Dudley's dungeon

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Tuesday, 11 September, 2007 by Dion Nicolaas
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@ "Actually, I've an ideal job! I can sleep in the boss's time..."
You hit the hobbitHobbits are an unobtrusive but very ancient people, more
numerous formerly than they are today; for they love peace
and quiet and good tilled earth: a well-ordered and well-
farmed countryside was their favourite haunt. They do not
and did not understand or like machines more complicated
than a forge-bellows, a water-mill, or a handloom, although
they were skillful with tools. Even in ancient days they
were, as a rule, shy of "the Big Folk", as they call us, and
now they avoid us with dismay and are becoming hard to find.
        [ The Fellowship of the Ring, by J.R.R. Tolkien ]

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@ "... fight my colleagues in the boss's time..."
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@ "Who's the boss anyway?"


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Grognor September 11, 2007 01:40
First comment: 4 April, 2007 1161 comments written
The RNG.
Antheridium September 11, 2007 03:11
First comment: 17 May, 2007 442 comments written
The playerThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

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's boss is his deity. (Except maybe during the QuestMany, possibly most, Tours are organized as a Quest. This
is like a large-scale treasure hunt, with clues scattered
all over the continent, a few false leads, Mystical Masters
as game-show hosts, and the Dark Lord and the Terrain to
make the Quest interestingly difficult. [...]
In order to be assured of your future custom, the Management
has a further Rule: Tourists, far from being rewarded for
achieving their Quest Object, must then go on to conquer
the Dark Lord or set about Saving the World, or both. And
why not? By then you will have had a lot of practice in
that sort of thing and, besides, the Quest Object is usually
designed to help you do it.
[ The Tough Guide to Fantasyland, by Diana Wynne Jones ]

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.)
The boss of the dungeon is Rodney.
But Dudley's boss... is...
flatluigi September 11, 2007 05:17
First comment: 23 November, 2006 28 comments written
Tony Danza?
  September 11, 2007 07:28
First comment: 1 April, 2004 431 comments written
Dudley's boss is the playerThese strange creatures live mostly on the surface of the
earth, gathering together in societies of various forms, but
occasionally a stray will descend into the depths and commit
mayhem among the dungeon residents who, naturally, often
resent the intrusion of such beasts. They are capable of
using weapons and magic, and it is even rumored that the
Wizard of Yendor is a member of this species.

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, obviously.
Grey Knight September 11, 2007 10:35
First comment: 20 October, 2005 116 comments written
I think that's them coming down the corridor, Dudley. ;-)

Dion, did you get that MedusaMedusa, one of the three Gorgons or Graeae, is the only one
of her sisters to have assumed mortal form and inhabited the
dungeon world.

When Perseus was grown up Polydectes sent him to attempt the
conquest of Medusa, a terrible monster who had laid waste the
country. She was once a beautiful maiden whose hair was her
chief glory, but as she dared to vie in beauty with Minerva,
the goddess deprived her of her charms and changed her
beautiful ringlets into hissing serpents. She became a cruel
monster of so frightful an aspect that no living thing could
behold her without being turned into stone. All around the
cavern where she dwelt might be seen the stony figures of men
and animals which had chanced to catch a glimpse of her and
had been petrified with the sight. Perseus, favoured by
Minerva and Mercury, the former of whom lent him her shield
and the latter his winged shoes, approached Medusa while she
slept and taking care not to look directly at her, but guided
by her image reflected in the bright shield which he bore, he
cut off her head and gave it to Minerva, who fixed it in the
middle of her Aegis.
        [ Bulfinch's Mythology, by Thomas Bulfinch ]

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strip I sent in a while ago? I haven't seen it up, is all, and I'm getting the impression you're running low.

I actually have a series idea, perhaps I'll draw it up!
SQLGuru September 11, 2007 14:58
First comment: 23 October, 2006 77 comments written
I've got an idea coming, too.....just been hectic at work, so I haven't had time to sketch it up. It's probably only F worthy, and mostly due to the tie-in....but it's better than missing a day.

P.S. This one was f.

Layne
Fathead September 18, 2007 17:00
First comment: 1 April, 2006 1136 comments written
There's a game on Braingle.com that will answer that for you. Just tell them FatHead sent you (seriously!).

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