Delving Deeper- Delve: A Solo Map-Drawing Game

[@kruggsmash]

See, i'm not dead lol. Hey thanks for your patience with this video, m'bastids. Obviously I had trouble getting these Delve videos to where I want them to be, so this will unfortunately be the last one for now. Regardless, I hope you enjoyed these and again, please consider checking out Anna Blackwell's other games. They're pretty neat!

[@marksalmon6403]

This is a awesome alternative or interlude. Thank you

[@Numbers51423]

Always happy to see more content! No matter the time between the production quality shines

[@Yr-Anghenfil]

I purchased this thanks to you ❤️

[@AdorableHamster32]

I would love to see another delve video. Worth all the wait afaic.

[@Diarmuhnd]

Glad your doing good Kruggsmash 🙂 Best wishes to you and your family

[@connor455]

Can we all just appreciate the amount of work that must go into the drawing and editing of this video. Props to Krug for all the great content! Keep it up!

[@kruggsmash]

I try my best. It really can be tough to balance it all sometimes. Lowkey ashamed it took so long to do this episode here. I'll keep trying my best though.

[@Lohlin]

@@kruggsmash You have nothing to be ashamed of here good sir. Well done, as always

[@spencerhalford468]

@@kruggsmash Your stuff is amazing, nothing to be ashamed of it taking a bit longer

[@OLIV3R_YT]

Yes, the amount of work is stunning!

[@htspencer9084]

@@kruggsmash You could give me five times as much time and I wouldn't be able to create something as wonderful and well produced as this!

[@archimaede]

The quality of your art, the storytelling, and all the extras that you add (Gnollems instead of plain Golems, etc), this is without a doubt one of my new favorite video of yours, and the bar was already really high! I think this new format (Delve) really suits you Krugg!

[@kruggsmash]

Gnollems! Wasn't that fun? I got so excite dwhen I thought of it. Bad influence from a pun-loving friend of mine.

[@Uberchiroptera]

This has led me to the realisation that while I own hundreds of cards of various kinds, I don't have even a single deck of standard playing cards.

[@kruggsmash]

strangely enough I didn't own one either and thats what made me play these delve games. Was at a bookstore and they had a few sets of cards. I wanted an excuse to buy this one and remembered this game lol

[@MooseHowl]

Heh. If I understand those rules right, Drawbridge + Jester is hilariously powerful. You plant that jingly dancing bastid on the bridge, and when enemies make a beeline straight for him, he can hop over to the safe side while the chasing critters get dunked!

[@guaposneeze]

I don't understand why 100% of the digging wasn't on the far side of the drawbridge.

[@goreobsessed2308]

He was afraid of the deep dwellers

[@hesseldekraai]

I can see why it took so long. The quality reminds me of honeystoker. Almost every scene has its own picture and each picture is a true work of art. I fully understand why Delve does not work for you! I really do like Delve and think it fits your channel well. Maybe you can find something similar in vibe that is easier to make a video on?

[@MogoPrime]

From the string of updates from patreon, it's clear that this is one of the most densely edited projects you've had yet, and that's saying something! I think this episode rivals some of your Splatterface episodes. I'm sad that it takes so much effort to put this together, because I'm itching to know whether Borhok finds that void crystal, or if Clumb Sleety leads a monster on a Scooby-doo-esque ring-around-the-rosie chase, or if the Gnollem can be coaxed into the moat, or whether all of it just falls apart in a random catastrophe! I appreciate your hard work, Krugg, and all of your illustrations. Shout out to Mrs. K for the assistance!

[@kruggsmash]

Right? This thing was a monster. I really would like to know what happens to these guys too, honestly. I'd *like* to say i'll do some sort of update on the fort in the future, but I dunno. I tend to get so wrapped up in curent projects that i can't ever seem to juggle. Thank you for watching, Mogo- and for your support. It means a lot!

[@TheJesster257]

I couldn't have said it better myself. This was an absolute JOY to watch. Truly lovely. I can't imagine just how much effort went into this beast of a project, but I selfishly hope it will be revisited in some fashion in the future. Your imagination and storytelling are nigh unrivalled. Thanks Krugg!

[@nathanielgeis]

Krugg you are by far my favorite KZbinr. All the effort you put into these videos is amazing. Love your work and I can’t wait to see more!

[@kruggsmash]

Thanks a ton, Nate. I do try my best to make good videos, even if it is horribly misguided sometimes lol. Here's hoping the next one doesn't take quite so long, eh?

[@sordcooper2]

I picked up delve myself after your first video, ended up with a pretty prosperous city that raked in enough resources each turn from crystal caves, underground forests, and prisons to pay for an invention out if an ancient lab we dug up. Had a huge force of gunners and subterranean beasts to defend the place too. Only thing was I didn't know if you had to shuffle the deck between each draw or run through the whole thing then shuffle. Ended up doing the latter, and with a power that let me draw twice and pick the result on an exploration that meant I could handily avoid most dangers. Still had huge ancient vampire fortress with a gate to hell inside of it that we locked away behind a secret door though.

[@mickeymyers13]

I can only IMAGINE the amount of work and effort these episodes took. Absolute master pieces in the genre, I can guarantee you, sir. This is top notch 5 stars. Thank you so much!

[@Kartaal]

A damn shame that Delve is such a resource intensive game to make videos of becauses this was just amazing. Half the time I was on the edge of my seat worrying about the impending doom of New Silverstone and, well, the ending being what it is, I want more. No pressure though, do what makes sense for you and the channel, Krugg.

[@404name]

I think I’ve learned that it’s not dwarf fortress that I love but your ability to weave a story

[@DistinctionDave]

Delve, Rise and Umbra are all great. Definitely recommend giving them a go. I do change a few rules though, as is encouraged in the rulebook; namely, no natural formations on level one, and no remnants till level five. It gives you more time to build up resources, but it also means that when you do get down there, it's much more dangerous. Also, I don't tend to count fortress-ending cards if I'm less than 20 turns in; I'll give myself some sort of penalty, but otherwise I've found you can lose games very quickly, and that's not as fun for me. You can also roll a D4 each cavern you expose, to make larger, more random layouts. Can be fun! I never counted draining the actual lake as a cost, by the way, but that's the great thing about the game; you can interpret it and play it as you like. Good fun, and good to draw!

[@Cooltuber453]

Reimagining game-over events for the first dozen or so turns is a great piece of advice, as the game is very volatile early on. In my current UMBRA game, I pulled an alien attack on turn 8. 50 STR and Ranged. My marines killed most of the attackers, but were wiped out... and I continued the colony from the perspective of the aliens that occupied it.

[@HaseOster]

Do you think it possible (and wortwhile) to try and change the rules to fit for coop/multiplayer? The game looks amazing and I would love to try it together with my friends. I know we could always just make collective decisions in solo mode...

[@wayner396]

My young daughter and I just started trying to play this game. It's been... so-so so far. Pace is very slow and I've found some of the rules to be a bit too vague but we love the theme and idea behind it. I'm thinking I could easily play this game with a D14 and a D4 to determine ace through joker and which suit it is. Would greatly speed up the game without having to reshuffle the deck between each card. My daughter has enjoyed drawing and coloring each square. We'll give it a couple more games before I pass final judgment. Thank you for the great production and bringing this game to my attention.

[@Luftschiff]

This was SO enjoyable, the production values are incredible and an ep largely filled only with your trademark art and storytelling is just a fantastic surprise. I can only imagine the work it demanded, but thank you for making the effort. *dwarven whistling *

[@kruggsmash]

Thanks so much, m'bastid. I do try my best- for better and worse lol. Have a goon un'!

[@nkromancerN]

Fun Delve semi-story from me: so, some of the "roll d4 for size of room" things can have monsters in them. I also make these caverns randomly shaped, so a lot of them go down a space or two (thank goodness for drawbridges). However, monster strength is determined by DEPTH, so I determine the strength of it by the lowest point of the cave and put it there. Luckily a good number of them either can't fly or aren't immediately hostile, so it usually turns out all right when I do this.

[@darnchacha1632]

I was wondering what was taking so long, I can definitely see where all that time went now. Damn fine work.

[@kruggsmash]

Thank you very much. Yeah this one was rough and I didn't even get the full polish on there. Had to just end up shoving it out the door, which i'm not entirely proud of, but nobody notices the tiny details anyways lol

[@rakino4418]

@@kruggsmash you've got high standards Krug. The episode looks great ❤

[@Hacknslaashing]

I think you sold me on this game. I'm bad at drawing but having a little game like this looks like a lot of fun.

[@Antinomer]

15:23 Not adjacent, but connected! See the bit on Disconnected Rooms. The effect often reaches everyone you wanted it to!

[@Cooltuber453]

In one of the pinned posts on her Discord server, Anna clarified that "connected room" means both adjacent _and_ connected. Nonetheless, it's a solo RPG - one is free to intepret, bend, or break the rules however they like best.

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

So if the drawbridge gets pulled up/closed, it counts as disconnected? Ha! Then the enemies get ambushed by prisoners right away!

[@wufwuf3865]

My day just got so much better! Thank you for your hard work, it's amazing

[@kruggsmash]

Well i'm glad to hear that. Here's hoping it goes uphill from here even..though that seems tough, doesn't it? wouldn't downhill be better? Hrm. I hope you'r day goes in a direction you like from this point forward!

[@xidon8267]

You are my favorite storyteller on KZbin. I'm looking forward to the next video.

[@TheRottenICE]

Been really enjoying this game since the last video, thank you for bringing it to our attention. As mentioned the amount of effort and work you put in is humbling and I for one really appreciate the content.

[@kruggsmash]

Isn't it neat? I never seen a game like this before Delve, but it's really opened my eyes to a whole new world of pen and paper possibilities. Thanks for watching and for the kind words, m'dude. It means a lot.

[@MacroAggressor]

I looked around after watching, and there aren't any other creators who've covered this game nearly as well as you. I would love to see more Delve content from you, Krugg! Well done!

[@ShiryuCain]

I just finished the first video and immediately got addicted! Welcome back Krugg!!! You gave me the desire to try it myself and i'm going to play some Delve tonight with my brother and his peculiar subterranean universe, wish me luck! Also thank your for the fix, i needed it o_o

[@kruggsmash]

Isn't it neato? You could probably do all sorts of things with this game that I didn't even touch on. Actually, in the back of the book there are all sorts of optional rules. I really should have went over those int he episode, huh? regardless, glad you liked it! I wish you luck!

[@ShiryuCain]

@@kruggsmash Just finished watching this video, It's a shame you won't continue but I can understand how taxing it is, absolutely. I'll still wait eagerly for whatever you bring next! And thanks for the luck! Those Caterpillars are going to either rise in glory or get devoured in some dark stratus of the earth.

[@thomasscroggs4410]

@@kruggsmash There are also a lot of 'expansions' which increase the tables you have and the things you can do.

[@Lohlin]

@@ShiryuCain Again, I have to argue that, no, there is no shame here. Well done, yet again @Kruggsmash

[@ShiryuCain]

@@Lohlin Are you really being pedantic about a turn of phrase?

[@byronkiernan7786]

Please make more of this, loving the story solo-roleplay aspect! Definitely gonna pick this one up for some weekends!

[@NezumiWorks]

You are absolutely the best advertisement Ms. Blackwell could have for her game. I'd love to see you take a crack at one of her companion games, RISE or UMBRA. The latter would be especially fun, given your previous foray into that science fiction mod for Dwarf Fortress with the Martians.

[@armind4555]

The wait was worth it, It's easy to see how work intensive all those illustrations are. And they're awesone I really like the concept !

[@SprocketWalker]

Your videos on this game are amazing, and there's nothing else like it on KZbin. You just won over a new subscriber. I much prefer these videos. I can tell this is a LOT of production work, but please keep them coming!

[@estherclawson6876]

Yeay! I loved the Delve game you did last time. Awesome stuff.

[@jackhughes8585]

Really hope this comes back some day, really enjoy you playing this game!

[@wbbooth]

It's been a real treat watching your art evolve over the years. You should get some of your stories published in print.

[@millennialboomer6780]

I've only known Clumb Sleety for a few minutes and I love him already

[@notapplicable7292]

This was amazing, I totally respect these are too much work to produce however they are incredibly fun to watch.

[@kruggsmash]

I'm glad you like them, my friend! It is a danr shame I couldn't keep it up though, huh? aw welll. Greener pastures and all, eh?

[@TheRapierTheBetter]

I just had the thought this morning: haven’t heard from Krugg in a while! The universe was obviously listening 😊

[@mahirushusband]

Very cool Krugg, it pleases the early morning content desires. Appreciate all the artwork

[@kruggsmash]

Hell yeah! Good morning, glad you liked it m'bastid!

[@ghostroll]

That was so suspenseful!!! lol i was on the edge of my seat every time you drew. Fantastic video Kruggs, thanks a bunch

[@Hazel_Hyena]

GNOLLS! Hell yeah!!!! I sat up in my seat when you mentioned them, and your take on them is really fun!! *Oh my god, the GNOLLEM*

[@djdorkyduck1242]

I’d love to eventually see a continuation of that hold/the series but I understand it takes a lot of work so I’d understand if it was a rare and occasional thing.

[@bingus4105]

We love you Krugg! I really appreciate your work and will give you more support when I can.

[@SusCalvin]

Making the rooms into randomised shapes is a pretty neat idea. It makes things look a lot more natural and winding than when I drew neat, orderly rows of rooms.

[@djm.o.d.1]

your art and tone really make it a relaxing experience

[@Zapdos0145]

let’s go! krugg returns in full swing!

[@kruggsmash]

These Delve vids are very hard to swing..goddamn heavy..but yeah full swing lol

[@Rew2Rue]

Krugg, you've done nothing but provide us so much entertainment, I think I speak for everyone when I say that we support you 100%!

[@TobiasTHolmes]

My first thought was "Wouldn't it be funny if you Imediatly encountered a river, and just lost those starting soldiers, along with half the safe level?" i was not disappointed by the magma flow.

[@hakuryuvision4624]

I'm absolutely stunned at the amount of work you put into this! :O Can't remember the last time i've this many drawings in one single video! Great work, Kruggs!

[@TheRawrnstuff]

Your last Delve video was the first time I heard about you, and I absolutely adore the way how you present these videos. And your voice and cadence is great for this sort of narration. And I love the storybook-esque illustrations, as well.

[@bdkoehler]

Was well worth the wait, loved the art in this and I can see a ton of work and care went into it.

[@warzagg5022]

Even if it didn't turn into a full series, I really enjoyed this interlude Krugg. The amount of effort that you put into these episodes is incredible and inspirational. I've also grabbed Delve myself! It looks fun and I'm glad that you introduced it to us.

[@hunter4hire]

I LOVE THESE SU MUCH!!! I love your art style, so much attention to detail, and the storytelling is beautiful.... This was the best part of my week! Thank you!

[@DJ1573]

Wow just found the New concept. Just mesmerizing and a new high point in your artistic skill. Beautiful and full of tension! I love it

[@kruggsmash]

Well thank you very much. I'm glad you liked it!

[@axel2741]

I’ve been watching the channel for a while, but have never totally related to the intro before. Coming back to the channel after a short break from watching KZbin completely, I suddenly realized that I’ve reached the age where I really am a bearded bastard now. Thanks for the great content over the years! Can’t wait to see what dwarven adventures you’ll tell next :)

[@Dakota-ud6ci]

These sorta games are so neat and you're the perfect creator to show this off. Great work with this little series man!

[@BreezyDefrag]

I really loved watching listening to this. I am really into Dwarf Fortress and This is a great marriage of Pen and Paper and Dwarf Fortress. I love it. I also enjoyed the art and narrative stories you told to make the game more interesting then just rolling a die/drawing a card and then completing the result. I do hope that you could come back to this in future.

[@murilot.c3823]

Wow! The only thing I have to say is that these videos re always worth the wait! Incredible video Krugg, as always!

[@AlabasterJazz]

The storytelling and art design is beyond awesome! Love every part of it. As for a hint, gunners basically do triple damage since they can attack from 2 squares away, so they are better than soldiers, learned that one after a few tries :) Also kennels are OP once you tame a few monsters

[@maxanderson2180]

Ok, this was a great video, and honestly a series like this with just some crude drawing and Narration would be amazing!

[@Gothmetalhead13]

KRUGGS BACK! Im so glad to see you again Krugg, your videos are excellent and I have missed them.

[@AdorableHamster32]

Awesome video! I'm just about to have an difficult exam, but I decided to watch the whole thing and I'm so happy I did ^^ It helped me greatly in stress-relief. But Krugg!!! Please, please, please make another delve video some time in the future! Even if they take forever the make, I believe they are totally worth it ^^

[@kruggsmash]

Well i'm very glad to help you, my friend. Hey good luck with it! Mmmmwe shall see about doing another Delve vid. I wouldn't get my hope up though. Unfortunately, I can't sustain my life with only sporadic videos. everythings been tanking lately lol. Gotta get back on track!

[@AdorableHamster32]

@@kruggsmash I passed! 4+ (B+) so I'm quite happy with the result

[@AdorableHamster32]

@@kruggsmash Of course! Do the content that you feel works best for you! Being honest I'll roll with anything you make - even your drawing tutorials were amazing and fun too watch

[@matdattein]

This was very fun to watch! Also, I too missed your content dearly. As always, you just made an amazing video, congrats on you and Mrs. K

[@Cratin123]

Damn I really hope we get more of this! Absolutely worth the wait!

[@AlexDeMiro]

This is wonderful, I really enjoy listening to your descriptions and narration.

[@kruggsmash]

Well i'm very glad to hear that, my friend. I was wondering if there'd be a market for podcaty type stuff. I know people lke the drawings and stuff, but people also seem to like just listening more than anything.

[@nathankuma1845]

Clearly there is more! It doesn't have to be the next video or done in any rush but please continue with this, it is great!

[@pappy5204]

Love this series, just watched what I think was the first one that ended with the worm busting from under the overseers office. Its your style of art coupled with your story telling ability that makes this a really interesting watch.

[@babybabushka]

It is wonderful to see you return to the platform. One thing I would like to see is more updates on the community page of KZbin. Just something, so it doesn't appear as if your channel is dying on this site. Thank you for everything you do, and I hope to see you again.

[@fredranzalot4849]

These were really cool. I'm sad to see there won't be more, but I appreciate the two we got.

[@anythingarax]

I really want to try this game, especially with the necromancy expansion

[@kruggsmash]

Yeah! Do it!

[@SuperDropsX]

I do hope you'll continue delve some time! Maybe work on it inbetween other projects? A couple rounds per day, keep notes and such.

[@oz_jones]

The game itself doesnt take that much time, its drawing the art

[@Sylph8hidE]

Man, what an experience, I wish it last forever lol. As always thank you for your great work Krugg!

[@kruggsmash]

I think it came out pretty good too. I do wish I had a way to do it a better way. make the process more efficient or something. I dunno. Well, glad you liked it though! Thanks for watching :)

[@sirguy6678]

Very fun video! Extremely creative- love the story and the artwork! Definitely can motivate people to pick up the game and create their own version!

[@tundrarunner4951]

I love the creative imagination you bring to your videos!

[@fotisvlachopoulos9799]

Outstanding work dude! Love your art and narration style

[@jonnrussell3766]

oh no krugg has escaped from the deep mines with more art. good to see more stuff

[@dinitroacetylen]

Your work is truly a sight for the sore eyes of a bored procrastinator!

[@DanniPowell]

THANK YOU!! I want this game so badly. … I just realized I got paid and can buy it right now. So yay! Thanks for introducing me to it

[@Erikreaver]

And the music choice and sounds adds so much! Loved Borhok's character design, by the way. Might even use him as an inspiration for a TTRPG character one day!

[@LastofAvari]

An amazing game and your art style just fits it so well!

[@Se05239]

Glad to see you back!

[@kruggsmash]

It's good tobe back! Thank you, thank you.

[@voltsiano116]

Running commentary: Ew, grub piranha. But a neat idea! Sleety's staff changing expressions depending on his own is great. XD "Knollem" lol 26:15 - "My old nemesis... Stairs."

[@pinionatedminion38]

Man, I gotta get this game. As always, blown away by the skill and storytelling. Strike the Earth!

[@CanisOxide]

It was genuinely delightful to see another Delve video, but yeah since you have to show us everything it's quite a lot more production heavy then Dwarf fortress. Still I really enjoyed more -delving- into your storybuilding methods and another look and this cute little game, but shying away from doing episodes on it for now is an incredibly understandable choice.

[@SuperVidman101]

Always enjoy more content from you. ⛏️⛏️⛏️

[@jamesflames6987]

To help with the resource problem, Overseer's Office doubles the amount of trade items on the level which quickly pays for itself. If you are uncomfortable with the prison she published some alternative rooms with trade posts and so on which are pretty nice.

[@jakecoverdale462]

Sad I missed this series as it came out. This has definitely been a really fun addition to the channel and I would love to see more stuff like it. Maybe the results of a The Quiet Year game?

[@KaizarNike]

I've come pretty far in my own playthrough of Delve, thank the miners for that crystal cavern, likely the strongest little boon you can get early on. Other fun parts of my fort is a chasm I have drawbridges over to drop foes into, instagibbing all but the fliers and a cannon outpost next to a kitchen (netting 90 ranged str).

[@tombaker3731]

Awww, it's a shame there won't be more of these, I was for sure invested! Well whatever's next I'll be looking forward to it.

[@HobbyistJay]

I'm intrigued, I'll have to check this out. Thanks for the introduction.

[@rathenn6959]

This was a very cool game and really loved your drawing and roleplay. Awesome!

[@TheShadowwalker007]

These episodes are great. I hope you keep going with these at least until you win one game. Keep up the good work

[@AllisonIsLivid]

'Flopping Companion' gosh, what a great dog. I forget if Krugg said how they were randomizing things outside of the Delve handbook's purview, but if there is a random dog breed generator out there, I'm so into that.

[@metalcann]

Holy cow this is soo cool. Mustve been an absolute massive labor of love

[@demonicbunny3po]

Good to see you back. I plan on checking this game out. Sad that this fort won’t be shown to completion, I was really into it, but I understand your stance.

[@battlematt13]

Your work is fantastic! please do more Delve!

[@rida81]

excellent as always. I wonder if a game like this could be adapted to work with more than one person, cooperatively building a fortress with some friends and then the greed or stupidity of one of us dooming it all sounds like a fun time.

[@kruggsmash]

You know, I bet it could be easily adapted to multiplayer, for sure. Hrmmm, what if there were two fort entrances?? Two players with two forts on one map?? HRMM

[@devinblack606]

More please, these videos are so much fun:)

[@fomalhaut_the_great]

Hey welcome back Krugg! Another masterwork as always!

[@nick11crafter]

Man Krugg, these may take a long time but they are just soooo goood! Thank you for your hard work as always

[@theblackphoenix2135]

Loved these two episodes. Just bought Delve because of them!

[@shancre]

watching you play DF has always been a source of vicarious joy

[@themannaking]

Wonderful! Love seeing another installment!

[@moondude8723]

I really hope you continue this someday, watched these 2 Delve episodes with my mates & we all felt sad vibes when ya said this'd be the last.