/* ============ HPV — Herculean Path Ventures ============ */
:root{
  --gold:#FFD700;
  --gold-soft:#e9c64b;
  --bg:#080809;
  --bg-2:#0d0e10;
  --ink:#ffffff;
  --muted:rgba(255,255,255,.62);
  --faint:rgba(255,255,255,.40);
  --hair:rgba(255,255,255,.10);
  --gold-hair:rgba(255,215,0,.22);
  --maxw:1180px;
  --pad:clamp(20px,5vw,64px);
  --r:14px;
  --font-head:'Roboto',system-ui,sans-serif;
  --font-body:'Inter',system-ui,sans-serif;
}

*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
html.lenis,html.lenis body{height:auto}
.lenis.lenis-smooth{scroll-behavior:auto!important}

body{
  font-family:var(--font-body);
  background:var(--bg);
  color:var(--ink);
  line-height:1.6;
  -webkit-font-smoothing:antialiased;
  overflow-x:hidden;
}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
em{font-style:normal;color:var(--gold-soft)}
.g{color:var(--gold)}

/* ---------- shared layout ---------- */
.wrap{width:100%;max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--pad);position:relative;z-index:2}
.center{text-align:center}
.section{position:relative;padding:clamp(96px,16vh,200px) 0;overflow:hidden}

.eyebrow{
  font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.32em;text-transform:uppercase;
  color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1.4rem;
}
.section-title{
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(2rem,5vw,3.6rem);line-height:1.05;letter-spacing:-.02em;
  max-width:18ch;margin-bottom:1.6rem;
}
.section-title.big{font-size:clamp(2.3rem,6vw,4.4rem);max-width:20ch}
.center .section-title,.center-lede{margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}
.lede{font-size:clamp(1.05rem,1.6vw,1.35rem);color:var(--muted);max-width:62ch}
.center-lede{text-align:center}

/* ---------- backgrounds ---------- */
.media-bg{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;overflow:hidden}
.bg-video,.bg-fallback{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.bg-fallback{background-size:cover;background-position:center}
.parallax .bg-fallback{top:-12%;height:124%}
.bg-video + .bg-fallback{z-index:-1}
.scrim{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1}
.scrim-hero{background:
  radial-gradient(120% 90% at 75% 30%,transparent 0%,rgba(8,8,9,.55) 55%,var(--bg) 100%),
  linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,8,9,.92) 0%,rgba(8,8,9,.55) 45%,transparent 80%)}
.scrim-heavy{background:
  linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(8,8,9,.72) 0%,rgba(8,8,9,.55) 50%,rgba(8,8,9,.85) 100%)}
.scrim-side{background:
  linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(8,8,9,.93) 0%,rgba(8,8,9,.70) 50%,rgba(8,8,9,.30) 100%)}

/* ---------- scroll progress + nav ---------- */
.scroll-progress{position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;height:2px;z-index:100;background:transparent}
.scroll-progress span{display:block;height:100%;width:0;background:linear-gradient(90deg,var(--gold-soft),var(--gold));box-shadow:0 0 12px rgba(255,215,0,.6)}

.nav{
  position:fixed;top:0;left:0;right:0;z-index:90;
  display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;
  padding:18px var(--pad);
  transition:background .4s ease,backdrop-filter .4s ease,border-color .4s ease,padding .4s ease;
  border-bottom:1px solid transparent;
}
.nav.scrolled{background:rgba(8,8,9,.72);backdrop-filter:blur(14px);border-bottom-color:var(--hair);padding:12px var(--pad)}
.brand{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px}
.brand-mark{
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:900;font-size:.95rem;letter-spacing:.04em;
  color:var(--bg);background:var(--gold);
  padding:6px 9px;border-radius:7px;line-height:1;
}
.brand-mark.sm{font-size:.8rem;padding:5px 8px}
.brand-name{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:1rem;letter-spacing:-.01em}
.nav-cta{
  font-size:.85rem;font-weight:600;padding:9px 18px;border-radius:999px;
  border:1px solid var(--gold-hair);color:var(--gold);transition:all .25s ease;
}
.nav-cta:hover{background:var(--gold);color:var(--bg);border-color:var(--gold)}

/* ---------- buttons ---------- */
.btn{display:inline-block;font-weight:600;font-size:.95rem;padding:14px 28px;border-radius:999px;transition:all .25s ease;will-change:transform}
.btn-gold{background:var(--gold);color:#1a1500;box-shadow:0 8px 30px rgba(255,215,0,.18)}
.btn-gold:hover{transform:translateY(-2px);box-shadow:0 12px 40px rgba(255,215,0,.32)}
.btn-ghost{border:1px solid var(--hair);color:var(--ink)}
.btn-ghost:hover{border-color:var(--gold-hair);color:var(--gold)}
.btn-lg{padding:18px 40px;font-size:1.05rem;margin:.5rem 0 2.4rem}

/* ---------- HERO (Choice of Hercules fork) ---------- */
.hero{position:relative;height:220vh}
.hero-sticky{position:sticky;top:0;height:100vh;min-height:100svh;display:flex;align-items:center;overflow:hidden}
.hero-media{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0}
.hero-media .layer{position:absolute;inset:0;will-change:transform,opacity}
.fork-layer{transform-origin:72% 38%}        /* zoom toward the gold (right/up) path */
.ascent-layer{opacity:0}
.hero-media .layer .bg-video,.hero-media .layer .bg-fallback{position:absolute;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.dim-veil{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:1;opacity:0;
  background:linear-gradient(90deg,rgba(6,6,7,.94) 0%,rgba(6,6,7,.55) 34%,rgba(8,8,9,0) 62%)}
.hero-inner{position:relative;z-index:3;width:100%;max-width:var(--maxw);margin:0 auto;padding:0 var(--pad)}

/* route micro-labels */
.fork-tags{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:3;pointer-events:none}
.fork-tags .tag{position:absolute;font-size:.62rem;letter-spacing:.24em;text-transform:uppercase;font-weight:600}
.tag-vice{left:var(--pad);bottom:6%;color:var(--faint);max-width:14ch;line-height:1.5}
.tag-virtue{right:var(--pad);top:26%;color:var(--gold);text-align:right;text-shadow:0 0 18px rgba(255,215,0,.35)}
.hero-title{
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(3rem,9vw,7rem);line-height:.95;letter-spacing:-.03em;
  margin:.4rem 0 1.6rem;
}
.hero-title .line{display:block;overflow:hidden}
.hero-title .line span{display:block}
.hero-title .line:last-child span{color:var(--gold)}
.hero-sub{font-size:clamp(1.1rem,1.8vw,1.45rem);color:var(--muted);max-width:46ch;margin-bottom:2.2rem}
.hero-actions{display:flex;gap:14px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-bottom:2.6rem}
.tagline{font-size:.8rem;letter-spacing:.22em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint)}
.scroll-hint{position:absolute;bottom:30px;left:50%;transform:translateX(-50%);z-index:2;font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.25em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--faint);display:flex;flex-direction:column;align-items:center;gap:10px}
.scroll-hint span{width:1px;height:38px;background:linear-gradient(var(--gold),transparent);animation:pulse 2s ease-in-out infinite}
@keyframes pulse{0%,100%{opacity:.3;transform:scaleY(.6)}50%{opacity:1;transform:scaleY(1)}}

/* ---------- PROBLEM ---------- */
.problem-list{list-style:none;margin-top:2.4rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:1rem;max-width:54ch}
.problem-list li{display:flex;gap:14px;font-size:1.1rem;color:var(--ink);align-items:baseline}
.problem-list .x{color:var(--gold);font-weight:700}

/* ---------- MYTH passage (rides the persistent ascending path) ---------- */
.myth{position:relative;padding:clamp(110px,18vh,200px) 0;background:var(--bg);border-top:1px solid var(--hair);overflow:hidden}
.myth-media{position:absolute;inset:0;z-index:0;overflow:hidden}
.myth-ascent{position:absolute;left:0;right:0;top:-20%;height:140%;will-change:transform}
.myth-scrim{background:
  radial-gradient(ellipse 78% 68% at 50% 50%, rgba(6,6,7,.90) 0%, rgba(6,6,7,.74) 48%, rgba(6,6,7,.56) 100%),
  linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6,6,7,.55) 0%, rgba(6,6,7,.35) 50%, rgba(6,6,7,.6) 100%)}
.myth-kicker{font-size:.72rem;letter-spacing:.34em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--gold);font-weight:600;margin-bottom:1.8rem;text-align:center}
.myth-body{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:500;
  font-size:clamp(1.5rem,3.4vw,2.5rem);line-height:1.32;letter-spacing:-.01em;
  max-width:26ch;margin:0 auto;text-align:center;color:rgba(255,255,255,.82)}
.myth-emph{display:block;margin-top:1.1rem;color:var(--ink)}

/* ---------- LADDER / THE CLIMB ---------- */
.ladder-intro{padding-bottom:clamp(40px,8vh,90px)}
.tier{position:relative;padding:clamp(80px,13vh,150px) 0;overflow:hidden;border-top:1px solid var(--hair)}

/* ascending climb rail — continuous gold spine with a waypoint node per tier */
.climb-rail{position:absolute;left:max(calc(var(--pad) - 26px),18px);top:0;bottom:0;width:2px;z-index:3;
  background:linear-gradient(180deg,var(--gold-hair),rgba(255,215,0,.10))}
.climb-rail .node{position:absolute;top:50%;left:50%;width:13px;height:13px;border-radius:50%;
  transform:translate(-50%,-50%);background:var(--bg);border:2px solid var(--gold-soft);
  box-shadow:0 0 0 5px var(--bg);transition:background .5s ease,box-shadow .5s ease,border-color .5s ease}
.climb-rail .node.lit{background:var(--gold);border-color:var(--gold);box-shadow:0 0 0 5px var(--bg),0 0 18px rgba(255,215,0,.7)}
.tier-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(120px,200px) 1fr;gap:clamp(24px,5vw,72px);align-items:start}
.tier-num span{
  font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:900;
  font-size:clamp(4rem,11vw,9rem);line-height:1;
  color:transparent;-webkit-text-stroke:1.5px var(--gold-hair);
  display:block;
}
.tier-title{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:700;font-size:clamp(1.7rem,3.6vw,2.7rem);letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:.4rem 0 1.2rem}
.ticks{list-style:none;margin-top:1.8rem;display:flex;flex-direction:column;gap:.7rem}
.ticks li{position:relative;padding-left:28px;color:var(--muted);font-size:1.02rem}
.ticks li::before{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;top:.55em;width:14px;height:8px;border-left:2px solid var(--gold);border-bottom:2px solid var(--gold);transform:rotate(-45deg)}

/* ---------- PROOF ---------- */
.proof{border-top:1px solid var(--gold-hair)}
.stats{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:clamp(20px,4vw,48px);margin:3.4rem auto 2.4rem;max-width:900px}
.stat{padding:28px 18px;border:1px solid var(--hair);border-radius:var(--r);background:rgba(255,255,255,.02);backdrop-filter:blur(4px)}
.stat-num{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(2.6rem,6vw,4.4rem);line-height:1;color:var(--gold);letter-spacing:-.02em}
.stat-label{margin-top:.8rem;font-size:.85rem;letter-spacing:.06em;color:var(--muted)}
.proof-foot{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--ink);max-width:48ch;margin:1rem auto 0;font-weight:500}

/* ---------- CTA ---------- */
.cta{padding:clamp(110px,20vh,240px) 0}
.cta-title{font-family:var(--font-head);font-weight:900;font-size:clamp(2.4rem,7vw,5rem);letter-spacing:-.03em;margin-bottom:1.4rem}
.cta .tagline{margin-top:.5rem}

/* ---------- footer ---------- */
.footer{border-top:1px solid var(--hair);padding:36px 0;background:var(--bg)}
.foot-grid{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:16px;flex-wrap:wrap;color:var(--muted);font-size:.9rem}
.foot-name{font-weight:500}
.footer a:hover{color:var(--gold)}

/* ---------- reveal animations ---------- */
.reveal{opacity:0;transform:translateY(26px);transition:opacity .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1),transform .9s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.2,1)}
.reveal.in{opacity:1;transform:none}
.hero-title .line span{transform:translateY(110%);transition:transform 1s cubic-bezier(.2,.8,.2,1)}
.hero-title.in .line span{transform:none}

/* ---------- responsive ---------- */
@media (max-width:760px){
  .brand-name{display:none}
  .tier-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:8px}
  .tier-num span{font-size:4.4rem;-webkit-text-stroke:1.2px var(--gold-hair)}
  .stats{grid-template-columns:1fr;gap:14px;max-width:380px}
  .stat{padding:22px}
  .hero-actions{flex-direction:column;align-items:flex-start}
  .hero-actions .btn{width:100%;text-align:center}
  .scrim-hero{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(8,8,9,.55),rgba(8,8,9,.92))}
  .scrim-side{background:linear-gradient(180deg,rgba(8,8,9,.6),rgba(8,8,9,.9))}
  .parallax .bg-fallback{top:0;height:100%}
  .hero{height:185vh}
  .climb-rail{display:none}
  .fork-tags{display:none}
  .myth-body{max-width:22ch}
  /* mobile: keep the path as a faint ambient backdrop so the copy stays clean */
  .myth-ascent{opacity:.45}
  .myth-scrim{background:
    radial-gradient(ellipse 100% 60% at 50% 46%, rgba(6,6,7,.92) 0%, rgba(6,6,7,.82) 60%, rgba(6,6,7,.74) 100%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(6,6,7,.7) 0%, rgba(6,6,7,.7) 100%)}
}

@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){
  .reveal,.hero-title .line span{transition:none;opacity:1;transform:none}
  .bg-video{display:none}
  .scroll-hint span{animation:none}
  .hero{height:auto}
  .hero-sticky{position:relative;height:100svh}
  .ascent-layer,.dim-veil{display:none}
}