If a kid plays this it'll take him an hour or more depending on exploring (and fishing!).. An adult.. 45-minutes?
Number Players
1.. multiple Jacks only possible with a DM...
Language
English
Level Range
Any
Races
Any.. you get turned into Jack on entry
Hack & Slash
Non-existent
Classes
Any... though if you can't use a hand-axe.... well.. you can use your hands..
Scope
Medium
DMNeeded
No DM Required
Single or Multiplayer
Single Player
Max Character Level
Any
Max # Players
01
Min # Players
01
Min Character Level
Any
Content Rating
Everyone
Alignments
Any
Gameplay Hours
01
Description
The classic tale of Jack and the Beanstalk.
There's Jack's Mom.. Milky White the cow, the Strange Man with the beans.. the castle in the clouds.. and, of course, the Giant and the beanstalk.
It's a fun diversion for an adult.. but it's specially made to help introduce kids to NWN. If your kid can't read, someone will have to read some things to them.. though I have some dialogue spoken.
It works great with a kid on your lap.. my 5-year-old clicks and plays while I encourage him and read things.
If you do play with a kid, place the difficulty slider on EASY and then you can't die.. If adults want a version where you can die.. well.. put the difficulty slider on Very Difficult and play badly.. or just let me know that there is interest in an adult version.
You should also put the Violence Slider on LOW. That should get rid of any blood splatters.
Enjoy!
Dave
Oh! You get turned into Jack when you enter the mod... but I do turn you back when you quit.
1. download the zipped hak.
2. unzip it and place in in your hak file (in you NWN directory)
UPDATE ...
Added lots of content.. especially in the castle.. check out Thunder Bowl!
Fixed it so Jack's Mom can't be attacked if Difficulty Slider is on EASY.
Oh my! Thanks! Maybe I should put in the one or two hours left to finish off an update that I basically did a year ago... complete with a Skunkeen voice over. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by werelynx2 at 2011-01-15 14:03:42 Voted 9.50 on 01/15/11
just voting _________________________ Thanks Rolo:)
Thanks for addin' me to the overlooked mods.. and the comments and the vote!! .. I'm thinkin of a director's cut edition that'll have more voices and.. maybe some changed conversations and such to clearify Jack's role as a Hero.. and maybe we can add something to soften the blow to the giant's wife :) _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by hmdai at 2008-05-05 13:03:49 Voted 9.00 on 05/05/08
Yup.. did that a while back.. thanks for the input! I hope your kids enjoy it! It has been suggested that I add some "girl" type things in it.. please let me know if they like it. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Great to see another entry in this category. I'll download it for the girls to try. If you set the area player vs. player to no pvp, the player will be unable to attack friendly creatures. I'm looking forward to giving it a try.
Hey Skunk! .. maybe an option to skip the stones instead? .. hmm.. or both.. and maybe more poles.. if ya don't have a pole and have stones that's what it suggests using to fish with... tough call.. hitting a fish with a stone.. or skewering its lip with a hook and yanking it to shore.. Thanks for the feedback!! I'll put it on the list for the update! .. good news is.. it's harder to hit a fish than it is to catch one with bait.. and most of the times the stone just splashes. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by Skunkeen at 2008-03-24 21:28:30 Voted 9.00 on 03/24/08
my son was scared with the giant and was to afriad to return, daddy is crazy for suggesting it. he played it for over a hour and half on his own. I recall he didnt like having throwing a rock at a fish, that made him sad like it was the only option at the fishing spot without till he found the pole.
he will play it again more tommarow as it got late and ill reply here again when he goes back to playing it.
Posted by Gruizzer at 2008-03-17 21:59:45 Voted 9.50 on 03/17/08
Left out the word NOT. Jack could not use the axe. They need an edit button for those comments. _________________________ aka Ashercon
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Posted by Gruizzer at 2008-03-17 21:57:08 Voted 9.50 on 03/17/08
YAY!! Dave I finally got on here and voted! I played JABS with my 8 year old daughter. After she got over the initially fright of the giant she was good to go! The character we loaded was a wizard, HA! So Jack could use the axe at the end. LOL! That was funny. We had to topple the you know what with some well placed lightning spells. My daughter enjoyed the fishing as well. Thanks giving us an excuse for spending a couple of hours playing somethign together! Keep it up!! _________________________ aka Ashercon
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I too had moral issues with Jack stealing.. (my boy is only 5!).. but I naively thought I knew the Jack story.. If I'd seen/read the other versions I would have put some more back story in!! .. a matter of fact.. I think I will do just that when I get a chance.
I'm very pleased you did not take my comments as a negative, and even more pleased that you will (when time permits!) add in a bit of dialogue to explain away Jacks actions. Thanks for being so considerate about my worries :)
The harp.. silly error on my part.. I took out a variable check that would get you to the proper conversation so the harp would be at your beck and call.. it'll play any song in the normal 2da.. cycling on at a time asking you if you like this one.. or if you'd like to try another.. I took out the check to debug.. and I forgot to put it back in!! oops... thanks for finding the "bug"..
Oooh, I shall have to play again when the harp is fixed, I know I and my daughter will enjoy listening to it playing various tunes. Nice touch!
Thanks too for understanding why I didn't put the journal in.. oh.. and sorry for the lousy sound quality.. I thought I fixed it.. I may have put the wrong files in the hak.. I uploaded the whole thing in a hurry to switch myself over to the new computer (and NWN2).. not a good excuse, eh.
A new computer is always a good excuse *grins* lucky you!
I'm thrilled by the review. I do plan more of these types of mods.. I actually have one in the works for NWN2.. but I may do it for NWN1 as a DMed adventure..
I'm really happy to know you plan on more modules, your efforts are most appreciated! _________________________ QSW -NWVault Reviewers Forum
Thanks soooo much for the review of my Jack and the Beanstalk!
I too had moral issues with Jack stealing.. (my boy is only 5!).. but I naively thought I knew the Jack story.. If I'd seen/read the other versions I would have put some more back story in!! .. a matter of fact.. I think I will do just that when I get a chance.
The harp.. silly error on my part.. I took out a variable check that would get you to the proper conversation so the harp would be at your beck and call.. it'll play any song in the normal 2da.. cycling on at a time asking you if you like this one.. or if you'd like to try another.. I took out the check to debug.. and I forgot to put it back in!! oops... thanks for finding the "bug"..
Thanks too for understanding why I didn't put the journal in.. oh.. and sorry for the lousy sound quality.. I thought I fixed it.. I may have put the wrong files in the hak.. I uploaded the whole thing in a hurry to switch myself over to the new computer (and NWN2).. not a good excuse, eh.
I'm thrilled by the review. I do plan more of these types of mods.. I actually have one in the works for NWN2.. but I may do it for NWN1 as a DMed adventure.. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Thanks for building and sharing this module with us here on the Vault. I and I'm sure other parents hope that you produce a few more for us to share with our nippers :)
peej0000 .. great!! Thanks.. already changed my catagory from other to Kid Friendly.. well done! _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Dave - I have not played the module with my son yet, but we will. Seeing your module inspired me to contact the vault, and Maximus created a kid-friendly category, so if you want to take advantage of that, you can. Also, other than Missing Dragon I don't know of any others out there, so maybe players of this module can help us find and reclassify others. Thanks for making it. _________________________ Ninja School -- a short NWN training and adventure module for young players. Missing Persons -- a short single-player NWN adventure for levels 4-5. My music submissions
Of course.. you mean cute in a good way. :) _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by Liso66 at 2008-01-26 18:16:28 Voted 9.00 on 01/26/08
First off. this was really cute.
The fishing was very nifty! Why couldn't Jack provide some fish for dinner? haha ok just teasing.
It ran very smoothly and If my little one was old enough. I'd definitely have him playing it.
Also like to add. Eat2Surf co-hosted with us on Neverwinter Nights Podcast! He did great. Thanks again Dave.
Liso _________________________ Michele O'Sullivan
Ossian Forum Admin Link
Liso66 (hi Michele!)... hmm.. well.. I have to admit to not using the journal (my boy is 5 and couldn't be troubled by it).. as to what to do in the castle..
... well.. I don't think anything will spoil the plot.. since it's jack and the beanstalk.. but.. uh.. I'll post on your blog the answer to avoid anyone reading it here. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by Liso66 at 2008-01-26 09:56:18 Voted 9.00 on 01/26/08
Hey Dave
I'm having some issues. One) The journal keeps having errors instead of entries. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to be doing. I've wandered around the giants castle for a bit. But not sure what to do there either. I went fishing for a while. "nice touch btw" that was nifty!
Any ideas?
Liso _________________________ Michele O'Sullivan
Ossian Forum Admin Link
Ok.. UPDATE is coming around 8pm EST.. it will have lots of stuff added to the Castle (Thunder Bowl!).. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
oops.. I mean you'll be able to hunt withOUT Jack's Mom going haywire.
Thanks again for the suggestions!! The update uses ALL of the suggestions mentioned here.. and there's something special in the castle too.. the update should be up in the next few days.. I'm taping a NWN Podcast interview tonight.. wich is pushing back the timetable a bit.
Thanks again for everyone's input! _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
making them plot only makes 'em not die.. they'll fight back for a bit.. then like you later.. I have the fix that'll be in the update...
I'm making the animals a separate faction.. so you can go hunting with Jack's Mom going nuts.. and you can still have a successful hunt... which I suppose would keep you living in happily ever after.
Did you go fishing?? _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by Viriatus at 2008-01-22 12:14:26 Voted 6.00 on 01/21/08
(Sorry for the horrible typos -I submitted the previous post without checking- :S )
Posted by Viriatus at 2008-01-22 12:12:48 Voted 6.00 on 01/21/08
No, it was me who targeted the animals to attack them *evil grin*. But as th option to attack is in the radial menu, it is dangerous (as any kid could attack some, and after thatm as th other npcs turns red -hostile- a simple click on them wouls resume the attacks).
At this moment I do not remember if there is an exact area option to avoid attacking friendly npcs -maybe when I have seen it was scriped-, but perhaps labeling the npcs as 'plot' could do the trick more easily :)
Ok.. got it.. until the update, don't attack the animals or Jack's Mom will become hostile..
I guess I assumed in the Happily Ever After .. well.. I guess I'm a Druid at heart...
The update will allow people to attack/kill the animals and not have Jack's Mom get all medieval on him. _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Viriatus... What?!@! Jack started attacking things?? I thought I'd gotten any faction problems taken care of.. could you e-mail me with any more information?? [email protected]
The update will also have lots more in the castle to interact with (thanks Hellix for the heads-up).
I'll try to get the update out by Wednesday.. though, I'm told I'm gonna be taping an episode of the NWN Podcast on Tuesday..
Again.. sorry Viriatus! Has anyone else had that problem?! _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
Posted by Viriatus at 2008-01-21 13:59:20 Voted 6.00 on 01/21/08
Well, all was fine until, at the happy ending, Jack turned mad and hacked with his new sharp "toy" every moving thing (his mother included). If it is a mod designed for kids, does not this have to be prevented, perhaps adjusting the areas' configuration to not attack friendlies?
Anyway, not a bad mod, though very short and basic. It perhaps should polished a bit, and maybe some adds would be welcome (some more decoration in the castle -candlesticks, rugs... which would be interesting so kids could look for his descriptions to learn waht are those things-, for instance). Also if the giant walked a bit slower it could be not so stressing for little ones when escaping from him.
Quite godd work and orignal idea. Althoug honestly I can't rate it higher due to its simplicity, I liked it.
Posted by freelancer sunny at 2008-01-20 10:24:38 Voted 9.50 on 01/20/08
Awesome module! Good gameplay, creativity, I like the idea of using something old that hasn't been used before. Could be better overall (quality issues, might just be my comp) but a great module I would say! _________________________ "But time flows like a river,
and history repeats..."
OK.. the hak file is now in a .zip ... this solves the mystery of the disappearing dashes.
If you got one of the first 19 downloads.. then renaming the hak to:
Jack-n-beanstalk.hak
Will fix the problem.. new downloaders won't have any problems at all... and thanks again for the vote Hellix! _________________________ Enjoy!
Here's a Link to The City of Torencia prefab.
Check out this Link to my Jack and the Beanstalk module... Do you have what it takes to be Jack?!
oh.. and my entry in the NWN2 area contest.. Treasure Island! : Link
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