Add MIT licence and a repo README

The repo went public with no LICENSE, which means default copyright — nobody
could legally reuse any of it. MIT throughout, covering the generator and the
VANITY prose alike.

Also adds a README, since the front page was previously a design document that
opened mid-argument, and sets module.json's license field so Foundry shows it.

Module to 0.1.2 so the released zip carries LICENSE too.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

DESIGN.md

@@ -308,4 +308,4 @@ failure outcomes, concrete clue answers, and a full ending packet with negotiati
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*VANITY development notes — part of [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve).*

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 slaguru666
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# DELVE
+
+An authoring system and Foundry VTT module for the **VANITY** tabletop RPG. Press one button and
+it generates a whole dungeon — fiction, areas, maps, encounters, hoards and a journal you can read
+cold — then drops it into your world.
+
+## Install (Foundry)
+
+**Add-on Modules → Install Module → Manifest URL:**
+
+```
+https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve/releases/latest/download/module.json
+```
+
+Requires the [VANITY](https://github.com/slaguru666/Vanity) system, **0.10.5 or later**.
+
+* **⛏** raise a dungeon
+* **🗑** remove one you don't want — it deletes exactly what it made and nothing else
+* **⏩** stage a delve you finished at the desk
+
+## Also a CLI
+
+`core/` is pure JavaScript with no Foundry dependencies, so a delve can be generated, rerolled and
+finished outside the VTT:
+
+```bash
+node core/cli.mjs --new --seed=my-delve --file=my.json
+node core/cli.mjs --file=my.json --worksheet    # everything, with prompts for what only you can write
+node core/cli.mjs --file=my.json --reroll=3:situation
+node core/cli.mjs --file=my.json --play         # the tight, table-facing sheet
+```
+
+## What it does and does not do
+
+It generates the fiction, the order and the pressure. It does **not** write your read-aloud text
+or your climax, and it says so — those are prompts, not output. It gets you to a strong first
+draft in a minute instead of an evening, then gets out of the way.
+
+[`DESIGN.md`](DESIGN.md) has the whole design history, including four rounds of adversarial review
+and two paper playtests that failed before anything worked.
+
+## Layout
+
+| | |
+|---|---|
+| `core/` | the generator — pure JS, 39 tests |
+| `foundry-module/` | the Foundry module, with `core/` vendored |
+| `paper/` | a hand-written delve and both playtest logs |
+| `spike/` | the harness that measured VANITY's Forge outside Foundry |
+| `samples/` | generated output |
+
+## Licence
+
+MIT — see [LICENSE](LICENSE).

core/render.mjs

@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ export function renderMarkdown(d) {
   }
   L.push('---');
   L.push('');
-  L.push('*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*');
+  L.push('*Generated by [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve) for the VANITY RPG.*');
   return L.join('\n');
 }

foundry-module/LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 slaguru666
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

foundry-module/module.json

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "id": "vanity-delve",
   "title": "DELVE — a dungeon layer for VANITY",
   "description": "Generates a coherent delve and sequences VANITY's Forge to stage it, one area at a time.",
-  "version": "0.1.0",
+  "version": "0.1.2",
   "compatibility": {
     "minimum": "13",
     "verified": "14.365"
@@ -32,5 +32,6 @@
   "manifest": "https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve/releases/latest/download/module.json",
   "download": "https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve/releases/latest/download/vanity-delve.zip",
   "url": "https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve",
-  "readme": "https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve/blob/main/foundry-module/README.md"
+  "readme": "https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve/blob/main/foundry-module/README.md",
+  "license": "https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve/blob/main/LICENSE"
 }

foundry-module/module/core/render.mjs

@@ -165,6 +165,6 @@ export function renderMarkdown(d) {
   }
   L.push('---');
   L.push('');
-  L.push('*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*');
+  L.push('*Generated by [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve) for the VANITY RPG.*');
   return L.join('\n');
 }

paper/playtest-01.md

@@ -209,4 +209,4 @@ the gang, take the portrait in A5, and have nobody bow — the path v1 punishes
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*VANITY development notes — part of [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve).*

paper/playtest-02.md

@@ -170,4 +170,4 @@ Next: **step 2, the seam spike.**
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*VANITY development notes — part of [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve).*

paper/the-vault-of-the-gilded-court.md

@@ -344,4 +344,4 @@ Pass 2 is **contrarian**: Court Door, nobody bows, ally the gang, take the portr
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*VANITY development notes — part of [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve).*

samples/gilded-court-404.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ On success it goes first, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 1 — The Threshold Stones
+### AREA 1 — The Mourners' Steps
 *approach · institution*
 
 > A stair too grand for the door it serves. The queue disturbed — three of the dead pushed aside. One of the Host — reading out an order of precedence to an empty hall. When you walk in, it pauses and asks where you fall in it. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ On success it goes first, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 3 — The Waiting Room
+### AREA 3 — The Antechamber
 *complication · ritual*
 
 > A herald's script with the order still marked. Someone has walked the corridor the wrong way, scuffing one side. One of the Host with a herald's staff — announcing arrivals to an empty stair. When you walk in, it announces you, inventing a rank. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ On success it goes first, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 5 — The Sunken Nave
+### AREA 5 — The Lower Cut
 *descent · wound · pocket*
 
 > A procession that doubled back on itself. Banners pulled down and stacked without regard for order. A procession — passing through, unhurried, with you in its way. When you walk in, it does not stop or go round. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ On success it goes first, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 6 — The Last Door
+### AREA 6 — The Robing Room
 *threshold · anchor · battle · chest*
 
 > A seat at the head of everything, occupied. A rank-plate prised off and dropped, still shiny where it sat. A queue of the Host — waiting to pass a door, in strict order, not moving. When you walk in, the queue opens a gap at exactly your rank. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -204,4 +204,4 @@ Handled by giving them what they want, at a price.
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*Generated by [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve) for the VANITY RPG.*

samples/live-table-01.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ On success it was obeyed, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 1 — The Weeping Stair
+### AREA 1 — The Outer Cut
 *approach · institution*
 
 > Servants' bones arranged as though mid-errand. Someone has been talking here, and stopped when you arrived. Three of the Host in servants' dress — carrying out an errand that has no destination left. When you walk in, they stop, and wait to be told what to do. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ On success it was obeyed, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 2 — The Lesser Vault
+### AREA 2 — The Waiting Room
 *complication · ritual · fight · cache*
 
 > Orders scratched into the floor, the last one unfinished. A door braced shut from within by furniture. A living grave-robber — repeating a phrase over and over, trying to get the intonation right. When you walk in, they go quiet and put their back to the wall. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ On success it was obeyed, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 3 — The Crossing
+### AREA 3 — The Middle Vault
 *turn · demand*
 
 > A hall where your own voice arrives before you speak. An order half-scratched out and rewritten by a different hand. The bells — ringing a summons room by room, coming closer. When you walk in, the bell in this room begins. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ On success it was obeyed, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 4 — The Servants' Deep
+### AREA 4 — The Cold Gallery
 *descent · wound · pocket*
 
 > An instruction repeated until the stone gave out. Boot-prints that stop mid-corridor and do not resume. A single figure at a speaking-tube — reporting, at length, to a listener who died first. When you walk in, it pauses mid-sentence and asks whether you are the reply. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -186,4 +186,4 @@ Handled by giving them what they want, at a price.
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*Generated by [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve) for the VANITY RPG.*

samples/pale-tally-737.md

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ On success it hears that nothing has aged, and The Silent Host will not open hos
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 1 — The Outer Cut
+### AREA 1 — The Mourners' Steps
 *approach · institution*
 
 > Lamps trimmed and filled, all of them. A seal broken and the contents already spoiled. Two of the Host — repairing something that is not damaged. When you walk in, they set the work down and wait for inspection. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ On success it hears that nothing has aged, and The Silent Host will not open hos
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 2 — The Lesser Vault
+### AREA 2 — The Attendants' Row
 *complication · ritual · fight · cache*
 
 > A meal laid out, still warm, for people long past eating. One preserved thing removed, leaving a clean shape in the dust. One of the Host — trimming a lamp that has never gone out. When you walk in, it will not stop, and speaks without looking up. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ On success it hears that nothing has aged, and The Silent Host will not open hos
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 3 — The Attendants' Row
+### AREA 3 — The Lesser Vault
 *complication · ritual · fight · cache*
 
 > A clock wound by somebody, recently. A fire built recently, of furniture that was three centuries old. Something young — waiting, exactly as instructed, and has been. When you walk in, it asks whether it is allowed to stop now. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ On success it hears that nothing has aged, and The Silent Host will not open hos
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 4 — The Turning Hall
+### AREA 4 — The Crossing
 *turn · demand · pocket*
 
 > A room that resets itself if you look away. A clock stopped by hand — the pendulum caught and tied. A living robber, badly hurt — refusing to bleed, and frightened by it. When you walk in, they grab you and ask what is wrong with them. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ On success it hears that nothing has aged, and The Silent Host will not open hos
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 5 — The Sunken Nave
+### AREA 5 — The Servants' Deep
 *descent · wound*
 
 > Something kept so well it has forgotten how to end. Rot, in exactly one place, spreading. The room — undoing your presence, footprints filling behind you, dust returning. When you walk in, it works faster. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ On success it hears that nothing has aged, and The Silent Host will not open hos
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 6 — The Antechamber Royal
+### AREA 6 — The Quiet Room
 *threshold · anchor · battle · chest*
 
 > A casket sized for something smaller than a body. Something here has been eaten, which should not be possible. Two of the Host — setting a table for a meal that is always about to happen. When you walk in, they lay two more places. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -214,4 +214,4 @@ Handled by giving them what they want, at a price.
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*Generated by [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve) for the VANITY RPG.*

samples/salt-vigil-201.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ On success it is not alone, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 2 — The First Hall
+### AREA 2 — The Waiting Room
 *complication · ritual · pocket*
 
 > Places set every evening for three hundred years. Someone has been counting the dead — tally marks by the entrance. Two of the Host, hand in hand — refusing to be parted to let anyone past. When you walk in, they look at you and do not move. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ On success it is not alone, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 3 — The Waiting Room
+### AREA 3 — The Attendants' Row
 *complication · ritual · fight · cache*
 
 > Chairs drawn up in a circle, all facing one seat. A bedroll, used, and not by anyone buried here. A dozen of the Host — sitting in a circle, facing one empty chair. When you walk in, they shuffle round to make room for you. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ On success it is not alone, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 4 — The Turning Hall
+### AREA 4 — The Gallery
 *turn · demand · fight · cache*
 
 > A doorway with the hinges taken off. A name carved beside another, joining them, badly. A second set of footsteps — keeping pace with yours, close. When you walk in, they stop when you stop, close. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ On success it is not alone, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 5 — The Servants' Deep
+### AREA 5 — The Lower Cut
 *descent · wound*
 
 > A name called so often it wore into the wall. A door tied open with a belt, so it could not close. Three of the Host — laying out a game for four. When you walk in, they look up and count you. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ On success it is not alone, and The Silent Host will not open hostilities first.
 
 ---
 
-### AREA 6 — The Quiet Room
+### AREA 6 — The Antechamber Royal
 *threshold · anchor · battle · chest*
 
 > A chair kept empty and dusted. A chair dragged out of position and left where it was needed. A living robber, alone — talking steadily to a companion who is not there. When you walk in, they introduce you to the empty air. None of it is accident — it was done this way on purpose.
@@ -214,4 +214,4 @@ Handled by giving them what they want, at a price.
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*Generated by [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve) for the VANITY RPG.*

spike/SPIKE-REPORT.md

@@ -104,4 +104,4 @@ sequenced — but only if it stops talking to the table on its own.
 
 ---
 
-*Private VANITY development material — not for sale or distribution.*
+*VANITY development notes — part of [DELVE](https://github.com/slaguru666/vanity-delve).*