QEDContent GuideWorld
Item
The item page - an object that matters to the story, with provenance and significance.
Item
An item page tracks an object with narrative weight - a weapon, a document, an heirloom, a key. If the object changes hands, gets destroyed, or carries a secret, it deserves a page.
Does this object need a page?
Frontmatter
---
id: the-ledger
name: The Ledger
kind: item
status: intact # intact · destroyed · lost · hidden · unknown
phase: draft
---Core sections
| Section | What goes here |
|---|---|
| Profile | Type, status, current location, current owner |
| Description | What it is, what it looks like |
| Provenance | Where it came from, who has held it |
| Significance | Why it matters to the story |
Secrets section
## Secrets
The figures on pages 12–14 are falsified. The cargo column was altered after the fact.Spoiler-scoped: the engine uses it for coherence; readers never see it.
Tip: chain of custody
If an item changes hands across multiple scenes, consider creating a Custody page to track its ownership timeline explicitly. The item page is the canonical description; the custody page is the authored timeline of where it's been.