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Items can be found by opening [chests](/wiki/Chests), defeating [bosses](/wiki/Bosses), purchasing them from [shops](/wiki/Shop), or receiving them from [NPCs](/wiki/NPCs). These items can be passive upgrades, active abilities, or single-use consumables.

Most active items recharge as damage is dealt, while others recharge on a timer.

Single use items will stack if multiple are found.

There are currently 271 items in the game total, including 210 base game items, 26 items that were added in the /wiki/Supply_Drop_Update update, 21 items that were added in the /wiki/Advanced_Gungeons_%26_Draguns_Update update, and 14 items that were added in /wiki/A_Farewell_to_Arms_Update update.

For weapons, see [Guns](/wiki/Guns).

## List of items

The following is a list of items in [Enter the Gungeon](/wiki/Enter_the_Gungeon).

Icon
Name
Type

Quote
Quality
Effect

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/0/0c/Master_Round_I.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052346
[Master Round](/wiki/Master_Round)
Passive
First Chamber

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Grants a heart container.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/1/1f/Master_Round_II.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052352
[Master Round](/wiki/Master_Round)
Passive
Second Chamber

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Grants a heart container.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/2/21/Master_Round_III.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052358
[Master Round](/wiki/Master_Round)
Passive
Third Chamber

/wiki/Quality
Grants a heart container.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/1/13/Master_Round_IV.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052404
[Master Round](/wiki/Master_Round)
Passive
Fourth Chamber

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Grants a heart container.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/e/e2/Master_Round_V.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052409
[Master Round](/wiki/Master_Round)
Passive
Fifth Chamber

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Grants a heart container.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/f/f8/Prime_Primer.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052713
[Prime Primer](/wiki/Prime_Primer)
Passive
Old Magic

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Ingredient for the [Bullet That Can Kill The Past](/wiki/Bullet_That_Can_Kill_The_Past).

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/2/2c/Arcane_Gunpowder.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310051330
[Arcane Gunpowder](/wiki/Arcane_Gunpowder)
Active
From The Deep

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Ingredient for the [Bullet That Can Kill The Past](/wiki/Bullet_That_Can_Kill_The_Past), cannot be used.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/0/0e/Planar_Lead.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052638
[Planar Lead](/wiki/Planar_Lead)
Passive
Astral Slug

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Ingredient for the [Bullet That Can Kill The Past](/wiki/Bullet_That_Can_Kill_The_Past).

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/0/00/Obsidian_Shell_Casing.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052526
[Obsidian Shell Casing](/wiki/Obsidian_Shell_Casing)
Passive
Indestructible

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Ingredient for the [Bullet That Can Kill The Past](/wiki/Bullet_That_Can_Kill_The_Past).

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/e/e3/Meatbun.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052415
[Meatbun](/wiki/Meatbun)
Active
On A Roll

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Single use. Heals the player for one heart. Grants double damage until the player takes damage.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/0/0f/Medkit.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052421
[Medkit](/wiki/Medkit)
Active
Heals

/wiki/Quality
Single use. Heals the player for 4 hearts.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/1/18/Ration.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052736
[Ration](/wiki/Ration)
Active
Calories, Mate

/wiki/Quality
Single use. Heals the player for two hearts. Automatically used if the player runs out of health.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/4/43/Orange.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052605
[Orange](/wiki/Orange)
Active
You're Not Alexander

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Single use. Fully heals the player, grants a heart container, and increases coolness by 2.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/e/ea/Friendship_Cookie.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310051900
[Friendship Cookie](/wiki/Friendship_Cookie)
Active
It's Delicious

/wiki/Quality
Single use. Resurrects your co-op partner with full health.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/5/5d/Bottle.png/revision/latest?cb=20160905013456
[Bottle](/wiki/Bottle)
Active
Heart Container
/wiki/Quality
Holds hearts or ammo for use later.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/3/3b/Bomb.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310051451
[Bomb](/wiki/Bomb)
Active
Use For Boom

/wiki/Quality
Throws a bomb that explodes after a short delay.

https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/enterthegungeon_gamepedia/images/d/de/Ice_Bomb.png/revision/latest?cb=20160310052155
[Ice Bomb](/wiki/Ice_Bomb)

Active

Cool It!

/wiki/Quality
Throws a bomb that freezes enemies.

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Chests are objects that can contain [pickups](/wiki/Pickups), [items](/wiki/Items), [guns](/wiki/Guns), and more. Chests are always found in treasure rooms, but can also be found upon completing a room, completing one of [Winchester's](/wiki/NPCs#Winchester) games, or in secret rooms.

Chests can be found locked or unlocked; locked chests need a key to be unlocked, while unlocked chests can be opened for free. Chests found in treasure rooms are always locked, and always contain an item or gun (the chest in one treasure room will always be an item, while the other will always be a gun), unless replaced with a [Rat Note](/wiki/Infuriating_Note).

On every floor, one treasure room chest will contain a gun while the other will contain an item. This does not affect drops from destroyed chests, meaning a chest that would normally have an item can drop a gun when destroyed.

Upon entering a room with a chest, there is a random chance (affected by [Curse](/wiki/Curse)) that a fuse will appear by the chest. If the chest is not opened within a short period of time, it will explode, leaving behind nothing. Any item or weapon that can spray a liquid (except for oil) can douse the fuse and stop it from exploding.

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Chests can rarely be replaced by [Mimics](/wiki/Mimic). This chance increases with each point of [curse](/wiki/Curse) the player gets, and all coloured chests (not including rainbow, synergy, and rat chests) will be replaced by Mimics if the player is holding [Mimic Tooth Necklace](/wiki/Mimic_Tooth_Necklace). A mimic can be spotted by shooting a bullet at it. Upon shooting it, the mimic will attack back. When the mimic is defeated it will drop what would normally be found in a chest and extra loot.

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1. Brown

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2. Blue

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3. Green

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4. Red

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5. Black

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6. Rainbow

Brown chests can contain various [pickups](/wiki/Pickups) in addition to an item or gun. They have a small chance to contain one, and a tiny chance to contain four. Sometimes they contain just a pickup, and no item or gun.

Specifically, Blue (/wiki/Quality) chests have a high chance of dropping [items](/wiki/Items), over any other type of collectible.

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Each floor has different chances for different chest qualities, with chances for higher quality chests increasing on later floors. This does not account for [magnificence](/wiki/Magnificence).

There are two different loot tables within the game, the Original loot table (which was the loot table before the Advanced Gungeons & Draguns update) and the Gungeons and Draguns loot table. These can be switched between in [The Breach](/wiki/The_Breach) or title screen in the Gameplay menu of the Options menu.

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# DUNGEON OF WORDS — Game Design Document v1.0
*"Read to Cast. Cast to Win."*

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## VISION STATEMENT

Enter the Gungeon for kids, but instead of guns — words are the weapons.
Every spell you cast requires you to read and answer correctly. The dungeon is alive,
absurd, and slightly dangerous. The humor is dry, self-aware, and never talks down to kids.
Think: Pixar movie writing. Jokes that land for both a 7-year-old AND their parent watching.

**Core loop:** Explore → Encounter → Read → Cast → Loot → Die laughing → Try again.

---

## TONE & WRITING GUIDE

### The Gungeon Rule
Every item, enemy, room, and event gets ONE punchy line of flavor text.
It should do ONE of these things:
1. Make a wordplay/reading pun
2. Be mildly absurd ("It smells like Tuesday")
3. Be self-aware ("This cape does nothing. It just looks cool.")
4. Reference a classic book/story sideways

### Examples (right tone)
- **Worn Spellbook** — *"Previous owner: unknown. Handwriting: terrible."*
- **Mimic Chest** — *"It was smiling. You thought it was decorative."*
- **Rat Merchant** — *"He's not supposed to be here. Neither are you."*
- **Scroll of Fireball** — *"WARNING: Do not use near curtains."*
- **Iron Boots** — *"Heavy. Loud. Inexplicably warm."*
- **Secret Room** — *"You found it. It found you first."*
- **Boss defeated** — *"The Skeleton did not appreciate your vocabulary."*
- **Death screen** — *"You were very brave. The dungeon was very dungeon-y."*
- **Level up** — *"Something changed. Probably for the better."*
- **Mimic defeat** — *"It dropped loot out of embarrassment."*

### Anti-patterns (wrong tone)
- ❌ "Great job reading, champ!" (condescending)
- ❌ "Educational content unlocked!" (kills immersion)
- ❌ Emojis in flavor text (breaks the style)
- ❌ Exclamation points everywhere (exhausting)

---

## WORLD STRUCTURE

### The Dungeon (5 floors, roguelite)
Each run starts fresh. Death resets to floor 1.
Persistent: unlocked spell upgrades, discovered lore, cosmetics.

```
Floor 1: Stone Crypt        — Tutorial difficulty. Skeletons. Damp.
Floor 2: Fungal Warren      — Mushroom enemies. Weird. Spores everywhere.
Floor 3: Frozen Library     — Ice theme. Bookwyrms. Frozen scholars.
Floor 4: Lava Scriptorium   — Fire theme. Ink demons. The books are angry.
Floor 5: The Word Vault     — Final floor. Boss: The Unspoken One.
```

### Floor Structure (per floor)
```
Start Room → [8-14 rooms] → Boss Room
                ↓
         [2-3 treasure rooms]
         [1-2 shops]
         [0-1 secret rooms]
         [1 challenge room]
         [corridors with shortcuts]
```

---

## ROOM TYPES

### Standard Rooms
- **Combat Room** — Enemies spawn, must be cleared to unlock doors
- **Empty Room** — Nothing. Sometimes a chest. Sometimes a rat.
- **Corridor** — Narrow passage. Enemy ambush chance.

### Special Rooms

**Treasure Room** 🎁
Chest behind a locked door. Requires a key.
Chest tier determined by floor depth.

**Shop Room** 🛒
NPC merchant. Sells 3 random items + 1 spell upgrade.
Flavor text on shopkeeper changes based on what you've bought.
*"Back again? You're my favorite customer. You're my only customer."*

**Hidden Shop** 🐀
Rat merchant. Appears in secret rooms only.
Sells cursed/powerful items at discount.
Items have risks attached.
*"I don't normally do this. That's also a lie. I do this constantly."*

**Challenge Room** ⚔
Harder combat. No reading challenge skip option.
Reward: guaranteed rare chest.

**Boss Room** 💀
One boss. One chance. No backing out.
Boss has a monologue. It is not impressed with you.

**Secret Room** 🔍
Hidden behind a breakable wall (look for cracks).
Contains: hidden shop, bonus loot, or pure lore text.
*Hint: walls that look slightly different are suspicious.*

**Library Room** 📚
Reading room. No enemies.
Interact with bookshelf → full reading passage → bonus XP + lore unlock.
Optional. Completely worth it.

**Vault Room** 🏛
Locked. Requires special Vault Key (rare drop).
Contains: legendary item guaranteed.

---

## CHEST SYSTEM

### Chest Tiers (color-coded, Enter the Gungeon style)

| Tier | Color | Key | Contents | Mimic Chance |
|------|-------|-----|----------|--------------|
| D | Brown 🟫 | Common Key | Gold + consumable | 2% |
| C | Blue 🔵 | Common Key | Spell scroll or gear piece | 5% |
| B | Green 🟢 | Silver Key | Rare gear or spell upgrade | 8% |
| A | Red 🔴 | Gold Key | Rare gear + spell upgrade | 12% |
| S | Black ⬛ | Skull Key | Legendary item | 18% |
| ★ | Rainbow 🌈 | No key (auto-opens) | Random legendary, always helpful | 0% |

**Keys** drop from: enemies (rare), shop (buy), challenge rooms (reward), secret rooms.

### Mimic System 👁
Any non-rainbow chest can be a Mimic.
- **Tell**: eyes visible if you look closely. Slight twitch.
- **Reveal**: touch it — it wakes up, becomes a mini-boss
- **Reward on kill**: drops the chest contents PLUS a bonus item
- **Flavor**: *"It was waiting. It has been waiting for years. Specifically for you."*

Mimic variants:
- **Baby Mimic** (floors 1-2) — weak, drops C-tier
- **Bookshelf Mimic** (floors 3-4) — disguised as furniture
- **Shadow Mimic** (floor 5) — invisible until touched, drops S-tier

---

## ITEM SYSTEM

### Item Categories

**Armor (3 slots: Head, Body, Feet)**

| Tier | Examples | Bonus |
|------|---------|-------|
| 1 — Cloth | Moth-eaten Hat, Linen Robe | +5 HP, +1 stat |
| 2 — Leather | Traveler's Hood, Studded Vest | +15 HP, +2 stat |
| 3 — Chain | Knight's Coif, Iron Shirt | +30 HP, +3 stat |
| 4 — Plate | Astral Helm, Voidplate | +50 HP, +5 stat |
| 5 — Legendary | Crown of Vocabulary, The Last Word | Unique passive effects |

**Sample Legendary Armor:**
- **Crown of Vocabulary** *(Head, Legendary)* — *"Technically a hat. Technically a kingdom."* — Correct answers heal 5 HP
- **The Last Word** *(Body, Legendary)* — *"Embroidered with the final chapter of every story."* — +50% spell damage
- **Boots of Borrowed Time** *(Feet, Legendary)* — *"Previous owner: a very fast librarian."* — Dodge distance doubled

**Consumables**
- **Health Potion** — *"Tastes like someone's good intentions."* — Restore 30 HP
- **Scroll of Protection** — *"Briefly invincible. Briefly."* — Block next hit
- **Word Bomb** — *"Explosive vocabulary. Use carefully near glass."* — Deal 3x spell damage once
- **Blank Page** — *"Nothing on it. Immense potential."* — Clear all enemies in room
- **Reading Glasses** — *"Actually improves vision. Weird."* — Next reading challenge has 2 correct answers highlighted

**Passive Items (held, always active)**
- **Annotated Spellbook** — *"Someone already did the homework."* — +20% XP from challenges
- **Quill of Fury** — *"The pen is mightier. The quill is furious."* — Correct answers deal +10 bonus damage
- **Borrowed Bookmark** — *"Due back in 1987."* — One free death per run (revive at 25% HP)
- **Dictionary (Abridged)** — *"Missing pages W-Z."* — Reading challenge timer +5 seconds
- **Necklace of Syllables** — *"Each bead is a sound."* — Spell cost -1 (minimum 1)

---

## SPELL SYSTEM

### Spell Tiers (I → V)

Each spell has 5 upgrade levels. Upgrades found in shops or treasure chests.

| Spell | Tier I | Tier III | Tier V |
|-------|--------|----------|--------|
| Zap | 25 dmg | 55 dmg + stun | 90 dmg + chain lightning |
| Flame | 30 dmg | 65 dmg + burn | 110 dmg + flame ring |
| Frost | 20 dmg + slow | 50 dmg + freeze | 85 dmg + blizzard |
| Heal | +25 HP | +50 HP + shield | +80 HP + revive ally |
| Arrow | 35 dmg | 70 dmg + pierce | 120 dmg + multishot |
| Shadow | 40 dmg | 80 dmg + blind | 130 dmg + death curse |

**Signature Spells** (unlocked on floor 3+, one per hero class):
- Warrior: **WARCRY** — Buff all stats for 3 turns
- Wizard: **ARCANE SURGE** — Cast all spells simultaneously
- Ranger: **VOLLEY** — Hit all enemies at once
- Paladin: **DIVINE WORD** — Instant kill + full heal on perfect answer

### Reading Challenge Scaling
Spell tier = reading difficulty.
- Tier I spells: grade-level sentences (1-2 grade above player's grade)
- Tier III spells: paragraph + comprehension question
- Tier V spells: full passage + inference question

*Higher tier = harder question = bigger payoff.*

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## ENEMY BESTIARY

### Floor 1 — Stone Crypt
| Enemy | HP | Damage | Flavor |
|-------|-----|--------|--------|
| Skeleton | 40 | 10 | *"Holds a grudge. Has held it for 400 years."* |
| Rat | 20 | 8 | *"Surprisingly well-read."* |
| Armored Bone | 80 | 15 | *"The armor is load-bearing."* |
| Crypt Guard | 120 | 20 | *"Never technically died. Just got really tired."* |

### Floor 2 — Fungal Warren
| Enemy | HP | Damage | Flavor |
|-------|-----|--------|--------|
| Spore Puff | 30 | 12 | *"Releases spores when startled. Currently startled."* |
| Mycelium Knight | 90 | 18 | *"The armor grew itself. Nobody asked it to."* |
| Shroom Sage | 60 | 25 | *"Knows things. Refuses to say what."* |
| Rot Hulk | 150 | 22 | *"It's mostly mushroom at this point. Barely personal."* |

### Floor 3 — Frozen Library
| Enemy | HP | Damage | Flavor |
|-------|-----|--------|--------|
| Bookwyrm | 70 | 14 | *"Ate the index. Regrets nothing."* |
| Frozen Scholar | 100 | 20 | *"Was mid-sentence when frozen. Still mad."* |
| Ink Specter | 50 | 30 | *"Made entirely of bad reviews."* |
| Shelf Mimic | 130 | 25 | *"It fooled everyone. Especially the library card system."* |

### Floor 4 — Lava Scriptorium
| Enemy | HP | Damage | Flavor |
|-------|-----|--------|--------|
| Ash Scribe | 80 | 22 | *"Its handwriting got worse after it caught fire."* |
| Cinder Drake | 110 | 28 | *"Breathes fire AND jargon. Both are dangerous."* |
| Ink Demon | 160 | 32 | *"Born from an unfinished manuscript. Deeply resentful."* |
| The Redactor | 200 | 35 | *"Removes things. Has opinions about vowels."* |

### Floor 5 — The Word Vault
| Enemy | HP | Damage | Flavor |
|-------|-----|--------|--------|
| Void Archivist | 180 | 38 | *"Catalogued everything. Especially you."* |
| Sentence Fragment | 60 | 15 | *"Incomplete. Knows it. Angry about it."* |
| Living Footnote | 40 | 10 | *"Technically important. Regularly ignored."* |

---

## BOSSES

### Floor 1 Boss: The Bonewarden
*"Warden of the Crypt, Keeper of Grudges, Amateur Cartographer."*
HP: 300 | Phase 1: Summons skeletons | Phase 2: Throws bones

**Pre-fight monologue:**
*"Another hero. Another reading test. Another afternoon wasted."*

**On defeat:**
*"I had a whole speech prepared. Next time."*
*(Drops: Silver Key + guaranteed C-tier chest)*

### Floor 2 Boss: The Grand Mycelium
*"It grew in the dark. It grew a lot."*
HP: 500 | Phase 1: Spore cloud | Phase 2: Splits into 3

**On defeat:**
*"Fine. The dungeon is yours. The smell stays."*

### Floor 3 Boss: The Librarian Eternal
*"Shushed so many people she became one with the silence."*
HP: 700 | Phase 1: Throws frozen books | Phase 2: Creates ice maze

**Pre-fight:**
*"You have an overdue book. You know which one."*

**On defeat:**
*"Fine. Keep the book. I have seventeen copies."*

### Floor 4 Boss: The Grand Redactor
*"Everything it touches gets crossed out."*
HP: 1000 | Phase 1: Ink blasts | Phase 2: Rewrites the room

**On defeat:**
*"Some stories end mid-sentence."*
*(It is uncertain if this is a threat or a compliment.)*

### FINAL BOSS: The Unspoken One
*"It is the reason the dungeon exists. It doesn't talk. Words disagree with it."*
HP: 2000 | 3 phases | Each phase requires a harder reading challenge to deal full damage

**On defeat:**
*(Silence.)*
*(A door opens.)*
*(You leave.)*
*(The dungeon keeps going without you. It has before.)*

---

## SECRET PASSAGEWAYS

### Types
1. **Cracked Wall** — Visible crack, requires 3 hits to break through. Leads to: shortcut or secret room.
2. **Bookshelf Door** — Interactable bookshelf. Pull the right book (mini-puzzle: which book doesn't belong). Leads to: hidden shop.
3. **Floor Grate** — Droppable. Falls to lower section of same floor with bonus loot.
4. **Mirror Room** — Touch the mirror. Enter a reflected version of the last room with double enemies, double loot.

### Secret Room Contents
Roll 1d6 per secret room:
1. Hidden Shop (Rat Merchant)
2. Vault with guaranteed A-tier chest
3. Lore room (full story passage, bonus XP)
4. Challenge room (no enemies, hard reading puzzle, legendary reward)
5. NPC encounter (see NPCs)
6. Empty room with a single chair and a note that says *"Good job finding this. Genuinely."*

---

## NPCs

**The Rat Merchant** 🐀
*"I source my goods ethically. That's not entirely true."*
Hidden shop. Sells: cursed items (powerful but with a downside), keys, consumables.

**The Ghost Librarian** 👻
*"I'm not haunting the dungeon. I'm reorganizing it."*
Appears randomly in empty rooms. Gives: lore pages, hints about secret rooms.

**The Confused Knight** ⚔
*"I've been in here for forty years. Is the war still on?"*
Gives: free armor repair (restore 50% HP once per floor), hints.

**The Mimic (Friendly Variant)** 📦
*"I do this for the exercise."*
After defeating a Mimic, 10% chance it becomes friendly. Follows you. Occasionally bites enemies.

**The Dungeon Itself** 🏰
*Via floating text that appears on walls.*
*"You are the 4,721st hero to enter."*
*"The last one made it to floor 3. Impressive."*
*"The walls here are load-bearing. Please stop hitting them."*
*"Exit is that way. You won't take it. I know you won't."*

---

## DEATH SCREEN MESSAGES

Randomized. One per death.

1. *"You were very brave. The dungeon remains unimpressed."*
2. *"The Bonewarden says hi. Aggressively."*
3. *"Floor [X]. A new personal best. Probably."*
4. *"Everything you learned this run — still yours."*
5. *"Defeated by: [enemy name]. Don't think about it too hard."*
6. *"The dungeon resets. You don't have to."*
7. *"Your spells were correct. The skeleton was simply more motivated."*
8. *"[Hero name] the [class] has fallen. The story isn't over."*
9. *"The Frozen Library noted your visit. Critically."*
10. *"You read [X] passages. Correctly, mostly."*

---

## PROGRESSION SYSTEMS

### Per-Run (resets on death)
- Spell upgrades (I → V)
- Armor collected
- Keys and gold
- Items/consumables

### Persistent (survives death)
- **Codex** — Lore pages collected (library rooms, NPCs). Readable from menu.
- **Bestiary** — Enemy entries unlock after first kill. Shows flavor text.
- **Discovered Spells** — All spells ever found, viewable in spell book
- **Hero Unlocks** — New classes unlocked by completing floors
- **Cosmetics** — Hats, capes, trail effects (XP currency)
- **Challenge Stars** — Perfect-answer streaks unlock bonus cosmetics
- **Reading Stats** — Total passages read, accuracy rate, speed history

### The Codex (narrative layer)
Each floor has 8 hidden lore pages. Collect all 8 → unlock floor's full story.
The story is: the dungeon used to be a school. Something happened to the teachers.
*Nobody talks about what happened to the teachers.*

---

## READING CHALLENGE DESIGN

### Difficulty Scaling (by grade + spell tier)
- **Easy** (grade 1-2, Tier I): 1 sentence, literal comprehension
- **Medium** (grade 3-4, Tier II-III): 2-3 sentences, vocabulary in context
- **Hard** (grade 5-6, Tier IV): paragraph, inference required
- **Expert** (grade 7+, Tier V): full passage, author's purpose/theme

### Challenge Types
1. **Quick Cast** — Single question, 15-second timer, full damage on correct
2. **Charged Spell** — 3 questions, each correct = damage multiplier (1x → 2x → 3x)
3. **Boss Seal** — Boss phase transition requires passage reading to deal damage
4. **Dodge Challenge** — Enemy attacks: type a word to dodge. Miss = take damage.
5. **Treasure Cipher** — Chest locked by riddle. Solve to open without key.

### Perfect Answer Bonuses
- Answer in first 5 seconds: "LIGHTNING CAST" — 1.5x damage
- 3 correct in a row: "WORD STREAK" — bonus gold
- 5 correct in a row: "ON FIRE" — next spell casts twice
- 10 correct in a row: "WORD LEGEND" — legendary item drops

---

## IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP

### Phase 1 (Current sprint) — Foundation ✅
- [x] Basic dungeon generation
- [x] Battle scene
- [x] Reading challenges
- [x] Spell system
- [x] Engine bridge

### Phase 2 — Roguelite Core 🔨
- [ ] Chest system with tiers
- [ ] Key system
- [ ] Mimic encounters
- [ ] Inventory system (3 armor slots + consumables)
- [ ] Shop NPC
- [ ] Death screen with messages
- [ ] Persistent Codex

### Phase 3 — Depth
- [ ] All 5 floors with unique tilesets
- [ ] All bosses
- [ ] Secret rooms + breakable walls
- [ ] Hidden shop (Rat Merchant)
- [ ] All NPCs
- [ ] Spell upgrade system (Tier I → V)

### Phase 4 — Polish
- [ ] All item descriptions written
- [ ] Bestiary
- [ ] Reading stats dashboard
- [ ] Cosmetics system
- [ ] Leaderboard (reading speed + floor depth)
- [ ] Parental dashboard (reading progress tracking)

---

## PARENTAL LAYER (invisible to kids)

The game secretly tracks:
- Reading accuracy by passage type
- Average answer speed (fluency indicator)
- Vocabulary encountered
- Comprehension patterns (literal vs inference)
- Session length + floor depth

Available in parent dashboard at `/parent` route.
No in-game indicators. Kids play a game. Parents see reading growth.

*"Your child cast 47 spells this week. They also read 47 passages at a 3rd grade level. 94% accuracy."*

---

*Document version 1.0 — February 2026*
*"The dungeon is watching. It takes notes."*


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It's 2026, you can reference relevant kid themes, brain rot, six seven, Roblox, fortnite, etc.


The user wants me to make the writing more culturally relevant for 2026 kids - referencing brain rot, Roblox, Fortnite, current memes, etc. Let me update the GDD with this in mind and save it to the right place (workspace).

Now we're cooking. Kids in 2026 speak in skibidi, sigma, rizz, Roblox deaths, Fortnite dances. The humor hits different when it's in their language. Let me write the real version:

# DUNGEON OF WORDS — Game Design Document v1.1
*"Read to Cast. Cast to Win."*
*Last updated: Feb 2026*

---

## VISION STATEMENT

Enter the Gungeon for kids, but words are the weapons.
The humor lives in two layers simultaneously:
- **Layer 1**: Dry absurdist wit that respects the kid's intelligence (Gungeon style)
- **Layer 2**: Fluent in 2026 kid culture — brain rot, Roblox OOF, Fortnite L + ratio, sigma grindset, skibidi, etc.

The joke is that the dungeon takes itself seriously while speaking like a chronically online 8-year-old.
A skeleton who calls you "cooked" after winning. A boss who does a default dance on your grave.
A mimic that emotes "Take the L" before attacking.

**Core loop:** Explore → Encounter → Read → Cast → Loot → Die → Touch Grass → Try Again

---

## TONE & WRITING GUIDE

### The Two-Layer Rule
Every piece of flavor text should work on both levels:
- **Surface**: Makes a 7-year-old laugh
- **Depth**: Parent reading over shoulder also smirks

### 2026 Cultural References (use freely)
- **Roblox**: OOF death sound, "you died (classic)", robux, noob gear, "get rekt"
- **Fortnite**: default dance, L + ratio, "taking the L", building walls
- **Brain rot**: skibidi, sigma, rizz, gyatt, no cap, bussin, cooked, slay, ate that
- **Among Us**: still relevant, "kinda sus", "ejected"
- **Minecraft**: "you died" screen, creeper hiss, "that's a nice dungeon, shame if something blew it up"
- **General**: "it's giving...", "not the ___", "lowkey", "main character energy", "NPC behavior"

### Examples (RIGHT TONE — both layers working)

**Item descriptions:**
- **Moth-eaten Hat** — *"No rizz. Some protection. Lowkey historic."*
- **Mimic Chest** — *"Kinda sus. You opened it anyway. Cooked."*
- **Scroll of Fireball** — *"WARNING: Do not use near curtains, wooden structures, or your older sibling's stuff."*
- **Borrowed Bookmark** — *"Due back in 1987. The late fee is immense."*
- **Iron Boots** — *"Heavy. Loud. Giving very 'I just respawned' energy."*
- **Skeleton's Crown** — *"He had main character energy. Past tense."*
- **Blank Scroll** — *"Nothing written on it. Infinite potential. No pressure."*
- **Speed Potion** — *"No. You cannot use this to speedrun the dungeon. (You can.)"*
- **Dictionary (Abridged)** — *"W through Z went missing. Still bussin though."*
- **Crown of Vocabulary** — *"Not just a hat. A whole slay."*

**Enemy one-liners:**
- **Skeleton**: *"Respectfully, you are cooked."*
- **Rat**: *"Sigma rodent. Grinding the dungeon economy."*
- **Spore Puff**: *"No cap, it will not stop."*
- **Frozen Scholar**: *"Was mid-sentence when frozen. Still yapping."*
- **Bookshelf Mimic**: *"It was giving furniture. It was not furniture."*
- **Ink Demon**: *"Born from an unfinished fanfic. The angst is real."*

**Death messages:**
- *"You died. OOF."*
- *"Cooked by [enemy name]. Not even a little sigma."*
- *"You took the L on floor [X]. Respawn arc incoming."*
- *"Main character moment: failed. Side character era: begins."*
- *"The skeleton did a default dance. You were not there to see it."*
- *"[Hero name] has been ejected from the dungeon."*
- *"You read [X] passages. You answered [Y] correctly. No cap, that's pretty good."*
- *"Your reading was bussin. Your dodging was not."*
- *"Not the getting defeated by a rat... 💀"*
- *"Respawn arc loading... please read a passage while you wait."*

**NPC dialogue (Rat Merchant):**
- *"Welcome to my shop. No, I don't have a permit. Yes, I have good stuff."*
- *"I source my goods ethically. That is not entirely true."*
- *"Limited time deals. Time is extremely limited. Like, very."*
- *"Buy something or don't. The dungeon goes brrr either way."*

**Boss taunts:**
- **Bonewarden**: *"Another hero enters. Sigma energy: zero. Bone collection: plus one."*
- **Grand Mycelium**: *"You are literally cooked. Spore-flavored."*
- **Librarian Eternal**: *"You have an overdue book. It slaps. You still owe me."*
- **The Unspoken One**: *"..."* (it simply stares) *(lowkey terrifying)*

**Secret room messages:**
- *"You found the secret room. Main character behavior fr."*
- *"Nobody else has been here. Respectfully, it shows."*
- *"This room is giving very 'optional side quest' energy."*

**Floor clear:**
- *"Floor [X] cleared. You ate that. (Some cleanup required.)"*
- *"Boss defeated. Not gonna lie, it had rizz. You had more."*

**Level up:**
- *"Level [X]. Glow up confirmed."*
- *"Stats increased. You are, objectively, built different now."*

**Shop entry:**
- *"Ah. A customer. Based."*

**Perfect answer:**
- *"LIGHTNING CAST — no cap that was clean"*
- *"WORD STREAK — you're literally built different"*
- *"BUSSIN ANSWER — +50 bonus damage fr fr"*

**Wrong answer:**
- *"Spell fizzled. It's giving 'needs more reading'."*
- *"Not the wrong answer... 💀 Try again."*

---

## WORLD STRUCTURE

### The Dungeon (5 floors, roguelite)
```
Floor 1: Stone Crypt        — Tutorial floor. "Classic dungeon vibes."
Floor 2: Fungal Warren      — Mushroom biome. "It smells like Minecraft caves."
Floor 3: Frozen Library     — Ice + books. "The scholars are frozen AND yapping."
Floor 4: Lava Scriptorium   — Fire theme. "Giving Nether energy, but with more homework."
Floor 5: The Word Vault     — Final floor. "No cap, this is the final boss."
```

### Run Structure
Each death resets the run. The dungeon reacts:
- First run: *"Welcome. The dungeon has been expecting someone. (It says this to everyone.)"*
- 5th death: *"You again. Respawn arc on floor [X]. Respect."*
- 10th death: *"Certified grinder. The dungeon is lowkey impressed."*
- 25th death: *"The dungeon is starting to recognize your face. It's complicated."*

---

## CHEST SYSTEM

### Tiers (Gungeon-style color coding)

| Tier | Color | Unlock | Contents | Mimic % | Flavor |
|------|-------|--------|----------|---------|--------|
| D | Brown 🟫 | Common Key | Gold + junk | 2% | *"Giving very 'starter loot' energy."* |
| C | Blue 🔵 | Common Key | Gear or scroll | 5% | *"Lowkey decent."* |
| B | Green 🟢 | Silver Key | Rare gear | 8% | *"Built different chest."* |
| A | Red 🔴 | Gold Key | Rare + upgrade | 12% | *"It's giving legendary (almost)."* |
| S | Black ⬛ | Skull Key | Legendary | 18% | *"No cap this is the good stuff."* |
| ★ | Rainbow 🌈 | Auto-opens | Always legendary | 0% | *"Dungeon said 'here, bestie'."* |

**Locked Chest with no key:**
*"You need a key for this one. Unfortunate. Very unfortunate."*

**Opening a Brown chest to find only 3 gold:**
*"3 gold. It's giving... participation trophy."*

### Mimic System 👁
- **Visual tell**: Eyes. Barely visible. Slightly breathing. Extremely sus.
- **On touch**: Wakes up. *"CAUGHT IN 4K."* Attacks immediately.
- **On defeat**: Drops full chest loot + bonus. *"It dropped the bag out of shame."*
- **Mimic types**:
  - Baby Mimic: *"It's new. Still scary."*
  - Shelf Mimic: *"Was giving furniture vibes. Was not furniture."*
  - Shadow Mimic: *"Invisible until touched. That's the lore."*

### Treasure Cipher (locked chest puzzle)
Instead of a key — solve a reading riddle to open.
Example: *"I have chapters but no pages, characters but no actors. What am I?"*
Answer: A book. Chest opens.
*"Correct. Based. The dungeon respects it."*

---

## ITEM SYSTEM

### Armor Tiers (Head / Body / Feet slots)

**Tier 1 — Cloth** *(starter gear, kinda cooked)*
- Moth-eaten Hat: *"No rizz. Minimal protection."*
- Linen Robe: *"Very breathable. Also, very attackable."*
- Straw Sandals: *"The dungeon floor is cold. These help. Barely."*

**Tier 2 — Leather** *(low-key decent)*
- Traveler's Hood: *"Previous owner traveled very far. Then stopped."*
- Studded Vest: *"The studs are decorative. The protection is real."*
- Wanderer's Boots: *"Walked a thousand miles. Ready for a thousand more. Maybe."*

**Tier 3 — Chain** *(built different)*
- Knight's Coif: *"Knights wore this. You're not a knight. It still works."*
- Iron Shirt: *"Technically a shirt. Heavy. Absolutely bussin defensively."*
- Greaves of the Fallen: *"The previous owner fell. You will not fall. (You might fall.)"*

**Tier 4 — Plate** *(sigma armor)*
- Astral Helm: *"Forged in the stars. Delivered to the dungeon. No refunds."*
- Voidplate: *"It absorbs hits like a black hole absorbs opinions."*
- Titanstep Boots: *"Step loudly. Hit hard. No cap."*

**Tier 5 — Legendary** *(absolute slay)*
- **Crown of Vocabulary** *(Head)* — *"Technically a crown. Technically a whole kingdom."* — Correct answers heal 5 HP
- **The Last Word** *(Body)* — *"Embroidered with every story's final sentence."* — +50% spell damage
- **Boots of Borrowed Time** *(Feet)* — *"Previous owner: very fast librarian. Very."* — Dodge distance doubled

### Consumables

- **Health Potion** — *"Tastes like good intentions. Works like medicine."*
- **Word Bomb** — *"Explosive vocabulary. No cap, very dangerous near vowels."*
- **Reading Glasses** — *"Actually improves vision. Lowkey helpful."* — Next challenge shows 2 highlighted answers
- **Blank Page** — *"Nothing written. Immense potential. Sigma move."* — Clear all enemies in room
- **Scroll of Protection** — *"Briefly invincible. Briefly is the key word."*
- **Speed Scroll** — *"You cannot speedrun the dungeon with this. (You can.)"*
- **Cheese** — *"Where did this come from. Why does it work."* — Confuses nearby enemies

### Passive Items

- **Annotated Spellbook** — *"Someone already did the homework. W behavior."* — +20% XP
- **Quill of Fury** — *"The pen is mightier. The quill is furious."* — +10 bonus damage on correct answers
- **Borrowed Bookmark** — *"Due back in 1987. The late fee is immense."* — One free death per run
- **Dictionary (Abridged)** — *"Missing pages W-Z. Still slaps."* — +5 seconds on reading timer
- **Sigma Amulet** — *"Grindset activated. Dungeon fears you."* — +15% gold from all sources
- **Rizz Ring** — *"No description. You already know."* — Shop prices -20%
- **Lore Fragment** — *"Part of something bigger. No cap."* — Reveals 1 secret room per floor

---

## SPELL SYSTEM

### Upgrade Tiers I → V

**ZAP**
- I: *"Classic spell. Very zap."* — 25 dmg
- II: *"Upgraded. More zap."* — 40 dmg
- III: *"Built different zap."* — 55 dmg + stun
- IV: *"Cooked the enemy with electricity."* — 75 dmg + chain to nearby
- V: *"SIGMA ZAP. No cap this is unhinged."* — 90 dmg + chain lightning + stun all

**FLAME BURST**
- I: *"Fire go brr."* — 30 dmg
- V: *"The dungeon said 'it's giving furnace'."* — 110 dmg + fire ring + burn DoT

**FROST SPIKE**
- I: *"Cold. Spiky. Bussin."* — 20 dmg + slow
- V: *"Gave the enemy an ice age. No thoughts, just cold."* — 85 dmg + full freeze + blizzard aura

**HEAL WORD**
- I: *"Reading is literally healing."* — +25 HP
- V: *"Ate that and came back fully charged."* — +80 HP + shield + revive passive

### Signature Spells (unlocked floor 3+)

- Warrior: **WARCRY** — *"Sigma battle cry. Nearby enemies reconsider."* — Buff all stats 3 turns
- Wizard: **ARCANE SURGE** — *"Cast everything. At once. No chill."* — All spells fire simultaneously
- Ranger: **VOLLEY** — *"Shot all of them. Simultaneously. Ate that."* — Hits all enemies
- Paladin: **DIVINE WORD** — *"One correct answer. One instant win. No cap."* — Perfect answer = instant kill + full heal

---

## ENEMIES

### Floor 1 — Stone Crypt
| Enemy | Flavor |
|-------|--------|
| Skeleton | *"Respectfully, you are cooked."* |
| Crypt Rat | *"Sigma rodent. Grinding the dungeon economy."* |
| Armored Bone | *"The armor is load-bearing. Structurally significant."* |
| Crypt Guard | *"Never died. Just got really, really tired."* |

### Floor 2 — Fungal Warren
| Enemy | Flavor |
|-------|--------|
| Spore Puff | *"No cap it will not stop. Just spores constantly."* |
| Mycelium Knight | *"The mushroom armor grew itself. Nobody asked."* |
| Shroom Sage | *"Knows things. Refuses to share. That's lore."* |
| Rot Hulk | *"It's mostly mushroom at this point. Lowkey a vibe."* |

### Floor 3 — Frozen Library
| Enemy | Flavor |
|-------|--------|
| Bookwyrm | *"Ate the index. No regrets. Zero."* |
| Frozen Scholar | *"Was mid-sentence when frozen. Still yapping somehow."* |
| Ink Specter | *"Made entirely of bad reviews."* |
| Shelf Mimic | *"It was giving bookshelf. It was not a bookshelf."* |

### Floor 4 — Lava Scriptorium
| Enemy | Flavor |
|-------|--------|
| Ash Scribe | *"Handwriting got worse after it caught fire. Valid."* |
| Cinder Drake | *"Breathes fire AND hot takes."* |
| Ink Demon | *"Born from an unfinished fanfic. The angst is immense."* |
| The Redactor | *"Removes things. Has opinions. Bad combo."* |

### Floor 5 — The Word Vault
| Enemy | Flavor |
|-------|--------|
| Void Archivist | *"Catalogued everything. Including you. Especially you."* |
| Sentence Fragment | *"Incomplete and knows it."* |
| Living Footnote | *"Technically important. Regularly ignored."* |

---

## BOSSES

### Floor 1: The Bonewarden
*"Warden of the Crypt, Keeper of Grudges, NPC behavior in a sigma dungeon."*

Pre-fight: *"Another hero enters. Sigma energy detected: zero. This will be quick."*
Phase 2 (50% HP): *"Okay. You are lowkey built different. I respect it and I hate it."*
Death: *"I had a whole speech. Another time. Not this time specifically but, you know, conceptually."*
Drop: Silver Key + *"Dropped the bag. Literally."*

### Floor 2: The Grand Mycelium
*"It grew in the dark. It had time. It had opinions."*

Pre-fight: *"You smell like someone who just respawned. Correct."*
Death: *"Fine. The dungeon is yours. The spores stay. That's just air now."*

### Floor 3: The Librarian Eternal
*"Shushed so many people she became the silence. Cozy and terrifying."*

Pre-fight: *"You have an overdue book. I know which one. We all know which one."*
Phase 2: *"Okay you read one passage and you think you're built different? Noted."*
Death: *"Fine. Keep the book. I have copies. I have MANY copies."*

### Floor 4: The Grand Redactor
*"Crosses things out. Has always crossed things out. Will keep crossing things out."*

Pre-fight: *"Your name has been redacted from the dungeon records. This is permanent."*
Death: *"Some stories end mid-sentence." (unclear if threat or compliment)*

### FINAL BOSS: The Unspoken One
*"The reason the dungeon exists. Doesn't speak. Words disagree with it personally."*

Pre-fight: *...nothing. It just stares. The dungeon goes quiet. Your phone would normally buzz right now. It doesn't.*
Phase transitions require reading passages to deal damage (the words literally weaken it).
Death: *Silence. A door opens. A note on the floor: "Good run. No cap."*

---

## NPCs

### The Rat Merchant 🐀
Location: Hidden shops (secret rooms only)
*"I don't have a permit. I have inventory. That's better."*
*"Limited time deals. The limit is: now. The time is: now."*
*"Previous customers: satisfied (mostly). Current customer: you (hopefully)."*

Items: Cursed gear (powerful but with a catch), rare consumables, skull keys

### The Ghost Librarian 👻
Location: Random empty rooms
*"I'm not haunting the dungeon. I'm reorganizing it. There's a difference."*
Gives: hints about secret rooms, free lore pages
*"That cracked wall on floor two? Kinda sus. Just saying."*

### The Confused Knight ⚔
Location: Rare encounter, any floor
*"I've been in here for forty years. Is Fortnite still a thing?"*
Gives: free armor repair, hints
*"You remind me of someone. They also didn't make it. You'll be fine probably."*

### The Friendly Mimic 📦
Chance: 10% after defeating any Mimic
*"I do this for the exercise."*
Follows you. Occasionally bites enemies. Sometimes bites you by mistake.
*"Sorry. Reflex."*

### The Dungeon Itself 🏰
Appears as floating text on walls. Reacts to events.
- On entering: *"You are visitor #4,722. The dungeon Googled your stats."*
- After a death on this floor: *"Welcome back. The crypt misses you. It has a weird way of showing it."*
- After a perfect answer: *"Built. Different. The dungeon takes note."*
- When low on HP: *"You are cooked. The dungeon is concerned. The dungeon is also the one cooking you."*
- Entering secret room: *"You found it. Main character behavior fr fr."*
- Walls the player keeps hitting: *"Please stop. Those are load-bearing."*

---

## DEATH SCREEN ROTATION

1. *"You died. OOF. (Classic.)"*
2. *"Cooked by [enemy]. Not even a little sigma."*
3. *"Took the L on floor [X]. Respawn arc begins now."*
4. *"Main character moment: interrupted. Side character arc: loading."*
5. *"The skeleton did a default dance. You were not there."*
6. *"[Hero name] has been ejected from the dungeon (not suspicious)."*
7. *"You read [X] passages this run. [Y] correct. No cap, that's bussin."*
8. *"The dungeon said 'thanks for playing' and meant it sarcastically and sincerely simultaneously."*
9. *"Not the getting defeated by a rat... 💀"*
10. *"Respawn arc incoming. Touch grass. Come back stronger."*
11. *"Floor [X] was your arc. Floor [X+1] will be your comeback arc."*
12. *"The Librarian noted your visit. Critically."*
13. *"Borrowed time ran out. Should've read faster."*
14. *"Bestie, the dungeon is not it for you today. Tomorrow: different story."*
15. *"The mimic was giving chest vibes. You trusted it. Cooked."*

---

## ROOM FLAVOR TEXT (appears on entry)

- **Empty room**: *"Nothing here. The dungeon calls this 'breathing room'."*
- **Shop**: *"Ah. A customer. Based."*
- **Secret room**: *"You found it. The dungeon is lowkey impressed."*
- **Boss room**: *"No going back. Main character moment. Let's go."*
- **Treasure room**: *"Locked. Needs a key. The dungeon does not apologize."*
- **Challenge room**: *"This room is giving 'optional but worth it'."*
- **Library room**: *"Books. Knowledge. XP. The ultimate combo no cap."*

---

## IMPLEMENTATION ROADMAP

### Phase 2 (Current) — Roguelite Core
- [ ] Tiered chest system (5 colors + mimic)
- [ ] Key system (3 tiers: common/silver/gold)
- [ ] Armor inventory (3 slots)
- [ ] Consumables inventory
- [ ] Shop NPC with rotation
- [ ] Death screen with rotating messages
- [ ] Mimic encounters (battle variant)
- [ ] Breakable walls → secret rooms
- [ ] Floor-by-floor progression (all 5 floors)

### Phase 3 — Depth
- [ ] All bosses with monologues
- [ ] All NPCs
- [ ] Rat merchant in secret rooms
- [ ] Spell upgrade system I → V
- [ ] Signature spells per class
- [ ] Codex/bestiary (lore collection)
- [ ] All item flavor text written

### Phase 4 — The Sauce
- [ ] The dungeon speaks (wall text reactions)
- [ ] Run counter reactions
- [ ] Cosmetics (hats, trails, death animations)
- [ ] Parent dashboard (reading analytics)
- [ ] Challenge stars system
- [ ] Leaderboard

---

*"The dungeon is watching. It has thoughts. Most of them are about you."*
*GDD v1.1 — Built different. No cap.*


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We need to make sure we have four evil kid characters, these are the main evil bosses in the game evil Emma, evil Ansley, they are evil twin sisters. And evil Wyatt and evil Easton


The user wants four specific evil kid characters as the main bosses in the game. These are clearly named after real kids (probably Chad's kids or family members). Let me design these four characters as full boss characters in the GDD with proper personalities, attacks, taunts, and flavor text.

- Evil Emma
- Evil Ansley (evil twin sisters)
- Evil Wyatt
- Evil Easton

These are kid villains — should be funny, threatening in a kid way, with the same brain rot humor we established. Let me design them properly.

Love it. Four kid bosses — the evil twins plus two more. Let me design them properly as full characters with personalities, attacks, taunts, and arcs:

# DUNGEON OF WORDS — Main Boss Characters
## The Four Evil Kids

These are the primary antagonists. They were students at the school the dungeon used to be.
Something happened. They stayed. They became the dungeon.
They are not nice about it.

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## THE EVIL TWINS: EMMA & ANSLEY

Evil twin sisters. They share a floor. They share a grudge.
They do not share loot. That is a whole thing between them.

**The lore:**
Emma and Ansley were the top two readers in the school — tied, always.
The tie has never been broken. The tie made them evil.
They now guard Floor 3 (Frozen Library) together.
The first time you fight one. The second time you fight both simultaneously.
They argue during the fight. It slows them down. It also makes them stronger somehow.

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### EVIL EMMA 📖
*"Top reader. Evil twin. Slightly more evil (debated)."*

**Appearance:** Dark purple robes, floating open books orbiting her like planets, reading glasses she does not need, crown made of frozen library cards.

**Personality:** Methodical. Precise. She has read every book in the dungeon and annotated all of them. She considers herself the intellectual authority on everything. She is correct about this, which makes it worse.

**Pre-fight monologue:**
> *"Oh. You actually made it to floor 3."*
> *"I'm genuinely surprised. Ansley said you'd die on floor 2."*
> *"Ansley was wrong. She's often wrong. Don't tell her I said that."*
> *"Now. Let's see if you can read."*

**Phase 1 — The Quiz (50-100% HP):**
Emma fires reading challenges at the player — but her challenges are HARD. Passages from classic literature (kid-appropriate but genuinely challenging). Each wrong answer lets her summon a Frozen Scholar.
*"Incorrect. The answer was clearly in the third paragraph. Did you skim? You skimmed."*

**Phase 2 — The Library

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All of the above. Let's get this kid ready.


The user wants four evil kid characters as the main bosses - Evil Emma, Evil Ansley (evil twin sisters), Evil Wyatt, and Evil Easton. These sound like they might be based on real kids (maybe Chad's kids or friends' kids). Let me add them to the GDD as the main villain bosses, each with their own personality, floor, and flavor text in the style we've established.

Let me think about how to design these:
- Evil Emma and Evil Ansley are evil twin sisters
- Evil Wyatt
- Evil Easton

Each should be a floor boss with their own personality, attacks, and dialogue. I need to make them fun, slightly menacing, but kid-appropriate. Each should have their own theme and fight style that ties into the reading/word theme.

Now I'm figuring out which floors these evil kids should occupy - they're the main bosses so each one probably gets their own major floor, and I need to decide whether the twins appear together or separately and how to distribute them across the game's structure.

Oh these are PERSONAL. Real names make it hit different for the kids playing. Let me add them properly — each one needs their own personality, floor, fighting style, and dialogue that's uniquely theirs.

exec

cat >> /home/crogers2287/.openclaw/agents/mark-twain/memory/projects/storyquest-GDD.md << 'EOF'

---

## THE FOUR EVIL KIDS — Main Antagonists

*They were students once. Then they found the dungeon. The dungeon found them first.*

These four are the dungeon's lieutenants — placed on floors 2, 3, 4, and as the pre-final boss on floor 5 (before The Unspoken One). Each has a personality, a school subject they weaponized, and a deeply specific kind of menace.

---

### EVIL EMMA 😈
**Floor 2 Boss — The Fungal Warren**
*"The smarter twin. She will remind you of this constantly."*

**Background:** Emma discovered the dungeon's power by reading every book in the library in three days. The library didn't survive. She now controls the Fungal Warren because, as she put it, *"the mushrooms listen better than anyone else did."*

**Appearance:** Dark purple twin braids. Glowing green eyes. Carries a massive spellbook she definitely didn't check out properly.

**Personality:** Condescending. Meticulous. Genuinely believes she's helping by making the dungeon harder. Has strong opinions about spelling.

**Pre-fight dialogue:**
*"Oh. You made it to floor two. I'm actually impressed."*
*(pause)*
*"Just kidding. I expected you. I planned for you. The spores are already in your lungs."*

**Phase 1 (100-60% HP):**
Launches vocab quizzes as projectiles. Each one you dodge is a word she throws at you. She narrates: *"Dodge THAT one. Four syllables. You're welcome."*

**Phase 2 (60-30% HP):**
*"Okay. You're actually kind of built different. I don't hate it. I also won't stop."*
Summons Mycelium clones of herself. Only the real one has her spellbook.

**Phase 3 (30-0% HP):**
*"Fine. FINE. I will use the Chapter Seven spell. I specifically saved it for someone who deserved it."*
Giant mushroom circle. Dodge while answering a full paragraph comprehension question. If you answer correctly: Emma visibly annoyed. *"...Correct. Ugh."*

**On defeat:**
*"You beat me. That's actually crazy. I'm going to need a minute."*
*(sits down)*
*"...Tell Ansley I said hi. She'll know what it means. She won't like it."*

**Drop:** Silver Key + **Emma's Annotated Spellbook** (passive: +30% XP from reading challenges, flavor: *"The margin notes are VERY judgy."*)

---

### EVIL ANSLEY 😈
**Floor 3 Boss — The Frozen Library**
*"The funnier twin. She will also remind you of this constantly."*

**Background:** Ansley froze the library on purpose. *"Emma would have preserved it. I thought it looked better this way."* She controls the Frozen Library because she thought the frozen scholars' expressions were hilarious.

**Appearance:** Same dark purple twin braids as Emma but messier. One braid undone. She didn't notice or doesn't care. Carries an ice staff that used to be a ruler.

**Personality:** Chaotic. Genuinely funny. Fully aware she's a villain and thinks it's kind of a bit. Has better rizz than Emma and knows it.

**Pre-fight dialogue:**
*"OH. Emma's down? You actually cooked her? That's so funny I can't even be mad."*
*(does a little spin)*
*"Okay but now I have to try. For the bit. You understand."*

**Phase 1:**
Freezes sections of the floor (slows movement). Drops frozen books from shelves. Comments on your spell choices: *"Zap? Against an ice boss? Lowkey a choice."*

**Phase 2 (50% HP):**
*"Okay you're actually kind of sigma. I respect it and I'm going to make this way harder now, sorry."*
Creates an ice maze. You navigate while she throws puns: *"You seem... ICE-olated. Get it? I'm hilarious."*

**Phase 3 (20% HP):**
*"Okay no I'm not going down like this. Emma would never let me hear the end of it."*
Full blizzard. Visibility reduced. Ansley laughing the whole time. Reading challenge appears — answer correctly: *"HOW. That's not even fair. You're so built different it's genuinely unhinged."*

**On defeat:**
*"Okay. You got me. Respect. Genuinely."*
*(lying on the ice floor)*
*"Emma is going to be so smug about this. Please don't tell her I laughed."*
*(pause)*
*"I did laugh a little. The bit was worth it."*

**Drop:** Gold Key + **Ansley's Ice Staff** (equippable weapon: frost spells deal +40% damage, flavor: *"Still has ruler markings. Hits harder than it has any right to."*)

---

### EVIL WYATT ⚡
**Floor 4 Boss — The Lava Scriptorium**
*"He didn't read the manual. He rewrote it."*

**Background:** Wyatt found the Scriptorium and immediately started editing the dungeon's source documents. Half the enemies on floors 1-3 are slightly wrong because Wyatt changed their descriptions mid-run. He thinks this is improvement. It is not improvement.

**Appearance:** Scorched hoodie. Permanent ink stains on both hands. Carries a red pen the size of a sword. Eyes glow like the lava he definitely didn't accidentally cause.

**Personality:** Chaotic-confident. The kind of kid who thinks he's the main character even when he's the villain. Uses "technically" a lot. Technically correct in deeply unhelpful ways.

**Pre-fight dialogue:**
*"You beat the twins. That's crazy. That's actually crazy behavior."*
*"I've been editing the floor specifically for you, by the way. Since floor one. Notice anything different?"*
*(you think back)*
*"The Bonewarden on floor one? I gave him a typo. You're welcome."*

**Phase 1:**
Uses the red pen to literally cross out parts of the dungeon. Walls disappear. Floor sections vanish. Wyatt narrates: *"Technically, that section wasn't load-bearing."*

**Phase 2:**
*"Okay you're fast. That's valid. I'll need to edit the document."*
Summons ink demons made from Wyatt's rewrites. Their descriptions are wrong on purpose: a "Definitely Not A Dragon" that is clearly a dragon.

**Phase 3 (25% HP):**
*"FINE. I'm using the final edit."*
Pulls out a massive manuscript page. If he completes writing it — game over (instant death).
You need to answer THREE reading questions correctly before he finishes writing. Each correct answer: pen slows down. Each wrong answer: pen speeds up.
*"Okay STOP answering correctly that's literally cheating."*

**On defeat:**
*(pen falls)*
*"...You know what? Good edit. This draft is better."*
*(long pause)*
*"I'm going to need my pen back at some point. Just so you know."*
*(does not ask for the pen back. you keep it.)*

**Drop:** Skull Key + **Wyatt's Red Pen** (legendary item: each correct answer silences nearest enemy for 1 turn, flavor: *"Technically a weapon. Technically an editorial tool. Both."*)

---

### EVIL EASTON 🌑
**Floor 5 Mini-Boss — The Word Vault (before The Unspoken One)**
*"He's been here the longest. He knows something the others don't."*

**Background:** Easton arrived first. Before Emma, before Ansley, before Wyatt. He found the Word Vault and made a deal with The Unspoken One. He doesn't talk about what he gave up. His voice sounds slightly echo-y now. He doesn't bring it up.

**Appearance:** Dark cloak. No glow — specifically no glow, like light avoids him on purpose. Calm. Uncomfortably calm.

**Personality:** Measured. Knows more than he says. The only one of the four who isn't doing a bit — this is real to him. Has genuine respect for the player for making it this far, which somehow makes him more unsettling.

**Pre-fight dialogue:**
*"You made it."*
*(not surprised. genuinely calm.)*
*"Emma was impressed. Ansley said it was funny. Wyatt said he 'technically let you win'."*
*"I don't think any of that is true. I think you're actually good at this."*
*(pause)*
*"That's why I can't let you through."*

**Phase 1:**
Shadow clones. But unlike Ansley's — these don't taunt. They're silent. The real Easton is wherever you're not looking.

**Phase 2 (50% HP):**
*"The Unspoken One is through that door. I want you to understand what that means."*
Darkness spreads. Reading challenge appears but the passage is about Easton — what he gave up, why he's here. He goes quiet while you read it.
*"...You read it."*
*"Good."*
*(continues fighting)*

**Phase 3 (20% HP):**
Easton's calm finally breaks. Just slightly.
*"I've been in here for two years. Do you know what two years in the Word Vault does to a person?"*
Full shadow explosion. Hardest reading challenge in the game — full passage, inference question, 10-second timer.
Answer correctly: the shadows recede. Easton stops.

**On defeat:**
*(sitting against the wall of the Word Vault)*
*"...I forgot what outside smells like."*
*(long pause)*
*"The door's open. Go."*
*(another pause)*
*"If you make it out — tell someone I'm in here."*
*(the dungeon goes very quiet)*

**Drop:** Vault Key + **Easton's Cloak** (legendary armor body, flavor: *"It's cold. Heavier than it looks. You wear it anyway."*) — Passive: Shadow step (dodge teleports instead of slides)

---

## THE FOUR TOGETHER (meta-narrative)

After defeating all four — if you then defeat The Unspoken One — a final scene:

The four appear in the exit room.

**Wyatt**: *"Technically you beat us."*
**Ansley**: *"He literally beat us Wyatt that's just what happened."*
**Emma**: *"I'm choosing to view this as a learning experience."*
**Easton**: *"..."*
*(looks at the exit door)*
*"...It's been a while."*

They leave together. The dungeon goes silent.
A note appears on the floor where they were standing.
It says: *"Good run."*
That's it.
That's the ending.

---
EOF
echo "Done"


Done


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Also touch controls and the d-pad are interfering, when I try and touch to move on the bottom half of the screen the d-pad interferes


The user is saying that on mobile, when they try to tap to move on the bottom half of the screen, the d-pad (joystick) is interfering. The joystick is positioned in the bottom-left area, and tap-to-move is triggered on the right half. But the issue is the joystick covers the bottom-left, and the tap-to-move should only be on the right half - but maybe the zones are overlapping or the tap-to-move is triggering when the joystick is being used.

Let me look at both UIScene.ts and DungeonScene.ts to understand the current touch zones and fix the conflict.

The joystick is in the bottom-left quadrant. Tap-to-move should only work on the right half. But the problem might be:

1. The joystick touch events are bubbling/conflicting with tap-to-move
2. The zones aren't clearly separated
3. The joystick is too big and overlaps with the tap area

I need to check the current code to see how the touch zones are defined and whether the joystick is consuming events properly or if tap-to-move is triggering in areas it shouldn't.

grep -n "pointerdown\|joystick\|tapTarget\|width / 2\|x <\|x >" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/DungeonScene.ts | head -20
echo "---"
grep -n "pointerdown\|pointerup\|pointermove\|joystickActive\|joystickDisabled" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/UIScene.ts | head -20


45:  private tapTarget: { x: number; y: number } | null = null;
109:    // Tap-to-move (touch only — right side of screen or anywhere when no joystick active)
110:    this.input.on('pointerdown', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
112:      // Left side is joystick zone — only tap-to-move on right half
113:      if (pointer.x < this.scale.width / 2) return;
295:    this.tapTarget = { x, y };
320:    // Check joystick vector from UIScene (touch devices)
321:    const joystickVector = this.registry.get('joystickVector') as Phaser.Math.Vector2 | null;
323:    // If we have joystick input (touch), use that for 8-directional analog movement
324:    if (joystickVector && (Math.abs(joystickVector.x) > 0.1 || Math.abs(joystickVector.y) > 0.1)) {
326:      this.tapTarget = null;
327:      this.player.setVelocity(joystickVector.x * speed, joystickVector.y * speed);
331:      if (joystickVector.x < -0.1) {
333:      } else if (joystickVector.x > 0.1) {
336:    } else if (this.tapTarget) {
338:      const dx = this.tapTarget.x - this.player.x;
339:      const dy = this.tapTarget.y - this.player.y;
344:        this.tapTarget = null;
350:        this.player.setFlipX(nx < 0);
360:      if (left || right || up || down) this.tapTarget = null;
---
41:  private joystickActive = false;
42:  private joystickDisabled = false;
209:    if (!dpadEnabled) { this.joystickKnob.setVisible(false); this.joystickDisabled = true; }
217:    this.input.on('pointerdown', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
219:      if (!this.joystickDisabled && pointer.x < this.scale.width / 2) {
220:        this.joystickActive = true;
226:    this.input.on('pointermove', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
227:      if (this.joystickActive && pointer.id === this.joystickPointerId && pointer.isDown) {
232:    this.input.on('pointerup', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
271:    this.joystickActive = false;
301:    this.actionBtn.on('pointerdown', () => {
312:    this.actionBtn.on('pointerup', () => {
374:    if (this.joystickKnob && !this.joystickActive) {
419:      this.joystickDisabled = true;
427:      this.joystickDisabled = false;
435:      this.joystickDisabled = false;
441:      this.joystickDisabled = true;


Found the problem. UIScene and DungeonScene both listen to `pointerdown` — they both fire when you tap anywhere. The joystick correctly only activates on the left half, but **DungeonScene's tap-to-move only blocks left half too** — so the bottom-right is fine, but anything near the joystick on the left bleeds through because UIScene runs as a separate parallel scene and both get the same input events.

The real fix: tap-to-move needs a **dead zone** that excludes the entire bottom-left quadrant where the d-pad lives, not just the left half of the screen:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
path = '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/DungeonScene.ts'
with open(path) as f:
    content = f.read()

old = """    // Tap-to-move (touch only — right side of screen or anywhere when no joystick active)
    this.input.on('pointerdown', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
      if (!this.isTouch) return;
      // Left side is joystick zone — only tap-to-move on right half
      if (pointer.x < this.scale.width / 2) return;
      // Convert screen coords to world coords
      const worldPoint = this.cameras.main.getWorldPoint(pointer.x, pointer.y);
      this.setTapTarget(worldPoint.x, worldPoint.y);
    });"""

new = """    // Tap-to-move (touch only)
    this.input.on('pointerdown', (pointer: Phaser.Input.Pointer) => {
      if (!this.isTouch) return;

      const sw = this.scale.width;
      const sh = this.scale.height;
      const dpadEnabled = this.registry.get('dpadEnabled') !== false;

      // Dead zones to avoid interfering with UI elements:
      // - Top bar (top 8% — HUD)
      if (pointer.y < sh * 0.08) return;
      // - Bottom strip (bottom 12% — player HP bar area)
      if (pointer.y > sh * 0.88) return;
      // - D-pad zone: bottom-left quadrant (left 55%, bottom 45%) — only when dpad enabled
      if (dpadEnabled && pointer.x < sw * 0.55 && pointer.y > sh * 0.55) return;
      // - Action button zone: bottom-right corner
      if (pointer.x > sw * 0.82 && pointer.y > sh * 0.75) return;

      // Convert screen coords to world coords
      const worldPoint = this.cameras.main.getWorldPoint(pointer.x, pointer.y);
      this.setTapTarget(worldPoint.x, worldPoint.y);
    });"""

content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
with open(path, 'w') as f:
    f.write(content)
print("Done")
PYEOF


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Also, the chests don't look like chests. You need to run through the game and make sure the sprites look like they are intended, the game needs more color. It needs to be big and bright


The user wants:
1. Chests that actually look like chests (using real sprites)
2. More color throughout the game
3. Bigger, brighter visuals

I have the browser connected, so let me take a screenshot first to see what we're working with, then systematically fix the issues.

Let me check what chest sprites are available and how the floor builder places them, then check the dungeon scene colors.

Let me see the current state live first, then fix everything:


I can see the issues clearly — everything is purple-grey, the "chests" are tiny grey boxes (look like furniture squares), and the whole dungeon is dark and dull. Let me check what chest sprites we actually have and how the floor builder is rendering them:

find /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites -name "chest*" | head -20
echo "---"
grep -n "chest\|treasure\|interactable\|placeRoom" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/systems/FloorBuilder.ts | head -30


/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_2.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_1.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_4.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_open_4.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_3.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_open_2.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_open_3.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_open_1.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Dungeon Asset Pack_v5.2/items_animation/chest_2.png
/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Dungeon Asset Pack_v5.2/items_animation/chest_1.png
---
75:    // 7. Place interactables based on room type
77:      this.placeRoomObjects(room);
144:  private placeRoomObjects(room: FloorRoom) {
149:      case 'treasure':
150:        // Place chest in center


sed -n '144,210p' /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/systems/FloorBuilder.ts
echo "---"
grep -n "chest\|treasure\|setTexture\|setTint\|fillStyle\|rectangle\|sprite" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/systems/FloorBuilder.ts | head -20


private placeRoomObjects(room: FloorRoom) {
    const centerX = room.x + Math.floor(room.w / 2);
    const centerY = room.y + Math.floor(room.h / 2);

    switch (room.type) {
      case 'treasure':
        // Place chest in center
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.CHEST, centerX, centerY);
        break;

      case 'lore':
        // Place lore stone in center
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.LORE_STONE, centerX, centerY);
        break;

      case 'boss':
        // Place stairs in boss room (unlocked after defeating boss)
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.STAIRS_DOWN, centerX + 1, centerY);
        break;

      case 'shop':
        // Place shop keeper indicator (could be a special tile)
        // For now just put a torch as placeholder
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, centerX, centerY - 1);
        break;

      case 'safe':
        // Add torches to corners of safe room
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + 1, room.y + 1);
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + room.w - 2, room.y + 1);
        break;

      case 'combat':
        // Combat rooms get torches on walls
        if (room.w > 6) {
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + 1, room.y + 1);
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + room.w - 2, room.y + 1);
        }
        break;
    }
  }

  private isFloorAt(x: number, y: number): boolean {
    const tile = this.floorLayer.getTileAt(x, y);
    return tile !== null && tile.index === TILE_IDS.FLOOR;
  }
}
---
149:      case 'treasure':
150:        // Place chest in center


grep -n "CHEST\|TILE_IDS\|TORCH\|STAIRS" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/constants.ts | head -20
echo "---"
python3 -c "
from PIL import Image
imgs = [
    '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Pixel Dungeon Asset Pack/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_1.png',
    '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Dungeon Asset Pack_v5.2/items_animation/chest_1.png',
    '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/public/sprites/2D Dungeon Asset Pack_v5.2/items_animation/torch.png',
]
for p in imgs:
    img = Image.open(p)
    print(p.split('/')[-1], img.size)
"


10:export const TILE_IDS = {
16:  CHEST: 5,
18:  STAIRS_DOWN: 7,
19:  TORCH: 8,
---
chest_1.png (16, 16)
chest_1.png (64, 16)
torch.png (96, 28)


grep -n "CAMERA_ZOOM\|pixelArt\|zoom\|tileWidth\|tileHeight\|createBlankLayer\|addTilesetImage\|setTint\|setAlpha" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/systems/FloorBuilder.ts | head -20
echo "---"
sed -n '1,55p' /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/systems/FloorBuilder.ts


27:      tileWidth: TILE_SIZE,
28:      tileHeight: TILE_SIZE,
32:    const tileset = map.addTilesetImage('dungeon-tiles', 'tileset', TILE_SIZE, TILE_SIZE, 0, 0);
39:    const floorLayer = map.createBlankLayer('Floor', tileset, 0, 0);
40:    const wallLayer = map.createBlankLayer('Walls', tileset, 0, 0);
41:    const objectLayer = map.createBlankLayer('Objects', tileset, 0, 0);
---
import * as Phaser from 'phaser';
import { FloorJSON, FloorRoom, TILE_IDS, TILE_SIZE } from '../constants';

export interface BuildResult {
  map: Phaser.Tilemaps.Tilemap;
  floorLayer: Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer;
  wallLayer: Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer;
  objectLayer: Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer;
  roomBounds: Map<number, Phaser.Geom.Rectangle>;
}

export class FloorBuilder {
  private scene: Phaser.Scene;
  private floorLayer!: Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer;
  private wallLayer!: Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer;
  private objectLayer!: Phaser.Tilemaps.TilemapLayer;

  constructor(scene: Phaser.Scene) {
    this.scene = scene;
  }

  build(floorData: FloorJSON): BuildResult {
    // 1. Create blank tilemap
    const map = this.scene.make.tilemap({
      width: floorData.width,
      height: floorData.height,
      tileWidth: TILE_SIZE,
      tileHeight: TILE_SIZE,
    });

    // 2. Add tileset from preloaded texture
    const tileset = map.addTilesetImage('dungeon-tiles', 'tileset', TILE_SIZE, TILE_SIZE, 0, 0);

    if (!tileset) {
      throw new Error('Failed to load tileset');
    }

    // 3. Create layers
    const floorLayer = map.createBlankLayer('Floor', tileset, 0, 0);
    const wallLayer = map.createBlankLayer('Walls', tileset, 0, 0);
    const objectLayer = map.createBlankLayer('Objects', tileset, 0, 0);

    if (!floorLayer || !wallLayer || !objectLayer) {
      throw new Error('Failed to create tilemap layers');
    }

    this.floorLayer = floorLayer;
    this.wallLayer = wallLayer;
    this.objectLayer = objectLayer;

    // 4. Fill entire wallLayer with WALL tile
    this.wallLayer.fill(TILE_IDS.WALL, 0, 0, floorData.width, floorData.height);

    // 5. Carve rooms
    const roomBounds = new Map<number, Phaser.Geom.Rectangle>();


grep -n "BootScene\|tileset\|chest.*load\|loadImage\|spritesheet\|chest" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/BootScene.ts | head -30


4:export class BootScene extends Phaser.Scene {
6:    super('BootScene');
39:    this.load.image('dungeon-tileset', 'assets/dungeon/character and tileset/Dungeon_Tileset.png');
41:    // Hero spritesheet: 112x64, 7 cols x 4 rows of 16x16 frames
42:    this.load.spritesheet('hero', 'assets/dungeon/character and tileset/Dungeon_Character.png', {
77:    // Item frames - chest (4 frames closed + 4 frames open)
79:      this.load.image(`chest-${i}`, `assets/dungeon/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_${i}.png`);
80:      this.load.image(`chest-open-${i}`, `assets/dungeon/items and trap_animation/chest/chest_open_${i}.png`);
88:    // Create tileset texture for the tilemap from the real dungeon tileset
91:    // Create hero animations from the real spritesheet
104:   * Create the 'tileset' texture used by FloorBuilder from the real dungeon tileset.
105:   * The dungeon tileset is 10x10 (160x160px). We need to map specific tiles to our
108:   * Looking at typical dungeon tilesets:
111:   * - Objects like chests, torches are scattered throughout
114:    // The FloorBuilder expects a 'tileset' texture with 9 tiles in a row (144x16px)
115:    // We extract specific tiles from the 10x10 dungeon tileset to build this
116:    const source = this.textures.get('dungeon-tileset').getSourceImage() as HTMLImageElement;
118:    // Create a canvas to compose our custom tileset strip
134:    // Map our TILE_IDS to tiles from the dungeon tileset
135:    // Examining the 10x10 tileset layout:
147:    copyTile(0, 4, 5);  // CHEST - use a chest-like tile
153:    this.textures.addCanvas('tileset', canvas);
157:   * Create hero walk/idle animations from the hero spritesheet.


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Think cocomelon everything is big and colorful and keeps kids attached. This game leads to tailor to kids with ADhd


The user wants the game to be big, bright, colorful, high-contrast, and engaging for kids with ADHD - like Cocomelon. This means:

1. **Constant visual feedback** - particles, flashes, bounces on everything
2. **Big sprites** - everything scaled up, easy to see
3. **Saturated colors** - no more purple-grey dungeon, use bright saturated palettes
4. **Constant motion** - nothing sits still, everything pulses or bobs
5. **Immediate rewards** - XP numbers flying, gold sparkling, chest glowing
6. **Short attention spans** - encounters should be snappy, rewards frequent

7. **High contrast** - bright items against dark backgrounds so nothing gets lost
8. **Sound cues** - noted for future implementation
9. **Color-coded everything** - rooms have different floor colors, enemies have bright colors

The current dungeon is way too drab and monochrome. I need to overhaul the visuals: scale up the chests significantly and make them glow and bounce, add distinct tinted floor colors for different room types, and brighten the overall palette so nothing blends into the background.

Now I'm diving into the BootScene to see how the tileset works, then I'll tackle the chest rendering first. The main fixes are replacing those flat tile-based chests with proper sprite objects that are much larger and animated, tinting floors based on room type (gold for treasure, red for boss, green for safe rooms), and brightening the dungeon walls for better visibility. I should also add visual feedback like floating numbers and sparkles, scale up the player, and make interactive objects pulse so kids know they can interact with them.

Beyond the core rendering fixes, I need to enhance the torch lights to be more prominent, ensure the hero sprite stands out, add pulsing animations to everything tappable, boost the UI text size and colors, make the gold counter more eye-catching, give the HP bar more visual impact, and add a flashing warning system when enemies are nearby.

Cocomelon rules: high saturation, nothing sits still, everything has a glow, rewards are LOUD. ADHD-friendly means constant dopamine hits — bouncing chests, XP numbers flying everywhere, color-coded rooms, no dull moment. Let me look at everything live then fix it all at once:

sed -n '104,160p' /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/BootScene.ts


* Create the 'tileset' texture used by FloorBuilder from the real dungeon tileset.
   * The dungeon tileset is 10x10 (160x160px). We need to map specific tiles to our
   * TILE_IDS indices (0-8) for the tilemap system.
   *
   * Looking at typical dungeon tilesets:
   * - Row 0-1 typically has walls and wall tops
   * - Row 2-3 typically has floor variations
   * - Objects like chests, torches are scattered throughout
   */
  private createTilesetFromDungeonAsset() {
    // The FloorBuilder expects a 'tileset' texture with 9 tiles in a row (144x16px)
    // We extract specific tiles from the 10x10 dungeon tileset to build this
    const source = this.textures.get('dungeon-tileset').getSourceImage() as HTMLImageElement;

    // Create a canvas to compose our custom tileset strip
    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
    const tileCount = 9;
    canvas.width = 16 * tileCount;
    canvas.height = 16;
    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d')!;

    // Helper to copy a tile from source (10x10 grid) to destination
    const copyTile = (srcCol: number, srcRow: number, destIndex: number) => {
      ctx.drawImage(
        source,
        srcCol * 16, srcRow * 16, 16, 16, // source x, y, w, h
        destIndex * 16, 0, 16, 16          // dest x, y, w, h
      );
    };

    // Map our TILE_IDS to tiles from the dungeon tileset
    // Examining the 10x10 tileset layout:
    // - Floors are typically in the middle rows
    // - Walls are in row 0-1
    // - Decorations/objects scattered throughout

    // TILE_IDS: FLOOR=0, WALL=1, WALL_TOP=2, DOOR_CLOSED=3, DOOR_OPEN=4, CHEST=5, LORE_STONE=6, STAIRS=7, TORCH=8

    copyTile(2, 1, 0);  // FLOOR - use a floor tile (row 1, col 2)
    copyTile(0, 0, 1);  // WALL - use wall tile (row 0, col 0)
    copyTile(1, 0, 2);  // WALL_TOP - use wall top tile (row 0, col 1)
    copyTile(2, 3, 3);  // DOOR_CLOSED - use a door-like tile
    copyTile(3, 3, 4);  // DOOR_OPEN - use adjacent door tile
    copyTile(0, 4, 5);  // CHEST - use a chest-like tile
    copyTile(4, 2, 6);  // LORE_STONE - use a stone/object tile
    copyTile(6, 2, 7);  // STAIRS - use a stairs tile
    copyTile(3, 4, 8);  // TORCH - use a torch/light tile

    // Create the texture from canvas
    this.textures.addCanvas('tileset', canvas);
  }

  /**
   * Create hero walk/idle animations from the hero spritesheet.
   * The sheet is 7 cols x 4 rows of 16x16 frames.
   * Row 0: idle/walk right (frames 0-6)
   * Row 1: walk down


sed -n '1,100p' /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/DungeonScene.ts | grep -n "buildResult\|floorLayer\|wallLayer\|objectLayer\|setTint\|tint\|setAlpha\|CAMERA"


4:  CAMERA_ZOOM,
30:  private buildResult!: BuildResult;
65:    this.buildResult = builder.build(this.floorData);


grep -n "CAMERA_ZOOM\|= 3\|= 2\|setZoom" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/constants.ts | head -10


4:export const CAMERA_ZOOM = 3;


Good. Now I have the full picture. The problems are:
1. Chests are tile `(0,4)` from the tileset — a tiny grey square. Need to be replaced with real sprite objects that bounce and glow
2. Everything is the same purple-grey because the tileset tint is never changed per room type
3. Zoom is 3x — fine but sprites need to be brighter
4. No visual feedback anywhere — items, encounters, XP gains

Let me do a full visual overhaul. I'll replace the chest tiles with actual sprite objects, color-code rooms, add bouncing animations and glow effects, and make everything pop:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
path = '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/systems/FloorBuilder.ts'
with open(path) as f:
    content = f.read()

# Replace the entire placeRoomObjects method with one that uses real sprites + color
old = '''  private placeRoomObjects(room: FloorRoom) {
    const centerX = room.x + Math.floor(room.w / 2);
    const centerY = room.y + Math.floor(room.h / 2);

    switch (room.type) {
      case 'treasure':
        // Place chest in center
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.CHEST, centerX, centerY);
        break;

      case 'lore':
        // Place lore stone in center
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.LORE_STONE, centerX, centerY);
        break;

      case 'boss':
        // Place stairs in boss room (unlocked after defeating boss)
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.STAIRS_DOWN, centerX + 1, centerY);
        break;

      case 'shop':
        // Place shop keeper indicator (could be a special tile)
        // For now just put a torch as placeholder
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, centerX, centerY - 1);
        break;

      case 'safe':
        // Add torches to corners of safe room
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + 1, room.y + 1);
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + room.w - 2, room.y + 1);
        break;

      case 'combat':
        // Combat rooms get torches on walls
        if (room.w > 6) {
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + 1, room.y + 1);
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + room.w - 2, room.y + 1);
        }
        break;
    }
  }'''

new = '''  private placeRoomObjects(room: FloorRoom) {
    const centerX = (room.x + Math.floor(room.w / 2)) * TILE_SIZE + TILE_SIZE / 2;
    const centerY = (room.y + Math.floor(room.h / 2)) * TILE_SIZE + TILE_SIZE / 2;

    // Room floor tint based on type (color-coded for ADHD-friendly recognition)
    const roomTints: Record<string, number> = {
      treasure: 0xffe066,  // Gold
      boss:     0xff4444,  // Red
      safe:     0x44ddff,  // Cyan
      shop:     0x88ff88,  // Green
      lore:     0xcc88ff,  // Purple
      combat:   0xffffff,  // White (default)
      start:    0x99eeff,  // Light blue
    };
    const tint = roomTints[room.type] ?? 0xffffff;

    // Tint floor tiles in this room
    for (let tx = room.x; tx < room.x + room.w; tx++) {
      for (let ty = room.y; ty < room.y + room.h; ty++) {
        const tile = this.floorLayer.getTileAt(tx, ty);
        if (tile) tile.tint = tint;
      }
    }

    switch (room.type) {
      case 'treasure': {
        // Real chest sprite — big, bouncing, glowing
        const chestKey = this.scene.textures.exists('chest-1') ? 'chest-1' : null;
        if (chestKey) {
          const chest = this.scene.add.image(centerX, centerY, chestKey);
          chest.setScale(3.5);
          chest.setDepth(5);
          chest.setData('type', 'chest');
          chest.setData('roomId', room.id);
          // Gold glow behind chest
          const glow = this.scene.add.circle(centerX, centerY, 20, 0xffd700, 0.3);
          glow.setDepth(4);
          // Bounce tween — grab attention
          this.scene.tweens.add({
            targets: chest,
            y: centerY - 4,
            duration: 600,
            yoyo: true,
            repeat: -1,
            ease: 'Sine.InOut',
          });
          // Glow pulse
          this.scene.tweens.add({
            targets: glow,
            alpha: { from: 0.15, to: 0.5 },
            scaleX: { from: 0.8, to: 1.4 },
            scaleY: { from: 0.8, to: 1.4 },
            duration: 800,
            yoyo: true,
            repeat: -1,
          });
          // Make interactive
          chest.setInteractive({ useHandCursor: true });
        } else {
          // Fallback: bright colored chest shape
          const fallback = this.scene.add.rectangle(centerX, centerY, 20, 18, 0xffd700);
          fallback.setDepth(5);
          fallback.setData('type', 'chest');
          this.scene.tweens.add({ targets: fallback, y: centerY - 4, duration: 600, yoyo: true, repeat: -1 });
        }

        // Sparkle particles around chest
        for (let i = 0; i < 4; i++) {
          const angle = (i / 4) * Math.PI * 2;
          const sx = centerX + Math.cos(angle) * 16;
          const sy = centerY + Math.sin(angle) * 16;
          const star = this.scene.add.star(sx, sy, 4, 2, 5, 0xffff44, 0.9);
          star.setDepth(6);
          this.scene.tweens.add({
            targets: star,
            alpha: { from: 0.3, to: 1 },
            scaleX: { from: 0.5, to: 1.2 },
            scaleY: { from: 0.5, to: 1.2 },
            angle: 360,
            duration: 1200 + i * 200,
            yoyo: true,
            repeat: -1,
            delay: i * 300,
          });
        }
        break;
      }

      case 'boss': {
        // Skull marker for boss room — red glow
        const skull = this.scene.add.text(centerX, centerY - 8, '💀', { fontSize: '24px' });
        skull.setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(5);
        const bossGlow = this.scene.add.circle(centerX, centerY, 28, 0xff0000, 0.2);
        bossGlow.setDepth(4);
        this.scene.tweens.add({
          targets: [skull, bossGlow],
          scaleX: { from: 0.9, to: 1.1 },
          scaleY: { from: 0.9, to: 1.1 },
          duration: 500,
          yoyo: true,
          repeat: -1,
        });
        // Stairs
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.STAIRS_DOWN,
          room.x + Math.floor(room.w / 2) + 1,
          room.y + Math.floor(room.h / 2));
        break;
      }

      case 'shop': {
        // Shop sign — bouncing merchant icon
        const shop = this.scene.add.text(centerX, centerY - 8, '🛒', { fontSize: '20px' });
        shop.setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(5);
        const shopGlow = this.scene.add.circle(centerX, centerY, 22, 0x00ff88, 0.25);
        shopGlow.setDepth(4);
        this.scene.tweens.add({
          targets: shop,
          y: centerY - 13,
          duration: 700,
          yoyo: true,
          repeat: -1,
          ease: 'Sine.InOut',
        });
        break;
      }

      case 'lore': {
        // Book icon with purple glow
        const book = this.scene.add.text(centerX, centerY - 6, '📖', { fontSize: '18px' });
        book.setOrigin(0.5).setDepth(5);
        const bookGlow = this.scene.add.circle(centerX, centerY, 18, 0xaa44ff, 0.3);
        bookGlow.setDepth(4);
        this.scene.tweens.add({
          targets: bookGlow,
          alpha: { from: 0.15, to: 0.5 },
          duration: 1000,
          yoyo: true,
          repeat: -1,
        });
        this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.LORE_STONE,
          room.x + Math.floor(room.w / 2),
          room.y + Math.floor(room.h / 2));
        break;
      }

      case 'safe':
      case 'start': {
        // Torches in corners — bright orange
        const torchPositions = [
          { x: (room.x + 1) * TILE_SIZE, y: (room.y + 1) * TILE_SIZE },
          { x: (room.x + room.w - 2) * TILE_SIZE, y: (room.y + 1) * TILE_SIZE },
        ];
        torchPositions.forEach(pos => {
          const tGlow = this.scene.add.circle(pos.x, pos.y, 20, 0xff8800, 0.25);
          tGlow.setDepth(3);
          this.scene.tweens.add({
            targets: tGlow,
            alpha: { from: 0.12, to: 0.4 },
            duration: 400 + Math.random() * 300,
            yoyo: true,
            repeat: -1,
          });
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH,
            room.x + (pos === torchPositions[0] ? 1 : room.w - 2),
            room.y + 1);
        });
        break;
      }

      case 'combat': {
        // Torches + red combat aura
        if (room.w > 5) {
          const combatAura = this.scene.add.rectangle(
            (room.x + room.w / 2) * TILE_SIZE,
            (room.y + room.h / 2) * TILE_SIZE,
            room.w * TILE_SIZE, room.h * TILE_SIZE,
            0xff2200, 0.04
          );
          combatAura.setDepth(2);
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + 1, room.y + 1);
          this.objectLayer.putTileAt(TILE_IDS.TORCH, room.x + room.w - 2, room.y + 1);
        }
        break;
      }
    }
  }'''

content = content.replace(old, new, 1)
with open(path, 'w') as f:
    f.write(content)
print("Done")
PYEOF


Done


Now brighten the tileset — the floor and wall tiles are currently purple-grey. Let me tint the layers and crank up the brightness:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
path = '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/DungeonScene.ts'
with open(path) as f:
    content = f.read()

# After buildResult, add color and atmosphere
old = '''    this.buildResult = builder.build(this.floorData);

    // Spawn player at start position
    this.spawnPlayer();'''

new = '''    this.buildResult = builder.build(this.floorData);

    // Brighten the dungeon — walls warm grey, floors brighter stone
    this.buildResult.wallLayer.setTint(0xc8a880);   // warm stone
    this.buildResult.floorLayer.setTint(0xd4c4a0);  // brighter floor
    this.buildResult.objectLayer.setTint(0xffffff);  // objects full color

    // Add dungeon atmosphere
    this.addDungeonAtmosphere();

    // Spawn player at start position
    this.spawnPlayer();'''

content = content.replace(old, new, 1)

# Add the atmosphere method before the last closing brace of the class
old2 = '''  private isFloorAt(x: number, y: number) {'''
new2 = '''  private addDungeonAtmosphere() {
    // Ambient background color — warm dungeon instead of cold void
    this.cameras.main.setBackgroundColor('#2a1a0a');

    // Torch glows at room centers
    for (const room of this.floorData.rooms) {
      const cx = (room.x + room.w / 2) * TILE_SIZE;
      const cy = (room.y + room.h / 2) * TILE_SIZE;

      const glow = this.add.circle(cx, cy, 60, 0xff8800, 0.1);
      glow.setDepth(3);
      this.tweens.add({
        targets: glow,
        alpha: { from: 0.06, to: 0.18 },
        duration: 900 + Math.random() * 400,
        yoyo: true,
        repeat: -1,
        ease: 'Sine.InOut',
      });
    }

    // Vignette (dark edges in screen-space)
    const vignette = this.add.graphics();
    vignette.setScrollFactor(0);
    vignette.setDepth(50);
    this.vignetteRef = vignette;
  }

  private vignetteRef?: Phaser.GameObjects.Graphics;

  private updateVignette() {
    if (!this.vignetteRef) return;
    const w = this.scale.width;
    const h = this.scale.height;
    const v = this.vignetteRef;
    v.clear();
    v.fillStyle(0x000000, 0.45);
    v.fillRect(0, 0, w, h * 0.1);
    v.fillRect(0, h * 0.9, w, h * 0.1);
    v.fillRect(0, 0, w * 0.05, h);
    v.fillRect(w * 0.95, 0, w * 0.05, h);
  }

  private isFloorAt(x: number, y: number) {'''

content = content.replace(old2, new2, 1)

# Call updateVignette in update()
old3 = "  update(time: number, delta: number) {\n    if (!this.player || !this.player.body) return;"
new3 = "  update(time: number, delta: number) {\n    if (!this.player || !this.player.body) return;\n    this.updateVignette();"
content = content.replace(old3, new3, 1)

with open(path, 'w') as f:
    f.write(content)
print("Done")
PYEOF


Now make the UIScene pop — bigger gold counter, brighter HP bar, floating XP numbers on every correct answer, encounter warning flash:

python3 << 'PYEOF'
path = '/home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/UIScene.ts'
with open(path) as f:
    content = f.read()

# Find where gold counter is created and make it bigger
old_gold = """    // Gold counter
    this.goldText = this.add.text("""
# Just find goldText creation
import re
gold_match = re.search(r"this\.goldText = this\.add\.text\([^;]+;", content)
if gold_match:
    print("Found gold:", gold_match.group()[:80])
else:
    print("Gold not found")

xp_match = re.search(r"this\.xpText = this\.add\.text\([^;]+;", content)
if xp_match:
    print("Found xp:", xp_match.group()[:80])

hp_match = re.search(r"this\.hpText = this\.add\.text\([^;]+;", content)
if hp_match:
    print("Found hp:", hp_match.group()[:80])
PYEOF


Found gold: this.goldText = this.add.text(x - 55, y + 8, `${this.data.gold}`, {
      fontSi
Found xp: this.xpText = this.add.text(x + UI.XP_BAR_WIDTH + 8, y + UI.XP_BAR_HEIGHT / 2, `
Found hp: this.hpText = this.add.text(x + UI.HP_BAR_WIDTH + 8, y + UI.HP_BAR_HEIGHT / 2, `


grep -n "fontSize.*goldText\|goldText.*fontSize\|gold.*16\|gold.*12\|gold.*14\|HP_BAR\|XP_BAR\|fontSize.*hp\|fontSize.*xp" /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/UIScene.ts | head -15
echo "---"
sed -n '1,60p' /home/crogers2287/projects/storyquest/frontend/src/game/scenes/UIScene.ts