I was really happy with the color coded/adaptive element myself. Thanks for taking the time to read it. I had to make a call on the map between a simpler map with more hand-holding or a map with everything mostly on it, but relying on the reader to have the core book for rolling the random things needed and/or referencing the creatures listed. It was a hard call, but in the end I wanted that longer map.
You're not the only one who questioned the Merchant. I am feeling more and more like I should have found a way to explain its inclusion in the document itself rather than just adding it and commenting on the author note page linked at the end.