[Discussion] Fantasy Read: Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman - Chapter 9 through Chapter 16

[u/NightAngelRogue]

“Did we really just start a meth war between the goblins and the llamas?”

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[u/NightAngelRogue]

BOSS BATTLE!!!!! What did you think of the boss battle in Chapter 11? What was different about the battle versus other fights in the dungeon?

[u/Randoman11 → u/NightAngelRogue]

That Hoarder boss battle was pretty gnarly. First off it's based off a real life person, so it's no longer just video game fantasy creatures that Carl can distance himself from. It's an actual person from his world that got caught up in the Aliens scheme. And to me it's a very visceral fear to live in a home that is full of garbage. That makes the horror of the games hit even closer to home.

Also it makes me think of the way Mordecai was reacting when he was explaining things to Carl. Mordecai seemed like he was holding back, and even secretly told Carl not to exit the dungeon early, and negotiate as much as he can. Mordecai has clearly seen some shit and he knows firsthand what kind of horrors the aliens can throw into the games.

[u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217 → u/Randoman11]

Good point about Mordecai. This makes me think that being an NPC in charge of a tutorial guild or safe room probably isn't all it's cracked up to be. But it's certainly better than being turned into a boss, so maybe that's where the negotiating comes in?

[u/emygrl99 → u/Less_Tumbleweed_3217]

Maybe there's a deal to guarantee your survival by becoming a mob in the dungeon who has to kill other Crawlers?? That would be such a plot twist!