diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
index 4db6180..7118424 100644
--- a/.vscode/settings.json
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-    "godotTools.editorPath.godot4": "/home/stefwill/Applications/Godot/Godot_v4.6.1-stable_linux.x86_64"
+    "godotTools.editorPath.godot4": "/home/stefwill/.local/share/godot/godot"
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/scripts/actors/player.gd b/scripts/actors/player.gd
index 19fc8e4..d8c5043 100644
--- a/scripts/actors/player.gd
+++ b/scripts/actors/player.gd
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ## player.gd
-# Player character script. Handles input, pathfinding, and movement.
+# Player character script. Handles input, pathfinding, and turn-based movement.
 class_name Player
 extends Character
 
@@ -8,13 +8,28 @@ const SPEED: float = 250.0
 # Distance threshold for snapping to a tile (prevents jitter).
 const ARRIVAL_THRESHOLD: float = 4.0
 
-
-# The current path (as a list of tile coordinates) the player is following.
+# The queued path (tile coordinates) the player will walk along.
 var _path: Array[Vector2i] = []
+# True when the TurnManager is waiting for the player to act.
+var _awaiting_input: bool = false
+# True while the player is animating toward _move_target.
+var _is_moving: bool = false
+# World position of the tile the player is currently stepping toward.
+var _move_target: Vector2 = Vector2.ZERO
 
 
-# Handles mouse input for movement. Calculates a path to the clicked tile.
+# Called by TurnManager at the start of the player's turn.
+func take_turn() -> void:
+	if _path.is_empty():
+		_awaiting_input = true
+	else:
+		_start_step()
+
+
+# Handles mouse input for movement. Only active while awaiting input.
 func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
+	if not _awaiting_input:
+		return
 	if event is InputEventMouseButton and event.button_index == MOUSE_BUTTON_LEFT and event.pressed:
 		var clicked_tile: Vector2i = LevelManager.world_to_tile(get_global_mouse_position())
 		var current_tile: Vector2i = LevelManager.world_to_tile(position)
@@ -22,20 +37,33 @@ func _unhandled_input(event: InputEvent) -> void:
 		# Drop the first entry — it's the tile the player is already on.
 		if not _path.is_empty():
 			_path.remove_at(0)
+		if not _path.is_empty():
+			_start_step()
 
-# Moves the player along the path, one tile at a time, using velocity.
+
+# Begins movement toward the next tile in the queued path.
+func _start_step() -> void:
+	_awaiting_input = false
+	_is_moving = true
+	var next_tile: Vector2i = _path.pop_front()
+	_move_target = LevelManager.tile_to_world(next_tile)
+
+
+# Moves the player toward _move_target each frame. Emits turn_finished on arrival.
 func _physics_process(_delta: float) -> void:
-	if _path.is_empty():
+	if not _is_moving:
 		velocity = Vector2.ZERO
 		move_and_slide()
 		return
 
-	var target_world: Vector2 = LevelManager.tile_to_world(_path[0])
-	var to_target: Vector2 = target_world - position
+	var to_target: Vector2 = _move_target - position
 
 	if to_target.length() < ARRIVAL_THRESHOLD:
-		position = target_world
-		_path.remove_at(0)
+		position = _move_target
+		velocity = Vector2.ZERO
+		move_and_slide()
+		_is_moving = false
+		turn_finished.emit()
 	else:
 		velocity = to_target.normalized() * SPEED
 		move_and_slide()
diff --git a/scripts/world.gd b/scripts/world.gd
index e006d5b..2f16098 100644
--- a/scripts/world.gd
+++ b/scripts/world.gd
@@ -28,3 +28,4 @@ func _initialize_map() -> void:
 	player = player_scene.instantiate() as Player
 	add_child(player)
 	LevelManager.initialize(settings, map_layer, player)
+	TurnManager.start_turns()