This was a really interesting read! Hearing the psychology behind it all was cool. I love you putting Kosta on a shelf lmao, but totally got the intention with Kosta and the relationship with Cygnus and found it refreshing and realistic. Also are people really out here demanding game jam entries have gorgeous detailed Itch CSS styling?? Lmao. Real stoked to see what you produce next.
If you like magic as bureaucracy I'd recommend the Craft Sequenc books, where magic is essentially lawyers making complex ironclad contracts with gods, it's real fascinating.