Carl's Doomsday Scenario

How it opens

Carl, Donut and her baby velociraptor Mongo step onto the third floor of the World Dungeon under a sky full of stars that turns out to be an illusion on a ceiling about 25 feet up. Mordecai is waiting for them in a new body, and he tells them the training levels are over and the real games can begin. Before they go any further, Carl and Donut each have to choose a race and a class, and they have a loose plan based on Odette's advice.

Who you meet early

• CarlCarl is a crawler in the World Dungeon, with Princess Donut and her baby velociraptor Mongo beside him. On the third floor he finally has to choose a race and a class.
• DonutPrincess Donut is a cat, Carl's partner in the dungeon and Mongo's "Mommy." Offered 320 races on the third floor, she stays a cat.
• MongoMongo is Donut's baby velociraptor. He screeches and squeaks, and he naps through most of the third-floor briefing, first in Carl's lap and then curled up with Donut.
• MordecaiMordecai is a non-combatant NPC, and on the third floor he waits for Carl and Donut in a new form: an incubus, level 50, guildmaster of the guildhall. He walks them through choosing a race and a class.