Greetings all. I've searched about the forums and couldn't find much details about this product line, so there are some questions I want to ask with this franchise.
How "loyal" it is to the video game?
How good it is compare to Pathfinder, Vampire: the Masquerade, 4e, 7th Sea, Forgotten Realms, Planescape, or any other product lines you have encountered?
My gaming background: I first started playing Basic D&D back in 1995 and changed my interest when I met the Revised edition of V:TM, then I've played Rolemaster, 2e, 3e, 3.5e, Champions, Alternity, 7th Sea, Legend of Five Rings.
The computer game, kind of mediocre adaptation of some cheap cliche, ok good well laid plots with some good characters. However this thing serves me well as a one night stand partner more than long term enjoyment. So I wonder how's Green Ronin's writing on this settings? I'm a fan of Conan savagery dark fantasy as well as the in depth intrigue of A Song of Ice and Fire, but DA:O the computer game who claimed to be an inspiration from AGoT, disppointed me in terms of plots and background stories.
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How loyal is it to the video game?
I'd say it's not only loyal, but more than that. Nationalities only briefly mentioned are playable options, is mostly what I mean.
How good is it compared to other RPGs?
The core system is great. I love it a lot. Moreso than many other games, honestly. I've got ideas to use the system for my own purpose, but that's neither here nor there.
How is the quality of the game?
It's wonderful. The art is stunning, and the writing seems great as well. Though, I'm no writer myself, so ymmv.
The thing about the DragonAge RPG, is that, you, as the GM, together with your players, decide what blots and background stories are present in your game. This applies to any RPG really, but there is plenty of stuff in there for the GM to make his/her game as dark and gritty as they want.
Personally I like it a lot, and would recommend getting it if you're thinking about it.
You can find out more about the Dragon Age tabletop rpg here.
The AGE ruleset is not quite identical to the computer game stats, if that is of any importance to you, but it does happen to get plenty of love from Kobold Quarterly.
I would suggest checking out the quickstart guide to see what you think of it.