Contents Introduction............................................................................................ 6 How.to.Use.this.Manual....................................................................... 8 Quick.Start.............................................................................................. 9 The ReadMe File ...............................................................................................................9 System Requirements ......................................................................................................9 Setup and Installation .....................................................................................................9 System Configuration ................................................................................................... 10 New Game ........................................................................................................................ 10 Saving and Loading ....................................................................................................... 10 What’s.New.in.Neverwinter.Nights.2?............................................11 Dungeons.&.Dragons®.Concepts......................................................13 Dice...................................................................................................................................... 13 Character Class ............................................................................................................... 13 Ability Scores ................................................................................................................... 14 Hit Points .......................................................................................................................... 16 Armor and Armor Class (AC) .................................................................................... 16 Level .................................................................................................................................... 17 Skills .................................................................................................................................... 18 Feats .................................................................................................................................... 20 Leveling Up ....................................................................................................................... 23 Alignment .......................................................................................................................... 24 Combat Basics ............................................................................................................................ 24 The Attack Roll ................................................................................................................ 24 Damage .............................................................................................................................. 25 Critical Threats and Hits ............................................................................................. 25 Attacks of Opportunity ................................................................................................ 25 Saving Throws (Saves) .................................................................................................. 26 Magic .................................................................................................................................. 27 Neverwinter.Nights.2.Basics..............................................................29 Character Creation ................................................................................................................... 29 Race and Gender ............................................................................................................ 29 Appearance ....................................................................................................................... 29 Class .................................................................................................................................... 29 Alignment .......................................................................................................................... 30 Ability Scores ................................................................................................................... 30 Background ...................................................................................................................... 30 Additional Customization ........................................................................................... 31 Playing the Game ...................................................................................................................... 33 Navigating the Game World ................................................................................................. 35 NWN2.com NWN2.com Camera Control .............................................................................................................. 35 Prestige Classes .......................................................................................................................... 67 Interface Guide .......................................................................................................................... 37 Arcane Archer .................................................................................................................. 67 Character Panel ............................................................................................................... 37 Arcane Trickster .............................................................................................................. 68 Inventory Panel ............................................................................................................... 38 Assassin .............................................................................................................................. 68 Spells Panel ....................................................................................................................... 38 Blackguard ........................................................................................................................ 69 Quickcast Panel ............................................................................................................... 39 Divine Champion ........................................................................................................... 70 Journal Panel .................................................................................................................... 39 Duelist ................................................................................................................................ 71 ESC Menu ......................................................................................................................... 39 Dwarven Defender ........................................................................................................ 72 Common Interactions .................................................................................................. 40 Eldritch Knight ................................................................................................................ 73 Frenzied Berserker ......................................................................................................... 73 Multiplayer .................................................................................................................................. 42 Harper Agent ................................................................................................................... 74 Player Profile .................................................................................................................... 42 Pale Master ....................................................................................................................... 75 Player Versus Player ...................................................................................................... 43 Red Dragon Disciple ..................................................................................................... 76 Local and Server Characters ...................................................................................... 43 Shadow Thief of Amn ................................................................................................... 76 Picking a Character ........................................................................................................ 43 Shadowdancer ................................................................................................................. 77 Moving Characters between Games ....................................................................... 43 Warpriest ........................................................................................................................... 78 Forming a Party ............................................................................................................... 44 Weapon Master .............................................................................................................. 79 Communicating .............................................................................................................. 44 Skills ............................................................................................................................................... 80 Hosting a Game Server ...............................................................................................