Prompts

Prompts

Use these prompts as operator checklists when planning, deploying, or changing a LegendForge environment.

Before You Deploy

Ask:

• Which provider best matches my budget, region, and operating style?
• Which hostname and Cloudflare zone will players use?
• Do I want Cloudflare Access in front of Foundry?
• Do I need break-glass SSH, or can I leave it closed?
• How much persistent storage should I allocate for worlds, assets, and backups?
• Which Foundry system will I install after deployment?

Before You Fill Secrets

Ask:

• Am I using scoped Cloudflare API tokens instead of broad credentials?
• Am I using Foundry account credentials or a timed release URL?
• Is the Foundry admin key long, unique, and randomly generated?
• Am I keeping config/secrets.auto.tfvars out of version control?

Before You Apply Terraform

Ask:

• Did I review the provider-specific deployment guide?
• Did I confirm the variable files point at the correct cloud account and domain?
• Do I understand what resources will be created and their estimated cost?
• Do I have a rollback or destroy path if the first apply is wrong?

Before You Install Systems or Modules

Ask:

• Does this system match my current Foundry version?
• Which modules are required for this world?
• Can I test the module stack in a non-production world first?
• Do I need separate worlds or separate deployments for different communities?

Before Upgrades

Ask:

• Did I back up the current world data?
• Did I snapshot persistent storage?
• Did I record current Foundry, system, and module versions?
• Am I changing Foundry core, system packages, and modules in a controlled order?

Before Recovery or Troubleshooting

Ask:

• Is the problem DNS, tunnel ingress, compute health, container startup, or the application itself?
• Did I check Terraform outputs and deployment health first?
• Do I have recent backups and restore points?
• Am I using the safest available admin path for this provider?

Contributor Prompt

When updating docs or infrastructure, ask:

• Does this keep LegendForge system-agnostic?
• Does this assume D&D-specific behavior where the platform should stay generic?
• Does this preserve security-first defaults?
• Did I update cross-links if I added major documentation?