Trust & Proof: d20PFSRD – Signal Evidence & AI Readability

d20PFSRD

(https://d20pfsrd.com) 📸 Data Snapshot: May 28, 2026
Trust & Proof — The Lens

Count trust words (review, testimonial, rating, verified) against real outbound proof links (Google, Trustpilot, Clutch, G2, Yelp). Lots of trust language with zero verification links is trust theatre. Unlinked logo galleries count against it.

Trust & Proof Verifiable evidence vs. Trust Theatre.
7 Impact Weight: 20 / 100
35% Reputation

The site exhibits trust theatre through its review counts (e.g., 9 reviews on the Magic page) while maintaining a proof_links_count of 0 across all pages. While user ratings are displayed, there is no evidence of third-party verification or external documentation to support these metrics. This creates a closed-loop trust system that lacks external validation.

Proof is established through the exhaustive detail of the game rules, though external proof paths are missing. The site lacks outbound links to primary sources (like Paizo) or third-party certifications within the crawled pages. However, the internal density of technical specifications (8+ instances per page) serves as a high-substance substitute for traditional case studies.

Trust & Proof is read by weighing trust language against real verification. Below is the page-by-page tally of review mentions and external proof links, then the schema markup that may (or may not) declare verifiable ratings and identity proof.

🛡️ Trust Signals — reviews, proof links, trust-theatre check
14Review mentions (all pages)
0External proof links (all pages)
PageReviewsProof links
/ (home) 1 0
/alternative-rule-systems/paizo-rules-systems/occult-adventures/occult-classes/mesmerist/ 3 0
/alternative-rule-systems/paizo-rules-systems/occult-adventures/occult-classes/psychic/ 1 0
/magic/ 9 0
🔗 Identity & Technical Layer — schema JSON-LD: declared ratings, reviews & identity proof
Homepage — no schema detected (entity gap)
/alternative-rule-systems/paizo-rules-systems/occult-adventures/occult-classes/mesmerist/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/alternative-rule-systems/paizo-rules-systems/occult-adventures/occult-classes/psychic/ — no schema detected (entity gap)
/magic/ — no schema detected (entity gap)