/* ==========================================================================
   Story Master Toolkit — free guide pages (guide.storymastertoolkit.com)
   Same visual world as storymastertoolkit.com (css/v2.css): printed collage
   paper, teal / amber / vermillion on aged cream, navy nights, burgundy CTAs.
   Fonts are self-hosted copies of the main site's files.
   ========================================================================== */

@font-face{font-family:'Montserrat';font-style:normal;font-weight:600 900;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/montserrat.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Source Serif 4';font-style:normal;font-weight:400 600;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/source-serif-4.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Source Serif 4';font-style:italic;font-weight:400;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/source-serif-4-italic.woff2) format('woff2')}
@font-face{font-family:'Courier Prime';font-style:normal;font-weight:700;font-display:swap;src:url(/fonts/courier-prime-700.woff2) format('woff2')}

:root{
  --paper:#E9DCC3; --paper-2:#F4EBDA; --sheet:#FBF7EE;
  --navy:#1A2535; --navy-2:#111A26; --teal:#1E7080; --amber:#EFA020; --verm:#C83520; --burg:#7B2020;
  --text:#1A2535; --muted:#46505E; --on-dark:#C8BFAE;
  --display:'Montserrat',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;
  --body:'Source Serif 4',Georgia,'Times New Roman',serif;
  --type:'Courier Prime','Courier New',Courier,monospace;
  --gutter:clamp(16px,4vw,48px);
  --noise:url("data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' width='140' height='140'%3E%3Cfilter id='n'%3E%3CfeTurbulence type='fractalNoise' baseFrequency='.85' numOctaves='2' seed='7'/%3E%3CfeColorMatrix values='0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -2.4 1.75'/%3E%3C/filter%3E%3Crect width='100%25' height='100%25' filter='url(%23n)'/%3E%3C/svg%3E");
}
html{color-scheme:light;scroll-behavior:smooth;-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
body{margin:0;background:var(--paper);color:var(--text);font-family:var(--body);font-size:18px;line-height:1.6;overflow-x:clip;-webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased}
body::after{content:"";position:fixed;inset:0;z-index:50;pointer-events:none;background-image:var(--noise);background-size:180px;opacity:.06;mix-blend-mode:multiply}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:3px solid var(--amber);outline-offset:4px}
h1,h2,h3,h4{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;line-height:1.02;letter-spacing:-.02em;text-wrap:balance;margin:0;overflow-wrap:break-word}
p,ul,blockquote{margin:0}
.wrap{max-width:1180px;margin:0 auto;padding-inline:var(--gutter)}
.wrap--narrow{max-width:860px}
.eyebrow{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);margin-bottom:18px}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0 0 0 0);white-space:nowrap}
.hl{background-image:linear-gradient(var(--amber),var(--amber));background-repeat:no-repeat;background-position:0 86%;background-size:100% .36em;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding:0 .06em;margin:0 -.06em}
section{position:relative;padding:clamp(64px,9vw,112px) 0}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{position:relative;display:inline-block;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:13px;letter-spacing:.09em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;cursor:pointer;
  padding:17px 24px;background:var(--burg);color:var(--paper-2);border:2px solid var(--burg);box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--navy);transition:transform .2s ease,box-shadow .2s ease}
.btn:hover{transform:translate(-2px,-2px);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--navy);color:var(--paper-2)}

/* ---------- header ---------- */
.top{position:relative;z-index:10;padding:22px 0 0}
.top-in{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:20px}
.mark{text-decoration:none;line-height:1.2;margin-right:auto}
.mark strong{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-size:13px;font-weight:900;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--navy)}
.mark span{font-style:italic;font-size:14px;color:var(--muted)}
.top-link{font-family:var(--display);font-size:12px;font-weight:600;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;white-space:nowrap}
.top-link:hover{color:var(--teal)}
@media (max-width:520px){.top-link{display:none}}

/* ---------- hero ---------- */
.hero{padding:clamp(28px,5vw,64px) 0 clamp(64px,8vw,96px)}
.hero-in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1.08fr) minmax(0,.92fr);grid-template-areas:"copy side" "hook side";grid-template-rows:auto 1fr;column-gap:clamp(28px,5vw,72px);align-items:start}
.hero-copy{grid-area:copy}.hero-side{grid-area:side}.hero-hook{grid-area:hook}
.hero-copy{container-type:inline-size}
.hero h1{font-size:clamp(2.1rem,10.5cqi,4.3rem);margin-bottom:24px}
.hero-sub{font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.5vw,1.22rem);color:var(--muted);max-width:32em}
.hero-hook{margin-top:26px;padding:14px 0 14px 18px;border-left:4px solid var(--verm);font-size:1rem;color:var(--navy);max-width:34em}
.hero-side{position:relative}
@media (max-width:900px){.hero-in{grid-template-columns:1fr;grid-template-areas:"copy" "side" "hook";grid-template-rows:auto}.hero-side{margin-top:28px}.hero-hook{margin-top:40px}}

/* collage */
.art{position:relative;aspect-ratio:1/.9;margin-bottom:-4%;z-index:0}
.art-moon{position:absolute;right:2%;top:0;width:62%;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--amber);background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(26,37,53,.06) 0 1px,transparent 1px 3px)}
.art-tri{position:absolute;left:0;bottom:6%;width:74%;height:64%;background:var(--teal);clip-path:polygon(0 100%,62% 0,100% 100%);background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(255,255,255,.07) 0 1px,transparent 1px 4px)}
.art-bar{position:absolute;left:8%;top:30%;width:34%;height:14px;background:var(--verm)}
.art-dot{position:absolute;right:10%;bottom:22%;width:7%;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--navy)}
.art-cover{position:absolute;left:22%;top:0;width:50%;height:auto;transform:rotate(-4deg);box-shadow:10px 12px 0 var(--navy);animation:bob 7s ease-in-out infinite alternate}
.art-tape{position:absolute;left:17%;top:1%;width:15%;height:22px;background:rgba(239,160,32,.85);transform:rotate(-40deg);z-index:1}
.art-label{position:absolute;right:0;bottom:30%;font-family:var(--type);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;background:var(--sheet);color:var(--navy);padding:7px 11px;transform:rotate(3deg);box-shadow:3px 3px 0 var(--navy);white-space:nowrap;z-index:2}
@keyframes bob{from{transform:rotate(-4deg) translateY(0)}to{transform:rotate(-2.5deg) translateY(-8px)}}
@media (max-width:900px){.art{max-width:400px;width:100%;margin:0 auto -18px;aspect-ratio:1/.82}.art-moon{width:48%;right:6%}.art-cover{width:46%;left:24%}.art-tape{left:18%;top:2%}.art-label{bottom:20%}}

/* the form card (MailerLite embed, restyled) */
.form-card{position:relative;z-index:2;background:var(--sheet);padding:34px clamp(22px,3vw,34px) 26px;box-shadow:8px 8px 0 var(--navy);transform:rotate(-.6deg)}
.form-card::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:50%;top:-13px;width:96px;height:26px;margin-left:-48px;background:rgba(239,160,32,.8);transform:rotate(-3deg)}
.form-card h2{font-size:1.35rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:6px}
.form-card .form-note{font-size:.95rem;color:var(--muted);margin-bottom:20px}
.ml-form-embedContent{display:none}
.ml-form-fieldRow{margin-bottom:12px}
.ml-form-fieldRow input{width:100%;font:inherit;font-size:1rem;color:var(--navy);background:#fff;border:2px solid var(--navy);border-radius:0;padding:13px 14px;-webkit-appearance:none;appearance:none}
.ml-form-fieldRow input::placeholder{color:#6B7380}
.ml-form-fieldRow input:focus{outline:3px solid var(--amber);outline-offset:1px}
.ml-error input{border-color:var(--verm)!important;background:#FFF4F1}
.ml-form-embedPermissionsContent p{font-size:.86rem;line-height:1.45;color:var(--muted);margin:6px 0 16px}
.ml-form-recaptcha{margin-bottom:16px;min-height:78px}
.ml-form-recaptcha.ml-error iframe{outline:2px solid var(--verm)}
@media (max-width:400px){.ml-form-recaptcha{width:220px}.g-recaptcha{transform:scale(.78);transform-origin:0 0}}
.ml-form-embedSubmit button{width:100%;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:800;font-size:14px;letter-spacing:.08em;text-transform:uppercase;cursor:pointer;
  padding:17px 20px;background:var(--burg);color:var(--paper-2);border:2px solid var(--burg);border-radius:0;box-shadow:4px 4px 0 var(--navy);transition:transform .2s ease,box-shadow .2s ease}
.ml-form-embedSubmit button:hover{transform:translate(-2px,-2px);box-shadow:6px 6px 0 var(--navy)}
.ml-form-embedSubmit button.loading{display:none}
.ml-form-embedSubmitLoad{display:inline-block;width:20px;height:20px}
.ml-form-embedSubmitLoad:after{content:" ";display:block;width:11px;height:11px;margin:1px;border-radius:50%;border:4px solid var(--paper-2);border-color:var(--paper-2) var(--paper-2) var(--paper-2) transparent;animation:spin 1.2s linear infinite}
@keyframes spin{to{transform:rotate(360deg)}}
.ml-form-successContent h4{font-size:1.5rem;margin-bottom:8px}

/* ---------- stats band ---------- */
.stats{background:var(--teal);color:var(--paper-2);padding:56px 0}
.stats-in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:34px 24px}
.stat b{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(2.3rem,4.6vw,3.8rem);line-height:1;font-variant-numeric:tabular-nums}
.stat:nth-child(2) b,.stat:nth-child(3) b{color:var(--amber)}
.stat span{display:block;margin-top:10px;font-size:.98rem;color:#D8EEF0;max-width:14em}
@media (max-width:760px){.stats-in{grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr)}}

/* ---------- section heads ---------- */
.sec-head{max-width:760px;margin-bottom:clamp(36px,5vw,56px)}
.sec-head h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.6vw,3.3rem)}
.sec-head p{margin-top:18px;font-size:1.12rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:36em}

/* ---------- the four steps ---------- */
.steps{list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:clamp(22px,3vw,34px)}
.step{position:relative;background:var(--sheet);padding:30px 28px 30px 30px;box-shadow:6px 8px 0 rgba(26,37,53,.12);border-top:6px solid var(--c,var(--teal))}
.step:nth-child(1){--c:var(--teal);transform:rotate(-.8deg)}
.step:nth-child(2){--c:var(--amber);transform:rotate(.7deg);margin-top:26px}
.step:nth-child(3){--c:var(--verm);transform:rotate(.5deg)}
.step:nth-child(4){--c:var(--navy);transform:rotate(-.6deg);margin-top:26px}
.step-n{display:block;font-family:var(--display);font-weight:900;font-size:3.4rem;line-height:.9;color:var(--c);margin-bottom:12px}
.step h3{font-size:1.35rem;letter-spacing:-.01em;margin-bottom:10px}
.step p{font-size:1rem;color:var(--muted)}
@media (max-width:760px){.steps{grid-template-columns:1fr}.step:nth-child(n){margin-top:0}}

/* ---------- who it's for (night) ---------- */
.night{background:var(--navy);color:var(--paper-2)}
.night .eyebrow{color:var(--amber)}
.night .sec-head h2{color:var(--paper-2)}
.checks{list-style:none;padding:0;display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,1fr);gap:22px 48px}
.checks li{position:relative;padding-left:42px;font-size:1.08rem;line-height:1.5;color:#E6DECF}
.checks li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.2em;width:22px;height:22px;background:var(--amber);clip-path:polygon(14% 52%,0 66%,38% 100%,100% 18%,86% 4%,38% 70%)}
@media (max-width:760px){.checks{grid-template-columns:1fr}}

/* ---------- testimonial ---------- */
.quote{position:relative;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;background:var(--sheet);padding:46px clamp(26px,5vw,56px) 36px;box-shadow:8px 10px 0 rgba(26,37,53,.14);transform:rotate(-1deg)}
.quote::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:50%;top:-13px;width:96px;height:26px;margin-left:-48px;background:rgba(239,160,32,.8);transform:rotate(-3deg)}
.quote blockquote{font-size:clamp(1.25rem,2.4vw,1.6rem);line-height:1.45;color:var(--navy)}
.quote cite{display:block;margin-top:20px;font-style:normal;font-family:var(--display);font-size:12px;font-weight:800;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal)}

/* ---------- about ---------- */
.about{background:var(--paper-2)}
.about-in{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,.8fr) minmax(0,1.2fr);gap:clamp(30px,5vw,72px);align-items:center}
.portrait{position:relative;aspect-ratio:1/1.1;max-width:440px;width:100%}
.portrait-disc{position:absolute;left:4%;right:4%;top:6%;aspect-ratio:1;border-radius:50%;background:var(--teal);background-image:repeating-linear-gradient(0deg,rgba(255,255,255,.07) 0 1px,transparent 1px 4px)}
.portrait-block{position:absolute;right:0;bottom:0;width:48%;height:34%;background:var(--amber)}
.portrait img{position:absolute;left:8%;bottom:0;width:84%;height:100%;object-fit:contain;object-position:50% 100%;filter:drop-shadow(6px 8px 0 rgba(26,37,53,.18))}
.about h2{font-size:clamp(2rem,4.2vw,3rem);margin-bottom:22px}
.about-body p{margin-bottom:16px;color:var(--navy)}
.pills{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:10px;margin-top:22px;padding:0;list-style:none}
.pills li{font-family:var(--type);font-weight:700;font-size:13px;background:var(--sheet);color:var(--navy);padding:6px 10px;box-shadow:2px 2px 0 var(--navy)}
@media (max-width:860px){.about-in{grid-template-columns:1fr}.portrait{max-width:320px;margin:0 auto}}

/* ---------- final call ---------- */
.finale{text-align:center}
.finale h2{font-size:clamp(2.2rem,6vw,4.4rem);max-width:15em;margin:0 auto 22px}
.finale p{max-width:34em;margin:0 auto 34px;color:var(--muted);font-size:1.1rem}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.foot{background:var(--navy-2);color:var(--on-dark);padding:40px 0;font-size:.95rem}
.foot a{color:var(--paper-2)}
.foot a:hover{color:var(--amber)}
.foot p + p{margin-top:8px}

/* ---------- thank-you / download card ---------- */
.done{padding:clamp(40px,7vw,90px) 0 clamp(64px,9vw,110px)}
.done-card{position:relative;max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;background:var(--sheet);padding:clamp(40px,6vw,64px) clamp(24px,5vw,60px);box-shadow:8px 10px 0 var(--navy);text-align:center}
.done-card::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:50%;top:-13px;width:96px;height:26px;margin-left:-48px;background:rgba(239,160,32,.8);transform:rotate(-3deg)}
.done-disc{width:76px;height:76px;margin:0 auto 26px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--teal);display:grid;place-items:center}
.done-disc svg{width:34px;height:34px}
.done-card h1{font-size:clamp(2rem,6vw,3.4rem);margin-bottom:18px}
.done-card > p{max-width:30em;margin:0 auto 32px;color:var(--muted)}
.expect{margin:40px 0 0;text-align:left;border-top:2px dashed rgba(26,37,53,.2);padding-top:30px}
.expect h2{font-size:12px;letter-spacing:.16em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--teal);font-weight:800;margin-bottom:16px}
.expect ul{list-style:none;padding:0}
.expect li{position:relative;padding-left:24px;margin-bottom:12px}
.expect li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.55em;width:10px;height:10px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--amber)}
.expect .spam{margin-top:18px;font-size:.92rem;font-style:italic;color:var(--muted)}
.back{display:inline-block;margin-top:30px;font-family:var(--display);font-size:12px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;color:var(--teal)}
.back:hover{text-decoration:underline}

/* ---------- gentle entrances (CSS only) ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:no-preference){
  .rise{animation:rise .9s cubic-bezier(.16,1,.3,1) both}
  .rise-2{animation-delay:.12s}.rise-3{animation-delay:.24s}
  @keyframes rise{from{opacity:0;translate:0 28px}}
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){.art-cover{animation:none}}