Is this too far from what DCC is?
Okay I was thinking as an overall plot, to have while the PC's sleep, a deity (like the real creator or something) show up in their dreams, basically saying if they want to end all the dungeon crawls forever, they have the make it to the 18th floor and free the deity. The deity is basically what powers the Dungeon AI, hence how it's able to do what it does. They can't talk about the deity outloud, because then the Ai will catch onto them and aggressively try to kill them while trying to drive up ratings (so gruesome horrible death). It'll probably also be explained that the diety tries to find a group every dungeon, but communicating, blessing them, and being used as a battery for the Ai is tiring, so usually it can only try this with one group per Crawl. The deity will be able to slightly tip the scales in their favor now and then, and try to help them once in a while with advice when they sleep. Plot Twist at the end: the Ai says that their world can be restored to what it was before the Dungeon was opened, if they decide to just leave the deity behind. Soooo... Any thoughts?