Support staged group Emperor aid

docs/CURRENT_STATUS.md

@@ -17,6 +17,16 @@ open mode gates.
 
 ## Current checkpoint and work
 
+**Staged group Emperor aid — 28 October. Prototyped / Partial.** An Emperor
+can choose either group ally for a spice gift or paid extra revival; the
+selected recipient survives the Karama response. Separate per-ally revival
+allowances are provisional. Controls and minimal targeted bot actions are
+connected only for staged Basic classic groups. The five-file related batch
+passes 114 cases, including real Nexus formation after a staged setup and
+static control rendering. Other group benefits and normal lobby access remain
+unfinished.
+[Scope](OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md#group-emperor-aid--28-october-2026).
+
 **Staged group Guild-rate shipments — 28 October. Prototyped / Partial.**
 Guild group members use the native ordinary reserve rate and unpaid Karama
 response. A canceled rate preserves the selected donor shares, charging the

docs/OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md

@@ -57,6 +57,20 @@ remaining faction benefits and interactions are not connected. No lobby can
 start a group game yet. The recipient-specific pledge and allocation procedure
 is a provisional online convention rather than a printed worked example.
 
+## Group Emperor aid — 28 October 2026
+
+**Staged Basic prototype, not a selectable game mode.** The Emperor chooses
+which of the two group allies receives a spice gift or paid extra revival.
+The ordinary Karama response retains the selected recipient, and payment and
+revival occur only if that response is passed. A staged table exposes a
+recipient selector; bots can offer legal targeted revivals. The native
+per-recipient allowance is provisionally applied separately to both allies:
+the printed power and [publisher FAQ](https://www.gf9games.com/dune/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Dune-FAQ-Nov-2020.pdf)
+describe an ally but do not settle a three-member alliance's limit. This is
+an implementation interpretation, not an official ruling. The prototype is
+restricted to Basic classic factions without optional modules; other group
+faction benefits and combinations remain unfinished and no lobby exposes it.
+
 ## Group Nexus negotiation — 28 October 2026
 
 **Integrated groundwork, not a selectable game mode.** In a staged Basic

docs/RULE_DECISIONS.md

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 # Rule decision index
 
+## Group Emperor aid — 28 October 2026
+
+The staged Basic group prototype provisionally gives each ally a separate
+three-force Emperor-funded allowance. The printed text and publisher FAQ do
+not settle the multi-ally limit. [Scope](OPTIONAL_ALLIANCE_VICTORY.md#group-emperor-aid--28-october-2026).
+
 ## Group Guild-rate shipments — 28 October 2026
 
 Guild's native rate provisionally applies to each group ally. Karama reprices