Delving Deeper- Delve: A Solo Map-Drawing Game

Once again the dwarves of Etrien are delving deep into the earth in search of the void crystal! Join us on this map-drawing excursion of action, adventure and exploration!
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If you enjoyed this, here's a playlist of Delve videos done by Dwarfcomic: • Silverdreams 1 - DELVE
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Special thanks to Anna Blackwell for making Delve- Go check it out: www.blackwellw...
Illustrations colored by Mrs K
Music composed by Tarasoa: www.fiverr.com...
Additional writing by Meliscarea
Thanks to Randomfantasynamegenerators: www.fantasynam...
Thanks to all my Patreons who make this stuff possible: / kruggsmash
and a special thanks to you, my bearded bastid'.
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This took way too damn long. Thanks for your patience!

[@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

[@4thdoctor4thewin]

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

[@Yr-Anghenfil]

I purchased this thanks to you ❤️

[@andrzejzoll952]

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.

[@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!

[@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

[@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?

[@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...

[@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.

[@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'!

[@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?

[@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!

[@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 ❤

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@404name]

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

[@timo1588]

There's definitely a typo in "full prison's granting +20 trade resources", it's just way too OP so I always play it with +2 instead, Also with drawbridges, I play that if you close the drawbridge on any monster >50 STR while it's on it, both the monster and the bridge collapse, leaving a one grid high debris pile at the bottom of your pit (excl. lava), clearing debris and resetting the bridge cost 5 and 10 resources respectively, if you don't clear debris regularly, enemies take less fall damage or if the pit has filled up it acts as a bridge in its own right A few other rules that I've come up with are: 1 forge can make max 1 cannon per turn, 1 golem forge can make max 5 golems, A cannon can be set only facing either left or right - means if an enemy gets behind your fortifications its extra bad news; (e.g cannons facing LL cannot shoot at enemies to their right, where in LR only one cannon can shoot to the right, and RR both can shoot to their right) Certain remnants can be cleared to build in that room; clearing a forgotten crypt roll 1d2 - 1 nothing happens, 2 get bad magic; Ranged units need line of sight; this means rooms must not be separated by corridors/stairs but one continuous room; e.g gunners couldn't fire until the last moment in this scenario: G ccc R ccc R (G=gunner,c=corridor,R=room), but can fire two tiles away in this room: G R R Rooms can be combined for 5 resources, no limit per turn I reckon there should be some way to build passive income in the game, like planting farms, that can be like 1d4 roll, 1 = poor harvest, each farm produces 1/2 a resource (rounded down); 2-3 = decent harvest, each farm produces 1 resource; 4 = great harvest, each farm produces 1 and 1/2 resources (rounded down) Anyone have any tips they play with that make the game fun?

[@anythingarax]

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

[@kruggsmash]

Yeah! Do it!

[@net_spider]

Kinda curious, how do you go about playing your Delve game? Do you play it, make quick sketches and move on and then go back after the fact to actually draw out all your rooms or do you play the game slowly, by drawing out each room as you discover it? Just wondering about your process as both could be enjoyable. Edit: I also just love how you layer artworks over each other and incorporate each for how its presented.

[@Sp3rw3r]

These random dungeons remind me of something similar that was part of the first version of AD&D dungeon master guide. Somewhere in that book was a table to roll a random dungeon. I wonder if that one works in dwarf fortress. Gonna have to try.

[@TheRapierTheBetter]

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

[@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.

[@mattd.3418]

YAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!

[@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.

[@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 !

[@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!

[@tigereyeinc.718]

I wish I had drawing skills greater than a intoxicated chimpanzee so that I could play Delve myself!

[@kruggsmash]

Haha, hey you dont' need great art skills thooough. Just draw boxes and stick figures, honestly. You might have more fun with it that way, too. I encourage you to try.

[@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?

[@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!

[@xidon8267]

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

[@Water_Worker]

I am pretty sure your units attack first, then take damage from any remaining enemies. But hey maybe gnolls are just a bit slow on the draw. Wish the game was a bit more clear as the combat seems extremely difficult the way its going here.

[@kruggsmash]

Nah, it says that both sides "deal STR damage at the same time". Tough but fair I say.

[@millennialboomer6780]

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

[@eldabys]

extremely fun stuff!! seriously considering picking up delve now...

[@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.

[@darkowl9]

Although this took a while, I really enjoyed it. The quality and care and impromptu worldbuilding you put into your videos is second-to-none. Quick question, around 17:05 you got a 4 of hearts. As it was at level 2, shouldn't it have been +2? Or is that only for trade items?

[@mamontain]

you are right, he should have gotten 4+2

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@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!

[@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!

[@SaiceShoop]

I feel like this game is ripe for a computer version. Anyways love the videos you are doing on these.

[@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%!

[@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!

[@andrzejzoll952]

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!

[@andrzejzoll952]

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

[@andrzejzoll952]

@@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

[@Buddy1Sock]

If you’re going back to dwarf fortress after this might I suggest a seaside kingdom if you haven’t done that already? You could make the traveling cart area like a sort of pier almost

[@byronkiernan7786]

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

[@Raterheim]

Beautiful play! I wonder who your kennel master might be, and what their stance on rousing the gnollem is.

[@ancientundergroundbiomech]

ive been loving your delve videos! shame this will be the last for awhile, but i hope you revisit this in the future, maybe figure out a less time/labor intensive way of making these vids. it would also be interesting to see you try other games like these, either other solo map making games or solo ttrpgs.

[@arlyssstewart3040]

It too bad this takes so long to produce, it works really well in your style. Oh well, I'm looking forward to more dwarf fortress

[@chrism3562]

Any advice for someone who is interested in this game but has zero artistic talent? I can draw line, boxes, and stick figures and thats about it. Suppose I can overlay Krugg art in my mind, eh? 😀

[@kruggsmash]

squares and stick figures! It doesn't have to be terribly detaled in order for you to have fun. Let your imagination be the canvas or something, I dunno. You can do it!

[@Sorrynametaken]

Whatever works for you. In the author's discord someone showed off playing using the cells of an excel sheet. Some people also use different kinds of "dungeon maker" GM tools with copy/pasted assets. Personally, I just do my best to draw on grid paper.

[@JS-mh9uu]

But WHY are you wearing leather gloves? The Episode was good as always thanks for the story.

[@oljo0527]

Yeah I dunno, maybe build a bridge over the lake? -Clumb Sleety, local idiot.

[@connordarvall8482]

Can I congratulate you on drawing cards with gloves on? drawing from a deck can be hard using regular fingers.

[@falsehero2001]

It’s amazing but also understandably a lot more more than you have to put into Dwarf Fort.

[@danjoy2]

I find this Delve content even more enjoyable than the regular Dwarf Fortess, though the arena stays my favorite. That said, I’d love to see this fort conclude. Maybe with a slightly lower production value and more reused assets? It’s going so well!

[@kruggsmash]

ahhh I am sorry, my friend. This is a project that cannot continue. Beyond the fact that i'd be sturggling to find a way to manage it, I've also be hemorrhaging patrons during the process. I literally could not continue doing it m'afraid. I do appreciate you watching and enjoying it though.

[@johng8837]

@@kruggsmash I think you may be over-attributing the development length of Delve content to patron loss. People love your stuff and would happily wait. The issue is the economy is in a recession and things aren't slowing down. Don't blame yourself if numbers continue dropping.

[@danjoy2]

@@kruggsmash understandable and thanks for your reply.

[@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

[@jackhughes8585]

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

[@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

[@crystalpapers6590]

Damn you krugg, you introduced me to the wonderful wretched world of solo rpgs

[@dunsmdul68]

Cool game, i enjoy the narrative. Keep up the good work ^^

[@murilot.c3823]

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

[@tando6266]

You should make a tileset that we can pay for and print so we can play with your artwork

[@LastofAvari]

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

[@fotisvlachopoulos9799]

Outstanding work dude! Love your art and narration style

[@rockwolf125]

This is awesome! Have you considered adding the Feast and Famine free expansion to your play? It introduces Food as a resource to manage your army. Also cave goats!

[@kruggsmash]

I haven't, no. I'm still coming to grips with the base game! There are an awful lot of ways to improve upon it though, which I really appreciate.

[@jonnrussell3766]

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

[@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

[@SuperVidman101]

Always enjoy more content from you. ⛏️⛏️⛏️

[@AustralianGrizzly]

So honestly... Did you really just "miss" the part where you start with those 5 Soldiers at the Entrance for the first one or did you just decide not to so as to give us a taste for Delve???

[@kruggsmash]

Oh I totally goddamn missed it- though yes, it did make for a nice succinct episode, didn't it? :D

[@aldersheep5924]

It seems like fluids are really overpowered. It seems like too much digging in the safest area is the best way to lose the game

[@kruggsmash]

Hey, I encountered fluids early on in both forts and was able to overcome them. I say it's an interesting obstacle. I think I just got unlucky on top of that.

[@jamesflames6987]

You don't have to mine next to where you build.

[@aldersheep5924]

@@kruggsmash Probably that's a bad luck. Maybe after watching your videos I was biased towards feeling that fluids were op. That lava just seemed to be game braking. Just a one card that makes everything that you build destroyed and cancels all progress on the level that should be safe. I know that it is a good way of stooping players from abusing it for endless supplies, but there should be a safe zone. Like 4 in each direction without a flood

[@airmanon7213]

Aww... would love to see what happens to New Silverstone!

[@kruggsmash]

Me too, me too.

[@airmanon7213]

@@kruggsmash This certainly was a treat to see uploaded on my birthday! Thank you!

[@devinblack606]

More please, these videos are so much fun:)

[@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!

[@djm.o.d.1]

your art and tone really make it a relaxing experience

[@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.

[@estherclawson6876]

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

[@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!

[@armokgodofblood2504]

Honestly, I'm not surprised that Kruggsmash has RPG dice, but I'm curious what he actually plays.

[@kruggsmash]

I have been getting back into dnd lately! It's been far too long since i've played. dnd 5e to be exact. It is my jam.

[@Sorrynametaken]

@@kruggsmash Have you heard of Vaults of Vaarn? It looks sort of like a tabletop rpg version of Caves of Qud. Tons of randomizing tables.

[@newtonianromance]

Yaaay more dwarven smash

[@kruggsmash]

Hell yus

[@medhathobo]

These are really cool dude. I never thought I would want to play a game where I just draw but you sell it well.

[@korbetthein3072]

Yo, Krug! I was worried about you!

[@kruggsmash]

Many were lol. These Delve vids are 2intense 4 me I think heh

[@korbetthein3072]

@@kruggsmash I was worried you got sick, or that something bad happened to you! Glad to see that you're doing alright. I wouldn't have had the courage to dive into Dwarf Fortress if I hadn't seen your videos, and Dwarf Fortress is one of my favorite games now! I've even started making mods for it!

[@timmythy2887]

Dang I hoped this would get another part. Now we're all invested in this fortress and the story. Just when so many possibilities opened up it had to end! What about the Gnollems?! When will the Crystal Cavern dry up? Will the magma ever get drained? Will we ever know the answer to any of these questions?

[@kruggsmash]

I am just as upset as you are. I wish I could swing it, man. Was so excited seeing these things open up while playing but then as time dragged on I had to make the realization that i couldn't keep it up. really stinks, but ah well.

[@KaizarNike]

@@kruggsmash I've found it to be a long winded thing. My energy for this game usually comes from seeing Delve or Dwarf Fortress in my notifications or recommended, and I usually do about an average of exploring 5 rooms a sesh. I'd love to see shorter little 10 minute forays into this world you are making, but if its not working, its not working.

[@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 :)

[@YuubiTimberwolf]

Good to see you! I had a feeling you were taking some time off, your work is incredible and good rest is needed afterall! Getting soldiers is the top priority, you cant keep exploring (especially downward) when you have little chance in fighting them. Hopefully you get some big loot to reclaim the structures to the left soon!

[@DreadnoughtFiend]

Welcome Back Dude!

[@kruggsmash]

Good to be back!

[@tomek3470]

you love to see it

[@kruggsmash]

Its alright I guess

[@HunterMayer]

Brutal start! Way to bounce back! Sad to hear you won't be doing more of these (as a regular series, if I understood you correctly.) But having been Delving myself for a month plus now, a solo Delve can take many many hours of your time just playing it out in your head and fine tuning the sketches as the fortress evolves. I think the successful model for rapid content creation of Delve in this space includes having a large assortment of premade assets already made, but at the cost of fully exploring the creative 'in the moment' fresh squeezed mind juicing as you play model.

[@Se05239]

Glad to see you back!

[@kruggsmash]

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

[@FizzLeeague]

Welcome back! I was actually worrying about you... How mental is that? Just shows how much I love your content. You know, whenever I need to escape, your work is my first port of call. Tell me! You got any DF in the works? Would love to see a story-heavy playthrough like Scorchfountain, or the for-fun Short Forts, personally.

[@kruggsmash]

All good! Thanks for your concern though. I am getting to work on a df video today- but don't have any great ideas yet lol. Got any ideas?

[@FizzLeeague]

@@kruggsmash Krugg... I don't know about you... But I see these demons invading our beautiful world with these horrid slade monstrosities and their goblin slaves. Well... I say it's high time for us to return the favour. Let us forsake our petty surface squabbles. The time has come to invade hell. And when we get there, we'll build a goddamn gargantuan tower and give those clowns a taste of dwarven vengeance! ARE YOU WITH ME?

[@ashleyfisher1025]

This is something I would like to see

[@BillErak]

I am really disappointed to see this is the last one! I understand you probably gotta keep the algorithm happy thought heh. Still, hope to some day see a bit more of new silverstone, this was definitely a breath of fresh air and a very fun experience!

[@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."

[@dallinhunter7385]

I'm going to buy this game based on what I've seen here. Looks very neat. Reminds me of another game I like to play, also roll and write, called Four Against Darkness. If you haven't played it, you should.

[@Error-yj2bi]

Fantastic video & art as always Krugg! I really like this expansion of your portfolio towards TTRPGs (ok arguably DF could be considered as a TTRPG, but I still love it!). Should nobody have mentioned it yet maybe have a look at Ironsworn (Solo RPG) from Shawn Tomkin. You could try making it like your Murderhall series that fanart gets incorporated

[@oddbirdMusic]

Rather fond of these.

[@Jimverse_]

I enjoyed this krugg, really looking forward to what we have next :) A new DF fortress perhaps? Or maybe go crazy and play caves of qud or something, imagine the pictures 0_0

[@QuixtopherOtic]

So many drawings!!!! It's aweome. Also, have you ever considered illustrating a card deck? I would definitely buy a card deck that you illustrated.

[@davekachel]

visual idea if you are going to keep this awesome game: You could have 5 similar pictures for the prison. One with all doors open for when the prison is empty. Than 1/4 doors closed, 1/2 closed, 3/4 closed and all closed to visuallize how filled it is. Its a minor detail but I think it would be very cool