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Ask the Archives: AI Rules Lookup for AD&D 2E

Building an AI agent that answers AD&D 2E rules questions by searching the actual books — not by guessing from training data. Architecture notes on embedding search, Claude Sonnet tool use, and making AI trustworthy for reference work.

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Claude Code Operates My YouTube Music

Building an MCP server to let Claude Code control YouTube Music playback, search, and queue management. Thoughts on scaffolding for LLM workflows.

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Side Project: Obsidian Archive

A Chrome extension for archiving web pages to Obsidian, built with Claude Code. Thoughts on preparing context and scaffolding for LLM workflows.

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13 Notes on Half Life Alyx VR

Observations and design thoughts on VR design from playing Half Life Alyx. Notes on UI, interaction design, movement, and VR-specific game mechanics.

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Thinking about Spiritual Output in a Medieval Society

Exploring how to model spiritual production and religious devotion in medieval RPGs, and designing game mechanics that align player incentives with character motivations around faith and worship.

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The Lunar Liches of Selena-Resht

The fallen angels of Paradise who fled to Selena-Resht's moon, becoming the undead Asqai'elun in their desperate pursuit of lost immortality.

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The Cryoarithmetic Engine

A mysterious archeotechdevice aboard the Gilded Bastion that powers a jump gate fragment through entropy manipulation

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