diff --git a/app/rpgmodule.cpp b/app/rpgmodule.cpp
index 19780c9..b92849f 100644
--- a/app/rpgmodule.cpp
+++ b/app/rpgmodule.cpp
@@ -1,12 +1,71 @@
 #include "rpgmodule.h"
 #include <QString>
 #include <QStringList>
+#include <QFileInfo>
+#include <QTextStream>
 #include "message.h"
 #include "user.h"
 
+QString RPGCharacter::toString()
+{
+    QString str;
+    str.append(pseudo).append(" ");
+    str.append(password).append(" ");
+    str.append(level).append(" ");
+    str.append(xp).append(" ");
+    str.append(x).append(" ");
+    str.append(y);
+    return str;
+}
+
+bool RPGCharacter::fromString(QString str)
+{
+    QStringList list = str.split(" ");
+    if(list.size() == 6)
+    {
+        pseudo = list[0];
+        password = list[1];
+        level = list[2].toInt();
+        xp = list[3].toInt();
+        x = list[4].toInt();
+        y = list[5].toInt();
+        return true;
+    }
+    else
+        return false;
+}
+
 RPGModule::RPGModule()
 {
-    // TODO : load save file
+    QFile f("../../res/rpg.save");
+    if(!f.open(QFile::ReadOnly | QFile::Text))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "can't load save file.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    QTextStream in(&f);
+    QString line = "plop (line init)";
+    do
+    {
+        line = in.readLine();
+        charList.add(new RPGCharacter(line));
+    }
+    while(!line.isNull());
+    f.close();
+}
+
+void RPGModule::saveCharacters()
+{
+    QFile f("../../res/rpg.save");
+    if(!f.open(QFile::WriteOnly | QFile::Text))
+    {
+        fprintf(stderr, "can't load save file.\n");
+        return;
+    }
+    QTextStream out(&f);
+    for(const std::string &name : charList.names)
+        out << charList.get(name)->toString() << "\n";
+    f.close();
 }
 
 void RPGModule::playerJoin(User *user, RPGCharacter *c)
@@ -114,7 +173,7 @@ bool RPGModule::messageHandler(Message msg)
                 else
                 {
                     answer = privateSay(QString("successfully created the character \"%1\"").arg(paramList[2]), msg.nick);
-                    charList.add(paramList[2].toStdString(), new RPGCharacter(paramList[2], paramList[3]));
+                    charList.add(new RPGCharacter(paramList[2], paramList[3]));
                 }
             }
             return true;
@@ -167,6 +226,23 @@ bool RPGModule::messageHandler(Message msg)
                 return true;
             }
         }
+        else if(msg.args.compare("!rpg debug") == 0 && src->isOp())
+        {
+            QString str;
+            for(const std::string &name : charList.names)
+                str.append(name.c_str()).append(" ");
+            if(!str.isEmpty())
+            {
+                answer = say(str);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        else if(msg.args.compare("!rpg save") == 0)
+        {
+            saveCharacters();
+            answer = say("saved RPG characters");
+            return true;
+        }
         else if(msg.args.startsWith("go "))
         {
             QStringList paramList = msg.args.split(' ');
diff --git a/app/rpgmodule.h b/app/rpgmodule.h
index 142e59e..611d659 100644
--- a/app/rpgmodule.h
+++ b/app/rpgmodule.h
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ const char WORLDMAP[25][26] = {
 
 struct RPGCharacter
 {
+    static const int VERSION = 1;
+    
     int level;
     int xp;
     QString password;
@@ -62,6 +64,18 @@ struct RPGCharacter
         y(13),
         user(NULL)
             {}
+    
+    RPGCharacter(QString serialisationStr) : user(NULL)
+    {
+        if(!fromString(serialisationStr))
+        {
+            pseudo = QString("trash");
+            password = QString("trashpass");
+        }
+    }
+    
+    QString toString();
+    bool fromString(QString str);
 };
 
 class CharacterMap
@@ -70,8 +84,9 @@ public:
     std::vector<std::string> names;
     std::unordered_map<std::string, RPGCharacter*> data;
 
-    void add(const std::string &name, RPGCharacter* t)
+    void add(RPGCharacter* t)
     {
+        std::string name = t->pseudo.toStdString();
         data[name] = t;
         names.push_back(name);
     }
@@ -94,7 +109,8 @@ class RPGModule : public Module
 
 public:
     RPGModule();
-
+    void saveCharacters();
+    
     void playerJoin(User* user, RPGCharacter *c);
     void playerLeave(User* user);
     QString playerTravel(RPGCharacter *c, QString dir);