3 files changed, 38 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 6b4dcfa..efd8427 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
 class ApplicationController < ActionController::Base
   before_action :authenticate_user!
+  before_action :redirect_if_no_active_character, unless: :devise_controller?
+
+  helper_method :current_char
+  def current_char
+    current_user&.active_character
+  end
+
+  def redirect_if_no_active_character
+    redirect_to new_character_path unless current_char
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/controllers/characters_controller.rb b/app/controllers/characters_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d851ad5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/characters_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+class CharactersController < ApplicationController
+  skip_before_action :redirect_if_no_active_character, only: [:new, :create]
+
+  def show
+    @character = Character.find(params[:id])
+  end
+
+  def new
+    @character = Character.new
+  end
+
+  def create
+    @character = Character.new(character_params)
+    @character.user = current_user
+    if @character.save
+      current_user.update(active_character: @character)
+      redirect_to @character
+    else
+      flash[:alert] = "Error creating character: #{@character.errors.full_messages.join(", ")}"
+      redirect_to action: :new
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+    def character_params
+      params.require(:character).permit(:name)
+    end
+end
diff --git a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
index 57f762e..be6be01 100644
--- a/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/home_controller.rb
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-# frozen_string_literal: true
-
 class HomeController < ApplicationController
   skip_before_action :authenticate_user!