/* THE CONQUEST: home page theme (live since 2026-11-03), loads after site.css and the page's own <style>.
   Look + motion inspired by edgefx.xyz (none of its text), in the Obsidian palette:
   #000000 · #2C2C2E · #E8E8ED · #A1A1A6 · #FFFFFF (every other value below is one of these at lower opacity on black).
   Colours are RGB triplets so canvases (theme.js) can read them. Local palette tryouts: _preview/edge/.
   Fonts: Inter (headings, text), JetBrains Mono (labels, buttons), Fraunces (big numbers),
   Cormorant Garamond (the THE CONQUEST wordmark).
   CSS motion: transform + opacity only. The smoke and the noise → classroom field are canvases (theme.js). */

:root {   /* Obsidian */
  --bg-rgb: 0 0 0;  --s1-rgb: 12 12 13;  --s2-rgb: 22 22 24;
  --ink-rgb: 232 232 237;  --dim-rgb: 161 161 166;
  --c1: 161 161 166;  --c2: 255 255 255;  --c3: 232 232 237;  --c4: 110 110 115;  --c4l: 200 200 205;
  --b1: 255 255 255;  --b2: 214 214 220;  --bink: 0 0 0;
  --smoke-a: 120 120 128;  --smoke-b: 210 210 216;  --smoke-m: 80 80 86;
}
:root {
  --bg: rgb(var(--bg-rgb));
  --line: rgb(var(--ink-rgb) / .09);
  --hair: rgb(var(--ink-rgb) / .06);
  --ink: rgb(var(--ink-rgb));
  --dim: rgb(var(--dim-rgb));
  --lime: rgb(var(--c2));          /* site.css accent token */
  --surface: rgb(var(--s1-rgb));
  --elev: rgb(var(--s2-rgb));
  --grad-accent: linear-gradient(100deg, #FFFFFF 0%, rgb(var(--c3)) 45%, rgb(var(--c1)) 100%);   /* never darker than #A1A1A6 (8.8:1 on black) */
  --grad-btn: linear-gradient(135deg, rgb(var(--b1)) 0%, rgb(var(--b2)) 100%);
  --card: radial-gradient(120% 80% at 0% 0%, rgb(var(--c1) / .08), transparent 60%), rgb(var(--s1-rgb));

  --display: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --text: "Inter", system-ui, sans-serif;
  --mono: "JetBrains Mono", "IBM Plex Mono", ui-monospace, monospace;
  --num: "Fraunces", Georgia, serif;
}

html { background: var(--bg); }
body { background: radial-gradient(1100px 620px at 50% -8%, rgb(var(--c1) / .13), transparent 70%), var(--bg); font-feature-settings: "ss01", "cv11"; line-height: 1.6; }
/* faint scan lines + lighter grain */
body::before { content: ''; position: fixed; inset: 0; z-index: 9998; pointer-events: none; opacity: .5; background: repeating-linear-gradient(0deg, rgba(255,255,255,.018) 0 1px, transparent 1px 3px); }
body::after { opacity: .025; }
main, .ftr { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

/* the smoke (edge.js draws it): fixed behind everything, screen-blended */
.ex-smoke { position: fixed; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; z-index: 0; pointer-events: none; opacity: .3; mix-blend-mode: screen; will-change: opacity; }

h1, h2, h3 { font-family: var(--display); font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.035em; }

/* the gradient line (the "every cycle" look) */
.ac { background: var(--grad-accent); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; color: transparent; }
h2 .ac, .final h2 .ac { display: inline-block; padding-bottom: .08em; }
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: no-preference) {
  .js .sec-h .ac, .js .final h2 .ac { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(26px); transition: opacity 900ms var(--ease) 260ms, transform 1100ms var(--ease) 260ms; }
  .sec-h.w-on .ac, .final h2.w-on .ac { opacity: 1; transform: none; }   /* must outrank the hide rule above */
}

/* ---------- labels ---------- */
.label { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 700; font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .28em; color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
.label::before { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(var(--c1)), rgb(var(--c4))); }
.label--mag { color: rgb(var(--c4l)); }
.mono { font-family: var(--mono); letter-spacing: .14em; }
.sec-h { text-transform: none; font-size: clamp(32px, 5.2vw, 52px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -.04em; }
.hl { color: rgb(var(--c3)); }

/* ---------- header: same wordmark as the live site ---------- */
.hdr { background: rgb(var(--bg-rgb) / .72); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(140%); backdrop-filter: blur(14px) saturate(140%); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--hair); }
.brand { font-family: "Cormorant Garamond", "Times New Roman", serif; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal; letter-spacing: .32em; color: var(--ink); }
.hdr__dc { border-radius: 999px; border-color: var(--line); }

/* ---------- buttons: pill, gradient, mono caps ---------- */
.btn { border: 0; border-radius: 999px; background: var(--grad-btn); color: rgb(var(--bink));
  font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -10px rgb(var(--b1) / .75), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.btn--ghost { background: rgba(255,255,255,.02); color: var(--ink); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.22); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.04); }
.btn--ghost .arw { color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
.btn--sm { padding: 10px 16px; font-size: 11.5px; border-radius: 999px; }
.btn:not(.btn--ghost)::after { background: linear-gradient(100deg, rgba(255,255,255,0), rgba(255,255,255,.4), rgba(255,255,255,0)); }
.hx__acts .btn { border-radius: 999px; font-size: 13.5px; padding: 19px 30px; }

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hx__glow { background: radial-gradient(circle, rgb(var(--c1) / .22), rgb(var(--c4) / .08) 40%, rgba(0,0,0,0) 66%); filter: blur(10px); }
.lattice { opacity: .03; }
.hx__eyebrow { display: inline-flex; padding: 7px 14px; border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(255,255,255,.03); border: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.08); font-family: var(--mono); letter-spacing: .16em; }
.hx__eyebrow i { background: rgb(var(--c2)); box-shadow: 0 0 10px rgb(var(--c2)); }
.hx__eyebrow s { color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
.hx h1 { font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: -.045em; line-height: .98; color: #fff; text-transform: none; }
/* vertical white fade per word (site.js splits words into transformed spans, so it can't sit on the h1) */
.hx h1 > .w .w__i { background: linear-gradient(180deg, #fff 0%, rgba(255,255,255,.78) 100%); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; }
.hx h1 em.ac { font-style: normal; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.03em; line-height: 1.12; }
.hx__sub { color: rgb(var(--ink-rgb) / .82); }
.hx__cred { font-family: var(--mono); border-top-color: var(--hair); }
.hx__cred b { color: var(--ink); }

/* drifting bars behind the hero */
.ex-bars { position: absolute; inset: -20% -10% -10%; pointer-events: none; transform: rotate(-22deg); will-change: transform, opacity;
  -webkit-mask-image: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 45%, #000 30%, transparent 80%); mask-image: radial-gradient(70% 60% at 50% 45%, #000 30%, transparent 80%); }
.ex-bars span { position: absolute; left: var(--x); top: 18%; width: var(--w); height: var(--h); border-radius: 999px;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(var(--c2) / .17), rgb(var(--c1) / .05) 55%, rgb(var(--c1) / 0)); border: 1px solid rgb(var(--c2) / .08);
  opacity: .5; animation: ex-drift var(--d) ease-in-out var(--o) infinite alternate, ex-fade calc(var(--d) * .7) ease-in-out var(--o) infinite; }
.ex-bars span:nth-child(even) { top: 30%; animation-direction: alternate-reverse, normal; }
@keyframes ex-drift { from { transform: translateY(-60px); } to { transform: translateY(60px); } }
@keyframes ex-fade { 0%, 100% { opacity: .35; } 50% { opacity: .85; } }

/* the Skool shot: always the Obsidian look (black, #2C2C2E, white light) whatever the palette.
   App-window frame, a white light sweep, floats and tilts toward the pointer (edge.js) */
.hx__fig b { color: #FFFFFF; }
.hx__media { perspective: 1400px; }
.hx__shot { position: relative; isolation: isolate; border: 1px solid #2C2C2E; border-radius: 14px; padding-top: 30px; background: #000;
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(255,255,255,.12), 0 30px 110px -30px rgba(255,255,255,.22);
  transform-origin: 50% 50%; will-change: transform; }
.hx__shot::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 14px; top: 11px; width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%; background: #3A3A3C;
  box-shadow: 14px 0 0 #3A3A3C, 28px 0 0 #3A3A3C; }
.ex-sweep { position: absolute; inset: 30px 0 0; overflow: hidden; pointer-events: none; }
.ex-sweep::before { content: ''; position: absolute; top: -20%; bottom: -20%; left: 0; width: 30%;
  background: linear-gradient(100deg, transparent, rgba(255,255,255,.12), transparent); transform: translateX(-140%) skewX(-14deg); animation: ex-sweep 7s ease-in-out 1.6s infinite; }
@keyframes ex-sweep { 0%, 55% { transform: translateX(-140%) skewX(-14deg); } 100% { transform: translateX(440%) skewX(-14deg); } }
.hx__thumb { border-color: #2C2C2E; background: #000; }
.hx__thumb small { color: #A1A1A6; }
.hx__thumb small b { color: #E8E8ED; }
.hx__idx { background: rgba(44,44,46,.28); }
.hx__idx em { font-family: var(--num); color: #FFFFFF; }
.hx__idx s { background: #E8E8ED; }

/* ---------- section glow (the "nine engines" look) ---------- */
.ex-sec { position: relative; isolation: isolate; }
.ex-glow { position: absolute; inset: -10% 0; z-index: -1; pointer-events: none; filter: blur(20px);
  background: radial-gradient(at 38% 50%, rgb(var(--c1) / .16), rgba(0,0,0,0) 60%), radial-gradient(at 64% 50%, rgb(var(--c4) / .12), rgba(0,0,0,0) 62%);
  animation: ex-breathe 9s ease-in-out infinite; }
.ex-glow--wide { inset: 0 -10%; }
@keyframes ex-breathe { 0%, 100% { opacity: .75; transform: scale(1); } 50% { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1.06); } }

/* course chips: pop in one by one */
.ex-chips { list-style: none; display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; justify-content: center; gap: 10px; max-width: 880px; margin: 30px auto 34px; padding: 0; }
.ex-chip { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 8px; padding: 10px 16px; border-radius: 999px;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .04em; color: rgba(255,255,255,.84);
  background: rgb(var(--s1-rgb) / .7); border: 1px solid rgb(var(--c1) / .24); -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(4px); backdrop-filter: blur(4px);
  opacity: 0; transform: scale(.85); transition: opacity 500ms var(--ease), transform 600ms var(--ease); transition-delay: calc(var(--i) * 55ms + 150ms); }
.ex-chip svg { width: 13px; height: 13px; flex: none; color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
.ex-chips.in .ex-chip { opacity: 1; transform: none; }
.ex-chips.in .ex-chip:hover { transform: translateY(-2px); transition-delay: 0ms; }
.ex-chips.rv { opacity: 1; transform: none; }

/* ---------- noise → classroom field (theme.js) in "Why it's different": desktop only, replaces the chip row there ---------- */
@media (min-width: 761px) { .ex-chips { display: none; } }
.ex-field { position: relative; width: 100%; height: 340px; margin: 30px 0 34px;
  border: 1px solid rgb(var(--c1) / .16); border-radius: 14px; overflow: hidden; background: rgb(var(--s1-rgb) / .55); }
.ex-field canvas { position: absolute; inset: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.ex-field::before, .ex-field::after { content: ''; position: absolute; width: 14px; height: 14px; border: 1px solid rgb(var(--c2) / .5); pointer-events: none; }
.ex-field::before { left: 10px; top: 10px; border-width: 1px 0 0 1px; }
.ex-field::after { right: 10px; bottom: 10px; border-width: 0 1px 1px 0; }
.ex-field__k { position: absolute; bottom: 12px; font-family: var(--mono); font-size: 11px; letter-spacing: .24em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.ex-field__k--l { left: 18px; color: var(--dim); }
.ex-field__k--r { right: 34px; color: rgb(var(--c2)); }

/* ---------- cards ---------- */
.cmp { border-color: rgb(var(--c1) / .22); border-radius: 14px; background: rgb(var(--s1-rgb)); }
.cmp__row > div:last-child { background: radial-gradient(120% 120% at 0% 0%, rgb(var(--c1) / .08), transparent 60%), rgb(var(--s2-rgb) / .7); }
.cmp__row--h > div { font-family: var(--mono); }
.post { border-color: var(--line) !important; background: rgb(var(--s1-rgb)) !important; }
.stamp { color: rgb(var(--c4l)) !important; border-color: rgb(var(--c4l)) !important; }

.tc, .tally__i, .dm, .faq details, .sx__sheet { border: 1px solid rgb(var(--c1) / .14); border-radius: 14px; background: var(--card); }
.tc { position: relative; transition: transform 280ms var(--ease); }
.tc::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; right: 0; top: 0; height: 2px; background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(var(--c1)), rgb(var(--c4))); opacity: .45; transition: opacity 280ms var(--ease); }
.tc:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
.tc:hover::before { opacity: 1; }
/* featured card: a light runs around the border (rotating ring under a cover) */
.tc--feat { overflow: hidden; isolation: isolate; border: 0; padding: 29px 25px; background: rgb(var(--c1) / .16);
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgb(var(--c1) / .18), 0 0 70px -20px rgb(var(--c1) / .5); }
.tc--feat::before { inset: 2px; height: auto; z-index: -1; border-radius: 12px; opacity: 1;
  background: radial-gradient(120% 80% at 0% 0%, rgb(var(--c1) / .16), transparent 60%), rgb(var(--s2-rgb)); }
.tc--feat:hover::before { opacity: 1; }
.ex-ring { position: absolute; left: 50%; top: 50%; z-index: -2; width: 260%; aspect-ratio: 1; margin: -130% 0 0 -130%; pointer-events: none;
  background: conic-gradient(from 0deg, transparent 0deg, rgb(var(--c2)) 50deg, #fff 62deg, transparent 100deg, transparent 180deg, rgb(var(--c4l)) 235deg, transparent 280deg);
  animation: ex-spin 7s linear infinite; }
@keyframes ex-spin { to { transform: rotate(1turn); } }
.tc__name { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 600; color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
#coaching .tc__name { color: rgb(var(--c4l)); }
.tc__price { font-family: var(--num); font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.tc__price small { font-family: var(--mono); }
.tc li::before { color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
.tc__new { display: inline-block; margin-right: 2px; padding: 1px 8px; border-radius: 999px; background: #FFFFFF; color: #000000;
  font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase; vertical-align: 1px; }

.tally__i b { font-family: var(--num); background: var(--grad-accent); -webkit-background-clip: text; background-clip: text; -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent; }
.glow::after { background: radial-gradient(circle, rgb(var(--c1) / .18), rgb(var(--c1) / 0) 62%); }
.faq summary { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.02em; }
.faq summary::after { color: rgb(var(--c2)); }

.path__steps b { font-family: var(--mono); font-weight: 600; font-size: 22px; color: rgb(var(--c2)); padding-top: 4px; }
.path__steps h3 { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.025em; }
.path__steps small { color: rgb(var(--c3)); font-family: var(--mono); }
.ba { border-color: rgb(var(--c1) / .24); }
.ba__handle::before { background: var(--grad-btn); }
.ba__handle span { background: var(--grad-btn); box-shadow: 0 0 24px rgb(var(--b1) / .7); }
.ba__handle span::before { border-right-color: rgb(var(--bink)); }
.ba__handle span::after { border-left-color: rgb(var(--bink)); }

.sx__seal { border-color: rgb(var(--c1) / .55); background: rgb(var(--s1-rgb)); box-shadow: 0 0 0 8px rgb(var(--bg-rgb) / .7), 0 0 70px -10px rgb(var(--c1) / .5); }
.sx__seal strong { font-family: var(--num); }
.sx__seal em { color: rgb(var(--c2)); }
.sx__bar { background: rgb(var(--s1-rgb)); }
.why h3 { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.03em; text-transform: none; }
.why > .why__punch { font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -.03em; }
.proof__stars { color: #FFFFFF; }
.proof__q { font-family: var(--display); font-style: normal; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -.015em; }

.final h2 { text-transform: none; letter-spacing: -.045em; line-height: 1.02; }
.progress i { background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgb(var(--c1)), rgb(var(--c4))); }
.ftr h4 { color: rgb(var(--c2)); font-family: var(--mono); }
.ftr__base { border-top-color: var(--hair); }

.mcta { background: var(--grad-btn); color: rgb(var(--bink)); border-radius: 999px; box-shadow: 0 14px 40px -10px rgb(var(--b1) / .8), inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.25); }
.mcta b { font-family: var(--text); }

@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .label { font-size: 12px; letter-spacing: .2em; }
  .hx__eyebrow { border-radius: 14px; letter-spacing: .1em; }
  .hx h1 { letter-spacing: -.04em; }
  /* one sideways swipe row on phones instead of a tall stack */
  .ex-chips { flex-wrap: nowrap; justify-content: flex-start; gap: 8px; margin: 22px -16px 26px; padding: 2px 16px 4px; overflow-x: auto; scrollbar-width: none;
    -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 16px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 16px, #000 calc(100% - 28px), transparent); }
  .ex-chips::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .ex-chip { flex: none; padding: 9px 13px; white-space: nowrap; }
  .ex-bars span { opacity: .4; }
  .hx__acts .btn { padding: 18px 22px; }
  .ex-field { display: none; }
  .ex-smoke { opacity: .26; }
  /* phone pass (2026-11-03): nothing clipped, covered or split */
  .hx__eyebrow { border-radius: 999px; }
  .hx__eyebrow b, .hx__eyebrow s { display: none; }               /* the wordmark is already in the header; keeps the pill on one line */
  .hx__qual a { white-space: nowrap; }                            /* "1-on-1 coaching" never splits across lines */
  .ex-bars span { background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgb(var(--c2) / .09), rgb(var(--c1) / .025) 55%, rgb(var(--c1) / 0)); }
  .post { padding-bottom: 62px; }
  .stamp { top: auto; bottom: 14px; }                             /* below the text, so it never covers the handle */
  .sx__seal { max-width: calc(100% - 24px); padding: 20px 18px 18px; }
  .sx__seal strong { font-size: 40px; }
  .sx__u { letter-spacing: .05em; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  .ex-bars span, .ex-glow, .ex-ring, .ex-sweep::before { animation: none; }
  .ex-chip { opacity: 1; transform: none; transition: none; }
}

/* sourcing guide disclaimer (2026-11-03) */
.why > p.why__fine { max-width: 60ch; margin: 22px auto 0; padding-top: 16px; border-top: 1px solid var(--hair); font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--dim); }
@media (max-width: 760px) { .why > p.why__fine { font-size: 13px; } }