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Aerich · 10-23-2007, 07:22 PM

IWD2 is set 30 years after IWD/HoW with an almost entirely different threat. There is some carryover of characters and plot explanations relating to IWD/HoW as to why those characters are there.

Personally, I'd play them the other way around (if only because the 3d Ed rules may "ruin" you for IWD/HoW's 2nd Ed rules), but you won't miss much or have a problem understanding the plot.

The plot is very linear within the game, but not really between games. They are very playable as standalone games.

10-23-2007, 07:22 PM	#3
Aerich Lord Ao Join Date: May 27, 2004 Location: Canada Age: 42 Posts: 2,061	Re: How linear is the plot? IWD2 is set 30 years after IWD/HoW with an almost entirely different threat. There is some carryover of characters and plot explanations relating to IWD/HoW as to why those characters are there. Personally, I'd play them the other way around (if only because the 3d Ed rules may "ruin" you for IWD/HoW's 2nd Ed rules), but you won't miss much or have a problem understanding the plot. The plot is very linear within the game, but not really between games. They are very playable as standalone games. __________________ Where there is a great deal of free speech, there is always a certain amount of foolish speech. - Winston S. Churchill