diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 894fd75..7509c43 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -128,9 +128,9 @@ content = """
 "1" = { kind = "portal", name = "east_door", target_map = "room2", target_entry = "west_door" }
 ```
 
-Palette `kind` values: the meta-kinds `empty` / `floor` / `object` / `portal` / `player`, or any **archetype name** directly (`wall`, `crate`, `hcrate`, `vcrate`, `pusher_north|south|east|west`, `spinner_cw|spinner_ccw`, `gem`). For archetype/floor/object kinds, `tile`/`fg`/`bg` are optional and fall back to that kind's default glyph. An unknown `kind` becomes a visible `ErrorBlock` (logged). A floor entry uses `generator` for a procedural texture or `tile`/`fg`/`bg` for a fixed glyph.
+Palette `kind` values: the meta-kinds `empty` / `floor` / `object` / `portal` / `player`, or any **archetype name** directly (`wall`, `crate`, `hcrate`, `vcrate`, `pusher_north|south|east|west`, `spinner_cw|spinner_ccw`, `gem`, `heart`). For archetype/floor/object kinds, `tile`/`fg`/`bg` are optional and fall back to that kind's default glyph. An unknown `kind` becomes a visible `ErrorBlock` (logged). A floor entry uses `generator` for a procedural texture or `tile`/`fg`/`bg` for a fixed glyph.
 
-Colors are `"#RRGGBB"` hex strings. The player is placed by a `kind = "player"` char, which must appear **exactly once** across all layers (missing → `(0,0)` + error; multiple → first + error); that cell is transparent. `tile` accepts a single-character string (`tile = " "`) or an integer (`tile = 35`). Each layer's `content` multi-line string has its leading newline trimmed by TOML and must match `width × height` (the only hard error); the `fill`/`sparse` forms are always exactly sized. An unknown `kind` produces an `ErrorBlock` and a logged warning. An object is spawned once per occurrence of its char (uppercase by convention) in reading order. **Loading is best-effort and nonfatal** (only a layer grid-dimension mismatch is a hard error): each problem is recorded on `Board` (see `is_valid()` / `load_errors()`). The **player wins its cell**: it silently clears solid terrain under it (on any layer) and drops any conflicting solid object. Script source lives in the world-level `[scripts]` table; objects reference a script by `script_name`. Scripts may define optional `init()`, `tick(dt)`, `bump(id)`, and `grab()` functions; they **read** the world through `Board.*` (e.g. `Board.player_x`), check `blocked(dir) -> bool`, `can_push(x, y, dir) -> bool`, `can_shift(x, y, dir) -> bool`, and `passable(x, y) -> bool`, inspect/empty their pending actions via `Queue.length()`/`Queue.clear()`, and **write** via host functions `move(dir)`, `set_tile(n)`, `log(s)`, `say(s)`, `scroll(lines)`, `push(x, y, dir)` (shove a chain at arbitrary coords), `swap([[src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y], …])` (move several solids simultaneously), `add_gems(n)` (change the player's gem count), and `die()` (remove the calling object). Writes don't take effect immediately: each is queued and **at most one `move` resolves per 250 ms** per object. When two objects move into the same cell, **lowest id wins** and the bumped object receives `bump(id)`.
+Colors are `"#RRGGBB"` hex strings. The player is placed by a `kind = "player"` char, which must appear **exactly once** across all layers (missing → `(0,0)` + error; multiple → first + error); that cell is transparent. `tile` accepts a single-character string (`tile = " "`) or an integer (`tile = 35`). Each layer's `content` multi-line string has its leading newline trimmed by TOML and must match `width × height` (the only hard error); the `fill`/`sparse` forms are always exactly sized. An unknown `kind` produces an `ErrorBlock` and a logged warning. An object is spawned once per occurrence of its char (uppercase by convention) in reading order. **Loading is best-effort and nonfatal** (only a layer grid-dimension mismatch is a hard error): each problem is recorded on `Board` (see `is_valid()` / `load_errors()`). The **player wins its cell**: it silently clears solid terrain under it (on any layer) and drops any conflicting solid object. Script source lives in the world-level `[scripts]` table; objects reference a script by `script_name`. Scripts may define optional `init()`, `tick(dt)`, `bump(id)`, and `grab()` functions; they **read** the world through `Board.*` (e.g. `Board.player_x`), check `blocked(dir) -> bool`, `can_push(x, y, dir) -> bool`, `can_shift(x, y, dir) -> bool`, and `passable(x, y) -> bool`, inspect/empty their pending actions via `Queue.length()`/`Queue.clear()`, and **write** via host functions `move(dir)`, `set_tile(n)`, `log(s)`, `say(s)`, `scroll(lines)`, `push(x, y, dir)` (shove a chain at arbitrary coords), `swap([[src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y], …])` (move several solids simultaneously), `add_gems(n)` (change the player's gem count), `alter_health(dh)` (change the player's health, clamped to `[0, max_health]`), and `die()` (remove the calling object). Writes don't take effect immediately: each is queued and **at most one `move` resolves per 250 ms** per object. When two objects move into the same cell, **lowest id wins** and the bumped object receives `bump(id)`.
 
 **Script state across board transitions**: Rhai `Scope` local variables reset when the `ScriptHost` is rebuilt on board entry. Board-side state (object positions, tags, glyph) is preserved because all boards are held as `Rc<RefCell<Board>>` in `World::boards`. Scripts that need to persist information across transitions should encode it in board data (e.g. `set_tag(Me.id, "visited", true)`).
 
diff --git a/kiln-core/CLAUDE.md b/kiln-core/CLAUDE.md
index a4a1759..f7f8c51 100644
--- a/kiln-core/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/kiln-core/CLAUDE.md
@@ -19,15 +19,15 @@ The core types that were formerly monolithic in `game.rs` are now split into foc
 
 **`kiln-core/src/archetype.rs`** — element taxonomy:
 - `Archetype` (`Copy`, `PartialEq`, `Hash`) — enum of named element types: `Empty`, `Wall`, `Crate`, `HCrate`, `VCrate`, `Builtin(Builtin, &'static str)`, `ErrorBlock`. Each variant provides `behavior()`, `name()` (used in map files), and `default_glyph()`. `Crate` pushable any direction (CP437 ■, char 254); `HCrate`/`VCrate` pushable east/west (↔, char 29) / north/south (↕, char 18) only. `ErrorBlock` is a sentinel for unknown archetype names (yellow `?` on red). `TryFrom<&str>` checks the `Builtin` registry first (via `Builtin::from_name`), then the hard-coded terrain names; unrecognized names return `Err` (the map loader substitutes `ErrorBlock`).
-- `Builtin` (`Copy`, `PartialEq`, `Hash`) — the family enum for all script-backed archetypes: `Gem`, `Pusher`, `Spinner`. Generated by the `builtins!` macro (see below) along with all its methods. `Archetype::Builtin(family, alias)` carries both the family (selects the behavior and script source) and the specific alias matched during parsing (e.g. `"pusher_north"` or `"spinner_cw"`); the alias drives the per-alias glyph, the `BUILTIN_<alias>` tag on the expanded object, and the compile-cache key.
-- `macro_rules! builtins!` — the declarative registry for script-backed archetypes. Each entry: `Variant => ["alias" => tile, …] { behavior, fg, bg, script: include_str!(…) }`. The macro generates `enum Builtin { … }` and `impl Builtin { from_name, behavior, default_glyph_for, script }`. **To add a new builtin**: add one entry here + write `src/scripts/<name>.rhai`. No other code changes are needed — `TryFrom<&str>`, `behavior()`, `name()`, `default_glyph()`, the expansion pass, and the save round-trip all derive from the macro output. Current entries: `Gem` (`"gem"` → tile 4, blue ♦, solid + pushable + grab), `Pusher` (`"pusher_north"` → 30, `"pusher_south"` → 31, `"pusher_east"` → 16, `"pusher_west"` → 17; gray arrow tiles, solid + unpushable), `Spinner` (`"spinner_cw"` → 47 `/`, `"spinner_ccw"` → 92 `\`; gray, solid + unpushable). All aliases in a family share one Rhai script; the script reads `Me.has_tag("BUILTIN_<alias>")` to determine per-instance direction/chirality.
+- `Builtin` (`Copy`, `PartialEq`, `Hash`) — the family enum for all script-backed archetypes: `Gem`, `Heart`, `Pusher`, `Spinner`, `Key`. Generated by the `builtins!` macro (see below) along with all its methods. `Archetype::Builtin(family, alias)` carries both the family (selects the behavior and script source) and the specific alias matched during parsing (e.g. `"pusher_north"` or `"spinner_cw"`); the alias drives the per-alias glyph, the `BUILTIN_<alias>` tag on the expanded object, and the compile-cache key.
+- `macro_rules! builtins!` — the declarative registry for script-backed archetypes. Each entry: `Variant => ["alias" => tile, …] { behavior, fg, bg, script: include_str!(…) }`. The macro generates `enum Builtin { … }` and `impl Builtin { from_name, behavior, default_glyph_for, script }`. **To add a new builtin**: add one entry here + write `src/scripts/<name>.rhai`. No other code changes are needed — `TryFrom<&str>`, `behavior()`, `name()`, `default_glyph()`, the expansion pass, and the save round-trip all derive from the macro output. Current entries: `Gem` (`"gem"` → tile 4, blue ♦, solid + pushable + grab), `Heart` (`"heart"` → tile 3, red ♥, solid + pushable + grab — restores 1 health on grab), `Pusher` (`"pusher_north"` → 30, `"pusher_south"` → 31, `"pusher_east"` → 16, `"pusher_west"` → 17; gray arrow tiles, solid + unpushable), `Spinner` (`"spinner_cw"` → 47 `/`, `"spinner_ccw"` → 92 `\`; gray, solid + unpushable). All aliases in a family share one Rhai script; the script reads `Me.has_tag("BUILTIN_<alias>")` to determine per-instance direction/chirality.
 
 **`kiln-core/src/builtin_scripts.rs`** — tag helpers for script-backed archetypes (`pub(crate)`):
 - `BUILTIN_TAG_PREFIX` (`"BUILTIN_"`), `builtin_tag(arch) -> String`, `archetype_from_builtin_tag(tag) -> Option<Archetype>` — the tag convention. `expand_builtin_archetypes` tags each expanded object with `BUILTIN_<alias>` (e.g. `"BUILTIN_pusher_east"`) and also uses this string as the object's `script_name` compile-cache key (so each alias gets its own cached AST, though the Rhai source is the same for all aliases in a family). The script reads its tag to determine per-instance direction. `map_file::save` uses `archetype_from_builtin_tag` to collapse the object back into its archetype keyword so maps round-trip. The script sources and behavior definitions now live in `archetype.rs` via the `builtins!` macro (via `include_str!` of `scripts/*.rhai`); this file has only the three tag helpers.
 
 **`kiln-core/src/utils.rs`** — shared primitive types (`pub(crate)`):
 - `Pushable` (`No`/`Any`/`Horizontal`/`Vertical`) — which directions a solid may be pushed. `allows(dir) -> bool`.
-- `Behavior` — plain data struct from `Archetype::behavior()`: `solid: bool`, `opaque: bool`, `pushable: Pushable`, `grab: bool` (the player walking onto a `solid + grab` thing isn't blocked — it moves onto it and the thing's `grab()` hook fires; this is the *only* grab trigger, and only `Gem` sets the flag).
+- `Behavior` — plain data struct from `Archetype::behavior()`: `solid: bool`, `opaque: bool`, `pushable: Pushable`, `grab: bool` (the player walking onto a `solid + grab` thing isn't blocked — it moves onto it and the thing's `grab()` hook fires; this is the *only* grab trigger; `Gem` and `Heart` both set the flag).
 - `ObjectId = u32` — stable identifier for board objects.
 - `Solid` — the single solid occupant of a cell, returned by `Board::solid_at`: `Player`, `Cell(Archetype)`, or `Object(ObjectId)`.
 - `Player { x: i32, y: i32 }` — current player position.
@@ -63,12 +63,12 @@ The core types that were formerly monolithic in `game.rs` are now split into foc
 - `SpeechBubble { object_id, text, remaining }` — an active speech bubble created by a script's `say(s)` call. `remaining` counts down in `GameState::tick`; when it reaches zero the bubble is removed. At most one bubble per object (a new `say()` replaces the old one).
 - `SAY_DURATION: f64` — how long a bubble lives (3.0 seconds).
 - `Scroll { source: ObjectId, lines: Vec<ScrollLine> }` — an active scroll overlay opened by a script's `scroll(lines)` call. Lives on `GameState::active_scroll: Option<Scroll>`; front-ends pause ticks while it's `Some` and close it via `close_scroll(choice)`. `ScrollLine` is re-exported from `action.rs` through `game.rs` so front-ends import both from `kiln_core::game`.
-- `GameState` — owns `world: World` (all boards as `Rc<RefCell<Board>>` + world scripts) and `current_board_name: String` (key of the active board). `pub log: Vec<LogLine>`, `scripts: ScriptHost`, `pub speech_bubbles: Vec<SpeechBubble>`, `pub active_scroll: Option<Scroll>`, `pub player_health: u32` (starts 5) and `pub player_gems: u32` (starts 0) — game-global player stats that persist across board transitions. `player_gems` is changed at runtime by the `add_gems(n)` script fn (e.g. grabbing a gem); `player_health` is still display-only. Front-ends reach the active board through `board() -> Ref<Board>` / `board_mut() -> RefMut<Board>` (both look up `world.boards[current_board_name]`). `current_board_name() -> &str` returns the active key. **`from_world(world: World) -> Self`** is the primary constructor: clones the start board's `Rc<RefCell<Board>>` for the `ScriptHost`, compiles scripts from `world.scripts`. `new(board)` and `with_scripts(board, scripts)` are `#[cfg(test)]`-only sugar that build a minimal single-board `World`. `try_move(dir)` moves the player (pushing if possible) and fires `bump(-1)` on any solid object walked into; walking onto a `grab` thing (via `Board::grab_object_at`) instead moves onto it and fires `grab()` + an immediate `resolve()` so its `die()`/`add_gems()` apply before the call returns (no player+object overlap). **`try_move` is the only grab trigger** — a grab thing pushed or swapped into the player is an ordinary solid (it slides/blocks/refuses like any other). `run_init()` runs object `init()` hooks once at startup. `tick(dt)` advances cooldowns, expires speech bubbles, and runs `tick(dt)` hooks every frame. Both end by calling `resolve()`, which drains the board queue and applies each `Action` (`Log` → `log`, `SetTile` → source glyph, `Move(dir)` → `step_object`, `Say` → `speech_bubbles`, `Scroll` → `active_scroll`, `AddGems(n)` → `player_gems`, `Die` → `remove_object(source)`). Resolution is two-phase: mutate the board collecting `(bumped, bumper)` pairs, drop the borrow, then fire `run_bump` for each pair. `drain_errors()` moves script errors into `log`. `close_scroll(choice)` clears `active_scroll` and optionally fires `run_send(source, choice, None)` to dispatch the player's selection back to the object.
+- `GameState` — owns `world: World` (all boards as `Rc<RefCell<Board>>` + world scripts) and `current_board_name: String` (key of the active board). `pub log: Vec<LogLine>`, `scripts: ScriptHost`, `pub speech_bubbles: Vec<SpeechBubble>`, `pub active_scroll: Option<Scroll>`, `pub player_health: u32` (starts 5), `pub max_health: u32` (default 5), and `pub player_gems: u32` (starts 0) — game-global player stats that persist across board transitions. `player_gems` is changed at runtime by the `add_gems(n)` script fn (e.g. grabbing a gem); `player_health` is changed by `alter_health(dh)` (clamped to `[0, max_health]`, e.g. grabbing a heart). Front-ends reach the active board through `board() -> Ref<Board>` / `board_mut() -> RefMut<Board>` (both look up `world.boards[current_board_name]`). `current_board_name() -> &str` returns the active key. **`from_world(world: World) -> Self`** is the primary constructor: clones the start board's `Rc<RefCell<Board>>` for the `ScriptHost`, compiles scripts from `world.scripts`. `new(board)` and `with_scripts(board, scripts)` are `#[cfg(test)]`-only sugar that build a minimal single-board `World`. `try_move(dir)` moves the player (pushing if possible) and fires `bump(-1)` on any solid object walked into; walking onto a `grab` thing (via `Board::grab_object_at`) instead moves onto it and fires `grab()` + an immediate `resolve()` so its `die()`/`add_gems()`/`alter_health()` apply before the call returns (no player+object overlap). **`try_move` is the only grab trigger** — a grab thing pushed or swapped into the player is an ordinary solid (it slides/blocks/refuses like any other). `run_init()` runs object `init()` hooks once at startup. `tick(dt)` advances cooldowns, expires speech bubbles, and runs `tick(dt)` hooks every frame. Both end by calling `resolve()`, which drains the board queue and applies each `Action` (`Log` → `log`, `SetTile` → source glyph, `Move(dir)` → `step_object`, `Say` → `speech_bubbles`, `Scroll` → `active_scroll`, `AddGems(n)` → `player_gems`, `AlterHealth(dh)` → `player_health` clamped to `[0, max_health]`, `Die` → `remove_object(source)`). Resolution is two-phase: mutate the board collecting `(bumped, bumper)` pairs, drop the borrow, then fire `run_bump` for each pair. `drain_errors()` moves script errors into `log`. `close_scroll(choice)` clears `active_scroll` and optionally fires `run_send(source, choice, None)` to dispatch the player's selection back to the object.
 
 **`kiln-core/src/action.rs`** — the `Action` enum and its Rhai-facing conversion:
 - `MOVE_COST: f64` — how long a move occupies an object before it can act again (0.25 s).
 - `ScrollLine` (`pub`) — one line of content in a `Scroll` action: `Text(String)` (plain, word-wrapped) or `Choice { choice, display }` (selectable; `choice` is sent back to the source object when the player picks it).
-- `Action` (`pub(crate)`) — deferred mutation emitted by a script and applied by `GameState` after promotion onto the board queue: `Move(Direction)`, `SetTile(u32)`, `Log(LogLine)`, `SetTag { target, tag, present }`, `Say(String)`, `Delay(f64)` (never reaches the board queue — consumed by `ScriptHost::drain` to pace the object), `SetColor { fg, bg }`, `Send { target, fn_name, arg }`, `Scroll(Vec<ScrollLine>)`, `Teleport { x, y }`, `Push { x, y, dir }` (shove a chain at arbitrary coords; zero time cost), `Swap(Vec<(i32,i32,i32,i32)>)` (batch of simultaneous one-way solid moves; zero time cost), `AddGems(i64)` (change `GameState::player_gems`, clamped at 0; zero cost), `Die` (remove the source object; zero cost).
+- `Action` (`pub(crate)`) — deferred mutation emitted by a script and applied by `GameState` after promotion onto the board queue: `Move(Direction)`, `SetTile(u32)`, `Log(LogLine)`, `SetTag { target, tag, present }`, `Say(String)`, `Delay(f64)` (never reaches the board queue — consumed by `ScriptHost::drain` to pace the object), `SetColor { fg, bg }`, `Send { target, fn_name, arg }`, `Scroll(Vec<ScrollLine>)`, `Teleport { x, y }`, `Push { x, y, dir }` (shove a chain at arbitrary coords; zero time cost), `Swap(Vec<(i32,i32,i32,i32)>)` (batch of simultaneous one-way solid moves; zero time cost), `AddGems(i64)` (change `GameState::player_gems`, clamped at 0; zero cost), `AlterHealth(i64)` (change `GameState::player_health`, clamped to `[0, max_health]`; zero cost), `Die` (remove the source object; zero cost).
 - `action_to_map(action) -> rhai::Map` — converts an `Action` to a Rhai map for `Queue.peek()` / `Queue.pop()`. The map always has a `"type"` key; other keys carry the payload. `Scroll`/`Swap` emit `type` only (their payloads are not inspectable via the map API). `Log` is flattened to its first span's text.
 
 **`kiln-core/src/floor.rs`** — procedural floor generators:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ The core types that were formerly monolithic in `game.rs` are now split into foc
 - `ScriptHost` — owns the Rhai `Engine`, the compiled scripts referenced by a board's objects, a per-object persistent `Scope` + output queue + ready timer, and the shared board queue. Built with `ScriptHost::new(&Rc<RefCell<Board>>, &HashMap<String, String>)`: the first arg is a shared ref to the active board (used by read-API closures), the second is the world-level script pool. Each object resolves to a `(key, source)` compiled once per key: the key is the object's `script_name` (a world-pool name for a named script, or a synthetic `BUILTIN_*` name assigned by `expand_builtin_archetypes` so identical built-ins, e.g. all pushers, share one AST); the source is the pool entry for that name, or the object's embedded `builtin_script` when present. Reports compile/unknown-script failures onto the error sink; runs nothing.
 - Lifecycle hooks per object: `init()` (zero-arg), `tick(dt)` (elapsed seconds as `f64`), `bump(id)` (the bumper's `ObjectId`, or `-1` for the player), and `grab()` (zero-arg; fired when the player walks onto a `grab` thing — the only grab trigger), all optional — detected via `AST::iter_functions()` by name and arity. Driven by `run_init()` / `run_tick(dt)` / `run_bump(object_id, bumper)` / `run_grab(object_id)`; runtime errors go to the error sink (drained to the log), not fatal.
 - **Reads (direct):** read getters (`player_x`, `player_y`, `width`, `height`) are registered on `Rc<RefCell<Board>>` (the `BoardRef` alias, exposed to Rhai under the type name `Board`) — getters only, so read-only by construction. A clone of the handle is pushed into each scope as the constant `Board`. `blocked(dir) -> bool` is also a read fn: true if the caller's target cell is off-board, already solid, or the destination of a pending move on the board queue (an object never sees its *own* move, which is pumped only after its script returns). `can_push(x, y, dir) -> bool` is a read fn mirroring `Board::can_push`: true if `(x, y)` holds a pushable whose chain can be shoved in `dir` (false off-board). `can_shift(x, y, dir) -> bool` mirrors `Board::can_shift`: like `can_push` but only checks the single cell ahead (pushable source + an empty-or-pushable next cell), the right gate for a simultaneous shift/rotation via `swap`. `passable(x, y) -> bool` mirrors `Board::is_passable`: true if `(x, y)` is on-board and holds no solid (off-board → false), letting a script tell a hole apart from a blocked solid (which `can_shift`/`can_push` alone cannot). `has_tag(s) -> bool` and `get_tags() -> Array` read the calling object's tag set; `objects_with_tag(s) -> Array` returns all object ids carrying that tag. `my_name() -> String` returns the calling object's name (or `""` if unnamed); `object_id_for_name(s) -> i64` looks up an object by name and returns its id, or `0` if not found. Each getter briefly borrows the shared `Board`.
-- **Actions & rate limiting (two-tier queues):** host fns `move(dir)`, `set_tile(n)`, `log(s)`, `say(s)`, `scroll(lines)`, `push(x, y, dir)`, `swap(pairs)`, `add_gems(n)` (adjust the player's gem count), `die()` (remove the calling object) append an `Action` (`Move`/`SetTile`/`Log`/`Say`/`Scroll`/`Push`/`Swap`; `MOVE_COST = 0.25` s for `Move`, else 0 — `push`/`swap` add no delay) to the *issuing object's* output queue (routed by the per-call tag via a `HashMap<usize, ObjQueue>`). `scroll(lines)` takes a Rhai array where each element is a string (text line) or a two-element array `[choice_key, display_text]` (selectable choice). `push(x, y, dir)` shoves the pushable chain at arbitrary coords `(x, y)`. `swap(pairs)` takes an array of four-int `[src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y]` arrays (a malformed entry is skipped + logged) and moves all the named solids simultaneously (see `Board::apply_swap`). `ScriptHost::pump(i)` promotes ready actions onto the shared **board queue** (`Vec<BoardAction { source, action }>`): the leading run of zero-cost actions plus at most one timed action, which arms that object's **ready timer** and ends the pump. While a ready timer is `> 0` nothing is pulled (this caps object speed); `advance_timers(dt)` counts them down each frame. `GameState` drains the board queue with `take_board_queue()` and applies it after the batch — so scripts mutate without a `&mut GameState` borrow. Errors (compile/runtime) bypass the queues via the error sink (`take_errors()`).
+- **Actions & rate limiting (two-tier queues):** host fns `move(dir)`, `set_tile(n)`, `log(s)`, `say(s)`, `scroll(lines)`, `push(x, y, dir)`, `swap(pairs)`, `add_gems(n)` (adjust the player's gem count), `alter_health(dh)` (adjust the player's health, clamped to `[0, max_health]`), `die()` (remove the calling object) append an `Action` (`Move`/`SetTile`/`Log`/`Say`/`Scroll`/`Push`/`Swap`; `MOVE_COST = 0.25` s for `Move`, else 0 — `push`/`swap` add no delay) to the *issuing object's* output queue (routed by the per-call tag via a `HashMap<usize, ObjQueue>`). `scroll(lines)` takes a Rhai array where each element is a string (text line) or a two-element array `[choice_key, display_text]` (selectable choice). `push(x, y, dir)` shoves the pushable chain at arbitrary coords `(x, y)`. `swap(pairs)` takes an array of four-int `[src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y]` arrays (a malformed entry is skipped + logged) and moves all the named solids simultaneously (see `Board::apply_swap`). `ScriptHost::pump(i)` promotes ready actions onto the shared **board queue** (`Vec<BoardAction { source, action }>`): the leading run of zero-cost actions plus at most one timed action, which arms that object's **ready timer** and ends the pump. While a ready timer is `> 0` nothing is pulled (this caps object speed); `advance_timers(dt)` counts them down each frame. `GameState` drains the board queue with `take_board_queue()` and applies it after the batch — so scripts mutate without a `&mut GameState` borrow. Errors (compile/runtime) bypass the queues via the error sink (`take_errors()`).
 - The `Queue` object (a handle to the calling object's output queue) is pushed into each scope; scripts call `Queue.length()`, `Queue.clear()`, `Queue.peek()` (front action as a Rhai map, or `()` if empty), and `Queue.pop()` (same, removes the front). Safe to mutate from script because the host only touches output queues between calls (during `pump`).
 - **Sender identity:** `source` (which object issued an action) rides the per-call **tag** — `run` calls `call_fn_with_options(...with_tag(object_id)...)` and the host fns read it via `NativeCallContext::tag()` (decoded back to an `ObjectId` by `source_of`). Scripts write `move(North)` without naming themselves; `North`/`South`/`East`/`West` are `Direction` constants in scope, and `impl From<Direction> for (i32,i32)` gives the delta.
 - `GameState` (hence the `Engine`/`Scope`) is single-threaded / not `Send`; fine for kiln-tui.
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/action.rs b/kiln-core/src/action.rs
index b10e338..0dad09f 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/action.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/action.rs
@@ -79,6 +79,9 @@ pub(crate) enum Action {
     /// Add `n` to the player's gem count (negative subtracts; the count is
     /// clamped at 0). Zero time cost. Applied to `GameState::player_gems`.
     AddGems(i64),
+    /// Add `dh` to the player's health (clamped to `[0, max_health]`). Zero time
+    /// cost. Applied to `GameState::player_health`.
+    AlterHealth(i64),
     /// Give (`true`) or take (`false`) the named key color from the player.
     ///
     /// Color must be one of `"blue"`, `"green"`, `"cyan"`, `"red"`, `"purple"`,
@@ -197,6 +200,10 @@ pub(crate) fn action_to_map(action: &Action) -> rhai::Map {
             m.insert("type".into(), ds("AddGems"));
             m.insert("n".into(), Dynamic::from(*n));
         }
+        Action::AlterHealth(dh) => {
+            m.insert("type".into(), ds("AlterHealth"));
+            m.insert("dh".into(), Dynamic::from(*dh));
+        }
         Action::SetKey(color, present) => {
             m.insert("type".into(), ds("SetKey"));
             m.insert("color".into(), Dynamic::from(color.clone()));
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/archetype.rs b/kiln-core/src/archetype.rs
index 89e9d37..87f6d03 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/archetype.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/archetype.rs
@@ -103,6 +103,10 @@ builtins! {
         behavior: Behavior { solid: true, opaque: false, pushable: Pushable::Any, grab: true },
         script: include_str!("scripts/gem.rhai"),
     },
+    Heart => ["heart" => g(3, 0xCC, 0x22, 0x22)] {
+        behavior: Behavior { solid: true, opaque: false, pushable: Pushable::Any, grab: true },
+        script: include_str!("scripts/heart.rhai"),
+    },
     Pusher => [
         "pusher_north" => g(30, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0xAA),
         "pusher_south" => g(31, 0xAA, 0xAA, 0xAA),
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/cp437.rs b/kiln-core/src/cp437.rs
index 84951b8..a8feea9 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/cp437.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/cp437.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 /// space since a literal NUL is not displayable.
 const CP437: [char; 256] = [
     // 0x00–0x0F
-    ' ', '☺', '☻', '♥', '♦', '♣', '♠', '•', '◘', '○', '◙', '♂', '♀', '♪', '♫', '☼',
+    ' ', '☺', '☻', '♡', '♦', '♣', '♠', '•', '◘', '○', '◙', '♂', '♀', '♪', '♫', '☼',
     // 0x10–0x1F
     '►', '◄', '↕', '‼', '¶', '§', '▬', '↨', '↑', '↓', '→', '←', '∟', '↔', '▲', '▼',
     // 0x20–0x2F  (ASCII space onward)
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/game.rs b/kiln-core/src/game.rs
index 3c061ad..a3b163f 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/game.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/game.rs
@@ -152,12 +152,14 @@ pub struct GameState {
     /// may block input or show a visual effect while it is `Some(t)` where `t > 0`.
     pub board_transition: Option<f64>,
     /// The player's current health. Game-global (not per-board), so it persists
-    /// across board transitions. Players start with `5`. There is no runtime
-    /// mutation path yet — front-ends only display it.
+    /// across board transitions. Scripts change it via `alter_health(dh)`, which
+    /// clamps to `[0, max_health]`. Front-ends display it via the status sidebar.
     pub player_health: u32,
+    /// The maximum health the player can have. Scripts clamp `alter_health` to
+    /// this ceiling; the status sidebar uses it to size the heart row.
+    pub max_health: u32,
     /// The number of gems the player has collected. Game-global like
-    /// [`player_health`](GameState::player_health); starts at `0` and is
-    /// display-only for now.
+    /// [`player_health`](GameState::player_health); starts at `0`.
     pub player_gems: u32,
     /// The player's key inventory. Game-global; persists across board transitions.
     pub player_keys: Keyring,
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ impl GameState {
             active_scroll: None,
             board_transition: None,
             player_health: 5,
+            max_health: 5,
             player_gems: 0,
             player_keys: Keyring::default(),
         };
@@ -298,9 +301,10 @@ impl GameState {
         // below also borrows `self`.
         let mut logs: Vec<LogLine> = Vec::new();
         let mut bumps: Vec<(ObjectId, i64)> = Vec::new();
-        // Net change to the player's gem count from AddGems actions; applied to
-        // `self` after the board borrow drops.
+        // Net change to player stats from AddGems / AlterHealth actions; applied
+        // to `self` after the board borrow drops.
         let mut gem_delta: i64 = 0;
+        let mut health_delta: i64 = 0;
         let mut key_changes: Vec<(String, bool)> = Vec::new();
         let mut sends: Vec<(ObjectId, String, Option<ScriptArg>)> = Vec::new();
         let mut new_bubbles: Vec<SpeechBubble> = Vec::new();
@@ -403,6 +407,8 @@ impl GameState {
                     }
                     // Accumulated and applied to `self.player_gems` after the borrow drops.
                     Action::AddGems(n) => gem_delta += n,
+                    // Accumulated and applied to `self.player_health` after the borrow drops.
+                    Action::AlterHealth(dh) => health_delta += dh,
                     // Collected and applied to `self.player_keys` after the borrow drops.
                     Action::SetKey(color, present) => key_changes.push((color, present)),
                     // A grab thing despawns itself from its grab() hook.
@@ -426,6 +432,11 @@ impl GameState {
         if gem_delta != 0 {
             self.player_gems = (self.player_gems as i64 + gem_delta).max(0) as u32;
         }
+        // Apply the net health change (clamped to [0, max_health]).
+        if health_delta != 0 {
+            self.player_health = (self.player_health as i64 + health_delta)
+                .clamp(0, self.max_health as i64) as u32;
+        }
         for (color, present) in key_changes {
             if !self.player_keys.set_by_name(&color, present) {
                 self.log.push(LogLine::error(format!("set_key: unknown color {color:?}")));
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/script.rs b/kiln-core/src/script.rs
index d19bc8e..cb03165 100644
--- a/kiln-core/src/script.rs
+++ b/kiln-core/src/script.rs
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@
 //! `move(dir)`, `delay(secs)`, `now()`, `set_tile(n)`, `log(msg)`, `say(msg)`,
 //! `set_fg(fg)`, `set_bg(bg)`, `set_color(fg, bg)`, `set_tag(target, tag, present)`,
 //! `send(target_id, fn_name [, arg])`, `teleport(x, y)`, `push(x, y, dir)`,
-//! `swap([[src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y], …])`, `add_gems(n)`, `set_key(color, present)`, `die()`
+//! `swap([[src_x, src_y, dst_x, dst_y], …])`, `add_gems(n)`, `alter_health(dh)`, `set_key(color, present)`, `die()`
 //!
 //! ## Queue API
 //!
@@ -906,6 +906,12 @@ fn register_write_api(engine: &mut Engine, queues: &QueueMap) {
         emit(&q, source_of(&ctx), Action::AddGems(n));
     });
 
+    // alter_health(dh): change the player's health by dh (clamped to [0, max_health]).
+    let q = queues.clone();
+    engine.register_fn("alter_health", move |ctx: NativeCallContext, dh: i64| {
+        emit(&q, source_of(&ctx), Action::AlterHealth(dh));
+    });
+
     // set_key(color, present): give (true) or take (false) the named key color.
     let q = queues.clone();
     engine.register_fn(
diff --git a/kiln-core/src/scripts/heart.rhai b/kiln-core/src/scripts/heart.rhai
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0c8fa17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kiln-core/src/scripts/heart.rhai
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+// Built-in script for the `heart` archetype.
+//
+// A heart is a grabbable collectible: walking onto it fires `grab()` instead
+// of blocking. It restores 1 health and removes itself from the board.
+fn grab() {
+    alter_health(1);
+    die();
+}
diff --git a/kiln-tui/CLAUDE.md b/kiln-tui/CLAUDE.md
index abe13fb..5425cc1 100644
--- a/kiln-tui/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/kiln-tui/CLAUDE.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Renders the board as text: each `Glyph.tile` index is reinterpreted as a charact
 
 **`kiln-tui/src/editor.rs`** — world editor mode:
 - `EditorState` — a non-ticking editing session over a freshly reloaded `World`: `world`, `board_name` (board being edited), `menu: Vec<MenuLevel>` (sidebar menu stack, for breadcrumb + escape-to-parent), `dialog: Option<Dialog<EditorState>>`, `code_editor: Option<CodeEditor>` (the open script editor; replaces the board view), `glyph_dialog: Option<GlyphDialog<EditorState>>` (the open glyph picker overlay), a blinking `cursor`, the **drawing tool** (`current_archetype` + `current_glyph` — the thing stamped on `space`, defaulting to a wall — and `draw_mode`, the toggle that re-stamps on every cursor move), `sidebar_width` (mouse-resizable), blink state, `last_board_area` (written at draw, read for right-click hit-testing), editor-side `log`, and `pending_playtest: Option<GameState>` (a playtest game parked for the run loop to swap into `Mode::Play`).
-- `MenuLevel` (`Main`/`World`/`Floor`/`Terrain`/`Machines`/`Pushers`/`Items`) — a sidebar menu level; (`Main` → `[i] Items` → `[t] ♦ Gem`, which `set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Gem, "gem"))`); `title()` (breadcrumb segment) and `entries() -> Vec<MenuEntry>` (the level's lines). A `MenuEntry` is a key-activated `Item` (`[k] Label` + a boxed `FnOnce(&mut EditorState)` action), a `CurrentValue` (a boxed `Fn(&EditorState) -> String` shown indented beneath an item, e.g. the world name), or a `Blank`/`Separator` spacer. An item's action **opens a dialog** (`World`/scripts/boards), **pushes a child level** (`Main` → `World`/`Floor`/`Terrain`/`Machines`; `Machines` → `Pushers`), **sets the drawing tool** (`Terrain`/`Pushers` → `set_current(arch)`, plus `Machines` → `[s]` CW / `[c]` CCW spinner, all using `Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::…, "alias")`), or **launches a playtest** (`Main` → `[p] Play board` → `playtest()`). The menu is a static letter-keyed stack — picking from a list is always a dialog, so arrow keys never conflict with the board cursor.
+- `MenuLevel` (`Main`/`World`/`Floor`/`Terrain`/`Machines`/`Pushers`/`Items`) — a sidebar menu level; (`Main` → `[i] Items` → `[t] ♦ Gem` / `[h] ♥ Heart`, which call `set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Gem, "gem"))` / `set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Heart, "heart"))` respectively); `title()` (breadcrumb segment) and `entries() -> Vec<MenuEntry>` (the level's lines). A `MenuEntry` is a key-activated `Item` (`[k] Label` + a boxed `FnOnce(&mut EditorState)` action), a `CurrentValue` (a boxed `Fn(&EditorState) -> String` shown indented beneath an item, e.g. the world name), or a `Blank`/`Separator` spacer. An item's action **opens a dialog** (`World`/scripts/boards), **pushes a child level** (`Main` → `World`/`Floor`/`Terrain`/`Machines`; `Machines` → `Pushers`), **sets the drawing tool** (`Terrain`/`Pushers` → `set_current(arch)`, plus `Machines` → `[s]` CW / `[c]` CCW spinner, all using `Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::…, "alias")`), or **launches a playtest** (`Main` → `[p] Play board` → `playtest()`). The menu is a static letter-keyed stack — picking from a list is always a dialog, so arrow keys never conflict with the board cursor.
 - Methods: `breadcrumb()`, `current_menu()`, `menu_escape(ui)` (pop a level, or at the root open the overlay `editor_menu_items()`), `menu_key(c)` (dispatch a letter → the matched `entries()` item's action via `MenuLevel::perform_key`), `playtest()` (deep-clones the world, sets its start to the edited board, **expands script-backed archetypes** in every board via `Board::expand_builtin_archetypes` so editor-stamped spinners/pushers run, builds a `GameState` + runs `init()`, and parks it in `pending_playtest` for the run loop), and the `open_{name,entry,scripts,boards}_dialog` builders (name → text dialog writing `world.name`; entry → list dialog writing `world.start`; boards → select-only; scripts → **opens the script in `code_editor`**). `open_script_editor(name)` builds a `CodeEditor` from `world.scripts[name]`; `close_script_editor()` saves its text back into `world.scripts` (in-memory, like the other dialogs).
 - Drawing: `set_current(arch)` sets `current_archetype` and resets `current_glyph` to its default; `open_glyph_picker()` seeds a `GlyphDialog` from `current_glyph` and writes the chosen glyph back (bound to **`g`**); `place_current()` stamps the current archetype+glyph at the cursor via `Board::place_archetype`; `toggle_draw_mode()` flips `draw_mode`. `place_current` is bound to **`space`** and `toggle_draw_mode` to **`tab`** in `handle_editor_input`; `move_cursor`/`set_cursor_at_screen` also call `place_current` when `draw_mode` is on and the cursor enters a new cell. The sidebar's bottom **drawing-controls footer** (`draw_footer_lines`) shows the archetype name, `[g] Glyph` + a live colored preview, `[spc] Place`, and `[tab] Draw mode (on/off)`.
 - `editor_menu_items()` — the overlay editor menu (`[p]` play, `[q]` quit, `[esc]` resume), opened at the root of the menu tree. `handle_dialog_input(event, ed)` — forwards to the open dialog and, on `Submit`/`Cancel`, `take`s it out and calls `finish(.., ed)`. `handle_glyph_dialog_input(event, ed)` — the same pattern for the open `glyph_dialog`. `handle_code_editor_input(event, ed)` — forwards to the open code editor and, on `Exit` (Esc), calls `close_script_editor()`. `draw_editor(frame, ed, ui)` / `editor_layout(..)` — the **code editor (when open) else** the board (with blinking cursor + coord readout) in the left area, a resizable right-hand sidebar (breadcrumb title + the menu choices, each with its optional current-value line), and the optional full-width log panel.
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ Renders the board as text: each `Glyph.tile` index is reinterpreted as a charact
 - `board_screen_pos(area, board, bx, by) -> Option<(u16, u16)>` — converts a board cell coordinate to terminal screen coordinates, returning `None` if off-screen. Used by bubble placement.
 
 **`kiln-tui/src/status.rs`** — play-mode status sidebar widget:
-- `StatusSidebarWidget` — a `ratatui::widgets::Widget` built with `new(health, gems)` that draws the player's stats in a bordered `Block` titled `Status`: a `Health:` label above a row of `MAX_HEARTS` (5) `♥` glyphs (first `health` bright red, rest dark red) and a `Gems: ♦ N` line. The gem indicator is rendered from `Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Gem, "gem").default_glyph()` (char via `cp437::tile_to_char`, color via `rgba8_to_color`) so it matches gems on the board — not a hardcoded glyph/color. Purely presentational — reads the values handed in, never mutates game state. Drawn by `draw_play` when `ui.show_status` is set; `Tab` toggles it.
+- `StatusSidebarWidget` — a `ratatui::widgets::Widget` built with `new(health, gems)` that draws the player's stats in a bordered `Block` titled `Status`: a `Health:` label above a row of `MAX_HEARTS` (5, local constant; the game ceiling is `GameState::max_health`) `♥` glyphs (first `health` bright red, rest dark red) and a `Gems: ♦ N` line. The gem indicator is rendered from `Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Gem, "gem").default_glyph()` (char via `cp437::tile_to_char`, color via `rgba8_to_color`) so it matches gems on the board — not a hardcoded glyph/color. Purely presentational — reads the values handed in, never mutates game state. Drawn by `draw_play` when `ui.show_status` is set; `Tab` toggles it.
 
 **`kiln-tui/src/log.rs`** — log panel widget:
 - `LogState { open, height, scroll }` — panel visibility, height in rows, and scroll offset. `toggle()`, `scroll_by(delta, log_len)`, `resize(target, total)`.
diff --git a/kiln-tui/src/editor_menu.rs b/kiln-tui/src/editor_menu.rs
index 2bfc084..dd57064 100644
--- a/kiln-tui/src/editor_menu.rs
+++ b/kiln-tui/src/editor_menu.rs
@@ -103,10 +103,12 @@ impl MenuLevel {
                 }),
             ],
             MenuLevel::Items => vec![
-                MenuEntry::item('t', "♦ Gem", |ed| {
+                MenuEntry::glyph('t', Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Gem, "gem").default_glyph(), "Gem", |ed| {
                     // 't' for 'treasure' — 'g' conflicts with glyph picker
                     ed.set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Gem, "gem"))
                 }),
+                MenuEntry::glyph('h', Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Heart, "heart").default_glyph(), "Heart",
+                    |ed| ed.set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Heart, "heart"))),
                 MenuEntry::Separator,
                 MenuEntry::glyph('b', KeyType::Blue.glyph(), "Blue key",   |ed| ed.set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Key, "key_blue"))),
                 MenuEntry::glyph('g', KeyType::Green.glyph(),"Green key",  |ed| ed.set_current(Archetype::Builtin(Builtin::Key, "key_green"))),
diff --git a/kiln-tui/src/main.rs b/kiln-tui/src/main.rs
index 690396a..6bebb21 100644
--- a/kiln-tui/src/main.rs
+++ b/kiln-tui/src/main.rs
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ fn draw_play(frame: &mut Frame, game: &GameState, ui: &mut Ui) {
                 .spacing(Spacing::Overlap(1))
                 .areas(frame.area());
         frame.render_widget(
-            StatusSidebarWidget::new(game.player_health - 2, game.player_gems, game.player_keys),
+            StatusSidebarWidget::new(game.player_health, game.player_gems, game.player_keys),
             sidebar_area,
         );
         rest