feat(shield-bash): shorten strike cooldown

src/main/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/FantasyStickPlugin.java

@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ public final class FantasyStickPlugin extends JavaPlugin {
     private games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.GreatSword.Settings greatSwordSettings() {
         try {
             var base = new java.math.BigInteger(getConfig().getString("great-sword-base-damage", "7"));
-            var seconds = new java.math.BigDecimal(getConfig().getString("great-sword-recovery-seconds", "1.2"));
+            var seconds = new java.math.BigDecimal(getConfig().getString("great-sword-recovery-seconds", "0.75"));
             var recovery = java.time.Duration.ofNanos(seconds.movePointRight(9).toBigIntegerExact().longValueExact());
             return new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.GreatSword.Settings(base, recovery);
         } catch (ArithmeticException | NumberFormatException invalid) {

src/main/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/ability/GreatSword.java

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public final class GreatSword implements AbilityEffect, Listener, AutoCloseable
                 throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Great Sword settings");
             }
         }
-        public static Settings defaults() { return new Settings(BigInteger.valueOf(7), Duration.ofMillis(1200)); }
+        public static Settings defaults() { return new Settings(BigInteger.valueOf(7), Duration.ofMillis(750)); }
     }
 
     private static final class Attempt {

src/main/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/ability/ShieldBash.java

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ public final class ShieldBash implements AbilityEffect, Listener, AutoCloseable
                     || minimumVerticalKnockback > 8) throw new IllegalArgumentException("Invalid Shield Bash settings");
         }
         public static Settings defaults() {
-            return new Settings(BigInteger.valueOf(4), Duration.ofSeconds(6), 3, 0.8, 0.35);
+            return new Settings(BigInteger.valueOf(4), Duration.ofSeconds(3), 3, 0.8, 0.35);
         }
     }
     private static final class Attempt {

src/main/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/persistence/OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.java

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public final class OutOfCombatRecoverySettings implements AutoCloseable {
     public static final String INTERVAL = "out-of-combat-healing-interval-seconds";
     public static final String AMOUNT = "out-of-combat-healing-amount";
     private static final List<String> KEYS = List.of(DELAY, INTERVAL, AMOUNT);
-    private static final Map<String, String> DEFAULTS = Map.of(DELAY, "30", INTERVAL, "10", AMOUNT, "1");
+    private static final Map<String, String> DEFAULTS = Map.of(DELAY, "10", INTERVAL, "10", AMOUNT, "1");
     private static final int MAX_BYTES = 1_048_576;
     private static final long MAX_SECONDS = 31_536_000L;
 

src/main/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/persistence/ShieldBashSettings.java

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ public final class ShieldBashSettings implements AutoCloseable {
     public static final String HORIZONTAL = "shield-bash-horizontal-knockback";
     public static final String VERTICAL = "shield-bash-minimum-vertical-knockback";
     private static final List<String> KEYS = List.of(BASE_DAMAGE, COOLDOWN, RANGE, HORIZONTAL, VERTICAL);
-    private static final Map<String, String> DEFAULTS = Map.of(BASE_DAMAGE, "4", COOLDOWN, "6", RANGE, "3",
+    private static final Map<String, String> DEFAULTS = Map.of(BASE_DAMAGE, "4", COOLDOWN, "3", RANGE, "3",
         HORIZONTAL, "0.8", VERTICAL, "0.35");
 
     @FunctionalInterface interface Replacement { void move(Path from, Path to) throws IOException; }

src/main/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/session/OutOfCombatRecovery.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ public final class OutOfCombatRecovery implements Listener, AutoCloseable {
             }
         }
         public static Settings defaults() {
-            return new Settings(Duration.ofSeconds(30), Duration.ofSeconds(10), BigInteger.ONE);
+            return new Settings(Duration.ofSeconds(10), Duration.ofSeconds(10), BigInteger.ONE);
         }
     }
 

src/main/resources/config.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ sheet-resource-pack-sha1: ''
 
 # Active-session recovery after actual accepted damage has stopped.
 # Admin command: /fantasystick config <key> [value]
-out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds: 30
+out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds: 10
 out-of-combat-healing-interval-seconds: 10
 out-of-combat-healing-amount: 1
 quicker-regeneration-i-bonus-healing: 1
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ fireball-projectile-speed-blocks-per-tick: 3
 
 # Great Sword defaults from the reviewed starter catalogue.
 great-sword-base-damage: 7
-great-sword-recovery-seconds: 1.2
+great-sword-recovery-seconds: 0.75
 
 # Frost Shard defaults from the reviewed remaining-development packet.
 # Admin command: /fantasystick config <key> [value]
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ stone-skin-damage-reduction-percent: 25
 # Shield Bash defaults from the reviewed remaining-development packet.
 # Admin command: /fantasystick config <key> [value]
 shield-bash-base-damage: 4
-shield-bash-cooldown-seconds: 6
+shield-bash-cooldown-seconds: 3
 shield-bash-range-blocks: 3
 shield-bash-horizontal-knockback: 0.8
 shield-bash-minimum-vertical-knockback: 0.35

src/nativeTest/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/GreatSwordNativeTest.java

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class GreatSwordNativeTest {
             String book = PartyBookNativeTest.text(a);
             assertTrue(book.contains("Great Sword"));
             assertTrue(book.contains("STR 12"));
-            assertTrue(book.contains("1.2"));
+            assertTrue(book.contains("0.75"));
             var learn = abilityButton(a, "[Learn]", "great_sword");
             PartyBookNativeTest.click(f, a, learn); PartyBookNativeTest.click(f, a, learn);
             PartyBookNativeTest.drain(f); PartyBookNativeTest.drain(f);
@@ -68,8 +68,8 @@ class GreatSwordNativeTest {
             var saved = storage.find(a.core.record.id()).get().orElseThrow();
             var deadline = saved.cooldowns().get("great_sword");
             assertNotNull(deadline);
-            assertFalse(deadline.isBefore(before.plusMillis(1200)));
-            assertFalse(deadline.isAfter(java.time.Instant.now().plusMillis(1200)));
+            assertFalse(deadline.isBefore(before.plusMillis(750)));
+            assertFalse(deadline.isAfter(java.time.Instant.now().plusMillis(750)));
             f.dispatcher.accept(new org.bukkit.event.entity.EntityDeathEvent(target, damages.getFirst().getDamageSource(),
                 new java.util.ArrayList<>(), 0));
             PartyBookNativeTest.drain(f); PartyBookNativeTest.drain(f);
@@ -259,6 +259,54 @@ class GreatSwordNativeTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test void fractionalRecoveryRefusesImmediatelyAndOneNanosecondBeforeButAcceptsExactBoundary() throws Exception {
+        var now = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<>(java.time.Instant.parse("2026-09-21T20:00:00Z"));
+        java.time.Clock clock = new java.time.Clock() {
+            @Override public java.time.ZoneId getZone() { return java.time.ZoneOffset.UTC; }
+            @Override public java.time.Clock withZone(java.time.ZoneId zone) { return this; }
+            @Override public java.time.Instant instant() { return now.get(); }
+        };
+        var repository = new games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.YamlCharacterRepository(data);
+        var created = new games.dmg.fantasystick.crafting.CharacterFactory().create(
+            games.dmg.fantasystick.progression.ProgressionRules.defaults());
+        var stats = new java.util.EnumMap<>(created.stats()); stats.put(games.dmg.fantasystick.progression.Stat.STR, BigInteger.valueOf(12));
+        var initial = new games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.CharacterRecord(created.id(), created.name(), created.revision(), stats,
+            created.level(), created.experience(), created.unspentPoints(), created.health(), java.util.Set.of("great_sword"),
+            java.util.List.of("great_sword", "", "", "", "", "", ""), created.cooldowns(), created.restrictedKills(), false, null, null);
+        try (var storage = new games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.CharacterStorage(repository, clock)) {
+            storage.create(initial).get(5, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            var current = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<>(initial);
+            var sessions = mock(games.dmg.fantasystick.session.EquipmentSessions.class);
+            var active = new games.dmg.fantasystick.session.EquipmentSessions.Active(java.util.UUID.randomUUID(),
+                java.util.UUID.randomUUID(), initial.id());
+            when(sessions.current(active)).thenReturn(true);
+            when(sessions.currentRecord(active)).thenAnswer(ignored -> java.util.Optional.of(current.get()));
+            when(sessions.acknowledgeProgress(eq(active), any(), any())).thenAnswer(call -> {
+                current.set(call.getArgument(2)); return true;
+            });
+            var player = mock(org.bukkit.entity.Player.class); var target = mock(org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity.class);
+            when(target.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(java.util.UUID.randomUUID());
+            var hits = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger();
+            doAnswer(call -> { hits.incrementAndGet(); return null; }).when(target)
+                .damage(anyDouble(), any(org.bukkit.damage.DamageSource.class));
+            var sword = new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.GreatSword(
+                games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.GreatSword.Settings.defaults());
+            var registry = new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.AbilityRegistry(); registry.register(sword.definition());
+            var parties = new games.dmg.fantasystick.party.PartyRoster(clock, ignored -> true);
+            var engine = new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.AbilityEngine(registry, storage, sessions, parties, clock,
+                Runnable::run, (delay, action) -> () -> {}, ignored -> {}, failure -> fail(failure.toString()));
+            Runnable cast = () -> engine.accept(new games.dmg.fantasystick.session.ControlInput(player, active, 2, "great_sword",
+                games.dmg.fantasystick.session.ControlInput.Kind.ABILITY,
+                games.dmg.fantasystick.session.ControlInput.Gesture.ATTACK, target, 0, 1, () -> true));
+            cast.run(); await(hits, 1);
+            var deadline = now.get().plusMillis(750); assertEquals(deadline, current.get().cooldowns().get("great_sword"));
+            cast.run(); assertEquals(1, hits.get());
+            now.set(deadline.minusNanos(1)); cast.run(); assertEquals(1, hits.get());
+            now.set(deadline); cast.run(); await(hits, 2);
+            engine.close(); sword.close(); parties.close();
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test void failedCooldownPersistenceDealsNoDamageOrFreeEffect() {
         var storage = mock(games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.CharacterStorage.class);
         var sessions = mock(games.dmg.fantasystick.session.EquipmentSessions.class);
@@ -312,6 +360,18 @@ class GreatSwordNativeTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test void retainedRecoveryIsHonoredWithoutRewritingConfiguration() throws Exception {
+        String retained = "great-sword-recovery-seconds: 1.2\n";
+        java.nio.file.Files.writeString(data.resolve("config.yml"), retained);
+        try (var f = new FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture(data)) {
+            f.plugin.setEnabled(true);
+            var definition = ((games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.AbilityRegistry)
+                FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture.field(f.plugin, "abilityRegistry")).find("great_sword").orElseThrow();
+            assertEquals(java.time.Duration.ofMillis(1200), definition.cooldown());
+            assertEquals(retained, java.nio.file.Files.readString(data.resolve("config.yml")));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test void configuredDefinitionAndChargeCurvePreserveExactUncappedScaling() throws Exception {
         java.nio.file.Files.writeString(data.resolve("config.yml"),
             "great-sword-base-damage: 9\ngreat-sword-recovery-seconds: 2.5\n");
@@ -389,6 +449,11 @@ class GreatSwordNativeTest {
             old.cooldowns(), old.restrictedKills(), false, null, null), old.revision());
     }
 
+    private static void await(java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger value, int expected) throws Exception {
+        for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 500 && value.get() < expected; attempt++) Thread.sleep(10);
+        assertEquals(expected, value.get());
+    }
+
     private static void withStrength(Path data, FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Actor actor, int strength) throws Exception {
         var repository = new games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.YamlCharacterRepository(data);
         var old = repository.load(actor.core.record.id()).orElseThrow();

src/nativeTest/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/OutOfCombatRecoveryNativeTest.java

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class OutOfCombatRecoveryNativeTest {
     @Test void exactDelayRepeatedIntervalsAndLargeClockJumpsPersistOnePulseBeforeNativePublication() {
         var f = new Direct();
         f.recovery.sweep();
-        f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29)); f.recovery.sweep();
+        f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9)); f.recovery.sweep();
         assertTrue(f.events.isEmpty());
 
         f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(1)); f.recovery.sweep();
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ class OutOfCombatRecoveryNativeTest {
 
     @Test void acceptedEnvironmentalAndDealtDamageResetWhileCancelledAndZeroAttemptsDoNot() {
         var f = new Direct(); f.recovery.sweep();
-        f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29));
+        f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9));
         f.recovery.acceptedDamage(damage(f.player, 2));
-        f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29)); f.recovery.sweep(); assertTrue(f.events.isEmpty());
+        f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9)); f.recovery.sweep(); assertTrue(f.events.isEmpty());
         f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(1)); f.recovery.sweep(); f.runNext(); assertEquals(5, f.health.get());
 
-        var noReset = new Direct(); noReset.recovery.sweep(); noReset.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29));
+        var noReset = new Direct(); noReset.recovery.sweep(); noReset.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9));
         var cancelled = damage(noReset.player, 2); cancelled.setCancelled(true); noReset.recovery.acceptedDamage(cancelled);
         noReset.recovery.acceptedDamage(damage(noReset.player, 0));
         noReset.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(1)); noReset.recovery.sweep(); noReset.runNext();
@@ -85,58 +85,58 @@ class OutOfCombatRecoveryNativeTest {
 
         var dealt = new Direct();
         var target = mock(Player.class); when(target.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(java.util.UUID.randomUUID());
-        dealt.recovery.sweep(); dealt.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29));
+        dealt.recovery.sweep(); dealt.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9));
         var source = DamageSource.builder(org.bukkit.damage.DamageType.PLAYER_ATTACK)
             .withCausingEntity(dealt.player).withDirectEntity(dealt.player).build();
         dealt.recovery.acceptedDamage(new EntityDamageByEntityEvent(dealt.player, target,
             EntityDamageEvent.DamageCause.ENTITY_ATTACK, source, 2));
-        dealt.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29)); dealt.recovery.sweep(); assertTrue(dealt.events.isEmpty());
+        dealt.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9)); dealt.recovery.sweep(); assertTrue(dealt.events.isEmpty());
         dealt.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(1)); dealt.recovery.sweep(); dealt.runNext();
         assertEquals(5, dealt.health.get(), "Accepted outgoing damage starts a fresh delay for its source character");
     }
 
     @Test void cancellationFailureAndDamageDuringPersistenceNeverPublishOrCatchUp() {
         var cancelled = new Direct(); cancelled.veto = true; cancelled.recovery.sweep();
-        cancelled.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30)); cancelled.recovery.sweep();
+        cancelled.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10)); cancelled.recovery.sweep();
         assertEquals(1, cancelled.events.size()); assertTrue(cancelled.callbacks.isEmpty()); assertEquals(4, cancelled.health.get());
         cancelled.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9)); cancelled.recovery.sweep(); assertEquals(1, cancelled.events.size());
 
-        var failed = new Direct(); failed.automatic = false; failed.recovery.sweep(); failed.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30));
+        var failed = new Direct(); failed.automatic = false; failed.recovery.sweep(); failed.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
         failed.recovery.sweep(); assertNotNull(failed.pending);
         failed.pending.completeExceptionally(new java.io.IOException("simulated")); failed.runNext();
         assertEquals(4, failed.health.get());
         failed.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9)); failed.recovery.sweep();
         assertEquals(1, failed.events.size(), "Failed persistence does not immediately replay a missed pulse");
 
-        var stale = new Direct(); stale.automatic = false; stale.recovery.sweep(); stale.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30));
+        var stale = new Direct(); stale.automatic = false; stale.recovery.sweep(); stale.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
         stale.recovery.sweep();
         stale.recovery.acceptedDamage(damage(stale.player, 1));
         stale.pending.complete(Optional.of(stale.saved(BigDecimal.valueOf(5)))); stale.runNext();
         assertEquals(4, stale.health.get(), "Damage during the save invalidates native publication");
-        stale.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(29)); stale.recovery.sweep(); assertEquals(1, stale.events.size());
+        stale.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(9)); stale.recovery.sweep(); assertEquals(1, stale.events.size());
     }
 
     @Test void passiveBonusZeroCancellationAndFullHealthStayInTheBasePulseTransaction() {
         var zero = new Direct(); zero.recovery.attachBonusHealing(ignored -> BigInteger.ZERO);
-        zero.recovery.sweep(); zero.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30)); zero.recovery.sweep(); zero.runNext();
+        zero.recovery.sweep(); zero.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10)); zero.recovery.sweep(); zero.runNext();
         assertEquals(5, zero.health.get(), "A zero passive bonus leaves the base pulse unchanged");
 
         var cancelled = new Direct(); cancelled.recovery.attachBonusHealing(ignored -> BigInteger.valueOf(3)); cancelled.veto = true;
         var cancelledRevision = cancelled.record.get().revision();
-        cancelled.recovery.sweep(); cancelled.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30)); cancelled.recovery.sweep();
+        cancelled.recovery.sweep(); cancelled.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10)); cancelled.recovery.sweep();
         assertEquals(4, cancelled.events.getFirst().getAmount());
         assertEquals(4, cancelled.health.get()); assertEquals(cancelledRevision, cancelled.record.get().revision());
 
         var full = new Direct(); full.health.set(10d); full.record.set(full.saved(BigDecimal.TEN));
         full.recovery.attachBonusHealing(ignored -> BigInteger.valueOf(3)); var fullRevision = full.record.get().revision();
-        full.recovery.sweep(); full.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30)); full.recovery.sweep();
+        full.recovery.sweep(); full.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10)); full.recovery.sweep();
         assertTrue(full.events.isEmpty()); assertEquals(fullRevision, full.record.get().revision());
     }
 
     @Test void stackedRegenerationBonusProducesOneMaximumCappedNativeAndPersistedPulse() {
         var f = new Direct(); f.health.set(9d); f.record.set(f.saved(BigDecimal.valueOf(9)));
         f.recovery.attachBonusHealing(ignored -> BigInteger.valueOf(3));
-        f.recovery.sweep(); f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(30)); f.recovery.sweep();
+        f.recovery.sweep(); f.clock.advance(Duration.ofSeconds(10)); f.recovery.sweep();
         assertEquals(1, f.events.size()); assertEquals(1, f.events.getFirst().getAmount());
         f.runNext(); assertEquals(10, f.health.get()); assertEquals(0, BigDecimal.TEN.compareTo(f.record.get().health()));
     }
@@ -151,6 +151,21 @@ class OutOfCombatRecoveryNativeTest {
         assertEquals(5, f.health.get(), "The new delay evaluates from the retained activity timestamp");
     }
 
+    @Test void retainedThirtySecondDelayRemainsEffectiveWithoutRewritingConfiguration() throws Exception {
+        String retained = "out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds: 30\n";
+        java.nio.file.Files.writeString(data.resolve("config.yml"), retained);
+        try (var f = new FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture(data)) {
+            f.plugin.setEnabled(true);
+            var settings = (games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.OutOfCombatRecoverySettings)
+                FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture.field(f.plugin, "outOfCombatRecoverySettings");
+            assertEquals("30", settings.value(games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.DELAY));
+            assertEquals(retained, java.nio.file.Files.readString(data.resolve("config.yml")));
+            var sender = new EquipmentAdminCommandNativeTest.Sender();
+            assertEquals(List.of("10", "30"), f.command.tabComplete(sender.port, "fantasystick",
+                new String[]{"config", "out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds", ""}));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test void packagedPluginConnectsZeroDelayRecoveryConfigurationAndRestart() throws Exception {
         java.nio.file.Files.writeString(data.resolve("config.yml"),
             "out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds: 0\nout-of-combat-healing-interval-seconds: 10\nout-of-combat-healing-amount: 1\n");

src/nativeTest/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/ShieldBashNativeTest.java

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class ShieldBashNativeTest {
             a.core.inventory.getInventory().setSelectedSlot(0); PartyBookNativeTest.open(f, a);
             String book = PartyBookNativeTest.text(a).replaceAll("\\s+", "");
             assertTrue(book.contains("ShieldBash")); assertTrue(book.contains("STR12")); assertTrue(book.contains("CON12"));
-            assertFalse(book.contains("Cost:")); assertTrue(book.contains("3")); assertTrue(book.contains("6s"));
+            assertFalse(book.contains("Cost:")); assertTrue(book.contains("3")); assertTrue(book.contains("3s"));
             PartyBookNativeTest.click(f, a, abilityButton(a, "[Learn]", "shield_bash"));
             PartyBookNativeTest.drain(f); PartyBookNativeTest.drain(f);
             var storage = (CharacterStorage) FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture.field(f.plugin, "characters");
@@ -197,6 +197,71 @@ class ShieldBashNativeTest {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test void packagedCooldownRefusesImmediatelyAndOneNanosecondBeforeButAcceptsExactBoundary() throws Exception {
+        var now = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<>(java.time.Instant.parse("2026-09-21T20:00:00Z"));
+        java.time.Clock clock = new java.time.Clock() {
+            @Override public java.time.ZoneId getZone() { return java.time.ZoneOffset.UTC; }
+            @Override public java.time.Clock withZone(java.time.ZoneId zone) { return this; }
+            @Override public java.time.Instant instant() { return now.get(); }
+        };
+        var repository = new games.dmg.fantasystick.persistence.YamlCharacterRepository(data);
+        var created = new games.dmg.fantasystick.crafting.CharacterFactory().create(
+            games.dmg.fantasystick.progression.ProgressionRules.defaults());
+        var stats = new EnumMap<>(created.stats()); stats.put(Stat.STR, BigInteger.valueOf(12)); stats.put(Stat.CON, BigInteger.valueOf(12));
+        var initial = new CharacterRecord(created.id(), created.name(), created.revision(), stats, created.level(), created.experience(),
+            created.unspentPoints(), created.health(), java.util.Set.of("shield_bash"),
+            List.of("shield_bash", "", "", "", "", "", ""), created.cooldowns(), created.restrictedKills(), false, null, null);
+        try (var storage = new CharacterStorage(repository, clock)) {
+            storage.create(initial).get(5, java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit.SECONDS);
+            var current = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicReference<>(initial);
+            var sessions = mock(games.dmg.fantasystick.session.EquipmentSessions.class);
+            var active = new games.dmg.fantasystick.session.EquipmentSessions.Active(java.util.UUID.randomUUID(),
+                java.util.UUID.randomUUID(), initial.id());
+            when(sessions.current(active)).thenReturn(true);
+            when(sessions.currentRecord(active)).thenAnswer(ignored -> java.util.Optional.of(current.get()));
+            when(sessions.acknowledgeProgress(eq(active), any(), any())).thenAnswer(call -> {
+                current.set(call.getArgument(2)); return true;
+            });
+            var world = mock(org.bukkit.World.class); var player = mock(org.bukkit.entity.Player.class);
+            when(player.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(active.player()); doReturn(new Location(world, 0, 64, 0)).when(player).getLocation();
+            var target = mock(org.bukkit.entity.LivingEntity.class); when(target.getUniqueId()).thenReturn(java.util.UUID.randomUUID());
+            when(target.getLocation()).thenReturn(new Location(world, 2, 64, 0)); doReturn(true).when(player).hasLineOfSight(target);
+            var hits = new java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger();
+            doAnswer(call -> { hits.incrementAndGet(); return null; }).when(target)
+                .damage(anyDouble(), any(org.bukkit.damage.DamageSource.class));
+            var bash = new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.ShieldBash(
+                games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.ShieldBash.Settings.defaults(), ignored -> {});
+            var registry = new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.AbilityRegistry(); registry.register(bash.definition());
+            var parties = new games.dmg.fantasystick.party.PartyRoster(clock, ignored -> true);
+            var engine = new games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.AbilityEngine(registry, storage, sessions, parties, clock,
+                Runnable::run, (delay, action) -> () -> {}, ignored -> {}, failure -> fail(failure.toString()));
+            Runnable cast = () -> engine.accept(new games.dmg.fantasystick.session.ControlInput(player, active, 2, "shield_bash",
+                games.dmg.fantasystick.session.ControlInput.Kind.ABILITY,
+                games.dmg.fantasystick.session.ControlInput.Gesture.ATTACK, target, 0, 1, () -> true));
+            cast.run(); await(hits, 1);
+            var deadline = now.get().plusSeconds(3); assertEquals(deadline, current.get().cooldowns().get("shield_bash"));
+            cast.run(); assertEquals(1, hits.get());
+            now.set(deadline.minusNanos(1)); cast.run(); assertEquals(1, hits.get());
+            now.set(deadline); cast.run(); await(hits, 2);
+            engine.close(); bash.close(); parties.close();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test void retainedSixSecondCooldownIsHonoredWithoutRewritingConfiguration() throws Exception {
+        String retained = "shield-bash-cooldown-seconds: 6\n";
+        java.nio.file.Files.writeString(data.resolve("config.yml"), retained);
+        try (var f = new FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture(data)) {
+            f.plugin.setEnabled(true);
+            var registry = (games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.AbilityRegistry)
+                FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture.field(f.plugin, "abilityRegistry");
+            assertEquals(java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(6), registry.find("shield_bash").orElseThrow().cooldown());
+            assertEquals(retained, java.nio.file.Files.readString(data.resolve("config.yml")));
+            var sender = new EquipmentAdminCommandNativeTest.Sender();
+            assertEquals(List.of("3", "6"), f.command.tabComplete(sender.port, "fantasystick",
+                new String[]{"config", "shield-bash-cooldown-seconds", ""}));
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test void exactDamageFormulaSupportsFiniteUncappedStats() {
         assertEquals(BigInteger.valueOf(5), games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.ShieldBash.damage(BigInteger.valueOf(12)));
         assertEquals(BigInteger.valueOf(3), games.dmg.fantasystick.ability.ShieldBash.damage(BigInteger.valueOf(9)));
@@ -291,6 +356,11 @@ class ShieldBashNativeTest {
         }
     }
 
+    private static void await(java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger value, int expected) throws Exception {
+        for (int attempt = 0; attempt < 500 && value.get() < expected; attempt++) Thread.sleep(10);
+        assertEquals(expected, value.get());
+    }
+
     private static void learnAndAssign(FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Fixture fixture,
                                        FantasyStickLifecycleNativeTest.Actor actor) throws Exception {
         actor.core.inventory.getInventory().setSelectedSlot(0); PartyBookNativeTest.open(fixture, actor);

src/test/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/DistributionTest.java

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class DistributionTest {
                 "The delivered configuration must expose the reviewed 15-minute default");
             assertTrue(defaults.contains("adventure-mode: true"));
             assertTrue(defaults.contains("great-sword-base-damage: 7"));
-            assertTrue(defaults.contains("great-sword-recovery-seconds: 1.2"));
+            assertTrue(defaults.contains("great-sword-recovery-seconds: 0.75"));
             for (String setting : java.util.List.of("frost-shard-base-damage: 4",
                     "frost-shard-cooldown-seconds: 5", "frost-shard-range-blocks: 32",
                     "frost-shard-lifetime-seconds: 5", "frost-shard-projectile-speed-blocks-per-tick: 3",
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ class DistributionTest {
                     "stone-skin-duration-seconds: 4", "stone-skin-damage-reduction-percent: 25")) {
                 assertTrue(defaults.contains(setting), "Missing packaged Stone Skin default: " + setting);
             }
-            for (String setting : java.util.List.of("shield-bash-base-damage: 4", "shield-bash-cooldown-seconds: 6",
+            for (String setting : java.util.List.of("shield-bash-base-damage: 4", "shield-bash-cooldown-seconds: 3",
                     "shield-bash-range-blocks: 3", "shield-bash-horizontal-knockback: 0.8",
                     "shield-bash-minimum-vertical-knockback: 0.35")) {
                 assertTrue(defaults.contains(setting), "Missing packaged Shield Bash default: " + setting);
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ class DistributionTest {
             }
             assertTrue(defaults.contains("sheet-resource-pack-url: ''"));
             assertTrue(defaults.contains("sheet-resource-pack-sha1: ''"));
-            for (String setting : java.util.List.of("out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds: 30",
+            for (String setting : java.util.List.of("out-of-combat-healing-delay-seconds: 10",
                     "out-of-combat-healing-interval-seconds: 10", "out-of-combat-healing-amount: 1",
                     "quicker-regeneration-i-bonus-healing: 1", "quicker-regeneration-ii-bonus-healing: 2",
                     "health-steal-healing-per-kill: 1")) {

src/test/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/persistence/OutOfCombatRecoverySettingsTest.java

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class OutOfCombatRecoverySettingsTest {
     @Test void parsesReviewedWholeNumberBoundaries() {
         var defaults = defaults();
         var parsed = OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.parse(defaults);
-        assertEquals(Duration.ofSeconds(30), parsed.delay());
+        assertEquals(Duration.ofSeconds(10), parsed.delay());
         assertEquals(Duration.ofSeconds(10), parsed.interval());
         assertEquals(java.math.BigInteger.ONE, parsed.amount());
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ class OutOfCombatRecoverySettingsTest {
             var delay = settings.set(OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.DELAY, "45").toCompletableFuture();
             var amount = settings.set(OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.AMOUNT, "3").toCompletableFuture();
             var d = delay.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS); var a = amount.get(5, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
-            assertEquals("30", settings.value(OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.DELAY));
+            assertEquals("10", settings.value(OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.DELAY));
             settings.publish(a); settings.publish(d);
             assertEquals("45", settings.value(OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.DELAY));
             assertEquals("3", settings.value(OutOfCombatRecoverySettings.AMOUNT));

src/test/java/games/dmg/fantasystick/persistence/ShieldBashSettingsTest.java

@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import org.junit.jupiter.api.io.TempDir;
 
 class ShieldBashSettingsTest {
     @TempDir Path data;
+    @Test void packagedDefaultCooldownIsThreeSeconds() {
+        assertEquals("3", ShieldBashSettings.defaultValue(ShieldBashSettings.COOLDOWN));
+        assertEquals(java.time.Duration.ofSeconds(3), ShieldBashSettings.parse(defaults()).cooldown());
+    }
     @Test void serializesConcurrentKeysPreservesUnrelatedAndPublishesAcknowledgedSnapshots() throws Exception {
         Files.writeString(data.resolve("config.yml"), "unrelated: retained\n");
         try (var settings = new ShieldBashSettings(data, defaults())) {