The Caring Dungeon {Book 1 Complete}

Information

Status

Hiatus

Year

2018

Author

Logosthus

• Obsolete Book 2 Chapter 1-11
  Mar 29, 2021
• Obsolete Book 1 52-62cc
  Mar 20, 2021
• Obsolete Book 1 C40-51
  Mar 7, 2021
• Obsolete Book 1 C26-39
  Feb 28, 2021
• Obsolete Book 1 C20-25
  Feb 22, 2021
• Obsolete Book 1 C5-19
  Feb 13, 2021
• -ccish
  Apr 8, 2019
• -
  Mar 17, 2019
• -cc
  Feb 10, 2019
• First Blood {Manning}cc
  Jan 27, 2019
• Redelving {Copper}cc
  Jan 19, 2019
• Revisiting cc
  Jan 12, 2019
• Birds/Squirrels {Manning}cc
  Jan 5, 2019
• Hedgehogs {Manning}cc
  Dec 29, 2018
• TBD {Cara}cc
  Dec 22, 2018
• Chapter 48 // After Action {Cara} Editing in progress 3.25.26cc
  Dec 15, 2018
• Chapter 47 // Delvers {Copper} - E in Prog 3.24.26cc
  Feb 2, 2019
• Chapter 46 // Visitors {Gladil} - E in progress 3/19/2026cc
  Dec 8, 2018
• Chapter 45 // Context - {Manning} - E3.7.26 cc
  Dec 1, 2018
• Chapter 44 // Erosion {Manning} - E3.6.25 cc
  Nov 28, 2018

Reviews

Community Reviews(10)

• toddRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  With the title "The Caring Dungeon" I expected an exceptionally sappy dungeon story and put off reading it. Imagine my surprise when it turns out that the name is literally a mashup of the two main characters, Cara and Manning. Progressing from there, the dungeon develops in a satisfying direction with Cara building a classical dungeon full of traps, danger, and death, where Manning builds an "Enchanted Forest" on the surface above. Overall, this delivers both the darkness and terror that one would expect of a dungeon, as well as the majesty and wonder that a supreme architect could coax out of nature. Not that the forest is without danger or the dungeon without positivity.
  Ultimately, I enjoy the blending and interplay of the two and hope the author continues to expand the story. Poorly written dungeon core stories are a dime a dozen, but this is one of the stories that I think deserves a chance to shine.
• KumenRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  I like it.  The idea of a Dungeon with two personalities is fun.  The story is well executed.
• PapayaSnakeRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Spoiler: Spoiler
  Style: I'm not entirely sure how to evaluate this part but I think the author has an original and good style of writing. The two main characters are unique from each other and not just an edit or direct opposition of the other. I like that each chapter specifies who's pic we'll see in the beginning as it allows me to immerse myself into the correct mindset faster. I especially love the lack of tables. Too many stories add systems and stats, I like having a number to a power and organized lists but some places just add one when it isn't necessary.
  I'm not saying "No tables", just that I don't need one every chapter in every novel.
  Story: While there is no detailed overarching story, the dungeon building and world building is spot on. I'm never given information that will not be relevant for another 20 chapters, just hints at what may exist just a bit out of sight. There are no holes except how they became the core.
  Grammar: There spelling is perfect and the punctuation and stuff are almost perfect. Just a few misplaced comma's or sentences that could be better worded.
  Character: The characters are amazing. Each one feels like a real person and I can enjoy the chapters outside of the MCs'. Each character has sensible motivations and abilities and have reasonable powers.
  Overall 5/5
• TashikiDRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  This is a well written story with interesting and unique aspects introduced to the standard dungeon theme.
  Style: the author does a great job in jumping between different viewpoints, both internal and external to the dungeon itself. This satisfies a need to read how the dungeon is viewed, and also to get an idea of what is happening in the surrounding areas, and allow for more world building. Speed of progression is neither too fast nor too slow.
  Story : having two very different types /personalities of dungeons living "together" and being interconnected introduces an interesting new aspect to this story. I can also see how philosophical and moral divergence between these two characters can lead to conflict, and also the depths of cooperation that can be developed. Very cool aspect.
  Introducing regular characters from the local town allow us to return again to an external viewpoint, and watching the town develop, and the administrative aspects of a dungeon - based economy will be very interesting to me!
  Grammer : not much to say here  Generally very well written, especially compared to a lot of other stories. Good job
  Character : a nice slow build of the backstory stemming from interludes and flashbacks means that we need to remember and piece this together ourselves - this keeps it interesting!
  Introducing named characters from town is nice as well, and I look forward to reading about their personalities and how they interact with the dungeon(s) and the new arrivals.
  I would like to see more depth of the characters introduced, flaws and personal interests (the dungeons seem to be developing these well, but the townsfolk have some room to grow, ha ha)
  Great story so far  and I'm looking forward to many many many many many more chapters in the future, right?!
• figgis11Royal Road

  ★★★★★ 5.0

  Very well written with intriguing setting thats rapidly becoming more fleshed out. Has a lot more nuance and depth than the typical "I'm overpowered and everyone is amazed by it" fiction you seen on this site.
  The dual main characters are what makes it. Having two relatable leads that have a slightly rocky relationship lets the author add an outside perspective to each character, helping develop them further. This lets him show that the slightly stereotypical male leads "All I think about is progress and it all comes naturally to me" attitude is slightly abrasive to others, a more realistic approach rhan everyone worshiping the lead in awe as with the self insert wish fulfilment fictions on this site. I hope that the author continues to develop these characters further, either through their interactions with adventurers or by deepening their relationship with each other.
  The setting is large and has the potential to be very diverse. The author has a lot of room to play with and can simply add additional detail to generic areas instead of forcing expansion to improve the dungeons. He can also take the story in a large number of directions through the sub plots he is establishing at this stage.
  I look forward to reading more from you in general, especially as you grow as a writer. Your phrasing, imagery and grammar are fantastic so I'd recommend refining your narrative techniques to develop yourself.
• JermtmRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  It´s a dungeon story that´s different than others, in a good way. As a fan of dungeon core stories, this is definitely better than most out there. It´s managed to stay true to being about a dungeon doing dungeon things while keeping it interesting with its own little twist.
  Also, I read after the authour had edited some of the beginning chapters so ealrier reviews and comments may say something else. Granted, I´m definetly not a writer or critic but I think its well writen. Take this with a grain of salt tho. I just like the story, hope the author may continue it,
• KelvasRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  The interplay between two separate stories is great! I hope that this gets more action just so I can see where it goes. Thank you for this story.
• KoboldPatrolRoyal Road

  ★★★★★ 4.5

  (as of chapter 27)
  'The Caring Dungeon' is a Dungeon Core story but this dungeon core consists of two involuntarily connected entities with different personalities and magic affinities. So far, the story mostly focuses on the friendliness-inclined-nature-magic Manning (controlling the forest on the surface) as opposed to the more troubled-personality-darkness-magic Cara (controlling the underground dungeon). Some humanoid non-dungeon characters were introduced that will probable take an important part in the future. In these first chapters the double dungeon was established and the first small difficulties were survived.
  Style: Told in third character from different points-of-view (the dungeon cores but also other characters). Quite pleasant writing, not too dialogue-heavy like many other stories are.
  Story: Many of the basics of dungeon core stories but with the twist of being a double-dungeon. So far no world-changing new developments but a nice story. The developments seen come from logical sources.
  Grammar: Mostly fine. Some typos but they are quickly corrected when pointed out.
  Characters: The two dungeon core entities sharing a life is a nice change from other stories and their personalities are clearly different. There is also a bit of focus on other characters that seem to have their own characterization, they seem to have depth to them but it's too early to say much about them. Thankfully I found no unlogical character flaws yet.
  Sorry I can't heap too much glowing praise on this story but I'm a bit jaded after all those years reading and the story is not very long yet. I like it and will follow it closely though, that's not a given.
• EtherealWatcherRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 4.0

  Don't let the amateurish cover dissuade you from reading this nicely written entry to the dungeon genre. With a decent grammar and a fun twist, this story will surely entertain. The main characters have an interesting dynamic and the direction of the plot shows a glimpse at it's potential.
• SpiralBakaRoyal Road

  ★★★★ 3.5

  Spoiler: Spoiler
  Title: The Caring Dungeon