diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index 97abf16..0080359 100644
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -393,15 +393,15 @@ def _tiered_actions() -> list[dict]:
         actions.append(_action(fish_id, "fishing", verb, level, [25, 35, 45, 55, 65, 80][tier],
                                [6, 15, 28, 45, 62, 85][tier], outputs={raw[0]: 1}))
         actions.append(_action(COOK_IDS[raw[0]], "cooking", cooked[1], level, [20, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50][tier],
-                               [6, 15, 27, 42, 58, 80][tier], {raw[0]: 1, "logs": 1}, {cooked[0]: 1}))
+                               [6, 15, 27, 42, 58, 80][tier], {raw[0]: 1, "logs": 1}, {cooked[0]: 1}, group="Fish"))
     return actions
 
 
 ACTIONS = [
     _action("mine_stone", "mining", "Quarry stone", 1, 20, 5, outputs={"stone": 1}),
-    _action("farm_wheat", "farming", "Grow wheat", 1, 25, 6, outputs={"wheat": 2}),
-    _action("farm_veg", "farming", "Grow vegetables", 12, 35, 13, outputs={"vegetables": 2}),
-    *[_action(f"grow_{herb}", "farming", f"Grow {name.lower()}", level, seconds, xp, outputs={herb: 1})
+    _action("farm_wheat", "farming", "Grow wheat", 1, 25, 6, outputs={"wheat": 2}, group="Crops"),
+    _action("farm_veg", "farming", "Grow vegetables", 12, 35, 13, outputs={"vegetables": 2}, group="Crops"),
+    *[_action(f"grow_{herb}", "farming", f"Grow {name.lower()}", level, seconds, xp, outputs={herb: 1}, group="Herbs")
       for herb, name, _icon, level, seconds, xp, _value in HERBS],
     *[_action(f"brew_{potion}", "herblore", name, level, 30 + level // 3, round(4 + level * 1.6),
               {herb: 1, second: 1}, {potion: 1}, group=f"Tier {ROMAN[POTION_TIER[potion]]}")
@@ -412,18 +412,15 @@ ACTIONS = [
     _action("hunt_bear", "hunting", "Hunt bears", 40, 60, 48, outputs={"raw_meat": 3, "bear_pelt": 1}),
     *_tiered_actions(),
     _action("smith_arrows", "smithing", "Arrows", 5, 30, 10,
-            {"copper_bar": 1, "logs": 1, "feathers": 2}, {"arrows": 15}, group="Bars"),
+            {"copper_bar": 1, "logs": 1, "feathers": 2}, {"arrows": 15}, group="Copper"),
     _action("lw_studded", "leatherworking", "Studded jerkin", 25, 50, 40,
             {"leather": 4, "iron_bar": 1}, {"studded_body": 1}, group="Leather"),
     _action("labour", "construction", "Work on the building site", 1, 30, 10, special="labour"),
     _action("twist_rope", "construction", "Twist rope", 5, 30, 10, {"flax": 3}, {"rope": 1}, group="Supplies"),
-    _action("grow_thatch", "farming", "Cut thatch reeds", 3, 30, 7, outputs={"thatch": 3}),
-    _action("grow_flax", "farming", "Grow flax", 10, 35, 11, outputs={"flax": 3}),
+    _action("grow_thatch", "farming", "Cut thatch reeds", 3, 30, 7, outputs={"thatch": 3}, group="Materials"),
+    _action("grow_flax", "farming", "Grow flax", 10, 35, 11, outputs={"flax": 3}, group="Materials"),
     _action("boil_glue", "leatherworking", "Boil hide glue", 5, 30, 10, {"hide": 1, "logs": 1}, {"hide_glue": 2},
             group="Tanning"),
-    _action("pack_bread", "cooking", "Pack bread rations", 1, 20, 6, {"bread": 2}, {"provisions": 1}),
-    _action("pack_meat", "cooking", "Pack meat rations", 5, 20, 7, {"cooked_meat": 2}, {"provisions": 1}),
-    _action("pack_fish", "cooking", "Pack fish rations", 1, 20, 6, {"cooked_shrimp": 2}, {"provisions": 1}),
     *[_action(f"saw_{plank}", "construction", f"Saw {name.lower()}s", TIER_LEVELS[tier], 25 + 3 * tier,
               [6, 14, 22, 32, 44, 58][tier], {TREES[tier][0]: 2}, {plank: 1}, group="Planks")
       for tier, (plank, name) in enumerate(PLANKS)],
@@ -431,10 +428,13 @@ ACTIONS = [
     _action("mason_cut_stone", "construction", "Cut stone", 10, 30, 12, {"stone": 3}, {"cut_stone": 1}, group="Masonry"),
     _action("mason_beam", "construction", "Reinforced beam", 20, 45, 30,
             {"oak_logs": 2, "iron_nails": 5}, {"beam": 1}, group="Masonry"),
-    _action("cook_bread", "cooking", "Bread", 1, 20, 5, {"wheat": 2, "logs": 1}, {"bread": 1}),
-    _action("cook_meat", "cooking", "Cooked meat", 5, 20, 7, {"raw_meat": 1, "logs": 1}, {"cooked_meat": 1}),
+    _action("cook_bread", "cooking", "Bread", 1, 20, 5, {"wheat": 2, "logs": 1}, {"bread": 1}, group="Meals"),
+    _action("cook_meat", "cooking", "Cooked meat", 5, 20, 7, {"raw_meat": 1, "logs": 1}, {"cooked_meat": 1}, group="Meals"),
     _action("cook_stew", "cooking", "Stew", 15, 35, 16,
-            {"raw_meat": 1, "vegetables": 2, "logs": 1}, {"stew": 2}),
+            {"raw_meat": 1, "vegetables": 2, "logs": 1}, {"stew": 2}, group="Meals"),
+    _action("pack_bread", "cooking", "Pack bread rations", 1, 20, 6, {"bread": 2}, {"provisions": 1}, group="Rations"),
+    _action("pack_meat", "cooking", "Pack meat rations", 5, 20, 7, {"cooked_meat": 2}, {"provisions": 1}, group="Rations"),
+    _action("pack_fish", "cooking", "Pack fish rations", 1, 20, 6, {"cooked_shrimp": 2}, {"provisions": 1}, group="Rations"),
     _action("drill_militia", "combat", "Drill the militia", 1, 60, 12, special="drill"),
     _action("fight_wolves", "combat", "Wolves in the woods", 1, 60, 14, difficulty=2, damage=2, gold=2,
             drops=[["raw_meat", 1, 0.6], ["hide", 1, 0.5], ["bones", 1, 1.0]]),
@@ -454,15 +454,15 @@ ACTIONS = [
             drops=[["red_dragonhide", 2, 0.9], ["rune_bar", 1, 0.1], ["dragon_bones", 2, 1.0]]),
     _action("sabotage", "combat", "Sabotage the bandit camp", 10, 120, 35, difficulty=12, damage=10,
             special="sabotage"),
-    _action("bury_bones", "prayer", "Bury bones", 1, 10, 4, {"bones": 1}, special="bury", pp=2),
-    _action("bury_big_bones", "prayer", "Bury big bones", 15, 10, 15, {"big_bones": 1}, special="bury", pp=6),
-    _action("bury_dragon_bones", "prayer", "Bury dragon bones", 40, 12, 72, {"dragon_bones": 1}, special="bury", pp=20),
+    _action("bury_bones", "prayer", "Bury bones", 1, 10, 4, {"bones": 1}, special="bury", pp=2, group="Bury"),
+    _action("bury_big_bones", "prayer", "Bury big bones", 15, 10, 15, {"big_bones": 1}, special="bury", pp=6, group="Bury"),
+    _action("bury_dragon_bones", "prayer", "Bury dragon bones", 40, 12, 72, {"dragon_bones": 1}, special="bury", pp=20, group="Bury"),
     _action("offer_bones", "prayer", "Offer bones at the temple", 1, 12, 7, {"bones": 1}, special="offer",
-            devotion=2, city={"temple": 1}),
+            devotion=2, city={"temple": 1}, group="Offer at the temple"),
     _action("offer_big_bones", "prayer", "Offer big bones", 15, 12, 25, {"big_bones": 1}, special="offer",
-            devotion=6, city={"temple": 1}),
+            devotion=6, city={"temple": 1}, group="Offer at the temple"),
     _action("offer_dragon_bones", "prayer", "Offer dragon bones", 40, 14, 110, {"dragon_bones": 1}, special="offer",
-            devotion=20, city={"temple": 2}),
+            devotion=20, city={"temple": 2}, group="Offer at the temple"),
     _action("recon_roads", "reconnaissance", "Scout the roads", 1, 60, 12, special="recon", recon=1),
     _action("recon_camps", "reconnaissance", "Shadow the war bands", 15, 90, 28, special="recon", recon=2),
 ]
diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index 1fdf7c3..a0c56a0 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -349,13 +349,17 @@ function skillPage(id) {
   if (id === "reconnaissance") html += `<div class="panel small muted">Reconnaissance on a coming threat raises its intel. Each level takes more than the last, a bigger band takes longer to read, and the sharpest news (the exact day and their camp) only comes in the last hours before they strike. The spymaster's guild adds to every point and gathers some on its own. The council & threats page shows the progress.</div>`;
   html += skillHappenings(id);
   const live = new Set(S.happenings.problems.map((p) => p.kind));
-  const actions = C.actions.filter((a) => a.skill === id && (a.special !== "problem" || live.has(a.problem)));
-  const groups = [...new Set(actions.map((a) => a.group).filter(Boolean))];
+  const listed = C.actions.filter((a) => a.skill === id && (a.special !== "problem" || live.has(a.problem)));
+  // Tabs and sections keep their designed order; what's inside each is sorted by the level it needs.
+  const groups = [...new Set(listed.map((a) => a.group).filter(Boolean))];
+  const actions = [...listed].sort((a, b) => a.level - b.level);
   if (groups.length > 2) {
-    // Many tiers: one tab per tier, opening on the highest one you can work.
+    // Many groups: one tab each.
     const open = (g) => actions.some((a) => a.group === g && !isLocked(a));
     let current = tabs[id] || remember(`tab.${id}`);
-    if (!groups.includes(current)) current = [...groups].reverse().find(open) || groups[0];
+    // Tier ladders open on the highest tier you can work; categories open on the first.
+    const ladder = ["smithing", "leatherworking", "herblore"].includes(id);
+    if (!groups.includes(current)) current = (ladder && [...groups].reverse().find(open)) || groups[0];
     const bar = groups.map((g) => `<button class="tab ${g === current ? "on" : ""} ${open(g) ? "" : "dim"}" data-tab="${id}" data-group="${esc(g)}">${esc(g)}</button>`).join("");
     // Ungrouped actions (the building site) stay above the tabs.
     const loose = actions.filter((a) => !a.group);