Translated by: Marcus and Stefan
Additional translators chapter 1: Colette and Karacan
Additional translators chapter 3:
Martina and Rosie
General Information:
�Planescape: The Shaper of Dreams� is the first part of a single-player campaign consisting of six chapters. The first three chapters take place near and in Waterdeep, whereas chapters 4-6 will take the player to several other planes of the multiverse, including the Abyss. This first part will keep you entertained for about four to eight hours and offers several side quests. We recommend you begin the game with a female human or half-elven character (level 1). You may also want to take a look at our readme file which features additional information and solutions to the quests if you get stuck somewhere.
In the first chapter we get to know our heroine, her story and the horrible nightmares she has to deal with. In fact, when the player meets her for the first time, she isn't a heroine yet. Therefore, a major part of this chapter is about her everyday life as a lady of the manor near the small city of Holst. The player will help her to find out about her hidden powers and to become a true heroine on her long way to the Abyss. At the end of chapter one - when she has passed her first tests - she will embark on her journey.
As we go along, several companions will join her in the chapters to come. The party will have to survive many adventures on their way which will lead them to Sigil and finally to the Abyss.
Chapter 1: The manor and the surroundings of the city of Holst
Chapter 2: The Greycloak Mountains
Chapter 3: Waterdeep - Looking for a way to the Outer Planes
Chapter 4: Sigil - The City of Doors
Chapter 5: The Abyss - Pazunia
Chapter 6: The Abyss � Azzagrat
Please feel free to use our internet forum (link: see below) if you have any questions or bug reports or simply wish to comment on our module. You can ask questions in English but it may take us a little longer to answer them.
Installation:
All the files of sod1mod_selfextract_100.zip are self-extracting but we have enclosed more detailed information explaining where exactly the data will be extracted to. Please note that the files should be installed in the right order.
The files of sod1mod_noselfextract_100.zip are the same as in sod1mod_selfextract_100.zip but not self-extracting . This is for the people, who want to make the complete installation themselves.
Story:
Several years ago, our heroine was captured by a powerful necromancer who subjected her to unspeakable rituals of death magic. Korman, her husband, finally, managed to free her and to have her body and soul restored. However, he had to pay a terrible price. In order to save his wife, Korman had agreed to a pact with a mighty demon prince and he had sworn to serve his new lord in the Abyss for the rest of his life.
After her return from the Realm of Shadows, our heroine has changed as well. She is no longer the person she was before. Whenever she goes to sleep, she is haunted by dreadful nightmares and gradually she begins to understand that something is very wrong with her.
There is a violent contrast between her life as a lady of the manor, where she has to deal with the manor�s everyday problems, and the mysterious horrors she has to face in her dreams. Eventually, these changes inside her make her want to change the situation around her as well. She decides to save Korman from his life-long servitude in the Abyss.
Thus, she embarks on a perilous journey through the planes of the multiverse to find her husband and to face her unexpected destiny�
CHAPTER 2: THE HIEROPHANT
DESCRIPTION:
The campaign Planescape: Shaper of Dreams consists of six parts. This second chapter is relatively short and more combat oriented than the first one.
Her first companion will join our heroine as she travels to the Greycloak Mountains. There she hopes to find Erir, the mysterious elf she saw in her dream. He promised to tell her more about her hidden powers. Will she be able to find Erir and learn more about her gift? Or is it a curse? Let's find out...
CHAPTER 3: The High Priestess
DESCRIPTION:
The third part of this campaign takes our heroine and her companions to
Waterdeep. There they hope to find the famous writer Cecile de Sars.
Will Cecile be able to help them? And why is her famous book Ilian Oter
so important?
WALKTHROUGH:
If you get stuck, please take a look at the extended readme file which now contains a walkthrough for chapters one and two.
INSTALLATION:
To avoid technical issues, please install chapter 1 and nall the files needed for the campaign BEFORE installing chapter two.
TROUBLESHOOTING:
If you encounter any problems, please let us know. We will help you as quickly as possible. You can either post your comment here or visit our English forum:
Please unzip this little patch and copy the three files in the NWN2-override-folder or the SoDCampaign -folder. Without this, a dialogue with Dilka can make some trouble with a neverending cutszene. It also fixes the dialogue with the cat Darkcat.
This is a little patch for chapter 3, for the distillator-script, which have speakstrings which are still in german. Please unzip and put it in your NWN2-override-folder.
This is a little patch to fix some journal entry lines, which are still appearing in German. Please use it after the installing of chapter 1-3. It is a .exe, you have only to doubleklick it.
This is a little patch for chapter 1, please try it, if you cannot jump to chapter 2 at the end of chapter 1 . I hope, this will help. Please unzip and put it in your NWN2-override-folder.
10 - A Masterpiece, Genuinely Groundbreaking 9 - Outstanding, a Must Have 8 - Excellent, Recommended to Anyone 7 - Very Good, Deserves a Look 6 - Good, Qualified Recommendation 5 - Fair, Solid yet Unremarkable 4 - Some Merit, Requires Improvements 3 - Poor Execution, Potential Unrealized 2 - Very Little Appeal 1 - Not Recommended to Anyone