Arvirago

Very nice news. I really hope that The Skills.2da file will now accept up to 100 rows of data means we can add new skills without further problems, instead of reusing "discipline" and such. I precisely need this now for my custom crafting system, for skills such as hunting/fishing, woodcutting and mining. I also hope the bug with the QuicktoMaster feat gets into this patch.

I do like it, but it's true that maybe the shoulders are more human-like than bird-like. I think if they are rotated and put down a bit along the body would look more like what we would expect in a dinosaur (for example the theropod dinosaur called deinonychus: image, instead of looking like bat arms. But of course I always like to change what WotC says...

This goes to the heart of the role concept. Most people would agree that it's more rewarding (basically more fun) if in NWN2 you could really 'hide' (move your PC around, putting it behind pleaceables, move from one shadow to another, dropping to the ground if the orc is watching, etc) than just hitting a 'hide mode' button. The problem is, is it you that's hiding or your character? wouldn't that let a wizard hide as good as a rogue? if you are skilled with your mouse, would you have to make mistakes on porpouse if your character has few points in hiding? If we go further, and instead of a mouse we use 3D glasses, virtual gloves and all that, could you physically do your blows with the sword instead of throwing dice? would you have to be a matrial art expert and start sweating in your room in order to role a monk? The funny part of the 'do it yourself' idea conflicts with the basic idea of role-playing a character that it's not you and that has different skills and abilities than you do. I guess games will fluctuate both sides of the balance between those two playing modes, swinging around the equilibrium point, stretching from player-only skill (counter strike) to character-mostly skill (D&D, besides trying to role-play a very smart PC when you're dumb).