The Sword and Laser discussion

It seems like I am in the minority of Shields in that I am consuming DCC in the dead tree edition. On a recent podcast, Tom wondered if the hardcover extras were the same as the audiobook epilogues: they are not.

The hardcovers each contain a chapter of a novella set in the DCC universe called "Backstage at the Pineapple Cabaret." It's set in the dungeon after the collapse of the first level. Each chapter follows a different character, as they all (view spoiler)[ work under the direction of a high-level game designer to create the 17th level, which everyone is convinced is a pointless task, since no crawler will get there. (hide spoiler)]

The character followed in the first installment is (view spoiler)[ Rory, the goblin shamanka. (hide spoiler)]
The character followed in the second installment is (view spoiler)[ Grandma Llama. (hide spoiler)]
The character followed in the third installment is (view spoiler)[ Gary, the immortal barkeep who donated many hands to Carl and Donut to get the carts running. (hide spoiler)]
The character followed in the fourth installment is newly-introduced, someone who was in a corner of third-floor dungeon that didn't get explored.

I also noticed that the front of the hardcover, behind the book jackets, have a phrase prominently displayed. I hadn't noticed this until the Gates of the Feral Gods, and the other three books have been returned to the library, so if someone has the first three books handy, I'd appreciate it. These phrases don't seem like spoilers to me, but I'll hide them because some people are sensitive.

(view spoiler)[ The phrase on Gate of the Feral Gods is "Cats Don't Swim." (hide spoiler)]
(view spoiler)[ The phrase on The Butcher's Masquerade is "All Eyes on Me." (hide spoiler)]

If anyone has the cover phrases for the first three books, I'd appreciate it.

As I recall, the phrase on the first one was "you won't break me" or something like that. After that, I switched to reading on my phone, so I'm not sure.

Seth wrote: "As I recall, the phrase on the first one was "you won't break me" or something like that. After that, I switched to reading on my phone, so I'm not sure."

First one is "You will not break me"
Will try to check the next two when I next go to the library.

Deborah wrote: "Seth wrote: "As I recall, the phrase on the first one was "you won't break me" or something like that. After that, I switched to reading on my phone, so I'm not sure."

First one is "You will not b..."

The second is just, "BOOM!"
The third is only the anarchy symbol.