Dungeon Crawler Carl
51 facts through Bk 4 · Ch 1
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.
The tracker
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- Bk 3 35 ch · read
- Bk 4 1 / 35 · here
- Bk 5 78 ch
- Bk 6 73 ch
- Bk 7 88 ch
- Bk 8 99 ch
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 - 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
equipment - 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 - 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 - 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...
- 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 - 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
Buffet enchant (infinite stock ammo), female-only wielder, +1.5x strength-and-level damage scaling vs standard crossbow, +15 Dex / +10 Str when wielded
- 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
Forms a metallic buckler on wrist-snap command — Shatter enchantment, 1.5% per-attack disarm chance with a 90/5/5% drop/break/inventory-transfer split
- 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
- ItemEnchanted Wrestling Belt of the Great GorgoBk 3 · Ch 25
+5% Strength, +5% Constitution, grants the Avalanche benefit — body-impact damage counts as 2x the wielder's mass while moving
- ItemPlatinum Slam Master BoxBk 3 · Ch 25
Platinum-tier grappling-achievement box
loot boxplatinum - ItemEnchanted Shade Gnoll Riot Forces Crowd Control ShieldBk 3 · Ch 29
Grants 5% Constitution, five Rooted in Place levels, and converts Rush into the five-minute cone attack Crowd Blast
- ItemEnchanted Shade Gnoll Riot Forces Telescoping Crowd Control BatonBk 3 · Ch 29
Auto-casts level-5 Cone of Knockback against groups of 10+ similar mobs — 5-minute cooldown; telescopes 25cm to 3m
- ItemThe Bolt of OphiotaurusBk 3 · Ch 29
Functions as a regular crossbow bolt — except on a successful eye-strike to a deity, where it pauses the god's invulnerability for 15 seconds
- ItemMap of the StarsBk 3 · Ch 34
City-Boss kill reward — populates the map with named-boss locations and descriptions in a large radius around the wielder