Max the Rogue

After breaking the curse of the dungeon, young Max returns to his village, only to discover that his journey is far from over. Whispers of the Sunken City—a lost sanctuary rumored to hold forbidden knowledge and ancient power—draw him into the heart of the unknown. Guided by a mysterious map, Max ventures into the city’s ruins, a place shrouded in secrets and guarded by shadows of the past.

In his latest journey, Max the Rogue delves deeper than ever into the ancient dungeon beneath his village, venturing to levels where few have returned. Accompanied by the wise and battle-hardened Aldric, Max encounters the ominous Shifting Labyrinth and the eerie Guardians of Shadow, each trial forcing him to face the darkest parts of himself. Alongside the dungeon’s mysteries, Max confronts visions from his past, testing his resilience and purpose as he strives to maintain his sense of self.

Rogue: The NPC Kobold is a story of courage, friendship, and the unbreakable bond between two creatures from different worlds, who find purpose and greatness in the shadows.

In Rogue: The NPC Imp, Mike Robb flips the typical dungeon-crawler tale on its head. Meet Johnny, a mischievous imp who’s spent his life pranking humans and avoiding fights in the deadly depths of Level 9. But Johnny’s world changes when Max—a determined young rogue—outwits one of Johnny’s traps and unexpectedly piques the imp’s curiosity. Driven to figure out what makes this rogue different from the rest, Johnny begins tailing Max, drawn deeper into the dungeon and into a reluctant friendship.

Dirtfang is no ordinary dungeon spider. While her siblings spin webs and await scraps, she dreams of more—adventure, danger, and a life beyond the nest. When she sneaks away, Dirtfang finds herself in a dungeon teeming with monstrous creatures, deadly traps, and ancient magic. But as she weaves her way deeper, she discovers that the dungeon isn’t just a place of peril—it’s a place of power.

Max, a sixteen-year-old rogue, enters a mysterious dungeon, determined to prove his courage. But after his first victory against a skeletal guardian, he drinks from a shimmering chalice he believes to be blessed. In reality, the chalice is cursed, binding him to the dungeon and filling him with dark energy. The curse’s whispers haunt him, compelling him to descend through the dungeon’s ten deadly levels, where he must face creatures of nightmare, deadly traps, and echoes of lost adventurers who fell to the dungeon’s lure.

In The Shadowed Descent, Max’s journey through the Rogue Dungeon is a pulse-pounding adventure of strategy, survival, and discovery. Will he conquer the dungeon’s depths—or join the countless souls who fell before him?

When young Max, son of a humble blacksmith, steps into the dungeon that looms over his village, he expects danger—but nothing can prepare him for the horrors within. Each level is a new test of endurance and bravery, bringing him face-to-face with ancient traps, deadly creatures, and cursed souls that cling to the darkness. Equipped with his father’s basic sword and shield, Max navigates the dungeon’s shadowy depths, discovering enchanted artifacts and gaining glimpses into its twisted history.

In Max and the Forest Dungeon, sixteen-year-old Max discovers an ancient pit hidden in the forest while out hunting. Drawn by curiosity, he descends into an enchanted dungeon brimming with forest creatures and treacherous magic. Each level of the dungeon presents a new danger, from living vines and poisonous mushrooms to spectral wolves and shadow beasts. As he ventures deeper, Max realizes that the dungeon itself is alive, testing him with challenges that push him to his limits.

Max, the determined teenage son of a blacksmith, dreams of becoming a hero, but he never expected his journey would begin with a curse. When an ancient spell falls upon his father, Max ventures into the Dungeon of Gloom to find the only cure—a mythical Chalice of Shadows. Deep within the dungeon’s depths, he encounters Shades, a small but cunning creature born of the shadows. Despite their differences, Max and Shades forge a unique friendship, each encounter strengthening their bond as they face down creatures, traps, and the very darkness that sustains the curse.

Sixteen-year-old Max, a blacksmith’s son with dreams of heroism, ventures into a labyrinth unlike any other—a twisting maze where the air hums with danger and shadows breathe with life. Armed only with a sword, shield, and a mysterious shard pulsing with ancient energy, Max must navigate this ever-shifting dungeon, where each step could be his last. The labyrinth is alive, its walls shifting, its whispers beckoning, and its trials relentless. At every turn, towering guardians emerge, their angular frames crackling with power, their crimson eyes burning with malevolent intelligence.