diff --git a/src/com/pblabs/engine/ns_pbe.as b/src/com/pblabs/engine/ns_pbe.as
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..64e1b08b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/pblabs/engine/ns_pbe.as
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+package com.pblabs.engine
+{
+    public namespace ns_pbe = "http://www.pblabs.com/2010";
+}
diff --git a/src/com/pblabs/engine/resource/ResourceManager.as b/src/com/pblabs/engine/resource/ResourceManager.as
index 0af99993..aad82ce6 100644
--- a/src/com/pblabs/engine/resource/ResourceManager.as
+++ b/src/com/pblabs/engine/resource/ResourceManager.as
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ package com.pblabs.engine.resource
     import com.pblabs.engine.PBE;
     import com.pblabs.engine.PBUtil;
     import com.pblabs.engine.debug.Logger;
+    import com.pblabs.engine.ns_pbe;
     import com.pblabs.engine.resource.provider.EmbeddedResourceProvider;
     import com.pblabs.engine.resource.provider.FallbackResourceProvider;
     import com.pblabs.engine.resource.provider.IResourceProvider;
     import com.pblabs.engine.serialization.TypeUtility;
     
     import flash.events.Event;
-    import flash.utils.Dictionary;
+    import flash.utils.Dictionary;
     
     /**
      * The resource manager handles all tasks related to using asset files (images, xml, etc)
@@ -39,7 +40,7 @@ package com.pblabs.engine.resource
          * as via a dialog box ;). Passed the filename of the requested resource.
          */
         public var onEmbeddedFail:Function;
-        
+
         /**
          * Loads a resource from a file. If the resource has already been loaded or is embedded, a
          * reference to the existing resource will be given. The resource is not returned directly
@@ -240,7 +241,7 @@ package com.pblabs.engine.resource
 			var resourceIdentifier:String = filename.toLowerCase() + resourceType;
 			return _resources[resourceIdentifier];
 		}
-		
+
         /**
          * Properly mark a resource as failed-to-load.
          */
@@ -263,5 +264,11 @@ package com.pblabs.engine.resource
          * List of resource providers used to get resources. 
          */        
         private var resourceProviders:Array = new Array();
+
+        /*** Helper methods for PBE not externally exposed ***/
+        ns_pbe function getResources():Dictionary
+        {
+            return _resources;
+        }
     }
 }