Adv 2.0 L2: rip legacy arena combat path; boss flow is the only path

Cancels the planned ARENA_BOSS_FLOW soak. The boss flow is shipped
unconditionally with no legacy fallback — boss-flow errors now surface
to the player and abort the round rather than silently falling back to
the old CombatPower path.

Deleted:
- runArenaCombat (combat_bridge.go) — legacy CombatPower-vs-Lethality
  arena combat driver.
- RenderCombatLogArena, renderArenaOutcome (combat_narrative.go) — legacy
  arena renderers. RenderCombatLogArena was a thin alias for
  RenderCombatLog; renderArenaOutcome was already dead.
- renderArenaCombatFinalMessage (combat_bridge.go) — legacy "rewards +
  closer" trailing text.
- arenaWinCloser, arenaLoseCloser (adventure_arena_combat.go) — flavor
  helpers that only fed the deleted renderers. File now just holds
  arenaParticipationXP.
- arenaBossFlowEnabled + the ARENA_BOSS_FLOW env var (adventure_arena.go,
  .env.example). The env gate served only the now-removed fallback.
- sendArenaCombatMessages (adventure_arena.go) — wrapper that switched
  pacing between boss flow and legacy. Replaced with direct
  sendZoneCombatMessages calls at the three call sites.
- TestArenaBossFlowEnabled (bossflow test) and
  TestRenderCombatLogArena_ProducesPhaseMessages (narrative test).

Simplified resolveArenaRound / resolveArenaSurvival / resolveArenaDeath:
the bossNarr-vs-nil branches collapsed since narration is now always
produced by resolveArenaBoss. Equipment degradation and the death-save
reprieve hook are unchanged — both already worked off the boss-flow
CombatResult.

Migration doc (§4) updated to record the cancellation and the
remaining tuning approach (playtest-driven, no flag soak window).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

.env.example

@@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ FEATURE_SHADE=
 FEATURE_TRIVIA=true  # set to "false" to disable trivia
 FEATURE_ESTEEMED=    # set to anything to enable satirical esteemed member posts
 ESTEEMED_ROOM=       # room ID for esteemed member posts (separate from broadcast rooms)
-ARENA_BOSS_FLOW=     # Adv 2.0 L2: set to "1" to route arena rounds through the zone-boss flow (staged combat log + TwinBee mood lines). Empty / "0" / "false" keeps legacy CombatPower path. Removed when L4f lands.
 
 # ---- Games & Economy ----
 GAMES_ROOM=                    # room ID where game commands work (trivia, hangman, blackjack, holdem, wordle, flip)

gogobee_legacy_migration.md

@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ This is also the right shape because zone-boss plumbing (bestiary, mood events,
 9. Drop AdvCharacter imports from arena files. **DEFERRED (2026-05-09):** blocked on DisplayName migration (L4f-prep, see §7) plus L4 hospital/pets/XP work. Arena code still needs `char.DisplayName` (stats DM, T5/helm announces, render), `char.PetName` (pet-recovery game-room msg), `char.DeathReprieveLast`, `char.CombatXP`, `char.Alive`/`transitionDeath`. Counter dual-writes to `char.ArenaWins/Losses/InvasionScore` could be dropped now (player_meta is source of truth post-step 6), but the surrounding `loadAdvCharacter`/`saveAdvCharacter` calls stay for the other fields, so step 9's exit grep can't pass at L2 time. Revisit after DisplayName migration ships and L4 (hospital/pets/render) lands.
 10. `go test ./... && go vet`.
 
-**Feature flag.** Ship behind `ARENA_BOSS_FLOW=1` for one week of soak. Inside the flag the new flow runs; outside it falls back to the legacy path. Flip to default-on after the soak; remove the flag in the same commit that lands L4f (twinbee).
+**Feature flag.** ~~Originally planned an `ARENA_BOSS_FLOW=1` soak.~~ Cancelled 2026-05-09: shipped no-flag, no legacy fallback. The legacy `runArenaCombat` / `RenderCombatLogArena` / `renderArenaCombatFinalMessage` / `renderArenaOutcome` / `arenaWin/LoseCloser` paths were deleted in the same commit. Boss-flow errors surface to the player and abort the round rather than falling back.
 
 **Exit criteria:**
 - ~~`grep -l 'AdventureCharacter\|CombatLevel\|combat_engine' internal/plugin/adventure_arena*.go` empty.~~ **Deferred** with step 9 — see note above. The grep will only clear once DisplayName migration + L4 (hospital/pets/XP/render) ship; L2 closes without it.
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ This is also the right shape because zone-boss plumbing (bestiary, mood events,
 - Existing arena DB rows readable; ArenaWins backfill from AdvCharacter into `player_meta` (§8).
 
 **Risk:**
-- D&D combat is swingier than legacy CombatPower; pace by tuning HP/AC tables against legacy win-rate logs during the flag soak.
+- D&D combat is swingier than legacy CombatPower; tune HP/AC tables against in-flight playtest data (no flag soak — legacy path is gone).
 - Refactoring `resolveBossRoom` to extract `renderBossOutcome` could regress zone bosses. Mitigate: do the extraction in step 1 alone, ship it, run a full zone-boss test pass before continuing to step 2.
 
 ---

internal/plugin/adventure_arena.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import (
 	"log/slog"
 	"math"
 	"math/rand/v2"
-	"os"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 	"time"
@@ -193,46 +192,30 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) confirmAndStartArenaRun(ctx MessageContext) error {
 }
 
 // arenaBossNarration carries the staged-narration trio produced by
-// resolveArenaBoss (Phase L2 step 4b). When non-nil it tells the
+// resolveArenaBoss: an intro line, the per-phase combat log, and the
-// survival/death handlers to skip the legacy RenderCombatLogArena +
+// outcome block (TwinBee mood + headline + dice summary).
-// dnd opening/closing/roll-summary stack and instead use the
-// pre-rendered boss-flow intro/phases/outcome.
 type arenaBossNarration struct {
 	intro   string
 	phases  []string
 	outcome string
 }
 
-// resolveArenaRound runs a single arena round through the combat engine and
+// resolveArenaRound runs a single arena round through resolveArenaBoss
-// dispatches to survival or death handlers. When ARENA_BOSS_FLOW is set, the
+// (zone-boss combat + staged narration) and threads the result into the
-// round is routed through resolveArenaBoss (zone-boss combat + staged
+// surrounding economic glue. There is no legacy fallback — a boss-flow
-// narration) and the resulting CombatResult / narration are threaded into
+// error surfaces to the player and aborts the round.
-// the existing economic glue.
 func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaRound(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun, char *AdventureCharacter, equip map[EquipmentSlot]*AdvEquipment, tier *ArenaTier, monster *ArenaMonster) error {
-	var (
+	intro, phases, outcome, result, err := p.resolveArenaBoss(ctx.Sender, ArenaBossEncounter{
-		result     CombatResult
+		Tier:        run.Tier,
-		condRepair int
+		Round:       run.Round,
-		bossNarr   *arenaBossNarration
+		DisplayName: char.DisplayName,
-	)
+	})
-
+	if err != nil {
-	if arenaBossFlowEnabled() {
+		slog.Error("arena: boss flow failed", "user", ctx.Sender, "err", err)
-		intro, phases, outcome, res, err := p.resolveArenaBoss(ctx.Sender, ArenaBossEncounter{
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Arena combat encountered an error. Try again in a moment.")
-			Tier:        run.Tier,
-			Round:       run.Round,
-			DisplayName: char.DisplayName,
-		})
-		if err != nil {
-			slog.Error("arena: boss flow failed, falling back to legacy", "user", ctx.Sender, "err", err)
-		} else {
-			result = res
-			bossNarr = &arenaBossNarration{intro: intro, phases: phases, outcome: outcome}
-		}
-	}
-	if bossNarr == nil {
-		result, condRepair = p.runArenaCombat(ctx.Sender, char, equip, monster, run.Round, run.Tier)
 	}
+	bossNarr := &arenaBossNarration{intro: intro, phases: phases, outcome: outcome}
 
-	// Apply event-based equipment degradation
 	degradation := combatDegradation(result, equip)
 	for slot, eq := range equip {
 		if d, ok := degradation[slot]; ok && d > 0 {
@@ -240,9 +223,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaRound(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun, c
 		}
 	}
 
-	deathSaved := checkDeathSaveEvent(result.Events)
+	if checkDeathSaveEvent(result.Events) {
-
-	if deathSaved {
 		now := time.Now().UTC()
 		char.DeathReprieveLast = &now
 		if err := saveAdvCharacter(char); err != nil {
@@ -253,14 +234,6 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaRound(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun, c
 	if !result.PlayerWon {
 		return p.resolveArenaDeath(ctx, run, char, tier, monster, result, bossNarr)
 	}
-
-	// Misty condition repair (post-combat) for the legacy path. Boss flow
-	// runs through runZoneCombat, which calls npcRepairMostDamaged
-	// internally — no surfaced return value needed.
-	if condRepair > 0 {
-		npcRepairMostDamaged(ctx.Sender, equip, condRepair)
-	}
-
 	return p.resolveArenaSurvival(ctx, run, char, tier, monster, result, bossNarr)
 }
 
@@ -366,30 +339,9 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaSurvival(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun
 	}
 	run.XPAccumulated += battleXP
 
-	// Render combat log as phased messages + final outcome. Boss-flow path
+	phaseMessages := bossFlowPhaseMessages(bossNarr)
-	// uses pre-rendered intro/phases/outcome; legacy path builds them here.
+	phaseMessages = p.prependCraftNarrative(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages)
-	var (
+	finalMessage := bossNarr.outcome + fmt.Sprintf("\n🏆 +%d XP | €%d earned", battleXP, reward)
-		phaseMessages []string
-		finalMessage  string
-	)
-	if bossNarr != nil {
-		phaseMessages = bossFlowPhaseMessages(bossNarr)
-		phaseMessages = p.prependCraftNarrative(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages)
-		finalMessage = bossNarr.outcome + fmt.Sprintf("\n🏆 +%d XP | €%d earned", battleXP, reward)
-	} else {
-		phaseMessages = RenderCombatLogArena(result, char.DisplayName, monster.Name)
-		phaseMessages = p.prependCraftNarrative(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages)
-		if open := dndCombatOpeningLine(); open != "" && len(phaseMessages) > 0 {
-			phaseMessages[0] = "_" + open + "_\n\n" + phaseMessages[0]
-		}
-		finalMessage = renderArenaCombatFinalMessage(result, monster, reward, battleXP, run.Round)
-		// Boss = T5 final round. Use BossDeath flavor for that fight's win.
-		isBoss := run.Tier == 5
-		finalMessage += dndItalicize(dndCombatClosingLine(true, isBoss))
-		if rollLine := dndRollSummaryLine(result); rollLine != "" {
-			finalMessage += "\n" + rollLine
-		}
-	}
 
 	// Suppress the "(at risk)" line on the tier-completing round — those earnings
 	// are about to be locked in by the tier-complete branch below, so labelling
@@ -433,7 +385,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaSurvival(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun
 			finalMessage += fmt.Sprintf("\n🏆 **Tier %d cleared!** Round earnings: €%d + completion bonus: €%d (×%.1f streak)\n",
 				tier.Number, tierRaw, tier.CompletionBonus, multiplier)
 
-			done := p.sendArenaCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMessage, bossNarr != nil)
+			done := p.sendZoneCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMessage)
 			<-done
 			return p.arenaCompleteSession(ctx.Sender, run, char, "")
 		}
@@ -452,7 +404,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaSurvival(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun
 			p.postArenaDropAnnouncement(char.DisplayName, dropped)
 		}
 
-		done := p.sendArenaCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMessage, bossNarr != nil)
+		done := p.sendZoneCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMessage)
 		go func() {
 			<-done
 			p.arenaCountdown(ctx.Sender, run)
@@ -474,19 +426,10 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaSurvival(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun
 		finalMessage += "`!arena fight` — Face this opponent"
 	}
 
-	p.sendArenaCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMessage, bossNarr != nil)
+	p.sendZoneCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMessage)
 	return nil
 }
 
-// sendArenaCombatMessages dispatches arena phase narration. Boss-flow uses
-// the tighter zone-combat pacing (2–3s); legacy uses arena pacing (5–8s).
-func (p *AdventurePlugin) sendArenaCombatMessages(userID id.UserID, phases []string, final string, bossFlow bool) <-chan struct{} {
-	if bossFlow {
-		return p.sendZoneCombatMessages(userID, phases, final)
-	}
-	return p.sendCombatMessages(userID, phases, final)
-}
-
 // bossFlowPhaseMessages prepends the resolveArenaBoss intro line to the
 // staged combat phases, mirroring streamOrSend's intro+phases pattern in
 // dnd_zone_cmd.go.
@@ -504,15 +447,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaDeath(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun, c
 	run.LastMonster = monster.Name
 	lostEarnings := run.Earnings + run.TierEarnings
 
-	var phaseMessages []string
+	phaseMessages := bossFlowPhaseMessages(bossNarr)
-	if bossNarr != nil {
-		phaseMessages = bossFlowPhaseMessages(bossNarr)
-	} else {
-		phaseMessages = RenderCombatLogArena(result, char.DisplayName, monster.Name)
-		if open := dndCombatOpeningLine(); open != "" && len(phaseMessages) > 0 {
-			phaseMessages[0] = "_" + open + "_\n\n" + phaseMessages[0]
-		}
-	}
 
 	dt := transitionDeath(DeathTransitionParams{
 		Char:          char,
@@ -545,16 +480,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaDeath(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun, c
 	insertArenaHistory(run.UserID, run.StartTier, run.Tier, run.RoundsSurvived, 0, "dead", monster.Name)
 	upsertArenaStats(run.UserID, 0, true, run.Tier)
 
-	var finalMsg string
+	finalMsg := bossNarr.outcome + fmt.Sprintf("\n+%d XP (participation) | Back tomorrow.", arenaParticipationXP)
-	if bossNarr != nil {
-		finalMsg = bossNarr.outcome + fmt.Sprintf("\n+%d XP (participation) | Back tomorrow.", arenaParticipationXP)
-	} else {
-		finalMsg = renderArenaCombatFinalMessage(result, monster, 0, arenaParticipationXP, run.Round)
-		finalMsg += dndItalicize(dndCombatClosingLine(false, false))
-		if rollLine := dndRollSummaryLine(result); rollLine != "" {
-			finalMsg += "\n" + rollLine
-		}
-	}
 	if dt.PetRecovered {
 		finalMsg += fmt.Sprintf("\n\nYour pet dragged you out of the arena. Death timer reduced. All session earnings forfeited.")
 	} else {
@@ -567,7 +493,7 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveArenaDeath(ctx MessageContext, run *ArenaRun, c
 		}
 	}
 
-	done := p.sendArenaCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMsg, bossNarr != nil)
+	done := p.sendZoneCombatMessages(ctx.Sender, phaseMessages, finalMsg)
 
 	if dt.PetRecovered {
 		gr := gamesRoom()
@@ -1301,25 +1227,12 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) arenaRollGladiatorHelm(userID id.UserID, maxTierCleare
 	return "The Gladiator's Helm"
 }
 
-// ── Adv 2.0 boss-flow round resolver (Phase L2 step 4) ──────────────────────
+// ── Arena boss-flow round resolver ──────────────────────────────────────────
 //
-// resolveArenaBoss is the future arena combat path: a single arena
+// resolveArenaBoss is the arena combat path: a single arena round
-// round routed through runZoneCombat + renderBossOutcome so the player
+// routed through runZoneCombat + renderBossOutcome so the player sees
-// sees the same staged narration that zone bosses use (Nat20/Nat1 mood
+// the same staged narration zone bosses use (Nat20/Nat1 mood lines,
-// lines, phase-two barb on T3+, BossDeath/PlayerDeath flavor, dice
+// phase-two barb on T3+, BossDeath/PlayerDeath flavor, dice summary).
-// summary). The legacy CombatPower-vs-Lethality flow stays in place
-// until ARENA_BOSS_FLOW soak completes — wiring lands in the next step.
-
-// arenaBossFlowEnabled gates the new path on the ARENA_BOSS_FLOW env
-// var so the legacy code path remains the default until soak passes.
-// Empty string and "0" / "false" disable; anything else enables.
-func arenaBossFlowEnabled() bool {
-	switch os.Getenv("ARENA_BOSS_FLOW") {
-	case "", "0", "false", "FALSE", "False":
-		return false
-	}
-	return true
-}
 
 // ArenaBossEncounter is the single-round input for resolveArenaBoss.
 // Tier and Round identify the arenaBosses entry; DisplayName is the

internal/plugin/adventure_arena_bossflow_test.go

@@ -84,30 +84,6 @@ func TestArenaBossPhaseTwoAt(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-// Phase L2 step 4b — flag gate. Empty / "0" / "false" disable the new
-// boss-flow path; anything else (including "1") enables it.
-func TestArenaBossFlowEnabled(t *testing.T) {
-	cases := []struct {
-		val  string
-		want bool
-	}{
-		{"", false},
-		{"0", false},
-		{"false", false},
-		{"FALSE", false},
-		{"False", false},
-		{"1", true},
-		{"true", true},
-		{"on", true},
-	}
-	for _, c := range cases {
-		t.Setenv("ARENA_BOSS_FLOW", c.val)
-		if got := arenaBossFlowEnabled(); got != c.want {
-			t.Errorf("arenaBossFlowEnabled with %q = %v want %v", c.val, got, c.want)
-		}
-	}
-}
-
 // Phase L2 step 4b — staged-narration assembly. The intro line leads,
 // followed by the combat-log phases, mirroring streamOrSend's
 // intro+phases pattern in dnd_zone_cmd.go.

internal/plugin/adventure_arena_combat.go

@@ -1,36 +1,3 @@
 package plugin
 
-import (
-	"fmt"
-	"math/rand/v2"
-)
-
 const arenaParticipationXP = 60
-
-// ── Closer Lines ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
-
-func arenaWinCloser(loserName string, lastRound int) string {
-	closers := []string{
-		"%s fought. It counts.",
-		"%s will be back. The arena keeps score.",
-		fmt.Sprintf("%%s has until tomorrow to think about round %d.", lastRound),
-		"%s gave you more trouble than you'd like to admit. They don't need to know that.",
-		"%s loses this one. The next one is an open question.",
-		"%s came here to fight and did. The result is a separate matter.",
-		"%s is already planning the rematch. You can feel it.",
-	}
-	return fmt.Sprintf(closers[rand.IntN(len(closers))], loserName)
-}
-
-func arenaLoseCloser(winnerName string, lastRound int) string {
-	closers := []string{
-		"You fought. It counts.",
-		"You'll be back. The arena keeps score.",
-		fmt.Sprintf("You have until tomorrow to think about round %d.", lastRound),
-		fmt.Sprintf("You gave %s more trouble than they'd like to admit. Small comfort. Still comfort.", winnerName),
-		"You lose this one. The next one is an open question.",
-		"You came here to fight and did. The result is a separate matter.",
-		fmt.Sprintf("%s won this one. You're already planning the rematch.", winnerName),
-	}
-	return closers[rand.IntN(len(closers))]
-}

internal/plugin/adventure_arena_monsters.go

@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ func arenaGetMonster(tier, round int) *ArenaMonster {
 //
 // HP/AC/Attack are first-pass tier-banded values; BaseLethality biases
 // each monster up or down within its tier band so round-1 is the
-// weakest fight and round-4 is the cap. Final tuning happens during
+// weakest fight and round-4 is the cap. Tuning is ongoing against
-// the ARENA_BOSS_FLOW flag soak (gogobee_legacy_migration.md §4 Risk).
+// playtest data (gogobee_legacy_migration.md §4 Risk).
 var arenaBosses = map[string]DnDMonsterTemplate{}
 
 // arenaBossID composes the canonical arena bestiary key.

internal/plugin/combat_bridge.go

@@ -10,99 +10,6 @@ import (
 	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
 )
 
-// runArenaCombat executes arena combat using the new simulation engine.
-// Returns the CombatResult and the post-combat Misty condition repair amount (if any).
-func (p *AdventurePlugin) runArenaCombat(
-	userID id.UserID,
-	char *AdventureCharacter,
-	equip map[EquipmentSlot]*AdvEquipment,
-	monster *ArenaMonster,
-	arenaRound int,
-	arenaTier int,
-) (CombatResult, int) {
-	bonuses := p.loadCombatBonuses(userID, char)
-	chatLvl := p.chatLevel(userID)
-	hasGrudge := char.GrudgeLocation != ""
-
-	playerStats, playerMods := DerivePlayerStats(char, equip, bonuses, chatLvl, char.CurrentStreak, hasGrudge)
-
-	// Load consumables from inventory and auto-select
-	consumables := p.loadConsumableInventory(userID)
-	enemyStats, _ := DeriveArenaMonsterStats(monster)
-
-	// All combat is D&D. If the player has no sheet yet (or only a draft),
-	// auto-migrate them to a sensible inferred character before fighting.
-	dndChar, freshMigrate, err := ensureDnDCharacterForCombat(userID, char)
-	if err != nil {
-		slog.Error("dnd: ensureDnDCharacterForCombat (arena) failed", "user", userID, "err", err)
-		return CombatResult{}, 0
-	}
-	if freshMigrate {
-		p.maybeSendDnDOnboarding(userID, char, dndChar)
-	}
-	applyDnDPlayerLayer(&playerStats, dndChar)
-	applyDnDEquipmentLayer(&playerStats, dndChar, equip)
-	applyDnDHPScaling(&playerStats, dndChar)
-	applyClassPassives(&playerStats, &playerMods, dndChar)
-	applyRacePassives(&playerStats, &playerMods, dndChar)
-	applySubclassPassives(&playerStats, &playerMods, dndChar)
-	if firedName, fired := applyArmedAbility(dndChar, &playerMods); fired {
-		slog.Info("dnd: armed ability fired", "user", userID, "ability", firedName)
-	}
-	applyDnDArenaMonsterLayer(&enemyStats, monster.ThreatLevel)
-	applyPendingCast(userID, dndChar, &playerStats, &playerMods, &enemyStats)
-
-	selected := SelectConsumables(consumables, playerStats, enemyStats, arenaRound, arenaTier)
-	ApplyConsumableMods(&playerStats, &playerMods, selected)
-
-	// Misty condition repair (post-combat, not part of engine)
-	condRepair := 0
-	now := time.Now().UTC()
-	if char.MistyBuffExpires != nil && now.Before(*char.MistyBuffExpires) {
-		if rand.Float64() < 0.20 {
-			condRepair = 5
-		}
-	}
-
-	player := Combatant{
-		Name:     char.DisplayName,
-		Stats:    playerStats,
-		Mods:     playerMods,
-		IsPlayer: true,
-	}
-	enemy := Combatant{
-		Name:    monster.Name,
-		Stats:   enemyStats,
-		Mods:    CombatModifiers{DamageReduct: 1.0},
-		Ability: monster.Ability,
-	}
-
-	result := SimulateCombat(player, enemy, defaultCombatPhases)
-	result = injectConsumableEvents(result, selected, len(consumables))
-
-	// Consume used items from inventory
-	for _, c := range selected {
-		if err := removeAdvInventoryItem(c.InventoryID); err != nil {
-			slog.Error("combat: failed to consume item", "id", c.InventoryID, "name", c.Def.Name, "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	p.grantCombatAchievements(userID, result)
-
-	persistDnDHPAfterCombat(userID, result.PlayerStartHP, result.PlayerEndHP)
-	if err := persistDnDPostCombatSubclass(dndChar, playerMods.BerserkerRage, result, playerMods); err != nil {
-		slog.Error("dnd: post-combat subclass persist (arena)", "user", userID, "err", err)
-	}
-
-	if xp := arenaCombatXP(result, monster.ThreatLevel); xp > 0 {
-		if _, err := p.grantDnDXP(userID, xp); err != nil {
-			slog.Error("dnd: grantDnDXP arena", "user", userID, "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	return result, condRepair
-}
-
 // grantCombatAchievements checks combat results for achievement-worthy moments.
 func (p *AdventurePlugin) grantCombatAchievements(userID id.UserID, result CombatResult) {
 	if p.achievements == nil {
@@ -658,15 +565,3 @@ func (p *AdventurePlugin) resolveDungeonAction(
 	return result
 }
 
-// renderArenaCombatFinalMessage builds the post-combat text (rewards, tier progress, etc.)
-// This is sent as the last message after the phase-by-phase combat messages.
-func renderArenaCombatFinalMessage(result CombatResult, monster *ArenaMonster, reward int64, battleXP int, round int) string {
-	if result.PlayerWon {
-		closer := arenaWinCloser(monster.Name, round)
-		return fmt.Sprintf("💀 **%s** has been defeated.\n%s\n🏆 +%d XP | €%d earned",
-			monster.Name, closer, battleXP, reward)
-	}
-	closer := arenaLoseCloser(monster.Name, round)
-	return fmt.Sprintf("The healers are already moving.\n💀 **Defeated.**\n%s\n+%d XP (participation) | Back tomorrow.",
-		closer, arenaParticipationXP)
-}

internal/plugin/combat_narrative.go

@@ -70,11 +70,6 @@ func RenderCombatLog(result CombatResult, playerName, enemyName string) []string
 	return msgs
 }
 
-// RenderCombatLogArena is RenderCombatLog for arena fights.
-func RenderCombatLogArena(result CombatResult, playerName, enemyName string) []string {
-	return RenderCombatLog(result, playerName, enemyName)
-}
-
 type phaseGroup struct {
 	Name   string
 	Events []CombatEvent
@@ -297,35 +292,6 @@ func renderOutcome(result CombatResult, playerName, enemyName string, reward int
 	return sb.String()
 }
 
-func renderArenaOutcome(result CombatResult, playerName, enemyName string, reward int64, xp int, tier, round int) string {
-	var sb strings.Builder
-
-	if result.PlayerWon {
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("💀 **%s** has been defeated.\n", enemyName))
-		closer := arenaWinCloser(enemyName, round)
-		sb.WriteString(closer + "\n")
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("🏆 +%d XP | €%d earned", xp, reward))
-	} else {
-		sb.WriteString("The healers are already moving.\n")
-		sb.WriteString("💀 **Defeated.**\n")
-		closer := arenaLoseCloser(enemyName, round)
-		sb.WriteString(closer + "\n")
-		sb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("+%d XP (participation) | Back tomorrow.", arenaParticipationXP))
-	}
-
-	if result.SniperKilled {
-		sb.WriteString("\n" + pickRand(narrativeSniperKill))
-	}
-	if result.MistyHealed {
-		sb.WriteString("\n🌿 Misty's healing made the difference.")
-	}
-	if result.PetAttacked {
-		sb.WriteString("\n🐾 Your pet contributed to the fight.")
-	}
-
-	return sb.String()
-}
-
 func pickRand(pool []string) string {
 	return pool[rand.IntN(len(pool))]
 }

internal/plugin/combat_narrative_test.go

@@ -106,27 +106,6 @@ func TestRenderCombatLog_LossPhaseMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestRenderCombatLogArena_ProducesPhaseMessages(t *testing.T) {
-	result := CombatResult{
-		PlayerWon:     true,
-		PlayerStartHP: 100,
-		EnemyStartHP:  60,
-		PlayerEndHP:   70,
-		EnemyEndHP:    0,
-		TotalRounds:   3,
-		Closeness:     0.3,
-		Events: []CombatEvent{
-			{Round: 1, Phase: "opening", Actor: "player", Action: "hit", Damage: 30, EnemyHP: 30, PlayerHP: 100},
-			{Round: 2, Phase: "clash", Actor: "player", Action: "hit", Damage: 30, EnemyHP: 0, PlayerHP: 70},
-		},
-	}
-
-	msgs := RenderCombatLogArena(result, "Hero", "Ratticus")
-	if len(msgs) < 1 {
-		t.Fatalf("expected at least 1 phase message, got %d", len(msgs))
-	}
-}
-
 func TestRenderCombatLog_ConsumableEvents(t *testing.T) {
 	result := CombatResult{
 		PlayerWon:     true,