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IBO Design Diary - The Progressive Resolution System
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.
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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.