Drupal for RPG Websites
Well, this is the second time I've run through the Drupal install for the RPG Nexxus properties, and I have to say I'm doubly impressed.
In case you missed it, I installed it once, had it working on three sites, then corrupted and lost the database through my own stupidity. Wasn't till I needed it that I found out the backup hadn't been running. More specifically, I had never added that database name to the list to be backed up. You'd better believe it's there now.
Anyway, Drupal out of the box doesn't look like much ... typical phpnuke site without a lot of the bells and whistles. But it's starting to shine with some of the plug-in modules. I've got no less than seven plugins on the site now and still adding. Each of the plugins has gone in without a hitch and most even survived the database destruction and re-creation without so much as blinking. That's super.
I still need to do some tweaking -- Hearth, for example, needs a custom home page -- but it's going in very quickly. I'm hoping to get Tales over soon and we can start using the interactive writing (book), word of the day and glossary features.
At any rate, Drupal is currently recommended in my book if you're an experienced web host and programmer. It's not for the faint of heart, but it is a powerful resource to build on.