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diff --git a/app/models/chat_message.rb b/app/models/chat_message.rb
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+class ChatMessage < ApplicationRecord
+  belongs_to :chat_room
+  belongs_to :sender, class_name: "Character", optional: true
+  belongs_to :target, class_name: "Character", optional: true
+
+  validates :body, length: { minimum: 1, maximum: 255 }
+  validate :sender_has_access
+
+  private
+    def sender_has_access
+      if sender && !sender.user.has_permission_or_higher?(self.chat_room.permission_level)
+        errors.add(:chat, "You don't have permission to send that chat.")
+      end
+    end
+end