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 ## Mechanics
 
+- **Testing decisions per milestone** — Create temporary debug decisions
+  gated behind a `debug_mode` game rule for each milestone. These let us
+  force specific game states for testing (e.g., "Set Lord Ruler Attention
+  to 80," "Trigger Snapping on Target," "Spawn Inquisitor," "Set Caste
+  Law to Relaxed," "Unlock Age of Liberation," "Kill Kelsier"). Ship
+  them in a separate `common/decisions/99_debug_decisions.txt` that gets
+  removed (or gated behind a hidden game rule) before Steam release.
+  Each milestone doc should specify which debug decisions are needed for
+  its testing checkpoints.
+
 ## Lore / Flavor
 
 ## Art / UI