5/3/2026: Stronger connections between items and NPCs
When NPCs are mentioned in your items’ lore, you can now promote them to full NPCs with one click. The connection persists — your item’s card shows which NPCs have been created from it, and your NPCs remember which item they came from. Rename or delete things and nothing gets orphaned.
Most of the work was architectural — making sure connections hold up under renames, deletions, and edits across all your tools. But there’s visible polish too:
- Item card got a typography refresh — mechanics tighten up for scanning, lore breathes for reading
- Related NPCs section reorganized so connections show at a glance
- Smoother handoff when creating an NPC from an item — the NPC generator now knows where you came from
- Removed the gate on adding new features to items — that’s free for everyone now
Coming next: Item → Setting and Item → Dungeon. Your magic items will be able to seed full settings and dungeons, with their NPCs carrying through.