THE CRAWLER'S COMPANIONpatch notes for the apocalypse

Goblin Murder Dozer

A goblin-built, steam-powered tractor on tank treads with a spinning spiked wheel on the front, built to mow down crawlers.

ContraptionMachineryDestroyed

Appearance

Tractor-sized and riding on tank treads, its front dominated by a spinning spike-covered wheel. It's built from mismatched rusting metal that looks ready to fall apart and coughs black smoke from several pipesB1C2

The fur-lined crew pit seats about fifteen goblins, with a driver's seat up front surrounded by a dozen vibrating levers and spigotsB1C3

A steam boiler powers the treads and the blade wheel, and the whole thing vibrates like a washing machine with a rock in it when nobody's drivingB1C3

Where

Destroyed; wreckage smeared down the tunnel outside the real Tutorial GuildB1C3

Lurking behind the fake 'Da Tutorial Guild' sign on floor 1B1C2

Stats

Fast in a straight line with a terrible turning radius, and both facts ended up matteringB1C3

Connections

Floor 1:

Its hunting groundB1C2

Goblins:

Builders and crew; the engineer drove it in a kitchen pot helmetB1C2

Carl:

Destroyed it and its entire crew, barefootB1C3

History by chapter
Book 1
Chapter 2
  • LOCATION Location: Lurking behind the fake 'Da Tutorial Guild' sign on floor 1
  • PHYSICAL Build: Tractor-sized and riding on tank treads, its front dominated by a spinning spike-covered wheel. It's built from mismatched rusting metal that looks ready to fall apart and coughs black smoke from several pipes
  • TAG Machinery: Goblin engineering, such as it is
  • TAG Contraption: The interface classifies it as a Contraption, not a mob
  • RELATIONSHIP Goblins: Builders and crew; the engineer drove it in a kitchen pot helmet
  • RELATIONSHIP Floor 1: Its hunting ground
Chapter 3
  • RELATIONSHIP Carl: Destroyed it and its entire crew, barefoot
  • STAT Handling: Fast in a straight line with a terrible turning radius, and both facts ended up mattering
  • LOCATION Location: Destroyed; wreckage smeared down the tunnel outside the real Tutorial Guild
  • PHYSICAL Capacity: The fur-lined crew pit seats about fifteen goblins, with a driver's seat up front surrounded by a dozen vibrating levers and spigots
  • TAG Destroyed: Boiler breach after grinding driverless against a wall
  • PHYSICAL Drive: A steam boiler powers the treads and the blade wheel, and the whole thing vibrates like a washing machine with a rock in it when nobody's driving