Robin Mayne
Web Team Manager
Joined: 15 Oct 2001
From: BioWare |
 Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 04:32PM |
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Bioware and Neverwinter Connections are proud to announce the first online Neverwinter Nights convention, NWCon. This community organized 10 day event, running from Oct 25th to Nov 2nd, will feature some of the best Neverwinter Nights gaming action found in the community, as well as a number of expert panels to be held via IRC.
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Phil Elmore
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
Joined: 25 Jun 2002
From: Texas |
Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:50PM |
Feel free to post your NWCon questions here or over at www.neverwinterconnections.com The NWCon organizers will be watching to help get you started.
Thanks
eliandi
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NWCon 2.5
A Neverwinter Nights Online Gaming Convention
September 25 & 26
Forums: Click Here |
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austicke
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
NWN 2
Joined: 24 May 2002
From: Bastions of War |
Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 05:58PM |
Bastions of War Team PvP Arena is excited to be participating in NWCon and will be holding 13 tournaments during the con. If you're interested in getting a little practice in before the convention, you can join our 24x7 server via direct connect at IP 68.198.7.149:5121 (server vault, requires SoU), or you can join our NWN guild at www.bastionsofwar.com.
Thank you to eliandi and the folks at Neverwinter Connections for organizing this sure-to-be rewarding event and to Bioware for making it possible. Yay! 
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NWNWiki & NWN2Wiki, databases anyone can edit
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Jay Watamaniuk
Community Manager
Joined: 19 Nov 2001
From: Edmonton, Alberta |
Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 08:49PM |
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I have signed up for a few games myself. |
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austicke
Game Owner
NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
NWN 2
Joined: 24 May 2002
From: Bastions of War |
Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 09:16PM |
Registration is now open for the NWCon: Bastions of War Team PvP Arena Tournaments.
Sat 10/25 12:15am (20), 10:00pm (16)
Sun 10/26 2:00pm (12), 8:00pm (20)
Mon 10/27 8:00pm (12)
Tue 10/28 8:00pm (16)
Wed 10/29 8:00pm (20)
Thu 10/30 8:00pm (12)
Fri 10/31 6:00pm (16)
Sat 11/1 12:15am (20), 10:00pm (16)
Sun 11/2 2:00pm (12), 8:00pm (20)
All times are Eastern Time (U.S.). The time on some events may appear one hour later due to the Daylight Savings Time change on October 26, but the times above are correct. Each sessions will last approximately 1.5 hours.
Description: A special NWCon BoW tournament. All players will be the same level to balance the two teams. Normal BoW characters will not be used, but winners will be rewarded with XP/GP that can be transferred to their ongoing characters. The first 15 minutes of the game will be for players to create their server vault characters, level them up, and equip themselves with BoW custom items. The tournament will consist of 2 or 3 half hour rounds. The first team to win two rounds is victorious. Join the BoW guild at www.bastionsofwar.com for more details.
For information on NWCon and its other exciting events: Click Here.
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NWNWiki & NWN2Wiki, databases anyone can edit
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Danebo
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
NWN 2
Joined: 05 Mar 2002 |
Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 09:18PM |
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PnP Nexus Guild is proud to have some of it members participating as Organizers and Panel Experts during the Convention. We look forward to meeting new people, playing some great games, and being able to not only share ideas, but to learn new concepts as well. |
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Phil Elmore
Game Owner
NWN
NWN: SoU
Joined: 25 Jun 2002
From: Texas |
Posted: Wednesday, 15 October 2003 10:46PM |
An example NWCon Highlight Game:
KEEPERS OF THE FLAME
BY ARAWEN
PRESENTED BY CHIMERA
You are Keepers of the Flame, members of a secret society devoted to the welfare of the city of Dol Agath.
Introduced by a relative or friend, you have entered a sworn brotherhood to the cause of helping your fellow citizens.
Recently, shadows of dead who have been slain unjustly have appeared in great numbers, whispering that your city is cursed.
Now citizens everywhere fear the dark. Further, the Queen lately has seemed enthralled with magic and powerless to find the shadows' source.
To protect the people, the Keepers feel that action is necessary. However, unofficial meddling with curses is illegal. Without being detected, you must discover the curse's origin and end it.
In Dol Agath, where magic is used for everything from laundry to walking the dog, trying to undo a curse can cause a lot of trouble...
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This roleplaying one shot runs within a city soundstage and is brought to life entirely by the DMs.
Expect a game where events and NPCs will react dynamically to your actions, and where you can think outside the NWN engine to play in a pen and paper RPG style of NWN.
There are no scripted events, NPCs or encounters, so we ask players stay together during the game. |
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Phil Elmore
Game Owner
NWN
NWN: SoU
Joined: 25 Jun 2002
From: Texas |
Posted: Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:08PM |
A NWCon Feature Module, running several times during the week:
NWCon Feature: Shrine of the Eth’barat
A Neverwinter Nights Module for Level 3 Characters By Ken “Lazybones” McDonald
All in all, 1374, what the bards are calling the Year of Lightning Storms, has been a sour year.
The details--well, who wants another sob story? The bottom line is, you're broke, bored, and alone. None of those is a good state for those who call themselves "adventurers," but all three together is a recipe for trouble. The caravans aren't hiring, the local monsters seem to be taking a vacation, and peace lies over the land like a smothering blanket.
And so you are here, standing in a steady rain, facing the doorway of the tavern called the Drunken Cleric. In your hand is a scrap of parchment torn from a handbill, the inked letters already running from the damp. But you don't need to see the message again; all that waits is a decision.
The wizard Tarthas is well-known along the Sword Coast, and here in Daggerford. He's reputable, at least as far as such can be said for his kind, and powerful. Apparently he's got more than a few gold coins to rub together, at least from the size of the reward he's offering for the errand detailed--spottily--on the paper.
It's a standard mission, the sort with which you are not unfamiliar. You have never heard of this "Shrine of the Eth'barat," and the writing about "ancient cults" and "secret knowledge" mean little to you. But the line about the gold speaks volumes to you, and fetching a magic item for a wizard--that's something you can understand.
The rain's starting to work its way into your cloak. Your decision made, you head inside.
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"Shrine of the Eth'barat" is a one-shot, quest-based adventure for 4-6 characters. The game emphasizes traps, puzzles, and tactical challenges. Though there is plenty of combat, people who apply expecting a hack-fest will be disappointed.
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NWCon 2.5
A Neverwinter Nights Online Gaming Convention
September 25 & 26
Forums: Click Here |
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Phil Elmore
Game Owner
NWN
NWN: SoU
Joined: 25 Jun 2002
From: Texas |
Posted: Thursday, 16 October 2003 03:12PM |
An example Panel
NWCon Seminar: General Building Tips and Integrating Custom Content
Click Here
The server is irc.neverwinterconnections.com #6667
Channel #NWCon_Seminars
This panel aims to explore building and the use of hakpacks. Tips on toolset use and how to integrate custom contect from some of the best in the business.
Panelists are:
Twoflower/Stefan Gagne - author of Elegia Eternum (An NWCon Feature mod) and the hugely popula Penultima and Penultima Rerolled series.
Members from the DragonLance Adventures, and the City of Doors Initiative (CODI) teams
Whistler - who has created a number of small haks and script packages, often with the goal of bringing NWN more in line with Pen and Paper rules. |
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LdyShayna
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
SW: KotOR Xbox
SW: KotOR PC
Jade Empire
Jade Empire:SE
NWN 2
NWN 2: MotB
NWN 2: SoZ
Mass Effect PC
Sonic DS
Joined: 18 Oct 2001
From: Colorado |
Posted: Thursday, 16 October 2003 10:21PM |
I haven't tried an online game in a long time and was considering trying one out over the NWCon. I will be making a new account there, though. Will this count against me getting in, do you think?
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Phil Elmore
Game Owner
NWN
NWN: SoU
Joined: 25 Jun 2002
From: Texas |
Posted: Thursday, 16 October 2003 10:32PM |
One of the reasons we organized this event was to get new people involved in online games, so the NWC community and DMs are seeking players such as yourself. When I just checked, there were many many slots still open. Let me or any of the organizers know if you need help, or can't find what you are looking for.
eliandi
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NWCon 2.5
A Neverwinter Nights Online Gaming Convention
September 25 & 26
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Robin Mayne
Web Team Manager
Joined: 15 Oct 2001
From: BioWare |
Posted: Thursday, 16 October 2003 11:02PM |
Quote: Posted 10/15/03 20:49:04 (GMT) by Jay Watamaniuk I have signed up for a few games myself.
I am looking forward to it as well. A few of us have been discussing which games we would like to participate in - I think this is a good opportunity for me to try my hand at DMing again - should be a great time!
Robin
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BioWare WebGUY 
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Elbast
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
Joined: 27 Oct 2002
From: Bath, UK |
Posted: Friday, 17 October 2003 01:01AM |
The more BioFolk involved the merrier!
That goes for everyone else too!
On behalf of everyone involved with NWCon I'd like to thank BioWare for their support in this venture, but most of all eliandi for really getting a head of steam up, and helping take NWCon from basic idea to happening reality in less than 2 months.
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NWCon Panels and IRC organiser
[ 2:29:am ] [%BioTom] I've given you guys more info than like... GameSpot. sheesh. - Tom Ohle on the NWCon BioChat |
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Phil Elmore
Game Owner
NWN
NWN: SoU
Joined: 25 Jun 2002
From: Texas |
Posted: Tuesday, 21 October 2003 05:01PM |
psst...
we will have some door prizes for NWCon participants thanks to BioWare
more info to follow...
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NWCon 2.5
A Neverwinter Nights Online Gaming Convention
September 25 & 26
Forums: Click Here |
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Madger
Game Owner
 NWN
NWN: SoU
NWN: HotU
Joined: 19 Jul 2003 |
Posted: Tuesday, 21 October 2003 07:15PM |
So is this why Bioware pushed back the date of the release of HOU?
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I live on Luci Land of course!!Edited By Madger on 10/21/03 19:21 |
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