My Sign: Brief banner + Earthman [Shabby Cardstock] backup deck when no equipped — TDD

User-reported gap on /billboard/my-sign/ — admin user's only deck was in-use as `TableSeat.deck_variant` in another room (Wonderbeard) → `equipped_deck` cleared → previous my-sign template showed "Equip a card deck first…" w. no actionable next step. User scoped fix: don't force equip, just nudge via a Brief banner "Look!—no deck is equipped. Navigate to the Game Kit to equip one (FYI) or (NVM) proceed with the Earthman [Shabby Cardstock] deck.", title "Default deck warning". NVM dismisses + picker proceeds against an Earthman card pile labeled in-copy as the temporary backup; FYI links to /gameboard/ (Game Kit equip). User-modified line text in template: "Paperboard" → "Cardstock" mid-session ; **helper fallback** (epic/models.py): `personal_sig_cards(user)` now falls back to `DeckVariant.objects.filter(slug='earthman').first()` when `user.equipped_deck` is None — same 16-or-18 card pile, just sourced from the canonical Earthman deck rather than the empty FK. No new DeckVariant row needed; "Shabby Cardstock" is purely UX framing (cards are the same TarotCard records the room sig-select uses). Preserves the existing helper signature so no callers had to change ; **view + template** (billboard/views.py + my_sign.html): view passes `no_equipped_deck` + `show_backup_intro_banner` flags. Template removes the old `{% if not equipped_deck %}` forced-equip branch — picker now renders unconditionally w. cards from the backup helper when no deck is equipped. Brief banner fires via `Brief.showBanner({...})` on DOMContentLoaded when `show_backup_intro_banner` is true — gets h2-overlay positioning + NVM behavior + portal styling for free (per [[sprint-baltimorean-note-unlock-may18]] portrait h2 measurement in note.js's `_alignToH2`). Added `<script src="note.js">` to my_sign.html since the page didn't load it before. Post-render JS tags the Brief w. a `.my-sign-intro-banner` class so FTs (and any future my-sign-specific styling) can distinguish this nudge from other Briefs on the page ; **TDD trail** — 4 new FTs in `MySignBackupDeckTest` (test_bill_my_sign.py): T1 banner renders w. "Default deck warning" title + "no deck is equipped" + "Shabby Cardstock" copy + both action btns visible; T2 picker still populates 16 cards from backup; T3 NVM click removes the banner from the DOM; T4 FYI href ends w. /gameboard/. Initial reds (`NoSuchElementException` on all 4) confirmed before implementation. Plus 1 new IT in `PersonalSigCardsTest` pinning the helper fallback (16 cards w. all `c.deck_variant.slug == "earthman"`) ; pre-existing change picked up: `static_src/scss/rootvars.scss` (user-modified mid-session) ; 1020 IT/UT green; 7 FTs green (3 picker happy-path + 4 backup deck) in 56s. Sprint 4a-follow complete — primary deferral from Sprint 4a (deck-source fallback UX) now landed. Unblocks Sprint 4b (My Sea gating w. --terUser link to /billboard/my-sign/ when no sig set)

Code architected by Disco DeDisco <discodedisco@outlook.com>
Git commit message Co-Authored-By:
Claude Sonnet 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

src/apps/billboard/views.py

@@ -268,14 +268,21 @@ def doff_title(request, slug):
 def my_sign(request):
     """Render the picker — same 18-card pile as room sig-select (16 middle
     arcana courts + Major 0 & 1), pulled from the user's equipped deck.
-    Polarity is determined post-hoc by the FLIP btn (significator_reversed)."""
+    Polarity is determined post-hoc by the FLIP btn (significator_reversed).
+
+    Backup-deck branch: if the user has no equipped_deck AND no saved sig,
+    `personal_sig_cards` falls back to the Earthman pile and the template
+    renders an intro Brief banner labeling the backup as "Earthman [Shabby
+    Paperboard]" with FYI (→ Game Kit) + NVM (dismiss + proceed) actions."""
     from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
-    deck = request.user.equipped_deck
+    cards = personal_sig_cards(request.user)
-    cards = personal_sig_cards(request.user) if deck else []
+    no_equipped_deck = request.user.equipped_deck is None
+    sig = request.user.significator
     return render(request, "apps/billboard/my_sign.html", {
         "cards": cards,
-        "equipped_deck": deck,
+        "no_equipped_deck": no_equipped_deck,
-        "current_significator": request.user.significator,
+        "show_backup_intro_banner": no_equipped_deck and sig is None,
+        "current_significator": sig,
         "current_significator_reversed": request.user.significator_reversed,
         "page_class": "page-billboard page-my-sign",
     })

src/apps/epic/models.py

@@ -529,12 +529,18 @@ def _sig_unique_cards(room):
 
 def personal_sig_cards(user):
     """Solo equivalent of levity_sig_cards / gravity_sig_cards — uses
-    User.equipped_deck instead of room.deck_variant. For the My Sig picker
+    User.equipped_deck instead of room.deck_variant. For the Game Sign
-    at /billboard/my-sig/. Same 18-card pile (16 middle arcana + Major 0 + 1),
+    picker at /billboard/my-sign/. Same 18-card pile (16 middle arcana +
-    filtered by the user's Note unlocks (Schizo/Nomad lines)."""
+    Major 0 + 1), filtered by the user's Note unlocks (Schizo/Nomad lines).
-    return _filter_major_unlocks(
+
-        _sig_unique_cards_for_deck(user.equipped_deck), user,
+    Fallback: if the user has no equipped_deck (e.g. their only deck is
-    )
+    in-use as a TableSeat.deck_variant in an active room), fall back to
+    the Earthman deck. The picker UI labels this "Earthman [Shabby
+    Paperboard]" via a Brief banner — the cards are identical, the deck
+    identity is just a UX framing for "temporary, doesn't belong to your
+    Game Kit inventory"."""
+    deck = user.equipped_deck or DeckVariant.objects.filter(slug="earthman").first()
+    return _filter_major_unlocks(_sig_unique_cards_for_deck(deck), user)
 
 
 def _filter_major_unlocks(cards, user):

src/apps/epic/tests/integrated/test_models.py

@@ -516,12 +516,20 @@ class PersonalSigCardsTest(TestCase):
         cards = personal_sig_cards(user)
         self.assertEqual(len(cards), 16)
 
-    def test_empty_when_user_has_no_equipped_deck(self):
+    def test_falls_back_to_earthman_when_no_equipped_deck(self):
+        """Sprint 4a-follow contract: instead of returning an empty pile when
+        the user has no equipped_deck (e.g. their deck is in-use as a
+        TableSeat.deck_variant in an active room), personal_sig_cards falls
+        back to the Earthman deck. The picker labels this "Earthman [Shabby
+        Paperboard]" via a Brief banner at the view layer."""
         from apps.epic.models import personal_sig_cards
         user = User.objects.create(email="dekless@test.io")
         user.equipped_deck = None
         user.save(update_fields=["equipped_deck"])
-        self.assertEqual(personal_sig_cards(user), [])
+        cards = personal_sig_cards(user)
+        self.assertEqual(len(cards), 16)
+        # All cards should belong to the Earthman deck (the fallback)
+        self.assertTrue(all(c.deck_variant.slug == "earthman" for c in cards))
 
     def test_schizo_note_unlocks_major_1(self):
         from apps.drama.models import Note

src/functional_tests/test_bill_my_sign.py

@@ -160,3 +160,109 @@ class MySignPickerTest(FunctionalTest):
             )),
             0,
         )
+
+
+class MySignBackupDeckTest(FunctionalTest):
+    """User with no equipped_deck + no saved sig should still be able to pick.
+
+    Sprint 4a-follow: no-equipped-deck path. Page renders a Brief banner
+    nudging "Look!—no deck is equipped. Navigate to the game kit to equip
+    one (FYI) or (NVM) proceed with Earthman [Shabby Paperboard] deck." —
+    NVM dismisses + picker stays usable w. backup deck cards; FYI links
+    to the gameboard (Game Kit applet)."""
+
+    serialized_rollback = True
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super().setUp()
+        for slug, name in [
+            ("my-sign", "Game Sign"), ("my-scrolls", "My Scrolls"),
+            ("my-buds", "My Buds"), ("most-recent-scroll", "Most Recent Scroll"),
+        ]:
+            Applet.objects.get_or_create(
+                slug=slug, defaults={"name": name, "context": "billboard"},
+            )
+        self.email = "dekless@test.io"
+        self.gamer = User.objects.create(email=self.email)
+        # Simulate "deck-in-use elsewhere" — clear equipped_deck (the
+        # symmetry of the room flow that hands the deck off to a TableSeat).
+        self.gamer.equipped_deck = None
+        self.gamer.save(update_fields=["equipped_deck"])
+
+    # ── Test 1 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_brief_banner_renders_when_no_deck_equipped_and_no_sig(self):
+        """Banner should appear via Brief.showBanner() w. title "Default deck
+        warning" + the Shabby Cardstock copy + FYI + NVM buttons."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session(self.email)
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/billboard/my-sign/")
+        banner = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sign-intro-banner"
+            )
+        )
+        self.assertIn("Default deck warning", banner.text)
+        self.assertIn("no deck is equipped", banner.text)
+        self.assertIn("Shabby Cardstock", banner.text)
+        # Brief banner action buttons: .note-banner__nvm + .note-banner__fyi
+        self.assertTrue(
+            banner.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".note-banner__fyi").is_displayed()
+        )
+        self.assertTrue(
+            banner.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".note-banner__nvm").is_displayed()
+        )
+
+    # ── Test 2 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_picker_renders_18_card_pile_using_backup_deck(self):
+        """No equipped deck → personal_sig_cards falls back to Earthman, so the
+        picker grid still has the full sig pile (16 cards w. no Note unlocks)."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session(self.email)
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/billboard/my-sign/")
+        # Grid present + populated (find_elements returns N cards)
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sign-deck-grid")
+        )
+        cards = self.browser.find_elements(
+            By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sign-deck-grid .sig-card"
+        )
+        self.assertEqual(len(cards), 16)
+
+    # ── Test 3 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_nvm_dismisses_banner_and_keeps_picker_usable(self):
+        """NVM click hides the banner; the grid remains interactive (can
+        click a sig-card + SAVE SIGN persists against the backup deck)."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session(self.email)
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/billboard/my-sign/")
+        banner = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sign-intro-banner")
+        )
+        banner.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".note-banner__nvm").click()
+        self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.assertEqual(
+                len(self.browser.find_elements(
+                    By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sign-intro-banner"
+                )),
+                0,
+            )
+        )
+
+    # ── Test 4 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+    def test_fyi_links_to_gameboard(self):
+        """FYI button is `.note-banner__fyi` rendered as <a href> by
+        Brief.showBanner pointing at the Brief's `post_url` — here /gameboard/
+        so the user can equip a deck via Game Kit."""
+        self.create_pre_authenticated_session(self.email)
+        self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + "/billboard/my-sign/")
+        fyi = self.wait_for(
+            lambda: self.browser.find_element(
+                By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".my-sign-intro-banner .note-banner__fyi"
+            )
+        )
+        href = fyi.get_attribute("href") or ""
+        self.assertTrue(
+            href.endswith("/gameboard/"),
+            f"FYI should link to /gameboard/, got {href!r}",
+        )

src/static_src/scss/rootvars.scss

@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@
     
     /* Lord Baltimore Hues */
     // yellow
-    --priBlt: 235, 171, 0;
+    --priBlt: 235, 191, 0;
     --secBlt: 187, 147, 52;
     // white
     --terBlt: 255, 255, 255;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@
     --quiBlt: 0, 0, 0;
     --sixBlt: 162, 170, 173;
     // purple
-    --sepBlt: 26, 25, 95;
+    --sepBlt: 50, 30, 95;
     --octBlt: 157, 34, 53;
     // orange
     --ninBlt: 221, 73, 38;
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@
     --secUser: var(--terBlt);
     --terUser: var(--ninBlt);
     --quaUser: var(--priBlt);
-    --quiUser: var(--terYl);
+    --quiUser: var(--terMze);
     --sixUser: var(--quiBlt);
     --sepUser: var(--quiBlt);
     --octUser: var(--quiBlt);

src/templates/apps/billboard/my_sign.html

@@ -16,12 +16,6 @@
      {% if current_significator %}data-current-card-id="{{ current_significator.id }}"{% endif %}
      data-current-reversed="{{ current_significator_reversed|yesno:'true,false' }}">
 
-    {% if not equipped_deck %}
-        <p class="my-sign-empty">
-            Equip a card deck first in the
-            <a href="{% url 'gameboard' %}">Game Kit</a> to pick your significator.
-        </p>
-    {% else %}
         <div class="my-sign-stage">
             <div class="sig-stage-card" style="display:none">
                 <div class="fan-card-corner fan-card-corner--tl">
@@ -117,6 +111,31 @@
             }
         }());
         </script>
-    {% endif %}
+
+        {# No equipped deck + no saved sig — fire a Brief banner via the   #}
+        {# shared note.js API so positioning + NVM behavior + h2-overlay   #}
+        {# styling matches every other Brief on the site (per             #}
+        {# [[sprint-baltimorean-note-unlock-may18]] portrait h2 measurement). #}
+        {# FYI links to /gameboard/ (Game Kit equip); NVM dismisses + the  #}
+        {# picker proceeds against the Earthman [Shabby Paperboard] fallback. #}
+        <script src="{% static 'apps/dashboard/note.js' %}"></script>
+        {% if show_backup_intro_banner %}
+        <script>
+            document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', function () {
+                if (!window.Brief || !Brief.showBanner) return;
+                Brief.showBanner({
+                    title: 'Default deck warning',
+                    line_text: 'Look!—no deck is equipped. Navigate to the Game Kit to equip one (FYI) or (NVM) proceed with the Earthman [Shabby Cardstock] deck.',
+                    post_url: '{% url "gameboard" %}',
+                    created_at: '',
+                    kind: 'NUDGE',
+                });
+                // Tag the banner so FTs (and any my-sign-specific styling) can
+                // distinguish this intro nudge from other Briefs on the page.
+                var banner = document.querySelector('.note-banner');
+                if (banner) banner.classList.add('my-sign-intro-banner');
+            });
+        </script>
+        {% endif %}
 </div>
 {% endblock content %}