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GateCrash
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The Birthday Fairy brought my wife a copy of NWN Diamond recently, and we're going to kick off our first campaign together soon. She's done console RPGs like Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, D&D Heroes, X-Men Legends, and the like, so she's familiar with the basic principles of RPGs. However, this will be her maiden voyage into PC gaming.
Can anyone recommend a good module to start with? I'm looking for something that runs well without a DM, is fairly well balanced for two players, and starts you at 1st level. I would default to the OC, because it is geared toward beginners, but would prefer something a bit shorter if anyone can point me to it.
Thanks!
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Conor Knoxx
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hehee Gatecrash,
you triggered some fond old memories with that question, yes indeed!.. Starter modules.. never played.. *grins widely*
sure, 2 I'd recommend are:
Cyberglum's Shattered Kingdom (2 mods)
first is here:
http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.Detail&id=3761
level one, neat story, overall fun and not terribly long (should take you to level 3 I think) - only downside I found combat can easily "go bad" - some of the encounters are a bit hard for level 1, especially if you are inexperienced.
Might want to consider "allow player pausing" to get started.
Second I really like is (ok, just about my all time fav  ) is the whole Aielund series. Part one is here:
http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.Detail&id=3920
A great adventure, I don't even remember how many modules there are in the series (5 or 6) and they are all fairly long. Its well laid out, and a great story that starts out with a simple premise, and builds to an epic, political saga. LOL... almost want to join you guys, just talking about it 
Anyway, have fun! Hope these suggestions are of use to you.
Conor
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Lazybones
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Maybe one of the various conversions of Keep on the Borderlands? I played one in NWN Year 1, but for the life of me can't remember the author. But there are several versions on the Hall of Fame list at the Vault.
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I agree with Dane's suggestion. The Shadowlord series, while old (it was made before SoU came out), is still a good campaign to play through. There are spots that may be difficult for low level characters, but not many and even those that are can be dealt with using tatics.
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Good Thread!!!
It should be stickied.
If you start with the OC I recommend starting with Shadows of Undrentide. I really hated the original NWN mod. SoU had a MUCH better story, better characters, better settings, better encounters...
It was just better.
Another vote for Shadowlords, here. And I've never heard of Ailund, but you can bet I'll DL it and open a public server the next time my wife is out of town.
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Back log or no, can't resist supporting the suggestion of Aeilund series having just finished the latest of the series in a MP partnership with a buddy. Achieved via a level 1 to level 30 with the same barbarian and rogue/bard pairing through a plot that I think is probably better than the OC.
However, if you want something short and sweet, RP intensive to the extreme, and with plot lines that are the only ones I ever found truly creepy, try the Elegia Eternum and Excrucio Eternum pairing. Those two are superb.
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J'Dai Voisin
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on Nov 1, 2007, 4:08 AM, LIONofHUME wrote:
I'll second this choice. I think the series is a pretty terrific conversion and will appeal to a lot of folks with PnP experience.
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me an a buddy started "pools of radience" last week. its not half bad but its good for new characters. im already on lv5. w00t.
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Just a reminder that this thread is for posting of good single-player or multi-player modules for beginning players that don't require a DM. Persistent Worlds should be posted in the appropriate forum.
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