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+Authored degraded-DM text (charter §13). When the API is down, the player sees a degraded DM — **not an error**. The DM has a voice; a degraded DM still has that voice.
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+> The chamber is cold. Something waits in the dark.
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+Written as content, not error handling. Every AI-dependent surface needs a fallback before it ships. No exceptions.