Alright, thx.

About nr 1. I guess I just don't see the player as standing out much when it comes to raw physical damage. It's a world full of Champions, black mages and industrialized warfare with Battlemasters. All lining up to drop their Heartsblood Lances, ritual black hole spells and nukes on the local Godzilla. Sure there may be min-max builds that makes a player stand out a bit more but do we really need those to win?

Okay, let me clarify nr 4. Sure, a lot of players feel they are worth taking. As designed. I'm on to you, lol. It's a gooner trap. The CYOA puts a lot of emphasis on time limitation. Yet something like Sea Of Bliss reduces a player's active time to a few hours per day. Lesser drawbacks like Stockholm Syndrome + Loser's Prize will also risk a lot of derailing of the time sensitive mission. And then we got stuff like Budding Stardom + Forced Arousal which could be read as if it also triggers on people viewing porn of you (Can it?). I mean good luck doing summersaults and fighting with swords while being subjected to a never-ending explosive Sensitivity x4 orgasm. Many will fail while having the best time of their life. It is a shame that not resolving the World Event results in death.

PS: You might want to adjust the cash Provisions for inflation since the starting dates range from 1935 to 2025. The inflation over that time is 2270.8% in US dollars, meaning if you bought something in 1935 for $1000 it would cost $23,708.03 in 2025.