/* ==========================================================================
   Nature of Dread Guide — "declassified case file" skin
   Palette, type and motifs derived from the game's own art (see DESIGN-BRIEF).
   No rounded corners, no blurred shadows, no light theme.
   ========================================================================== */

@font-face{font-family:'Anton';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(assets/fonts/anton-400.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Lora';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(assets/fonts/lora-400.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Lora';font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url(assets/fonts/lora-600.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono';font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(assets/fonts/plexmono-400.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'IBM Plex Mono';font-style:normal;font-weight:600;font-display:swap;src:url(assets/fonts/plexmono-600.woff2) format('woff2')}

:root{
  --void:#0a0d0b;
  --pit:#10140f;
  --panel:#161b15;
  --panel-2:#1d241c;
  --line:#2f382c;
  --line-hot:#6b3a28;
  --bone:#ded7c4;
  --bone-dim:#a9a495;
  --olive:#89967c;
  --rust:#c04f2e;
  --rust-dim:#7d3320;
  --amber:#c9a13c;
  --maxw:1240px;
  --mono:'IBM Plex Mono',ui-monospace,'Cascadia Mono',Consolas,monospace;
  --disp:'Anton','Arial Narrow',Impact,sans-serif;
  --body:'Lora',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --tape:repeating-linear-gradient(45deg,var(--rust-dim) 0 10px,#0c0e0b 10px 20px);
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}

html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}

body{
  margin:0;
  background:
    radial-gradient(900px 520px at 12% -8%,rgba(120,60,36,.18),transparent 70%),
    radial-gradient(760px 480px at 92% 4%,rgba(36,64,52,.22),transparent 72%),
    var(--void);
  color:var(--bone);
  font-family:var(--body);
  font-size:17px;
  line-height:1.72;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
}

/* film / paper grain over the whole document */
body::before{
  content:"";
  position:fixed;
  inset:0;
  z-index:0;
  pointer-events:none;
  opacity:.055;
  background-image:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='180' height='180'%3E%3Cfilter id='g'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.82' numOctaves='3' stitchTiles='stitch'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='180' height='180' filter='url(%23g)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}

.topbar,.hero,.wrap,.foot,.ribbon,.ad-slot{position:relative;z-index:1}

img{max-width:100%;height:auto;display:block}
a{color:var(--rust);text-decoration:none}
a:hover{color:var(--bone);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:3px}

h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--disp);font-weight:400;text-transform:uppercase;line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.005em;margin:0}

.skip{position:absolute;left:-9999px;top:0;background:var(--rust);color:#0b0a08;padding:10px 16px;font-family:var(--mono);z-index:99}
.skip:focus{left:8px;top:8px}

.wrap{max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 26px}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- ribbon */
.ribbon{background:var(--tape);border-bottom:2px solid #050706}
.ribbon .wrap{
  font-family:var(--mono);
  font-size:10.5px;
  letter-spacing:.22em;
  text-transform:uppercase;
  color:#0b0a08;
  padding:7px 26px;
  background:var(--rust);
  max-width:none;
  text-align:center;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- topbar */
.topbar{
  position:sticky;
  top:0;
  z-index:20;
  background:rgba(10,13,11,.95);
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--line-hot);
  backdrop-filter:blur(6px);
}
.bar{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:22px;padding:12px 26px;flex-wrap:wrap}
.brand{
  display:flex;align-items:center;gap:11px;
  font-family:var(--disp);font-size:19px;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone);letter-spacing:.01em;text-decoration:none;flex:0 0 auto;
}
.brand:hover{color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none}
.brand img{
  width:40px;height:40px;border:1px solid var(--line-hot);
  filter:saturate(.9);
}
.brand span{white-space:nowrap}

.nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;margin-left:auto;flex-wrap:wrap}
.nav ul{list-style:none;display:flex;gap:4px;margin:0;padding:0;flex-wrap:wrap;align-items:center}
.nav li{position:relative}
.nav a{
  display:block;padding:9px 11px;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--bone-dim);text-decoration:none;border:1px solid transparent;
}
.nav a:hover,.nav li.active > a{color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--line);background:var(--pit);text-decoration:none}

.nav .has-kids > a::after{content:" ▾";color:var(--rust);font-size:10px}
.nav .kids{
  display:none;
  position:absolute;left:0;top:100%;
  min-width:264px;
  padding:6px;
  background:var(--panel-2);
  border:2px solid var(--line-hot);
  box-shadow:7px 7px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.65);
  z-index:30;
}
.nav .has-kids:hover .kids,
.nav .has-kids:has(:focus-visible) .kids{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0}
.nav .kids a{padding:8px 12px;border:0;font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em}
.nav .kids a:hover{background:var(--pit);color:var(--bone)}
/* bridge across the hover gap so the panel does not vanish mid-move */
.nav .has-kids::after{content:"";display:none;position:absolute;left:0;top:100%;width:264px;height:8px}
.nav .has-kids:hover::after,.nav .has-kids:has(:focus-visible)::after{display:block}

.nav .cta{
  background:var(--rust);color:#0b0a08;border:0;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11.5px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:10px 14px;margin-left:8px;
  box-shadow:4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.6);
}
.nav .cta:hover{background:var(--amber);color:#0b0a08;text-decoration:none}
.nav .cta span{margin-right:6px}
/* language bar: single-language launch, so it shows only the current language + caret (zero markup) */
.nav::after{
  content:"EN ▾";
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--olive);border:1px solid var(--line);
  padding:7px 9px;margin-left:8px;white-space:nowrap;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- hero */
.hero{
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--line);
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,#0b0f0c 0%,#0a0d0b 100%);
  overflow:hidden;
}
.hero::after{
  content:"";position:absolute;inset:0;pointer-events:none;
  background:var(--tape);opacity:.06;
}
.hero-in{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.02fr) minmax(0,.98fr);
  gap:46px;align-items:center;
  padding:56px 26px 60px;
}
.hero-copy{min-width:0}
.eyebrow{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--rust);margin:0 0 18px;
}
.redact{
  display:inline-block;background:#050706;color:transparent;
  padding:0 8px;user-select:none;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line-hot);
}
.hero h1{
  font-size:clamp(58px,8.4vw,112px);
  line-height:.85;
  letter-spacing:-.015em;
  margin:0 0 20px;
  text-shadow:6px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55);
}
.hero h1 .l1{display:block;color:var(--bone)}
.hero h1 .l2{display:block;color:var(--rust);text-shadow:6px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.65)}
.lead{
  font-family:var(--body);font-size:19px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--bone-dim);
  max-width:34em;margin:0 0 26px;
}
.hero-cta{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin:0}
.btn{
  display:inline-block;padding:13px 20px;
  background:var(--rust);color:#0b0a08;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  border:2px solid var(--rust);
  box-shadow:5px 5px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.62);
  text-decoration:none;
}
.btn:hover{background:var(--amber);border-color:var(--amber);color:#0b0a08;text-decoration:none}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--line-hot)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--panel-2);color:var(--bone);border-color:var(--rust)}

.hero-shot{margin:0;position:relative}
.hero-shot img{
  width:100%;border:2px solid var(--line-hot);
  box-shadow:12px 12px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.6);
  filter:saturate(.94) contrast(1.04);
}
.hero-shot figcaption{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--olive);margin-top:10px;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- facts */
.facts-strip{background:var(--pit);border-bottom:2px solid var(--line)}
.facts{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr));
  gap:0;padding:0 26px;
}
.fact{padding:18px 20px;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.fact:first-child{border-left:0;padding-left:0}
.fact-k{
  display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.2em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--olive);margin-bottom:6px;
}
.fact-v{display:block;font-family:var(--disp);font-size:19px;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--bone);line-height:1.15}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- sections */
.section-head{margin:46px 0 20px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding-bottom:12px}
.overline{
  display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.24em;
  text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rust);margin-bottom:8px;
}
.section-head h2{
  font-size:clamp(26px,3.4vw,38px);display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:12px;
}
.count-pill{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.1em;color:var(--olive);
  border:1px solid var(--line);padding:2px 7px;
}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- cards */
.grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,minmax(0,1fr));gap:22px}
.grid[data-n="2"]{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
.grid[data-n="4"]{grid-template-columns:repeat(4,minmax(0,1fr))}
.card{
  display:flex;flex-direction:column;
  background:var(--panel);
  border:2px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow:6px 6px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  text-decoration:none;color:inherit;
  transition:transform .12s ease,border-color .12s ease,box-shadow .12s ease;
  min-width:0;
}
.card:hover{transform:translate(-2px,-2px);border-color:var(--line-hot);box-shadow:10px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.6);text-decoration:none}
.thumb{position:relative;display:block;border-bottom:2px solid var(--line);overflow:hidden;background:#050706}
.thumb img{width:100%;aspect-ratio:16/9;object-fit:cover;filter:saturate(.78) contrast(1.05);transition:filter .2s ease,transform .2s ease}
.card:hover .thumb img{filter:saturate(1.05) contrast(1.08);transform:scale(1.02)}
.pill-tag{
  position:absolute;left:0;top:0;
  background:var(--rust);color:#0b0a08;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:9.5px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;
  padding:4px 8px;
}
.card-body{padding:16px 17px 18px;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:8px;flex:1}
.card-body h3{font-size:21px;line-height:1.06;color:var(--bone)}
.card-body p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.6;color:var(--bone-dim);margin:0}
.card .go{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.18em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--rust);margin-top:auto;
}
.card .stamp{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:9.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--olive);
}
.card.sm .card-body h3{font-size:16px}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- home prose */
.home-prose{padding:6px 0 8px;max-width:76ch}
.home-prose h2{
  margin:34px 0 12px;font-size:clamp(24px,3vw,32px);
  border-top:2px solid var(--line-hot);padding-top:16px;
}
.home-prose h3{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--rust);margin:22px 0 8px}
.home-prose p{margin:0 0 15px;color:#cfc8b6}
.home-prose ul,.home-prose ol{margin:0 0 16px;padding-left:22px}
.home-prose li{margin-bottom:7px}
.home-prose img{width:100%;border:2px solid var(--line-hot);margin:18px 0 6px}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- article */
.article-grid{
  display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 232px;gap:40px;
  margin:34px auto 60px;
  align-items:start;
}
.crumb{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--olive);margin-bottom:16px;
}
.crumb a{color:var(--olive);text-decoration:none}
.crumb a:hover{color:var(--rust)}
.crumb .sep{color:var(--line-hot);margin:0 6px}
.crumb .here{color:var(--bone)}

article{
  background:var(--panel);
  border:2px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow:8px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.55);
  padding:38px 40px 44px;
  min-width:0;
  counter-reset:h2;
}
article h1{
  font-size:clamp(34px,4.6vw,54px);line-height:.98;margin:0 0 20px;
  text-shadow:4px 4px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.5);
}
article h2{
  font-size:clamp(22px,2.6vw,30px);
  margin:40px 0 14px;padding-top:18px;
  border-top:2px solid var(--line-hot);
  counter-increment:h2;
}
article h2::before{
  content:counter(h2,decimal-leading-zero);
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.1em;
  color:var(--rust);margin-right:10px;vertical-align:2px;
}
article h3{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:12.5px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.16em;color:var(--rust);text-transform:uppercase;
  margin:24px 0 10px;
}
article p{margin:0 0 16px;color:#cfc8b6}
article > p:first-of-type{font-size:18px;color:var(--bone)}
article ul,article ol{margin:0 0 18px;padding-left:22px}
article li{margin-bottom:8px}
article li::marker{color:var(--rust)}
article strong,article b{color:var(--bone);font-weight:600}
article em{color:var(--bone-dim)}
article a{border-bottom:1px solid var(--rust-dim)}
article a:hover{border-bottom-color:var(--bone);text-decoration:none}
article img.zoom{
  width:100%;border:2px solid var(--line-hot);
  margin:6px 0 22px;cursor:zoom-in;filter:saturate(.96);
}
article img.zoom:hover{filter:saturate(1.1)}
article code{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:13px;background:var(--pit);
  border:1px solid var(--line);padding:1px 5px;color:var(--amber);
}
article blockquote{
  margin:22px 0;padding:6px 0 6px 20px;border-left:3px solid var(--rust);
  font-style:italic;color:var(--bone-dim);
}
article blockquote p{margin:0}

/* tables */
.tbl-wrap{overflow-x:auto;margin:20px 0 24px;border:2px solid var(--line);background:var(--pit)}
table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:15px}
th{
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10.5px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--olive);
  background:#0b0e0a;text-align:left;padding:11px 13px;
  border-bottom:2px solid var(--line-hot);white-space:nowrap;
}
td{padding:11px 13px;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);border-right:1px solid var(--line);vertical-align:top;color:#cfc8b6}
td:last-child{border-right:0}
tr:last-child td{border-bottom:0}
tbody tr:nth-child(even){background:rgba(47,56,44,.16)}
table strong,table b{color:var(--bone)}

/* callout */
.callout{
  background:var(--pit);border:2px solid var(--line);border-left:3px solid var(--rust);
  padding:16px 18px;margin:22px 0;
}
.callout p{margin:0 0 8px}
.callout p:last-child{margin:0}

/* quick answer */
.quick-answer{
  background:#12160f;border:2px solid var(--line-hot);border-left:3px solid var(--rust);
  padding:16px 18px;margin:0 0 26px;
}
.qa-stamp{
  display:block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;font-weight:600;
  letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--rust);margin-bottom:8px;
}
.quick-answer p{margin:0;font-size:16.5px;color:var(--bone)}

/* toc */
.toc{position:sticky;top:92px}
.toc .overline{margin-bottom:12px}
.toc-list{display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:0;border-left:1px solid var(--line)}
.toc-list a{
  display:block;padding:8px 0 8px 13px;margin-left:-1px;
  border-left:2px solid transparent;
  font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.06em;
  color:var(--olive);text-decoration:none;line-height:1.4;
}
.toc-list a:hover{color:var(--bone);border-left-color:var(--rust);background:var(--pit);text-decoration:none}

/* all guides */
.all-guides{margin-top:48px;border-top:2px solid var(--line-hot);padding-top:6px}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- footer */
.foot{
  border-top:2px solid var(--line-hot);
  background:#080b09;
  margin-top:20px;
  padding:34px 0 40px;
}
.foot p{margin:0 0 12px}
.disclaimer{font-size:13px;color:var(--olive);max-width:78ch;line-height:1.6}
.foot-links{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.13em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--line)}
.foot-links a{color:var(--bone-dim);text-decoration:none}
.foot-links a:hover{color:var(--rust)}
.muted{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--olive)}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- lightbox */
.lightbox{
  position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:60;
  background:rgba(4,6,5,.95);
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;
  cursor:zoom-out;padding:24px;
}
.lightbox img{max-width:min(1500px,96vw);max-height:92vh;width:auto;height:auto;border:2px solid var(--line-hot)}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- ads */
.ad-slot{margin:44px auto;max-width:900px;padding:0 26px}
.ad-inner{min-height:0;border:1px solid var(--line);background:var(--pit);padding:10px}

/* ---------------------------------------------------------------- responsive */
@media (max-width:1100px){
  .article-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 210px;gap:26px}
  .grid,.grid[data-n="4"]{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .hero-in{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);gap:26px;padding:44px 26px 46px}
  .hero-shot img{box-shadow:8px 8px 0 rgba(0,0,0,.6);max-height:360px;object-fit:cover}
}

@media (max-width:860px){
  .facts{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr))}
  .fact:nth-child(3){border-left:0;padding-left:0}
  .fact:nth-child(n+3){border-top:1px solid var(--line)}
  .article-grid{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr);margin:26px auto 48px}
  .toc{position:static;order:-1;border-left:0;border-top:2px solid var(--line-hot);padding-top:14px}
  .toc-list{border-left:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:0 14px}
  .toc-list a{padding-left:10px}
  article{padding:26px 22px 30px}
  .nav{margin-left:0;width:100%}
  .nav ul{width:100%;gap:2px}
  .bar{padding:10px 18px;gap:8px}
  /* mobile: parent links only — the full list lives on /guides/ so the hero stays above the fold */
  .nav .kids{display:none}
  .nav .has-kids::after{display:none}
  .nav .has-kids:hover .kids,.nav .has-kids:has(:focus-visible) .kids{display:none}
  .nav .has-kids > a::after{content:""}
  .nav a{padding:7px 9px;font-size:10.5px;letter-spacing:.1em}
  .nav .cta{width:100%;text-align:center;margin:6px 0 0;padding:9px 12px}
}

@media (max-width:620px){
  body{font-size:16px}
  .wrap{padding:0 18px}
  .grid,.grid[data-n="2"],.grid[data-n="4"]{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
  .hero-in{padding:36px 18px 40px}
  .hero h1{font-size:clamp(44px,13vw,72px)}
  .lead{font-size:17px}
  article h1{font-size:clamp(28px,8vw,38px)}
  .toc-list{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr)}
  .brand{font-size:16px}
  .brand img{width:34px;height:34px}
  .fact{padding:14px 12px}
  .card-body h3{font-size:19px}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  *{transition:none!important}
}