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Forbidden Field Manual
Only 3 Hearts · No Second Chances

The DungeonSurvival Codex

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Forbidden knowledge for those who dare descend. Every rule, every floor, every cursed artifact, currency, reward and endgame secret — laid bare for the worthy.

Possible Rewards
Soul Shards
Artifacts
Sigils
9 Floors + ∞
Legendary Chests
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What is the Dungeon?

The Dungeon turns music-production practice into a fantasy RPG challenge. Instead of dry quizzes, you descend through floors, answer questions under pressure, guard your hearts, defeat bosses, and collect a flood of loot — Soul Shards, artifacts, sigils, chests and cosmic resources.

Everything you earn feeds three connected systems: your Dungeon Armory (your gear), the Soul Economy (crafting & trading), and the Hall of Champions (global rankings). The deeper you go, the more powerful you become.

The loop

How a Run Works

  1. 1

    Enter the Dungeon

    Each day you descend into a fresh dungeon run. You start at Floor 1 with a full set of hearts and any artifacts you have equipped from your Armory.

  2. 2

    Answer to Advance

    Every floor throws music-production questions at you. Each correct answer pushes you deeper; the questions are never repeated within your run, so every encounter is new.

  3. 3

    Guard Your Hearts

    A wrong answer costs you a heart. Lose all your hearts and the run ends. Artifacts, shields and sigils can save you — or even revive you.

  4. 4

    Defeat the Bosses

    Special floors are guarded by bosses with their own HP bar. You must answer correctly enough times to break their health and pass.

  5. 5

    Collect the Loot

    Finishing a run converts your XP into Soul Shards, gold, materials and crystals — plus a chance at a bonus chest and, deep down on Floor 9+, rare Cosmic Fragments.

  6. 6

    Bank Your Run

    When the run ends, your XP, loot and stats are saved. Your best runs climb the Hall of Champions rankings for everyone to see.

The descent

The 9 Floors

Every run is a descent through nine escalating floors. Survive Floor 9's Legend Boss for legendary glory.

1

The Threshold

Beginner

Gentle warm-up floor. No time limit — take your time to find your rhythm.

2

Echo Halls

Beginner

Foundational questions ramp up. Still untimed, still forgiving.

3

The Mixing Pit

Intermediate

Core mixing & production knowledge. No timer yet — focus on accuracy.

4

Resonance Crypt

Intermediate

Deeper theory and signal flow. The dungeon starts testing your craft.

5

The Boss Gate

Advanced

First major boss floor. The clock starts ticking on Advanced and above.

6

Spectral Vault

Advanced

Timed, high-pressure questions. Combo streaks start to matter a lot.

7

The Forge

Master

Master-tier challenges. Mistakes are punishing; artifacts earn their keep.

8

Abyssal Throne

Master

Penultimate floor. Survive here and the Legend Boss awaits.

Legend Boss

Legend

The Floor 9 Legend Boss. Defeat it for a Perfect Run and legendary glory.

Survival

Hearts & Survival

You begin every run with a set of hearts. They are your lifeline:

  • A wrong answer costs you one heart.
  • Lose all your hearts and the run ends immediately — your progress is banked up to that point.
  • Shields absorb a mistake without spending a heart.
  • Revive artifacts can bring you back after your last heart falls.
  • Hearts remaining at the end factor into your run rating and rewards.
Pressure

Difficulty Tiers

Floors scale across five tiers. Crucially, Beginner and Intermediate floors have no time limit — the timer only begins at Advanced.

Beginner

∞ No time limit

Unlimited response time. Learn the systems with zero pressure.

Intermediate

∞ No time limit

Still untimed, but the questions demand real production knowledge.

Advanced

Timed

The countdown begins. Answer fast and accurately to keep your hearts.

Master

Timed

Tight timers and brutal questions. Built for experienced producers.

Legend

Timed

The hardest tier. Only the Legend Boss and the Infinite Endgame live here.

Combat

Boss Battles

Boss Floors

Floors 5, 8 and 9 are guarded by bosses. Answer the boss question correctly to defeat it and pass — a wrong answer costs a heart, just like any floor.

Double & Triple XP

Boss floors carry an XP multiplier — 2× on Floors 5 and 8, and a massive 3× on the Floor 9 Legend Boss.

Combo Streaks

Consecutive correct answers build a combo streak that boosts your XP and rewards. A wrong answer resets the streak to zero.

Legend Boss

Floor 9 hosts the Legend Boss. Defeat it to bank a Victory — then the Infinite Endgame begins, throwing relentless questions until your hearts run out.

No limits

Infinite Endgame

Beating the Floor 9 Legend Boss isn't the end — it's the beginning of the Infinite Endgame.

The run keeps going at maximum intensity, throwing relentless high-tier questions until your hearts finally run out. The further you push, the higher your ranking and the richer your cosmic loot. This is where champions separate themselves from the rest.

Resources

Currencies

Soul Shards

The core Dungeon currency. Earned from runs and spent across the Soul Economy — crafting, the Merchant Market and exchanges.

Cosmic Fragments

Ultra-rare endgame resource. Reserved for Cosmic-tier crafting, unlocks and the most valuable Soul Economy actions.

Gold

General-purpose resource scattered through every floor. Fuels purchases and exchanges.

Materials

Crafting components dropped during runs, used to forge and upgrade your gear.

Crystals

Premium crafting resource for higher-tier artifacts and exchanges.

Drops

Loot & Rarities

Loot comes in seven escalating rarities. The rarer the drop, the more powerful — and the harder to find.

Common

The everyday drops that keep your stockpile growing.

Rare

Useful gear and resources with noticeable bonuses.

Epic

Powerful artifacts that reshape how a run plays.

Legendary

Run-defining gear with dramatic, build-altering effects.

Mythic

Extremely rare loot reserved for elite dungeon divers.

Ancient

Relics of immense power, discovered only by the persistent.

Cosmic

The pinnacle of loot — endgame treasures crafted from Cosmic Fragments.

Your power

Artifacts

Artifacts are equippable gear that reshape how a run feels. Each one applies its effect for the entire run.

Revives

Bring you back into the run after you lose your last heart — a second chance at glory.

Shields

Absorb a wrong answer without costing you a heart, protecting your streak.

Hints

Reveal clues or remove wrong options on tough questions.

XP Boosts

Multiply the XP and loot you earn from every correct answer.

Combo Power

Strengthen your combo streaks for bigger boss damage and richer rewards.

Equip Rules

  • Equip artifacts from your Dungeon Armory before a run — only equipped artifacts apply their bonuses.
  • Your equip slots are limited. God Fragment artifacts and certain relics grant bonus slots to fit more power.
  • Each equipped artifact contributes its effect for the entire run, shaping how that run feels.
  • Your equipped loadout is snapshotted per run, so the Armory can analyse which builds perform best for you.
Consumables & unlocks

Sigils, Chests & Relics

Sigils

Consumable power-ups crafted in the Soul Economy. Each sigil type can be crafted once per day, so plan your loadout.

Chests

Sealed loot containers earned from runs. Open them any time to reveal artifacts, resources and rare discoveries.

Relics

Permanently unlocked passive upgrades. Once owned, a relic's bonus is always active — including extra equip slots.

Discoveries

Every loot item you find is logged in your collection encyclopedia, tracking first-discoveries and loot quality.

Your base

The Dungeon Armory

The Armory is your home base between runs — where you manage gear, open chests, craft, and study your performance.

Loadout Chamber

Equip and arrange your artifacts. See active bonuses and set synergies before you dive.

Chests & Inventory

Open chests, browse owned artifacts, sigils and relics, and manage your full inventory.

Crafting & Forge

Spend Soul Shards, materials and crystals to craft new gear and sigils — within daily limits.

Stats & Analytics

Track lifetime runs, highest floor, perfect runs, bosses defeated, loot quality and build effectiveness.

Encyclopedia

A complete collection log of every loot item ever discovered, with rarity and timestamps.

Trade & craft

The Soul Economy

Turn your hard-won resources into real power through the interconnected Soul Economy.

Merchant Market

A daily-rotating shop run by the Hooded Trader. Spend Soul Shards on featured artifacts, sigils and chests — stock refreshes every day, with a daily reroll for 20 shards.

Currency Exchange

A one-way exchange: convert surplus Gold, Materials or Crystals into Soul Shards at fixed, conservative rates.

Soul Forge

Craft powerful artifacts and sigils from your resources, governed by daily crafting limits per item type.

Cosmic Actions

Spend ultra-rare Cosmic Fragments on the highest-value unlocks and crafts in the game.

Glory

Hall of Champions

Global Rankings

Every producer is ranked by their total Dungeon XP earned across all completed runs. Keep diving to climb the ladder.

Champion Podium

The top three divers claim the podium — Dungeon King, Abyss Walker and Infernal Champion — each with their own title and crown.

Champion Trophies

Your rank card shows off your badges: total runs completed, highest combo streak and any Perfect Runs you've banked.

Perfect Runs

Complete a full run without a single wrong answer to bank a Perfect Run — a rare badge that marks true mastery.

Master the dungeon

Pro Tips

1

Build your loadout around your weakness — shields if you slip, revives for deep runs, XP boosts when you're confident.

2

Protect your combo streak on boss floors: a single shield can save a run-defining chain.

3

Craft sigils early in the day — each type is limited to one craft per day.

4

Hunt extra equip slots via God Fragment artifacts and relics to stack more bonuses.

5

Save Cosmic Fragments for Cosmic-tier crafts — they're the rarest resource in the dungeon.

6

Beginner and Intermediate floors are untimed: use them to learn systems before the timer kicks in at Advanced.

7

Open chests regularly — discoveries feed your encyclopedia and reveal build-changing artifacts.

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The Dungeon Awaits

Survive the floors. Defeat the bosses. Claim the loot — your name belongs in the Hall of Champions.

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