Thank you very much for the thorough review! I must say you may well have been the luck of the draw, meaning not encountering any monsters. Which means you may have played the game very well, and not just as an average player. I'm curious what would happen if you increase the difficulty level?
Flavor text is easy and I encourage whenever possible so I'll probably make some adjustments on that. As far as the potions, I need to look in a little bit further. I did not experience any anomalies with inventory items during my playthroughs.