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The torches are short, the treasure is heavy, and the dungeon hates you. Grimshaw is the old-school dungeon crawler I've been building since August, where you run an adventuring company, death sticks, and loot only counts as experience if you carry it home. Here's what's playable, what's planned, and why the walk back to town might be the best part.
How IBO's Progressive Resolution System turns every skill check into a multi-stage risk decision, from sword fights to lockpicking to crafting legendary gear.
A deep dive into IBO's character system: nine characteristics, d100 skill rolls, backgrounds, apprenticeships, and the Rule of 5.
Lockpicking, ranged combat simplification, grapple redesign, and a dev environment rebuild in the latest Iron, Blood & Omens devlog.
I've always wanted to build a MUD. After 30 years as a software engineer, AI coding tools finally closed the gap between skillset and available time. This is the first dev log for Iron, Blood & Omens, a gritty text-based RPG built on a custom engine and a game system of my own design.