Going to echo everyone else’s sentiment. From what’s available, I really enjoy it and hope you continue. The writing’s pretty good, and I like the large bits of text, but I agree in that it ought to be broken up a bit, for ease of reading at least. I personally like reading a lot about the background, though. As for the stats screen, I don’t particularly mind either. If it’s going to be skill check-heavy (i.e. where 1% matters, like the Lost Heir series), then the numeric one would be more beneficial?
I’ve got a few questions, though:
How do you intend to handle the Gods in this? While a completely faithful following of Ancient Greco-Roman literature would be a sight, I like what I’ve seen so far in that the Gods are still a bit ‘disconnected’ and a bit judgemental (well Ares at least, and he’ll always be petty) and unafraid to throw power about. They also had a propensity to interfere, with certain Gods having certain favourites (Diomedes, anyone?), so perhaps having patron(s) (aside from the parent) would be interesting?
Also, ‘heroes’. The Ancient Greek definition of ‘hero’ is a bit different from modern ones, and with the hints at being a reincarnation or there being previous lives it might be interesting to explore?
‘Wily’ Odysseus is remembered as a cunning strategist, yet his other epithet is ‘Sacker of Cities’. Achilles spent a crucial part of the Trojan War in his tent, and Theseus according to some accounts attempted to steal Persephone and Helen, aside from that business with Ariadne. Then there’s Jason and Medea… Admittedly the only vaguely-decent heroes from the Iliad, Menelaus (who defends Patroclus’ body, was probably compelled by the violation of hospitality to fight, actually mourns the dead/regrets the war in the Odyssey) and Diomedes (well, we was a badass and a pragmatic one) make it home without being murdered and become immortal.
Another thing I’d like to see (a big stretch, admittedly) is a way to play as a character with some knowledge of classical mythology and history. Constantly calling Athena “grey-eyed”, asking “am I going to be blinded or turned into an animal”, or “do I need to perform a sacrifice, I haven’t got a cow, some water or some grain” with varying degrees of intention. Then again being big on the hospitality stuff (xenia) might earn you points with Zeus rather being seen as an annoying wiseass.