diff --git a/internal/db/db.go b/internal/db/db.go
index 098f767..32ad278 100644
--- a/internal/db/db.go
+++ b/internal/db/db.go
@@ -182,6 +182,10 @@ func runMigrations(d *sql.DB) error {
 		// this after each rage'd combat. Cleared on long rest. Reused by
 		// other classes once exhaustion-inducing mechanics arrive in SUB3+.
 		`ALTER TABLE dnd_character ADD COLUMN exhaustion INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0`,
+		// Standalone-zone-run harvest: stores a per-room HarvestNode map for
+		// !zone enter sessions that aren't tied to an expedition. Expedition
+		// runs continue to use expedition.region_state for the same data.
+		`ALTER TABLE dnd_zone_run ADD COLUMN harvest_nodes_json TEXT NOT NULL DEFAULT '{}'`,
 	}
 	for _, stmt := range columnMigrations {
 		if _, err := d.Exec(stmt); err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_harvest.go b/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_harvest.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6f8a41c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_harvest.go
@@ -0,0 +1,167 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"log/slog"
+	"math/rand/v2"
+	"strings"
+
+	"gogobee/internal/db"
+	"gogobee/internal/flavor"
+
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
+)
+
+// Standalone-zone-run harvest. The expedition path uses
+// expedition.region_state to keep per-(region,room) HarvestNode state;
+// !zone enter runs aren't tied to any expedition, so we mirror the
+// per-room storage onto dnd_zone_run.harvest_nodes_json instead.
+//
+// Region-scoped expedition features (kill-gated nodes, conditional
+// events, cursed trinket drops, threat ticks) don't fire here — those
+// belong to the expedition system. Standalone harvest is the casual
+// flow: roll d20 vs DC, get yield, decrement node, save.
+
+// loadStandaloneHarvestNodes reads the run's harvest map and returns the
+// nodes for the given room. Lazy-seeds from the zone registry on first
+// access. Caller persists via saveStandaloneHarvestNodes.
+func loadStandaloneHarvestNodes(runID string, zoneID ZoneID, roomIdx int) ([]HarvestNode, error) {
+	table, err := loadStandaloneHarvestTable(runID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	roomKey := roomHarvestKey(roomIdx)
+	if existing, ok := table[roomKey]; ok {
+		return existing, nil
+	}
+	return seedRoomNodes(zoneID), nil
+}
+
+// saveStandaloneHarvestNodes writes nodes back into the run's harvest map.
+func saveStandaloneHarvestNodes(runID string, roomIdx int, nodes []HarvestNode) error {
+	table, err := loadStandaloneHarvestTable(runID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	table[roomHarvestKey(roomIdx)] = nodes
+	raw, err := json.Marshal(table)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("marshal harvest table: %w", err)
+	}
+	_, err = db.Get().Exec(
+		`UPDATE dnd_zone_run SET harvest_nodes_json = ?, last_action_at = CURRENT_TIMESTAMP WHERE run_id = ?`,
+		string(raw), runID)
+	return err
+}
+
+func loadStandaloneHarvestTable(runID string) (map[string][]HarvestNode, error) {
+	row := db.Get().QueryRow(
+		`SELECT harvest_nodes_json FROM dnd_zone_run WHERE run_id = ?`, runID)
+	var raw string
+	if err := row.Scan(&raw); err != nil {
+		if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
+			return map[string][]HarvestNode{}, nil
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if raw == "" || raw == "{}" {
+		return map[string][]HarvestNode{}, nil
+	}
+	table := map[string][]HarvestNode{}
+	if err := json.Unmarshal([]byte(raw), &table); err != nil {
+		// Corrupt blob — fall through with empty so harvest re-seeds.
+		slog.Warn("standalone harvest: corrupt nodes json", "run", runID, "err", err)
+		return map[string][]HarvestNode{}, nil
+	}
+	return table, nil
+}
+
+// handleStandaloneHarvest is the !forage/!mine/!fish/etc. fallback for
+// players in a single-session !zone enter run with no active expedition.
+// Mirrors the core of handleHarvestCmd minus the expedition-only side
+// effects (threat ticks, region kills, cursed-trinket drops, log entries).
+func (p *AdventurePlugin) handleStandaloneHarvest(ctx MessageContext, char *DnDCharacter, action HarvestAction, run *DungeonRun) error {
+	if action == HarvestFish && !isFishingZone(run.ZoneID) {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "There's no water to fish in here. `!fish` works only in Forest of Shadows, Sunken Temple, Underdark, or Feywild Crossing.")
+	}
+	if !currentRoomCleared(run) {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, fmt.Sprintf(
+			"You can't harvest here — the room (%s) isn't cleared. Resolve combat first.",
+			prettyRoomType(run.CurrentRoomType())))
+	}
+
+	roomIdx := run.CurrentRoom
+	nodes, err := loadStandaloneHarvestNodes(run.RunID, run.ZoneID, roomIdx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, "Couldn't load harvest state.")
+	}
+
+	// Reuse the expedition picker by passing a stub Expedition with just
+	// ZoneID set. The kill-gated and event-conditional predicates inside
+	// pickAvailableNode bail early on nil/empty RegionState — exactly the
+	// behavior we want for standalone (no kill tracking, no events).
+	stubExp := &Expedition{ZoneID: run.ZoneID}
+	idx := pickAvailableNode(nodes, stubExp, char, action)
+	if idx < 0 {
+		return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, fmt.Sprintf(
+			"Nothing left to %s in this room. Try `!resources` to see what's still gatherable.", action))
+	}
+	res, _ := FindZoneResource(run.ZoneID, nodes[idx].ResourceID)
+
+	roll := rand.IntN(20) + 1
+	mod := harvestActionAbility(char, action) + classHarvestBonus(char.Class, action)
+	if action == HarvestFish {
+		if adv, _ := loadAdvCharacter(ctx.Sender); adv != nil {
+			mod += fishingSkillBonus(adv.FishingSkill)
+		}
+	}
+	total := roll + mod
+	outcome := resolveHarvestOutcome(total, res.DC)
+	outcome = rangerRareCatchUpgrade(char.Class, action, outcome, nil)
+
+	var b strings.Builder
+	verb := strings.ToTitle(string(action)[:1]) + string(action)[1:]
+	b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("**%s · %s** — d20=%d + %d = **%d** vs DC %d\n\n",
+		verb, res.Name, roll, mod, total, res.DC))
+
+	switch outcome {
+	case OutcomeNothing:
+		b.WriteString(flavor.Pick(flavor.HarvestFail))
+		b.WriteString("\n\n_No yield. The node is still here — try again._")
+	case OutcomeCommon:
+		_ = grantHarvestYield(ctx.Sender, res, 1)
+		b.WriteString(harvestSuccessLine(action, run.ZoneID))
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n\n_+1 %s._", res.Name))
+		nodes[idx].CurrentCharges--
+	case OutcomeStandard:
+		qty := rand.IntN(3) + 1
+		_ = grantHarvestYield(ctx.Sender, res, qty)
+		b.WriteString(harvestSuccessLine(action, run.ZoneID))
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n\n_+%d %s._", qty, res.Name))
+		nodes[idx].CurrentCharges--
+	case OutcomeRich:
+		qty := rand.IntN(3) + 1
+		_ = grantHarvestYield(ctx.Sender, res, qty)
+		b.WriteString(flavor.Pick(flavor.RichYield))
+		b.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("\n\n_+%d %s._", qty, res.Name))
+		nodes[idx].CurrentCharges--
+	}
+
+	if outcome != OutcomeNothing && nodes[idx].CurrentCharges <= 0 {
+		b.WriteString("\n\n")
+		b.WriteString(flavor.Pick(flavor.NodeDepleted))
+	}
+
+	if err := saveStandaloneHarvestNodes(run.RunID, roomIdx, nodes); err != nil {
+		slog.Error("standalone harvest: save nodes", "user", ctx.Sender, "run", run.RunID, "err", err)
+	}
+
+	return p.SendDM(ctx.Sender, b.String())
+}
+
+// Compile-time check that loadAdvCharacter is reachable; silences "unused
+// import" complaints if loadAdvCharacter changes signature in the future.
+var _ id.UserID
diff --git a/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_harvest_test.go b/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_harvest_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ec2aad4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/plugin/dnd_zone_harvest_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+package plugin
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"gogobee/internal/db"
+	"maunium.net/go/mautrix/id"
+)
+
+// Standalone-zone-run harvest path: with no active expedition but an
+// active !zone enter run, !forage / !mine / !fish should land yields
+// against per-run node storage. Mirrors the bug Rurina hit where harvest
+// commands silently bounced because the handler hard-required an
+// expedition.
+
+func TestStandaloneHarvest_RoutesToZoneRun(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@stand-harvest-route:example")
+	zoneCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 4)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { cleanupZoneRuns(uid); cleanupExpeditions(uid) })
+
+	run, err := startZoneRun(uid, ZoneForestShadows, 4, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Mark room 0 (entry) as cleared so harvest is allowed there.
+	if !currentRoomCleared(run) {
+		t.Fatalf("entry room should auto-clear")
+	}
+
+	p := &AdventurePlugin{}
+	// No expedition exists for this user — handler must fall through to
+	// the standalone path and not bounce with the expedition-required
+	// error message.
+	if err := p.handleHarvestCmd(MessageContext{Sender: uid}, HarvestForage); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("handleHarvestCmd: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Side-effect check: the run row should now have non-empty
+	// harvest_nodes_json since saveStandaloneHarvestNodes ran.
+	var raw string
+	row := db.Get().QueryRow(
+		`SELECT harvest_nodes_json FROM dnd_zone_run WHERE run_id = ?`, run.RunID)
+	if err := row.Scan(&raw); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("scan harvest_nodes_json: %v", err)
+	}
+	if raw == "" || raw == "{}" {
+		t.Errorf("expected harvest_nodes_json populated after standalone harvest, got %q", raw)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(raw, "\"0\":") {
+		t.Errorf("expected room 0 entry in harvest table, got %q", raw)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStandaloneHarvest_BouncesWhenNoActiveAnything(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@stand-harvest-noctx:example")
+	zoneCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 1)
+
+	p := &AdventurePlugin{}
+	// No expedition, no zone run — should bounce cleanly with the new
+	// combined hint, not panic on a nil run.
+	if err := p.handleHarvestCmd(MessageContext{Sender: uid}, HarvestForage); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("handleHarvestCmd: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestStandaloneHarvest_FishGatedToFishingZones(t *testing.T) {
+	setupAuditTestDB(t)
+	uid := id.UserID("@stand-harvest-fish:example")
+	zoneCmdTestCharacter(t, uid, 1)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { cleanupZoneRuns(uid) })
+
+	// Goblin Warrens isn't a fishing zone — !fish must reject.
+	if _, err := startZoneRun(uid, ZoneGoblinWarrens, 1, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	p := &AdventurePlugin{}
+	if err := p.handleHarvestCmd(MessageContext{Sender: uid}, HarvestFish); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("handleHarvestCmd: %v", err)
+	}
+	// (no easy way to assert the rejection without capturing SendDM —
+	// the no-error return + no node persistence is the contract.)
+	var raw string
+	_ = db.Get().QueryRow(
+		`SELECT COALESCE(harvest_nodes_json,'') FROM dnd_zone_run
+		  WHERE user_id = ? ORDER BY started_at DESC LIMIT 1`, string(uid)).Scan(&raw)
+	if raw != "" && raw != "{}" {
+		t.Errorf("fish in non-fishing zone should not seed nodes; got %q", raw)
+	}
+}