Build Trench Scrolls

Trench-Building Scrolls

Common loot scrolls rapidly excavate terrain and appear in unusually large quantities during the broken-exit phase.

Story so far

Carl has accumulated roughly fifty trench-building scrolls, and crawlers worldwide report similarly excessive supplies. Louis compares them to ubiquitous first-floor bandages and torches, implying deliberate floor-wide provisioning.

The scrolls can help locate stairwell chambers beneath collapsed buildings, but reports from Turkey show excavation alone cannot breach the protected walls. Carl suspects the volume is part of a broader balancing response rather than a complete solution.

Their exact depth, area, and casting limits are not stated.

Appearance

A stack of common scrolls whose spell diagram rapidly digs long defensive trenches.

Role

The scrolls provide mass excavation capability that exposes, but does not independently open, lost stairwells.

Relationships

Carl — He holds about fifty and polls others about them.

Sealed Stairwell Chamber — Trenches can reveal the chamber but not penetrate it.

Dungeon Self-Balancing — Their abundance suggests intentional preparation for doorway collapse.

Mandla — He confirms having many copies.

Sources — 1 recorded facts, by chapter

Chapter 63

Common loot scrolls rapidly excavate terrain and appear in unusually large quantities during the broken-exit phase.