Forged from Dungeon Siege references

A brass-bound Bootstrap toolkit for fantasy HUDs, journals, inventories, and command panels.

A static frontend showcase and component cookbook that translates Dungeon Siege-inspired interface references into a reusable HTML, CSS, and JavaScript design system.

Toolkit Traits

Frame First

Panels feel cast from iron and leather before any content is layered in.

Bootstrap Native

Cards, tabs, forms, buttons, and grids stay compatible with Bootstrap structure.

Animated Utility

Entrance, hover, and looping gear motion are handled with Anime.js, not CSS-only gimmicks.

Interface Doctrine

Material stack

Brass, soot-dark iron, aged parchment, smoked glass, and brown leather form the core palette. Nothing is flat white or default gray.

Motion rhythm

Elements rise in sequence, gears rotate continuously, and interactive pieces give a short mechanical lift on hover.

Layout logic

Large showcase blocks mirror in-game journals and inventory panes, while smaller modules behave like utility widgets and command trays.

Implementation

Standard Bootstrap grid and components are reskinned rather than replaced, which keeps the toolkit practical for real product work.

Signature Palette

Brass Highlight
#B99247 / #DFC27C
Leather Core
#3B281C / #221913
Parchment Surface
#DDD0B3
Steam Ember
#DD9A3D

Preview Patterns

Forged Tabs

Tabs are treated as carved caps with burnished edges. The active state is brighter and reads like a selected game menu.

Status Rails

Energy Cell 88%
Boiler Pressure 64%

Quest Journal Panel

This parchment variant is meant for lore, recipe, or narrative-heavy content. It keeps the brass frame while shifting to an ink-on-paper reading surface.

Chapter
Signal in the Foundry
Objective
Stabilize the steam core

Control Bay

Forms, selects, toggles, and primary actions are styled for admin dashboards, builders, or customization screens that still need the same worldbuilding.

Workshop Accordion

Use the accordion for inventory sections, quest chapters, or system settings where each header needs a strong machine-like silhouette.

On expand, the leading gear spins clockwise and the trailing gear spins anti-clockwise to reinforce the mechanical motion language.

Behavior Note

The accordion uses Bootstrap collapse events and Anime.js timing, so the icon motion is tied to real interaction state rather than a generic hover effect.

Gear Toggle

Element Use

Use the gear toggle anywhere you need a binary control that matches the accordion’s brass hardware language instead of a standard switch.

Progress Glass Ball

0%
46%
64%
100%

This orb element reads like a mana or health glass sphere. The first orb is a JS demo looping from empty to full and back. Below full, the fill line keeps a slow slosh and shimmer so it feels like liquid inside a sealed vessel.

Usage Note

Set `data-value` from `0` to `100`, then choose a liquid color with `--orb-color` and `--orb-color-deep` to create blue mana, red health, poison, or steam-core variants.

Data Table

Module Discipline Status Output
Aether Forge
Foundry wing / Mk-IV
Engineering Stable 92%
Vault Relay
Archive conduit
Logistics Queued 67%
Steam Lattice
North boiler trench
Maintenance Alert 41%

Pagination

Use the table for inventories, quest logs, or admin registers, then pair it with the forged pagination to keep list-heavy screens in the same visual system.

Timeline

  1. 06:10 / Normal
    Hull Integrity

    The hull is intact and ready for deployment.

  2. 06:40 / bg-primary
    Steam Core Primed

    Pressure climbs through the lower vaults as the foundry wakes.

  3. 07:05 / bg-secondary
    Machine Casing Sealed

    Outer plates were riveted shut before the relay chamber was reopened.

  4. 07:45 / bg-success
    Archive Link Stabilized

    Signal passes the brass gate and reaches the second register chamber.

Timeline Use

Use this for quest chains, deployment logs, patch notes, mission history, or any sequence that benefits from a clear vertical path.

Move from showcase to implementation

The cookbook page contains every core component with demo markup and code snippets ready to lift into a Bootstrap project.

Open Cookbook