Neverwinter_Nights_Hordes_of_the_Underdark_Manual.pdf

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction .............................................2

What’s Included in this Manual ............2

The Story So Far ...................................2

Getting Started.......................................2

The ReadMe File ...................................2

System Requirements ............................3

Setup and Installation............................3

New Camera Controls ...........................4

Places and People ..................................4

Cities and Dungeons..............................4

Characters in the Tale............................5

Beasts......................................................6

The Campaign: Hordes

of the Underdark™ ...............................7

Player’s Handbook ..................................8

Character Creation ................................8

Experience and Gaining Levels ............8

Alignment Shift ......................................8

Multiple Henchmen ...............................9

Epic Rules ..............................................9

Core Classes ...........................................9

Barbarian .............................................9

Bard ...................................................10

Cleric..................................................10

Druid..................................................10

Fighter ...............................................11

Monk..................................................11

Paladin ...............................................11

Ranger................................................12

Rogue .................................................12

Sorcerer .............................................12

Wizard ...............................................13

Prestige Classes....................................13

Arcane Archer ...................................13

Assassin..............................................14

Blackguard ........................................14

Champion of Torm ............................15

Dwarven Defender ...........................16

Harper Scout .....................................17

Pale Master........................................18

Red Dragon Disciple ........................19

Shifter ................................................20

Shadowdancer ...................................21

Weapon Master .................................22

Skills..........................................................23

Feats ..........................................................25

Epic Feats .................................................32

Spells .........................................................41

Bard ......................................................41

Cleric.....................................................42

Druid ....................................................44

Paladin ..................................................45

Ranger ..................................................46

Sorcerer/Wizard...................................46

Epic Spells ................................................49

How to Cast .........................................49

Choosing Epic Spells ...........................49

Items..........................................................49

Grenade-like Weapons ........................50

New Weapons ......................................50

Powerful Magical Items ......................51

Poisons..................................................51

Item Crafting and Enhancing..................51

Crafting.................................................51

Crafting Recipes...................................53

Enhancing.............................................53

Toolset .......................................................54

Tilesets ..................................................54

Aurora Toolset —

New Wizards & Features ....................54

Scripting Tips ...........................................55

Tables and Charts.....................................56

Spell Icons ................................................61

Dansk Quickstart.....................................66

Svensk Quickstart....................................68

Suomi Quickstart .....................................70

Norsk Quickstart .....................................72

Portuguese Quickstart .............................74

Credits.......................................................76

Technical Support ....................................81

INTRODUCTION

Neverwinter Nights™ continues the epic role-playing game revolution with the Hordes of the

Underdark™ expansion pack, featuring all new prestige classes, monsters, weapons, feats,

skills and spells! Engage in a brand new single-player adventure. Dungeon Masters can

create richer experiences with five new tilesets and over a dozen new creature models.

What’s Included in this Manual

This manual describes enhancements to the rules and provides descriptions of the new

features, including skills, feats, spells and weapons. Where necessary, please refer to the

original Neverwinter Nights™ game manual.

The Story So Far

You have recently escaped from a long sojourn on the Plane of Shadow. Your adventures

in that murky dimension have transformed you from a raw novice to a seasoned

adventurer. Escaping from the plane has made you, the talk of taverns and daydreaming

children who seek to emulate your exploits.

Beneath the city of Waterdeep lies the Underdark and from it the armies of darkness have

risen to lay siege to the splendid city. You have arrived to save Waterdeep and in so doing

you will step from the storybooks of mortal heroes and take your place among the truly

epic heroes and heroines of lore.

GETTING STARTED

The ReadMe File

The Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark CD-ROM game has a ReadMe file where

you can view both the License Agreement and updated information about the game. We

strongly encourage you to read this file in order to benefit from changes made after this

manual went to print.

To view this file, double-click on it in the Hordes of the Underdark directory found on your

hard disk (usually C:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\docs). You can also view the ReadMe

file by first clicking on the Start button on your Windows® taskbar, then on Programs,

then on Neverwinter Nights and then on the HoTUreadme.txt.

System Requirements

Operating System: Windows ® 98/Me/2000SP2/XP

Processor: 800 MHz (1.3 GHz or higher recommended)

Memory: 128 MB RAM (256 MB recommended)

256 MB RAM for Windows ® XP

(512 MB RAM recommended for Windows ® XP)

Hard Disk Space: 1.5 GB Free

CD-ROM Drive: 8X Speed

Video: 32 MB video card with Hardware T&L support*

(64 MB video card with Hardware T&L support*

recommended)

Sound: DirectX ® -certified sound card*

Multiplayer: Local area network with TCP/IP protocol or

established Internet connection (56 Kbps modem or

faster required)

DirectX®: DirectX ® version 8.1b or higher

*Indicates device should be compatible with DirectX® version 8.1b or higher.

Setup and Installation

1. Start Windows® 98/Me/2000SP2/XP.

2. Insert the Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark CD-ROM game disc into your CD-

ROM drive.

3. If AutoPlay is enabled, a title screen should appear. If AutoPlay is not enabled, or the

installation does not start automatically, click on the Start button on your Windows®

taskbar, then on Run. Type D:\Setup and click on OK.

Note: If your CD-ROM drive is assigned to a letter other than D, substitute that letter.

4. Follow the remainder of the on-screen instructions to finish installing the Neverwinter

Nights: Hordes of the Underdark CD-ROM game.

5. Once installation is complete, click on the Start button on the Windows® taskbar and

choose Programs/ Neverwinter Nights/Neverwinter Nights to start the game.

Note: You must have the Play disc in your CD-ROM drive to play.

Installation of DirectX®

The Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark CD-ROM requires DirectX® 8.1b or

higher in order to run. If you do not have DirectX® 8.1b or higher installed on your

computer, click on “Yes” when asked if you would like to install it.

NEW CAMERA CONTROL

The default camera view has now been changed to a third-person over-the-shoulder

perspective. In addition, the camera range has been expanded. You can now zoom the camera

in to a few feet from the character or zoom out to provide a larger view of the environment.

In addition, the pitch of the camera now ranges from minus 180-degrees to minus 1-degree

angle to give the perspective from the character’s eyes. Controls are outlined below:

Camera Views

Normal: Camera fixed in position.

Chase View: Camera locked looking over the character’s shoulder from behind.

• Press “*” [asterisk] on the number pad to toggle between camera views.

Mouse Wheel

• Press and hold mouse wheel to change the camera

• Move mouse wheel forward to zoom in

• Move mouse wheel back to zoom out

Keyboard

Normal camera view

Key

Action

Insert

Camera up full (overhead view)

Delete

Camera down full (view toward the horizon)

Page Down (press and hold)

Reset to default view

Home

Zoom camera in full

End

Zoom camera out full

Page Up/Down

Move camera up/down

Chase view

Key

Action

Insert

Camera up full (overhead view)

Delete

Camera down full – (view toward the horizon)

Page Down (press and hold)

Reset to default view

Page Up/Down

Move camera up/down

PLACES AND PEOPLE

Cities and Dungeons

Waterdeep

Waterdeep is the major cosmopolitan power of the Sword Coast and is known by many

as the City of Splendours. The city is an important centre of trade and innovation, ideally

situated beside an excellent harbour. Life goes on as normal for its citizens as it has for

many years but something always stirs below, for the city sits atop the dungeon called

Undermountain. Waterdeep now faces one of the most difficult crises in its history, for

what was once safely contained below now rises forth. Drow, beholders and the dreaded

mind flayers now lay siege to the city.

Undermountain

The mad wizard Halaster Blackcloak built thousands of tunnels beneath the city of

Waterdeep, forming a strange and dangerous labyrinth. Therein he stored his treasures,

experiments and necessities. With powerful creatures bound to his will, Halaster has

populated this ever-changing dungeon with the most fearsome of beasts. Few

adventurers have survived to tell the tale of Undermountain. Those that have had, best

be shown some well-earned respect.

The Underdark

Entire societies exist beneath the earth, empires falling and rising without any idea that

there is a world above them. The cruellest of the Underdark's masters are the drow.

These shunned cousins of the elven folk have built majestic cities throughout the lightless

realm. But foul creatures and cultures even more dangerous than the drow populate the

vast expanses between the pockets of civilization.

Characters in the Tale

Durnan

He is a former adventurer who now manages a small inn called the

Yawning Portal. He runs the inn with the help of his wife Mhaere —

another retired adventurer — and their daughter Tamsil. The inn's

claim to fame is that it sits atop the fearsome dungeon known as

Undermountain.

The Valsharess

This female drow is the mysterious and enigmatic leader of the large

Underdark army that threatens Waterdeep. The Valsharess (which

means Empress in the drow tongue) is the title she has given herself

her true name still remains a secret. Through force and diplomacy she

has melded together the enemies of her people into a massive army

that threatens to topple the most powerful city in Faerun. Little is

known about her except that she and her forces have mastered an

advanced form of fire magic. She is intelligent, proud and more than

certain of her ultimate victory.

Deekin

This kobold is a bard of surprising skill, his talents honed under the

watchful guidance of the white dragon that trained him. His past is far

behind him now, for Deekin has travelled far and wide, even having

had some small hand in saving the world from the flying city of

Undrentide.

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