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D*Ranged · 01-19-2006, 10:59 PM

Let me get this straight.
The original NWN campaign and the expansion Campaigns are different stories altogether, right?

Sir Degrader · 01-19-2006, 11:05 PM

Yup.

Sir Goulum · 01-19-2006, 11:38 PM

That's one of the many things that I didn't like about NWN. I wanted to continue as the Hero of Neverwinter, like you do in Baldurs Gate. That, and the expansions weren't that great.

robertthebard · 01-20-2006, 12:51 AM

Actually, the original OC is separate from the expansions, but the expansions are linked, Hordes continues the adventures of the Shadows' char anyway, hence Deekin.

D*Ranged · 01-20-2006, 03:40 AM

Okay, got it.

I've gotten the hang of the game, so which shall be more fun to start with? The OC or SOU?

Zaleukos · 01-20-2006, 04:48 AM

SOU is much better, but that might be a reason to play the OC first. That is because it might be hard to go back to the relatively weak OC after enjoying SOU-HotU.

banzai · 01-20-2006, 09:04 AM

If you never played NWN before at least *try out* the OC. It´s much easier with less *micro-management* and so this is a good way to train your *gaming skills* before things get tougher in the expansions.

robertthebard · 01-20-2006, 09:32 AM

Yeah, I totally agree. As much as I didn't really like the OC, I still played it through to get a feel for the engine, game mechanics etc. In a lot of ways, it is very different from other games that I have played. I then found online play, and have never looked back, except to play at least once through Shadows and Hordes, to get a feel for anything new they may have added.

Nightowl2 · 01-20-2006, 11:03 AM

Funny. I liked the OC best of the three myself. And I was also disappointed to learn that the three games are not really linked. Like Goulum, I was expecting to take my characters through a trilogy.

Fortunately, the vault has many community mods, some of which are very good, and are a series through which you can advance your characters.

Nightowl2

Albromor · 01-21-2006, 12:01 AM

Nightowl2,I also liked the OC and didn't have the issues some had with it, but I still preferred the expansions.

And D*Ranged, there are "Bridge" modules that you can download from the Bioware site that bridges where you left off in SoU and carries you over to HotU. See, your character will end around 12th level at the end of SoU but if you go directly to HotU it will automatically level you to 15. So Bioware had this contest to fan developers to make a module that picked up your character at 12th level and when you were done your experience had you at level 15. The winner and runner-up offerings were wonderfully done. I did the one made by Papermonk.

01-19-2006, 10:59 PM	#1
D*Ranged Avatar Join Date: January 4, 2002 Location: Wellington ,NZ (I revealed it to people now...) Age: 41 Posts: 585	Let me get this straight. The original NWN campaign and the expansion Campaigns are different stories altogether, right? __________________ YAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN...........

01-20-2006, 12:51 AM	#4
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	Actually, the original OC is separate from the expansions, but the expansions are linked, Hordes continues the adventures of the Shadows' char anyway, hence Deekin. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

01-20-2006, 03:40 AM	#5
D*Ranged Avatar Join Date: January 4, 2002 Location: Wellington ,NZ (I revealed it to people now...) Age: 41 Posts: 585	Okay, got it. I've gotten the hang of the game, so which shall be more fun to start with? The OC or SOU? __________________ YAWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWN...........

01-20-2006, 09:04 AM	#7
banzai Manshoon Join Date: December 3, 2001 Location: Germany Age: 59 Posts: 199	If you never played NWN before at least try out the OC. It´s much easier with less micro-management and so this is a good way to train your gaming skills before things get tougher in the expansions. __________________ Die groessten Elche sind selber welche ...

01-20-2006, 09:32 AM	#8
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	Yeah, I totally agree. As much as I didn't really like the OC, I still played it through to get a feel for the engine, game mechanics etc. In a lot of ways, it is very different from other games that I have played. I then found online play, and have never looked back, except to play at least once through Shadows and Hordes, to get a feel for anything new they may have added. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

01-19-2006, 11:05 PM	#2
Sir Degrader Thoth - Egyptian God of Wisdom Join Date: November 3, 2001 Location: Canada Age: 63 Posts: 2,871	Yup.

01-19-2006, 11:38 PM	#3
Sir Goulum John Locke Join Date: February 7, 2002 Location: Edmonton, Canada Age: 35 Posts: 8,985	That's one of the many things that I didn't like about NWN. I wanted to continue as the Hero of Neverwinter, like you do in Baldurs Gate. That, and the expansions weren't that great.

01-20-2006, 04:48 AM	#6
Zaleukos The Magister Join Date: September 29, 2003 Location: Sweden Age: 47 Posts: 146	SOU is much better, but that might be a reason to play the OC first. That is because it might be hard to go back to the relatively weak OC after enjoying SOU-HotU.

01-20-2006, 11:03 AM	#9
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 46 Posts: 2,190	Funny. I liked the OC best of the three myself. And I was also disappointed to learn that the three games are not really linked. Like Goulum, I was expecting to take my characters through a trilogy. Fortunately, the vault has many community mods, some of which are very good, and are a series through which you can advance your characters. Nightowl2

01-21-2006, 12:01 AM	#10
Albromor Mephistopheles Join Date: June 13, 2001 Location: Northfield, NJ USA Posts: 1,417	Nightowl2,I also liked the OC and didn't have the issues some had with it, but I still preferred the expansions. And D*Ranged, there are "Bridge" modules that you can download from the Bioware site that bridges where you left off in SoU and carries you over to HotU. See, your character will end around 12th level at the end of SoU but if you go directly to HotU it will automatically level you to 15. So Bioware had this contest to fan developers to make a module that picked up your character at 12th level and when you were done your experience had you at level 15. The winner and runner-up offerings were wonderfully done. I did the one made by Papermonk.

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