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NWN2: Players - Mask of The Betrayer Campaign (Spoilers Warning)
Rob McGinnis
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 Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 03:39PM |
Hey all, I'm sorta filling in for Shane with this one. Things are getting busy as we wrap up development on MoTB so this got missed.
Here you go: Classes & Races - Answers provided by Kevin Saunders, Producer.
1. Will we see PrC's for classes like Warlock and Druid that really have no options now?
The Stormlord PrC has full divine spell progression and works very well for druids. (Note that the War Priest is also a decent option for druids, though it doesn’t fit as well thematically). We aren't adding a PrC for Warlocks.
2. Are there going to be any new base classes introduced in this expansion? If so, could you tell us what class(es) might be added, or at least hint at it/them (if unable to reveal such details as of this time)?
We have implemented the favored soul and spirit shaman.
3. With the new setting placed in Rasemen, will the Monk finally get a prestige class that caters to it?
The sacred fist PrC is great for monks with any divine caster levels.
4. Will we finally see real Half-Drow with real Darkvision, not the Low-Light Vision counterfeits I've been forced to play up to now?
We improved how low light and dark vision are implemented - now dark vision (and low light vision) can be toggled on and off.
5. will wild elves be in??
Yes!
6. Re. the Warlock - the base class still needs some attention (there are some fixes for things on the vault), and I'd suggest implementing the epic-level warlock Click Here with feats such as Eldritch Sculptor & Shadowmaster effectively giving PrC-like options for high level warlocks.
We have indeed added some epic level feats specifically for warlocks. And, their Imbue Item ability functions with all of the NX1 item enchanting recipes. We've also added some feats like Weapon Focus (Ranged Touch) that are great for warlocks.
7. Is Stormlord truly a new PrC? And if so, can we hurl spears with them? Also, does Stormlord's prerequisites entail selecting Talos as a patron deity and(or) one or more of his domains?
Yes, though we generalized the class to have their abilities apply to any thrown weapons. (Though we didn't add in thrown spears yet.) Based on the community's feedback for how some of the classes were implemented with race and diety requirements, the stormlord PrC won't have any deity restrictions.
8. Will Expansion Set Players with the new races/classes be allowed to play with Non-Expansion set players like in NWN1?
Yes. Before Mask of the Betrayer launches, we will update NWN2 so that the two versions are compatible. You will need to have Mask of the Betrayer installed to play with the new content (creatures, terrains, etc.).
9. I want to ask if special abilities gived by Statues of Purification will be keeped playing Mask of Betrayer... and new PCs maded to play MoB (with new races and classes) will gain them on campaign starts?
No... by the end of NWN2, the PC no longer has these abilities. Since Mask of the Betrayer continues the story of the shard-bearer following the battle against the King of Shadows, the shard-bearer begins Mask without them.
10. Will the Ghostwise halfling be in MotB?
Nope, sorry.
11. Will the Archmage PrC be in?
Nope, sorry. This prestige class would be extremely time consuming to implement in a completely satisfying way and it's hard to justify such a huge time investment for a single prestige class. It is unlikely that we will ever implement the archmage, unless we made major revisions to its abilities.
12. Will Rangers and Druids be getting more Animal Companions, and more ways to customize them and upgrade them? I'd really, really, really, like to have my panther back.
We added the panther as a new animal companion option. =) Through some epic feats, it is possible for the epic level druid to acquire a small dragon as his animal companion!
13. Will Rangers be getting some of those nifty spells they have in PnP that a lot of people like to talk about on these forums?
Most of the spells we added were for the primary caster classes - rangers and paladins are getting a few, but we concentrated on fleshing out some of the other spell lists.
14. Since this takes place in Rashemen will Rangers be able to get a witch to travel with them? ( Or perhaps there will be a witch companion that will have special dialog with a Ranger PC?)
There are some events that will turn out differently based on your class. We didn't concentrate on class-specific content in Mask of the Betrayer. Because there are now 14 base classes and many prestige classes, we felt we could provide a better overall game play experience if we didn't invest as much is trying to give each class its own carrots.
15. Will there be any PRC that are specifically made with Ranger in mind? I realize of course that quite a few of the PRC work wonderfully with Ranger builds, but none of them are Ranger specific.
None of the new prestige classes are really ranger-specific. With a few exceptions, we tend to concentrate on prestige classes that we think will work well with multiple types of characters so that more players can enjoy them. Because rangers already have many good options to choose from, we didn't add a ranger specific one.
16. Will the Improved Favored enemy feats work for all favored enemies, or will we still need to take the feat for each favored enemy?
We didn't change the implementation of Improved Favored Enemy. We did add the epic level Bane of Enemies feat, which does apply to all of your favored enemies.
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 03:49PM |
Stormlord... Sweet. And I don't mind 'no deity restrictions' - I can impose some restrictions on myself in this case. 
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 04:05PM |
Dragon Shape and dragon companion? Allow me to glee.
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 04:35PM |
as far as i know dragonshape was never confirmed
weee dragon comapnion.....
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 05:37PM |
Quote: 9. I want to ask if special abilities gived by Statues of Purification will be keeped playing Mask of Betrayer... and new PCs maded to play MoB (with new races and classes) will gain them on campaign starts?
No... by the end of NWN2, the PC no longer has these abilities. Since Mask of the Betrayer continues the story of the shard-bearer following the battle against the King of Shadows, the shard-bearer begins Mask without them.
I assume this means our PC's will have those abilities stripped as they start MOTB, because they most certainly DO still have those abilities at the end of NWN2. | |
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 08:12PM |
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 17:37 (GMT) by Cuthlan
I assume this means our PC's will have those abilities stripped as they start MOTB, because they most certainly DO still have those abilities at the end of NWN2.
I think he means the end as in after you defeated boss and have expended the ritual powers.
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HAHA! Amazing! I'm excited to see what new spells the rangers have, and also I'm excited to see that Druids get a lil' dragon pet! Man, this is going to be a good expansion.
If you couldn't tell, I'm excited.
Hehehe, panthers.
I hope it's not the size of a house cat, though.
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 09:37PM |
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 15:39 (GMT) by Rob McGinnis
We improved how low light and dark vision are implemented - now dark vision (and low light vision) can be toggled on and off.
Oh, that is cool! Hopefully it will also be a bit more powerful, so that I don't find myself wanting to cast Light when playing as a Drow?
Quote: Yes, though we generalized the class to have their abilities apply to any thrown weapons. (Though we didn't add in thrown spears yet.) Based on the community's feedback for how some of the classes were implemented with race and diety requirements, the stormlord PrC won't have any deity restrictions.
It seems kind of weird to have a Stormlord without deity or domain restrictions, but since it would suck if only Talassans could take it, I guess that's ok. Still seems like a strange choice for inclusion though.
Quote: No... by the end of NWN2, the PC no longer has these abilities. Since Mask of the Betrayer continues the story of the shard-bearer following the battle against the King of Shadows, the shard-bearer begins Mask without them.
Good choice. If the PC had kept those (Soothing Light I'm looking at you), he/she could basically push the win button once/day.
Quote: We added the panther as a new animal companion option. =) Through some epic feats, it is possible for the epic level druid to acquire a small dragon as his animal companion!
Small dragon as in Wyrmling, or...?
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 16:35 (GMT) by steelfiredragon
as far as i know dragonshape was never confirmed
It was. I don't remember where exactly, I think it was the Atari MotB factsheet but that could be wrong.
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 10:14PM |
Well, Stormlord could be changed so much that it could be a completely different class.
Besides, I'm sure most of the RP servers will limit who gets Stormlord to at least the Furies, if not just Talos.
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 15:39 (GMT) by Rob McGinnis
12. Will Rangers and Druids be getting more Animal Companions[...]? I'd really, really, really, like to have my panther back.
We added the panther as a new animal companion option. =)
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 10:19PM |
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 20:12 (GMT) by pillarfreak_14 Quote: Posted 08/17/07 17:37 (GMT) by Cuthlan
I assume this means our PC's will have those abilities stripped as they start MOTB, because they most certainly DO still have those abilities at the end of NWN2.
I think he means the end as in after you defeated boss and have expended the ritual powers.
Well, I exported at the very last second possible (why the hell doesn't the character automatically export at the end of the OC?), and my character still has the powers. | |
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 10:21PM |
The druid´s Dragonshape was in one of the IGN interview. But I´m happy with the Stormlord for the druid.
That is the cause they are very cautios giving info, to avoid dissapointments like this... Bye shapeshifter 
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Posted: Friday, 17 August 2007 11:03PM |
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 15:39 (GMT) by Rob McGinnis
8. Will Expansion Set Players with the new races/classes be allowed to play with Non-Expansion set players like in NWN1?
Yes. Before Mask of the Betrayer launches, we will update NWN2 so that the two versions are compatible. You will need to have Mask of the Betrayer installed to play with the new content (creatures, terrains, etc.).
I didn't understand those... both question and answer.
For the question, for what I know, in NWN1 expansion set contents weren't avaible for non-espansion set players.
For the answer, I feel that Kevin answered "Yes, that's not so.", because I think you can't say that Mask and non-Mask versions will be compatible if you need NX1 installed to "use" new terrains and other stuffs...
May be you'll be able to play on "non-Mask multiplayer servers" with a Mask-expansion-set game, but you'll not be able to play "Mask mutiplayer servers" without Mask installed!
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so the only good dependable news for the ranger is bane of enemies. he needs more attention than that. but everything else sounds good. especially for the druid. | |
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Posted: Saturday, 18 August 2007 02:23AM |
yea druid and warlock are going to be my first two run thoughs yeeesssssssss
 
oh and guys don't forget to read the updated blog some good stuff well stuff you may or may not already knowEdited By TheDestroyerOfWorlds on 08/18/07 02:40 | |
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Rob McGinnis
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Posted: Saturday, 18 August 2007 04:25AM |
Quote: Posted 08/17/07 23:03 (GMT) by Patcha Quote: Posted 08/17/07 15:39 (GMT) by Rob McGinnis
8. Will Expansion Set Players with the new races/classes be allowed to play with Non-Expansion set players like in NWN1?
Yes. Before Mask of the Betrayer launches, we will update NWN2 so that the two versions are compatible. You will need to have Mask of the Betrayer installed to play with the new content (creatures, terrains, etc.).
I didn't understand those... both question and answer. For the question, for what I know, in NWN1 expansion set contents weren't avaible for non-espansion set players. For the answer, I feel that Kevin answered " Yes, that's not so.", because I think you can't say that Mask and non-Mask versions will be compatible if you need NX1 installed to "use" new terrains and other stuffs... May be you'll be able to play on "non-Mask multiplayer servers" with a Mask-expansion-set game, but you'll not be able to play "Mask mutiplayer servers" without Mask installed!
Basically it will work the same way NWN1 did.
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