Dungeon Core 101

A Gamelit Adventure (Dungeon Core 101, Book 1)

By: R.J. Triveri

Narrated by: Kevin Kemp

What if you got a second chance...as a dungeon?

Every beginning is also an end. Rem, the Foxkin Oracle of the Wildwood, knows this better than most, seeing as he is on his second life. Most people don't get another chance at the whole life thing after a stupidly oversized adventurer's hammer uses their head to paint a tree, but a goddess on the Pantheon of the Divine sees great potential in Rem.

Granted salvation by his Patron, Rem becomes a Dungeon Core, a magical entity tasked with creating the trials essential to helping adventurers become the true warriors they were meant to be. In his new existence as a Dungeon Core, Rem can create minions to fight for him, design magical loot of immeasurable power to reward those who overcome his obstacles, craft spells that will affect the entire world, and do more for his clan than he could possibly imagine. Just as soon as he passes his classes and ranks up....

Welcome to Ansith's Academy for Dungeon Training and Combat. Welcome to Dungeon Core 101.

©2020 R.J. Triveri (P)2021 Podium Audio

needs to get the second book narrated

desperately looking forward to hearing the next book it's still out of Kendall though for those who want to read it. I will be doing so but it would be nice to hear it as well.

great book

funny and while thought out the story was told in a colorful and engaging way

Fun

the book is a fun take on dungeon cores and the world building and character building are very good.

Well written, excellent narration, dogshit teacher

Triveri writes very well, with engaging characters and a very interesting world setup. Many of the characters have flaws and complexities that are clearly well-considered and react in appropriate ways. Kemp’s narration compliments this writing very well.

The one major downside to me so far is that Ansith is an absolute abomination of a teacher, and so far no one has called him out on it.

I’m still only halfway through this book. Ansith has so far engaged in: “sink or swim” methodology, abuse of minors, fomenting discord among allies, gaslighting, and victim blaming. This happened over the course of three “lessons.” It’s very clear that Ansith is a megalomaniacal narcissist who wants all his students to simultaneously fear him and believe he is the only one they can trust, so that he can use them as child soldiers in his ongoing war against an enemy that he still has yet to describe in any terms more concrete than “hope you never have to fight them alone.”

Triveri usually seems to have a fairly good grasp on the consequences of his characters’ actions, so I still have hope that Ansith will finally get called out for this behavior, but I’m not holding my breath, either.

Tl;dr, Trigger Warning: Abusive Teacher

Kevin Kemp lands a home run.

I love the book. The narration kept me enthralled and I couldn't help but keep listening. This was a well written and masterly narrated book.