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solid work! imo the layout + flow of information shine here. the whole thing is clean, easy to read, and sells the old book feel nicely. well put-together, especially for a first module.

high: the observatorium read-out text. great setpiece. it's a spike of energy that shifts the mood in an otherwise subdued dungeon. i also think it's cosmically funny that the thaumaturge gets the reputation of "keeper of the ledger of fates" but actually his statue does the keeping while he hangs out in his hot tub of ecstasy and terror.

low: the constellation list is cool, but i don't love making the puzzle elements random. it's a missed opportunity IMO. little details like being specific about the thaumaturge's birthsign add depth of flavor that piques my interest as reader and GM. so, i would've liked to see that!

in-between: the vault statue can easily kill people with its evil gas. but the corpse next to it seems to be both desiccated and bludgeoned. why did the statue do that. what's its deal.

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Thank you very much for the great review and the kind words, especially "hot tub of ecstasy and terror", which absolutely killed me. I love that consideration!

Great feedback regarding the constellations. I just wanted include some random element but wasn't able to develop it further other than set dressing.

Valid point about the statue, I guess I figured the dungeon needed to be a bit deadly at the end, especially for a powerful artifact potentially game-changer  like the Ledger of Fates. The corpse was there to foreshadow the potential danger in the vault. I presumed the reason for its state was that it would be crushed by the statues' fists and desiccated by the gas when they attempted to take the ledger; both effects because how relentless it would in its task. My original concept was for the corpse to be holding the ledger (that would perhaps explain its fate better), but then it didn't make sense why the statue would just leave it there after dispatching the thief. Also I know realize that I perhaps didn't make it clear that the statue wouldn't be stationary  when activated.

That all said, I didn't specify how deadly the statue could be, I intentionally left that open for the referee to work out. I just wanted to impress the potential peril, and it sounds like I succeeded since you read it that way. :D

Thanks again!