diff --git a/game.py b/game.py
index fae30c5..deb8f73 100644
--- a/game.py
+++ b/game.py
@@ -3562,7 +3562,7 @@ for _index, (_area, _level, _prefix, _races) in enumerate(AREAS):
         ACTION_GLYPHS[f"fight_{_slug(_race)}"] = (RACE_GLYPHS[_race], TIER_TINTS[_index])
 UI_GLYPHS = ["two-coins", "sparkles", "hearts", "prayer", "checked-shield", "magic-shield", "stopwatch", "swordman", "biceps", "cancel", "striking-diamonds",
              "archery-target", "dodging", "shield-reflect",
-             "cape", "gem-pendant", "gauntlet", "ring", "quiver", "leather-boot", "crystal-ball", "hot-meal", "visored-helm", "breastplate",
+             "cape", "gem-pendant", "gauntlet", "ring", "quiver", "leather-boot", "crystal-ball", "hot-meal", "round-bottom-flask", "visored-helm", "breastplate",
              "leg-armor", "pointy-sword", "round-shield",
              *(kind["glyph"] for kind in DAMAGE_TYPES.values())]
 
diff --git a/static/app.js b/static/app.js
index a270d63..8f9bb76 100644
--- a/static/app.js
+++ b/static/app.js
@@ -426,8 +426,7 @@ function skillPage(id) {
   if (id === "construction") html += S.city.construction ? siteBanner()
     : `<div class="panel muted">Nothing under construction.</div>`;
   if (id === "farming" && me.cls === "homesteader") html += plotsPanel();
-  html += potionPanel(id);
-  if (`tool_${id}` in me.equip) html += toolPanel(id);
+  html += skillGear(id);
   if (id === "reconnaissance") html += `<div class="panel small muted">Raises intel on the coming threat. Higher levels open as it nears.</div>`;
   html += skillHappenings(id);
   const live = new Set(S.happenings.problems.map((p) => p.kind));
@@ -473,19 +472,32 @@ function plotsPanel() {
 }
 
 // The skill's active potion, or the ones in the bank that could be drunk for it.
-function potionPanel(skill) {
-  const me = S.me;
+// A skill's potion and tool side by side, each a slot with what you could switch to beside it.
+function skillGear(skill) {
+  const me = S.me, cards = [];
   const kinds = Object.entries(C.items).filter(([, it]) => it.potion?.skill === skill);
-  if (!kinds.length) return "";
-  const active = me.potions[skill];
-  const owned = kinds.filter(([id]) => me.bank[id]);
-  const drink = owned.map(([id, it]) => `<button class="btn sm" data-potion="${id}" title="${esc(it.potion.text)}">${it.icon} ${esc(it.name)} (${fmt(me.bank[id])})</button>`).join("");
-  return `<div class="panel tool-panel">${active
-    ? `${item(active.item).icon} <b>${esc(item(active.item).name)}</b> <span class="muted">${esc(item(active.item).potion.text)} · ${fmt(active.charges)} uses left${me.bank[active.item] ? `, ${fmt(me.bank[active.item])} more in the bank` : ""}</span>`
-    : `<span class="muted">No potion.</span>`}
-    ${!active && drink ? `<span class="btns">Drink: ${drink}</span>` : ""}
-    ${!active && !drink ? `<span class="small muted">Brewed in Herblore.</span>` : ""}
-  </div>`;
+  if (kinds.length) {
+    const active = me.potions[skill], it = active && item(active.item);
+    const others = kinds.filter(([id]) => me.bank[id] && id !== active?.item).map(([id, p]) =>
+      `<button class="doll-slot swap" data-potion="${id}" title="${esc(`${p.name}: ${p.potion.text}`)}">${p.icon}<span class="swap-qty">${fmt(me.bank[id])}</span></button>`).join("");
+    cards.push(`<div class="panel gear-card">
+      <span class="doll-slot ${it ? "" : "empty"}" title="${esc(it ? `${it.name}: ${it.potion.text}` : "No potion")}">${it ? it.icon : glyph("round-bottom-flask", "#98a1b4")}</span>
+      <div class="gear-text">${it ? `<b>${esc(it.name)}</b><span class="muted small">${esc(it.potion.text)} · ${fmt(active.charges)} uses</span>`
+        : `<span class="muted">No potion</span>`}</div>
+      ${others ? `<div class="swap-grid">${others}</div>` : ""}</div>`);
+  }
+  if (`tool_${skill}` in me.equip) {
+    const id = me.equip[`tool_${skill}`], it = id && item(id);
+    const others = Object.keys(me.bank).filter((x) => item(x).tool === skill).sort((a, b) => item(b).speed - item(a).speed).map((x) => {
+      const [s, level] = item(x).req || [], why = s && me.levels[s] < level ? `Needs ${skillOf(s).name.toLowerCase()} ${level}` : "";
+      return `<button class="doll-slot swap" data-equip="${x}" ${why ? "disabled" : ""} title="${esc([`${item(x).name}: ${Math.round(item(x).speed * 100)}% faster`, why].filter(Boolean).join(" · "))}">${item(x).icon}</button>`;
+    }).join("");
+    cards.push(`<div class="panel gear-card">
+      <span class="doll-slot ${it ? "" : "empty"}" title="${esc(it ? it.name : "No tool")}">${it ? it.icon : skillOf(skill).icon}</span>
+      <div class="gear-text">${it ? `<b>${esc(it.name)}</b><span class="muted small">${Math.round(it.speed * 100)}% faster</span>` : `<span class="muted">No tool</span>`}</div>
+      ${others || it ? `<div class="swap-grid">${others}${it ? `<button class="doll-slot swap off" data-unequip="tool_${skill}" title="Take it off">${glyph("cancel", "#98a1b4")}</button>` : ""}</div>` : ""}</div>`);
+  }
+  return cards.length ? `<div class="gear-row">${cards.join("")}</div>` : "";
 }
 
 function prayerPanel() {
@@ -515,14 +527,6 @@ function prayerPanel() {
     </div></div>`;
 }
 
-function toolPanel(skill) {
-  const tool = S.me.equip[`tool_${skill}`];
-  return `<div class="panel tool-panel">${tool
-    ? `${item(tool).icon} <b>${esc(item(tool).name)}</b> <span class="muted">${Math.round(item(tool).speed * 100)}% faster</span>
-       <button class="btn sm" data-unequip="tool_${skill}">Unequip</button>`
-    : `<span class="muted">No tool.</span>`}</div>`;
-}
-
 // A damage type's icon: what an enemy attacks with, or (tinted) what it's vulnerable to or resists.
 function dmgIcon(type, how = "") {
   const t = C.damage_types[type], name = t.name.toLowerCase();
@@ -975,17 +979,22 @@ function happeningsPanel() {
 
 // What's speeding up, slowing down or blocking this skill right now.
 function skillHappenings(skill) {
-  const h = S.happenings, lines = [];
-  const note = (icon, name, text) => lines.push(`<span>${icon} <b>${esc(name)}</b> <span class="muted">${esc(text)}</span></span>`);
+  const h = S.happenings, banners = [];
   const touches = (src) => ["speed", "yield", "xp"].some((k) => src[k] && skill in src[k]) || (src.block && skill in src.block);
-  if (touches(h.weather)) note(h.weather.icon, h.weather.name, h.weather.text);
-  for (const e of h.effects) if (touches(e)) note(e.icon, e.name, e.text);
+  const good = (src) => (src.speed?.[skill] ?? 1) < 1 || (src.yield?.[skill] ?? 1) > 1 || (src.xp?.[skill] ?? 1) > 1;
+  const banner = (tone, icon, name, text, button = "") => banners.push(`<div class="banner ${tone} happening-banner">
+    <span class="banner-ico">${icon}</span><div class="grow"><b>${esc(name)}</b><div class="small">${esc(text)}</div></div>${button}</div>`);
+  if (touches(h.weather)) banner(good(h.weather) ? "good" : "bad", h.weather.icon, h.weather.name, h.weather.text);
+  for (const e of h.effects) if (touches(e)) banner(good(e) ? "good" : "bad", e.icon, e.name, e.text);
   for (const p of h.problems) {
     if (!C.problems[p.kind] || !touches(C.problems[p.kind])) continue;
     const fix = p.action && C.actions.find((x) => x.id === p.action);
-    note(p.icon, p.name, !fix ? p.text : fix.skill === skill ? "Clear it below." : `${skillOf(fix.skill).name} clears it (Town square).`);
+    const button = fix ? (fix.skill === skill ? `<button class="btn primary" data-start="${fix.id}">${esc(fix.name)}</button>`
+        : `<button class="btn" data-nav="skill:${fix.skill}">${skillOf(fix.skill).icon} ${esc(fix.name)}</button>`)
+      : `<button class="btn" data-nav="town">Help on the Town square</button>`;
+    banner("bad", p.icon, p.name, p.text, button);
   }
-  return lines.length ? `<div class="panel tool-panel skill-happenings">${lines.join("")}</div>` : "";
+  return banners.join("");
 }
 
 function buildingCard(key, b) {
diff --git a/static/styles.css b/static/styles.css
index 234b77b..42f9fd2 100644
--- a/static/styles.css
+++ b/static/styles.css
@@ -555,3 +555,19 @@ button.sheet-skill:hover { background: var(--panel-2); }
 .doll-slot.starving { border-color: rgba(226, 100, 92, .7); background: rgba(226, 100, 92, .12); }
 .doll-slot.starving .gi { opacity: .9; }
 @media (max-width: 520px) { .doll-col { justify-items: center; } }
+
+/* A skill's potion and tool, side by side */
+.gear-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(min(320px, 100%), 1fr)); gap: 14px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
+.gear-row .panel { margin: 0; }
+.gear-card { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; flex-wrap: wrap; padding: 12px 14px; }
+.gear-card > .doll-slot { cursor: default; flex: none; }
+.gear-text { display: grid; gap: 2px; min-width: 0; flex: 1; }
+.gear-card .swap-grid { margin-left: auto; }
+/* Happenings that touch this skill */
+.happening-banner { margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center; }
+.happening-banner .banner-ico { font-size: 30px; }
+.happening-banner b { font-size: 15px; }
+.banner.good { border-color: rgba(95, 174, 90, .55); background: rgba(95, 174, 90, .08); }
+.happening-banner { flex-wrap: wrap; }
+.happening-banner .grow { min-width: min(260px, 70%); }
+.happening-banner > .btn { margin-left: auto; }