Add soullink tracking epic (draft)

Multiplayer nuzlocke variant where players' Pokemon are linked in
pairs — if one dies, both die. Blocked by user authentication epic.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-0jec--soullink-tracking.md

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+# nuzlocke-tracker-0jec
+title: Soullink tracking
+status: draft
+type: epic
+created_at: 2026-02-09T07:56:50Z
+updated_at: 2026-02-09T07:56:50Z
+---
+
+Track a **soullink** — a multiplayer nuzlocke variant where two (or more) players play through the same game simultaneously. Each player's Pokemon are **linked** in pairs: if one partner's Pokemon dies, the linked Pokemon on the other player's side dies too.
+
+## Concept
+
+A soullink adds a cooperative/social layer on top of a standard nuzlocke:
+
+- **Linked pairs**: Each time both players catch their first encounter on a route, those two Pokemon become a "soul pair." Their fates are tied — if either one faints, both are considered dead.
+- **Shared rules**: Both players follow the same nuzlocke ruleset (first encounter only, permadeath, etc.).
+- **Multiplayer**: Requires at least two participants, each running their own nuzlocke run on the same game (or the paired version, e.g., one plays Sword, the other Shield).
+- **Coordination**: Players need to progress roughly in sync, linking encounters as they go.
+
+## Core Mechanics
+
+### Soul Pairs
+- When both players have caught their encounter for a given route, those two Pokemon are linked as a soul pair.
+- If either Pokemon in a pair faints, the other is automatically marked as dead too.
+- A Pokemon can only be in one soul pair.
+- Pairs are typically formed route-by-route (Player A's Route 1 catch links with Player B's Route 1 catch).
+
+### Death Propagation
+- When a player marks a Pokemon as fainted, the system should identify its soul partner and prompt/auto-mark the partner as fainted too.
+- The death cause on the partner could note "Soul link — partner fainted" or similar.
+
+### Soullink Overview
+- Show all soul pairs with their current status (both alive, one dead = both dead).
+- Show each player's team side by side.
+- Cumulative stats across both players.
+
+## Possible Data Model
+- A `Soullink` entity grouping two (or more) nuzlocke runs together, with shared rules.
+- A `SoulPair` entity linking two encounters (one per player): soullink_id, encounter_a_id, encounter_b_id.
+- Each participant's run is a standard `NuzlockeRun`, just like genlocke legs.
+
+## Dependencies
+- Requires user authentication (`nuzlocke-tracker-d98o`) — each participant needs their own account to own their run.
+
+## Notes
+- This is a **draft** epic. Needs further refinement before work can begin — particularly around the multiplayer UX (real-time sync vs. async, invitations, how linking is coordinated).
+- Consider whether soullinks can be combined with genlockes (a soullink genlocke).
+- Some variants allow 3+ players — the data model should be flexible enough to support this.

.beans/nuzlocke-tracker-d98o--user-account-integration.md

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 type: epic
 priority: normal
 created_at: 2026-02-04T16:17:01Z
-updated_at: 2026-02-04T16:20:05Z
+updated_at: 2026-02-09T07:56:53Z
+blocking:
+    - nuzlocke-tracker-0jec
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 Enable user accounts so players can track multiple Nuzlocke runs, access them from any device, and view detailed statistics across all their playthroughs.