diff --git a/cmd/char-migrate/main.go b/cmd/char-migrate/main.go
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+++ b/cmd/char-migrate/main.go
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+// Command char-migrate mints a confirmed D&D character for one or more users,
+// for the "stuck adventurer" cases the boredom ticker can't reach: veteran
+// legacy players who never triggered auto-migration, and players who abandoned
+// !setup at race pick. It reuses the game's own constructors (stats, HP/AC,
+// resources, spells) via plugin.AdminBuildConfirmedCharacter.
+//
+// It opens the SAME gogobee.db the live bot uses (WAL + busy_timeout), so it is
+// safe to run alongside the running process — but snapshot the db dir first.
+//
+// Usage:
+//
+//	char-migrate -data /home/reala/gogobee/data \
+//	    '@nonk:parodia.dev:human:rogue:4' \
+//	    '@knightstar:matrix.org:half_elf:warlock:1'
+//
+// Each spec is mxid:race:class:level (mxid contains colons, so we split from
+// the right for the last three fields).
+package main
+
+import (
+	"flag"
+	"fmt"
+	"log"
+	"os"
+	"strconv"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gogobee/internal/db"
+	"gogobee/internal/plugin"
+
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
+)
+
+func main() {
+	dataDir := flag.String("data", "", "data dir containing gogobee.db (e.g. /home/reala/gogobee/data)")
+	flag.Parse()
+
+	if *dataDir == "" || flag.NArg() == 0 {
+		fmt.Fprintln(os.Stderr, "usage: char-migrate -data <dir> '<mxid>:<race>:<class>:<level>' ...")
+		os.Exit(2)
+	}
+
+	if err := db.Init(*dataDir); err != nil {
+		log.Fatalf("db init: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	for _, spec := range flag.Args() {
+		uid, race, class, level, err := parseSpec(spec)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("bad spec %q: %v", spec, err)
+		}
+		c, err := plugin.AdminBuildConfirmedCharacter(uid, race, class, level)
+		if err != nil {
+			log.Fatalf("build %s: %v", uid, err)
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("OK  %-28s %s %s L%d  HP=%d AC=%d  STR%d DEX%d CON%d INT%d WIS%d CHA%d\n",
+			uid, c.Race, c.Class, c.Level, c.HPMax, c.ArmorClass,
+			c.STR, c.DEX, c.CON, c.INT, c.WIS, c.CHA)
+	}
+}
+
+// parseSpec splits mxid:race:class:level. The mxid itself contains a colon
+// (@user:server), so split the last three fields off the right.
+func parseSpec(spec string) (id.UserID, plugin.DnDRace, plugin.DnDClass, int, error) {
+	i := strings.LastIndex(spec, ":")
+	if i < 0 {
+		return "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("missing :level")
+	}
+	level, err := strconv.Atoi(spec[i+1:])
+	if err != nil {
+		return "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("level: %w", err)
+	}
+	rest := spec[:i]
+	j := strings.LastIndex(rest, ":")
+	if j < 0 {
+		return "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("missing :class")
+	}
+	class := rest[j+1:]
+	rest = rest[:j]
+	k := strings.LastIndex(rest, ":")
+	if k < 0 {
+		return "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("missing :race")
+	}
+	race := rest[k+1:]
+	mxid := rest[:k]
+	if mxid == "" || race == "" || class == "" {
+		return "", "", "", 0, fmt.Errorf("empty field")
+	}
+	return id.UserID(mxid), plugin.DnDRace(race), plugin.DnDClass(class), level, nil
+}
diff --git a/internal/plugin/admin_char_migrate.go b/internal/plugin/admin_char_migrate.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6d7de0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/plugin/admin_char_migrate.go
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+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"time"
+
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
+)
+
+// AdminBuildConfirmedCharacter mints (or overwrites) a confirmed D&D character
+// for one user with an explicitly chosen race/class/level, reusing the same
+// constructors as auto-migration and !setup confirm: class-tuned standard
+// array + racial mods, the canonical HP/AC formulas, resource pool, and — for
+// casters — the starter spell list and slot pool.
+//
+// It exists for the "stuck adventurer" cases the boredom ticker can't reach on
+// its own:
+//
+//   - A veteran legacy player with an adventure_characters row but no
+//     dnd_character (never triggered auto-migration because auto-migration only
+//     fires on active play — an idle player never does). Pass the class/race the
+//     faithful migration would infer to reproduce it exactly.
+//   - A player who abandoned !setup at race pick (pending_setup=1, no class), so
+//     tryBoredomStart skips them forever. This overwrites the draft with a
+//     finished sheet.
+//
+// AutoMigrated is set so the player can freely rebuild via !setup (no respec
+// cooldown) when they return — the class was assigned for them, not chosen.
+//
+// SaveDnDCharacter upserts on user_id, so an existing pending draft is replaced.
+// initResources / ensureSpellsForCharacter are idempotent.
+func AdminBuildConfirmedCharacter(userID id.UserID, race DnDRace, class DnDClass, level int) (*DnDCharacter, error) {
+	if level < 1 {
+		level = 1
+	}
+	scores := applyRaceMods(race, classStatPriority(class))
+	c := &DnDCharacter{
+		UserID:       userID,
+		Race:         race,
+		Class:        class,
+		Level:        level,
+		STR:          scores[0], DEX: scores[1], CON: scores[2],
+		INT:          scores[3], WIS: scores[4], CHA: scores[5],
+		PendingSetup: false,
+		AutoMigrated: true,
+		CreatedAt:    time.Now().UTC(),
+		UpdatedAt:    time.Now().UTC(),
+	}
+	conMod := abilityModifier(c.CON)
+	dexMod := abilityModifier(c.DEX)
+	c.HPMax = computeMaxHP(c.Class, conMod, c.Level)
+	c.HPCurrent = c.HPMax
+	c.ArmorClass = computeAC(c.Class, dexMod)
+	c.ShortRestCharges = c.Level
+
+	if err := ensurePlayerMetaSeed(userID); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("seed player_meta: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := SaveDnDCharacter(c); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("save dnd_character: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := initResources(userID, c.Class); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("init resources: %w", err)
+	}
+	if err := ensureSpellsForCharacter(c); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("seed spells: %w", err)
+	}
+	slog.Info("admin: built confirmed character",
+		"user", userID, "race", race, "class", class, "level", level,
+		"hp", c.HPMax, "ac", c.ArmorClass)
+	return c, nil
+}