From 516fd29da423432ef6dfded21a984f1d15dcab1a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: historia <[not public]>
Date: Mon, 5 Oct 2026 17:31:50 -0400
Subject: fix: slop casino and economy fixes

---
 internal/validate/checks.go | 11 +++++++++++
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)

(limited to 'internal/validate/checks.go')

diff --git a/internal/validate/checks.go b/internal/validate/checks.go
index 82f746f..d3fa111 100644
--- a/internal/validate/checks.go
+++ b/internal/validate/checks.go
@@ -1643,6 +1643,17 @@ func validateTalkConfig(prefix string, cfg *behavior.TalkConfig, itemIDs map[str
 	if cfg == nil {
 		return issues
 	}
+	// A talk config with nodes but no "start" node is dead content: the
+	// runtime prints "This person has nothing to say."
+	if len(cfg.Nodes) > 0 {
+		if _, ok := cfg.Nodes["start"]; !ok {
+			issues = append(issues, Issue{
+				Level:   "ERROR",
+				Type:    "reference",
+				Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s: talk config has nodes but no \"start\" node", prefix),
+			})
+		}
+	}
 	for nodeID, node := range cfg.Nodes {
 		nodePrefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s: node %q", prefix, nodeID)
 		if node.Action != nil {
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