Dungeon Crawler Carl
20 characters met through Bk 3 · Ch 22
Only what's revealed up to your chapter is shown — later reveals stay hidden.
Earth is razed by the Borant Corporation; the surviving humans (and a few other species) compete in a galaxy-broadcast dungeon-crawl reality show. Carl, a Coast Guard veteran caught outside in his boxers and Crocs at the moment of the apocalypse, descends with his ex-girlfriend's now-sapient tortoiseshell Persian cat, Princess Donut.
System
An alien Syndicate AI runs the eighteen-floor World Dungeon as a galactic game show. Crawlers level up, pick a race and class on the third floor, and keep evolving them floor by floor — fed by achievements, sponsors, and loot boxes whose tier tracks how well the show upstairs is going.
- Bronze
- Silver
- Gold
- Platinum
- Legendary
- Celestial
- Progression
- Levels + floor-by-floor class evolution
- Stats
- Strength / Dexterity / Constitution / Intelligence / Wisdom / Charisma
- Classes
- Race + class chosen on Floor 3, re-rolled as you descend
- Rewards
- Achievements, loot boxes, sponsor gifts
22 chapters into The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (of 35).
What's known at this chapter →The tracker
Carl & Princess Donut
- ItemBronze Adventurer BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Entry-tier general-supply loot box
loot boxbronze - ItemBronze Pet BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Entry-tier pet-supply loot box
loot boxbronze - ItemBronze Weapon BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Entry-tier weapon loot box
loot boxbronze - ItemCrawler BiscuitBk 1 · Ch 5
Edible ration for crawlers; the dungeon's staple food supply
- ItemDynamiteBk 1 · Ch 5
Standard explosive charge; the base tier below Goblin Dynamite
- ItemEnchanted Nightgaunt Cloak of StoutnessBk 1 · Ch 5
+4 Constitution; poison + ice resistance; Anti-Piercing applies to all worn armor
equipment - ItemEnchanted Toe Ring of the Splatter SkunkBk 1 · Ch 5
+3 Strength; +3 levels to Powerful Strike skill
equipment - ItemEnchanted Trollskin Shirt of PummelingBk 1 · Ch 5
+7 Regeneration; negates Stun, Knockback, Disarm, Out-of-Breath
equipment - ItemEnhanced Pet BiscuitBk 1 · Ch 5
Over 100 possible random effects when fed to a pet (half good, rest neutral or bad)
consumable - ItemGoblin DynamiteBk 1 · Ch 5
Volatile incendiary
equipment - ItemGoblin PassBk 1 · Ch 5
Removes goblin auto-hostility; +20% damage from fairy-class mobs
equipmenttattoo - ItemGold Apparel BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Gold-tier apparel loot box
loot boxgold - ItemGold Shoe BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Gold-tier footwear loot box
loot boxgold - ItemLegendary Pet BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Legendary-tier pet-supply loot box
loot boxlegendary - ItemMana PotionBk 1 · Ch 5
Restores mana on use
common - ItemPet BiscuitBk 1 · Ch 5
Feeds a bonded pet; the base tier of the biscuit line
common - ItemPoison AntidoteBk 1 · Ch 5
Cures the Poison status effect
- ItemScroll of Heal CritterBk 1 · Ch 5
Single-use scroll that teaches or casts the Heal Critter spell
- ItemSilver Adventurer BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Mid-tier general-supply loot box
loot boxsilver - ItemSilver Goblin BoxBk 1 · Ch 5
Goblin-themed silver loot box
loot boxsilver - ItemStandard Healing PotionBk 1 · Ch 5
Restores a portion of health on use; the baseline healing consumable of the early floors
common - ItemTorchBk 1 · Ch 5
Consumable light source; distinct from the Torch spell
- ItemLegendary Quadruped BoxBk 1 · Ch 7
Legendary-tier container of gear cut for four-legged crawlers
legendary - ItemPrincess Donut's TiaraBk 1 · Ch 7
Grants +5 Intelligence and +5 to the Good First Impression skill. All Donut's attacks (including Magic Missile) have a 15% chance to infl...
- ItemTome of Magic MissileBk 1 · Ch 7
Spell tome that permanently teaches the Magic Missile spell to its reader
- ItemLighterBk 1 · Ch 8
Mundane Earth lighter used to set off fuses
- ItemTalisman of the Slate ButterflyBk 1 · Ch 9
+1 Intelligence; +4 levels to Light on Your Feet
equipment - ItemGold Crowd Control BoxBk 1 · Ch 11
Gold-tier crowd-control loot box
loot boxgold - ItemTome of Wisp ArmorBk 1 · Ch 12
Spell tome that permanently teaches the Wisp Armor spell to its reader
- ItemHobgoblin PusBk 1 · Ch 17
Plastic high explosive; magical detonator required
equipment - ItemGold Asshole's BoxBk 1 · Ch 19
Gold-tier 'jerk achievement' loot box
loot boxgold - ItemGold Looter BoxBk 1 · Ch 19
Gold-tier appraisal loot box
loot boxgold - ItemEnchanted War Gauntlet of the Exalted GrullBk 1 · Ch 25
Stat bonuses apply in fist mode. Adds 2 Iron Punch levels and 1 Powerful Strike level. 2% stun chance per successful hit. Does not negate...
equipment - ItemGold Brawler BoxBk 1 · Ch 25
Gold-tier melee-combat loot box
loot boxgold - ItemPlatinum Shoe BoxBk 1 · Ch 30
Platinum-tier footwear loot box
loot boxplatinum - ItemSilver Mechanic's BoxBk 1 · Ch 30
Silver-tier crafting loot box
loot boxsilver - ItemCarl's Jug O' BoomBk 1 · Ch 32
Incendiary tossable (Carl-named molotov variant)
- ItemRev-Up Immunity SmoothieBk 1 · Ch 34
Immunity to health-seeping debuffs + communicable diseases; Buzzed debuff (CHA +3, DEX −1, Shaky Cam, Truth Serum)
- ItemEnchanted BigBoi BoxersBk 1 · Ch 35
+2 Constitution; carries the Protective Shell spell
equipment - ItemEnchanted Fur Brush of the EcclesiasticBk 1 · Ch 35
+2 Constitution for 30 hours, granted by 10-minute nightly brushing
equipment - ItemKrakaren Boss BoxBk 1 · Ch 35
Silver-tier boss loot box
loot boxsilver - ItemEnchanted Repeating Crossbow of the Scavenger Mother of MothersBk 1 · Ch 39
Two Dirty Little Phased Bolts spent against Katia during the Brindle Glove run — second one broken on extraction, first one pulled into Carl's inventory intact
- ItemPlatinum Lucky Bastard BoxBk 1 · Ch 39
Platinum-tier 'lucky survival' loot box
loot boxplatinum - ItemSilver Earth BoxBk 2 · Ch 2
Earth-culture incentive loot box
loot boxsilver - ItemBig Top TicketBk 2 · Ch 4
Grants safe passage through Grimaldi's Traveling Circus public areas — except the three rings
- ItemEarth Hobby PotionBk 2 · Ch 5
Grants a random Level-3 Earth-based hobby skill on consumption
- ItemEnchanted Anklet of the Fallen OakBk 2 · Ch 6
+1 Dexterity, +1 Constitution, +3 Double Tap skill
- ItemEnchanted Fang Caps of the Expectorating TizherukBk 2 · Ch 13
+50% bite melee damage, 25% Poison L5 proc, 10% Paralyzed L5 proc
- ItemGold Fan BoxBk 2 · Ch 13
Gold-tier fan-voted loot box
loot boxgold - ItemPlatinum Quest BoxBk 2 · Ch 13
Platinum-tier quest-reward loot box
loot boxplatinum - ItemHobgoblin Hob-LobberBk 2 · Ch 16
Fused variant (lit fuse, more stable) and impact-enchanted variant (more dangerous in inventory but no fuse needed)
- ItemXisteraBk 2 · Ch 17
Inventory-summoned items can be pushed directly into the scoop for slinging at ~250 mph
- ItemBronze Assassin's BoxBk 2 · Ch 22
Bronze-tier assassination-achievement box
loot boxbronze - ItemPlatinum Tyrant's BoxBk 2 · Ch 22
Platinum-tier conquest loot box
loot boxplatinum - ItemSilver Quest BoxBk 2 · Ch 22
Silver-tier quest-reward loot box
loot boxsilver - ItemSheol Glass Reaper CaseBk 2 · Ch 23
Sheol Glass Reaper Case Protection
- ItemCarl's Doomsday ScenarioBk 2 · Ch 25
Unstable custom explosive — city-leveling yield, status Explosion Imminent (3 in 10⁷), cannot be re-stabilized
- ItemTrain Conductor's Souvenir HatBk 3 · Ch 1
Acts as a portal key — equipping it lets any crawler pass the Abyss Gate at Station 436 and reach the trainyard
- ItemBronze Boss BoxBk 3 · Ch 2
Bronze-tier boss loot box (Carl's share)
loot boxbronze - ItemEnchanted Auto Buckler of the Peach PitBk 3 · Ch 2
Katia's bracer through — used as a mass-extension chassis when she needed her Doppelganger form to be slightly larger
- ItemEnchanted Necklace of the Haute BourgeoisieBk 3 · Ch 2
Per-settlement gem grants stat bonuses + skill grants + a 10-day recurring tax stipend if the holder still controls that settlement at collapse
- ItemBattery FabricatorBk 3 · Ch 4
Dwarven automaton-factory device that recharges spent batteries from mana potions
- ItemBronze Crafter's BoxBk 3 · Ch 4
Bronze-tier crafting loot box
loot boxbronze - ItemEnchanted Mongoliensis SaddleBk 3 · Ch 7
+15% to Donut's offensive spell damage and anti-piercing resistance while mounted; +20% Constitution and +20% melee damage on Mongo while occupied
equipment - ItemPlatinum Fan BoxBk 3 · Ch 7
Platinum-tier fan-voted loot box
loot boxplatinum - ItemThe Dungeon Anarchist's CookbookBk 3 · Ch 7
Curated chapters of potions, explosives, traps, monster weaknesses, mob/system shortcuts, and free-form per-edition notes
- ItemGold Engineering BoxBk 3 · Ch 11
Gold-tier engineering-achievement box
loot boxgold - ItemBronze Benefactor BoxBk 3 · Ch 13
Bronze-tier sponsor loot box
loot boxbronze - ItemValtay Neural EnhancerBk 3 · Ch 13
Permanent interface upgrade — Identify and Analyze Subspace Portals; flags compatible keys in inventory; one-way Visual Analysis where access is granted
- ItemPlatinum Big Daddy BoxBk 3 · Ch 14
Platinum-tier slaughter-achievement box
loot boxplatinum - ItemPrism Industries Capacitating and Focusing GogglesBk 3 · Ch 15
Heat vision + dark-vision enhancement + ocular-spell capacitor — focuses Magic Missile into a four-shot laser that can chain-charge
- ItemSeize the Day ToothpasteBk 3 · Ch 15
Five applications — each applies a 30-hour boss-damage buff (+3× normal bosses, +4× Province/Country/Floor bosses); must be applied in a saferoom
- ItemNight Wyrm's Ring of Divine SufferingBk 3 · Ch 19
+5% to all stats; grants the Marked for Death skill — a faction-wars-tier murder-tracker