fixed attribution of .fa-hand-pointer cursor color scheme to ordering according to token-drop sequence instead of seat sequence; updates to accomodate this throughout apps.epic.models & .views, plus new apps.epic migration; assigned #id_sig_cursor_portal a z-index value corresponding to a high position but still beneath the #id_tray apparatus; minor semantic reordering of INSTALLED_APPS in core.settings

src/apps/epic/migrations/0030_sigreservation_seat_fk.py

@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import django.db.models.deletion
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('epic', '0029_fix_schizo_cautions'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AddField(
+            model_name='sigreservation',
+            name='seat',
+            field=models.ForeignKey(
+                blank=True,
+                null=True,
+                on_delete=django.db.models.deletion.SET_NULL,
+                related_name='sig_reservation',
+                to='epic.tableseat',
+            ),
+        ),
+    ]

src/apps/epic/models.py

@@ -359,6 +359,10 @@ class SigReservation(models.Model):
     gamer = models.ForeignKey(
         settings.AUTH_USER_MODEL, on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='sig_reservations'
     )
+    seat = models.ForeignKey(
+        'TableSeat', null=True, blank=True,
+        on_delete=models.SET_NULL, related_name='sig_reservation',
+    )
     card = models.ForeignKey(
         'TarotCard', on_delete=models.CASCADE, related_name='sig_reservations'
     )

src/apps/epic/views.py

@@ -10,8 +10,11 @@ from django.shortcuts import redirect, render
 from django.utils import timezone
 
 from apps.drama.models import GameEvent, record
+from django.db.models import Case, IntegerField, Value, When
+
 from apps.epic.models import (
-    GateSlot, Room, RoomInvite, SigReservation, TableSeat, TarotCard, TarotDeck,
+    GateSlot, Room, RoomInvite, SIG_SEAT_ORDER, SigReservation, TableSeat,
+    TarotCard, TarotDeck,
     active_sig_seat, debit_token, levity_sig_cards, gravity_sig_cards,
     select_token, sig_deck_cards,
 )
@@ -92,6 +95,22 @@ def _notify_sig_reserved(room_id, card_id, role, reserved):
 
 SLOT_ROLE_LABELS = {1: "PC", 2: "NC", 3: "EC", 4: "SC", 5: "AC", 6: "BC"}
 
+_SIG_SEAT_ORDERING = Case(
+    *[When(role=r, then=Value(i)) for i, r in enumerate(SIG_SEAT_ORDER)],
+    default=Value(99),
+    output_field=IntegerField(),
+)
+
+
+def _canonical_user_seat(room, user):
+    """Return the user's seat whose role comes first in PC→NC→EC→SC→AC→BC order.
+
+    In normal play (one user = one seat) this is equivalent to .first().
+    For Carte Blanche (one user = all seats) it returns the PC seat, ensuring
+    sig-select cursor placement is seat-based, not position/slot-based.
+    """
+    return room.table_seats.filter(gamer=user).order_by(_SIG_SEAT_ORDERING).first()
+
 _ROLE_SCRAWL_NAMES = {
     "PC": "Player", "NC": "Narrator", "EC": "Economist",
     "SC": "Shepherd", "AC": "Alchemist", "BC": "Builder",
@@ -242,7 +261,7 @@ def _role_select_context(room, user):
         "slots": room.gate_slots.order_by("slot_number"),
     }
     if room.table_status == Room.SIG_SELECT:
-        user_seat = room.table_seats.filter(gamer=user).first() if user.is_authenticated else None
+        user_seat = _canonical_user_seat(room, user) if user.is_authenticated else None
         user_role = user_seat.role if user_seat else None
         user_polarity = None
         if user_role in _LEVITY_ROLES:
@@ -583,7 +602,7 @@ def sig_reserve(request, room_id):
     if room.table_status != Room.SIG_SELECT:
         return HttpResponse(status=400)
 
-    user_seat = room.table_seats.filter(gamer=request.user).first()
+    user_seat = _canonical_user_seat(room, request.user)
     if not user_seat or not user_seat.role:
         return HttpResponse(status=403)
 
@@ -622,7 +641,7 @@ def sig_reserve(request, room_id):
 
     SigReservation.objects.create(
         room=room, gamer=request.user, card=card,
-        role=user_seat.role, polarity=polarity,
+        seat=user_seat, role=user_seat.role, polarity=polarity,
     )
     _notify_sig_reserved(room_id, card.pk, user_seat.role, reserved=True)
     return HttpResponse(status=200)

src/core/settings.py

@@ -57,13 +57,13 @@ INSTALLED_APPS = [
     # Board apps
     'apps.dashboard',
     'apps.gameboard',
+    'apps.billboard',
     # Gamer apps
     'apps.lyric',
     'apps.epic',
     'apps.drama',
-    'apps.billboard',
-    'apps.ap',
     # Custom apps
+    'apps.ap',
     'apps.api',
     'apps.applets',
     'functional_tests',

src/functional_tests/test_room_sig_select.py

@@ -34,14 +34,15 @@ def _assign_all_roles(room, role_order=None):
         slug="earthman",
         defaults={"name": "Earthman Deck", "card_count": 108, "is_default": True},
     )
-    # Seed the 18 sig deck cards (migration data is flushed in TransactionTestCase FTs)
+    # Seed the 18 sig deck cards (migration data is flushed in TransactionTestCase FTs).
+    # _sig_unique_cards() filters arcana=MIDDLE, suits BRANDS/CROWNS/BLADES/GRAILS (Earthman).
     _NAME = {11: "Maid", 12: "Jack", 13: "Queen", 14: "King"}
-    for suit in ("WANDS", "PENTACLES", "SWORDS", "CUPS"):
+    for suit in ("BRANDS", "CROWNS", "BLADES", "GRAILS"):
         for number in (11, 12, 13, 14):
             TarotCard.objects.get_or_create(
                 deck_variant=earthman,
                 slug=f"{_NAME[number].lower()}-of-{suit.lower()}-em",
-                defaults={"arcana": "MINOR", "suit": suit, "number": number,
+                defaults={"arcana": "MIDDLE", "suit": suit, "number": number,
                           "name": f"{_NAME[number]} of {suit.capitalize()}"},
             )
     for number, name, slug in [
@@ -257,13 +258,13 @@ class SigSelectChannelsTest(ChannelsFunctionalTest):
             )
 
             reserved_card = self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, reserved_card_sel)
-            border_color = self.browser.execute_script(
-                "return window.getComputedStyle(arguments[0]).borderTopColor",
+            box_shadow = self.browser.execute_script(
+                "return window.getComputedStyle(arguments[0]).boxShadow",
                 reserved_card,
             )
-            self.assertEqual(
-                border_color, "rgb(255, 207, 52)",
-                f"Expected --priYl border for NC reservation, got {border_color}",
+            self.assertIn(
+                "255, 207, 52", box_shadow,
+                f"Expected --priYl (255,207,52) in box-shadow for NC reservation, got {box_shadow}",
             )
 
         finally:
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ class SigSelectThemeTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + f"/gameboard/room/{room.pk}/")
         self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".sig-overlay"))
 
-        self._hover_card('.sig-card[data-arcana="Minor Arcana"]')
+        self._hover_card('.sig-card[data-arcana="Middle Arcana"]')
 
         above = self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".sig-qualifier-above")
@@ -346,7 +347,7 @@ class SigSelectThemeTest(FunctionalTest):
         self.browser.get(self.live_server_url + f"/gameboard/room/{room.pk}/")
         self.wait_for(lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".sig-overlay"))
 
-        self._hover_card('.sig-card[data-arcana="Minor Arcana"]')
+        self._hover_card('.sig-card[data-arcana="Middle Arcana"]')
 
         above = self.wait_for(
             lambda: self.browser.find_element(By.CSS_SELECTOR, ".sig-qualifier-above")

src/static_src/scss/_card-deck.scss

@@ -507,7 +507,7 @@ html:has(.sig-backdrop) {
     position: fixed;
     inset: 0;
     pointer-events: none;
-    z-index: 9999;
+    z-index: 200;   // above sig-overlay (120), below tray (310)
     overflow: visible;
 }