Case study · Product
YBRP
Yella Belly RP is a Rook & Ink product ecosystem for narrative community systems: events, almanacs, atlas, trade, and journals. Anglers League is the first event implementation.
Problem
Community roleplay platforms often sprawl into one-off tools: uploads here, scoring there, Discord announcements elsewhere. Without a product boundary, every event becomes a rewrite.
Approach
Treat YBRP as a modular monolith under Rook & Ink. One public host, one admin host, one API host. Events are paths. Shared modules cover seasons, rounds, challenges, submissions, scoring, leaderboards, and integrations.
Architecture (target)
ybrp.rookandink.com ├── /events/anglers-league ← first event ├── /leaderboards ├── /almanac · /atlas · /trade · /journals ybrp-admin.rookandink.com ← ops ybrp-api.rookandink.com/v1 ← single API
Demonstrates
Product subdomain strategy, event-as-path design, and parent portfolio framing that does not turn the Rook & Ink brand site into a roleplay-only platform.