Fireball or Custard? is a small cardboard scratch-off lottery ticket with five scratch spots. The ticket is red on one side and pink on the other, and a cartoon dragon sits in the corner, holding a spoon and licking its lips.[1]
AI Description
Scratch off a spot in the midst of battle, and this zany ticket casts a spell at the closest red-tagged mob! Each spot has a 50/50 chance. Will it cast a level-15 Fireball? Will it cast a glob of delicious, healing Strawberry Custard? Who knows! Either way, the results will be a hoot! Thirty minute cooldown between scratches.[2]
Description
The user may scratch off one spot of this relatively high-value ticket[3] every thirty (30) minutes.[1] The spot reveals a tiny icon, which flashes back and forth from a red fireball to a pink glob for several seconds before settling on the result.[4]
Custard
Custard. Yummy![5]
The booming announcement is delivered in a deep, bass-heavy voice like the announcer in the Candy Crush mobile game. A beachball-sized ball of custard splatters into the red-tagged mob, healing it.[4]
Fire
Fireball. Spicy![6]
The user casts a Level 15 Fireball Spell from their hand.
Gallery
Story
| Book | Situation | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Book 2 | Fighting Heather the Bear | Custard |
| Book 2 | Fighting Krasue in the Administrative Building Basement [7] | Fireball |
Book 1
After fighting the Rage Elemental on the Second Floor, Carl received the Fireball or Custard? scratch-off ticket in a Platinum Lucky Bastard Box awarded for the Like a Moth to the Flame Achievement.[1]
Book 2
While fighting Heather the Bear, Carl uses the scratch off ticket and gets the custard option. [4]
When investigating Magistrate Featherfall's corpse Carl uses it again and gets Fireball. [7]
Book 3
He scratched off two spots on the Third Floor, and briefly moved the ticket to his hot list on the Fourth Floor, but still has three (3) spots remaining.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 39)
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 39) (pp. 336-337). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 41)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 9)
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 9) (p. 108). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 22) (p. 298). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 22)
- ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 1)
| ITEMS | |
|---|---|
| Consumable | Explosives • Food • Pharmaceuticals • Potions • Scrolls • Traps • Wands • Weapon Ammunition |
| Crafting | Crafting Materials • Crafting Tables • Crafted Items |
| Equipped | Accessories • Clothing • Jewelry • Patches • Tattoos • Weapons |
| Other Items | Artifacts • Books • Celestial-Tier Items • Earth Items • Loot Boxes • Pet Items • Personal Spaces • Technology • T'Ghee Cards • Utility Items • Vehicles |
| Mechanics | Inventory Menu • Equipping Gear • Looting |
| Definitions | Glossary of Dungeon Terms • Item Keywords (Category) |


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