Dungeon Hero Preview
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Now, here comes Firefly Studio's Dungeon Hero. This is NOT a game where your budding Hero goes down into a dungeon in order to garner fame and haul some wealth back to some village or town. This is a setting where your character strives to become the Hero of the dungeon's _residents_. That is, to save and serve the Goblins that built the dungeon in the first place. (What? You think all that stone got carved out on it's own?) Like every other flipped-over fantasy RPG, the dungeon dwellers are provided substantially more depth than you would ever see in a regular fantasy RPG. ("If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?") Firefly does a fine job of giving us a Goblin-eye's view of the underworld. Surprisingly, it turns out that Goblins have pretty much the same behavior and reactions as you would expect to find in a Human settlement up topside. They are also subject to the same foibles as any other Human society. In particular, politics.
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Now, if this was your run-of-the-mill RPG, you'd roll up your character, outfit him at the nearest Adventurers' Shop, and send him down into the nearest dungeon or cavern complex. However, as you will be working for the Goblins, you might think you'd do something similar, but starting out already in the dungeon and going in the other direction. But _that_ would be too simple. Rather, you are, in fact, a Human mercenary. (Why not hire a Human? After all, aren't they the ones that keep showing up down here, kicking our butts?) Naturally, any Human willing to work for Goblins has to be a bit unsavory. Think, "barbarian warrior" and you're half-way there. Add the angle that said barbarian warrior would be considered a lowlife even in his own society and you'll be getting closer to the mark. Mix in a distinct lack of personal hygiene and an intellect with much in common with dull agricultural implements and you should have a decent idea of the character of the character. (Did I mention he's also a psychopath?)
