diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5bb5005
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# v0.4.0
+## Breaking changes
+* `title` moved to metadata table.
+* `playtested` moved to metadata table.
+* `credits` table moved to metadata table.
+
+## Added features
+* `metadata` table:
+  * `title` of the game
+  * `description` of the game
+  * `min_version` required to play the game
+
+## Fixes
+* Fixed wording in some places.
+* Fixed examine bug.
+* Moved ending title to the bottom.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 90c0f44..af90cf2 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,3 +10,9 @@ see docs.toml
 
 ## Example
 see test-game/manifest.setage
+
+## Planned Features
+* more interactable types:
+  * `input` provides case insensitive input checking
+  * `exact input` provides exact input checking
+  * `item` provides item checking
diff --git a/docs.toml b/docs.toml
index 9fdc3c3..8a2f13d 100644
--- a/docs.toml
+++ b/docs.toml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-[credits] # Optional but highly recommended.
+[metadata] # Required.
+title = "title of the game"
+description = "description of the game" # optional
+min_version = "v0.4.0" # optional, highly recommended, minimum version of setage to play this manifest, "v" at the beginning is optional.
+
+[metadata.credits] # Optional but highly recommended.
 author = "who made the manifest for the game"
 contributors = [] # optional list of strings.
 year = "when it was made"
@@ -7,9 +12,7 @@ license = "license for this manifest"
 
 
 [scenario] # Required.
-min_version = "v0.3.1" # optional, highly recommended, minimum version of setage to play this manifest, "v" at the beginning is optional.
 start = "id" # room where the player starts. any valid room id.
-title = "title of the game"
 intro = "intro to the game"
 prompt = "> " # optional, default shown.
 playtested = false # optional, default. displays a warning if this is set to false.
diff --git a/setage.py b/setage.py
index d653451..c42003e 100755
--- a/setage.py
+++ b/setage.py
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ from base64 import b64decode
 __author__ = "Cheri Dawn"
 __copyright__ = "Copyright 2024, Cheri Dawn"
 __license__ = "GPL-3.0-only"
-__version__ = "0.3.1"
+__version__ = "0.4.0"
 __maintainer__ = "Cheri Dawn"
 __status__ = "Prototype"
 
 manifest = {}
+metadata = {}
 scenario = {}
 rooms = {}
 current_room_id = ""
@@ -172,10 +173,13 @@ class SetageShell(Cmd):
     def complete_examine(self, text, line, bidx, eidx):
         global current_room_id
         all_items = manifest["items"]
-        all_items.update(rooms[current_room_id]["interactables"])
+        if "interactables" in rooms[current_room_id]:
+            all_items.update(rooms[current_room_id]["interactables"])
         items = dict(inventory)
-        items.update(rooms[current_room_id]["items"])
-        items.update(rooms[current_room_id]["interactables"])
+        if "items" in rooms[current_room_id]:
+            items.update(rooms[current_room_id]["items"])
+        if "interactables" in rooms[current_room_id]:
+            items.update(rooms[current_room_id]["interactables"])
         items = [x for x in items if (not all_items[x]["hidden"])]
         if not text:
             return list(items)
@@ -423,10 +427,10 @@ class SetageShell(Cmd):
 
     def do_credits(self, arg):
         """Print credits."""
-        if "credits" not in manifest:
+        if "credits" not in metadata:
             print("No credits :(")
             return
-        cred = manifest["credits"]
+        cred = metadata["credits"]
         print("Manifest credits:")
         if "author" in cred and "year" in cred:
             print(f"\tMade by {cred["author"]} in {cred["year"]}.")
@@ -437,7 +441,7 @@ class SetageShell(Cmd):
             print(f"\tWith contributions by {", ".join(cred["contributors"])}")
 
         if "version" in cred:
-            print(f"\tVersion: {cred["version"]}")
+            print(f"\tManifest version: {cred["version"]}")
 
         if "license" in cred:
             print(f"\tLicense: {cred["license"]}")
@@ -453,24 +457,24 @@ class SetageShell(Cmd):
             end = endings[ending]
             if end["trigger"] == "item":
                 if end["target"] in dict(inventory).keys():
-                    if "title" in end:
-                        print(end["title"])
                     if "message" not in end:
                         print(f"WARNING: no message for ending '{ending}'")
                     else:
                         print(end["message"])
+                    if "title" in end:
+                        print(end["title"])
                     if "exit" not in end:
                         continue
                     if end["exit"]:
                         return True
             if end["trigger"] == "room":
                 if current_room_id == end["target"]:
-                    if "title" in end:
-                        print(end["title"])
                     if "message" not in end:
                         print(f"WARNING: no message for ending '{ending}'")
                     else:
                         print(end["message"])
+                    if "title" in end:
+                        print(end["title"])
                     if "exit" not in end:
                         continue
                     if end["exit"]:
@@ -513,17 +517,21 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print("FATAL: "
               "table `scenario` does not exist in manifest.")
         exit(2)
-    if "min_version" not in manifest["scenario"]:
+    if "metadata" not in manifest:
+        print("FATAL: "
+              "table `metadata` does not exist in manifest.")
+        exit(2)
+    if "min_version" not in manifest["metadata"]:
         print("WARNING: no minimum SETAGE version specified in manifest.")
     else:
-        if VERSION < parse_version(manifest["scenario"]["min_version"]):
+        if VERSION < parse_version(manifest["metadata"]["min_version"]):
             print("FATAL: SETAGE version doesn't match required version.")
     if "rooms" not in manifest:
         print("FATAL: "
               "table `rooms` does not exist in manifest.")
         exit(2)
 
-    if "title" not in manifest["scenario"]:
+    if "title" not in manifest["metadata"]:
         print("FATAL: "
               "string `title` does not exist in scenario.")
         exit(2)
@@ -544,10 +552,11 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
         print("FATAL: "
               "`rooms` is not a table in scenario.")
         exit(2)
-    if not isinstance(manifest["items"], dict):
-        print("FATAL: "
-              "`items` is not a table in scenario.")
-        exit(2)
+    if "items" in manifest:
+        if not isinstance(manifest["items"], dict):
+            print("FATAL: "
+                  "`items` is not a table in scenario.")
+            exit(2)
     if not isinstance(manifest["scenario"]["endings"], dict):
         print("FATAL: "
               "`endings` is not a table in scenario.")
@@ -568,6 +577,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
                 if "hidden" not in v:
                     v.update({"hidden": False})
 
+    metadata = manifest["metadata"]
     scenario = manifest["scenario"]
     rooms = manifest["rooms"]
     current_room_id = scenario["start"]
@@ -577,15 +587,15 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     if "prompt" in scenario:
         SetageShell.prompt = scenario["prompt"]
 
-    if "playtested" not in scenario:
+    if "playtested" not in metadata:
         print("WARNING: This manifest has not been playtested.")
-    elif not scenario["playtested"]:
+    elif not metadata["playtested"]:
         print("WARNING: This manifest has not been playtested.")
 
     print()
     print("? for help. Try ls.")
     print()
-    print(scenario["title"])
+    print(metadata["title"])
     print()
 
     SetageShell().cmdloop()
diff --git a/test-game/manifest.setage b/test-game/manifest.setage
index 8b1f72f..1acded8 100644
--- a/test-game/manifest.setage
+++ b/test-game/manifest.setage
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
-[credits]
+[metadata]
+title = "Dust Bunnies"
+description = "A short and dusty game."
+min_version = "0.4"
+playtested = true
+
+[metadata.credits]
 author = "Cheri Dawn"
 year = "2024"
 license = "CC0"
@@ -7,11 +13,9 @@ version = "2"
 
 [scenario]
 start = "1"
-title = "Dust Bunnies"
 intro = "You wake up in a very dusty and old-looking room.\nYou think you can get out of here if you find something that could help you remember..."
 prompt = ": "
-min_version = "0.3"
-playtested = true
+min_version = "0.4"
 
 [scenario.endings.1]
 trigger = "item"