Mc’s backstory and motivation are introduced: torn from his family at a very young age by [ANTAGONIST], he was to be turned into an elite slave-soldier, but when he failed the rigorous training, he was taken for dead, and managed to escape his slavery this way. He came to the city to avenge his family and kill [ANTAGONIST].
Mc meets [CHARACTER 1] and [CHARACTER 2] just before going into the dungeon, and they decide to join his party as he seems tough, and their party leader seems to have abandoned them.
Everyone get ready and enter the dungeon; the player learns the basics about party and item management before diving in here.
MC faces some traps in Tutorial 1; the player learns about random events and (OPTIONAL) simple puzzles (uses the grid combat system to move the characters around and interact with stuff to avoid traps, or decide to take damage.)
MC faces monsters in Tutorial 2; the player learns how to fight.
After winning the previous battle, short dialogue with choices pops up, and the player can make his party members like him more or dislike him more; the player learns about the affinity system.
Next room, Mc faces a boss. It has killed [CHARACTER 1] and [CHARACTER 2]’s boss, who was leading another party, from which now there’s only 1 survivor, [SURVIVOR]. The is way too strong, and it inevitably kills a party member. You all have to run away. The tone of the game is set.
Back to the surface, [SURVIVOR] says they will be drinking in the tavern and that, if MC wants them in the party, he must avenge his fallen comrades and kill the Boss.
Mc notices something strange with himself, and [CHARACTER 1] recommends him to talk with [CHARACTER 3], who is a dungeon scholar.
To get to [CHARACTER 3]’s home, the player is taught about the world map.
In [CHARACTER 3]’s home, MC is quickly taught about leveling up, and instructed to come back to him if MC ever gets to the second layer of the dungeon, as [CHARACTER 3] will have a reward for him in this case.
Player is free to roam.
Everything about the Dungeon Layer 1:
About this dungeon floor:
After defeating the first boss and getting revenge, MC can go back to the tavern and recruit [SURVIVOR].
Through the dungeon, MC will face a myriad of RNG rooms, some of which will allow him to increase his affinity level with his companions.
At the end of the layer, MC faces the layer boss.
After defeating the layer boss, MC can go down a set of stairs to Layer 2. Once this layer is reached, when Mc gets back to the surface, one of his companions tell him that he should see [CHARACTER 2].