#neverwinter nights 2

[heeleryuta]

obsidian make another elf companion with this kind of hairstyle and my life is yours

[neverwinternighting]

Hi Baldur's Gate 3, this is Neverwinter Nights 2; Neverwinter Nights 2, this is Baldur's Gate 3!!

shake hands, polite greeting, restrained friendly laugh

Neverwinter Nights 2 here has a shadow cursed part of the map! It was caused because a guardian of an ancient empire became powered by the Shadow Weave during the events of Karsus's Folly! Isn't that neat?

And Baldur's Gate 3: you also have Karsus, a shadow curse, and Shar's domain!

points a gun at both of them

Now mingle or else!! ٩( ᐛ )۶

[merrilynoblepriest]

"Social" quests in RPGs can be delightful if done right.

In Neverwinter Nights 2 by Obsidian, your character gets framed for a mass murder at one point, and your task is not only collect evidence proving you didn't do it, but also defend yourself in court.

And when you try to, you get all the social skills play out (or fail) like diplomacy, intimidation, etc. A bard could distract the judges with a cautionary tale. A criminal could get a false witness testifying they had been in their company when the murder had taken place. The trial could be an intellectual duel or a charade, and many factors depend on how people perceive you, how much evidence you could find, how good you are at the talkative side of DnD skills. You could win or you could lose.

And the best part that your accuser is very determined to have you hanged. When you use a diplomacy skill to pass the skill check, there's no immediate notification whether it was success or failure. You don't see it immediately. You try to prove yourself against a very skilled manipulator, and the experience is extremely enjoyable.

And what I personally love about this moment in the game is how it affects your companions, especially when you're challenged to spill your blood in a trial by combat when the hearing is over.

When you see Khelgar, a dwarf who's been with you just for the love of fights and messes, realising how injust the whole situation is, how your good name is covered in blood of the innocent people you've never hurt - storming in eager to take your place and defend you to his last breath, this what good writing is about.

I wish video games did it more often.

[ayeshasrpgs]

neeshka icons cause the light at the sunken flagon was tew tea <3

feel free to use/edit i wanna do more of these !!! 600x600

[igoontokaidanalenko]

a little Neeshka

this may have taken me 7 hours...

im also reminded of someone who was waging a war against chibi art.

[chaoticdumbsorcerer]

I can't be the only one who thinks that at least in terms of mechanics, these quests are very similar (but the trial from nwn2 is more interesting, in my opinion)

[mein-liebling]

okay nwn2 fandom, I've brought you some food.

I was inspired by these dragon age relationship charts and made something like that for nwn2. Lately I'll make motb version. For now there's 2 versions: with and without minor characters like Bevil or Daeghun. They are png, so should be easy to edit, but if anything, feel free to dm me for psd versions!

Portraits were drawn by glorious An-helme (i've prayed on her arts back in 2015 and i still do, lol)

feel free to fill or edit this template! I can make version without background, if needed

[neverwinternighting]

Don't think I've forgotten about you, BG3 Lae'zel fans!

In Neverwinter Nights 2, you actually find uh. Well i don't want to spoil it. But you have something belonging to Gith herself - and you can't get rid of it. And basically Vlaakith's inquisition won't stop hounding you for it.

Also time doesn't pass in the Astral Plane.

So it wouldn't be too far off if you twist canon's arm and make an AU where your NWN2 KC (in BG3 now) and Lae'zel have actually met before.