Delve: A Solo Map-Drawing Game

[@DwarfComic]

Thanks for the shout out! 100% agree using generators adds a great layer to this game. Gonna be steal'n that! 🙂

[@kruggsmash]

This guys got a lot of delve videos. they're great. go watch em'!

[@Dave96939]

DC have any new DF vids planned?

[@Bobdd0]

I just watched all of his delve vids yesterday, very highly recommended!

[@sirkharuse1153]

❤'d the DC Delves!

[@elanasilverman4468]

@@kruggsmash Thanks for the "insider tip" (grin, lol) on where to find more Delve! Also, a humble plea that you will perhaps do a bit of CDDA again. I thought that episode (the Halloween one) was truly exceptional in multiple regards!

[@gamesux420]

Confusion over building stairs. Dwarven classic.

[@allgreatfictions]

I would love to see more of this. More Delve specifically, as well as more of this type of side content.

[@kruggsmash]

Looking like how it might be! never totally abandon df though of course

[@marcbennett9232]

agree. nice pause from df, although i love df

[@123HunterHead]

Comic on to it I've done some decent delve might be I . Krugg s friends

[@chillathome3832]

ooo what about a historical rule set, 100 years after the worm

[@LiamCarriganYT]

As much as I like Dwarf Fortress, in relation to you, I see it more as a tool for your stories. It's the framework and ruleset you have to build around. For me, you could really use any medium/game that offers similar structures and freedom, like this one, and still make it great. So, yeah. I wouldn't mind seeing more of Delve or anything else you could wrap your imagination around!

[@orcguy51]

100% agreed. I'm here from the imagination and story telling, however it comes about.

[@Klomster88]

It's great to see him mixing it up, not gonna lie. Too bad about poor Silverstone tho.

[@TheRabidOgre]

The artwork especially really created a sense of continuity. The story of Silverstone is definitely going to be filed alongside all of those of Dwarf Fortress in my head.

[@Isseinoyuu]

Agreed, I also really enjoyed his Cataclysm stories

[@sparky-xz1nb]

Honestly I'd love to see this guy as a DM for dnd

[@ryand5509]

Solo role playing games are underrated, if you’re looking for another great solo game that’s more a journaling game than a map-maker, I’d recommend Thousand Year Old Vampire.

[@kruggsmash]

Very underrated! Seemed like a strange concept till 1 realized it's what I do for a living. Thanks for the recommendation. will have to look into it

[@viinis939]

TYOV is my first game like this, very good imho

[@dustov]

I second tyov. mine is a scot living in London after fleeing the jacobite rebellions. 1760s he gets turned and now has ended up in Central America wending his way through the local culture and owns a whole catacomb system where he poses the skeletons of his victims imitating key moments of his life lest he forget who he was in the endless march of time

[@mistergray5317]

@@kruggsmash or try lost in the deep, I a Journaling game where you play as a last dwarf survivor of a failed expedition.

[@shards-of-glass-man]

Picked up TYOV not too long ago as well, as writing training

[@Kryptnyt]

"I want my office to be built with quick access to the bottomless pit" ~A just and definitely not threatening leader

[@toryumau6798]

... "This is madness!" - That one anti-socialist campaigner who was never seen again. - >)':^I

[@GegenscheinVRC]

When the volcano awakens, this problem solves itself

[@Kryptnyt]

@@toryumau6798 "You're socialist and yet you worship money--" KICK

[@JediLordNathan]

Little did she know that there was a giant monster beneath it; Dwarven hubris at its finest.

[@Zagryzaec]

@@JediLordNathan TIS IS SILVERSTONE!!! Also on unrelated note, this opposition dwarf officially went to explore deeper level. No one was holding him.

[@TheZapan99]

Similar Dungeon-Drawing games worth trying: - How to Host a Dungeon, by Tony Dowler, in which you generate the Dungeon of a particular civilisation and play it out over the eons of its life cycle. - No Country for Old Kobolds, by Steve Wallace, in which you generate the map of a continent divided in several countries with a Kobold village trying to survive in the middle. - Ironsworn Delve, by Shawn Tomkin, an extension of the Viking-themed procedural roleplaying game, that will let you explore the deepest, darkest reaches of the Ironlands.

[@kruggsmash]

Iiiiiinteresting. you know, I haven't really looked into similar game even at this point. i'll have to take a look at these. thanks, dude

[@clockworkpotato9892]

I also recommend Mappa Imperium; look it up and it's pay what you want as far as I'm aware

[@Xeridanus]

@@clockworkpotato9892 Is that the one made by another KZbinr called Nookium? I know he promotes it a lot.

[@clockworkpotato9892]

@@Xeridanus yeah it is

[@R00sc0]

How to Host a Dungeon (the first version) is a very fun tool: I've used it a lot to create realistic dungeons for tabletop RPG campaigns in the past. I don't host very long campaign anymore and mainly play one-shots, but the fact that the protagonist is the dungeon itself is a very unique concept.

[@kagglerock8115]

Hey Krugg, I was looking into this game and realized that you might have missed a step that could have saved your fortress from an amphibious fate. At the start of the book it says to create five soldiers in your entryway when you begin (step 3 of starting the game on page 2) and while most of them would have still been turned into a dwarven smear on the stairs it might have been enough to keep you in the game. Hope this helps, if not then sorry and have a good one!

[@ishill85]

i think a consideration is that these are dwarves, so the air pollution they might be concerned about *might be entirely ungerground*. Really it would make sense for a society that lives almost exclusively underground that air quality control would be among the central functions of government much like water purity is for us.

[@bookpenguin8818]

I had an idea that was somewhat like this. The dwarves burn the plentiful fossil fuels of their nation for heat and power. However, since they aren’t all that advanced, they don’t know how to route the exhaust all the way to the surface without it all leaking back in. Their forts are obviously low-lying, so CO2 and the like collect inside. Thus, they use a system of empty lava tubes below their forges to vent the smog. After generations of doing this, the lava tubes are nearly full. They don’t have pickaxes strong enough to break open the tubes themselves, relying on natural holes. Their plan is to utilize the energies of the Void Crystal to blow a hole in the tubes before they fill and suffocate the forts: The smog will vent out of the tubes and blow east, out of the kingdom. From there, it’s not the dwarves’ problem.

[@dr_kav2k]

I believe you missed this point in the "Starting the game" rules, point 3: "Create a section in your notepad to track your units, **and note that you have five Soldiers (page 6) at the Entrance.**" - so you actually supposed to start with a sizeable force.

[@kruggsmash]

OH HELL! Haha what a dummy. Don't know how I didn't accidentally reread that part at some point this past month. thats bonkers/ thanks for the heads up there

[@dr_kav2k]

@@kruggsmash Happens! You are right, some rules in those games are murky (for example, troops need a room to be stationed in, so does that mean the Entrance can station those units, or do they have to move to the first Barracks available?). I do hope you give it another go! Or, perhaps, another flavour of game from the same author? Umbra is a later game by the same person with a sci-fi twist, and it's considered to be more rules-mature and varied. (Space Dorfs? One can dream..)

[@TheNextDecade244]

@@kruggsmash To be fair, with the way you've generated your nation it absolutely makes sense why they'd have embarked with no soldiers. After all, their lands are peaceful and tranquil, with the exception of all the pollution, so they wouldn't have expected the sheer poor luck of having an elder monstrosity living so close to the surface.

[@CloseingStraw97]

@@kruggsmash Redo of this episode or just make a new delve?

[@TheRyujinLP]

@@kruggsmash I mean I do have to say this did at lest did lead to a rather amusing first play through. Let's just say that do to a bureaucratic oversight the funds that was supposed to be used to station a 5 dwarf military garrison at the fortresses base "accidentally" got "redistributed" to the dear leaders personal funds. While you brave dwarves may have died, the great party still lives on despite your set back. All your belongings and holding will be now be claimed and redistributed to the people. And by "to the people" we mean the heads of the party.

[@Gamer_Dylan_6]

Loved it. Dwarf fortress is always fun but it's good to have variety.

[@kruggsmash]

True that. Glad you liked it. thanks for watching!

[@charlesballiet7074]

ive never heard of a map drawing game this is really cool

[@kruggsmash]

Isn't it neat? Been eager to get into it.

[@tedchevalier]

Playthroughs of this game has my vote. I loved how quick it was!

[@spooki-2451]

Yes, another run of Delve would be amazing. may the next fortress live long and prosper! Lest another foul beast spells its doom.

[@sirkharuse1153]

This was super cool. Loved the music and art. Great characters snd I loved the talking gloves (gloved hands that move with narration)! I'd love to see more of this game played on your channel, for certain. This was excellent!

[@lynthecookie2k23]

Delve looks very fun! As a fellow artist, I can't wait to try it and see how my fortress end up looking!

[@kruggsmash]

Heck yeah, do it up! Lemme see what you come out with

[@arnarogbjorn]

Delve is a really amazing experience to watch! I would love more Delve videos and seeing you get a hold of the rules and get a fortress fit for legend!

[@kruggsmash]

Maybe get a little speedier with it, eh? lol, this was only 8 rounds here, pfft

[@lacolo]

Oh wow nice visuals! And awesome use of the random generator websites!

[@kruggsmash]

Hey thanks. Really wanted to do better with the pics here.

[@TheJoshman01]

If kruggsmash does another game of Delve I hope he keeps the "world" connected to this one. Could be the start of a cool shared universe.

[@cantstraferight]

I really like Delve. I got it last year and only played a few times.

[@kruggsmash]

It's pretty neat!

[@eldabys]

i have very fond memories of playing "how to host a dungeon" with my father as a kid. this is a wonderful throwback and i'd love to see more!

[@W4rgle]

Patron here! Loved this; had no idea such a thing existed, may have gone overboard and purchased all of the content available from the creator that caught my eye 🤣 Would love more of this content! The little innovations you discuss are just one more thing I can swipe for my own games. Praise Armok! Praise Krugg!

[@John_does]

Definitely want to see you try it another time at least, it feels like it ended too short

[@millennialboomer6780]

I love that drawing of the cat, haha! Pretty comfy video, I enjoyed it!

[@preyo6511]

Another round or 3 of delve would be very welcome

[@breitve]

good to see you back, been missing your soothing voice in the background of the day. i liked your foray into delve. i miss the forts, but i wouldnt mind seeing more of delve either. it would be interesting to see the further story of borhok when the dwarves try again

[@julianhall2972]

My son and I just purchased and downloaded this! Can’t wait to play it. We are going on a 3 week camping holiday with no computers so I’m sure this will get a good run!! Please do more videos of this krug

[@nosamsreliquary3407]

If you want to do more of these I will be totally for it, this is awesome!

[@wisewizard9552]

It's like I'm watching a masterfully crafted thousands of years old fairy tale!

[@ColinTimmins]

A fantastic story and video as always. You bring any game to life.

[@ryanfoxx5370]

I backed the Delve kickstarter, got 3 different Zines of a similar nature, the goblin idea is awesome for Rise, where you start at an evil dungeon heart and dig to the surface!

[@bartoszjedlinski6808]

That sounds cool

[@elsewhereprince3969]

The art is super. I really want more of this.

[@tinysandwich4686]

I would love to see more Delve. Great idea for the random generators! For Borhok's Groutons with Cherry Sauce, at first I was thinking a meatloaf, but I don't know how you'd braise a meatloaf...

[@toryumau6798]

... I reckon it's similar to how some variants of meatballs are dry baked first till it forms a crust, then simmered in sauce till tender. Black cherry reduction would certainly be a nice glaze for such a dish. >):^]

[@日光-d8k]

This was honestly one of my favourite episodes in a long time! I'd love to see more of this game, it really fits your style of storytelling.

[@noahh7946]

Really loved this episode! I'd definitely like to see this series continue

[@fotisvlachopoulos9799]

I really liked this episode! I think that whatever game you choose to use as an aid, we're all here for your storytelling style anyway. I'd love to see more!

[@tetrablackstar9842]

Woah, this has opened up an entirely new world for me! I never really thought about games like this but have been delving deep in to recommendations on games like this. Looking in to it, I think it'd be amazing to see a video on Apothecaria (by the same person who made Delve) with a Waddlesquash setting. 🎃

[@MyLittlePonyTheater]

Definitely loved this one. I'd certainly like to see more - either another Delve where you get farther (or win) this time, or another game like this if you want to try different things. Your art and imagination brings these types of games to life, so a game like Delve seems perfect for your brand.

[@SuperLawl55]

This is really cool and I'm sure a nice little break from dwarf fortress for you, but with similar content.

[@waylandwayfarer5400]

I think I can safely say that one of the big draws of your channel, at least for me, is your warm, brilliant storytelling and watching you build your worlds and the lives and civilizations within it. So yes, more delve from you would be more than welcome! Strike the Earth, and rock and stone.

[@wubluu]

Please do more of this. This was so much fun! Loved every minute.

[@CosmicFrogX]

Superb storytelling and amazing how much work and creativity you put into this.

[@lebazardemysteriou8539]

That was a nice video, really inspiring !

[@diegoderiverabyrne6557]

Looking forward more content with Delve, loved the vid.

[@kruggsmash]

Hey we might have to see, huh? Wasn't totally planning on it, but maybe, maybe.

[@alecdbeck1]

I would 100% be down to see you play other solo ttrpgs. There are so many of them out there.

[@Moctipotili1]

I think Delve is almost a perfect platform for your art of skill and storytelling. Definately do many more of these.

[@steelfist1305]

Thoroughly enjoyed this, and I would definitely watch if you did more!

[@ieuanjones1318]

This was fun. I would love to see another of these that manages to get a little deeper!

[@murilot.c3823]

Loved the video, Can't wait for more videos like this one!

[@adrianbourceanu9145]

I'd love to see you play more Delve, as well as other pen-and-paper games. Variety is the spice of life, after all (and your drawings are really really cool!)

[@leXie1337_chan]

This Delve was delightful, and I'd love to see more. Maybe even an Umbra or a Rise with your particular flavour of storytelling! 'twould be mesmerizing.

[@Teachermook]

Oh my goodness I really thought you were gone, you hadn't posted in so long!

[@kruggsmash]

That woulda been funny

[@Teachermook]

@@kruggsmash yeah considering! But glad to see you again. And as a solo boardgamer this intrigues me.

[@Grogeous_Maximus]

@@kruggsmash It would have broken our hearts. I think you had a lot of us worried that you were tired of making content

[@DarthTellor]

This was awesome and fits your channel PERFECTLY

[@XiaoYuanHao]

I'd really love to see more of you playing and drawing Delve! This game just seems perfect for you, Krugg!

[@Pinerocket]

IM CRYING THIS STORY WAS SO ENGAGING AND DYNAMIC!

[@awildwightappeared3685]

So awesome! Would love to see more!

[@Gullara]

I absolutely love this. The combination of your storytelling with the game mechanics are really a perfect match. And the emphasis of your awesome art really elevates the whole experience.

[@estherclawson6876]

This was cool. And you are such a fun narrator for it. If you don't mind doing more Delve, I wouldn't mind watching it.

[@HausofCraft]

If it weren't for this video, I wouldn't have found your channel. I want this game now, great job on the artistry and story telling! I would love to see more like this.

[@zach5539]

It's hard to describe just how nice it is to have these videos on KZbin

[@atomface101]

I would love to see more delve. It can't end at the first attempt of digging down! Etrien endures!

[@RobbieIsntAmerican]

I was inspired to get this and play it after watching this channel! The game is wonderful, I keep a little ingame turn diary as a Chronicle. so glad to see your playing it

[@nick11crafter]

Really glad you did this one Krugg, I looked into Delve only to find I had already gotten it in a recent bundle, now thanks to you it wont be lost to the depths of my boundless library!

[@aranokchildofarkan]

I would love to see more of this! Always been a big fan of your story telling, and this is a great tool for it, just like Dwarf Fortress.

[@batsoup832]

This was fun, nice change of pace from Dwarf Fortress

[@TheConjurersTower]

This was so charming! I'd very much love to see more of this.

[@uncabob214]

This seems like an excellent and natural expansion of content for the Channel. Would be very pleased to see more in future.

[@logannicolay5830]

Please more of this! I've never heard of Delve before, but now it's on my list of games to get and try. I really liked your presentation and set up of the game. Really inspires me to get back into drawing just to play this game!

[@hathunter164]

I'd love to see more of this. Delve seems like a miniature DF game in card form, at least when narrated like this.

[@djcsdy2]

So happy to see fantasy name generators get a shout out! That website is a treasure trove.

[@projectrenaissanceman5035]

We all love you Krugg We’re all routing for you Thank you for you hard work

[@CrazyHatDave3000]

I would love to see more Delve. Recently I have been really getting into board games, and this looks exactly like the sort of thing I would play. Thanks for bringing it to my attention!

[@davidbale8495]

I enjoyed this episode very much. The extra story telling gave the game an extra flair. Well done, and thank you

[@Thalatash]

This is pretty cool. All of these great drawings were a lot of work, I'm sure, and made it worth the wait.

[@ultraburger2198]

I love this right here, as well as how alive you make it all feel. I'm super down to see more!

[@AlfieWoodland]

I'd love to see you take another shot at this - your artwork and storytelling are what I come to this channel for, and this game really plays to those strengths. Would be a lot of fun to see a longer campaign over a few videos.

[@Snuredrams]

These dwarf designs are so inspired! I love your artstyle in this video

[@iris7eye]

seeing youtube coverage of solo pen and paper games is pretty rare, nice to see you doing this!

[@doormango]

This was fantastic! Please play more of this!

[@jdarksun]

I really dug this episode; I like your art and I like the way you tell stories. Happy to keep watching whatever content you decide to make!

[@kubstoff1418]

Wow I was pretty much immediately hooked on this, I bought the game asap and I'm off to set off for my own digging adventure, this game feels like it can fill the need for exploring the unknown with pen and paper and a deck of cards!

[@claybass3631]

Bravo! Very enjoyable. More of these would be awesome...glad I ran across it.

[@alexisdeacon8727]

I really liked this. I’m constantly looking for exactly this type of game; something you can play on your own that encourages you to improvise and be creative whilst giving you enough of a framework to remain invested in what’s unfolding.

[@andrewglass9665]

A valiant ttempt! I hope you continue to DELVE on the channel. Thanks Krugg, for introducing us to this game, I'll be picking this up when I'vegotthe chance.

[@sanescientist252]

You should absolutly keep this up! I've seen a bunch of youtubers playing solo rpgs and I've never seen anyone elevate it so much with art and descriptions.

[@sammarsh6516]

Really enjoyed this video. I'd never heard of this particular game, but the concept sounds really cool, and it fits your channel and the beautiful drawings you make so well!

[@alarmedresponse]

I'd think it be neat to see another Delve playthrough! I've had a few fortresses that have gone on for days and the sort of stories that come out of them are always entertaining to remember.

[@nantarg]

Oh would really like to see more of this, now that you also had a go with it and know a bit more how it works. Great job!

[@RemarkableRabbat]

I love this and want to see more! Your illustrations are awesome as always, and I love the stories you put together.

[@silly_didi]

This was awesome!! I'm gonna go grab a copy of this. I'd love to see more of this and more of things like this. Your style of emergent storytelling is delightful.

[@tadelong]

You're describing won tons with red sauce. 1000% delicious.

[@davidsullivan2404]

Found Delve recently and really enjoyed this! Thanks for the amazing story before bed

[@UrsaMinor-69]

Krugg, i HAVE to see more of this, that was great fun and i see massive potential! Not only this game but others like it. I really enjoyed your storytelling and presentation as always, as well as your custom d6 tables! Honestly, I'd even be interested in a part 2 where you fight the worm with the starting troops you were intended to have and continue play from there. Perhaps this fort's story is already closed in your mind, though? Either way, i liked it a lot!

[@thatoneguy9309]

I would love for this to be a mini-series even... I'd reccomend Mappa Imperium for a more nation-sized variation on this concept.

[@julioaureliano4925]

LOVELY!!!! I would love to see more of it!❤️

[@ronarscorruption]

DELVE is a really great game and I'm glad to see you enjoyed it too. In fact, your earlier videos inspired the searches that eventually lead to my playing it in the first place!

[@rushmik]

This really gels with your style of videos. Looking forward to more!

[@BogGlider]

I have not played a solo map drawing game before, always been collaborative. Thank you for brining this to my attention! and as always I love that art and stories :)

[@garybusey9941]

Glad to see that the Overseer has a direct access to *The Void* in the back of his office.

[@davidsalazar13]

Thrac Rivera Red Spine Slayer of Worms Edit: Where’s Thrac when you need him?!

[@SecretFoxfire]

Really enjoyed this and would love to see more. Your DF content is obviously top-notch, but the storytelling style and the beautiful illustrations also lend themselves really well to a variety of tabletop games.