Survivor Mid Chapter: Dungeon Crawler Carl
I've been getting heavy into the DCC audiobooks the past few months. If you've never read/listened to it I HIGHLY recommend giving it a go. It's a bit silly and millennial humor but it's got alot of heart and is basically a horror story wrapped in dick and fart jokes.
New Survivor
Crawler #4122 Carl
Backstory: A grizzled survivor whose world was turned into a deadly gameshow called Dungeon Crawler World. Despite the constant absurd horrors the Dungeon throws his way, Carl has always found a way to survive alongside his party. While on the fourth floor of the dungeon, Carl received a bizarre message from his party's social media manager.
Zev: "Hey Carl something weird just happened. Apparently you've been booked for a 'special appearance'?
Carl: "Kinda busy Zev!"
Donut: "HI ZEV!"
Before Zev could reply, a strange fog surrounded Carl. He tried to call out to Katia or Donut or even Mongo but... nothing. As he ventured further, he found himself in a game somehow more twisted than the Dungeon. One where survivors were at the mercy of blood thirsty killers. Then... a message popped up.
"NEW ACHIEVEMENT: GUEST STAR! Because why make original characters when you can just borrow someone else's stuff? Not gonna lie, not sure how you wound up here but hey, think of it like a nice little side quest. Reward? An eternity of dying over and over again! FUN!"
God dammit... he was alone. Alone again. No donut. No Katia. No Mordecai.
"You will not break me. ######### You All."
Survivor Perks
Boon: Carl's Juggaboom
This perk can be used to bless a Dull Totem into a Boon Totem.
Killers who snuff out this boon totem will be receive the Hindered status effect for 10/13/15 seconds. Also the Killer's Aura is revealed to all Survivors for 4 Seconds.
"See how you like getting ######### over."
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Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook
At the start of the trial, if you have no item you will receive the Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook item. When near an interactable object, you may spend the Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook to gain one of the following bonuses.
Hex Totems: After cleansing a totem, receive Haste for 5/6/7 Seconds and leave no scratch marks.
Generators: Mark a Generator, it's aura is highlighted in yellow for all survivors. When this generator is damaged, Regression is reduced by 10%/20%/30% until it is damaged again.
Item Chests: Any Items found after opening will automatically have two random Add-Ons
Exit Gates: The Exit Gate's Aura will be revealed for 10/15/20 seconds.
Once the action is finished, the item will be consumed and the perk will deactivate.
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You Will Not Break Me
When the Exit Gates are Powered Up, this perk activates. Pallets dropped while in chase will take an extra 2 seconds to break.
"######### You All"
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Extra Notes
His base outfit is lifted from his appearance from Book 2 onwards.
-His alternate outfit will be his jacket from book 1.
-In spirit with his time in the dungeon, he will always have a pair of heart print boxers on.
-Jeff Hayes from the audiobooks will voice him.
-The Dungeon AI will make small quips once in awhile. It could be hinted that it's the Entity trying to mess with Carl by replicating the AI voice.
-Similar to Jonesy the cat, Donut will appear briefly in Carl's menu screen.
Comments
So I was also thinking about this idea. Except I thought it would be funny to make Carl the killer and have the survivor be either Growler Gary or a generic NPC. Donut would of course be on his shoulder and Magic Missile would be his ranged attack. He could also have some traps. One could be an alarm trap that reveals survivor auras and gives oblivious while in a certain range. Survivors would have the choice to either dismantle it or destroy it. Destroying it would require a higher skill check, but the Carl would not be able to reuse it.
I love your idea of including Zev and making it like Carl and Donut are doing a special appearance.