Treldorn's soldiers have been sighted on approach to Oggin's village. Are you and Neseloodin's inhabitants doomed?
NOTE: WHILE I THINK I HAVE REMOVED MOST BUGS I AM PUTTING THIS UP AT THIS STAGE TO GET SOME FEEDBACK. IT SHOULD BE OK AND QUITE POLISHED BUT PLEASE LET ME KNOW OF ANY BUGS, TOO HARD, TOO EASY, IMPROVEMENTS ETC.
Summary:
This is a standalone follow on to Escape From Lord Treldorn's Mine. If you haven't played it then take a look, its short and will introduce the characters for this module. If not then no bother, you can play still play this.
After escaping from Lord Treldorn's Mine you travel to Oggin's village. You soon discover that Treldorn has the village surrounded. You must rally the gnomes of Neseloodin and prepare the defence against Treldorns army.
Level:
Recommended level 6 any class/race/alignment. If you played the previous mod then export your character. If not then you can use/create another character and have the option of becoming level 6. If you are a higher level you will not be put down. You also have the option of storing your existing belongings and taking whats in the starter chest if you want.
Resting:
Unrestricted, however you are given an option to have a time limit imposed where you will then need to limit your resting and may or may not be able to complete all quests in time.
Companions:
Magda(H Fighter) and Oggins(G Wizard) are back and another companion is available at one stage of the game (G Cleric).
Magda and Oggins come with the following equipment (plus generic non magical items) in case you want to avoid doubling up on items from the first mod.
Magda: Magda's Hammer, Pebble Armour
Oggins: Minor ring of wizardry, Oggins cap, Oggins Field attire.
Companions are not compulsory, you can solo if you want but not sure what level you would need to be (haven't tested solo). You will also miss out on some banter.
Dialogue:
Generally light hearted but not farcical. There are some more serious parts. No life stories but I have tried to make it entertaining.
Skills:
No crafting skills. All other skills generally used.
Roleplay:
I have listed as light but you can be any race/class/alignment and I have tried to give dialogue option to cover a range of alignments. Some dialogue skill checks will have an effect later. Some good aligned characters may not wish to get one of the defenders.
Weapons/Armour:
Numerous custom, no exotic weapons.
Puzzles/Riddles:
A few, none that require solving for the advancement of the module, but they will get you some nice items.
Death:
As per OC.
Players:
Single player for the time being but have tried to design it with multiplayer in mind. If someone wants to go through it with a friend and give me some feedback on what breaks then I will do my best to try and make it multiplayer compatible.
Romance:
You can try but you probably won't be successful ;)
Installation:
Unzip and put mod file in user modules directory and DoN override folder in user override directory (this just contains a single sound file for a puzzle).
Recommendation:
I have designed it for use with Tony K's AI installed on Hard Core Rules and puppetmode. I recommend using a level 6 character with the time limit in place. However you may play the mod however you like. Have fun!
I hope it goes smoothly for the first few brave people who try this. Because of time constraints I haven't been able to give it as thorough a run through as I'd like. Let me know your comments and suggestions, what you like and didn't like, and any bugs. I hope you enjoy!
A brief walkthrough is available if you are getting frustrated with something.
Hail NostrilHair! Just want to let you know i liked this module. A good continuation of the first, but better! Keep up the good work! Cheers.
Posted by NostrilHair at 2009-02-0600:37:58
Hi Winwood Thanks for the comments and vote! The rocks and bucket thing, you have the right idea, but I may have to go back and alter it slightly. I have noticed since SoZ there has been a change in the way placeables can be interacted with (or I'm just going mad). The idea was that you right click on the bucket and choose the attack option and 'attack' it with rocks to fill it. The right click attack option may not be available anymore with SoZ. With the scimitar you spot, this opens up a conversation option with the general who then tells you you can have it. This then makes it appear on the weapon rack. Probably the long way of doing things, should have just spawned it when you spot it. MisterBritish - Thanks for playing and voting!
Posted by Winwood at on02/05/09
Not quite as captivating as "Escape From Lord Treldorn's Mine", but indeed excellent, recommended to anyone. *** possible minor spoilers *** How exactly do you throw rocks in the bucket? I suppose you arm yourself with the rags and the rocks, but then what?
Posted by Winwood at on02/05/09
I spot a fine looking scimitar on entering the generals house. According to the walkthrough, this should net me a magic scimitar, but I can't find it anywhere. Not in the rack to the right of the door, nor in my inventory, nor anywhere else. Is this a bug, have I misunderstood something or am I just blind as a bat?
Posted by MisterBritish at on12/29/08
Light-hearted, fun, climatic and fits nicely into an evening, just what I like! Excellent job, looking forward to part 3.
Posted by Lariam at 2008-12-2113:52:40
Hadn't noticed this one earlier. It looks fun - I'll try to try these mods at some point in the future! Also, a module set in the High Moor sounds intriguing. :) _________________________ Forgotten Realms Weave
Posted by NostrilHair at 2008-12-1612:07:54
Thanks for the comments and vote ActorOfVeil and others! I plan to do 3 modules and will get around to doing the third part soon which will give some finality to this series. It takes me around 5-6 weeks to do a module of this size and havent started on the third one yet. I got side tracked and started building a separate more lengthy campaign set in the FR High Moor for lvl 8s which I am unsure will ever be released, but we'll see.
Posted by ActorOfVeil at on12/15/08
Wider than the first part, all kind of small research and defending the city create good and intense atmosphere and to addition the module goes comfortially smoothly from the beginning to the end (although I barely survived from the final fight). Why I really like Escape from Lord Treldon's Mine and Defenders of Neseloodin is that they are great example about how to start a modding career. They are ambitious enough to achieve quality and some name for the author but not too ambitious to cause burnout for the modder. One thing that is really sure is that this series, unlike many others, isn't going to stop before the ending, we may actually meet this Lord Treldorn that everybody talks about. How many chapters this saga is going to conatin by the way? In these two parts the plot doesn't develop quite much so any future modules must be little longer in order to be able to tell more story. But great job nontheless. Keep it up. :) _________________________ A good module author is PAG: Patient, Ambitious and Gutsy.
Posted by Kissamies at on11/16/08
Great module. As in previous one, I loved all the little puzzleish things and the oppoturnity for skill use. Putting in some options for less appeciated skills is always a great idea. Nice scripting. Fights again on just the right difficulty level. Nice writing, loved the gnomes. Again a little monty haulish, but other players love that more than me. I hope there will be more and when there's enough of them, they'll get all stringed up as a campaign.
Posted by zethre at on10/12/08
Like the prequel, its really good and my only gripe is that its too short and I want more! More please! _________________________ If the human brain was so simple we could understand it, we'd be so simple we couldn't
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