Add a pose review harness and record the blocked pose capture

docs/3d-model-review.md

@@ -88,14 +88,15 @@ yet reviewed; this document is the place to fill it.
 
 | Character | Silhouette | Face @1.85 m | Hands/grip | Weights/pose | Cloth/hair | LOD | Verdict |
 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
-| `npc_casual` | accept (0.9.4) | P1 (faceted planes) | accept (open palm) | — | accept | accept (two-quad impostor) | pending owner |
-| `npc_jacket` | accept | P1 | accept | — | accept | accept | pending owner |
-| `npc_coat` | accept | P1 | accept | — | accept (hem 0.76 stride) | accept | pending owner |
-| `npc_vest` | accept | P1 | accept | — | accept | accept | pending owner |
-| `npc_dress` | accept; performer props dominate | P1 | accept | — | accept | accept | pending owner |
-| `npc_hoodie` | accept (hooded criterion) | accept (lower face only) | accept | — | accept | accept | pending owner |
-| `npc_firefighter` | accept | P1 | accept | — | accept | accept | pending owner |
-| `npc_guard` | accept | P1 | accept | — | accept | accept | pending owner |
+| *(pose evidence blocked: see "Pose evidence is blocked" below)* | | | | | | | |
+| `npc_casual` | accept (0.9.4) | P1 (faceted planes) | accept (open palm) | blocked | accept | accept (two-quad impostor) | pending owner |
+| `npc_jacket` | accept | P1 | accept | blocked | accept | accept | pending owner |
+| `npc_coat` | accept | P1 | accept | blocked | accept (hem 0.76 stride) | accept | pending owner |
+| `npc_vest` | accept | P1 | accept | blocked | accept | accept | pending owner |
+| `npc_dress` | accept; performer props dominate | P1 | accept | blocked | accept | accept | pending owner |
+| `npc_hoodie` | accept (hooded criterion) | accept (lower face only) | accept | blocked | accept | accept | pending owner |
+| `npc_firefighter` | accept | P1 | accept | blocked | accept | accept | pending owner |
+| `npc_guard` | accept | P1 | accept | blocked | accept | accept | pending owner |
 
 ### Gear (18)
 
@@ -162,6 +163,29 @@ for presence, not re-reviewed for art quality.
 | The Joke Shop | 22,680 tris / 454 meshes | shape-language review pending |
 | TV Studio | — | shape-language review pending |
 
+## Pose evidence is blocked (2026-11-03)
+
+The weights/pose column cannot be filled yet. A pose harness was added
+(`src/test/capture_npc_pose.gd`, staged in `tmp/model-pose*`), and its output does not match the
+state it reports:
+
+- `_animate()` applies the seated pose (logged `rig_y=-0.339`, `leg0=-1.357`) and
+  `Skeleton3D.get_bone_pose_rotation()` returns the rotated quaternion at capture time, yet the
+  saved frame shows the rest pose.
+- Ruled out: missing skeleton (one `Skeleton3D`, mesh bound to it, `same=true`), hidden mesh
+  (hiding `npc_base` removes the body), pose not applied (proxies and bone poses verified),
+  and unbound skinning: writing a single bone rotation directly (`HipL`, `KneeL`, `Spine`,
+  `ShoulderL`, `ElbowL`, `Head`) changes the rendered pixels, and a bone *position* offset moves
+  the head. A standalone probe that calls the same `_animate()` sequence renders the crouch.
+- Also observed: a staged in-game `film` pose frame showed the arms down, so this may affect the
+  live game rather than only the harness. That is why it is a P0/P1 candidate rather than a QA
+  tooling nit.
+
+Next step is a focused diagnosis: compare the harness/venue staging with the standalone probe
+(SceneTree lifetime, node parents, first-frame skin bind, capture timing) and add a scene test
+that asserts a posed avatar renders differently from its rest frame. Do not mark the pose/weight
+scorecard row until that test exists.
+
 ## Ranked candidate gaps
 
 Ordered by expected player-visible gain per unit of work. None is approved for fixing yet; the

docs/asset-tooling.md

@@ -307,6 +307,22 @@ height/head/shoulder/hip/torso/leg/arm/foot guide; the current results are in
 [`npc-proportion-audit.md`](npc-proportion-audit.md). It reads the exported GLBs
 and does not require Blender.
 
+`capture_npc_pose.gd` is the pose/deformation harness for the 3D re-evaluation: idle,
+walk-contact, walk-pass and seated poses of all eight variants, full-body plus shoulder
+close-ups. **It is currently blocked**: the applied pose is visible in the rig and bone values
+but not in the captured frames, so do not use its sheets as pose evidence. The reproduction and
+what was ruled out are in [`3d-model-review.md`](3d-model-review.md) §"Pose evidence is blocked".
+
+The baseline sheet tool accepts a custom view list, which is also how pose sheets are tiled:
+
+```bash
+# baseline set (six views, eight variants)
+python3 tools/npc_baseline.py sheet --dir tmp/npc-baseline
+# pose set produced by capture_npc_pose.gd
+python3 tools/npc_baseline.py sheet --dir tmp/npc-pose \
+  --views idle,walk_contact,walk_pass,sit --out tmp/npc-pose/sheet_pose.jpg
+```
+
 `capture_npc_baseline.gd` is the 0.9.4 neutral baseline: eight characters ×
 front/three-quarter/profile/back/full-body/crowd = 48 frames with a fixed
 camera, studio lighting and no venue/HUD/animation. The raw PNGs stay in