Require Gat descriptions and keep them consistent across ownership changes

frontend/src/components/GatModal.svelte

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@
     }
 </script>
 
-{#if state.player.needs_gat_description}
+{#if state.player.completed_personal_1 && (state.player.needs_gat_description || !state.player.gat_description?.trim())}
     <div class="modal-backdrop">
         <div class="modal-box glass-panel">
             <h3>🔫 You Got a Gat!</h3>
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@
                 placeholder="e.g. A pearl-handled flintlock that smells of cheese"
                 on:keydown={onKeydown}
                 autofocus
+                required
+                maxlength="2000"
+                aria-label="Gat description"
             >
             <button
                 class="btn btn-gold btn-full"

frontend/src/components/PlayerBadges.svelte

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 <span class="player-badges">
     <span class="presence" class:online title={connectionLabel} aria-label={connectionLabel}>{online ? '●' : '○'}</span>
     {#if player.id === state.game.captain_player_id}<span title="Captain" aria-label="Captain">🎩</span>{/if}
-    {#if player.completed_personal_1}<span title="Has a Gat" aria-label="Has a Gat">🔫</span>{/if}
+    {#if player.completed_personal_1}<span title={player.gat_description?.trim() || 'Gat: waiting for a description'} aria-label={player.gat_description?.trim() ? `Gat: ${player.gat_description}` : 'Gat: waiting for a description'}>🔫</span>{/if}
 </span>
 
 <style>

frontend/src/components/scene/CharacterSheet.svelte

@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
                 <p><strong>Look:</strong> {target.avatar_look}</p>
                 <p><strong>Smell:</strong> {target.avatar_smell}</p>
                 <p><strong>First Words:</strong> "{target.first_words}"</p>
-                {#if target.gat_description}
-                    <p><strong>🔫 Gat:</strong> {target.gat_description}</p>
+                {#if target.completed_personal_1}
+                    <p><strong>🔫 Gat:</strong> {target.gat_description?.trim() || 'Waiting for a description…'}</p>
                 {/if}
             </div>
 

frontend/src/lib/changelog.js

@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@
 //   - Add a CHANGELOG entry only when a commit changes something players can
 //     see. Skip refactors, tests, and tooling. Keep wording player-facing.
 
-export const VERSION = 41;
+export const VERSION = 42;
 
 // Newest first. Each entry: { version, date: 'YYYY-MM-DD', changes: [string, ...] }.
 export const CHANGELOG = [
+    { version: 42, date: '2026-09-04', changes: ['Gats require a description, including older Gats that were left blank. Read descriptions on character sheets or hover over Gat icons in the crew roster.', 'Gat descriptions and prompts follow Gat Taxes correctly and clear when you create a new recruit.'] },
     { version: 41, date: '2026-09-04', changes: ['Dismiss a completed duel once you have read the result. Other players can still read it, and dismissed results stay hidden after a reload.'] },
     { version: 40, date: '2026-09-04', changes: ['Played cards show a check or cross in the upper corner instead of a green or red outline, so results remain clear in stacked cards.'] },
     { version: 39, date: '2026-09-04', changes: ['Completed duels stay visible for the rest of the scene, showing the winner, both cards, and how the defense resolved.'] },