diff --git a/backend/app/routers/adventures.py b/backend/app/routers/adventures.py
index 6a58761..b10b434 100644
--- a/backend/app/routers/adventures.py
+++ b/backend/app/routers/adventures.py
@@ -141,6 +141,17 @@ def get_adventure(
     return get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
 
 
+@router.get("/{adventure_id}/script-state")
+def get_script_state(
+    adventure_id: int, db: Session = Depends(get_db), user: models.User = CurrentUser
+):
+    """The scripting `state` object — every variable scripts read/write via
+    `state.x`, persisted after each hook. Empty {} until a script sets one."""
+    adventure = get_adventure_or_404(adventure_id, db, user)
+    state = adventure.script_state if isinstance(adventure.script_state, dict) else {}
+    return {"state": state}
+
+
 @router.patch("/{adventure_id}", response_model=schemas.AdventureOut)
 def update_adventure(
     adventure_id: int,
diff --git a/frontend/src/api.js b/frontend/src/api.js
index 3205bdb..dcc2400 100644
--- a/frontend/src/api.js
+++ b/frontend/src/api.js
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ export const api = {
   // Adventures
   listAdventures: () => request('/adventures'),
   getAdventure: (id) => request(`/adventures/${id}`),
+  getScriptState: (id) => request(`/adventures/${id}/script-state`),
   createAdventure: (data) => request('/adventures', { method: 'POST', body: JSON.stringify(data) }),
   updateAdventure: (id, data) => request(`/adventures/${id}`, { method: 'PATCH', body: JSON.stringify(data) }),
   deleteAdventure: (id) => request(`/adventures/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
diff --git a/frontend/src/index.css b/frontend/src/index.css
index baf8fff..39832f0 100644
--- a/frontend/src/index.css
+++ b/frontend/src/index.css
@@ -439,6 +439,72 @@ button:disabled { opacity: 0.45; cursor: default; transform: none; box-shadow: n
   top: 56px;
   animation: panel-in 0.25s ease both;
 }
+
+/* ---------- Left status drawer (script state) ---------- */
+
+.status-drawer {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  position: sticky;
+  top: 56px;
+  height: calc(100vh - 56px);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: flex-start;
+  border-right: 1px solid var(--border);
+  background: var(--bg-panel);
+}
+.status-drawer.open { width: 300px; }
+.status-toggle {
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  width: 30px;
+  padding: 12px 0;
+  border: none;
+  border-radius: 0;
+  background: transparent;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  cursor: pointer;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 8px;
+}
+.status-toggle:hover { color: var(--text); background: var(--bg-input); }
+.status-toggle-label {
+  writing-mode: vertical-rl;
+  text-orientation: mixed;
+  letter-spacing: 0.12em;
+  font-size: 0.72rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+}
+.status-body {
+  flex: 1;
+  min-width: 0;
+  height: 100%;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 20px 16px;
+  animation: panel-in 0.2s ease both;
+}
+.status-vars { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; }
+.status-vars li {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  gap: 2px;
+  padding: 8px 0;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+.status-key {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--accent-bright);
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
+.status-val {
+  font-family: var(--font-mono, monospace);
+  font-size: 0.82rem;
+  color: var(--text);
+  white-space: pre-wrap;
+  word-break: break-word;
+}
 @keyframes panel-in {
   from { opacity: 0; transform: translateX(16px); }
   to { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Play.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Play.jsx
index b53c46d..87fe660 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Play.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Play.jsx
@@ -317,6 +317,60 @@ function ScriptsPanel({ advId }) {
   )
 }
 
+// Collapsible left rail showing the scripting `state` object — every variable
+// scripts read/write via state.x, refreshed after each turn.
+function StatusDrawer({ advId, refreshKey }) {
+  const [open, setOpen] = useState(false)
+  const [state, setState] = useState(null)
+  const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false)
+
+  const load = useCallback(() => {
+    api.getScriptState(advId)
+      .then((r) => { setState(r.state || {}); setFailed(false) })
+      .catch(() => setFailed(true))
+  }, [advId])
+
+  // Only fetch while open; re-fetch after each turn so values stay live.
+  useEffect(() => { if (open) load() }, [open, refreshKey, load])
+
+  const entries = state ? Object.entries(state) : []
+
+  return (
+    <div className={`status-drawer ${open ? 'open' : ''}`}>
+      <button className="status-toggle" onClick={() => setOpen((o) => !o)}
+        title="Script state variables">
+        {open ? '‹' : '›'}<span className="status-toggle-label">State</span>
+      </button>
+      {open && (
+        <div className="status-body">
+          <div className="side-panel-header">
+            <h2>Script State</h2>
+            <button onClick={load} title="Refresh">↻</button>
+          </div>
+          {failed ? (
+            <div className="empty">Couldn’t load state.</div>
+          ) : entries.length === 0 ? (
+            <div className="empty">
+              No variables yet. Scripts that use <code>state</code> will appear here after a turn.
+            </div>
+          ) : (
+            <ul className="status-vars">
+              {entries.map(([k, v]) => (
+                <li key={k}>
+                  <span className="status-key">{k}</span>
+                  <span className="status-val">
+                    {typeof v === 'string' ? v : JSON.stringify(v, null, 2)}
+                  </span>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
 function ScriptReport({ script }) {
   if (!script || (!script.logs?.length && !script.errors?.length && !script.context_changed)) {
     return null
@@ -620,6 +674,7 @@ export default function Play() {
 
   return (
     <div className={`play-layout ${panel ? 'with-panel' : ''}`}>
+      <StatusDrawer advId={id} refreshKey={actions.length} />
       <div className="page play-page">
         <div className="page-header">
           <h1>{adventure.title}</h1>