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+# Design Document
+
+## Theme
+
+The theme for the [fedijam](https://itch.io/jam/fedi-jam) is "Up in the Clouds"
+
+## Objective
+
+Create a functional game that is a binary for Linux, Windows, Mac, and maybe FreeBSD if we have extra time
+
+Finished product would be a game with a defined ending or endings, and at minimum, 50 encounters
+
+## Deliverables
+
+- Binaries
+- Flowchart
+- Game Engine
+- Game Data
+- Save State
+- Instruction Manual
+
+## The Plan
+
+1. Initial engine development
+2. Sample encounters and testing
+3. Later engine development based on insights
+4. Style Guide
+5. Write encounters for full game
+6. Compile to binaries
+7. Figure out a License
+
+## The Engine
+
+The game engine needs to do the following:
+
+- Read game data
+- Read and write to a save state
+- Accept user input
+
+## Encounter
+
+Player is met with a scenario, and presented with options for how to deal with it.
+
+## Glossary
+
+### Encounter
+
+A scenario and a list of choices; the building-block of the game
+
+### Choice
+
+A decision that the player makes in order to progress the game, or possibly set them back.
+
+*some choices may have prerequisites*
+
+*some choices may be absurd (and absurdly funny!)*
+
+### Scenario
+
+A block of text explaining the present situation
+
+### Goal
+
+Defines victory for the player, should ideally be explained at the very beginning in the first encounter
+
+## Extra Notes
+
+- [Butler](https://itch.io/docs/butler/)