feat(hunting): show cleared encounters and resume interrupted fights

The hunt screen kept whatever roll was last in memory, so a player coming
back from a fight saw every encounter as fresh. Encounters now carry their
own status, which the combat module advances as fights start and end.

- hunt_encounters.status replaces consumed_at, which only recorded that a
  fight had begun and could not distinguish a win from a loss
- a lost fight hands the encounter back as AVAILABLE, so it can be retried;
  the unique index tying one combat to one encounter goes with it
- GET /hunts/active serves the resumable hunt, which the hunt page adopts on
  entry rather than trusting its in-memory roll
- defeated encounters are crossed out and lose their hover and attack action
- a fresh page load rejoins a combat the server still holds open

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

apps/api/src/combat/combat.service.spec.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { CharacterCombatStatsService } from '../characters/character-combat-stat
 import { Character } from '../characters/entities/character.entity';
 import { Hunt } from '../hunting/entities/hunt.entity';
 import { HuntEncounter } from '../hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
+import { HuntEncounterStatus } from '../hunting/hunt-encounter-status.enum';
 import { HuntStatus } from '../hunting/hunt-status.enum';
 import { MonsterDefinition } from '../monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity';
 import { TravelService } from '../travel/travel.service';
@@ -221,7 +222,7 @@ function huntEncounter(overrides: Partial<HuntEncounter> = {}): HuntEncounter {
     huntId: HUNT_ID,
     monsterDefinitionId: MONSTER_ID,
     position: 0,
-    consumedAt: null,
+    status: HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
     createdAt: new Date('2026-08-18T09:00:00.000Z'),
     ...overrides,
   } as HuntEncounter;
@@ -315,12 +316,14 @@ describe('CombatService', () => {
       });
     });
 
-    it('marks the encounter as consumed', async () => {
+    it('marks the encounter as IN_PROGRESS', async () => {
       const { dataSource, service } = createService();
 
       await service.startCombat(CHARACTER_ID, ENCOUNTER_ID);
 
-      expect(dataSource.state.huntEncounters[0].consumedAt).not.toBeNull();
+      expect(dataSource.state.huntEncounters[0].status).toBe(
+        HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+      );
     });
 
     it('rejects an unknown encounter id', async () => {
@@ -332,10 +335,25 @@ describe('CombatService', () => {
       );
     });
 
-    it('rejects an already-consumed encounter, and does not create a second combat', async () => {
+    it('rejects an already-defeated encounter, and does not create a second combat', async () => {
       const state = createState({
         huntEncounters: [
-          huntEncounter({ consumedAt: new Date('2026-08-18T09:05:00.000Z') }),
+          huntEncounter({ status: HuntEncounterStatus.DEFEATED }),
+        ],
+      });
+      const { dataSource, service } = createService({ state });
+
+      await expectCombatDomainError(
+        service.startCombat(CHARACTER_ID, ENCOUNTER_ID),
+        'HUNT_ENCOUNTER_ALREADY_CONSUMED',
+      );
+      expect(dataSource.state.combats).toHaveLength(0);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects an encounter whose fight is still IN_PROGRESS', async () => {
+      const state = createState({
+        huntEncounters: [
+          huntEncounter({ status: HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS }),
         ],
       });
       const { dataSource, service } = createService({ state });
@@ -518,6 +536,55 @@ describe('CombatService', () => {
       );
     });
 
+    it('marks the encounter DEFEATED when the fight is won', async () => {
+      const state = createState({ monsters: [monster({ maxHp: 10 })] });
+      const { dataSource, service, combatId } = await startedCombat(state);
+
+      await service.performAction(CHARACTER_ID, combatId, CombatAction.ATTACK);
+
+      expect(dataSource.state.huntEncounters[0].status).toBe(
+        HuntEncounterStatus.DEFEATED,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('frees the encounter for another attempt when the fight is lost', async () => {
+      const state = createState({ characters: [character({ baseHp: 1 })] });
+      const { dataSource, service, combatId } = await startedCombat(state);
+
+      await service.performAction(CHARACTER_ID, combatId, CombatAction.ATTACK);
+
+      expect(dataSource.state.huntEncounters[0].status).toBe(
+        HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('leaves the encounter IN_PROGRESS while the fight continues', async () => {
+      const { dataSource, service, combatId } = await startedCombat();
+
+      await service.performAction(CHARACTER_ID, combatId, CombatAction.ATTACK);
+
+      expect(dataSource.state.huntEncounters[0].status).toBe(
+        HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('lets a lost encounter be fought again as a fresh combat', async () => {
+      const state = createState({ characters: [character({ baseHp: 1 })] });
+      const { dataSource, service, combatId } = await startedCombat(state);
+      await service.performAction(CHARACTER_ID, combatId, CombatAction.ATTACK);
+
+      const retry = await service.startCombat(CHARACTER_ID, ENCOUNTER_ID);
+
+      expect(retry.id).not.toBe(combatId);
+      expect(retry.status).toBe('ACTIVE');
+      expect(retry.round).toBe(1);
+      expect(retry.player.currentHp).toBe(retry.player.maxHp);
+      expect(dataSource.state.combats).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(dataSource.state.huntEncounters[0].status).toBe(
+        HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+      );
+    });
+
     it('rejects actions on an unknown combat id', async () => {
       const { service } = createService();
 

apps/api/src/combat/combat.service.ts

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { CharacterCombatStatsService } from '../characters/character-combat-stat
 import { Character } from '../characters/entities/character.entity';
 import { Hunt } from '../hunting/entities/hunt.entity';
 import { HuntEncounter } from '../hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
+import { HuntEncounterStatus } from '../hunting/hunt-encounter-status.enum';
 import { HuntStatus } from '../hunting/hunt-status.enum';
 import { MonsterDefinition } from '../monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity';
 import { TravelService } from '../travel/travel.service';
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ export class CombatService {
       if (!encounter) {
         throw huntEncounterNotFound();
       }
-      if (encounter.consumedAt) {
+      if (encounter.status !== HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE) {
         throw huntEncounterAlreadyConsumed();
       }
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ export class CombatService {
       });
       await combats.save(combat);
 
-      encounter.consumedAt = new Date();
+      encounter.status = HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS;
       await encounters.save(encounter);
 
       return this.toCombatDto(combat, character.name, monster, []);
@@ -216,6 +217,11 @@ export class CombatService {
       combat.monsterCurrentHp = result.state.monster.currentHp;
       if (combat.status !== CombatStatus.ACTIVE) {
         combat.completedAt = new Date();
+        await this.settleEncounter(
+          manager.getRepository(HuntEncounter),
+          combat.huntEncounterId,
+          combat.status,
+        );
       }
       await combats.save(combat);
 
@@ -252,6 +258,28 @@ export class CombatService {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Records the fight's outcome on the encounter that spawned it. A win
+   * retires the encounter; a loss hands it back so the player can try again.
+   */
+  private async settleEncounter(
+    encounters: Repository<HuntEncounter>,
+    encounterId: string,
+    outcome: CombatStatus,
+  ): Promise<void> {
+    const encounter = await encounters.findOneBy({ id: encounterId });
+    if (!encounter) {
+      // combats.hunt_encounter_id is a RESTRICT FK; guaranteed to exist.
+      throw combatStateInvalid();
+    }
+
+    encounter.status =
+      outcome === CombatStatus.WON
+        ? HuntEncounterStatus.DEFEATED
+        : HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE;
+    await encounters.save(encounter);
+  }
+
   private async lockCharacter(
     characters: Repository<Character>,
     characterId: string,

apps/api/src/combat/entities/combat.entity.ts

@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ export interface CombatPlayerState extends CombatCombatantState {
 }
 
 @Entity({ name: 'combats' })
-@Index('IDX_combats_hunt_encounter', ['huntEncounterId'], { unique: true })
+// Deliberately not unique: a lost fight frees the encounter to be retried,
+// which creates a second combat row for the same encounter.
+@Index('IDX_combats_hunt_encounter', ['huntEncounterId'])
 export class Combat {
   @PrimaryGeneratedColumn('uuid', { name: 'id' })
   id!: string;

apps/api/src/database/migrations/1788200000000-AddHuntEncounterStatus.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import { MigrationInterface, QueryRunner } from 'typeorm';
+
+export class AddHuntEncounterStatus1788200000000 implements MigrationInterface {
+  public async up(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      "CREATE TYPE \"hunt_encounter_status_enum\" AS ENUM ('AVAILABLE', 'IN_PROGRESS', 'DEFEATED')",
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`ALTER TABLE "hunt_encounters"
+      ADD COLUMN "status" "hunt_encounter_status_enum" NOT NULL DEFAULT 'AVAILABLE'`);
+
+    // consumed_at only recorded that a fight had started, so the outcome has
+    // to be read off the combat it spawned. The unique index this migration
+    // drops guarantees at most one such combat per encounter.
+    await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE "hunt_encounters" AS "encounter"
+      SET "status" = CASE "combat"."status"
+        WHEN 'WON' THEN 'DEFEATED'::"hunt_encounter_status_enum"
+        WHEN 'ACTIVE' THEN 'IN_PROGRESS'::"hunt_encounter_status_enum"
+        ELSE 'AVAILABLE'::"hunt_encounter_status_enum"
+      END
+      FROM "combats" AS "combat"
+      WHERE "combat"."hunt_encounter_id" = "encounter"."id"`);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      'ALTER TABLE "hunt_encounters" DROP COLUMN "consumed_at"',
+    );
+
+    // A retried encounter gets a second combat row, so the index that kept
+    // them one-to-one has to go; one ACTIVE combat per character is still
+    // enforced by IDX_active_combat_per_character.
+    await queryRunner.query('DROP INDEX "IDX_combats_hunt_encounter"');
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      'CREATE INDEX "IDX_combats_hunt_encounter" ON "combats" ("hunt_encounter_id")',
+    );
+  }
+
+  public async down(queryRunner: QueryRunner): Promise<void> {
+    await queryRunner.query('DROP INDEX "IDX_combats_hunt_encounter"');
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      'CREATE UNIQUE INDEX "IDX_combats_hunt_encounter" ON "combats" ("hunt_encounter_id")',
+    );
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      'ALTER TABLE "hunt_encounters" ADD COLUMN "consumed_at" TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE',
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query(`UPDATE "hunt_encounters"
+      SET "consumed_at" = now()
+      WHERE "status" <> 'AVAILABLE'`);
+
+    await queryRunner.query(
+      'ALTER TABLE "hunt_encounters" DROP COLUMN "status"',
+    );
+    await queryRunner.query('DROP TYPE "hunt_encounter_status_enum"');
+  }
+}

apps/api/src/database/migrations/combat-system.migration.spec.ts

@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ import 'reflect-metadata';
 import { getMetadataArgsStorage } from 'typeorm';
 import { Combat } from '../../combat/entities/combat.entity';
 import { CombatEvent } from '../../combat/entities/combat-event.entity';
-import { HuntEncounter } from '../../hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
 
 describe('combat system schema', () => {
   it('maps Combat and CombatEvent relations with the documented onDelete behavior', () => {
@@ -28,17 +27,6 @@ describe('combat system schema', () => {
     );
   });
 
-  it('enforces one combat per hunt encounter via a unique index', () => {
-    const metadata = getMetadataArgsStorage();
-    const index = metadata.indices.find(
-      (candidate) => candidate.target === Combat && candidate.columns?.includes('huntEncounterId'),
-    );
-
-    expect(index).toBeDefined();
-    const indexMetadata = index as typeof index & { options?: { unique?: boolean }; unique?: boolean };
-    expect(indexMetadata?.options?.unique ?? indexMetadata?.unique).toBe(true);
-  });
-
   it('enforces ordered, unique event sequencing per combat', () => {
     const metadata = getMetadataArgsStorage();
     const index = metadata.indices.find(
@@ -52,14 +40,4 @@ describe('combat system schema', () => {
     const indexMetadata = index as typeof index & { options?: { unique?: boolean }; unique?: boolean };
     expect(indexMetadata?.options?.unique ?? indexMetadata?.unique).toBe(true);
   });
-
-  it('adds a nullable consumedAt column to hunt_encounters to prevent reuse', () => {
-    const metadata = getMetadataArgsStorage();
-    const column = metadata.columns.find(
-      (candidate) => candidate.target === HuntEncounter && candidate.propertyName === 'consumedAt',
-    );
-
-    expect(column).toBeDefined();
-    expect(column?.options.nullable).toBe(true);
-  });
 });

apps/api/src/database/migrations/encounter-status.migration.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import 'reflect-metadata';
+import { getMetadataArgsStorage } from 'typeorm';
+import { Combat } from '../../combat/entities/combat.entity';
+import { HuntEncounter } from '../../hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
+import { HuntEncounterStatus } from '../../hunting/hunt-encounter-status.enum';
+
+describe('encounter status schema', () => {
+  it('stores the encounter status as a non-nullable enum on hunt_encounters', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadataArgsStorage();
+    const column = metadata.columns.find(
+      (candidate) =>
+        candidate.target === HuntEncounter &&
+        candidate.propertyName === 'status',
+    );
+
+    expect(column).toBeDefined();
+    expect(column?.options.type).toBe('enum');
+    expect(column?.options.enum).toBe(HuntEncounterStatus);
+    expect(column?.options.enumName).toBe('hunt_encounter_status_enum');
+    expect(column?.options.nullable).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+
+  it('drops consumedAt, whose gate the encounter status replaces', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadataArgsStorage();
+    const column = metadata.columns.find(
+      (candidate) =>
+        candidate.target === HuntEncounter &&
+        candidate.propertyName === 'consumedAt',
+    );
+
+    expect(column).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it('allows repeated combats per encounter so a lost fight can be retried', () => {
+    const metadata = getMetadataArgsStorage();
+    const index = metadata.indices.find(
+      (candidate) =>
+        candidate.target === Combat &&
+        candidate.columns?.includes('huntEncounterId'),
+    );
+
+    expect(index).toBeDefined();
+    const indexMetadata = index as typeof index & {
+      options?: { unique?: boolean };
+      unique?: boolean;
+    };
+    expect(indexMetadata?.options?.unique ?? indexMetadata?.unique).toBeFalsy();
+  });
+});

apps/api/src/hunting/entities/hunt-encounter.entity.ts

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import {
   PrimaryGeneratedColumn,
 } from 'typeorm';
 import { MonsterDefinition } from '../../monsters/entities/monster-definition.entity';
+import { HuntEncounterStatus } from '../hunt-encounter-status.enum';
 import { Hunt } from './hunt.entity';
 
 @Entity({ name: 'hunt_encounters' })
@@ -23,10 +24,16 @@ export class HuntEncounter {
   @Column({ name: 'position', type: 'integer' })
   position!: number;
 
-  // Set when a Combat is successfully created from this encounter. Prevents
+  // Owned by the combat module, which advances it as fights start and end.
-  // one HuntEncounter from spawning more than one Combat (spec §7).
+  // DEFEATED and IN_PROGRESS both bar a new fight; a lost fight resets the
-  @Column({ name: 'consumed_at', type: 'timestamptz', nullable: true })
+  // encounter to AVAILABLE so the player can try again.
-  consumedAt!: Date | null;
+  @Column({
+    name: 'status',
+    type: 'enum',
+    enum: HuntEncounterStatus,
+    enumName: 'hunt_encounter_status_enum',
+  })
+  status!: HuntEncounterStatus;
 
   @CreateDateColumn({ name: 'created_at', type: 'timestamptz' })
   createdAt!: Date;

apps/api/src/hunting/hunt-encounter-status.enum.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+export enum HuntEncounterStatus {
+  AVAILABLE = 'AVAILABLE',
+  IN_PROGRESS = 'IN_PROGRESS',
+  DEFEATED = 'DEFEATED',
+}

apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.controller.spec.ts

@@ -10,15 +10,17 @@ import { HuntingService } from './hunting.service';
 describe('HuntingController', () => {
   let app: INestApplication<App>;
   const startHunt = jest.fn();
+  const getActiveHunt = jest.fn();
 
   beforeEach(async () => {
     startHunt.mockReset();
+    getActiveHunt.mockReset();
     const module = await Test.createTestingModule({
       controllers: [HuntingController],
       providers: [
         {
           provide: HuntingService,
-          useValue: { startHunt },
+          useValue: { startHunt, getActiveHunt },
         },
       ],
     }).compile();
@@ -47,4 +49,42 @@ describe('HuntingController', () => {
     expect(startHunt).toHaveBeenCalledWith(DEMO_CHARACTER_ID);
     expect(response.body).toEqual(huntResult);
   });
+
+  it('serves the resumable hunt with its encounter statuses', async () => {
+    const huntResult = {
+      id: 'hunt-1',
+      location: { id: 'loc-1', key: 'burned-road', name: 'Verbrannte Strasse' },
+      encounters: [
+        {
+          id: 'encounter-1',
+          monster: {
+            key: 'ash-rat',
+            name: 'Aschenratte',
+            level: 1,
+            artworkPath: '/images/monsters/ash-rat.png',
+          },
+          dangerRating: 'WEAK',
+          status: 'DEFEATED',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    getActiveHunt.mockResolvedValue(huntResult);
+
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .get('/api/hunts/active')
+      .expect(200);
+
+    expect(getActiveHunt).toHaveBeenCalledWith(DEMO_CHARACTER_ID);
+    expect(response.body).toEqual(huntResult);
+  });
+
+  it('serves an empty body when there is no resumable hunt', async () => {
+    getActiveHunt.mockResolvedValue(null);
+
+    const response = await request(app.getHttpServer())
+      .get('/api/hunts/active')
+      .expect(200);
+
+    expect(response.body).toEqual({});
+  });
 });

apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.controller.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { Controller, Post } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { Controller, Get, Post } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { DEMO_CHARACTER_ID } from '../demo/demo-character.constants';
 import { HuntResultDto, HuntingService } from './hunting.service';
 
@@ -10,4 +10,9 @@ export class HuntingController {
   startHunt(): Promise<HuntResultDto> {
     return this.huntingService.startHunt(DEMO_CHARACTER_ID);
   }
+
+  @Get('active')
+  getActiveHunt(): Promise<HuntResultDto | null> {
+    return this.huntingService.getActiveHunt(DEMO_CHARACTER_ID);
+  }
 }

apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.spec.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { LocationDefinition } from '../world/entities/location-definition.entity
 import { DangerRating } from './danger-rating';
 import { Hunt } from './entities/hunt.entity';
 import { HuntEncounter } from './entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
+import { HuntEncounterStatus } from './hunt-encounter-status.enum';
 import { HuntStatus } from './hunt-status.enum';
 import { HuntingDomainError } from './hunting.errors';
 import { HuntingService } from './hunting.service';
@@ -29,6 +30,15 @@ interface FakeState {
   huntEncounters: HuntEncounter[];
 }
 
+// `find` in the fake ignores `relations`, so fixtures attach the joined
+// monster the way TypeORM would have hydrated it.
+function withMonster(
+  encounter: HuntEncounter,
+  monster: MonsterDefinition,
+): HuntEncounter {
+  return { ...encounter, monster } as HuntEncounter;
+}
+
 class FakeRepository<T extends { id: string }> {
   constructor(
     private readonly state: FakeState,
@@ -56,10 +66,24 @@ class FakeRepository<T extends { id: string }> {
     );
   }
 
-  find(options: { where: Partial<T> }): Promise<T[]> {
+  find(options: {
-    return Promise.resolve(
+    where: Partial<T>;
-      this.rows().filter((row) => this.matches(row, options.where)),
+    order?: Partial<Record<keyof T, 'ASC' | 'DESC'>>;
+  }): Promise<T[]> {
+    const matched = this.rows().filter((row) =>
+      this.matches(row, options.where),
     );
+    const orderKey = options.order
+      ? (Object.keys(options.order)[0] as keyof T)
+      : undefined;
+    if (orderKey) {
+      const direction = options.order![orderKey] === 'DESC' ? -1 : 1;
+      matched.sort((a, b) => {
+        if (a[orderKey] === b[orderKey]) return 0;
+        return a[orderKey] > b[orderKey] ? direction : -direction;
+      });
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve(matched);
   }
 
   create(values: Partial<T>): T {
@@ -567,4 +591,135 @@ describe('HuntingService', () => {
       expect(encounter.dangerRating).toBe(DangerRating.WEAK);
     }
   });
+
+  it('marks every freshly rolled encounter as AVAILABLE', async () => {
+    const monsterA = monsterDefinition(
+      MONSTER_A_ID,
+      'aschenratte',
+      'Aschenratte',
+    );
+    const state = createState();
+    state.characters[0].currentLocationId = HUNTING_LOCATION_ID;
+    state.characters[0].currentLocation = huntingLocation();
+    state.locationMonsters = [
+      locationMonster(
+        LOCATION_MONSTER_A_ID,
+        HUNTING_LOCATION_ID,
+        monsterA,
+        100,
+      ),
+    ];
+    const { dataSource, service } = createService({
+      state,
+      randomSource: fakeRandomSource([0.1, 0.1, 0.1]),
+    });
+
+    const result = await service.startHunt(CHARACTER_ID);
+
+    expect(result.encounters.map((encounter) => encounter.status)).toEqual([
+      HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+      HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+      HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+    ]);
+    expect(
+      dataSource.state.huntEncounters.map((encounter) => encounter.status),
+    ).toEqual([
+      HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+      HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+      HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  describe('getActiveHunt', () => {
+    function activeHuntState(
+      statuses: HuntEncounterStatus[],
+      overrides: { huntStatus?: HuntStatus; huntLocationId?: string } = {},
+    ) {
+      const monsterA = monsterDefinition(
+        MONSTER_A_ID,
+        'aschenratte',
+        'Aschenratte',
+      );
+      const state = createState();
+      state.characters[0].currentLocationId = HUNTING_LOCATION_ID;
+      state.characters[0].currentLocation = huntingLocation();
+      state.hunts = [
+        {
+          id: 'hunt-1',
+          characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+          locationId: overrides.huntLocationId ?? HUNTING_LOCATION_ID,
+          status: overrides.huntStatus ?? HuntStatus.ACTIVE,
+          createdAt: new Date('2026-08-18T09:00:00.000Z'),
+        } as Hunt,
+      ];
+      state.huntEncounters = statuses.map((status, position) =>
+        withMonster(
+          {
+            id: `encounter-${position}`,
+            huntId: 'hunt-1',
+            monsterDefinitionId: MONSTER_A_ID,
+            position,
+            status,
+            createdAt: new Date('2026-08-18T09:00:00.000Z'),
+          } as HuntEncounter,
+          monsterA,
+        ),
+      );
+      return state;
+    }
+
+    it('returns null when the character has no active hunt', async () => {
+      const { service } = createService();
+
+      await expect(service.getActiveHunt(CHARACTER_ID)).resolves.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('returns null when the only hunt has been superseded', async () => {
+      const state = activeHuntState([HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE], {
+        huntStatus: HuntStatus.SUPERSEDED,
+      });
+      const { service } = createService({ state });
+
+      await expect(service.getActiveHunt(CHARACTER_ID)).resolves.toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('returns the active hunt with the persisted status of each encounter', async () => {
+      const state = activeHuntState([
+        HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+        HuntEncounterStatus.DEFEATED,
+        HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+      ]);
+      const { service } = createService({ state });
+
+      const result = await service.getActiveHunt(CHARACTER_ID);
+
+      expect(result?.id).toBe('hunt-1');
+      expect(result?.location).toEqual({
+        id: HUNTING_LOCATION_ID,
+        key: 'burned-road',
+        name: 'Verbrannte Strasse',
+      });
+      expect(result?.encounters.map((encounter) => encounter.status)).toEqual([
+        HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
+        HuntEncounterStatus.DEFEATED,
+        HuntEncounterStatus.IN_PROGRESS,
+      ]);
+      expect(result?.encounters.map((encounter) => encounter.id)).toEqual([
+        'encounter-0',
+        'encounter-1',
+        'encounter-2',
+      ]);
+      expect(result?.encounters[0].monster.key).toBe('aschenratte');
+      expect(result?.encounters[0].dangerRating).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('returns null once the character has left the hunt location', async () => {
+      const state = activeHuntState([HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE], {
+        huntLocationId: SAFE_LOCATION_ID,
+      });
+      const { service } = createService({ state });
+
+      await expect(service.getActiveHunt(CHARACTER_ID)).resolves.toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });

apps/api/src/hunting/hunting.service.ts

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { TravelStatus } from '../travel/travel-status.enum';
 import { calculateDangerRating, DangerRating } from './danger-rating';
 import { Hunt } from './entities/hunt.entity';
 import { HuntEncounter } from './entities/hunt-encounter.entity';
+import { HuntEncounterStatus } from './hunt-encounter-status.enum';
 import { HuntStatus } from './hunt-status.enum';
 import {
   characterNotFound,
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export interface HuntEncounterDto {
   id: string;
   monster: MonsterSummary;
   dangerRating: DangerRating;
+  status: HuntEncounterStatus;
 }
 
 export interface HuntResultDto {
@@ -110,28 +112,11 @@ export class HuntingService {
           huntId: hunt.id,
           monsterDefinitionId: monster.id,
           position,
+          status: HuntEncounterStatus.AVAILABLE,
         });
         await txEncounters.save(encounter);
 
-        const dangerRating = calculateDangerRating(
+        encounterDtos.push(this.toEncounterDto(encounter, monster, character));
-          { attack: character.baseAttack, armor: 0, hp: character.baseHp },
-          {
-            attack: monster.attack,
-            armor: monster.armor,
-            hp: monster.maxHp,
-          },
-        );
-
-        encounterDtos.push({
-          id: encounter.id,
-          monster: {
-            key: monster.key,
-            name: monster.name,
-            level: monster.level,
-            artworkPath: monster.artworkPath,
-          },
-          dangerRating,
-        });
       }
 
       return {
@@ -142,6 +127,70 @@ export class HuntingService {
     });
   }
 
+  /**
+   * The hunt the player can still act on, or null if there is none. A hunt
+   * is only resumable where it was rolled, so travelling away retires it and
+   * the player has to search the new area instead.
+   */
+  async getActiveHunt(characterId: string): Promise<HuntResultDto | null> {
+    const characters = this.dataSource.getRepository(Character);
+    const character = await characters.findOne({
+      where: { id: characterId },
+      relations: { currentLocation: true },
+    });
+    if (!character) {
+      throw characterNotFound();
+    }
+
+    const hunts = this.dataSource.getRepository(Hunt);
+    const hunt = await hunts.findOne({
+      where: {
+        characterId,
+        status: HuntStatus.ACTIVE,
+        locationId: character.currentLocationId,
+      },
+    });
+    if (!hunt) {
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    const huntEncounters = this.dataSource.getRepository(HuntEncounter);
+    const encounters = await huntEncounters.find({
+      where: { huntId: hunt.id },
+      relations: { monster: true },
+      order: { position: 'ASC' },
+    });
+
+    return {
+      id: hunt.id,
+      location: this.toLocationSummary(character.currentLocation),
+      encounters: encounters.map((encounter) =>
+        this.toEncounterDto(encounter, encounter.monster, character),
+      ),
+    };
+  }
+
+  private toEncounterDto(
+    encounter: HuntEncounter,
+    monster: MonsterDefinition,
+    character: Character,
+  ): HuntEncounterDto {
+    return {
+      id: encounter.id,
+      monster: {
+        key: monster.key,
+        name: monster.name,
+        level: monster.level,
+        artworkPath: monster.artworkPath,
+      },
+      dangerRating: calculateDangerRating(
+        { attack: character.baseAttack, armor: 0, hp: character.baseHp },
+        { attack: monster.attack, armor: monster.armor, hp: monster.maxHp },
+      ),
+      status: encounter.status,
+    };
+  }
+
   /**
    * Rolls `count` independent weighted picks from `pool`. Each slot walks
    * the pool in the order it was supplied, accumulating weight, and picks

apps/web/src/app/app.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-import { Component } from '@angular/core';
+import { Component, OnInit, inject } from '@angular/core';
-import { RouterOutlet } from '@angular/router';
+import { Router, RouterOutlet } from '@angular/router';
+import { CombatStore } from './features/combat/combat.store';
 
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-root',
@@ -7,4 +8,21 @@ import { RouterOutlet } from '@angular/router';
   templateUrl: './app.html',
   styleUrl: './app.scss',
 })
-export class App {}
+export class App implements OnInit {
+  private readonly combatStore = inject(CombatStore);
+  private readonly router = inject(Router);
+
+  // A fight the server still holds open outlives the browser session, and
+  // leaving it is not something the player can do from anywhere else, so a
+  // fresh load resumes it rather than stranding them on the world map.
+  ngOnInit(): void {
+    void this.resumeRunningCombat();
+  }
+
+  private async resumeRunningCombat(): Promise<void> {
+    const combat = await this.combatStore.loadActiveCombat();
+    if (combat) {
+      void this.router.navigate(['/combat', combat.id]);
+    }
+  }
+}

apps/web/src/app/core/api/game-api.models.ts

@@ -57,10 +57,13 @@ export interface MonsterSummary {
   artworkPath: string;
 }
 
+export type HuntEncounterStatus = 'AVAILABLE' | 'IN_PROGRESS' | 'DEFEATED';
+
 export interface HuntEncounter {
   id: string;
   monster: MonsterSummary;
   dangerRating: DangerRating;
+  status: HuntEncounterStatus;
 }
 
 export interface HuntResult {

apps/web/src/app/core/api/game-api.service.ts

@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ export class GameApiService {
     return this.http.post<HuntResult>('/api/hunts', {});
   }
 
+  getActiveHunt(): Observable<HuntResult | null> {
+    return this.http.get<HuntResult | null>('/api/hunts/active');
+  }
+
   startCombat(encounterId: string): Observable<Combat> {
     return this.http.post<Combat>(`/api/hunt-encounters/${encounterId}/attack`, {});
   }

apps/web/src/app/core/resume-combat.spec.ts

@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import { TestBed } from '@angular/core/testing';
+import { Router, provideRouter } from '@angular/router';
+import { vi } from 'vitest';
+import type { Combat } from './api/game-api.models';
+import { App } from '../app';
+import { CombatStore } from '../features/combat/combat.store';
+
+const runningCombat: Combat = {
+  id: 'combat-running',
+  status: 'ACTIVE',
+  round: 4,
+  player: { name: 'Aric Duskwalker', maxHp: 100, currentHp: 62 },
+  monster: {
+    key: 'road-bandit',
+    name: 'Straßenräuber',
+    level: 3,
+    maxHp: 75,
+    currentHp: 30,
+    artworkPath: '/images/enemies/RoadBandit.png',
+  },
+  events: [],
+};
+
+describe('resuming an interrupted combat', () => {
+  let combatStore: { loadActiveCombat: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn> };
+  let router: Router;
+
+  async function bootstrap() {
+    await TestBed.configureTestingModule({
+      imports: [App],
+      providers: [
+        provideRouter([
+          { path: 'world', children: [] },
+          { path: 'combat/:combatId', children: [] },
+        ]),
+        { provide: CombatStore, useValue: combatStore },
+      ],
+    }).compileComponents();
+
+    router = TestBed.inject(Router);
+    vi.spyOn(router, 'navigate').mockResolvedValue(true);
+
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(App);
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+    await fixture.whenStable();
+    return fixture;
+  }
+
+  it('drops the player straight back into the fight they left running', async () => {
+    combatStore = { loadActiveCombat: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(runningCombat)) };
+
+    await bootstrap();
+
+    expect(combatStore.loadActiveCombat).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(router.navigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['/combat', 'combat-running']);
+  });
+
+  it('leaves navigation alone when no fight is running', async () => {
+    combatStore = { loadActiveCombat: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve(null)) };
+
+    await bootstrap();
+
+    expect(combatStore.loadActiveCombat).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(router.navigate).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+});

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/encounter-card/encounter-card.component.html

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<article class="encounter-card">
+<article class="encounter-card" [class.encounter-card--settled]="settled">
   <div class="encounter-card__crest">
     @if (iconPath(); as icon) {
       <img class="encounter-card__crest-icon" [src]="icon" alt="" loading="lazy" decoding="async" />
@@ -13,6 +13,16 @@
       loading="lazy"
       decoding="async"
     />
+
+    @if (defeated) {
+      <img
+        class="encounter-card__defeated-mark"
+        [src]="defeatedMark"
+        alt="Besiegt"
+        loading="lazy"
+        decoding="async"
+      />
+    }
   </div>
 
   <h3 class="encounter-card__name">{{ encounter.monster.name }}</h3>
@@ -22,5 +32,12 @@
     <app-danger-badge class="encounter-card__danger" [rating]="encounter.dangerRating" />
   </div>
 
-  <button type="button" class="encounter-card__attack" (click)="onAttack()">Angreifen</button>
+  <button
+    type="button"
+    class="encounter-card__attack"
+    [disabled]="settled"
+    (click)="onAttack()"
+  >
+    {{ actionLabel }}
+  </button>
 </article>

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/encounter-card/encounter-card.component.scss

@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@
   background-size: 100% 100%;
 }
 
+/* A settled encounter is out of play, so the card recedes: the artwork loses
+   its colour and the whole frame dims. */
+.encounter-card--settled .encounter-card__artwork {
+  filter: grayscale(0.85) brightness(0.6);
+}
+
+.encounter-card--settled {
+  opacity: 0.78;
+}
+
 /* ---------- crest ---------- */
 
 .encounter-card__crest {
@@ -54,6 +64,17 @@
   place-items: end center;
 }
 
+/* Sits over the artwork panel rather than the whole card, so the name and
+   the danger badge stay readable under it. */
+.encounter-card__defeated-mark {
+  position: absolute;
+  inset: 6%;
+  inline-size: 88%;
+  block-size: 88%;
+  object-fit: contain;
+  pointer-events: none;
+}
+
 .encounter-card__artwork {
   inline-size: 100%;
   block-size: 100%;
@@ -126,15 +147,20 @@
   text-shadow: 0 0.1rem 0.35rem rgb(0 0 0 / 0.85);
 }
 
-.encounter-card__attack:hover {
+.encounter-card__attack:enabled:hover {
   color: #f4ecda;
   box-shadow: inset 0 0 1.1rem rgb(150 200 245 / 0.5);
 }
 
-.encounter-card__attack:active {
+.encounter-card__attack:enabled:active {
   box-shadow: inset 0 0.15rem 0.7rem rgb(0 0 0 / 0.6);
 }
 
+.encounter-card__attack:disabled {
+  color: rgb(214 206 190 / 0.45);
+  cursor: default;
+}
+
 .encounter-card__attack:focus-visible {
   outline: 2px solid var(--ar-blue);
   outline-offset: -3px;
@@ -145,7 +171,7 @@
     transition: filter var(--ar-motion-base);
   }
 
-  .encounter-card:hover {
+  .encounter-card:not(.encounter-card--settled):hover {
     filter: drop-shadow(0 0 0.9rem rgb(214 178 107 / 0.3));
   }
 

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/encounter-card/encounter-card.component.spec.ts

@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ const dawnwolfEncounter: HuntEncounter = {
     artworkPath: '/images/enemies/Dawnwolf.png',
   },
   dangerRating: 'MATCH',
+  status: 'AVAILABLE',
 };
 
 const ashRatEncounter: HuntEncounter = {
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ const ashRatEncounter: HuntEncounter = {
     artworkPath: '/images/monsters/ash-rat.png',
   },
   dangerRating: 'WEAK',
+  status: 'AVAILABLE',
 };
 
 function render(encounter: HuntEncounter): HTMLElement {
@@ -89,4 +91,62 @@ describe('EncounterCardComponent', () => {
     expect(emitted).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(dawnwolfEncounter.monster.key);
     expect(dawnwolfEncounter.id).not.toBe(dawnwolfEncounter.monster.key);
   });
+
+  it('leaves an available encounter unmarked and interactive', () => {
+    const element = render(dawnwolfEncounter);
+
+    expect(element.querySelector('.encounter-card__defeated-mark')).toBeNull();
+    expect(element.querySelector('.encounter-card')?.classList).not.toContain(
+      'encounter-card--settled',
+    );
+    expect(
+      element.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack')?.disabled,
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('crosses out a defeated encounter and disables its attack', () => {
+    const element = render({ ...dawnwolfEncounter, status: 'DEFEATED' });
+    const mark = element.querySelector('.encounter-card__defeated-mark');
+
+    expect(mark).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(mark?.getAttribute('alt')).toBe('Besiegt');
+    expect(
+      element.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack')?.disabled,
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('drops the hover treatment once an encounter is settled', () => {
+    const defeated = render({ ...dawnwolfEncounter, status: 'DEFEATED' });
+    const inProgress = render({ ...dawnwolfEncounter, status: 'IN_PROGRESS' });
+
+    expect(defeated.querySelector('.encounter-card')?.classList).toContain(
+      'encounter-card--settled',
+    );
+    expect(inProgress.querySelector('.encounter-card')?.classList).toContain(
+      'encounter-card--settled',
+    );
+  });
+
+  it('locks an in-progress encounter without crossing it out', () => {
+    const element = render({ ...dawnwolfEncounter, status: 'IN_PROGRESS' });
+
+    expect(element.querySelector('.encounter-card__defeated-mark')).toBeNull();
+    expect(
+      element.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack')?.disabled,
+    ).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not emit an attack for a defeated encounter', () => {
+    const fixture = TestBed.createComponent(EncounterCardComponent);
+    fixture.componentRef.setInput('encounter', { ...dawnwolfEncounter, status: 'DEFEATED' });
+    fixture.detectChanges();
+
+    const emitted = vi.fn();
+    fixture.componentInstance.attack.subscribe(emitted);
+
+    const element = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+    element.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack')?.click();
+
+    expect(emitted).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/encounter-card/encounter-card.component.ts

@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ import { HuntEncounter } from '../../../core/api/game-api.models';
 import { monsterCutoutPath, monsterIconPath } from '../../../shared/monster-artwork';
 import { DangerBadgeComponent } from '../../../shared/danger-badge/danger-badge.component';
 
+const DEFEATED_MARK = '/images/hud/runtime/defeated-mark-256.png';
+
 @Component({
   selector: 'app-encounter-card',
   imports: [DangerBadgeComponent],
@@ -13,7 +15,31 @@ export class EncounterCardComponent {
   @Input({ required: true }) encounter!: HuntEncounter;
   @Output() readonly attack = new EventEmitter<string>();
 
+  protected readonly defeatedMark = DEFEATED_MARK;
+
+  protected get defeated(): boolean {
+    return this.encounter.status === 'DEFEATED';
+  }
+
+  // A cleared or already-running encounter cannot be attacked, so the card
+  // drops its hover invitation as well as the button.
+  protected get settled(): boolean {
+    return this.encounter.status !== 'AVAILABLE';
+  }
+
+  protected get actionLabel(): string {
+    if (this.defeated) {
+      return 'Besiegt';
+    }
+
+    return this.encounter.status === 'IN_PROGRESS' ? 'Im Kampf' : 'Angreifen';
+  }
+
   protected onAttack(): void {
+    if (this.settled) {
+      return;
+    }
+
     this.attack.emit(this.encounter.id);
   }
 

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/hunt-page/hunt-page.component.spec.ts

@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ const threeEncounterHunt: HuntResult = {
       id: 'encounter-1',
       monster: { key: 'ash-rat', name: 'Aschenratte', level: 1, artworkPath: '/images/enemies/AshRat.png' },
       dangerRating: 'WEAK',
+      status: 'AVAILABLE',
     },
     {
       id: 'encounter-2',
@@ -56,11 +57,13 @@ const threeEncounterHunt: HuntResult = {
         artworkPath: '/images/enemies/RoadBandit.png',
       },
       dangerRating: 'MATCH',
+      status: 'AVAILABLE',
     },
     {
       id: 'encounter-3',
       monster: { key: 'ash-rat', name: 'Aschenratte', level: 1, artworkPath: '/images/enemies/AshRat.png' },
       dangerRating: 'WEAK',
+      status: 'AVAILABLE',
     },
   ],
 };
@@ -93,6 +96,7 @@ describe('HuntPageComponent', () => {
     encounters: () => HuntResult['encounters'];
     startHunt: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
     refreshHunt: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    loadActiveHunt: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
     selectEncounter: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
   };
   let combatStore: {
@@ -115,6 +119,7 @@ describe('HuntPageComponent', () => {
       encounters: () => currentHunt()?.encounters ?? [],
       startHunt: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
       refreshHunt: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
+      loadActiveHunt: vi.fn(() => Promise.resolve()),
       selectEncounter: vi.fn(),
     };
     combatStore = {
@@ -301,6 +306,75 @@ describe('HuntPageComponent', () => {
     expect(huntingStore.startHunt).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it('adopts the resumable hunt on page entry so cleared encounters stay marked', async () => {
+    await setup(burnedRoad);
+
+    expect(huntingStore.loadActiveHunt).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    expect(huntingStore.startHunt).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('marks a defeated encounter and takes away its attack action', async () => {
+    const clearedHunt: HuntResult = {
+      ...threeEncounterHunt,
+      encounters: [
+        { ...threeEncounterHunt.encounters[0], status: 'DEFEATED' },
+        threeEncounterHunt.encounters[1],
+        threeEncounterHunt.encounters[2],
+      ],
+    };
+    const fixture = await setup(burnedRoad, clearedHunt);
+    const element = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+
+    const cards = element.querySelectorAll('app-encounter-card');
+    expect(cards[0].querySelector('.encounter-card__defeated-mark')).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(cards[1].querySelector('.encounter-card__defeated-mark')).toBeNull();
+
+    const attackButtons = Array.from(
+      element.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack'),
+    );
+    expect(attackButtons[0].disabled).toBe(true);
+    expect(attackButtons[1].disabled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  it('keeps an in-progress encounter unmarked but locked', async () => {
+    const fightingHunt: HuntResult = {
+      ...threeEncounterHunt,
+      encounters: [
+        { ...threeEncounterHunt.encounters[0], status: 'IN_PROGRESS' },
+        threeEncounterHunt.encounters[1],
+        threeEncounterHunt.encounters[2],
+      ],
+    };
+    const fixture = await setup(burnedRoad, fightingHunt);
+    const element = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+
+    const cards = element.querySelectorAll('app-encounter-card');
+    expect(cards[0].querySelector('.encounter-card__defeated-mark')).toBeNull();
+
+    const attackButtons = Array.from(
+      element.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack'),
+    );
+    expect(attackButtons[0].disabled).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it('does not start a combat from a defeated encounter card', async () => {
+    const clearedHunt: HuntResult = {
+      ...threeEncounterHunt,
+      encounters: [
+        { ...threeEncounterHunt.encounters[0], status: 'DEFEATED' },
+        threeEncounterHunt.encounters[1],
+        threeEncounterHunt.encounters[2],
+      ],
+    };
+    const fixture = await setup(burnedRoad, clearedHunt);
+    const element = fixture.nativeElement as HTMLElement;
+
+    element.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>('.encounter-card__attack')[0].click();
+    await Promise.resolve();
+
+    expect(combatStore.startCombat).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it('loads the world state on init when no location has been loaded yet (direct navigation/hard refresh)', async () => {
     await setup(null);
 

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/hunt-page/hunt-page.component.ts

@@ -21,6 +21,11 @@ export class HuntPageComponent implements OnInit {
     if (this.worldStore.currentLocation() === null) {
       void this.worldStore.load();
     }
+
+    // The server owns which encounters are still open, so entering the page --
+    // including on the way back from a fight -- takes its word over whatever
+    // roll is still in memory.
+    void this.huntingStore.loadActiveHunt();
   }
 
   protected startHunt(): void {

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/hunting.store.spec.ts

@@ -14,11 +14,13 @@ const huntResult: HuntResult = {
       id: 'encounter-1',
       monster: { key: 'wolf', name: 'Wolf', level: 1, artworkPath: '/images/enemies/Wolf.png' },
       dangerRating: 'MATCH',
+      status: 'AVAILABLE',
     },
     {
       id: 'encounter-2',
       monster: { key: 'bear', name: 'Bär', level: 3, artworkPath: '/images/enemies/Bear.png' },
       dangerRating: 'STRONG',
+      status: 'DEFEATED',
     },
   ],
 };
@@ -31,6 +33,7 @@ const refreshedHuntResult: HuntResult = {
       id: 'encounter-3',
       monster: { key: 'rat', name: 'Ratte', level: 1, artworkPath: '/images/enemies/Rat.png' },
       dangerRating: 'WEAK',
+      status: 'AVAILABLE',
     },
   ],
 };
@@ -38,12 +41,14 @@ const refreshedHuntResult: HuntResult = {
 describe('HuntingStore', () => {
   let api: {
     startHunt: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
+    getActiveHunt: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>;
   };
   let store: HuntingStore;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     api = {
       startHunt: vi.fn(() => of(huntResult)),
+      getActiveHunt: vi.fn(() => of(huntResult)),
     };
 
     TestBed.configureTestingModule({
@@ -206,4 +211,44 @@ describe('HuntingStore', () => {
 
     expect(store.error()).toBe('Netzwerkfehler');
   });
+
+  describe('loadActiveHunt', () => {
+    it('adopts the resumable hunt so returning players see the encounter statuses', async () => {
+      await store.loadActiveHunt();
+
+      expect(api.getActiveHunt).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+      expect(api.startHunt).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(store.currentHunt()).toEqual(huntResult);
+      expect(store.encounters()[1].status).toBe('DEFEATED');
+      expect(store.loading()).toBe(false);
+      expect(store.error()).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('leaves the page on its start screen when there is no resumable hunt', async () => {
+      api.getActiveHunt.mockReturnValue(of(null));
+
+      await store.loadActiveHunt();
+
+      expect(store.currentHunt()).toBeNull();
+      expect(store.error()).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it('replaces a stale hunt with the current server state', async () => {
+      await store.startHunt();
+      api.getActiveHunt.mockReturnValue(of(refreshedHuntResult));
+
+      await store.loadActiveHunt();
+
+      expect(store.currentHunt()).toEqual(refreshedHuntResult);
+    });
+
+    it('surfaces a failed reload as an error and clears loading', async () => {
+      api.getActiveHunt.mockReturnValue(throwError(() => new Error('Netzwerkfehler')));
+
+      await store.loadActiveHunt();
+
+      expect(store.error()).toBe('Netzwerkfehler');
+      expect(store.loading()).toBe(false);
+    });
+  });
 });

apps/web/src/app/features/hunting/hunting.store.ts

@@ -50,6 +50,26 @@ export class HuntingStore {
     await this.startHunt();
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Adopts the hunt the server still considers open, so a player coming back
+   * from a fight (or a fresh page load) sees which encounters they have
+   * already cleared instead of a stale in-memory roll.
+   */
+  async loadActiveHunt(): Promise<void> {
+    this.loadingState.set(true);
+    this.errorState.set(null);
+
+    try {
+      const hunt = await firstValueFrom(this.api.getActiveHunt());
+      this.currentHuntState.set(hunt);
+      this.selectedEncounterIdState.set(null);
+    } catch (error) {
+      this.errorState.set(this.toErrorMessage(error));
+    } finally {
+      this.loadingState.set(false);
+    }
+  }
+
   selectEncounter(encounterId: string): void {
     this.selectedEncounterIdState.set(encounterId);
   }