Junior Adventurer's Guild: July: Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir

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Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir

The Sword Coast is in the midst of an uneasy economic recovery. Trade syndicates have sprung up to exploit the post-war confusion for their own ends. The player’s party will wade into this uncertain environment; in order to increase their own fortunes, they can either ally with a syndicate to create a trade empire, or cut their own path through Faerûn by preying upon caravans and selling the goods on the black market. As they attempt to extend their influence, players will become aware of a new faction working behind the scenes: the evil, shapeshifting, serpentine Yuan-Ti.

In addition to trading and economic manipulation, the Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir Overland Map allows players to explore the Chultan Peninsula and Sword Coast in a non-linear manner never before seen in any of the Neverwinter Nights games. Exploration will take players from well-known locations, like Neverwinter and Crossroad Keep, to more exotic areas, such as the xenophobic jungle nation of Samarach. Groups of highwaymen and monsters populate the Overland Map and the farther from civilization the player roams, the more difficult the encounters become. The 15-hour campaign in Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir is also packed with new classes, spells, creatures, and playable races.

-Travel the Sword Coast and Samarach using the open ended exploration of the new Overland Map. Use skills like Spot and Survival while on the Overland Map to avoid ambushes and even find hidden locales and lost artifacts.
-Create your own full party of adventurers. Devastate your foes with a squad of fireball-flinging Sorcerers, form a solid wall of steel with a party of Fighters, or strike the perfect balance in your party by spreading out the classes you choose for your characters.
-Improved party gameplay including streamlined party conversations, a new Teamwork Benefit System, and powerful party feats.
-The world's economy reacts to your adventures and choices. And, through trading and quests, you can expand your merchant company into a massive trading empire.

Where to acquire

https://www.gog.com/en/game/neverwinter ... 2_complete - $19.99


Time to beat

15 hours - Main
27 hours - Main + Sides
31 hours - Completionist


Troubleshooting + Community Patches

https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Never ... ed_Edition

https://github.com/nwn2fixes/player

Storm of Zehir is a standalone expansion campaign for Neverwinter Nights 2 - you don't need to finish NWN2 first and it has a unique party

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[rusty_shackleford]

Storm of Zehir month, boys

[Acrux]

Does Grim Dawn have an ending? And if it does, is it something that can reasonably completed within the month without hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of grinding?

[rusty_shackleford]

Does Grim Dawn have an ending? And if it does, is it something that can reasonably completed within the month without hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours and hours of grinding?

Yes.

[J1M]

I am considering opening nominations up to anyone who earns any badge during the month

Options nominated by those who completed June's GOTM

The votes are better when there are fewer options. When there's a dozen choices it just comes down to brand recognition.

[J1M]

Some pins in case I get busy over the holidays.

Knight's Tale


Storm of Zehir


Unified look for the Neverwinter Nights series (NWN1, NWN2, Zehir in teal)

[Tweed]

Bunch of crap.

[Eyestabber]

Bunch of crap.

King Arthur: Knight's Tale is the closest thing to a HQ AAA title released this decade. So you're wrong and missing out on an amazing game.

Storm of Zehir month, boys

In August, yes, I agree.

[Nooneatall]

I'll play video games too

[Finarfin]

Can I change my vote?

[Valter]

Maybe this'll finally get me to do King Arthur's post-campaign content

[logincrash]

Grim Dawn? More like Grim Game Selection, amirite?

[Eyestabber]

Neither game is bad, you people need to give good games a little out of your comfort zone a shot.

[gerey]

And to think rusty could have finally played Strom of Zehir in peace if he hadn't been busy shilling the Arthur game for the past two months.

[Tadeusz]

AG had two games in a month once so we can repeat it What was everyone's impression with that month though?

[Tweed]

AG had two games in a month once so we can repeat it What was everyone's impression with that month though?

A lot of bitching.

[J1M]

AG had two games in a month once so we can repeat it What was everyone's impression with that month though?

In the event of a tie I get an extra vote. Specifically to avoid another embarrassing tie.

[logincrash]

What's in the lead right now? I've yet to cast my vote.

[Tadeusz]

What's in the lead right now? I've yet to cast my vote.

KAKT and Storm of Zehir are equal right now.

[logincrash]

I remember the NWN2 character creator fondly and I'll be damned before I give good games a little out of my comfort zone a shot.

[J1M]

I remember the NWN2 character creator fondly and I'll be damned before I give good games a little out of my comfort zone a shot.

In Zehir you get to build a custom party. I'm looking for some ideas.

My default for NWN2 is a warlock because I feel like I am cheating with when I rest. I also remember Rangers were marginally more useful than normal in Zehir because of the overworld map, but I think I am more interested in a gimmick party if I replay this. Akin to a FF1 party of all red mages or something.

[Tadeusz]

I'm looking for some ideas.

Do you want to try any gimmick party or do you have something in mind, even if vague? What about full genasi party with unusual classes (favored souls, spirit shamans) or a party with advanced classes that you want to try.

[Tangerine]

I'm looking for some ideas.

Do you want to try any gimmick party or do you have something in mind, even if vague? What about full genasi party with unusual classes (favored souls, spirit shamans) or a party with advanced classes that you want to try.

There's something funny about an all Yuan-Ti party.

[Tadeusz]

There's something funny about an all Yuan-Ti party.

That's an idea, it's even thematically relevant

[gerey]

I'm looking for some ideas.

Everyone has a portrait of one of those Somalian pirates from the Captain Phillips movie.

[J1M]

I'm looking for some ideas.

Do you want to try any gimmick party or do you have something in mind, even if vague? What about full genasi party with unusual classes (favored souls, spirit shamans) or a party with advanced classes that you want to try.

I would be interested in something that stretches the limits of the 3.5 system. Or something thematic. Or something niche built based on knowledge of the game.

For example, I like the idea of the Favored Enemy, Harper Agent, and Neverwinter Nine classes in theory, but they seem so suboptimal that I always avoid them.

Historical context for previous choices:

NWN1: Fighter
SoU: Blackguard
HotU: Red Dragon Disciple Bard
NWN2: Warlock
MotB: Warlock
SoZ: Classic quartet plus Ranger
MoW: Rogue
BG3: Multiclass archer
P:K Alchemist
Solasta: Paladin

[Dorateen]

Not that anyone would do this, but in the NWN2 toolset, you can open the Storm of Zehir module and change the party creation size to six characters.

The proper amount for a D&D adventure.

[J1M]

Not that anyone would do this, but in the NWN2 toolset, you can open the Storm of Zehir module and change the party creation size to six characters.

The proper amount for a D&D adventure.

There's a feat that increases party size if you want to do this without modding.

[Tadeusz]

I would be interested in something that stretches the limits of the 3.5 system. Or something thematic. Or something niche built based on knowledge of the game.

It looks like you haven't played as classical mages. What about builds with metamagic?

[Dorateen]

Not that anyone would do this, but in the NWN2 toolset, you can open the Storm of Zehir module and change the party creation size to six characters.

The proper amount for a D&D adventure.

There's a feat that increases party size if you want to do this without modding.

It's been a while since I played SoZ, but wasn't that a feat to get an extra cohort, which would increase the max party size to 6. I meant increasing the limit of player generated characters that is four by default.