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+# Game design (vision)
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+Non-implementation notes: skills, professions, zones, mechanics, items, abilities, and other design artifacts before they are tied to concrete systems or tickets.
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+Implementation-facing breakdowns stay under [`docs/decomposition/`](../decomposition/README.md) and plans under [`docs/plans/`](../plans/).