Maria Caliban

I think you should download a naked dwarves mod and play again.

I am working on my first mod and learning the toolset through trail and error. So far, I'm enjoying myself though the toolset is a system hog. No crashes yet but the whole thing freezes and I have to get up and make myself a cup of tea while my system gets back on track. Morgoth: " Oh well, since I'm sitting here in a toolset thread: Could you hardcore NWN-modders tell uncle Morgoth what a 2DA and a Hakpak is?" I'm rather un-hardcore but I'll take a crack at that question. The 2DA files contain what you might consider the 'game rules.' The module I'm working on is designed to be an adventure game in a setting I've developed. It would be inappropriate for the player's character to be a demihuman in this setting so by going to a 2da file called 'racialtypes' I was able to make humans the only selectable race in the character creation screen. Likewise, I've edited a 2da file called 'classes' and made fighters, paladins, bards, rangers, and rogues the only classes available for players. If I wanted to do so, I could also alter the properties of these classes. I could remove spellcasting from bards, give fighters the barbarian's feats, change skillpoint allocation, or even create my own classes. So, if a 2da file changes elements of the game, a Hakpack adds new ones. Say I've decided that the hero's penultimate battle with the big-baddy can only be done justice if Wagner's "The Ride of the Valkyries" is blasting from the player's speakers. I can stick a BMU of that song into a hakpack, the player can download it, and when the final battle between good and evil happens, that resourse will now be available for their game. At least, that's what I think. If anyone wants to add/correct please do so.

That's something of a non-answer. Why respond if you're not interested in helping me?

For those who have done it: is it worth my time to craft the item that summons the demon?

Lovely.

I love the cutscenes where my characters' kneecaps talk to one another. Also, in several cutscenes, Khelgar appears to be talking to my crotch... I don't know if this is a bug or not.

At least there isn't really a swamp elf... yet.

Please don't encourage people to use the word pwn or any of its derivatives.

There are sea elves and flying elves? Out-rage-ous! What's next? Snow elves? Ghost elves?!

I find the lucky charm like quality of Faruen elves annoying. What next, sea elves? Flying elves?

I have to ask, why would Cain be sending you letters? If I were the first vampire, I wouldn't be spending my time playing Hallmark.

If you were interested in joining, it appears as though the last day to enter the contest has gone by already.

roshan: "Well Marias statement says that it entered classical Greek from germanic." No, it says the opposite. "I think its more likely that the word was always an English word rather than being imported from Greek." Every (actually 98% I'd guess) English word comes from non-English languages. It was always an English word as it predates the English language.

metadigital: "The Oxford Concise says it arrived to English from German ... not sure if this supports or contradicts your statement, Maria ... (In other words I'm not sure if the Greeks had much influence over the old Germans)." It supports it. The Goths got it from Greeks. The original word we can trace it to is "*kedes-" which is "feel strongly."

"Wild elf" "Wood elf" "Pointy-eared treehugger" "Badger-loving, moss-growing, backcountry bark-eater" You say to-MAY-toe. I say to-MAH-toe.

I :heart: my +5 Holy Cold Iron Greatsword of Vampiric Regeneration.

It seems to be that you're just turning them into wizards with different spells. Their new role is to stand behind everyone else and heal them. That's not what I'd call fun.

He just wants to be loved. I'm thinking of setting him up with that wild-elf druidess chick.

alanschu: "Not to take things too far out off topic, but how ancient exactly was this usage?" Classical greek. O.E. hatian "to hate," from P.Gmc. *khatojanan (cf. O.S. haton, O.N. hata, Ger. hassen, Goth. hatan "to hate"), from PIE base *kedes- "feel strongly" (cf. Avestan sadra- "grief, sorrow, calamity," Gk. kedos "care, trouble, sorrow," Welsh cas "pain, anger"). The noun is O.E. hete "hatred, spite," from P.Gmc. *khatis-, altered in M.E. to conform with the verb.

Where exactly are you? Have you entered the Jek-Jek-Tar yet? Have you entered the basement of the Jek-Jek-Tar? Mira opens the door for your Jedi character from the inside.

The assumption is that, other than the Jedi Masters you encounter, the Jedi have all been wiped out. Then again, there's no support for that assumption as there's no reason why *only* the Jedi Masters from your trail wouldn't have been at Kataar. It's possible others are hiding out around the universe.

Have you tried speaking with him? It's crystal, by the by.

Paladins are not allowed to journey with evil companions. Neeshka is of true neutral alignment. At no point in D&D is a paladin barred from journeying with rogues or thieves. On the other hand, paladins are supposed to immediately lose their paladinhood if they willingly commit an evil act and that's not implemented in the game.

Neeshka is the only character that I always bring and I'm LG. I found that after the first act, I no longer lost or gained influence with her.

You can name it. Don't be as anal as I was and try to move the curser however as you'll promptly lose that ability. Tigranes, You were fine. My un-smiley face was an expression of my sorrow at your predicament. Given the time an energy you placed into crafting this item, it's unfortunate that a bug has impeded its creation. By the way, I was contemplating compiling a list of the recipes available in the game. Would anyone be interested in this information or would it be redundant?