diff --git a/assets/items/doodad.tres b/assets/items/doodad.tres
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b65333
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/items/doodad.tres
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+[gd_resource type="Resource" load_steps=7 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://src/classes/item.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+[ext_resource path="res://assets/levels/LegacyFantasy-High_Forest/Tiles/Tiles.png" type="Texture" id=2]
+[ext_resource path="res://assets/items/mushroom_icon.png" type="Texture" id=3]
+
+[sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id=1]
+atlas = ExtResource( 2 )
+region = Rect2( 256, 240, 32, 32 )
+
+[sub_resource type="AtlasTexture" id=2]
+atlas = ExtResource( 2 )
+region = Rect2( 288, 240, 32, 32 )
+
+[sub_resource type="SpriteFrames" id=3]
+animations = [ {
+"frames": [ SubResource( 1 ), SubResource( 2 ) ],
+"loop": true,
+"name": "default",
+"speed": 1.0
+} ]
+
+[resource]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+name = "mushroom"
+inventory_icon = ExtResource( 3 )
+in_game_sprite = SubResource( 3 )
diff --git a/assets/items/mushroom_icon.png b/assets/items/mushroom_icon.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dfd47df
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/items/mushroom_icon.png differ
diff --git a/assets/items/mushroom_icon.png.import b/assets/items/mushroom_icon.png.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6a76e8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/items/mushroom_icon.png.import
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="StreamTexture"
+path="res://.import/mushroom_icon.png-692f5daaafe395b280b8df070c417867.stex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://assets/items/mushroom_icon.png"
+dest_files=[ "res://.import/mushroom_icon.png-692f5daaafe395b280b8df070c417867.stex" ]
+
+[params]
+
+compress/mode=0
+compress/lossy_quality=0.7
+compress/hdr_mode=0
+compress/bptc_ldr=0
+compress/normal_map=0
+flags/repeat=0
+flags/filter=false
+flags/mipmaps=false
+flags/anisotropic=false
+flags/srgb=2
+process/fix_alpha_border=true
+process/premult_alpha=false
+process/HDR_as_SRGB=false
+process/invert_color=false
+process/normal_map_invert_y=false
+stream=false
+size_limit=0
+detect_3d=true
+svg/scale=1.0
diff --git a/project.godot b/project.godot
index 2bfcaa4..2d21481 100644
--- a/project.godot
+++ b/project.godot
@@ -54,6 +54,21 @@ _global_script_classes=[ {
 "language": "GDScript",
 "path": "res://lib/templates/Interactable/Interactable_Receiver.gd"
 }, {
+"base": "Resource",
+"class": "InventoryManager",
+"language": "GDScript",
+"path": "res://src/classes/inventory_manager.gd"
+}, {
+"base": "Resource",
+"class": "Item",
+"language": "GDScript",
+"path": "res://src/classes/item.gd"
+}, {
+"base": "Interactable",
+"class": "ItemPickup",
+"language": "GDScript",
+"path": "res://src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd"
+}, {
 "base": "Node2D",
 "class": "Level",
 "language": "GDScript",
@@ -129,6 +144,9 @@ _global_script_class_icons={
 "HealthPickup": "",
 "Interactable": "",
 "Interactable_Receiver": "",
+"InventoryManager": "",
+"Item": "",
+"ItemPickup": "",
 "Level": "",
 "LevelTransition": "",
 "Modifier_Receiver": "",
diff --git a/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8047382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+class_name ItemPickup
+extends Interactable
+
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+#func _process(delta):
+#	pass
diff --git a/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.tscn b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.tscn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..83c4b57
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Interactables/ItemPickup.tscn
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[gd_scene load_steps=2 format=2]
+
+[ext_resource path="res://src/Interactables/ItemPickup.gd" type="Script" id=1]
+
+[node name="ItemPickup" type="Area2D"]
+script = ExtResource( 1 )
+
+[connection signal="body_entered" from="." to="." method="_on_Interactable_Component_body_entered"]
+[connection signal="body_exited" from="." to="." method="_on_Interactable_Component_body_exited"]
diff --git a/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd b/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6c263c7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/inventory_manager.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+class_name InventoryManager
+extends Resource
+
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+var primary_selection: Item
+var secondary_selection: Item
+
+# count of items in dictionary value
+var _items :Dictionary
+
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	pass # Replace with function body.
+
+func add_to_inventory(_item :Item) -> int:
+	if _items.has(_item):
+		_items[_item] += 1
+	else:
+		_items[_item] = 1
+	return _items[_item]
+
+
+func remove_from_inventory (_item :Item) -> int:
+	if _items.has(_item):
+		_items[_item] -= 1
+		if _items[_item] == 0:
+			_items.erase(_item)
+			return 0
+		else: 
+			return _items[_item]
+	else:
+		return 0
+
+
+func clear_item_from_inventory (_item :Item) -> void:
+	if _items.has(_item):
+		_items.erase(_item)
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+#func _process(delta):
+#	pass
diff --git a/src/classes/item.gd b/src/classes/item.gd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7604f3e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/classes/item.gd
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+class_name Item
+extends Resource
+
+
+# Declare member variables here. Examples:
+# var a = 2
+# var b = "text"
+export var name :String
+export var inventory_icon  :Texture
+export var in_game_sprite :SpriteFrames
+
+# Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
+func _ready():
+	assert ( name != '', "Name never given to Item" + self.resource_path )
+
+
+# Called every frame. 'delta' is the elapsed time since the previous frame.
+#func _process(delta):
+#	pass