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h1{font-size:14px}.tagline{font-size:18px}.intro{padding:60px 24px}.intro p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:14px}.intro br{display:none}.section-wrap{padding:50px 24px}.story-row{gap:16px}.story-row h3{font-size:18px}.story-number{font-size:25px}.news-row{align-items:start;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap}.news-row time{width:100%}.news-row h3{font-size:17px}.reading-head{padding-top:45px}.prose{padding-left:22px;padding-right:22px}.chapter-nav{gap:20px;flex-wrap:wrap}.news-page h1{font-size:28px}}@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){:root{scroll-behavior:auto}.story-row{transition:none}}

/* BOC landing: key visual, game introduction, screenshots, story entrance. */
.development-label{display:inline-flex;border:1px solid #ccb78399;color:#f0dfb3;padding:8px 24px;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.2em;background:#101c1b66}
.game-intro{padding-top:86px;padding-bottom:86px;border-top:0}
.game-intro .game-genre{display:inline-block;border:1px solid #b2aa8e55;padding:9px 16px;color:#d7c693;font-size:13px;margin:0 0 20px}
.game-catch{font-family:'Yu Mincho',serif;font-size:clamp(23px,3vw,32px);font-weight:400;line-height:1.7;margin:18px 0 30px}
.game-intro>p:not(.eyebrow):not(.game-genre){max-width:780px;line-height:2.3}
.screenshots{padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:80px}
.screenshot-placeholder{aspect-ratio:16/9;min-height:180px;max-height:480px;background:#152422;border:1px solid #b2aa8e44;display:grid;place-items:center;margin-top:32px}
.screenshot-placeholder p{font-family:'Yu Mincho',serif;font-size:clamp(22px,4vw,34px);letter-spacing:.3em;color:#ccb783;padding-left:.3em}
.story-invitation{text-align:center;border-top:1px solid #b2aa8e33;padding-top:80px;padding-bottom:100px}
.story-invitation h2{font-size:clamp(23px,3vw,32px);line-height:1.7}
.story-invitation>p:not(.eyebrow){color:#bfc9c1;line-height:2;margin-bottom:32px}
.gold-button:hover{background:#e4d3a5}.gold-button:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #f3ecd8;outline-offset:5px}
.story-index{min-height:65vh;padding-top:65px}.story-index .eyebrow{margin-top:50px}.story-index h1{font-family:'Yu Mincho',serif;font-size:36px;font-weight:400}.story-index>p{line-height:2}.back-to-boc{font-size:13px}
@media(max-width:650px){.game-intro,.screenshots{padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:50px}.game-intro>p:not(.eyebrow):not(.game-genre){font-size:15px}.game-intro .game-genre{padding:9px 12px;font-size:12px}.story-invitation{padding:55px 24px 70px}.story-invitation>p:not(.eyebrow){font-size:14px}.gold-button{gap:40px}.story-index h1{font-size:30px}}

/* A book-inspired entrance into the BOC chronicles. */
.story-cta{position:relative;isolation:isolate;display:inline-flex;align-items:center;gap:28px;width:min(100%,460px);min-height:132px;padding:26px 34px;text-align:left;text-decoration:none;color:#f5e6bb;background:linear-gradient(125deg,#394335,#202d26 55%,#38402e);border:1px solid #c9ae70;box-shadow:0 12px 35px #0004,inset 0 0 30px #c9ae7009;transition:transform .2s,box-shadow .2s,border-color .2s}
.story-cta::before{content:'';position:absolute;inset:6px;border:1px solid #c9ae7044;pointer-events:none}
.story-cta::after{content:'◆';position:absolute;top:-9px;left:calc(50% - 18px);width:36px;text-align:center;font-size:13px;background:#101c1b;color:#ccb783;line-height:18px}
.story-cta-book{display:grid;place-items:center;flex:0 0 50px;color:#d7bd81}.story-cta-book svg{display:block;width:48px;height:48px;stroke:currentColor;stroke-width:1.5;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round}
.story-cta-copy{display:flex;flex:1;flex-direction:column;gap:6px}.story-cta-caption{font-family:Georgia,serif;font-size:10px;letter-spacing:.25em;color:#d2b979}.story-cta-copy strong{font-family:'Yu Mincho',serif;font-size:26px;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:.16em;white-space:nowrap}.story-cta-hint{font-size:11px;letter-spacing:.12em;color:#b9c2af}
.story-cta-arrow{display:grid;place-items:center;flex:0 0 36px;height:36px;border:1px solid #c9ae7066;border-radius:50%;font-size:20px;color:#e6cf95;transition:transform .2s}
.story-cta:hover{transform:translateY(-3px);border-color:#efda9e;box-shadow:0 16px 40px #0006,0 0 24px #c9ae701c}.story-cta:hover .story-cta-arrow{transform:translateX(3px)}.story-cta:focus-visible{outline:3px solid #f5e6bb;outline-offset:7px}
@media(max-width:650px){.story-cta{min-height:120px;padding:24px;gap:18px}.story-cta-book{flex-basis:38px}.story-cta-book svg{width:38px;height:38px}.story-cta-copy strong{font-size:22px;letter-spacing:.12em}.story-cta-arrow{flex-basis:30px;height:30px;font-size:18px}}
@media(max-width:360px){.story-cta{padding:22px 18px;gap:12px}.story-cta-copy strong{font-size:20px}}
@media(prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.story-cta,.story-cta-arrow{transition:none}.story-cta:hover,.story-cta:hover .story-cta-arrow{transform:none}}

/* Episode thumbnails follow the first image displayed in each article. */
.story-row{gap:22px}.story-thumbnail{display:block;flex:0 0 160px;width:160px;height:106px;object-fit:cover;object-position:center;border:1px solid #b2aa8e44;background:#152422;border-radius:3px}.story-row>div{min-width:0}.story-row h3{line-height:1.6}.story-row>span:last-child{white-space:nowrap}.story-number{flex-shrink:0}
@media(max-width:650px){.story-row{gap:12px;padding:20px 0}.story-thumbnail{flex-basis:88px;width:88px;height:72px}.story-number{font-size:20px}.story-row h3{font-size:17px}.story-row p{font-size:11px}.story-row>span:last-child{font-size:11px}}
@media(max-width:360px){.story-thumbnail{flex-basis:72px;width:72px;height:64px}.story-row{gap:9px}.story-row h3{font-size:16px}}