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Monster Cards

Collectible cards depicting dungeon figures; one of Katia's is among the last two items left on the table.

Story so far

Two things remained on the table as the ninth floor burned. One was a monster card — Katia's card from the previous floor, depicting Annie as a skull-headed bird. Donut took it.

The Annie the Crow Card is one of only two mementos Katia left behind, alongside The Daddy Tax Bra that Elle claimed.

Appearance

Illustrated collectible cards showing dungeon figures, here depicting Annie as a skull-headed bird.

Role

The card system through which Katia's last keepsake passes to Donut.

Relationships

Annie the Crow Card — An instance of the system.
Katia — Won hers on the previous floor.
Donut — Takes it.

Earlier in this series

Also appears in books you've already read — spoiler-safe to their endings:

Sources — 7 recorded facts, by chapter
Chapter 1
  • The eighth floor's collectible-creature mechanic: gather cards, fight with them, watch the rules collapse.
Chapter 4
  • The eighth floor's collectible-creature mechanic, wound down at the floor transition: each crawler keeps exactly one card.
Chapter 17
  • Collectible creature cards whose combat system ended on the eighth level, leaving one daily summon of a chosen card.
Chapter 39
  • Summoning cards deployed en masse from the barracks roof, releasing minotaurs, griffins, gods and one uncooperative cult leader.
Chapter 79
  • Floor rewards that grant summonable companions, such as the skull-headed bird Katia drew and named Annie.
Chapter 83
  • Collectible cards that summon a bound creature for a limited time, upgrading in rarity as they level.
Chapter 99
  • Collectible cards depicting dungeon figures; one of Katia's is among the last two items left on the table.
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