fix: add DEATH-FORWARD RULE to PASS 3 — prevents deceased chars getting living state

templates/book_chapter.yml

@@ -366,9 +366,18 @@ steps:
         → Prefix it: "CARRIED (Ch[N]—unresolved): [secret]"
       This ensures multi-chapter secrets are NOT silently dropped between chapters.
 
-      FINAL SELF-CHECK before submitting: Scan your output for Kaelen's name.
-      If he has a Location, Physical, or Emotional field — delete them. He is dead.
-      If any other character is noted as DECEASED in PASS 0 — apply the same rule.
+      ══ DEATH-FORWARD RULE ══
+      Before submitting, scan the PASS 1 prose for any character death events.
+      For EACH character who DIES in this chapter's prose OR who was already marked
+      DECEASED in the previous character-state:
+        → Set their Status field to: DECEASED (Ch[N] — [cause])
+        → Set Location to: [place of death or burial], not a living location
+        → Remove Active obligations and Open loops (replace with Legacy:)
+        → Legacy field: one sentence on how their death affects surviving characters
+        → Set Permanent: YES (deceased)
+      NEVER give a deceased character a living Location, Physical, or Emotional field.
+      NEVER assign a deceased character future obligations or arcs.
+      If a character was DECEASED in the previous state, copy their entry forward unchanged.
 
       CRITICAL: Keep total output under 3500 characters. NO prose — structured data only.