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bookslikegranola's review
3.5
A great example of what I’m looking for in a dungeon core book (base building, creature evolution, worldbuilding, a non-murderhobo core), but it does still suffer a bit on a writing quality level.
A legendary dwarven crafter dies in his workshop and his soul merges with a nearby dungeon core instead of passing on. Reborn, dungeon core Smit must build his dungeon, but with a level of artistry and skill unseen in other dungeon cores. I thought this was really fun and perfectly scratched the dungeon core itch. Smit is more interested crafting and artistry than killing adventures (in fact he generally wants to keep them alive!) and the small community of monsters he creates is fun and wholesome. There are some fairly jarring perspectives shifts, as it can hop around, switching from third to first, but when its just following Smit, it flows pretty well.
Recommended if you like dungeon core books. Also recommended as an intro to the genre (just don’t expect dazzling prose).
quickshot's review
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
kyleh's review against another edition
relaxing
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.25
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