Field Notes

🐉 Dragons & Distractions – Project Map v2.0

Phase Title: The Bridge to the Guild Hall Status: Mid-Quest (Scrolls acquired, Gate unlocked, Torch lit)

🧭 Vision

To create a living, public-facing version of Dragons & Distractions — a mythic ADHD toolkit — that:

  • Hosts monsters, rituals, and tools in a playful format
  • Offers real help through metaphor and laughter
  • Invites people to use, share, and one day buy or support the work

This version is:

  • Website-first (Markdown-driven, GitHub Pages-hosted)
  • Print-friendly (for future decks, scrolls, and rituals)
  • Rooted in your tone codex and authentic voice

🎯 Core Objectives

Objective Description Status
📜 Make it public Remove login walls, host on GitHub Pages ✅ Site skeleton summoned
🧱 Make it structured Folder-based, easy to browse: monsters, tools, codex, art ✅ Ready to populate
🧠 Make it readable Markdown files with internal links, good flow 🚧 In progress
🎭 Make it stylized Tone-driven layout with consistent imagery and voice 🔜
🧪 Make it usable Let visitors pick a monster, try a ritual, and feel seen 🔜
🛡️ Make it protected Light license that honors intent and preserves value ✅ Custom license added

🗂️ Current Structure

dragons-and-distractions-site/
├── index.md                ← Homepage (summoned)
├── monsters/               ← Monster files (need full pages)
├── codex/                  ← Tone, origin, philosophy
├── spellbook/              ← Command phrases, neuro-spells
├── art/                    ← Gallery and prompt references
├── assets/                 ← Supporting images and downloads
├── site/                   ← Public printables, onboarding
│   └── printables/pdf/     ← Exported PDFs
├── scripts/                ← Helper scripts and automations
├── tests/                  ← Checks and fixtures
├── _includes/              ← Shared layout snippets
├── README.md + LICENSE + _config.yml

🔮 Phase Goals (v2.0)

Task Description Status
add_sample_monsters() Populate Slumber Troll, Task Hydra, etc. as .md pages 🔜
summon_codex_nav() Add top-level nav or sidebar index ✅ Nav cards live + sidebar scaffold
theme_scroll_dark() Optional CSS theme with mythic styling 🔜
printable_bundle() Generate test PDF for rituals or monsters 💤 (Future step)
launch_readiness_check() Ensure GitHub Pages builds and renders site 🔜
  • A shared nav-cards.html include renders a five-link grid (Monsters, Spellbook, Codex, Art, Site tools) on the homepage and the index pages for monsters, spellbook, codex, and site tools.
  • A _sidebar.md file under site/ provides a sidebar tree with quick links to monsters, the spellbook, site tools, the codex, art, and repo docs for builds that support sidebar navigation.
  • Future refinements could include expanding the sidebar as new pages arrive and adding an always-visible header/footer nav if desired, but the core cross-page navigation has been summoned.

🧙 Next Logical Spell to Cast

add_sample_monsters() Creates full Markdown bestiary pages based on your real monster files (already uploaded!)

This would:

  • Fill out your monsters/ folder
  • Make navigation real
  • Help test how the site will actually feel

Let me know if you’d like this map saved as a .md file for the repo, and if you want to move forward with add_sample_monsters().

🜂 Logged. Quest is aligned. Path is clear.

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