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_____________________________ GOLD EDITION ____________________________
ULTIMATE GAMERS GUIDE FOR THE PC GAMES
Version 2.5
August 2008
E-Mail: randym1375@yahoo.com
Walkthrough Includes the Following Campaigns:
Neverwinter Nights
Shadows of Undrentide
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This document is Copyrighted by Randy Murtha January 2008 and may not
be reproduced in part or in full without the written consent of the
author.  Nor shall this be posted on a website or printed in a magazine
without my consent.  This document shall in no way be used to make a
profit.  All Rights Reserved.
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* TABLE OF CONTENTS *
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Legal Notice
1) Introduction to Walkthrough..................................... #1
2) More Walkthroughs by me, Version History........................ #2
3) Gameplay Basics................................................. #3
- Abbreviations and Terms
- In-Game Screens
- Main Gameplay Screen
- Character Sheet
- Inventory Panel
- Conversation Panel
- Map Panel
- Journal Panel
- Stores and Barter Panel
- Options Panel
- Common Interactions
- Time and Resting
4) Character Creation.............................................. #4
- Gender
- Race
- Portrait
- Class
- Alignment
- Ability Scores
- Recommended Statistics
- Packages
- Spells, Domains and Familiars
5) Race............................................................ #5
6) Core Character Classes.......................................... #6
7) Prestige Character Classes...................................... #7
8) Multiclass Characters........................................... #8
- Character vs. Class Level
- Multiclass Experience
- Multiclass Restrictions
- Alignment Shifts
9) Skills........................................................... #9
10) Feats.......................................................... #10
11) Combat......................................................... #11
- Real-Time Decisions
- NPC Reactions
- Factions
- Targeting an Opponent
- The Attack Roll
- Movement
- Flat-Footed
- Attacks of Opportunity
- Saving Throws
- Injury and Death
12) Associates..................................................... #12
13) Experience and Gaining Levels.................................. #13
14) Spells......................................................... #14
- Introduction
- Spell Schools
- Domains
- Effect Descriptions
- Spell Tactics
- Spell Descriptions
- Spell Summaries:
- Bard Spells............................................. #14A
- Cleric Spells........................................... #14B
- Druid Spells............................................ #14C
- Paladin Spells.......................................... #14D
- Ranger Spells........................................... #14E
- Sorcerer Spells......................................... #14F
- Wizard Spells........................................... #14G
15) Items.......................................................... #15
- Potions
- Books
- Reagents
- Gems
- Miscellaneous
16) Weapons........................................................ #16
- Simple
- Martial
- Exotic
- Found Weapons
- Wands and Rods
17) Clothing and Armor............................................. #17
- Clothing
- Armor
- Shields
- Cloaks
- Boots
- Belts
- Braces, Gloves and Gauntlets
- Rings
- Amulets
18) Enemies........................................................ #18
19) Multiplayer.................................................... #19
- Journeying Online
- Hosting a Game Server
- Joining a Multiplayer Game
- Picking a Character
- Local and Server Characters
- Moving Characters Between Games
- Forming a Party
- Player vs. Player
- Liking or Disliking Other Players
20) Hints and Stratagies........................................... #20
21) Game Walkthrough: Neverwinter Nights........................... #21
- Prelude.................................................... #21A
- Chapter One................................................ #21B
- Chapter Two................................................ #21C
- Chapter Three.............................................. #21D
- Chapter Four............................................... #21E
22) Game Walkthrough: Shadows of Undrentide........................ #22
- Chapter One................................................ #22A
- Interlude.................................................. #22B
- Chapter Two................................................ #22C
23) Credits, E-Mail Rules and Legal Stuff.......................... #23
NOTE:  If you've downloaded my guide, to navigate your way through it a
little easier use the Control F feature.  Press and hold "Ctrl" and "F"
and a window will pop up, simply type in the number of the section
located above you wish to jump to (e.g: #22) and click "Find Next" to
jump to that section of the guide, you may have to click find next two
times.  This navigation process is really quick and it sure beats
scrolling all the way down this insanely long document to get to the
section you want to be in.  This works on most of the walkthroughs out
there so remember it and use it on all of the guides you download.
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* LEGAL NOTICE *
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The only websites this walkthrough is legally posted on are:
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ONLY THESE EIGHT SITES MAY POST MY GUIDE!  If you have viewed this
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please e-mail me and let me know which site you viewed this on, I will
highly appreciate it.  If you've seen this plagerised or on a website
this isn't supposed to be on, there is a $CASH$ reward for informing me
of who the violator is.
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* 1) INTRODUCTION TO WALKTHROUGH *
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Welcome to my very in-depth and extensive Walkthrough for Neverwinter
Nights: Diamond Edition for the PC.  In this guide I will include the
origional Neverwinter Nights campaign and its first two expansions,
Shadows of Undrentide and Hordes of the Underdark.
This series is without a doubt, in my opinion, the best RPG video
game series ever made.  It took Bio Ware over six years to make this
series for us and I'm sure you will agree with my above stated opinion
once you play it.  This game uses the 3rd Edition Dungeons and Dragons
rules so if you play D&D in real life then you will have no problems
understanding all of the rules, dice rolls, saving throws, skill checks,
and all that technical stuff.  If you've never played D&D in real life and
are not familiar with it don't worry, this is a really simple game to
learn so sit back, pop the game disc in, and get ready for the greatest
RPG video gaming experience you've ever had the pleasure of playing.  This
epic saga is over 80+ hours for your roleplaying enjoyment and isn't a bad
deal for ten bucks at EB Games.  If you thought Baldur's Gate II and its
expansion were good games wait until you get a dose of Neverwinter Nights
Gold Edition!
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* 2) MORE WALKTHROUGHS BY ME, VERSION HISTORY *
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>>> Other top-quality Game Guides I have written:
1) Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.
2) Fable: The Lost Chapters
3) Neverwinter Nights
4) Neverwinter Nights: Shadows of Undrentide
5) Neverwinter Nights: Hordes of the Underdark
6) Neverwinter Nights Platinum Edition
7) Quake II
8) Shadow Man
9) Shadow Man 2econd Coming
10) The Suffering
11) The Suffering: Ties That Bind
12) Turok 2: Seeds of Evil
You can ALWAYS find all of my guides and latest versions at:
www.gamefaqs.com
>>> VERSION HISTORY:
Version 1.0
January 2008
This is the first complete version of my guide and it took me over
one year of an hour here and an hour there to compile, format, and
write so I hope at least someone out there can appreciate it.  The two
campaigns on the Gold Edition of this game are finished and in my
guide, along with 95% of the instruction manual, I will not be adding
in the remaining 5%.
Version 1.5
February 2008
Since I've upgraded to the 1.68 patch I'm finding all kinds of new
equipment and added them in the appropriate sections.  Added some
weapons readers sent me, added a way for the Rolgan's Trial side quest
to gain the most XP that a reader sent me, and added in the Druid's
Circle side quest (the only quest in the game that wasn't complete in
my guide) that another reader sent me.  Since I'm now getting
contributions for my guide(s), I also added a Contributor Credits
section in the credits part of this guide.
Version 2.0
April 2008
Added in more weapons that readers sent me, fixed some typos, added
in what spell to cast on the Alchemist Apparatus in the Host Tower of
the Arcane a reader sent me, and added in what spells to cast on that
one orb in the Excavated Ruins another reader sent me for the SoU
campaign.
Version 2.5
August 2008
Fixed some typos and added in some more weapons that I found.
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* 3) GAMEPLAY BASICS *
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>>> ABBREVIATIONS AND TERMS USED THROUGHOUT THIS GUIDE AND GAME:
- D&D: Dungeons and Dragons
- NWN: Neverwinter Nights
- SOU: Shadows of Undrentide
- STR: Strength
- DEX: Dexterity
- CON: Constitution
- INT: Intelligence
- WIS: Wisdom
- CHA: Charisma
- HP: Hit Points
- XP: Experience Points
- AC: Armor Class
- DC: Difficulty Class
- PC: Player Character
- NPC: Non-player Character
- PvP: Player vs. Player
- HD: Hit Die, these are dice and look like d4, d6, d8, d10, etc.  A
weapon that causes 2d6 worth of damage will inflict the total of two
randomly generated six sided dice rolls.  If your character has d4 for
their HD, then when you level up the computer rolls a 4 sided die and
the randomly generated number is how many HP you'll gain, and you can
gain no more than 4 HP per new character level (unless you have the
Toughness feat or some other kind of bonus like a high Con).
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>>> IN-GAME SCREENS > MAIN GAMEPLAY SCREEN >> CONVERSATION PANEL > MAP PANEL > JOURNAL
PANEL >> OPTIONS PANEL > COMMON INTERACTIONS >> POINT BUY SYSTEM >> HUMAN > DWARF >> GNOME
>> HALFLING