diff --git a/feast.html b/feast.html
index bce645c..21b033c 100644
--- a/feast.html
+++ b/feast.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<!DOCTYPE html>
+﻿<!DOCTYPE html>
 <html lang="en">
 
 <head>
@@ -148,7 +148,10 @@
     </p>
     <form id="character-form">
       <ul class="character-form-list" id="character-step-1">
-        <li>
+          <li>
+              <button type="button" id="character-load">Load Character</button>
+          </li>
+          <li>
           <label for="character-name">Name</label>
           <input type="text" id="character-name" name="name" placeholder="Player"/>
         </li>
diff --git a/feast.js b/feast.js
index 7b13e2b..67366eb 100644
--- a/feast.js
+++ b/feast.js
@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ function next_step(stage) {
 
 window.addEventListener('load', function(event) {
   document.getElementById("character-step-1-next").addEventListener("click", function() { next_step(2); });
+  document.getElementById("character-load").addEventListener("click", startLoaded, false);
   document.getElementById("start-button").addEventListener("click", start, false);
 });
 
@@ -954,6 +955,10 @@ function loadGame() {
   moveToByName(save.position, "");
 }
 
+function startLoaded() { //used to load the game via the main menu
+  start();
+  loadGame();
+}
 // wow polyfills
 
 if (![].includes) {
