client/src/App.jsx

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ import AdminCharacter from './routes/admin/views/AdminCharacter.jsx'
 import AuthProvidersAdmin from './routes/admin/views/AuthProvidersAdmin.jsx'
 import UsersAdmin from './routes/admin/views/UsersAdmin.jsx'
 import UserDetail from './routes/admin/views/UserDetail.jsx'
+import InvitesAdmin from './routes/admin/views/InvitesAdmin.jsx'
 import AccountAdmin from './routes/admin/views/AccountAdmin.jsx'
 import Moderation from './routes/admin/views/Moderation.jsx'
 import ModerationUser from './routes/admin/views/ModerationUser.jsx'
@@ -53,6 +54,7 @@ import ModerationUser from './routes/admin/views/ModerationUser.jsx'
 // Player portal
 import PlayerLogin from './routes/player/PlayerLogin.jsx'
 import PlayerRegister from './routes/player/PlayerRegister.jsx'
+import AcceptInvite from './routes/player/AcceptInvite.jsx'
 import PlayerPortalLayout from './routes/player/PlayerPortalLayout.jsx'
 import PlayerCharacters from './routes/player/PlayerCharacters.jsx'
 import PlayerCharacter from './routes/player/PlayerCharacter.jsx'
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ export default function App() {
             <Route path="auth-providers" element={<AuthProvidersAdmin />} />
             <Route path="users" element={<UsersAdmin />} />
             <Route path="users/:id" element={<UserDetail />} />
+            <Route path="invites" element={<InvitesAdmin />} />
             <Route path="account" element={<AccountAdmin />} />
             <Route path="*" element={<Navigate to="/admin" replace />} />
           </Route>
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ export default function App() {
           {/* Player portal */}
           <Route path="/account/login" element={<PlayerLogin />} />
           <Route path="/account/register" element={<PlayerRegister />} />
+          <Route path="/invite/:token" element={<AcceptInvite />} />
           <Route
             element={
               <RequirePlayer>

client/src/api/client.js

@@ -48,6 +48,10 @@ export const api = {
   // optional email. Returns { user } and sets the session cookie on success.
   register: (username, password, extra = {}) =>
     req('/auth/register', { method: 'POST', body: { username, password, ...extra } }),
+  // Email invites (public, token-gated accept).
+  getInvite: (token) => req(`/auth/invite/${encodeURIComponent(token)}`),
+  acceptInvite: (token, username, password, extra = {}) =>
+    req(`/auth/invite/${encodeURIComponent(token)}/accept`, { method: 'POST', body: { username, password, ...extra } }),
   loginTotp: (challenge, code) =>
     req('/auth/login/totp', { method: 'POST', body: { challenge, code } }),
   // Second factor for an SSO login (challenge is held in an httpOnly cookie set by
@@ -171,6 +175,10 @@ export const api = {
     createUser: (data) => req('/admin/users', { method: 'POST', body: data }),
     updateUser: (id, data) => req(`/admin/users/${id}`, { method: 'PUT', body: data }),
     deleteUser: (id) => req(`/admin/users/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
+    // Email invites.
+    listInvites: () => req('/admin/invites'),
+    createInvite: (email, role) => req('/admin/invites', { method: 'POST', body: { email, role } }),
+    revokeInvite: (id) => req(`/admin/invites/${id}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
     // A single user's shard (uo-link) footprint, scoped to their linked accounts.
     // accounts/sales/houses/online are user-scoped endpoints; roster/vendors/char
     // reuse the admin-bypass /admin/shard/* endpoints (which already read any
@@ -184,6 +192,7 @@ export const api = {
       houses: () => req(`/admin/users/${id}/shard/houses`),
       online: () => req(`/admin/users/${id}/shard/online`),
       standing: () => req(`/admin/users/${id}/shard/standing`),
+      unlink: (account) => req(`/admin/users/${id}/shard/link/${encodeURIComponent(account)}`, { method: 'DELETE' }),
     }),
 
     // ----- moderation dashboard (admin + moderator) -----
@@ -313,6 +322,8 @@ export const api = {
       vendors: (account) => req(`/player/shard/vendors/${encodeURIComponent(account)}`),
       char: (serial) => req(`/player/shard/char/${encodeURIComponent(serial)}`),
       sales: () => req('/player/shard/sales'),
+      createAccount: (account, password) =>
+        req('/player/shard/account', { method: 'POST', body: { account, password } }),
     },
   },
 }

client/src/components/CreateGameAccountForm.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+import { useState } from 'react'
+
+// Reusable "create a game account" form (its own username + password — the game
+// client credentials, distinct from the website login). Calls `submit(account,
+// password)` which should POST /player/shard/account; on success calls onCreated.
+// Used by the player portal (self-serve) and the invite-accept page alike.
+export default function CreateGameAccountForm({ submit, onCreated, compact = false }) {
+  const [account, setAccount] = useState('')
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [msg, setMsg] = useState('')
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+
+  async function onSubmit(e) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setMsg(''); setError('')
+    if (!/^[A-Za-z0-9][A-Za-z0-9_.-]{2,29}$/.test(account)) {
+      return setError('Account name must be 3–30 letters, numbers, . _ or -.')
+    }
+    if (password.length < 8) return setError('Password must be at least 8 characters.')
+    setBusy(true)
+    try {
+      await submit(account, password)
+      setMsg(`Game account “${account}” created and linked.`)
+      setAccount(''); setPassword('')
+      if (onCreated) await onCreated()
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.status === 409) setError('That account name is already taken.')
+      else if (err.status === 429) setError('The account limit for your network has been reached.')
+      else if (err.status === 403) setError('Game-account signup is not available right now.')
+      else if (err.status === 503) setError('The game server is unavailable — try again shortly.')
+      else setError(err.message || 'Could not create the account right now.')
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+      {!compact && (
+        <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.88rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
+          Choose the username and password you’ll type into the game client. These are your
+          <strong style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}> game</strong> credentials — separate from your website login.
+        </p>
+      )}
+      <label style={{ display: 'block', marginBottom: 14 }}>
+        <span className="field-label">Game account name</span>
+        <input
+          type="text" autoComplete="off" value={account}
+          onChange={(e) => setAccount(e.target.value)} className="input" placeholder="e.g. darrow"
+        />
+      </label>
+      <label style={{ display: 'block', marginBottom: 16 }}>
+        <span className="field-label">Game password</span>
+        <input
+          type="password" autoComplete="new-password" value={password}
+          onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)} className="input"
+        />
+      </label>
+
+      {error && <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '0 0 12px', color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{error}</p>}
+      {msg && <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '0 0 12px', color: '#7fd0a4', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{msg}</p>}
+
+      <button type="submit" disabled={busy} className="btn btn-primary btn-sq">
+        {busy ? 'Creating…' : 'Create game account'}
+      </button>
+    </form>
+  )
+}

client/src/components/GameAccounts.jsx

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { Link } from 'react-router-dom'
 import { Loading, ErrorState } from './PageState.jsx'
 import ShardAccountActions from './ShardAccountActions.jsx'
+import CreateGameAccountForm from './CreateGameAccountForm.jsx'
+import { api } from '../api/client.js'
 
 // Shared game-account linking + character roster, used by both the player portal
 // (/player) and the staff account page (/admin/account). `scope` is the api
@@ -108,9 +110,37 @@ function AccountRoster({ scope, account, charTo }) {
   )
 }
 
-export default function GameAccounts({ scope, charTo, readOnly = false, moderation = false }) {
+// Compact per-account "Unlink" button for the admin (readOnly) view. Confirms,
+// then calls onUnlink(account) and reloads. Errors surface inline.
+function UnlinkButton({ account, onUnlink }) {
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  async function go() {
+    if (!window.confirm(`Unlink game account “${account}” from this user? Attribution stops immediately.`)) return
+    setBusy(true); setError('')
+    try {
+      await onUnlink(account)
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err.status === 403 ? 'Protected account — refused.' : err.status === 404 ? 'Not linked.' : (err.message || 'Could not unlink.'))
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+  return (
+    <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 8 }}>
+      <button type="button" onClick={go} disabled={busy} className="pill" style={{ fontSize: '0.72rem', color: '#d98b84', borderColor: '#5b2020' }}>
+        {busy ? 'Unlinking…' : 'Unlink'}
+      </button>
+      {error && <span className="sans" style={{ color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.76rem' }}>{error}</span>}
+    </span>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function GameAccounts({ scope, charTo, readOnly = false, moderation = false, onUnlink = null }) {
   const [accounts, setAccounts] = useState(null)
   const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  // Whether the site currently offers game-account creation (public flag). Only
+  // relevant for the self-service (non-readOnly) view with a createAccount scope.
+  const [signupOk, setSignupOk] = useState(false)
 
   const load = useCallback(async () => {
     setError('')
@@ -122,6 +152,17 @@ export default function GameAccounts({ scope, charTo, readOnly = false, moderati
   }, [scope, readOnly])
   useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (readOnly || !scope.createAccount) return
+    let active = true
+    api.publicSettings()
+      .then((s) => active && setSignupOk(Boolean(s?.gameAccountSignup)))
+      .catch(() => {})
+    return () => { active = false }
+  }, [readOnly, scope])
+
+  const canCreate = !readOnly && Boolean(scope.createAccount) && signupOk
+
   if (error) return <ErrorState message={error} />
   if (!accounts) return <Loading />
 
@@ -138,13 +179,21 @@ export default function GameAccounts({ scope, charTo, readOnly = false, moderati
       )
     }
     return (
-      <div className="panel" style={{ padding: 22 }}>
-        <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Link your game account</div>
-        <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.88rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
-          You haven’t linked a game account yet. In game, type <code style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>[link</code> to get a
-          one-time code, then enter it below to see your characters, stats, skills and vendors here.
-        </p>
-        <LinkForm scope={scope} onLinked={load} />
+      <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 16 }}>
+        <div className="panel" style={{ padding: 22 }}>
+          <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Link your game account</div>
+          <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.88rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
+            Already play? In game, type <code style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>[link</code> to get a
+            one-time code, then enter it below to see your characters, stats, skills and vendors here.
+          </p>
+          <LinkForm scope={scope} onLinked={load} />
+        </div>
+        {canCreate && (
+          <div className="panel" style={{ padding: 22 }}>
+            <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 8 }}>Create a new game account</div>
+            <CreateGameAccountForm submit={scope.createAccount} onCreated={load} />
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
     )
   }
@@ -154,8 +203,11 @@ export default function GameAccounts({ scope, charTo, readOnly = false, moderati
     <div style={{ display: 'flex', flexDirection: 'column', gap: 26 }}>
       {accounts.map((a) => (
         <section key={a.account}>
-          <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.7rem', letterSpacing: '0.12em', textTransform: 'uppercase', marginBottom: 12 }}>
-            {a.account}
+          <div style={{ display: 'flex', alignItems: 'center', justifyContent: 'space-between', gap: 12, marginBottom: 12 }}>
+            <div className="sans" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', fontSize: '0.7rem', letterSpacing: '0.12em', textTransform: 'uppercase' }}>
+              {a.account}
+            </div>
+            {onUnlink && <UnlinkButton account={a.account} onUnlink={async (acct) => { await onUnlink(acct); await load() }} />}
           </div>
           {moderation && <ShardAccountActions account={a.account} style={{ marginBottom: 12 }} />}
           <AccountRoster scope={scope} account={a.account} charTo={charTo} />
@@ -165,6 +217,12 @@ export default function GameAccounts({ scope, charTo, readOnly = false, moderati
         <section style={{ borderTop: '1px solid var(--line-soft)', paddingTop: 20 }}>
           <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 10 }}>Link another account</div>
           <LinkForm scope={scope} onLinked={load} compact />
+          {canCreate && (
+            <div style={{ marginTop: 20 }}>
+              <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 10 }}>Create another game account</div>
+              <CreateGameAccountForm submit={scope.createAccount} onCreated={load} compact />
+            </div>
+          )}
         </section>
       )}
     </div>

client/src/routes/admin/AdminLayout.jsx

@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ const NAV = [
     title: 'System',
     items: [
       { to: '/admin/users', label: 'Users', icon: IconUsers, roles: ['admin'] },
+      { to: '/admin/invites', label: 'Invites', icon: IconUsers, roles: ['admin'] },
       { to: '/admin/settings', label: 'Settings', icon: IconGear, roles: ['admin'] },
       { to: '/admin/hero', label: 'Hero Editor', icon: IconHero, roles: ['admin'] },
       { to: '/admin/auth-providers', label: 'Authentication', icon: IconKey, roles: ['admin'] },
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ const TITLES = {
   '/admin/characters': 'My Characters',
   '/admin/auth-providers': 'Authentication',
   '/admin/users': 'Users',
+  '/admin/invites': 'Invites',
   '/admin/account': 'Account Security',
 }
 

client/src/routes/admin/views/InvitesAdmin.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,152 @@
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { Loading, ErrorState } from '../../../components/PageState.jsx'
+import { dateTime } from '../../../lib/format.js'
+import { api } from '../../../api/client.js'
+
+// Admin email invites: send an invite at a chosen access level, see recent
+// invites and their status, revoke pending ones. When email delivery isn't
+// configured the create response hands back the accept link to copy manually.
+
+const ROLES = ['player', 'moderator', 'editor', 'admin']
+const ROLE_BADGE = { admin: 'badge-admin', editor: 'badge-editor', moderator: 'badge-moderator', player: 'badge-player' }
+const STATUS_COLOR = { pending: 'var(--accent)', accepted: '#7fd0a4', revoked: 'var(--muted)' }
+
+function CreateInvite({ onCreated }) {
+  const [email, setEmail] = useState('')
+  const [role, setRole] = useState('player')
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [result, setResult] = useState(null) // { emailed, acceptUrl }
+
+  async function submit(e) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setError(''); setResult(null)
+    if (!email.trim()) return setError('Enter an email address.')
+    setBusy(true)
+    try {
+      const res = await api.admin.createInvite(email.trim(), role)
+      setResult(res)
+      setEmail('')
+      await onCreated()
+    } catch (err) {
+      setError(err.message || 'Could not create the invite.')
+    } finally {
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <div className="panel" style={{ padding: 22, marginBottom: 22 }}>
+      <div className="field-label" style={{ marginBottom: 10 }}>Invite someone</div>
+      <form onSubmit={submit} style={{ display: 'flex', gap: 12, alignItems: 'flex-end', flexWrap: 'wrap' }}>
+        <label style={{ flex: '1 1 240px' }}>
+          <span className="field-label">Email</span>
+          <input type="email" value={email} onChange={(e) => setEmail(e.target.value)} className="input" placeholder="person@example.com" />
+        </label>
+        <label>
+          <span className="field-label">Access level</span>
+          <select value={role} onChange={(e) => setRole(e.target.value)} className="select">
+            {ROLES.map((r) => <option key={r} value={r}>{r}</option>)}
+          </select>
+        </label>
+        <button type="submit" disabled={busy} className="btn btn-primary btn-sq">
+          {busy ? 'Sending…' : 'Send invite'}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+
+      {error && <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '12px 0 0', color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.85rem' }}>{error}</p>}
+      {result && (
+        <div style={{ marginTop: 14 }}>
+          {result.emailed ? (
+            <p className="sans" style={{ margin: 0, color: '#7fd0a4', fontSize: '0.86rem' }}>Invitation emailed.</p>
+          ) : (
+            <div className="sans" style={{ fontSize: '0.84rem', color: 'var(--muted)' }}>
+              <p style={{ margin: '0 0 6px', color: '#e0b070' }}>
+                Email isn’t configured{result.emailError ? ` (${result.emailError})` : ''} — share this single-use link:
+              </p>
+              <code style={{ display: 'block', wordBreak: 'break-all', color: 'var(--head)', background: 'var(--panel-flat)', padding: '8px 10px', borderRadius: 6, border: '1px solid var(--line)' }}>
+                {result.acceptUrl}
+              </code>
+            </div>
+          )}
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+}
+
+export default function InvitesAdmin() {
+  const [invites, setInvites] = useState(null)
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+
+  const load = useCallback(async () => {
+    setError('')
+    try {
+      setInvites(await api.admin.listInvites())
+    } catch {
+      setError('Could not load invites.')
+    }
+  }, [])
+  useEffect(() => { load() }, [load])
+
+  async function revoke(id) {
+    if (!window.confirm('Revoke this pending invitation?')) return
+    try {
+      await api.admin.revokeInvite(id)
+      await load()
+    } catch {
+      /* surfaced by the row staying; keep it simple */
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (error) return <ErrorState message={error} />
+
+  return (
+    <section>
+      <CreateInvite onCreated={load} />
+
+      {!invites ? (
+        <Loading />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="panel-flat">
+          <table className="adm-table">
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th className="adm-th">Email</th>
+                <th className="adm-th">Role</th>
+                <th className="adm-th">Status</th>
+                <th className="adm-th">Expires</th>
+                <th className="adm-th">Created</th>
+                <th className="adm-th" />
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
+              {invites.length === 0 && (
+                <tr><td className="adm-td" colSpan={6} style={{ color: 'var(--muted)' }}>No invites yet.</td></tr>
+              )}
+              {invites.map((iv) => {
+                const status = iv.status === 'pending' && iv.expired ? 'expired' : iv.status
+                return (
+                  <tr key={iv.id}>
+                    <td className="adm-td" style={{ color: 'var(--text)' }}>{iv.email}</td>
+                    <td className="adm-td"><span className={`badge ${ROLE_BADGE[iv.role] || 'badge-editor'}`}>{iv.role}</span></td>
+                    <td className="adm-td" style={{ color: STATUS_COLOR[iv.status] || 'var(--muted)', textTransform: 'capitalize' }}>{status}</td>
+                    <td className="adm-td dim">{dateTime(iv.expiresAt)}</td>
+                    <td className="adm-td dim">{dateTime(iv.createdAt)}</td>
+                    <td className="adm-td" style={{ textAlign: 'right' }}>
+                      {iv.status === 'pending' && (
+                        <button type="button" className="pill" style={{ fontSize: '0.72rem', color: '#d98b84', borderColor: '#5b2020' }} onClick={() => revoke(iv.id)}>
+                          Revoke
+                        </button>
+                      )}
+                    </td>
+                  </tr>
+                )
+              })}
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </section>
+  )
+}

client/src/routes/admin/views/UserDetail.jsx

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ function ShardSections({ scope }) {
     <>
       <CharacterStats scope={scope} />
       <SectionTitle>Linked accounts &amp; characters</SectionTitle>
-      <GameAccounts scope={scope} readOnly moderation charTo={(serial) => `/admin/characters/${serial}`} />
+      <GameAccounts scope={scope} readOnly moderation onUnlink={scope.unlink} charTo={(serial) => `/admin/characters/${serial}`} />
       <Standing scope={scope} />
       <OnlineNow scope={scope} />
       <Houses scope={scope} />

client/src/routes/player/AcceptInvite.jsx

@@ -0,0 +1,132 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { Link, useNavigate, useParams } from 'react-router-dom'
+import { useAuth } from '../../contexts/AuthContext.jsx'
+import { api } from '../../api/client.js'
+import PlayerShell, { honeypotStyle } from './PlayerShell.jsx'
+import CreateGameAccountForm from '../../components/CreateGameAccountForm.jsx'
+
+// Public, token-gated invite acceptance (/invite/:token). Validates the invite,
+// lets the invitee set a username + password (their email + role are pre-assigned),
+// creates the account at that role and logs them in. For a player invite it then
+// offers the built-in "create game account" step before sending them to the portal.
+export default function AcceptInvite() {
+  const { token } = useParams()
+  const navigate = useNavigate()
+  const { refresh } = useAuth()
+
+  const [invite, setInvite] = useState(null) // { email, role }
+  const [loadErr, setLoadErr] = useState('')
+  const [signupOk, setSignupOk] = useState(false)
+
+  const [username, setUsername] = useState('')
+  const [password, setPassword] = useState('')
+  const [company, setCompany] = useState('') // honeypot
+  const [error, setError] = useState('')
+  const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false)
+  const [accepted, setAccepted] = useState(false)
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let active = true
+    api.getInvite(token)
+      .then((iv) => active && setInvite(iv))
+      .catch((err) => active && setLoadErr(err.status === 404 ? 'This invitation is invalid or has expired.' : 'Could not load this invitation.'))
+    api.publicSettings()
+      .then((s) => active && setSignupOk(Boolean(s?.gameAccountSignup)))
+      .catch(() => {})
+    return () => { active = false }
+  }, [token])
+
+  const dest = invite && invite.role === 'player' ? '/player' : '/admin'
+
+  async function onSubmit(e) {
+    e.preventDefault()
+    setError('')
+    if (username.trim().length < 3) return setError('Username must be at least 3 characters.')
+    if (password.length < 8) return setError('Password must be at least 8 characters.')
+    setBusy(true)
+    try {
+      await api.acceptInvite(token, username.trim(), password, { company })
+      await refresh() // pull the freshly-issued session into context
+      setAccepted(true)
+      // Staff invites are web-only — no game step; go straight in.
+      if (!(invite.role === 'player' && signupOk)) navigate(dest, { replace: true })
+    } catch (err) {
+      if (err.status === 409) setError('That username is already taken, or the invite was already used.')
+      else if (err.status === 404) setError('This invitation is invalid or has expired.')
+      else if (err.status === 400) setError(err.message || 'Please check your details and try again.')
+      else setError('Could not accept the invitation right now.')
+      setBusy(false)
+    }
+  }
+
+  // ── Loading / invalid ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  if (loadErr) {
+    return (
+      <PlayerShell subtitle="Invitation">
+        <p className="sans" style={{ margin: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', textAlign: 'center', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>{loadErr}</p>
+        <p className="sans" style={{ textAlign: 'center', margin: '16px 0 0' }}>
+          <Link to="/account/login" style={{ color: 'var(--accent)', textDecoration: 'none' }}>Go to sign in</Link>
+        </p>
+      </PlayerShell>
+    )
+  }
+  if (!invite) {
+    return (
+      <PlayerShell subtitle="Invitation">
+        <div style={{ display: 'grid', placeItems: 'center', padding: 20 }}><span className="spin" /></div>
+      </PlayerShell>
+    )
+  }
+
+  // ── Accepted: optional game-account step (player invites) ──────────────────
+  if (accepted) {
+    return (
+      <PlayerShell subtitle="Set up your game account">
+        <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.9rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
+          Your account is ready. Create a game account now to play, or skip and do it later from your portal.
+        </p>
+        <CreateGameAccountForm
+          submit={api.player.shard.createAccount}
+          onCreated={() => navigate('/player', { replace: true })}
+        />
+        <p className="sans" style={{ textAlign: 'center', margin: '18px 0 0' }}>
+          <button type="button" onClick={() => navigate('/player', { replace: true })} className="btn" style={{ background: 'none', border: 'none', color: 'var(--accent)', cursor: 'pointer' }}>
+            Skip for now →
+          </button>
+        </p>
+      </PlayerShell>
+    )
+  }
+
+  // ── Accept form ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  return (
+    <PlayerShell subtitle="Accept your invitation">
+      <p className="sans" style={{ marginTop: 0, marginBottom: 18, color: 'var(--muted)', fontSize: '0.88rem', lineHeight: 1.6 }}>
+        You’ve been invited as <strong style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>{invite.role}</strong>
+        {invite.email ? <> for <strong style={{ color: 'var(--head)' }}>{invite.email}</strong></> : null}. Choose a username and password to finish.
+      </p>
+      <form onSubmit={onSubmit}>
+        <label style={{ display: 'block', marginBottom: 16 }}>
+          <span className="field-label">Username</span>
+          <input type="text" autoComplete="username" autoFocus value={username} onChange={(e) => setUsername(e.target.value)} className="input" />
+        </label>
+        <label style={{ display: 'block', marginBottom: 22 }}>
+          <span className="field-label">Password</span>
+          <input type="password" autoComplete="new-password" value={password} onChange={(e) => setPassword(e.target.value)} className="input" />
+        </label>
+        <div style={honeypotStyle} aria-hidden="true">
+          <label>
+            Company
+            <input type="text" name="company" tabIndex={-1} autoComplete="off" value={company} onChange={(e) => setCompany(e.target.value)} />
+          </label>
+        </div>
+
+        {error && <p className="sans" style={{ margin: '0 0 14px', color: '#d98b84', fontSize: '0.85rem', textAlign: 'center' }}>{error}</p>}
+
+        <button type="submit" disabled={busy} className="btn btn-primary" style={{ display: 'block', width: '100%', borderRadius: 8, padding: 12, textAlign: 'center' }}>
+          {busy ? 'Creating…' : 'Accept & create account'}
+        </button>
+      </form>
+    </PlayerShell>
+  )
+}

server/src/model/settings/settings.model.js

@@ -71,6 +71,9 @@ async function getPublic() {
   // page show/hide the password form and SSO buttons.
   const mode = REGISTRATION_MODES.includes(all[REGISTRATION_KEY]) ? all[REGISTRATION_KEY] : 'disabled'
   out.registration = registrationFlags(mode)
+  // Whether the site offers game-account creation (the shard's own mode still has
+  // the final say when the call is made). Lets the portal show/hide the form.
+  out.gameAccountSignup = all[GAME_SIGNUP_KEY] === 'enabled'
   return out
 }