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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to Darkwatch are documented here.
+
+Format: [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
+Versioning: [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html)
+
+---
+
+## [Unreleased]
+
+## [0.1.0] - 2026-04-11
+
+### Added
+
+**Auth & Access**
+- Email/password authentication with JWT httpOnly cookies
+- Register, login, and logout flows
+- Campaign membership — DM and player roles
+- Invite link system for joining campaigns
+- Per-campaign role enforcement — API middleware, socket auth, and frontend gating
+
+**Campaign Management**
+- Campaign CRUD with real-time sync via Socket.IO
+- DM and player roles with distinct permissions per campaign
+
+**Characters**
+- Full character CRUD — stats (STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHA), gear, talents, HP, XP, currency
+- Auto-calculated AC and derived attacks
+- Talent effects — stat bonuses, AC, attack/damage, gear slots, HP scaling
+- Click-to-edit stats with view/edit mode split
+- Per-character color picker
+- DiceBear avatars with style picker
+- Character title auto-derived from class + alignment + level
+- Character creation wizard — 4-step modal: name/class/ancestry → 3d6 stat rolling → background/alignment/deity → review (HP, gold, gear slots, title all auto-derived)
+
+**Spellcasting**
+- 34 Tier 1–2 spells (Wizard and Priest)
+- 1d20 cast checks with exhaustion on failure
+- Wizard mishap table (d12, auto-applied with undo)
+- Priest penance mechanic
+- Rest to recover spells
+- Spell focus indicator on DM character cards
+
+**Dice Rolling**
+- 3D animated dice with predetermined outcomes
+- Character-colored dice
+- Delayed roll log
+- Advantage/disadvantage support
+- Long-press for advantage/disadvantage on mobile
+
+**Torch Timer & Luck Tokens**
+- 60-minute torch countdown, synced across all clients
+- Luck token toggle per character
+
+**Atmosphere Effects**
+- Fog overlay with intensity slider — DM-only, synced via socket
+- Fire effect (Three.js particles)
+- Rain and embers (tsParticles)
+
+**Initiative Tracker**
+- Team-based Shadowdark initiative: party rolls d20 individually (system takes highest) vs DM's single d20 for enemies
+- Rolling phase: each player rolls for their character, DM rolls for enemies
+- Active phase: turn order display, round counter, side highlighting
+- Enemy HP tracking — visible to DM only, hidden from players
+- Add/remove enemies mid-combat
+- Real-time sync via Socket.IO
+- Combat state persisted to database (survives server restarts)
+
+**DM Tools**
+- Compact DM character cards — 3-up grid showing HP, AC, luck, torch, and stat modifiers
+- Atmosphere control panel (DM-only)
+
+**UI & Platform**
+- Medieval visual theme — Cinzel + Alegreya fonts, parchment texture, gold filigree, dark color scheme
+- Mobile layout — full-screen character sheet, roll log drawer
+- Custom SelectDropdown — consistent cross-platform styling
+- MariaDB 11 via Docker (replaced SQLite)