Smush Skill

“Being eaten by a bugbear makes me uncomfortable, Carl. So if your boyfriend ogling your tootises keeps these easy-peasy bugs coming at us instead of more of those lava-spitting llamas, then you better buck up, get over your human male privilege, and take one for your princess.”-- Donut[1]

Smush is a melee/monk skill that increases the amount of pressure a barefooted crawler can exert when stepping on a target.[2]

AI Description

Smush: Skill Level 3

Killing with your feet. Your bare, beautiful feet.

Taking your bare foot, placing it on top of a living, conscious life, and then pressing lovingly down until that life ceases to be. Is there a more noble way to kill?

The amount of pressure you can bring to bear upon an enemy with your unshod foot is increased by 10% with each level of this skill.[3]

Story

Book 1

Carl gains the Foot Soldier Skill and three levels of the Smush Skill after reaching Level 3 on the First Floor. He has spent most of his time in the Dungeon punting rats and jumping on Scatterers.[2]

Book 2

One of the AI recommended races for Carl is the Sasquatch race, which is only availible to crawlers with a level 5 Smush Skill. [4]

Book 3

SPOILERS FOR BOOK 3

Mordecai has Carl start training the Smush skill in the Training Room when they get a Personal Space. After reading the message from Brandon Andrews, Carl changes to his Bare Knuckles Skill. [5]

References

  1. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 8) (p. 79). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 8)
  3. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Dungeon Crawler Carl (Chapter 8) (p. 78). Dandy House. Kindle Edition.
  4. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. Carl's Doomsday Scenario (Chapter 2)
  5. ↑ Dinniman, Matt. The Dungeon Anarchist's Cookbook (Chapter 3)