NWN Man Revised.qxp 6/6/02 15:28 Page i TTableable ofof ContentsContents Introduction . .2 What’s Included in this Manual . .3 The Story So Far . .4 The Game . .5 Quickstart . .5 How to Install and Start Playing . .5 Configuration of the Game . .5 System Specifications . .6 How to Get Technical Support Help . .6 Character Creation Basics . .9 In-Game Screens . .9 The Radial Menu . .10 The Quickbar . .11 The Main Gameplay Screen . .11 Loading/Saving Games . .15 Hotkey Commands . .16 Character Panel . .16 Inventory Panel . .17 Using Containers . .18 Spells Panel . .18 Conversation Panel . .19 Map Panel . .19 Journal Panel . .20 Stores Panel . .20 Barter Panel . .21 Options Panel . .21 Multiplayer . .23 Journeying Online . .23 Hosting a Game Server . .23 Joining a Multiplayer Game . .24 Picking a Character . .24 Local and Server Characters . .25 Moving Characters between Games . .25 Forming a Party . .26 Player Versus Player . .26 Liking or Disliking Other Players . .27 Places and People . .29 Cities and Towns . .29 The City of Neverwinter . .29 The City of Luskan . .29 Port Llast . .29 Beorunna’s Well . .30 Personalities of the North . .30 Lord Nasher . .30 Aribeth . .30 Fenthick . .31 NWN Man Revised.qxp 6/6/02 15:28 Page ii Desther . .31 Equipment, Magic items, and Treasure . .149 Aarin Gend . .31 Armor and Shields . .149 Adventurers . .32 Weapons . .150 Linu La’neral . .32 Sharwyn . .32 Building your Own Adventures . .157 Daelan Red Tiger . .32 The Toolset . .157 Tomi ‘Grin’ Undergallows . .33 Interface Overview . .157 Grimgnaw . .33 Area Display Modes . .158 Boddyknock Glinckle . .33 Modules . .158 Foes . .34 Areas . .159 Time and Resting . .37 Objects . .161 Conversation . .162 Player’s Handbook . .38 Scripting . .164 Character Creation . .38 Naming Conventions . .164 Gender . .40 Tips and Tricks . .164 Race . .40 More Information . .165 Portraits . .44 The Dungeon Master . .165 Class . .44 Starting the Game as a Dungeon Master . .165 Class Special Abilities . .56 Creator . .165 Alignment . .70 Chooser . .166 Ability Scores . .70 Door Actions (Radial) . .168 Packages . ..