Game Design Document

The living design reference for Blessed. Sections marked TBD are not designed yet — the structure is there to fill in. Chapters cross-link to wiki pages with the same [[wikilinks]] used everywhere else.

1. 01. Vision & Overview

   Elevator pitch, design pillars, platforms and target experience.

2. 02. Core Loop

   The wave → collect → card phase loop, session flow, and game states.

3. 03. Combat & Stats

   Stat system, damage model, aura resource, and ability design.

4. 04. Characters

   The five playable classes, their loadouts and team roles.

5. 05. Weapons & Tiers

   Weapon archetypes, the 19 classes, 5-tier progression, and the trait layer.

6. 06. Perks & the Card Phase

   The between-wave card selection, perk design space, rarity and pricing.

7. 07. Enemies & AI

   The data-driven intent brain, movement profiles, and enemy archetype design.

8. 08. World, Planets & Disasters

   The four elemental planets, their disasters, and run structure across them.

9. 09. Economy & Progression

   Zingthons, drops, the shop, in-run and permanent progression, saves.

10. 10. Multiplayer & Networking

    2–4 player online co-op: architecture, authority rules, and Steam integration.

11. 11. UI & UX

    Interface stack, HUD, card screen, notifications and feedback language.

12. 12. Audio

    Audio architecture and the sound design direction.

13. 13. Story & Narrative

    Setting, tone, and lore — structure ready, content to be written.

14. 14. Art Direction

    Visual style, sprite pipeline, and effects language — to be defined.