Quote from: winkingbishop;393633My interest in this thread is actually about the pnp rpg, supposing some of you DA fans own it.  How well does the RPG simulate the observation in the OP?  Is there a robust social/rank/honor system or anything that maps to the choices you have to make in the video game?

Only level 1-5 is out in a boxed set. It's pretty bog standard roll stuff fantasy RPG, with a poor stunt system. (Not nearly as good as T&T or FtA) you roll a die for stunt points, then spend em that round. They suck completely for anything but fighting it seems. All they thought about. Social Rank? Not that I'm aware of--mind you I've only played the game and skimmed it, not read it. So there might be more. The first adventure in the book blows too.

Quote from: Silverlion;393649Only level 1-5 is out in a boxed set. It's pretty bog standard roll stuff fantasy RPG, with a poor stunt system. (Not nearly as good as T&T or FtA) you roll a die for stunt points, then spend em that round. They suck completely for anything but fighting it seems. All they thought about. Social Rank? Not that I'm aware of--mind you I've only played the game and skimmed it, not read it. So there might be more. The first adventure in the book blows too.

T&T stunt system is Tunnels and Trolls I assume?  That's the one D&D rival I never got into.  If you're familiar with the different versions is there a "best version" in your opinion?

Quote from: CRKrueger;393821T&T stunt system is Tunnels and Trolls I assume?  That's the one D&D rival I never got into.  If you're familiar with the different versions is there a "best version" in your opinion?

Yeah, Tunnels & Trolls. I like the newest edition 7.5, but I'd recommend the 5.5 version of the rules. http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/tt5.htm Not the anniversary edition or 7.5 (Fiery Dragon.)  

Mostly because it is cleaner and crisper in terms of writing, better editing (not perfect but better.) 7.5 seems to want you to have experience with 5 or 5.5 as it seems less clear. I do like the added "professions." in 7.5 but the game holds up completely without them. It was a bit jarring back in the day for a fantasy game not to have clerics or thieves as a separate thing, but you can heal with magic, and even be religious without it. Same for stealing things. Though it has rogues their more "I pick up a little of everything slowly.." 5.5 has spite damage, so of the better add on rules (like a stat used for magic other than Strength--which helped with my niece's fairy spell caster.)

Anyway. Dragon Origins is a fun video game, but the tabletop game isn't all that inspiring. I'd like to own it but not at the boxed set price and it being somewhat incomplete--darn thing even lacks PC Gray Wardens! Since it only covers 1-5 it also misses the "prestige" classes as well. I'm hoping they'll put out a complete edition some day. Yet I doubt it will last that long. Since GR or Bioware are taking so long on the boxed sets, I won't lay on the blame on GR, as approval processes can be a pain. So T&T would probably be better at Dragon Age than Dragon Age. Though the magic is different and fundamentally more flexible with more varied spell casting in T&T.

Quote from: Silverlion;393834Anyway. Dragon Origins ... tabletop game ... lacks PC Gray Wardens!

That's just weird.

Quote from: Silverlion;393834darn thing even lacks PC Gray Wardens! .

They do at least discuss that in a sidebar, though I agree that releasing the first box without tossing the fans a bone was a bad idea.