Length ▮▮▮▯ approximate page count — more bars, more heft.
Commitment ◔ ◑ ◕ ● a sitting or two · a normal read · a real investment · a season of a life.
Challenge ◆◇◇ ◆◆◇ ◆◆◆ Accessible · Demanding · Formidable.
▶ Channel fuel — also prime Paranoid Reading material; the angle is noted on the card.
N / G — the two Noided strands (Parapolitical & Demonology) use the channel's own Noided / Grim score instead: N hidden machinery (0–5), G bleakness (0–5).