And then I couldn't get into the role of any of the subsequent characters. They were too bland, without any soul. That's when everything started to fall apart.
Maybe it wasn't necessary to rush and create a clone. Initially, you had two ideas (Keliandra and some guy). Why couldn't you create a second, original character after the first suicide? Or any other character, after thinking it through more carefully, even if it didn't have the most interesting artifact. And Keliandra could have been "cured" with a parasite. It wouldn't be very pleasant or cheap, but what can you do?
The green factor played a role. For some reason, I wanted a million charisma, and for some reason, I was sure that magic wouldn't be very useful.
Magic is the most expensive skill of all (except for the Temple), and it's not even available to everyone. And judging by the damage, it's a powerful skill.
to save up for a skin transplant operation (but of course, it's unrealistic).
there's even a donor. if you can take skin from corpses...