/* ============================================================
   THE NEXT STEP — shown the moment a free-ebook sign-up succeeds
   (Banks, 2026-09-27: interest peaks there, and it drops once the
   window closes, so the paid series goes in front of them now).
   The Complete Blueprint leads, tagged best value; Book II is the
   smaller step under it. Brand tokens only (brand-3.css :root).
   ============================================================ */

.ladder { margin-top: 1.6rem; display: grid; gap: 1.1rem; }
.ladder[hidden] { display: none; }

/* The promise kept first: the free book is on its way. */
.ladder-done {
  display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 0.7rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--hairline); border-radius: 10px;
  background: rgba(232, 198, 90, 0.06); color: var(--text); font-size: 0.95rem;
}
.ladder-done i {
  flex: none; width: 1.6rem; height: 1.6rem; border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid; place-items: center; font-style: normal; font-weight: 800;
  background: var(--gold); color: var(--gold-ink);
}

.ladder-head { display: grid; gap: 0.35rem; margin-top: 0.4rem; }
.ladder-head .kicker { margin: 0; }
.ladder-head h2 {
  margin: 0; font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  font-size: clamp(1.7rem, 6.5vw, 2.4rem); line-height: 1.02; color: var(--text); text-wrap: balance;
}
.ladder-head h2 em { font-style: normal; color: var(--gold); }

/* The Complete Blueprint: the lit card. */
.deal {
  position: relative; margin-top: 0.9rem; padding: 1.9rem 1.25rem 1.3rem;
  border: 1px solid rgba(232, 198, 90, 0.55); border-radius: 14px;
  background:
    radial-gradient(120% 70% at 50% 0%, rgba(232, 198, 90, 0.14), transparent 60%),
    linear-gradient(180deg, var(--ink-3), var(--ink-2));
  box-shadow: 0 0 0 1px rgba(232, 198, 90, 0.08), 0 18px 60px -24px rgba(232, 198, 90, 0.45), var(--cast);
}
.deal-tag {
  position: absolute; top: -0.85rem; left: 50%; transform: translateX(-50%);
  padding: 0.38rem 0.95rem; border-radius: 999px; white-space: nowrap;
  font-family: var(--head); font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.72rem; letter-spacing: 0.2em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, var(--gold-lt), var(--gold)); color: var(--gold-ink);
  box-shadow: 0 6px 18px -6px rgba(232, 198, 90, 0.8);
}
.deal-art { display: block; width: 100%; height: auto; margin: 0.2rem 0 0.9rem; filter: drop-shadow(0 14px 22px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.6)); }
.deal-name { margin: 0; font-family: var(--display); text-transform: uppercase; font-size: clamp(1.6rem, 6vw, 2.1rem); line-height: 1; color: var(--text); }
.deal-sub { margin: 0.3rem 0 0; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.9rem; }

.deal-price { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; align-items: baseline; gap: 0.35rem 0.8rem; margin: 1rem 0 0.2rem; }
.deal-price .now { font-family: var(--display); font-size: clamp(2.4rem, 11vw, 3.2rem); line-height: 1; color: var(--gold); }
.deal-price .tax { color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.8rem; }
.deal-price .was { color: var(--faint); font-size: 0.95rem; }
.deal-price .was s { text-decoration-thickness: 2px; text-decoration-color: var(--crimson-lt); }
.deal-save {
  display: inline-block; margin: 0.2rem 0 1rem; padding: 0.3rem 0.65rem; border-radius: 6px;
  font-family: var(--head); font-weight: 800; font-size: 0.78rem; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--crimson); color: #fff;
}
.deal .ticks { margin: 0 0 1.3rem; }
.deal .ticks li::before { background: var(--gold); }
.deal .btn { font-size: 1rem; padding-top: 1.05rem; padding-bottom: 1.05rem; }

/* Book II: the smaller step, quieter. */
.step {
  display: grid; grid-template-columns: 5.2rem 1fr; gap: 1rem; align-items: center;
  padding: 1rem; border: 1px solid var(--hairline-red); border-radius: 12px; background: var(--ink-2);
}
.step img { width: 100%; height: auto; border-radius: 4px; box-shadow: var(--cast-sm); }
.step .kicker { margin: 0 0 0.25rem; font-size: 0.65rem; }
.step-name { margin: 0; font-family: var(--head); font-weight: 800; color: var(--text); line-height: 1.25; }
.step-why { margin: 0.25rem 0 0.7rem; color: var(--muted); font-size: 0.86rem; line-height: 1.4; }
.step .btn { padding: 0.7rem 1rem; font-size: 0.85rem; }

.ladder-note { margin: 0; text-align: center; color: var(--faint); font-size: 0.8rem; }

@media (min-width: 700px) {
  .deal { padding: 2.2rem 2rem 1.6rem; }
  .step { grid-template-columns: 6.5rem 1fr; padding: 1.1rem 1.3rem; }
}