Heya. Is there a limit on how large a team can be? Not planning on anything huge but I figured I'd get that question out of the way in advance.

Are we allowed to submit sections of episodic games? For example, the first chapter of a game that we plan to publish more chapters of later on. There’s a section of the FAQ saying demos and W.I.Ps are fine, but I’m not sure if this is the exact same and I wanna cover all my bases ^__^

The rules say no AI use for programming, but does that only extend to coding the game jam game specifically, or is it for everything related to code? if I use an engine/tooling that was coded with AI assistance, would it be rule-breaking? I have a custom personal framework in which I've used AI to help implement a few complex features, so I'm curious if I can use it or if I would have to re-make it without AI assistance/use something that had no AI-assisted development involved

Can the protagonist(POV) be male or does the main cast has to be all female

Can the game be more “cute” than “cool”? I already have some ideas about the VN I want to make, but they seem more focused on the “cute” side rather than the “cool”. Would it be okay to submit a game like that?