Chapter 4: The Piggy in the Middle
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Chapter 4: The Piggy in the Middle
Delta didn’t have to wait long for Hob and Gob.
They announced themselves with a screech and an oink as they barrelled into the dungeon.
Delta’s mouth dropped open as they carried a rather large pig into the tunnel, the animal squirming and squealing just as loudly as the goblins.
“Mans!” Hob warned. Gob just screamed as the pig bit him.
Fran stood with a sharp look and rushed off towards the entrance, turning the corner in the new tunnel.
Gob threw the pig down and Delta closed her eyes for the next part but soon felt mana flow towards her.
It was plump and calm. Delta enjoyed the feeling, this feeling was much better than-The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
She gagged and her sight shot open as Hob dropped the dreaded mushrooms all over the dungeon floor. Delta bent over and felt winded as the vile taste of mushrooms overwhelmed her senses.
“Man!” Gob shouted again and Delta tried to inhale as she watched her mana number grow.
From a measly six all the way to twenty.
The pig just gave her 15 mana in a single pop. The remaining mushrooms pushed past her limit and struggled to reach a number beyond her max.
Twenty-five.
Then it began to trickle down as the excess mana seemed to leak away.
That was enough for her new monster if she hurried! Delta stumbled to her feet and to the first bend in her dungeon. She picked a spot close to the wall as the three goblins made warning noises at the person approaching the dungeon entrance.
Delta focused.
“Mushroom Spitter!” she ordered, and she saw her orb pulse once. Then from the ground, a cap appeared, it grew rapidly until Delta was staring at a mushroom almost as big as a child and firmly anchored in the ground. Then the living fungus wriggled and the stalk split apart horizontally to reveal a big toothy maw filled with some vicious green liquid, she would later deny having squealed in fright in any way, shape or form.
It gurgled at the dungeon as it blinked its two beady glowing eyes. It seemed to send some mental ‘I live to serve’ feeling at her before it focused intently on the corner where her goblins seemed to roar.
Delta ordered them all back, curious to see what her new mushroom could do.
The grey flesh and dark cap made it blend well into the dungeon. It was then that Delta finally noticed that her dungeon was almost pitch black beyond the first turn. Didn’t dungeons have eternal torches or glow bugs?
Did she see in some... UV or night vision? Mana vision?
Mushy, she deemed him, wriggled as the goblins ran past, understanding them as ‘Dungeon’, letting them past albeit with a sense of annoyance to him.
Delta knew, just knew, if one of them had bumped into it, it would have chomped down with a vengeance. It didn’t seem to really like anything other than its damp wall.
“Blasted gobs! Just get back here and give me back my pig!” a man shouted, his voice more angry than afraid. He turned the corner and Delta blinked as the man held a small... gun?
Delta came closer, nervous but the man didn’t seem to sense her. The ‘gun’ was a stone device held in two hands, a small red crystal plugged into the handle and the wide muzzle of the gun had an almost cartoonish iron-sight.
Delta goggled at it, trying to understand what she was looking at. The crystal glowed orange and Delta tried to see inside but the man moved through her. As the man drew neared too close Mushy did what Delta guessed was what Mushy would do in any circumstance.
It lashed forward and took a chunk out of the man’s leg. Delta blanched at the sight of the man's wounds but the man screamed and fired the device in his hands.
The end erupted into a gout of fire that consumed Mushy. The mushroom screeched and then promptly melted.
“Mushy!” Delta screamed, feeling the awareness of the monster fade as it was killed. The man gasped and tried to pull himself up the wall, gun pointed down.
Delta knew logically that the man had every right to defend himself and to get revenge on his pig. It was only fair.
But Delta also felt that a farmer with a boomstick was unfair. Really just unfucking fair.
“Fran, Hob, Gob!” Delta yelled and the goblins rushed out. She closed her eyes, not enjoying the unfairness of the situation, on her side or the man’s.
Mana flowed, but Delta ignored it. This... this was not how she wanted things to go. This wasn’t how she wanted things to go at all.
To survive, she needed mana and DP. To get them, she needed time or resources.
Delta either needed to kill or gather resources. Mushrooms came guilt free.
The things she could outright buy....
Mana: 20/25. Regen: 1 per day.
Construction
Corridor (50 ft): 10 manaRoom (10L x 15W): 20 manaTorches: 1 Mana per torchGoblin Fire pit: 5 Mana
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Monsters
Goblins(chosen beginner monster): 10 manaMushroom Spitters: 13 mana
---------------
Traps
Low-grade pitfall: 5 mana
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Then there were the things she still needed to purchase with not regenerating DP.
Dungeon points: 72
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Construction Purchase:
Lair: 20 DP (one per level)Next Level - LockedBoss room: 40 DP (one per level)Monster Purchase: Common Bat: 5 DPCommon Spider: 5 DP
Trap Purchase:
Sticky Floor Panel: 10 DPWeak Tripwire: 5 DPFalling Rock (Weak): 10 DPFlame Gout trap: 8 DP
Delta saw the evolution menu was unlocked, but she decided to hold off on temptation as the Mushy was finally moved.
She flicked through the menu and tapped lair. A map opened up in front of her and the only empty room flashed for confirmation. Shrugging, Delta tapped it and the surrounding room shifted as earth rose and the walls bulged slightly. Tiny hay-filled alcoves formed and a single stone hut, small enough for a dog a or a crawling goblin formed.
Delta grinned as she saw the changes she had brought with a single push of a button. The lair seemed to be a resting spot for humanoid monsters, the alcoves suggesting a place to snooze between battles.
Shrugging, Delta added the fire goblin fire pit and a box appeared.
Would you like to make the Lair into a goblin camp? Bonus healing to Goblins!
Delta hit confirm the room changed to have empty racks of meat. The alcoves were replaced with small tribal huts and a decent sized fire roared to life in the centre, lighting the room up as it crackled with merry purpose. Fran appeared and began to praise her.Delta waved it off, feeling a blush coming to her ghostly face.
Fran sat down, warming his hands by the fire.
Delta smiled at his delighted face. She opened the menu and browsed through the upgraded menu.
Upgrade menu. Total DP: 52. Total Mana: 15
Construction:
Upgrade entrance into simple entrance hall: 10 DP or 20 ManaUpgrade dungeon dirt walls into wood reinforced dirt walls: 10 DPUpgrade simple wooden torches into stone sconces. 10 DP
Traps:
Upgrade pitfall into Deep pitfall. (10-foot drop makes it harder to get out) : 15 DP
Monsters:
Goblins: Evolve into Goblin thug (5 Mana and 2 DP) or Goblin archer (5 mana and 2 DP) or Goblin apprentice (5 mana and 2 DP) Price per goblin.Mushroom Spitters: Greater Mushroom(10 Mana) or Myconid(10 Mana)Rare monster evolutions: Fran(Goblin) can evolve into a boss due to “Pig mount” absorbed. Unable to begin process due to lack of Boss room.
Delta turned slowly back to the humming Fran.
Boss... monster?
Delta looked over the construction menu and saw the list did indeed allow for a boss room... she just didn’t give it much thought.
In hindsight, it was rather obvious.
But why did Fran need a pig to become a boss?
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Spoiler: map updated
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Chapter 4: The Piggy in the Middle
Delta didn’t have to wait long for Hob and Gob.
They announced themselves with a screech and an oink as they barrelled into the dungeon.
Delta’s mouth dropped open as they carried a rather large pig into the tunnel, the animal squirming and squealing just as loudly as the goblins.
“Mans!” Hob warned. Gob just screamed as the pig bit him.
Fran stood with a sharp look and rushed off towards the entrance, turning the corner in the new tunnel.
Gob threw the pig down and Delta closed her eyes for the next part but soon felt mana flow towards her.
It was plump and calm. Delta enjoyed the feeling, this feeling was much better than-The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
She gagged and her sight shot open as Hob dropped the dreaded mushrooms all over the dungeon floor. Delta bent over and felt winded as the vile taste of mushrooms overwhelmed her senses.
“Man!” Gob shouted again and Delta tried to inhale as she watched her mana number grow.
From a measly six all the way to twenty.
The pig just gave her 15 mana in a single pop. The remaining mushrooms pushed past her limit and struggled to reach a number beyond her max.
Twenty-five.
Then it began to trickle down as the excess mana seemed to leak away.
That was enough for her new monster if she hurried! Delta stumbled to her feet and to the first bend in her dungeon. She picked a spot close to the wall as the three goblins made warning noises at the person approaching the dungeon entrance.
Delta focused.
“Mushroom Spitter!” she ordered, and she saw her orb pulse once. Then from the ground, a cap appeared, it grew rapidly until Delta was staring at a mushroom almost as big as a child and firmly anchored in the ground. Then the living fungus wriggled and the stalk split apart horizontally to reveal a big toothy maw filled with some vicious green liquid, she would later deny having squealed in fright in any way, shape or form.
It gurgled at the dungeon as it blinked its two beady glowing eyes. It seemed to send some mental ‘I live to serve’ feeling at her before it focused intently on the corner where her goblins seemed to roar.
Delta ordered them all back, curious to see what her new mushroom could do.
The grey flesh and dark cap made it blend well into the dungeon. It was then that Delta finally noticed that her dungeon was almost pitch black beyond the first turn. Didn’t dungeons have eternal torches or glow bugs?
Did she see in some... UV or night vision? Mana vision?
Mushy, she deemed him, wriggled as the goblins ran past, understanding them as ‘Dungeon’, letting them past albeit with a sense of annoyance to him.
Delta knew, just knew, if one of them had bumped into it, it would have chomped down with a vengeance. It didn’t seem to really like anything other than its damp wall.
“Blasted gobs! Just get back here and give me back my pig!” a man shouted, his voice more angry than afraid. He turned the corner and Delta blinked as the man held a small... gun?
Delta came closer, nervous but the man didn’t seem to sense her. The ‘gun’ was a stone device held in two hands, a small red crystal plugged into the handle and the wide muzzle of the gun had an almost cartoonish iron-sight.
Delta goggled at it, trying to understand what she was looking at. The crystal glowed orange and Delta tried to see inside but the man moved through her. As the man drew neared too close Mushy did what Delta guessed was what Mushy would do in any circumstance.
It lashed forward and took a chunk out of the man’s leg. Delta blanched at the sight of the man's wounds but the man screamed and fired the device in his hands.
The end erupted into a gout of fire that consumed Mushy. The mushroom screeched and then promptly melted.
“Mushy!” Delta screamed, feeling the awareness of the monster fade as it was killed. The man gasped and tried to pull himself up the wall, gun pointed down.
Delta knew logically that the man had every right to defend himself and to get revenge on his pig. It was only fair.
But Delta also felt that a farmer with a boomstick was unfair. Really just unfucking fair.
“Fran, Hob, Gob!” Delta yelled and the goblins rushed out. She closed her eyes, not enjoying the unfairness of the situation, on her side or the man’s.
Mana flowed, but Delta ignored it. This... this was not how she wanted things to go. This wasn’t how she wanted things to go at all.
To survive, she needed mana and DP. To get them, she needed time or resources.
Delta either needed to kill or gather resources. Mushrooms came guilt free.
The things she could outright buy....
Mana: 20/25. Regen: 1 per day.
Construction
Corridor (50 ft): 10 manaRoom (10L x 15W): 20 manaTorches: 1 Mana per torchGoblin Fire pit: 5 Mana
-------------------------
Monsters
Goblins(chosen beginner monster): 10 manaMushroom Spitters: 13 mana
---------------
Traps
Low-grade pitfall: 5 mana
--------------
Then there were the things she still needed to purchase with not regenerating DP.
Dungeon points: 72
-------------------
Construction Purchase:
Lair: 20 DP (one per level)Next Level - LockedBoss room: 40 DP (one per level)Monster Purchase: Common Bat: 5 DPCommon Spider: 5 DP
Trap Purchase:
Sticky Floor Panel: 10 DPWeak Tripwire: 5 DPFalling Rock (Weak): 10 DPFlame Gout trap: 8 DP
Delta saw the evolution menu was unlocked, but she decided to hold off on temptation as the Mushy was finally moved.
She flicked through the menu and tapped lair. A map opened up in front of her and the only empty room flashed for confirmation. Shrugging, Delta tapped it and the surrounding room shifted as earth rose and the walls bulged slightly. Tiny hay-filled alcoves formed and a single stone hut, small enough for a dog a or a crawling goblin formed.
Delta grinned as she saw the changes she had brought with a single push of a button. The lair seemed to be a resting spot for humanoid monsters, the alcoves suggesting a place to snooze between battles.
Shrugging, Delta added the fire goblin fire pit and a box appeared.
Would you like to make the Lair into a goblin camp? Bonus healing to Goblins!
Delta hit confirm the room changed to have empty racks of meat. The alcoves were replaced with small tribal huts and a decent sized fire roared to life in the centre, lighting the room up as it crackled with merry purpose. Fran appeared and began to praise her.Delta waved it off, feeling a blush coming to her ghostly face.
Fran sat down, warming his hands by the fire.
Delta smiled at his delighted face. She opened the menu and browsed through the upgraded menu.
Upgrade menu. Total DP: 52. Total Mana: 15
Construction:
Upgrade entrance into simple entrance hall: 10 DP or 20 ManaUpgrade dungeon dirt walls into wood reinforced dirt walls: 10 DPUpgrade simple wooden torches into stone sconces. 10 DP
Traps:
Upgrade pitfall into Deep pitfall. (10-foot drop makes it harder to get out) : 15 DP
Monsters:
Goblins: Evolve into Goblin thug (5 Mana and 2 DP) or Goblin archer (5 mana and 2 DP) or Goblin apprentice (5 mana and 2 DP) Price per goblin.Mushroom Spitters: Greater Mushroom(10 Mana) or Myconid(10 Mana)Rare monster evolutions: Fran(Goblin) can evolve into a boss due to “Pig mount” absorbed. Unable to begin process due to lack of Boss room.
Delta turned slowly back to the humming Fran.
Boss... monster?
Delta looked over the construction menu and saw the list did indeed allow for a boss room... she just didn’t give it much thought.
In hindsight, it was rather obvious.
But why did Fran need a pig to become a boss?
---
---
Spoiler: map updated
Chapter 4: The Piggy in the MiddleDelta didn't have to wait long for Hob and Gob.They announced themselves with a screech and an oink as they barrelled into the dungeon.Delta's mouth dropped open as they carried a rather large pig into the tunnel, the animal squirming and squealing just as loudly as the goblins.Mans! Hob warned. Gob just screamed as the pig bit him.Fran stood with a sharp look and rushed off towards the entrance, turning the corner in the new tunnel.Gob threw the pig down and Delta closed her eyes for the next part but soon felt mana flow towards her.It was plump and calm. Delta enjoyed the feeling, this feeling was much better than-The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.She gagged and her sight shot open as Hob dropped the dreaded mushrooms all over the dungeon floor. Delta bent over and felt winded as the vile taste of mushrooms overwhelmed her senses.Man! Gob shouted again and Delta tried to inhale as she watched her mana number grow.From a measly six all the way to twenty.The pig just gave her 15 mana in a single pop. The remaining mushrooms pushed past her limit and struggled to reach a number beyond her max.Twenty-five.Then it began to trickle down as the excess mana seemed to leak away.That was enough for her new monster if she hurried! Delta stumbled to her feet and to the first bend in her dungeon. She picked a spot close to the wall as the three goblins made warning noises at the person approaching the dungeon entrance.Delta focused.Mushroom Spitter! she ordered, and she saw her orb pulse once. Then from the ground, a cap appeared, it grew rapidly until Delta was staring at a mushroom almost as big as a child and firmly anchored in the ground. Then the living fungus wriggled and the stalk split apart horizontally to reveal a big toothy maw filled with some vicious green liquid, she would later deny having squealed in fright in any way, shape or form.It gurgled at the dungeon as it blinked its two beady glowing eyes. It seemed to send some mental I live to serve' feeling at her before it focused intently on the corner where her goblins seemed to roar.Delta ordered them all back, curious to see what her new mushroom could do.The grey flesh and dark cap made it blend well into the dungeon. It was then that Delta finally noticed that her dungeon was almost pitch black beyond the first turn. Didn't dungeons have eternal torches or glow bugs?Did she see in some... UV or night vision? Mana vision?Mushy, she deemed him, wriggled as the goblins ran past, understanding them as Dungeon', letting them past albeit with a sense of annoyance to him.Delta knew, just knew, if one of them had bumped into it, it would have chomped down with a vengeance. It didn't seem to really like anything other than its damp wall.Blasted gobs! Just get back here and give me back my pig! a man shouted, his voice more angry than afraid. He turned the corner and Delta blinked as the man held a small... gun?Delta came closer, nervous but the man didn't seem to sense her. The gun' was a stone device held in two hands, a small red crystal plugged into the handle and the wide muzzle of the gun had an almost cartoonish iron-sight.Delta goggled at it, trying to understand what she was looking at. The crystal glowed orange and Delta tried to see inside but the man moved through her. As the man drew neared too close Mushy did what Delta guessed was what Mushy would do in any circumstance.It lashed forward and took a chunk out of the man's leg. Delta blanched at the sight of the man's wounds but the man screamed and fired the device in his hands.The end erupted into a gout of fire that consumed Mushy. The mushroom screeched and then promptly melted.Mushy! Delta screamed, feeling the awareness of the monster fade as it was killed. The man gasped and tried to pull himself up the wall, gun pointed down.Delta knew logically that the man had every right to defend himself and to get revenge on his pig. It was only fair.But Delta also felt that a farmer with a boomstick was unfair. Really just unfucking fair.Fran, Hob, Gob! Delta yelled and the goblins rushed out. She closed her eyes, not enjoying the unfairness of the situation, on her side or the man's.Mana flowed, but Delta ignored it. This... this was not how she wanted things to go. This wasn't how she wanted things to go at all.To survive, she needed mana and DP. To get them, she needed time or resources.Delta either needed to kill or gather resources. Mushrooms came guilt free. The things she could outright buy....Mana: 20/25. Regen: 1 per day.ConstructionCorridor 50 ft: 10 manaRoom 10L x 15W: 20 manaTorches: 1 Mana per torchGoblin Fire pit: 5 Mana-------------------------MonstersGoblinschosen beginner monster: 10 manaMushroom Spitters: 13 mana---------------TrapsLow-grade pitfall: 5 mana-------------- Then there were the things she still needed to purchase with not regenerating DP.Dungeon points: 72-------------------Construction Purchase:Lair: 20 DP one per levelNext Level - LockedBoss room: 40 DP one per levelMonster Purchase: Common Bat: 5 DPCommon Spider: 5 DPTrap Purchase: Sticky Floor Panel: 10 DPWeak Tripwire: 5 DPFalling Rock Weak: 10 DPFlame Gout trap: 8 DP Delta saw the evolution menu was unlocked, but she decided to hold off on temptation as the Mushy was finally moved.She flicked through the menu and tapped lair. A map opened up in front of her and the only empty room flashed for confirmation. Shrugging, Delta tapped it and the surrounding room shifted as earth rose and the walls bulged slightly. Tiny hay-filled alcoves formed and a single stone hut, small enough for a dog a or a crawling goblin formed.Delta grinned as she saw the changes she had brought with a single push of a button. The lair seemed to be a resting spot for humanoid monsters, the alcoves suggesting a place to snooze between battles.Shrugging, Delta added the fire goblin fire pit and a box appeared.Would you like to make the Lair into a goblin camp? Bonus healing to Goblins! Delta hit confirm the room changed to have empty racks of meat. The alcoves were replaced with small tribal huts and a decent sized fire roared to life in the centre, lighting the room up as it crackled with merry purpose. Fran appeared and began to praise her.Delta waved it off, feeling a blush coming to her ghostly face.Fran sat down, warming his hands by the fire.Delta smiled at his delighted face. She opened the menu and browsed through the upgraded menu.Upgrade menu. Total DP: 52. Total Mana: 15Construction:Upgrade entrance into simple entrance hall: 10 DP or 20 ManaUpgrade dungeon dirt walls into wood reinforced dirt walls: 10 DPUpgrade simple wooden torches into stone sconces. 10 DPTraps:Upgrade pitfall into Deep pitfall. 10-foot drop makes it harder to get out : 15 DPMonsters:Goblins: Evolve into Goblin thug 5 Mana and 2 DP or Goblin archer 5 mana and 2 DP or Goblin apprentice 5 mana and 2 DP Price per goblin.Mushroom Spitters: Greater Mushroom10 Mana or Myconid10 ManaRare monster evolutions: FranGoblin can evolve into a boss due to Pig mount absorbed. Unable to begin process due to lack of Boss room. Delta turned slowly back to the humming Fran.Boss... monster?Delta looked over the construction menu and saw the list did indeed allow for a boss room... she just didn't give it much thought.In hindsight, it was rather obvious.But why did Fran need a pig to become a boss?------Spoiler: map updated
