Item from Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman
The dungeon's primary reward system — tiered containers of semi-random gear distributed by the System AI for achievements, ranging from common Bronze to ultra-rare Celestial.
Loot boxes are the dungeon's core reward mechanism, distributed by the System AI for earning achievements. Six tiers exist from lowest to highest: Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, Legendary, and Celestial. Loot is semi-random — the AI may specifically choose contents to help or hurt a crawler for the sake of ratings. All dungeon-sourced boxes fit the fantasy theme, so no pulse rifles or power armor appear. Boxes may contain unstable or damaged loot but never outright cursed items, though some can be dangerous. Benefactor boxes are purchased by sponsors at great expense and may contain off-theme items from the sponsor's homeworld — a Bronze Benefactor box is generally better than a Gold Adventurer box. Only two thousand one hundred forty-five Celestial boxes have ever been awarded in the history of Dungeon Crawler World. Boxes can only be opened in safe rooms, must be opened all at once, and cannot be sold or transferred while unopened.
Boxes that float out of a crawler's inventory and line up by tier when opened. The top pops open, the box vanishes in a puff of smoke, and items materialize on the ground before transferring into inventory. They come in six tiers distinguished by material and glow.
Also known as: Loot Box, Loot Boxes, Reward Box, Achievement Box