diff --git a/assets/icons/stomach.png b/assets/icons/stomach.png
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..137dc9a
Binary files /dev/null and b/assets/icons/stomach.png differ
diff --git a/assets/icons/stomach.png.import b/assets/icons/stomach.png.import
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bc7def
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assets/icons/stomach.png.import
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+[remap]
+
+importer="texture"
+type="StreamTexture"
+path="res://.import/stomach.png-43f18e7236b051f708f6adff5e1822c4.stex"
+metadata={
+"vram_texture": false
+}
+
+[deps]
+
+source_file="res://assets/icons/stomach.png"
+dest_files=[ "res://.import/stomach.png-43f18e7236b051f708f6adff5e1822c4.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=true
+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/dialogic/folder_structure.json b/dialogic/folder_structure.json
index e6a0055..f0685de 100644
--- a/dialogic/folder_structure.json
+++ b/dialogic/folder_structure.json
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@
 			"files": [
 				"timeline-1660443870.json",
 				"timeline-1660444277.json",
-				"timeline-1660454153.json"
+				"timeline-1660454153.json",
+				"timeline-1660463789.json"
 			],
 			"folders": {
 
diff --git a/dialogic/timelines/timeline-1660463789.json b/dialogic/timelines/timeline-1660463789.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a59acaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dialogic/timelines/timeline-1660463789.json
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+{
+	"events": [
+		{
+			"character": "",
+			"event_id": "dialogic_001",
+			"portrait": "",
+			"text": "Looks like you've starved to death.\nBetter luck next time!"
+		}
+	],
+	"metadata": {
+		"dialogic-version": "1.4.4",
+		"file": "timeline-1660463789.json",
+		"name": "starve"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/scenes/player.tscn b/scenes/player.tscn
index 1ddce80..132f8e4 100644
--- a/scenes/player.tscn
+++ b/scenes/player.tscn
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-[gd_scene load_steps=5 format=2]
+[gd_scene load_steps=6 format=2]
 
 [ext_resource path="res://scripts/Player.gd" type="Script" id=1]
 [ext_resource path="res://assets/protodungman/DungMan.glb" type="PackedScene" id=2]
+[ext_resource path="res://assets/icons/stomach.png" type="Texture" id=3]
 
 [sub_resource type="BoxShape" id=3]
 extents = Vector3( 0.25, 0.25, 1 )
@@ -30,3 +31,47 @@ shape = SubResource( 2 )
 [node name="Camera" type="Camera" parent="."]
 transform = Transform( 1, 0, 0, 0, 0.5, 0.866025, 0, -0.866025, 0.5, 0, 5.44166, 3.39746 )
 fov = 50.0
+
+[node name="UI" type="CanvasLayer" parent="."]
+
+[node name="Control" type="Control" parent="UI"]
+margin_right = 40.0
+margin_bottom = 40.0
+
+[node name="MarginContainer" type="MarginContainer" parent="UI/Control"]
+margin_right = 128.0
+margin_bottom = 128.0
+custom_constants/margin_right = 16
+custom_constants/margin_top = 16
+custom_constants/margin_left = 16
+custom_constants/margin_bottom = 16
+
+[node name="stomachs" type="HBoxContainer" parent="UI/Control/MarginContainer"]
+unique_name_in_owner = true
+margin_left = 16.0
+margin_top = 16.0
+margin_right = 540.0
+margin_bottom = 144.0
+
+[node name="stomach0" type="TextureRect" parent="UI/Control/MarginContainer/stomachs"]
+margin_right = 128.0
+margin_bottom = 128.0
+texture = ExtResource( 3 )
+
+[node name="stomach1" type="TextureRect" parent="UI/Control/MarginContainer/stomachs"]
+margin_left = 132.0
+margin_right = 260.0
+margin_bottom = 128.0
+texture = ExtResource( 3 )
+
+[node name="stomach2" type="TextureRect" parent="UI/Control/MarginContainer/stomachs"]
+margin_left = 264.0
+margin_right = 392.0
+margin_bottom = 128.0
+texture = ExtResource( 3 )
+
+[node name="stomach3" type="TextureRect" parent="UI/Control/MarginContainer/stomachs"]
+margin_left = 396.0
+margin_right = 524.0
+margin_bottom = 128.0
+texture = ExtResource( 3 )
diff --git a/scripts/Player.gd b/scripts/Player.gd
index c45af56..6782d66 100644
--- a/scripts/Player.gd
+++ b/scripts/Player.gd
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ const EPSILON = 0.0001
 const SPEED = 3.0
 
 export var inventory = { "ore" : 0 }
+var health: int = 4 setget set_health
 
 # Called when the node enters the scene tree for the first time.
 func _ready():
@@ -16,6 +17,19 @@ func _physics_process(delta):
 		$DungMan.look_at(global_transform.origin - motion, Vector3.UP)
 	move_and_slide(motion)
 
+func set_health(new_value):
+	health = min(new_value, 4)
+	for child in $"%stomachs".get_children():
+		child.visible = child.get_index() < health
+	if health <= 0:
+		var node = Dialogic.start("starve")
+		node.pause_mode = PAUSE_MODE_PROCESS
+		add_child(node)
+		get_tree().paused = true
+		yield(node, "timeline_end")
+		get_tree().paused = false
+		get_tree().quit() # go back to main menu when such a thing exists
+
 func can_afford(item_name, item_amount):
 	assert(item_amount > 0)
 	var current_amount : int = 0