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Resource group · Introduced in Book 1
Early crafting supplies and currency
Carl collects tools, coal, furniture and other salvage to use in his inventions. Workstations let him turn those materials into equipment, while dungeon gold pays for supplies and services he cannot scavenge.[1]
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Resources with different uses
Different workstations allow different kinds of crafting. Carl also keeps objects that are useless as weapons or armor because their materials may be useful later.[2]
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History
Book 1
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Carl salvages tools, coal, furniture and engineering materials from workshops, a gym and a production room. He also acquires an Alchemy Workstation. By Chapter 35, he has just over one thousand gold, and he receives another thousand later.[2]
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Book 2
Carl’s Doomsday Scenario
Carl and Donut each earn five thousand gold from quest rewards. Their combined funds later reach about fifty thousand before they spend heavily on supplies, including alchemical ingredients and Mongo’s carrier.[3]
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Sources
References are to Matt Dinniman’s novels. Book links open our recap guides.
- Dungeon Crawler Carl, Chapters 16–17.
- Dungeon Crawler Carl, Chapters 16–17, 25, 30, 33, 35, 47.
- Carl’s Doomsday Scenario, Chapters 13–17.