.panel--characters { padding-bottom: 14px; }
.panel--characters .panel__head { align-items: center; flex-wrap: nowrap; }
.panel--characters .btn--sm { flex: none; }

.char-grid { display: flex; gap: 12px; overflow-x: auto; scroll-snap-type: x mandatory; scrollbar-width: none; margin-inline: -18px; padding: 6px 18px 12px; overscroll-behavior-x: contain; -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch; }
.char-grid::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
.char-card { position: relative; flex: 0 0 min(76%, 300px); scroll-snap-align: center; border-radius: 22px; }

.char-card__select {
  display: block; position: relative; width: 100%; height: 244px; border-radius: 22px; overflow: hidden; text-align: left;
  background: var(--tone-bg); color: #fff; isolation: isolate;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  transition: transform 0.3s var(--ease), box-shadow 0.3s var(--ease);
}
.char-card[data-tone="mint"] { --tone-bg: linear-gradient(160deg, #e1f7e9, #bfe9d1); }
.char-card[data-tone="lavender"] { --tone-bg: linear-gradient(160deg, #d9d2fa, #b9aff0); }
.char-card[data-tone="peach"] { --tone-bg: linear-gradient(160deg, #fde7d6, #f4c6a6); }

.char-card__art { position: absolute; inset: 0 0 56px; display: grid; place-items: center; }
.char-card__art::before { /* confetti pixels */
  content: ""; position: absolute; width: 4px; height: 4px; left: 14%; top: 26%; background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  box-shadow: 150px 40px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7), 40px 110px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55), 210px 120px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8), 90px -8px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
}
.char-card__art img { width: calc(var(--sw) * 3px); height: auto; image-rendering: pixelated; max-width: none; margin-top: 8px; transition: transform 0.3s steps(3, end); filter: drop-shadow(0 6px 0 rgba(30, 40, 30, 0.12)); }
.char-card__info { position: absolute; inset: auto 0 0 0; padding: 40px 16px 14px; background: linear-gradient(to top, rgba(10, 16, 12, 0.78) 10%, rgba(10, 16, 12, 0)); display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
.char-card__info strong { font-size: 1.12rem; font-weight: 760; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.char-card__info span { font-size: 0.9rem; color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.82); }
.char-card__badge { position: absolute; left: 12px; top: 12px; display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px; height: 28px; padding: 0 12px 0 8px; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--mint); color: #07140d; font-size: 0.78rem; font-weight: 700; opacity: 0; transform: translateY(-4px) scale(0.96); transition: opacity 0.25s, transform 0.3s var(--ease); }
.char-card__badge .icon { width: 14px; height: 14px; stroke-width: 3; }
.char-card__open { position: absolute; right: 12px; top: 12px; width: 44px; height: 44px; display: grid; place-items: center; border-radius: 14px; background: rgba(12, 18, 14, 0.78); color: #fff; backdrop-filter: blur(6px); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(6px); z-index: 2; transition: transform 0.2s var(--ease), background 0.2s; }
.char-card__open .icon { width: 18px; height: 18px; }
.char-card__open:active { transform: scale(0.92); }
@media (hover: hover) {
  .char-card__select:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.3), 0 18px 34px -18px rgba(121, 233, 164, 0.5); }
  .char-card__select:hover .char-card__art img { transform: translateY(-6px); }
  .char-card__open:hover { background: #0c120e; transform: translate(2px, -2px); }
}
.char-card[data-selected="true"] .char-card__select { box-shadow: 0 0 0 2px var(--bg-2), 0 0 0 4px var(--mint-2), 0 18px 40px -20px rgba(121, 233, 164, 0.6); }
.char-card[data-selected="true"] .char-card__badge { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.char-card__select:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid var(--mint-2); outline-offset: 4px; }

.char-bar { margin-top: 6px; padding: 12px; border-radius: 18px; background: var(--card); border: 1px solid var(--line); display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: space-between; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.char-bar__who { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; min-width: 0; }
.char-bar__thumb { width: 48px; height: 48px; border-radius: 14px; background: var(--tone-bg, #d3f0df); display: grid; place-items: center; flex: none; }
.char-bar__thumb img { width: calc(var(--sw) * 0.7px); image-rendering: pixelated; max-width: none; }
.char-bar__text { display: flex; flex-direction: column; min-width: 0; }
.char-bar__text small { font-family: var(--font-mono); font-size: 0.68rem; letter-spacing: 0.14em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--text-3); }
.char-bar__text strong { font-size: 1rem; }
.char-bar .btn { flex: 1 1 200px; }

@media (min-width: 720px) {
  .char-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 16px; overflow: visible; margin-inline: 0; padding: 6px 0 12px; scroll-snap-type: none; }
  .char-card { flex: none; }
  .char-card__select { height: 288px; }
  .char-bar .btn { flex: 0 0 auto; }
}