Dave’s First Crawl - a Dungeon Crawler Carl Podcast

This week, we cover Chapters 7, 8, and 9 of The Gate of the Feral Gods - DCC Book 4.In classic Carl fashion we burn down another fucking town hall and Hump Town is now on the Gnomes bombing list. Plus we get into an old fashion B-B-B-B BOSS BATTLE with Ruckus a sick ass steampunk desert death bird with some huge saw blades.Meanwhile, Donut lands a record-breaking sponsorship, Carl gets a suspiciously underwhelming vegetable, and the crawlers beneath their feet aren’t exactly inspiring confidence. Throw in upgraded sunglasses, a mysterious artifact, and the dungeon briefly hitting pause, and things are getting weird even by fifth-floor standards.Plus, the Royal Chariot gets a weapons test. What could possibly go wrong with STRAPPING MISSILES TO DONUT’S RIDE?Want to join the discussion? Come hang out with the community at r/DavesFirstCrawl.

2 Drunk Idiots, 1 Dead Girlfriend | DCC Book 4, Ch. 3 - 6This week on Dave’s First Crawl, we're covering Chapters 3–6 of The Gate of the Feral Gods.Dave & Emi return in rare fucking form.Carl and Katia build the Royal Chariot, while the dungeon's recap show takes a dark turn with some unexpected casualties. Back in Humptown, we meet Louis and Firas, two drunken dipshits who somehow entered the dungeon in a Chevy Astro dubbed the Tiddy Twister.The gang attempts a stealth mission involving two idiots, a spell, and a cup. What could possibly go wrong?Dave makes some bold predictions, Emi becomes borderline unhinged, and somehow we manage to hold it together. Barely.Come join the madness at r/DavesFirstCrawl!

This week, we cover Chapters 1, 2, and 3 of The Gate of the Feral Gods - DCC Book 4.The Iron Tangle is behind us, but the fifth floor is already serving up some fresh bullshit. Carl, Donut, and Katia arrive in Hump Town, where the camels are armed, city hall is suspicious, and a floating gnome fortress is everyone’s problem. Four castles, fifteen days, and no stairwell until all four fall. Welcome to the bubbles!Meanwhile, Carl gets some legendary loot and a face tattoo with unfortunate side effects, Donut adds to her magical arsenal, and the gang discovers that their fellow crawlers include two dudes getting absolutely hammered at the Spit and Swallow.Plus, the gnomes introduce their version of aerial warfare: DROPPING A FUCKING GOOSE.Want to join the discussion? Come hang out with the community at r/DavesFirstCrawl.

Season 3 Recap Episode! This week on Dave’s First Crawl, we’re wrapping up The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook: covering the Epilogue, audiobook end credits, general discussion, and Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret Part 3.We look back at the biggest moments of the Iron Tangle: Katia's ascent as a Crawler, the collective embrace of Carl & Donut, the body count ticking up among top 10 Crawlers, and the evolution of Carl's mantra: “I will break them. I will break them all.” Plus, Dave’s endgame predictions, Book 4 predictions, Reddit shout outs, discussion on the audiobook bonus material, and we address our harshest Apple Podcast critics. Travis in Atlanta, this one’s for you.Finally, Growler Gary lives! Our favorite repeatedly murdered bartender wakes up backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret: preparing for something that sounds increasingly important. Oh, and Gary may have just stumbled upon the minor combination of resurrection + the power of creation. What could possibly go wrong?Season 3 is officially in the books. Come tell us everything we got wrong at r/DavesFirstCrawl.

This week on Dave’s First Crawl, we’re covering Chapters 32, 33, and 34 of The Dungeon Anarchist’s Cookbook, DCC Book 3.Li Na and company provide some much needed backup as Carl rolls out a series of seriously flawed plans to bring Level 4 of the Dungeon to an end. We also finally meet the delightfully unhinged Prepotente and his handler, Miriam Dom, who prove to be no slouches in the Dungeon.Meanwhile, Carl comes up with another completely reasonable plan: involuntarily summon a Level 250 War God and hurl him at his other dungeon nemeses using the portal carts. Shockingly, something goes wrong...and suddenly Carl is trapped in a televised Death Challenge between an invulnerable god and the deadliest Crawler Killer on the floor.We also get the unlikely return of a Royal Orc who does not enjoy being digitally fucked. Here, Piglet, Piglet, Piglet!Want to join the discussion? Come hang out with the community at r/DavesFirstCrawl.