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Neverwinter Nights is Gold

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the gimme-some-of-that-action dept.

Urthpaw writes "Neverwinter Nights, the D&D based RPG from BioWare (Makers of Baldur's Gate among other titles), for Windows, MacOS and Linux has Gone gold. The game allows players to make their own "modules", or adventures, and DM them for up to 64 friends. Server-linking features allow the assembly of distributed MMORPGs."

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  1. yeah, you miss out on by Twister002 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    - The endless character recaps by everyone there before, during, and after the game e.g. "Baldac has a 16 charisma and an 18 wisdom with a +2 mace of boring"

    - The stench of geek BO, combined with smelly feet in the summer...ahhh...nothing like a rank basement to really bring out the geek aroma.

    - The challenge of trying to :

    a) figure out WHAT kind of food to get
    b) trying to find someone there who has money to PAY for the pizza (usually goes to the guy making $9/hour (e.g. "the rich guy") instead of minimum wage part time like everyone else.

    - Trying to herd everyone into the room so that the game can start/continue

    oh yes, I'll miss that. ;)

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  2. Re:I don't get it. by Wraithlyn · · Score: 5, Insightful
    You answer your own question, albeit dismissively.
    • Play across distances. Yes! This is a great advantage.
    • Computerized dice roller. It's more than that. It completely handles the torrential rain of rules and tables that comprise D&D. Probably the biggest obstacle to people getting into P&P gaming is all the math they have to do. (Simple math, yes. But lots of simple math can still be tedious)
    • Pretty graphics. This is like asking why anyone would want to see a movie.. for the 'pretty pictures'?? Give me a break. Visualization adds a new dimension.

    So yeah, I think there's some pretty sizable reasons right there.
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  3. Re:That won't work... by Alsee · · Score: 4, Insightful

    Solution: Buy the game for him as a present :)

    Either (A) Ask some little favor from him related to moving - "I just know those nasty movers are going to kill all my plants" or "break my fine glassware" or "scratch my antique whatchamacallit" - and tell him you'd appreciate him taking care of it so much you'll buy the game for him as "reward". Specifically, you'll run out to buy it while he's unpacking his computer in the basement so that he can play it "right away". Just don't forget the deal when he unpacks the plants/glassware/antique first and his computer second while everthing else sits in boxes :)

    or (B) Buy it and "conviently" arrange for to to wind up at your new house.

    or (C) Buy it mail order, shipped to your new address.

    I'd really suggest (A), and give him a big smile and peck on the cheek when he agrees to help with your "problem".

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