Thanks for the detailed read. You spotted the thing we cared most about. The charge really is potential energy and that vulnerability window is the whole game. Getting it to read without a tutorial took most of the build.
Real heraldry was non negotiable for us so it's good that it landed with someone who built their own version.
Scale is the honest difference between them. We kept ours small because the jam clock said so rather than out of restraint. Riders Of The Nine Planes going big is the braver call.
Following you back and going through your pages now.