Dungeon Books
Independent sci-fi/fantasy/RPG bookstore in Jersey City. Online shop and tools.
Panat: owner & engineer. Carrie: co-owner & manager.
Strategy
- platform-strategy: durable strategic frame — beachhead vertical, platform-vs-applications, priorities, go/no-go criterion
- platform-survey-2026-05-01: state-of-the-world snapshot
Platform (sold to partner shops)
- guild: membership & loyalty platform (active) — Payload CMS + Next.js
- emporium: e-commerce rebuild (Medusa v2 + Payload + Next.js) — replaces webshop
Applications (run on the platform)
- marty: Dungeon-Books-specific AI book recommendation chatbot (SMS & Discord)
- manapool-seller: MTG marketplace integration
Other
- projects: all projects overview with stack details
- museum-of-fantasy: institutional/exhibition arm, nonprofit (DungeonArts)
- webshop: legacy storefront, being replaced by emporium
Plans
- plans: all plans, feature designs, and architecture docs
- roadmap: feature roadmap and priorities (superseded for platform priorities by platform-strategy)
- membership-platform: Guild architecture spec
- rebuild-spec: store rebuild spec
People
- people: contacts, collaborators, and industry connections
Books
- books: handselling notes, pitches, and comps
References
- references: stable knowledge, research, and reference material
Journal
- 2026-05-01: latest — emporium stack ready to merge, Withfriends sunset complete, strategy session
- 2026-04-30: emporium follow-ups — covers, related products, sitemap, Payload-driven footer
- 2026-04-29: emporium foundation — Solace port, Stripe, MeiliSearch, Payload swap
- 2026-04-23: Cernel research, Withfriends sunset decision, RPG/zine supply thesis
- 2026-04-09: Authentik SSO live, HedgeDoc OIDC POC
- 2026-04-06: AI db access pattern documented
- 2026-04-05: Better Auth standalone integrated, dual auth architecture, prod deploy
- 2026-04-04: buffs system, auto-discounts at Square, email verification shipped
- 2026-04-03: Nolan partnership, Dave Lucey/Omnibus call, auto check-in on purchases
- 2026-04-02: XP/leveling shipped, NFC kiosk shipped, activity feed
- 2026-04-01: unifying vision, WithFriends exit, Bindery Tastemakers