diff --git a/src/app/games/massive-darkness2/md2-html-editor/md2-html-editor.component.ts b/src/app/games/massive-darkness2/md2-html-editor/md2-html-editor.component.ts
index 708f63e..dc92f09 100644
--- a/src/app/games/massive-darkness2/md2-html-editor/md2-html-editor.component.ts
+++ b/src/app/games/massive-darkness2/md2-html-editor/md2-html-editor.component.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export class MD2HtmlEditorComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
   value: string = '';
   disabled: boolean = false;
 
+    messageTemplateSchema = this.createCustomSchema();
   customCssClass = '.MD2Icon{font-family: "Massive Darkness 2", sans-serif !important; font-size: 40px; margin-left:5px}  body{font-size: 30px;  }';
 
   // ControlValueAccessor interface
@@ -109,4 +110,303 @@ export class MD2HtmlEditorComponent implements ControlValueAccessor {
       }
     });
   }
+  
+    // Text manipulation methods for Kendo Editor
+    /**
+     * Parses HTML string to ProseMirror nodes
+     * @param htmlContent - HTML string to parse
+     * @returns ProseMirror Fragment
+     */
+    private parseHtmlContent(htmlContent: string): any {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return null;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const element = document.createElement('div');
+        element.innerHTML = htmlContent;
+
+        // Use ProseMirror's DOMParser to parse HTML into nodes
+        const parser = ProseMirrorDOMParser.fromSchema(view.state.schema);
+        const slice = parser.parseSlice(element);
+        return slice.content;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts HTML content at the beginning of the editor
+     * @param content - HTML string to insert
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public insertAtBeginning(content: string, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (contentNode) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.insert(0, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+            this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts HTML content at the end of the editor
+     * @param content - HTML string to insert
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public insertAtEnd(content: string, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const endPos = view.state.doc.content.size;
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (contentNode) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.insert(endPos, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+            this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts HTML content before the current selection
+     * @param content - HTML string to insert
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public insertBeforeSelection(content: string, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const { from } = view.state.selection;
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (contentNode) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.insert(from, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+            this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts HTML content after the current selection
+     * @param content - HTML string to insert
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public insertAfterSelection(content: string, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const { to } = view.state.selection;
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (contentNode) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.insert(to, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+            this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces the currently selected text with new content
+     * @param content - HTML string to replace selection with
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public replaceSelectedText(content: string, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const { from, to } = view.state.selection;
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (!contentNode) return;
+
+        // If there's no selection, just insert at cursor position
+        if (from === to) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.insert(from, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+        } else {
+            // Replace the selected content
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.replaceWith(from, to, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+        }
+        this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the currently selected text in the editor
+     * @returns The selected text as a string
+     */
+    public getSelectedText(): string {
+        if (!this.editor) return '';
+        return this.editor.selectionText || '';
+    }
+    public getSelectionTextOrWholeText(): string {
+        if (!this.editor) return '';
+
+        // If there's selected text, return it
+        if (this.editor.selectionText && this.editor.selectionText.trim().length > 0) {
+            return this.editor.selectionText;
+        }
+
+        // Otherwise, get the whole text content from the editor's document
+        if (this.editor.view && this.editor.view.state) {
+            return this.editor.view.state.doc.textContent;
+        }
+
+        // Fallback: strip HTML tags and return plain text
+        const div = document.createElement('div');
+        div.innerHTML = this.editor.value;
+        return div.textContent || div.innerText || '';
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the current cursor position or selection range
+     * @returns Object with 'from' and 'to' positions
+     */
+    public getSelectionRange(): { from: number; to: number } | null {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return null;
+
+        const { from, to } = this.editor.view.state.selection;
+        return { from, to };
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Inserts HTML content at a specific position
+     * @param content - HTML string to insert
+     * @param position - Position to insert at (0 = beginning)
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public insertAtPosition(content: string, position: number, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const maxPos = view.state.doc.content.size;
+        const safePos = Math.min(Math.max(0, position), maxPos);
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (contentNode) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.insert(safePos, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+            this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Replaces text in a specific range
+     * @param content - HTML string to insert
+     * @param from - Start position
+     * @param to - End position
+     * @param asHtml - If true, parses as HTML; if false, inserts as plain text
+     */
+    public replaceRange(content: string, from: number, to: number, asHtml: boolean = false): void {
+        if (!this.editor || !this.editor.view) return;
+
+        const view = this.editor.view;
+        const maxPos = view.state.doc.content.size;
+        const safeFrom = Math.min(Math.max(0, from), maxPos);
+        const safeTo = Math.min(Math.max(safeFrom, to), maxPos);
+        const contentNode = asHtml ? this.parseHtmlContent(content) : view.state.schema.text(content);
+
+        if (contentNode) {
+            const transaction = view.state.tr.replaceWith(safeFrom, safeTo, contentNode);
+            view.dispatch(transaction);
+            this.onValueChanged(this.editor.value);
+        }
+    }
+
+
+
+    showVariablePicker() {
+        this.easyEditorService.openTableMultiPicker(this.variables, this.variableTableSettings, "Please select a variable").pipe(first()).subscribe(result => {
+            if (result) {
+                result.forEach(c => {
+                    this.insertAfterSelection(`<${RbjTagNode} class="rbj-tag" ${RbjTagIdAttribute}="${c.name}" ${RbjTagValueAttribute}="${c.name}">${c.name}</${RbjTagNode}>`, true);
+                });
+            }
+        });
+    }
+
+
+    // Private methods
+    private createCustomSchema(): Schema {
+        let nodes = schema.spec.nodes.addBefore("div", "rbjTag", rbjTagNodeSpec);
+        let marks = schema.spec.marks;
+        //marks = marks.addToStart("rbjSpanTag", rbjTagMarkSpec);
+        return new Schema({
+            nodes: nodes,
+            marks: marks
+        });
+    }
 }
+
+// Define the custom node specification for the rbj-tag element.
+export const rbjTagNodeSpec: NodeSpec = {
+    // Define the node attributes for the tag
+    attrs: {
+        "rbj-tag-id": { default: "" },
+        "tag-value": { default: "" },
+        "tag-preview": { default: "" }
+    },
+    // Specify that this node should be treated as an inline element
+    inline: true,
+    // Allow the node to be part of inline content
+    group: "inline",
+    // Make it atomic (non-editable, treated as a single unit)
+    atom: true,
+
+    // Define how the node should be rendered in the DOM
+    toDOM: (node) => {
+        let tagPreview = node.attrs["tag-preview"];
+        let displayValue = tagPreview == 'true' ? node.attrs["tag-value"] : node.attrs["rbj-tag-id"];
+
+        return [
+            "span",
+            {
+                class: "rbj-tag",
+                "rbj-tag-id": node.attrs["rbj-tag-id"],
+                "tag-marker": node.attrs["tag-marker"],
+                "tag-value": node.attrs["tag-value"],
+                "tag-preview": node.attrs["tag-preview"],
+                //contenteditable: "false",
+                //spellcheck: "false",
+                style: "display: inline;"
+            },
+            //node.attrs["tag-marker"] + node.attrs["tag-value"]  // Display the tag content directly
+            displayValue
+        ];
+    },
+
+    // Define how to parse the node from existing DOM elements
+    parseDOM: [
+        {
+            // Look for span elements with class rbj-tag (higher priority)
+            tag: "span[rbj-tag-id]",
+            priority: 51,  // Higher priority to catch before other parsers
+            // Extract attributes from the DOM element
+            getAttrs: (dom) => {
+                const element = dom as HTMLElement;
+                // Must have rbj-tag-id attribute to be valid
+                if (!element.hasAttribute("rbj-tag-id")) {
+                    return false;
+                }
+                return {
+                    "rbj-tag-id": element.getAttribute("rbj-tag-id") || "",
+                    "tag-preview": element.getAttribute("tag-preview") || "false",
+                    "tag-value": element.getAttribute("tag-value") || element.getAttribute("rbj-tag-id")
+                };
+            }
+        },
+        {
+            // Look for div elements with rbj-tag-id attribute (for backward compatibility)
+            tag: "div[rbj-tag-id]",
+            // Extract attributes from the DOM element
+            getAttrs: (dom) => {
+                const element = dom as HTMLElement;
+                return {
+                    "rbj-tag-id": element.getAttribute("rbj-tag-id") || "",
+                    "tag-preview": element.getAttribute("tag-preview") || "false",
+                    "tag-value": element.getAttribute("tag-value") || element.getAttribute("rbj-tag-id")
+                };
+            }
+        }
+    ]
+};
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