Thank you so much for the detailed review! Not to mention the kind words. “Neat and tense and weird” are all things I strive for. :D
The good news is, I’m just about to release an update that will address your (totally fair) complaint, as well as provide more guidance on how to actually run this thing in the form of progress clocks.
It’s one of a couple planned updates, along with (hopefully) a full example scenario I’ve got planned, with half-page example Kid Adventures and maybe a map or detail on the town of Westoria.