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+# Phase 0 — Pre-production
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+- Basic attributes for all classes:
+  - Physical Attributes
+    - Body (BOD):       Measures physical health and resilience
+    - Agility (AGI):    Measures hand eye coordination, flexibility, nimbleness, and balance
+    - Reaction (REA):   Measures reflexes, awareness and response time
+    - Strength (STR):   Measures how strong you are
+  - Mental Attributes
+    - Willpower (WIL):  Measures resistances and weariness from spellcasting.
+    - Logic (LOG):      Measures rational thought
+    - Intuition (INT):  Measures Instinct
+    - Charisma (CHA):   Measures force of personality, persuasiveness and charm
+  - Special Attributes
+    - Edge (EDG):       Measures luck and provides temporary boosts
+    - Essence (ESS):    Measures just how Metahuman you still are
+    - Magic (MAG):      Measures a Mage or Adept's ability to cast and weave spells
+    - Resonance (RES):  Measures a Technomancer's ability to interface with the Matrix
+    - Initiative (INI): Measures quickness in combat, based on REA and INT, modified by Edge, cyberware and gear.
+
+- Define the 3 MVP classes: what skills matter, what gear matters
+  1. Street samurai
+     - Focus on armed combat, heavy armor, and physical strength. Tank role.
+     - Skills: Combat master, explosives, tactics
+     - Gear: Swords, pistols, body armor
+     - Attributes: High BOD, AGI, STR
+  2. Mages
+     - Focus on spellcasting, magical knowledge, and mana management. DPS role.
+     - Skills: Spellcasting, assensing (seeing auras), summoning elementals
+     - Gear: Swords, pistols, light armor
+     - Attributes: High MAG, WIL, INT
+  3. Shamans
+     - Focus on spiritual guidance, nature magic, and healing. Support role.
+     - Skills: Healing, nature magic, spirit communication
+     - Gear: Totems, herbs, ritualistic clothing
+     - Attributes: High WIL, CHA, INT
+
+- Define initial city districts/landmarks (pure flavor in MVP, but helps UI):
+  1. French Quarter
+     - Primary hub for social interactions, markets, and quests.
+     - Landmarks: Jackson Square, St. Louis Cathedral, Bourbon Street, Tipatina's
+  2. CBD
+     - Business district with corporate offices, high-rise buildings, and upscale shops.
+     - Landmarks: Hancock Whitney Center, Place St. Charles, Canal Street
+  3. Warehouse District
+     - Industrial area with docks, warehouses, and shady dealings.
+     - Landmarks: Mardi Gras World, Fulton Street
+
+- Decide the pacing levers:
+  1. Energy
+     - Base energy: 100 points (modifialble by perks, items, etc, but locked to 100 for MVP)
+     - Regen rate: 5 points per 5 minutes (fully regenerates in ~2 hours)
+  2. Training duration
+     - Short training: 15 minutes, +1 skill XP
+     - Medium training: 1 hour, +3 skill XP
+     - Long training: 4 hours, +10 skill XP
+  3. Job generation cadence
+     - New jobs generated every 30 minutes
+     - Maximum of 3 active jobs at a time
+     - Chance for a blind Johnson contact to appear at login or once every 24 realtime hours upon refresh (10% chance, based on clock time)
+        - Offers a random high-risk, high-reward job outside normal rotation, 48 hour cooldown on failure
+  4. Job cooldown
+     - Job difficulty tiers:
+        - Easy: 5-minute cooldown
+        - Medium: 15-minute cooldown
+        - Hard: 30-minute cooldown
+     - Failure penalty: 15-minute additional cooldown on failed jobs at medium and hard tiers