diff --git a/frontend/main.go b/frontend/main.go
index 64b9204..520df0c 100644
--- a/frontend/main.go
+++ b/frontend/main.go
@@ -6,14 +6,18 @@ import (
 
 	// Logs
 	"log"
+	
+	"strconv"
 
 	// Ebitengine
 	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2"
+	"github.com/hajimehoshi/ebiten/v2/ebitenutil"
 )
 
 // Create the `Game` struct
 type Game struct {
 	ui UI
+	activePlayer Player
 }
 
 const (
@@ -24,6 +28,7 @@ const (
 // Update implements Game
 func (g *Game) Update() error {
 	g.ui.base.Update()
+	g.activePlayer.update()
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -31,6 +36,11 @@ func (g *Game) Update() error {
 func (g *Game) Draw(screen *ebiten.Image) {
 	// Draw the UI onto the screen
 	g.ui.base.Draw(screen)
+	
+	ebitenutil.DebugPrintAt(screen, "health: " + strconv.Itoa(g.activePlayer.health), 0, 0)
+	ebitenutil.DebugPrintAt(screen, "level: " + strconv.Itoa(g.activePlayer.level), 0, 10)
+	ebitenutil.DebugPrintAt(screen, "exp: " + strconv.Itoa(int(g.activePlayer.exp)), 0, 20)
+	ebitenutil.DebugPrintAt(screen, "ambittion: " + strconv.Itoa(int(g.activePlayer.ambition)), 0, 30)
 }
 
 // Layout implements Game
@@ -53,11 +63,14 @@ func main() {
 	// Engine setup
 	ebiten.SetWindowSize(window_width, window_height)
 	ebiten.SetWindowTitle(window_title)
+	
+	testPlayer := initPlayer()
 
 	// Initialise the game
 	game := Game{
 		// Initialise the UI
 		ui: uiInit(window_width, window_height),
+		activePlayer: testPlayer,
 	}
 
 	// Log and exit on error
diff --git a/frontend/player.go b/frontend/player.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ea12fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/player.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+)
+
+type Player struct {
+	health int
+	level int
+	exp float32
+	ambition float32
+}
+
+// NOTE(midnadimple): These gates are temporary. We'll decide on real values later
+var level_gates = map[int]float32{
+	1: 100.0,
+	2: 150.0,
+	3: 300.0,
+}
+
+// TODO(midnadimple): Move player initialization to server upon login
+func initPlayer() Player {
+	return Player{
+		health: 100,
+		level: 1,
+		exp: 0.0,
+		ambition: (rand.Float32() * 10), // NOTE(midnadimple): In the future this will be affected by player activity
+	}
+}
+
+func (p *Player) update() {
+	// TODO(midnadimple): update health upon damage
+	
+	if p.exp >= level_gates[p.level] {
+		p.exp = 0.0
+		p.level += 1
+	}
+
+	// NOTE(midnadimple): This formula for exp gain is pretty simple, maybe devraza can think of
+    // a more practical one
+	p.exp += 10.0 * (1.0/60.0) * p.ambition
+	
+}
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