diff --git a/src/characters.h b/src/characters.h
index 941de50..fb1ed8c 100644
--- a/src/characters.h
+++ b/src/characters.h
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@
 
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "position.h"
-#include "layer.h"
 #include "potion.h"
 #include "rng.h"
 
diff --git a/src/constants.h b/src/constants.h
index b697615..f4316de 100644
--- a/src/constants.h
+++ b/src/constants.h
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ enum game_command {game_command_terminate = 0,
 
 enum stat_name {HP, ATK, DEF, hostile};
 
-const int LAYER_CNT = 4; // TODO: update as you go
-enum layer_num {map = 0, objects, characters, shop};
-
 const int RACE_CNT = 4; // TODO: update as you go
 
 enum race {rshade = 0, rvampire, rgoblin, rdrow /* TODO: fill out the other races (including enemies) */};
@@ -109,5 +106,6 @@ const int COLOR_BLACK_ON_WHITE = 8;
 
 typedef std::vector<position> position_list;
 typedef std::vector<direction> direction_list;
+typedef std::vector<int> gold_list;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/src/inventory.h b/src/inventory.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 00b572f..0000000
--- a/src/inventory.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef __INVENTORY_H__
-#define __INVENTORY_H__
-
-class inventory final {
-private:
-        object_list objects;
-
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/layer.h b/src/layer.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 15ddb7d..0000000
--- a/src/layer.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * CS 246 Final Project
- * File: map.h
- * Purpose: handles map functionality
- */
-
-#ifndef __LAYER_H__
-#define __LAYER_H__
-#include "constants.h"
-#include "display.h"
-
-class layer {
-public:
-        const layer_num num;
-
-        layer(const layer_num ln): num{ln} {}
-
-        virtual void print() const = 0;
-        virtual void print(display &display) const = 0;
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/log.h b/src/log.h
index 342329d..ccaa105 100644
--- a/src/log.h
+++ b/src/log.h
@@ -6,12 +6,11 @@
 #include <memory>
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "characters.h"
-#include "objects.h"
 
 class logger final {
 private:
         std::ofstream out;
-        std::vector<char> display;
+        std::vector<char> contents;
 public:
         logger(std::ofstream &&new_out);
 
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ public:
         void print_turn(const unsigned turn);
         void print_player(std::unique_ptr<character> &player);
         void print_chlist(const character_list &chlist);
+        void print_gold(const gold_list &gold_piles);
         void print_potions(const potion_list &potions);
 };
 
diff --git a/src/map.cc b/src/map.cc
index a7d186d..d9827cd 100644
--- a/src/map.cc
+++ b/src/map.cc
@@ -5,14 +5,12 @@
 #include <fstream>
 #include <algorithm>
 
-game_map::game_map(int lvl):
-        layer{layer_num::map} {
+game_map::game_map(int lvl) {
         level = lvl;
         // TODO: randomly generate a map
 }
 
-game_map::game_map(const std::string &map_data, int lvl):
-        layer{layer_num::map} {
+game_map::game_map(const std::string &map_data, int lvl) {
         level = lvl;
         std::istringstream iss{map_data};
 
diff --git a/src/map.h b/src/map.h
index de0477d..58fe7c2 100644
--- a/src/map.h
+++ b/src/map.h
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@
 #define __MAP_H__
 #include <vector>
 #include <string>
-#include "objects.h"
 #include "constants.h"
 #include "display.h"
 #include "position.h"
-#include "layer.h"
 #include "characters.h"
 
-class game_map final: public layer {
+class game_map final {
 public:
         game_map(int lvl = 0); // randomly generate one
         // initialize using stored data
diff --git a/src/objects.h b/src/objects.h
deleted file mode 100644
index c2e0424..0000000
--- a/src/objects.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * CS 246 Final Project
- * File: map.h
- * Purpose: handles map functionality
- */
-
-#ifndef __OBJECTS_H__
-#define __OBJECTS_H__
-#include <vector>
-#include <memory>
-#include "layer.h"
-#include "display.h"
-
-class object {
-        // TODO: design the entire class
-public:
-        void print() {} // use ncurses
-        void print(display &display) {}
-};
-
-class object_list final: public layer {
-private:
-
-};
-
-// TODO: throw potion into another header
-
-class potion final: public object {
-        // TODO: design the entire class
-};
-
-class potion_list final: public layer {
-private:
-        std::vector<std::unique_ptr<potion>> potions;
-        // TODO: design the entire class
-};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/src/potions/restore_health.cc b/src/potions/restore_health.cc
index 8cb646b..6d725c0 100644
--- a/src/potions/restore_health.cc
+++ b/src/potions/restore_health.cc
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ void restore_health::apply(enum race &race, int &HP, int &ATK, int &DEF,
                            float &base_hit_rate) {
         if (remaining_duration > 0) {
                 if (race == rdrow)
-                        HP = std::max(HP + 7, MAX_HP[race]);
+                        HP = std::min(HP + 7, MAX_HP[race]);
                 else
-                        HP = std::max(HP + 5, MAX_HP[race]);
+                        HP = std::min(HP + 5, MAX_HP[race]);
 
                 --remaining_duration;
         }