diff --git a/blackboard/blackboard.cpp b/blackboard/blackboard.cpp
index cfd6973..d0769b7 100644
--- a/blackboard/blackboard.cpp
+++ b/blackboard/blackboard.cpp
@@ -34,51 +34,61 @@ Ref<Blackboard> Blackboard::top() const {
 	return bb;
 }
 
-Variant Blackboard::get_var(const Variant &p_key, const Variant &p_default) const {
-	if (data.has(p_key)) {
-		return data.get(p_key, Variant());
+Variant Blackboard::get_var(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_default) const {
+	if (data.has(p_name)) {
+		return data.get(p_name).get_value();
 	} else if (parent.is_valid()) {
-		return parent->get_var(p_key, p_default);
+		return parent->get_var(p_name, p_default);
 	} else {
 		return p_default;
 	}
 }
 
-void Blackboard::set_var(const Variant &p_key, const Variant &p_value) {
-	data[p_key] = p_value;
+void Blackboard::set_var(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
+	// TODO: Check if p_value can be converted into required type!
+	if (data.has(p_name)) {
+		data[p_name].set_value(p_value);
+	} else {
+		BBVariable var;
+		var.set_value(p_value);
+		data.insert(p_name, var);
+	}
 }
 
-bool Blackboard::has_var(const Variant &p_key) const {
-	return data.has(p_key) || (parent.is_valid() && parent->has_var(p_key));
+bool Blackboard::has_var(const String &p_name) const {
+	return data.has(p_name) || (parent.is_valid() && parent->has_var(p_name));
 }
 
-void Blackboard::erase_var(const Variant &p_key) {
-	data.erase(p_key);
+void Blackboard::erase_var(const String &p_name) {
+	data.erase(p_name);
+}
+
+void Blackboard::add_var(const String &p_name, const BBVariable &p_var) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(data.has(p_name));
+	data.insert(p_name, p_var);
 }
 
 void Blackboard::prefetch_nodepath_vars(Node *p_node) {
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_node == nullptr);
-	Array keys = data.keys();
-	Array values = data.values();
-	for (int i = 0; i < keys.size(); i++) {
-		if (values[i].get_type() == Variant::NODE_PATH) {
-			Node *fetched_node = p_node->get_node_or_null(values[i]);
+	for (KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : data) {
+		if (kv.value.get_value().get_type() == Variant::NODE_PATH) {
+			Node *fetched_node = p_node->get_node_or_null(kv.value.get_value());
 			if (fetched_node != nullptr) {
-				data[keys[i]] = fetched_node;
+				kv.value.set_value(fetched_node);
 			}
 		}
 	}
 }
 
 void Blackboard::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_data"), &Blackboard::get_data);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_data", "p_data"), &Blackboard::set_data);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var", "p_key", "p_default"), &Blackboard::get_var, Variant());
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_var", "p_key", "p_value"), &Blackboard::set_var);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("has_var", "p_key"), &Blackboard::has_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_var", "p_name", "p_default"), &Blackboard::get_var, Variant());
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_var", "p_name", "p_value"), &Blackboard::set_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("has_var", "p_name"), &Blackboard::has_var);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_parent_scope", "p_blackboard"), &Blackboard::set_parent_scope);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_parent_scope"), &Blackboard::get_parent_scope);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("erase_var", "p_key"), &Blackboard::erase_var);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("erase_var", "p_name"), &Blackboard::erase_var);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("prefetch_nodepath_vars", "p_node"), &Blackboard::prefetch_nodepath_vars);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("top"), &Blackboard::top);
+	// ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_data"), &Blackboard::get_data);
+	// ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_data", "p_data"), &Blackboard::set_data);
 }
diff --git a/blackboard/blackboard.h b/blackboard/blackboard.h
index 893bd89..062d8b2 100644
--- a/blackboard/blackboard.h
+++ b/blackboard/blackboard.h
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 #ifndef BLACKBOARD_H
 #define BLACKBOARD_H
 
+#include "bb_variable.h"
+
 #ifdef LIMBOAI_MODULE
 #include "core/object/object.h"
 #include "core/object/ref_counted.h"
@@ -33,27 +35,30 @@ class Blackboard : public RefCounted {
 	GDCLASS(Blackboard, RefCounted);
 
 private:
-	Dictionary data;
+	HashMap<String, BBVariable> data;
 	Ref<Blackboard> parent;
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
 public:
-	void set_data(const Dictionary &p_value) { data = p_value; }
-	Dictionary get_data() const { return data; }
-
 	void set_parent_scope(const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard) { parent = p_blackboard; }
 	Ref<Blackboard> get_parent_scope() const { return parent; }
 
 	Ref<Blackboard> top() const;
 
-	Variant get_var(const Variant &p_key, const Variant &p_default) const;
-	void set_var(const Variant &p_key, const Variant &p_value);
-	bool has_var(const Variant &p_key) const;
-	void erase_var(const Variant &p_key);
+	Variant get_var(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_default) const;
+	void set_var(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value);
+	bool has_var(const String &p_name) const;
+	void erase_var(const String &p_name);
+
+	void add_var(const String &p_name, const BBVariable &p_var);
 
 	void prefetch_nodepath_vars(Node *p_node);
+
+	// TODO: Rework serialization API.
+	// void set_data(const Dictionary &p_value);
+	// Dictionary get_data() const;
 };
 
-#endif // BLACKBOARD_H
\ No newline at end of file
+#endif // BLACKBOARD_H
diff --git a/blackboard/blackboard_source.cpp b/blackboard/blackboard_source.cpp
index 9b26fef..08cfb96 100644
--- a/blackboard/blackboard_source.cpp
+++ b/blackboard/blackboard_source.cpp
@@ -12,48 +12,48 @@
 #include "blackboard_source.h"
 
 void BlackboardSource::set_value(const String &p_name, const Variant &p_value) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!vars.has(p_name));
-	vars.get(p_name).set_value(p_value);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!data.has(p_name));
+	data.get(p_name).set_value(p_value);
 }
 
 Variant BlackboardSource::get_value(const String &p_name) const {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!vars.has(p_name), Variant());
-	return vars.get(p_name).get_value();
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!data.has(p_name), Variant());
+	return data.get(p_name).get_value();
 }
 
 void BlackboardSource::add_var(const String &p_name, const BBVariable &p_var) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(vars.has(p_name));
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(data.has(p_name));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(base.is_valid());
-	vars.insert(p_name, p_var);
+	data.insert(p_name, p_var);
 }
 
 void BlackboardSource::remove_var(const String &p_name) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND(!vars.has(p_name));
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(!data.has(p_name));
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(base.is_valid());
-	vars.erase(p_name);
+	data.erase(p_name);
 }
 
 BBVariable BlackboardSource::get_var(const String &p_name) {
-	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!vars.has(p_name), BBVariable());
-	return vars.get(p_name);
+	ERR_FAIL_COND_V(!data.has(p_name), BBVariable());
+	return data.get(p_name);
 }
 
 PackedStringArray BlackboardSource::list_vars() const {
 	PackedStringArray ret;
-	for (const KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : vars) {
+	for (const KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : data) {
 		ret.append(kv.key);
 	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
 void BlackboardSource::sync_base() {
-	for (const KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : base->vars) {
-		if (!vars.has(kv.key)) {
-			vars.insert(kv.key, kv.value.duplicate());
+	for (const KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : base->data) {
+		if (!data.has(kv.key)) {
+			data.insert(kv.key, kv.value.duplicate());
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		BBVariable var = vars.get(kv.key);
+		BBVariable var = data.get(kv.key);
 		if (!var.is_same_prop_info(kv.value)) {
 			var.copy_prop_info(kv.value);
 		}
@@ -63,8 +63,23 @@ void BlackboardSource::sync_base() {
 	}
 }
 
-Ref<Blackboard> BlackboardSource::instantiate() {
+Ref<Blackboard> BlackboardSource::create_blackboard() {
 	Ref<Blackboard> bb = memnew(Blackboard);
-	// TODO: fill bb
+	for (const KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : data) {
+		bb->add_var(kv.key, kv.value.duplicate());
+	}
 	return bb;
 }
+
+void BlackboardSource::populate_blackboard(const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard, bool overwrite) {
+	for (const KeyValue<String, BBVariable> &kv : data) {
+		if (p_blackboard->has_var(kv.key)) {
+			if (overwrite) {
+				p_blackboard->erase_var(kv.key);
+			} else {
+				continue;
+			}
+		}
+		p_blackboard->add_var(kv.key, kv.value.duplicate());
+	}
+}
diff --git a/blackboard/blackboard_source.h b/blackboard/blackboard_source.h
index 81dcdd5..38b4b5c 100644
--- a/blackboard/blackboard_source.h
+++ b/blackboard/blackboard_source.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class BlackboardSource : public Resource {
 	GDCLASS(BlackboardSource, Resource);
 
 private:
-	HashMap<String, BBVariable> vars;
+	HashMap<String, BBVariable> data;
 	Ref<BlackboardSource> base;
 	// HashMap<String, BBVariable> overrides;
 
@@ -32,9 +32,11 @@ public:
 	void remove_var(const String &p_name);
 	BBVariable get_var(const String &p_name);
 	PackedStringArray list_vars() const;
+	bool is_empty() const { return data.is_empty(); }
 
 	void sync_base();
-	Ref<Blackboard> instantiate();
+	Ref<Blackboard> create_blackboard();
+	void populate_blackboard(const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard, bool overwrite);
 
 	BlackboardSource() = default;
 };
diff --git a/bt/bt_player.cpp b/bt/bt_player.cpp
index 25d8004..b5e6d4e 100644
--- a/bt/bt_player.cpp
+++ b/bt/bt_player.cpp
@@ -160,6 +160,9 @@ void BTPlayer::_notification(int p_notification) {
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_READY: {
 			if (!Engine::get_singleton()->is_editor_hint()) {
+				if (blackboard_source.is_valid()) {
+					blackboard = blackboard_source->create_blackboard();
+				}
 				if (behavior_tree.is_valid()) {
 					_load_tree();
 				}
@@ -196,8 +199,8 @@ void BTPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_prefetch_nodepath_vars", "p_value"), &BTPlayer::set_prefetch_nodepath_vars);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_prefetch_nodepath_vars"), &BTPlayer::get_prefetch_nodepath_vars);
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_set_blackboard_data", "p_blackboard"), &BTPlayer::_set_blackboard_data);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_get_blackboard_data"), &BTPlayer::_get_blackboard_data);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_blackboard_source", "p_blackboard"), &BTPlayer::set_blackboard_source);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_blackboard_source"), &BTPlayer::get_blackboard_source);
 
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("update", "p_delta"), &BTPlayer::update);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("restart"), &BTPlayer::restart);
@@ -207,7 +210,7 @@ void BTPlayer::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::INT, "update_mode", PROPERTY_HINT_ENUM, "Idle,Physics,Manual"), "set_update_mode", "get_update_mode");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "active"), "set_active", "get_active");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "blackboard", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "Blackboard", 0), "set_blackboard", "get_blackboard");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "_blackboard_data", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL), "_set_blackboard_data", "_get_blackboard_data");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "blackboard_source", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "BlackboardSource", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT), "set_blackboard_source", "get_blackboard_source");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::BOOL, "prefetch_nodepath_vars"), "set_prefetch_nodepath_vars", "get_prefetch_nodepath_vars");
 
 	BIND_ENUM_CONSTANT(IDLE);
diff --git a/bt/bt_player.h b/bt/bt_player.h
index 175fafc..70430d9 100644
--- a/bt/bt_player.h
+++ b/bt/bt_player.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define BT_PLAYER_H
 
 #include "../blackboard/blackboard.h"
+#include "../blackboard/blackboard_source.h"
 #include "behavior_tree.h"
 #include "tasks/bt_task.h"
 
@@ -36,6 +37,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
 	Ref<BehaviorTree> behavior_tree;
+	Ref<BlackboardSource> blackboard_source;
 	UpdateMode update_mode = UpdateMode::PHYSICS;
 	bool active = true;
 	Ref<Blackboard> blackboard;
@@ -49,15 +51,15 @@ private:
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
-	void _set_blackboard_data(Dictionary p_value) { blackboard->set_data(p_value.duplicate()); }
-	Dictionary _get_blackboard_data() const { return blackboard->get_data(); }
-
 	void _notification(int p_notification);
 
 public:
 	void set_behavior_tree(const Ref<BehaviorTree> &p_tree);
 	Ref<BehaviorTree> get_behavior_tree() const { return behavior_tree; };
 
+	void set_blackboard_source(const Ref<BlackboardSource> &p_source) { blackboard_source = p_source; }
+	Ref<BlackboardSource> get_blackboard_source() const { return blackboard_source; }
+
 	void set_update_mode(UpdateMode p_mode);
 	UpdateMode get_update_mode() const { return update_mode; }
 
diff --git a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp
index 7bca1b3..faafd9f 100644
--- a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp
+++ b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.cpp
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ void BTNewScope::initialize(Node *p_agent, const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard)
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_agent == nullptr);
 	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_blackboard == nullptr);
 
-	Ref<Blackboard> bb = memnew(Blackboard);
+	Ref<Blackboard> bb;
+	if (blackboard_source.is_valid()) {
+		bb = blackboard_source->create_blackboard();
+	} else {
+		bb = Ref<Blackboard>(memnew(Blackboard));
+	}
 
-	bb->set_data(blackboard_data.duplicate());
 	bb->set_parent_scope(p_blackboard);
 
 	BTDecorator::initialize(p_agent, bb);
@@ -29,8 +33,8 @@ BT::Status BTNewScope::_tick(double p_delta) {
 }
 
 void BTNewScope::_bind_methods() {
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_set_blackboard_data", "p_data"), &BTNewScope::_set_blackboard_data);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_get_blackboard_data"), &BTNewScope::_get_blackboard_data);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_blackboard_source", "p_source"), &BTNewScope::set_blackboard_source);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_blackboard_source"), &BTNewScope::get_blackboard_source);
 
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "_blackboard_data"), "_set_blackboard_data", "_get_blackboard_data");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "blackboard_source", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "BlackboardSource", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT), "set_blackboard_source", "get_blackboard_source");
 }
diff --git a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h
index 919ac89..8410990 100644
--- a/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h
+++ b/bt/tasks/decorators/bt_new_scope.h
@@ -14,18 +14,20 @@
 
 #include "../bt_decorator.h"
 
+#include "../../../blackboard/blackboard_source.h"
+
 class BTNewScope : public BTDecorator {
 	GDCLASS(BTNewScope, BTDecorator);
 	TASK_CATEGORY(Decorators);
 
 private:
-	Dictionary blackboard_data;
+	Ref<BlackboardSource> blackboard_source;
 
 protected:
 	static void _bind_methods();
 
-	void _set_blackboard_data(const Dictionary &p_value) { blackboard_data = p_value; }
-	Dictionary _get_blackboard_data() const { return blackboard_data; }
+	void set_blackboard_source(const Ref<BlackboardSource> &p_source) { blackboard_source = p_source; }
+	Ref<BlackboardSource> get_blackboard_source() const { return blackboard_source; }
 
 	virtual Status _tick(double p_delta) override;
 
diff --git a/hsm/limbo_state.cpp b/hsm/limbo_state.cpp
index 4950e21..d751789 100644
--- a/hsm/limbo_state.cpp
+++ b/hsm/limbo_state.cpp
@@ -69,7 +69,8 @@ void LimboState::_initialize(Node *p_agent, const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard)
 	agent = p_agent;
 
 	if (!p_blackboard.is_null()) {
-		if (!blackboard->get_data().is_empty()) {
+		if (blackboard_source.is_valid() && !blackboard_source->is_empty()) {
+			blackboard = blackboard_source->create_blackboard();
 			blackboard->set_parent_scope(p_blackboard);
 		} else {
 			blackboard = p_blackboard;
@@ -179,8 +180,8 @@ void LimboState::_bind_methods() {
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("clear_guard"), &LimboState::clear_guard);
 	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_blackboard"), &LimboState::get_blackboard);
 
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_set_blackboard_data", "p_blackboard"), &LimboState::_set_blackboard_data);
-	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("_get_blackboard_data"), &LimboState::_get_blackboard_data);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("set_blackboard_source", "p_source"), &LimboState::set_blackboard_source);
+	ClassDB::bind_method(D_METHOD("get_blackboard_source"), &LimboState::get_blackboard_source);
 
 #ifdef LIMBOAI_MODULE
 	GDVIRTUAL_BIND(_setup);
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ void LimboState::_bind_methods() {
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::STRING, "EVENT_FINISHED", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", 0), "", "event_finished");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "agent", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Node", 0), "set_agent", "get_agent");
 	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "blackboard", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "Blackboard", 0), "", "get_blackboard");
-	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::DICTIONARY, "_blackboard_data", PROPERTY_HINT_NONE, "", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL), "_set_blackboard_data", "_get_blackboard_data");
+	ADD_PROPERTY(PropertyInfo(Variant::OBJECT, "blackboard_source", PROPERTY_HINT_RESOURCE_TYPE, "BlackboardSource", PROPERTY_USAGE_DEFAULT | PROPERTY_USAGE_INTERNAL), "set_blackboard_source", "get_blackboard_source");
 
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("setup"));
 	ADD_SIGNAL(MethodInfo("entered"));
diff --git a/hsm/limbo_state.h b/hsm/limbo_state.h
index 7a908d6..f9d84cd 100644
--- a/hsm/limbo_state.h
+++ b/hsm/limbo_state.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define LIMBO_STATE_H
 
 #include "../blackboard/blackboard.h"
+#include "../blackboard/blackboard_source.h"
 
 #include "../util/limbo_string_names.h"
 
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ class LimboState : public Node {
 	GDCLASS(LimboState, Node);
 
 private:
+	Ref<BlackboardSource> blackboard_source;
 	Node *agent;
 	Ref<Blackboard> blackboard;
 	HashMap<String, Callable> handlers;
@@ -51,9 +53,6 @@ protected:
 
 	void _notification(int p_what);
 
-	void _set_blackboard_data(Dictionary p_value) { blackboard->set_data(p_value.duplicate()); }
-	Dictionary _get_blackboard_data() const { return blackboard->get_data(); }
-
 	virtual void _initialize(Node *p_agent, const Ref<Blackboard> &p_blackboard);
 
 	virtual void _setup();
@@ -71,6 +70,9 @@ protected:
 	void add_event_handler(const String &p_event, const Callable &p_handler);
 
 public:
+	void set_blackboard_source(const Ref<BlackboardSource> p_source) { blackboard_source = p_source; }
+	Ref<BlackboardSource> get_blackboard_source() const { return blackboard_source; }
+
 	Ref<Blackboard> get_blackboard() const { return blackboard; }
 
 	Node *get_agent() const { return agent; }