a bit of progress

database/migrations/2026_07_04_000003_create_cooldowns_table.php

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+<?php
+
+use Illuminate\Database\Migrations\Migration;
+use Illuminate\Database\Schema\Blueprint;
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Schema;
+
+return new class extends Migration
+{
+    /**
+     * Run the migrations.
+     */
+    public function up(): void
+    {
+        Schema::create('cooldowns', function (Blueprint $table) {
+            $table->id();
+            $table->foreignId('character_id')->constrained('characters')->onDelete('cascade');
+            $table->string('action_type'); // attack, crime, travel, train, etc.
+            $table->timestamp('last_action_at')->useCurrent();
+            $table->timestamps();
+
+            $table->unique(['character_id', 'action_type']);
+            $table->index('character_id');
+            $table->index('action_type');
+            $table->index('last_action_at');
+        });
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reverse the migrations.
+     */
+    public function down(): void
+    {
+        Schema::dropIfExists('cooldowns');
+    }
+};