Software, woven for play.
A small studio building software for the people who make games - and consulting for the teams shipping with AI. Independent, deliberate, made by hand.
Two looms,
one workshop.
Relic Thread runs on two parallel tracks: shipping our own software for the tabletop and game‑dev world, and consulting on AI for teams figuring out where the technology fits. Same workshop, same craft - different work on the bench.
Products
Focused tools for game makers and game runners. Built quietly, shipped honestly, priced fairly. We don’t do platforms, suites, or ecosystems - we ship one good thing at a time.
- Encounter Simulator · D&D 5e
- More on the bench
- No subscriptions for solo use
- Browser-based, no install
Consulting
Short, scoped AI engagements for teams figuring out where AI fits and how it should be built. Strategy and architecture - not a vendor pitch, not a six‑month transformation.
- AI strategy & roadmaps
- Architecture & system design
- Build-vs-buy & vendor reviews
- Evaluation & observability
What’s on
the bench.
Our first product is Encounter Simulator - a pre-flight rig for D&D 5e combat. Build the fight, run it forty times, watch where it breaks. Then bring it to your table knowing what to expect.
More on the bench. We’ll announce when they’re ready, not before.
Encounter Simulator
Drag your party in. Pick your monsters. Hit run. See exactly how the next forty minutes of combat might play out - before the dice hit the table.
Hire the thread-pullers.
Two kinds of AI engagement, scoped tight. We don’t do open-ended retainers, body-shopping, or six-month transformations - we come in, do a specific job well, and leave you with something that works.
For teams that need a senior voice on AI strategy or architecture - not a vendor pitch.
How we work
A first call is free and honest. If the work is real, we’ll scope it together - usually a fixed-fee package, sometimes a weekly rate, never an hourly meter.
We turn down more than we take. If we’re not the right fit, we’ll say so on the first call and point you somewhere better.
AI strategy review
One-week deep look at where AI fits in your product or roadmap. Written findings, prioritized opportunities, and a call to talk it through.
Architecture & system design
We design the AI/LLM system behind the feature - retrieval, agents, evals, orchestration, infrastructure. You get a working blueprint your team can build to.
Advisory retainer
A standing line for in-flight decisions. Architecture reviews, vendor evals, design feedback - a senior voice in the room without the hire.
What we’re about.
Relic Thread is a small studio. We make software the way a careful luthier makes instruments: one piece at a time, by hand, with a maker’s mark on the back.
We are not a platform, a venture, or a moonshot. We’re a workshop - two tracks on parallel looms, one product on the bench at a time, and a short list of clients who get the senior voice in the room.
Every piece we ship is signed. If something breaks, you’ll know who to email.