This is a great addition. I think it balances simplicity, mood, and choice very well. There is plenty for the crew to interact with and enough well-crafted, sparse description to fuel the Warden's storytelling.
In terms of Polish, the writing/vibes portion is much stronger than the visual style and I think this could really benefit from another layout pass. A few things that can be improved which I think will take it in a much stronger direction:
1. Title logo. It's in a bubbly font, which fits with the water theme but comes off as a bit whimsical. It's jarring when paired with the content of undead, vengeance, and imprisonment.
2. Font and spacing pass. The text layout does a fair disservice to the strong writing, making it difficult to parse some of the details and confusing to read. This is most evident in the CONTOL DECK section. Ultimately, giving this a strong layout will provide more space in the doc, either for white space, creepy details, or additional art to support the theme.
3. Background art. There is a real opportunity here to give the backdrop a sickly, polluted feeling. I can practially see the shape of a hulking wreck in murky, disgusting slag water as the backdrop. There's a lot of vibe to work with.
4. Clarity on the Corpse of Calypso. Is this a person named Calypso? Is this simply a random crewmember's body that is inhabited by the NSS Calypso's lonely ghost? A little clarity here will prevent the issue from being distracting. If the intent is to be vague, I think walking the reader through that thought will give them permission to answer the question in a way that supports the story. Right now it raises the question in a way that feels like I'm just missing the answer.
OVERALL: This has some enormous potential. It just needs some additional polish and editing and I think this could be a very popular module.




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