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app/Http/Middleware/Game/VerifyCharacter.php

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+<?php
+
+namespace App\Http\Middleware\Game;
+
+use Closure;
+use Illuminate\Http\Request;
+use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
+
+class VerifyCharacter
+{
+    /**
+     * Handle an incoming request.
+     *
+     * @param  \Closure(\Illuminate\Http\Request): (\Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response)  $next
+     */
+    public function handle(Request $request, Closure $next): Response
+    {
+        // Check if user is authenticated
+        if (!$request->user()) {
+            return redirect()->route('login');
+        }
+        
+        // Check if user has a character
+        $character = $request->user()->character;
+        
+        if (!$character) {
+            // No character exists, redirect to character creation
+            return redirect()->route('game.character.create');
+        }
+        
+        // Character exists, proceed with request
+        return $next($request);
+    }
+}