diff --git a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/.gitignore b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/.gitignore
index 7814e6e6..080e0b7b 100644
--- a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/.gitignore
+++ b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export/
-Data/
\ No newline at end of file
+Data/
+Blades of Avernum Scenarios/
diff --git a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/Project.xml b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/Project.xml
index 0d446a9c..11b59c0b 100644
--- a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/Project.xml
+++ b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/Project.xml
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@
 	<set value="export" name="BUILD_DIR"/>
 	<source path="source"/>
 	<assets path="assets"/>
-	<assets path="Data"/>
+	<assets path="Data" if="debug"/>
+	<assets path="Blades of Avernum Scenarios" if="debug"/>
 
 	<!-- _______________________________ Libraries ______________________________ -->
 
diff --git a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.hx b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.hx
index 9d1a6dba..b79f69fb 100644
--- a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.hx
+++ b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.hx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import flash.display.BitmapData;
 
 import kiss.Prelude;
 import data.blades.ScenData;
+import data.blades.Scenario;
 
 @:build(kiss.Kiss.build())
 class BladesMapState extends FlxState {}
diff --git a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.kiss b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.kiss
index 485129d0..d7f4b31c 100644
--- a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.kiss
+++ b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/BladesMapState.kiss
@@ -8,6 +8,12 @@
 (method &override :Void create []
     (super.create)
     (set data (ScenData.coreData))
+
+    (Scenario.test)
+
+    (let [valleydy (Scenario.fromBasFile "Blades of Avernum Scenarios/Valley of Dying Things/valleydy.bas")]
+        ~valleydy)
+
     (addFloorLayer (groups (collect (range 255)) 32 Keep))
     (addTerrainLayer (groups (concat
                                 (for _ (range 255) -1)
diff --git a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/data/blades/Scenario.hx b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/data/blades/Scenario.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc45200a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/data/blades/Scenario.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+package data.blades;
+
+import kiss.ByteStream;
+
+import data.blades.TileMap;
+
+class Scenario {
+    private var outdoorSections:TileArray<TileMap>;
+    private var towns:Array<TileMap>;
+    private var name = "";
+    private var decription = "";
+
+    function new() {
+
+    }
+
+    static var failed:Array<String> = [];
+    static var passed = 0;
+    static function assert(e:Bool, msg="") {
+        if (!e) {
+            failed.push(msg);
+        } else {
+            passed++;
+        };
+    }
+
+    public static function test() {
+        var scen = fromBasFile("Blades of Avernum Scenarios/Valley of Dying Things/valleydy.bas");
+        
+        assert(scen.name == "Valley of Dying Things", '${scen.name} is the wrong title');
+
+        trace('$passed assertions passed');
+        if (failed.length > 0) {
+            trace('${failed.length} assertions failed: $failed');
+            Sys.exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static function fromBasFile(file) {
+        var scen = new Scenario();
+        var stream = ByteStream.fromFile(file);
+        
+        function unknownBytes(num:Int) {
+            trace('Warning: ignoring $num unknown bytes');
+            for (_ in 0...num) stream.readByte();
+        }
+
+        function paddingBytes(num) {
+            for (_ in 0...num) stream.readByte();
+        }
+
+        // TODO
+        unknownBytes(11);
+
+        var numTowns = stream.readUInt16();
+        var outdoorWidth = stream.readUInt16();
+        var outdoorHeight = stream.readUInt16();
+        trace(outdoorWidth);
+        trace(outdoorHeight);
+
+        // TODO
+        unknownBytes(5);
+        // TODO scenario title 49 bytes 0-terminated
+        scen.name = stream.readCString();
+        paddingBytes(49 - scen.name.length);
+
+        return scen;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/data/blades/TileMap.hx b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/data/blades/TileMap.hx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..36b3c675
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/iso-rpg-engine/source/data/blades/TileMap.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+package data.blades;
+
+typedef TileArray<T> = Array<Array<Int>>;
+
+class TileMap {
+    private var floorCodes:TileArray<Int>;
+    private var terrainCodes:TileArray<Int>;
+
+    private var width = 0;
+    private var height = 0;
+
+    private function tileArray<T>(defaultValue:T) {
+        return [for (x in 0...width) [for (y in 0...height) defaultValue]];
+    }
+
+    public function new(width, height) {
+        this.width = width;
+        this.height = height;
+
+        floorCodes = tileArray(255);
+        terrainCodes = tileArray(0);
+    }
+}
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