It's largely going to depend on how you play it. If you do the side quests, you'll add around 2-3 hours to it.
Number Players
Single player with 1-2 henchmen.
Language
English
Level Range
22 - 25
Races
Any
Tricks & Traps
Light
Roleplay
Medium
Hack & Slash
Heavy
Classes
Any, but a fighter class is probably the best choice.
Scope
Large
DMNeeded
No DM Required
Single or Multiplayer
Single Player
Max Character Level
25
Max # Players
01
Min # Players
01
Min Character Level
22
Content Rating
Teen
Alignments
Any, but paladins get a few more conversation options.
Gameplay Hours
10
Description
"Random attacks by hordes of orcs and giants. Travelers killed by marauding undead, rumblings from the Underdark, and a city thrown into chaos. Everything seems to be directed from some higher power, but why? A call has been made for heroes, for you, to put a stop to this evil, but that just might be exactly what this evil power wants you to try to do...can you survive The Challenge of the Overfiend?"
This module is designed for 1 character of 20th level or better with 1 - 2 henchmen.
You will need SoU and HoTU both installed to play this as well as patch 1.68.
I don't use any HakPaks in this, just code that I modified from the original campaign and the expansions packs and scripts that I have composed myself. I have cutscenes that I put in it and quite a few AI scripts to make enemies a little smarter. There are henchmen in the game you can get to join you, as well as 2 additional characters that will join you at the end if
certain conditions are met. There are also a few suprises here and there.
I have made a multitude of updates to this that you can find in the readme file.
*Note* I'm finding that it is a good idea to save the game immediately after you begin the module and then reload. The game should then work pretty smoothly afterwards. I'm not sure why this is, but the scripts seem to fire properly after an initial reload.
I did a lot of tweaking to this. Deleted a lot of dialogue, changed dialogue, scaled down enemies, and added some spell-casting command options to 2 of the henchmen.
I had three complaints early on. First off, language. Your characters speak in a very modern way... they talk about IQ and use nowadays mannerisms. This breaks ambiance and setting. Second, the storyline seems to be quite forced. My character has no real motivation to do anything. Everyone knows him, and he is pretty much ok with doing stuff for no clear reason. Third, many little details. Npc's without dialogue, strange lighting choices... rushed quests... Again, the module seems to have no clear objective for the many characters in it. It feels rushed and unpolished.
Thanks for the vote, I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm not sure about the "PC Properties" problem. That has also happened to me in other modules, so I think it might be something with the NWN program itself but maybe there is something out there I can download to fix it. I'll look into it.
Posted by Mirakus at 2012-06-21 16:48:17 Voted 8.75 on 06/21/12
I had a lot of fun with this module...thanks a lot! The adventure had a very good flow to it, and I never felt like I was in a dull spot; I was doing something continuously throughout the module.
I did encounter a bug where a beholder stripped me of a creature item, "PC properties," but I'm not sure if this is related to the module or an issue with the game. I was able to re-equip my PC properties, and regain all of the attacks per round and things I'd lost as a result of "dropping" it. Essentially what happened is that I was attacked by a beholder and I saw the message: "PC has dropped item," which happened to be the PC properties.
Overall though, the "bug" was a small issue and I had a great time with this. I'm looking forward to playing your previous module as well!
I'm wondering if you received my email. You had a question about "The House of Lum the Mad" and I sent you a reply but I'm not sure if it went through or not. If you didn't get the email please let me know and resend me your email address. Thanks, Darren
Posted by Vetinarisdog at 2011-11-24 11:52:50 Voted 9.00 on 11/24/11
Some great combat segments but let down a little by uneven nature
Posted by KICK B O N G at 2011-11-09 10:20:12 Voted 10.00 on 11/09/11
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Haha! I downgraded that final battle about 5 times since I put this module out so it may be a little under powered now. I think I'll leave it there though, besides, you can't mess with a weapon master! I test this module with a fighter/weaponmaster/cleric, and when you're doing 168 points on a critical, not much can stand up to that.
AIDS is inappropiate? (Axe and Ice Dagger Syndrome)... nah...:)
Thanks for the vote.
Posted by 11_77 at 2011-08-12 20:06:13 Voted 7.50 on 08/12/11
Also, I thought the references to AIDS were inappropriate for a medieval-themed fantasy world. Syphilis might make more sense.
Posted by 11_77 at 2011-08-12 20:04:37 Voted 7.50 on 08/12/11
Not a bad module. Competently made, but mostly unexciting. I went in with a Fighter 14/Weapon Master 7/Rogue 1 who was a bit under-equipped. Most foes died from a single hit of my PC's two-bladed sword. There were only a handful of truly challenging encounters, but the challenge and creativity increased toward the end. The quest revolving around the Seven Deadly Sins was interesting, and the battle with Wrath was pretty creative. The final battle was too easy, though.
okay, I got through the 2.5 version from beginning to end with a Paladin. Everything worked as it should with no faction issues and all the quests I did seemed to operate normally. After thinking about it this module has an "epic" feel but doesn't have enough "story" to give the player a sense of "epic accomplishments". The Courtyard of Solitude is great and the story there is very solid. As the player rolls through the scenario there needs to be a sense of building tension as each "boss" is overcome. This could be accomplished by adding more conversation options or by journal entries. Perhaps a "freed prisoner" in the vicinity of the Underdark could relate what he's heard to the character to give more emphasis to the plotline. The sense of progression is mostly uneven from boss to boss.
There's so much here to like that I hate to even nitpick at all but a few additions will really kick this module into high gear. The Bordello of Blood and the Courtyard of Solitude are stand outs. Gloomtyme could use some more conversations and activites that further the plotline (from odd angles, just hints of what's to come).
All in all it's a really fun module and I recommend it completely and without reservation
Man, I wish there was a way to block this advertisement garbage...
Zantac, TimG is right. You have to roll with it. You have to let the Tao flow through you to play this module effectively :D.
Jens Buchert,
I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the vote!
TimG,
Thanks for playing through it again. I don't think you'll have the same problems you did last time (and hopefully not a whole set of new ones either). If you do notice anything, definitely let me know.
Posted by Jens Buchert at 2011-06-19 14:11:18 Voted 10.00 on 06/19/11
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I'm wondering if I have missed something. I started this with a ridiculously high level character and started playing. After getting the usual "go here and talk to this person" start, I headed out.
But, before I could actually get more than the first of these completed, I was sidetracked by the ogre Jimmy Greed and there seemed to be no way to get back on track.
Is this supposed to happen? I feel like I'm ahead of the quest, as the bosses I've faced are tough, seem to have something to do with the mystery, etc; but I've not actually talked to anyone to learn anything interesting. _________________________ My warning meant nothing. You're dancing in quicksand.
in the Edenbrook Inn I ran into the same "transition not working" glitch that was already described by other players here, so it isn't fixed yet. And it's more than a transition not working - I also wasn't able to speak to NPCs and henchmen afterwards and giving commands to my henchmen and familiar didn't work either. Even more curious, when I loaded savegames of different modules the glitch persisted. Only a complete restart of NWN made it go away.
I had the glitch checked by another community member, Lightfoot8, on the Bioware Social Network forums and he found out it's probably due to some corrupted scripts. I sent you his report using the e-mail function of the Vault - let me know if you got it, since this function isn't always reliable. :)
great, thanks! The module has been fun enough for me to redownload the new version when it gets up and run through it all again so it's all good. I think for quests like the King/Paladin thing adding a book in the room with a little backstory in it would clarify this issue and keep it "in character" at the same time. A "tattered note" would work as well. Little touches like that will flesh it out nicely. It's a good module already and it's getting better. You could also plug in some descriptions/backstory on some of the characters via the journal or some books/notes/diaries that give the player a little more direction to follow. Thanks much for your willingness to do updates
Sorry about that whole faction thing. I hope this update corrects the faction issues. Best thing to do to reset it for the time being is to swallow your pride, let someone kill you, respawn, give yourself back the gold and XP (it shouldn't take much from you) and start again. The factions should be reset from that point on. If you are already on the ghostly battlefield, you'll need to find the stump which is on the left side of the map. There is a barrel in there with a key that you will need to open the door to exit the area. Factions shouldn't matter to much after that.
jml,
Thanks for your comments. I admit, dialogue isn't one of my strong points, but I'm looking to improve on it for my next module. I appreciate you playing it, and any thing else you notice, let me know...and you're right...maybe the lady should only heal 4 times instead of 5...:D I'll tone it down in my next update.
olivier_leroux,
I was wondering if you would ever comment here, I've seen your name a lot on module reviews :D. I didn't put the plot flag on the statues because I figured if someone WANTED to destroy them they could, but now I'm wondering if its causing a faction problem, so I'll have to change that.
The King only talks to paladins, and Ebersoll is just a crazy old man so take what he says with a grain of salt. There is no right or wrong here, its just what you want to to. If you want his stuff, you can attack him, if not, its all good. Its just a side thing and not important to the module. There is no test, he just lets you look around in his tomb if you are of a "decent" alignment (good or neutral, but not chaotic neutral). He is not really *snicker* asking anyone to come into his tomb...the crazy dude is. I know, its confusing. Basically his tomb just happens to be there. He was a paladin and allows people to look around his tomb if they are good, but he won't allow you to take anything unless you're a paladin. The crazy dude just happens to know about it, so he tells everyone to go down there....anyway, its just a side thing...:D.
The Emerikol thing is just my inexperience, I'll fix that on my next update.
The caltrops are thrown by the orcs, and so is the fire. Soldiers are not allowed to carry them, and if they do I'll punish them severely..:D
Thanks for your comments. If there is anything else, let me know.
I only just started but I've got to say very nice area design. Seems like it's going to be fun to explore. A few points I noticed during the short time I played so far:
*SPOILERS*
1. What's with the caltrops in front of the inn? Did you make it so that the soldiers throw them on themselves every time the player enters the area, so they don't ever go away?
2. In Jezzika's cave, casting Area of Effect spells will cause the statues to go hostile, too. They still don't move but their hostility provoked my henchman, familiar and summoned creature to attack them. That felt a little weird and immersion breaking and caused the wizard henchman to waste spells when the fight was already over. I even got xp for my companions killing statues. I believe it shouldn't be too hard to make these statues invincible and ignorant of all attacks, letting them keep their neutrality.
3. I was a bit at a loss about what to do in King Vaykanon's tomb. First he invites me to come in, the old man saying the king wanted to give me something, then I pass the test, the king says a few words to me and then goes back to playing dead man (which admittedly he is). From your comments above I gather he only gives the key to his chest to paladins? Then why does he let others pass the test? It felt like there was a piece of the puzzle missing, he could at least have said something like "Oh, that's YOU? I'm sorry, I took you for someone else. I've got nothing for the likes of you" or whatever. Something to explain why he changed his mind and doesn't give me the thing he invited me for. Something to give me a good reason to be angry at him and justify his destruction from my PC's point of view ... ;)
4. I got a journal entry about meeting Emerikol even before I met him. Keep in mind that some players read journal entries as soon as they get them, better to move the trigger to the spot where the encounter is actually taking place.
Apart from these few issues, this seems to be a very well-made module with attention to detail. I'm looking forward to continue and hope you appreciate the feedback! :)
I tried using the dm commands to reset my relations with Commander Higgins to no avail. One thing that did work was to reset his faction to defender and that got me through the gate but I couldn't make any sense of the battle. I'm guessing I broke the module. The commoners in town do not attack my character, just Clyde Higgens. Any suggestions would be great
Okay, I am stuck after killing the succubus that I chased through the Bordello of Blood. When I go through the portal the commander at the gate attacks me. Is there any way I can reset my faction?
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