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 ## Player Persistence
 - [ ] Reconnecting player skips chargen, sees "Welcome back!"
 - [ ] Room, stats, inventory, equipment all restored from DB
-- [ ] Status effects do NOT persist across sessions (cleared on login)
+- [ ] Status effects persist across logout/login (stored in DB)
+- [ ] Status effects continue ticking while player is offline
+- [ ] On reconnect, expired effects are gone; active effects resume
 - [ ] Verify with: `sqlite3 mudserver.db "SELECT * FROM players;"`
 
 ## Movement & Navigation
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 - [ ] Status effects expire after their duration (in ticks)
 - [ ] `stats` command shows active status effects and remaining duration
 - [ ] Multiple status effects can be active simultaneously
-- [ ] Status effects cleared on player death/respawn
+- [ ] Negative status effects cleared on player death/respawn
+- [ ] Status effects on offline players resolve by wall-clock time on next login
 
 ## Passive Regeneration
 - [ ] Players out of combat slowly regenerate HP over ticks