’ Doyle calls up his status to check.

{Name: Doyle Huxley

Race: Dungeon Core (Strange Caverns)

Soulbond: Ally Huxley

Paths: [18] Dungeon Core II 10/10, Kobold Community 15/15

Level: 0

[6] S[12] A[11] C[14] I[12] W[9] P[5] D[14] K[20] L[16]

World Energy(/R per hour): 836/1000(...

[D'sP] Artistic Expression - Chapter 29

Back in the dungeon Doyle and Ally are a bit stunned at the turn around that just happened. The six remaining guys all stumble out of the dungeon, leaving the gruff man behind. Once they are gone Doyle gains back direct control of his monsters despite the one guy still being inside. So after a quick order to the closest assassin vine he turns to Ally.

She shrugs, ‘the system does put some limits on what you can do while people are inside but only to a point. He is clearly disabled eno...

[D'sP] Jim Causes A Ruckus - Chapter 28

A group of twelve guys all armed with small utility axes make their way towards a rip in reality. The gruffest looking guy yells at one of the people in front, “Jim, don’t you dare try running back to your forest again!”

Jim sighs, ‘as if I could, you idiot. Not like I am at the front of this disaster because I want to be. This whole end of the world thing isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. The tutorial was nice enough but getting my weapon and most of my gear confiscated the ...

[D'sP] Tale of Two Towns - Chapter 27

The rest of the preparation time that the tutorial gave them passes slowly. Doyle tweaks a few things about how his monsters fight but overall just focuses on filling in his territory with stone. Ally takes the time to read more while glancing at the countdown. She occasionally gives Doyle an update. When it gets down to only having an hour left Doyle has filled all the excess space and put into place a law so that as his territory expands the new void gets filled as well. With not much else ...

[NR] Well Rooted Stamina - Chapter 153

Jason is about to ask something when the trainer smirks, “Now you might ask why you don’t have the skill yet. If this was the regular war stomp, you would have. However because the real version of the skill is so focused on using it with multiple powers you have to do just that. Energy is the easiest for you to use with it because you’re already used to doing so. The next source you might use should either be something like your hp which you are already used to losing or on...

[NR] It Really Was Simple - Chapter 152

The trainer smirks as she points at a 3d display of a generic body with the three runes connected at the heart. “The war stomp is a simple enough skill for all it uses internal runes and has so many years behind it. See, to activate it you take the output of your core rune.” She makes the display highlight the displayed core runes output and draw a small arrow coming off of it. “And you point it at your leg.”

The trainer snaps her fingers and the display animates. A...

[D'sP] Spiky Goat Helmets - Chapter 26

Doyle checks his status, ‘Okay, I have 3 path points left and I know what I want next. Goat supremacy only needs 20 points so I won’t get anything for it but might as well throw them in. [System, put 3 points into goat supremacy]’

{3 Points applied to Goat Supremacy}

‘That taken care of we have a few things to go over now. Most important is that completing the 2nd dungeon core path gave me 9 more floors. How does that work? I felt something form in my mind when I got it bu...

[D'sP] You Can Get A Ne - Chapter 25

Of course a dungeon monster as simple as a regular goat can’t become scared. Rather that was what Doyle had ordered the goat to do. As the group goes to fight the goats in the next room, it lines up a charge with the person at the back of the party which is of course Daisy. Not making a sound the goat takes off and rams into her back, sending her flying into the room.

She slides across the dirt, knocking up clovers as her nice white sundress gets messed up. The room goes silent as all...

[D'sP] That Girl You Hate - Chapter 24

‘Huh’, Doyle pauses, ‘well that was an interesting group. Give me just a moment.’ He replaces the goats and vine assassin that got killed. ‘And there we go. Everything back in order and ready for another round I guess? Since they left by the entrance and didn’t kill much do we still have to wait?’ Ally is sprawled back over his core. She lifts one hand and waves it around. ‘Only a short amount of time. Just like when the previous party sent their rogue in first to check on thi...

[D'sP] Jock in Charge - Chapter 23

Doyle dims, ‘Well that’s a heavy subject.’ Ally sighs, ‘not much you can do about it. Even the creator of the system can’t make it work for everyone. Since you likely woke up late at your original tutorial, you should already know that not everyone can survive even in races that fit the system. Having started as a human you are incredibly lucky.’

‘Your fiction probably has humans as a very generic race with nothing special besides maybe your adaptability. That isn’t just...

[D'sP] Goat Armor - Chapter 22

Doyle takes another glance over what armor he has available. ‘I don’t really want to deck the kobolds out. That would cost too much and not fit what I feel my first floor should be.’ Ally shrugs, ‘so keep it light then. It isn’t like those two dagger kobolds would fight better with more encumbrance. They only have three strength after all.’ Doyle’s core dims, ‘hmm, your right. Actually, now that I think about lets bring up the kobold status.’

{Kobold

S[4] A[7] C[...

[D'sP] Clothes for the Kobolds - Chapter 21

Doyle sits there in stunned silence as the adventurers leave. Ally, not so much. ‘Oo Oo Oo, care package, care package, what’s in the care package? I’ve heard good things about the endless caves dungeon.’

Doyle takes another moment to come out of his daze, ‘what was that?’ Ally shrugs, ‘from my count about three critical flaws and one very well trained party. You didn’t order your monsters around properly. Missed some side effects of their abilities, and as a bonus didn�...

[D'sP] A Groups First Dungeon Dive - Chapter 20

An hour later a group of six people wait before a portal. Antonio stands at the front of his party and fidgets his heavy leather armor. “Come on, I have the skill for it. Why doesn’t this gear fit better?” Off to the side leaned up against a wall Jeremy smirks, “Because you have the skill for heavy armor which means metal and sh” *bonk*

From the side a girl in white robes with a metal heart protector smacks him on the head with a shillelagh. “Just cause mother isn’t here d...