Er, idk if I'm not communicating this correctly but I am very very much in favor of more drama! I just think that the barge and graduation specifically seeming rigged/corrupt to characters is counterproductive to the premise as a whole?

Like, I don't really see how what is essentially divine judgement and a core mechanic is really comparable to IC plots. In your case maybe you wanted that drama and discouragement for Jedao, but what about players who don't want to put their character through that? Do they just have to make them blind to a seemingly unjust system?