Review: Stories of Thedas

Forum; jcink.

Dragon Age.

It seems to be a typical rewriting the story RPG, however, without a plot summary it is hard to tell.

No specific rating named although it is mentioned in the rules that they adhere to jcink's ToS which is PG: 13. They have an board for roleplaying of mature themes offsite.

26.

June 2012

Intermediate to Advanced.

2 to 6 paragraphs on average, the RPG requires a minimum of 2 paragraphs of 5-6 lines in length.

Several new posts every 1 to 3 days. This RPG has a posting requirement of every 3 days.

Canon and original characters.

The layout makes good use of plain colours and smooth textures. Although it primarily uses shades of grey it isn't dully or difficult to read.

The site is very easy to navigate, everything clearly labelled and various visitor friendly topics to help guide them to information in case they're a little bit lost.

There doesn't appear to be any information regarding the plot of the RPG itself. There is plenty of information regarding the setting and time line, however, it's impossible to tell what the RPG is about. The nearest bit of information are small snippets that say when the campaign begins. I am personally familiar with the Dragon Age games so I can recognise most of the available information as a summary of the events of those games. Although there is a topic named 'Conditions of the Realm' which new players are directed to, it would be very useful to have a plot summary somewhere on the site. The 'Conditions of the Realm' only gives details of specific events and the whereabouts of specific characters, it doesn't help a new member gain an idea of what members will be roleplaying. Maybe I've just missed it, but I've had a pretty extensive look for it.

Other than the plot information everything else you could possibly want to know is there. For those who have only played some of the Dragon Age games or none at all the necessary information has been provided. Out of character information regarding creating characters, requirements and so forth are all found quickly and easily.

There's a guest friendly forum but it's empty so there's no evidence to show how the Admin responds to visitors. There is also a c-box which appears to be fairly active.

A detailed character profile with a writing sample is required. New members fill out the profile template and post it in the applications forum. I particularly like the question which asks what the player how familiar they are with the Dragon Age games.

As it is only jcink's ToS holding you back from having mature RP on your site, might I suggest getting hosted? Here at DF we offer hosting for forums :) Also your guest forum has the same description as the one above it and no information about it. I know your site has recently moved but wanted to mention this in case you didn't already know.