Motif · from book 1

Elites

A kind of boss Mordecai sets apart from the six main types — 'There are also others, but those are called elites' — and tells Carl not to worry about yet. On the second floor the Laminak Rev-Up Consultants carry the word in their name.

First appears: Book 1

Series arc

As of book 3. One word in Mordecai's book-1 taxonomy; in book 2 Signet, Grimaldi and Apollon — named mobs with scripts, serials and producers. Book 3 names none; its NPCs are employees.

Open threads

Status is open or resolved; the chapter after it is the last one that moved the thread.

Thread	Opened	Status
The Vengeance of the Daughter contract for the sixth floor	B2 ch. 11	open · B3 ch. 2 — 'We're avoiding quests this floor'; the sixth-floor role unmentioned.

All threads: Open threads.

Through book 1

One word from Mordecai's boss taxonomy: 'those are called elites. You won't need to worry about them just yet' (B1 ch. 12).

Through book 2

Signet, Grimaldi, Apollon (B2 ch. 6, B2 ch. 10); Mordecai's definition (B2 ch. 7); Carl's finding that aiding the narrative is safer than fighting it (B2 ch. 11).

The bestiary

Every » This is a… card the system shows, 32 through book 3: the first line of each.

Book 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl (10)

B1 ch. 2 — rendition of a Kua-Tin, the dominant species of the Borant System and principal owners of the Borant…
B1 ch. 3 — Safe Zone
B1 ch. 3 — Non-Combatant NPC
B1 ch. 7 — Fleeting item!
B1 ch. 7 — Unique* item!
B1 ch. 9 — Non-Combatant NPC
B1 ch. 30 — shaping tool. May only be used at a workbench. Assists in shaping materials into something else. You might…
B1 ch. 35 — Non-Combatant NPC
B1 ch. 36 — Dungeon Admin
B1 ch. 46 — pet-class mob

Book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario (9)

B2 ch. 1 — Non-Combatant NPC
B2 ch. 2 — Monk subclass
B2 ch. 6 — Elite
B2 ch. 10 — Elite
B2 ch. 13 — Fleeting item!
B2 ch. 13 — comp chip, and it may not be sold or transferred. You may not redeem this chip directly for gold. This chip…
B2 ch. 15 — Non-Combatant NPC
B2 ch. 15 — non-combatant NPC
B2 ch. 24 — Bereft Minion of Miss Quill

Book 3 — The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (13)

B3 ch. 2 — Non-Combatant NPC
B3 ch. 2 — Non-Combatant NPC
B3 ch. 5 — non-combatant NPC
B3 ch. 5 — trap monster
B3 ch. 7 — unique item
B3 ch. 12 — pass or fail quest. Failure has consequences
B3 ch. 14 — non-combatant NPC
B3 ch. 15 — Unique Item
B3 ch. 17 — Non-Combatant NPC
B3 ch. 22 — Phased item. It is invisible. It will hide its entry point and will only be discovered if it is physically…
B3 ch. 24 — unique item
B3 ch. 24 — repeating, ranged weapon. It has the buffet enchantment, meaning it will not run out of basic ammunition. You…
B3 ch. 33 — minion of the Mimic Rex

Where they appear

Book	Chapters they are in (of the book's)	Where
1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl	4/48	Ch. 12, Ch. 32, Ch. 33, Ch. 36 · the book's own page
2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario	11/26	3, 6–11, 13–15, 17 · the book's own page

By book

Elites in book 1 — Dungeon Crawler Carl

Mordecai's boss taxonomy ends with 'There are also others, but those are called elites. You won't need to worry about them just yet' (ch. 12). The laminak fairies' 'Consultant Elite' rank is a different use of the word (ch. 32, ch. 33).

Elites in book 2 — Carl's Doomsday Scenario

Signet (ch. 6), Grimaldi and Apollon (ch. 10), an elephant-headed one leading crawlers into Bitches, a gnoll brained by Lucia Mar (ch. 15). Mordecai's definition (ch. 7): printed, imprinted, nudged, plot-armoured, free to travel between urban floors, and never to be trusted. Carl's amendment: if you aid the narrative, the writers might help you (ch. 7, ch. 11).