Cookbook/ The Dungeon

The Dungeon

Dungeon overview

The World Dungeon is an 18-level labyrinth constructed from Earth's atomized resources. Each floor gets progressively smaller and more difficult as crawlers descend (with the notable exception of Floor 9, which is the largest). No crawler in the history of Dungeon Crawler World has made it past the 13th floor. The Borant Corporation is required to have a plan for all 18 levels. Nobody believes they actually do.

Floor guides are organized by dungeon level. Each page covers the floor's rules, theme, key mechanics, mobs, and notable events (spoiler-gated where appropriate).

Floor 1

Floor 1: The Tutorial

The tutorial. Where Carl learns the rules, Donut learns to talk, and the AI learns about feet.

Floor 2

Rev Up pyramid scheme. Mongo adoption. The AI discovers Ralph. The dungeon shudders.

Floor 3

Floor 3: Race and Class Selection

The most important floor. Choose your race. Choose your class. Choose wrong and die.

Floor 4

Floor 4: The Iron Tangle

An impossible subway system tied in a knot. Up is down. The Cookbook's namesake floor.

Floor 6

Class specialization. Guilds form. Parties capped at 30. The dungeon becomes political.

Floor 9

Floor 9: Faction Wars

The largest floor. The scale goes from reality TV to actual war. NYT bestseller territory.

More floors coming. We're descending as fast as we can. The timer is running.