I have it! yay!

It seems neat, but I haven't gotten past character creation, and allready think it may not be so spectacular.
It makes Arcanum's portrait set look like god's gift to portrait selections! Several of these seem like they should be in Vampire instead. If you can inform me what they thought you would associate those with, I will be impressed.
Strict adherence to DND rules - this may turn out to be a horrible thing, one of the things I liked about arcanum was the lack of d notation, and the fact that how good your characters started was not determined by how many times you were willing to click re-roll.

 

No. Damn & here I thought I had a use for my old Magic cards. No plans for implementation either.

 

OK, after having played it for a good bit of time, I think that it is OK, not nearly FO2/Arcanum good, but really just what NWN was supposed to be, without the multiplayer.
The main thing I think when I play this game is "Why the hell didn't Arcanum look half this good?" It is just using a fancyified Arcanum engine, yet it is like comparing Wolfenstein 3d to Return to Castle Wolfenstein in terms of graphics.

 

NWN was MEANT to be a multiplayer game! the single player game was an after thought!

 

Yay I got it too. Looks great but I have to go through the manual first to create some good characters. BTW I don't like re-roll too so thanks for that point-buy info DE, I'll have to check it out.

 

I like re-rolling, but only so that I can get decent stats. I'm very picky when it comes to creating characters - I plan nearly everything from what weapons they'll use, to which stats I'm going to bump at level 4 and 8, what feats they'll take, role they fill in the party, etc.

That said, I managed to get a godly roll for one of my monks. At level 8 he'll have 4 18's (course, the other 2 stats are 12 and 11, but he doesn't need them), and this only took me 3 rolls I think. As long as the 'vital characteristics' of a class is high, I'm happy. Oh, and everyone needs a high constitution.

 

I didn't go through the manual so far hence tell me is there any part of your character stats that stays the same till the end of the game as it is when you create it? Aside from gender, race etc. and putting aside any Books of Strentgh which up your ST by 1 permanently* or sumsuch.

*Don't know if they even exist, just thought of them as they were present in BG.

 

As for the point buy system which I checked out I have to admit now that rerolling isn't so bad.

 

NWN didnt set the standard, Pool of Radiance did, and i believe they got the point buy system from the third edition rules anyway. I think its a suggested alternative in the character creation section of the players handbook.

 

oh yeah i guess your right about the whole 28 point buy thing.

but as for defining your character wouldnt having fewer points cause you to consider where you put them much much more? its the argument about the level cap in arcanum, it limits the amount of power you can amass, but it also keeps you from becoming too powerful, and wouldnt it just be boring to have a character so perfect that he was good at everything?

In my opinion the biggest, and most important part of role playing is not just defining your strengths, but defining your flaws. Flaws are why we love our heros, not their strengths. People pay to see people fail, and then succeed against all odds. This drama is what makes a narative exciting.