i loved the pc games (i have owned almost all of them at one time or another), but I tried to get interested in the actual d&D game itself and I just got bored. Probably because in the PC game, you already have everything set out (quests, NPC's, treasures, monsters, locations, etc), and there is less surprise of what is going to happen in the proper dnd game.
I either go for something with magic, mage or similar, or something like a Paladin/monk. In fact a Paladin is a good character to use, if your inclined, in arguments with people who consider D&D evil, or involved with the devil, considering they are pretty much manifestations of everything good and pious. A bit like the Crusaders made themselves out to be.
I always used to just use fighters when i started the PC games, as they get so much more feats.
My favourate class at the moment for the PC games is the monk, as they get loads of feat-like abilities for free, and get to use their fists as +1/+2/+3 etc weapons. Plus, they dont have to spent loads of money on weapons or armour or spells or wands/staffs.
I tried to get used to using spellcasters, but they are so weak at lower levels, and they are almost undefetable at epic levels, but to learn epic spells they have to give up so much XP. 🙁🙁🙁
Yeah. They get fighter-type feats and abilities for free, but dont have to wear armour or use weapons.
low level (lv1-10): best to use barbarians or fighters
medium level (lv 11-20): best to use monks or spellcasters
epic level (21-40): best to use spellcasters (it is so difficult to fight with epic melee characters against epic spellcasters unlessthey have some kind of magic nullifiers, but at least epic melee characters dont have to give up any XP to learn new epic spells)
In NWN, the epic warding spell was just so overpowerful 🙁
The best NWN feat was probably the devastating critical (instant death on critical hit - no save)
I was going to go through NWN:HOTU again with a monk instead of a fighter, but i had to sell the game to get some money back.
Some of the items that people have created with the NWN aurora toolset for online play are just rediculoussly overpowered. It's just not fair. The best item I found in all of NWN was the black orb that nullifies all magical/spell effects (use once only)
epic sucks big time, the game is totaly ruined once you pass lvl20 (class become grossly imbalanced)
eleveninches I don't agree that fighters and barbarians have the advantage on lower levels, maybe in a pc game but not in a real (atleast not in one of my sessions) sure they have great combat abilities but they have huge drawbacks as well, if you have a party with only fighters and barbarians and you have to talk your way out of something yousa f*cked
I believe all classes are quite potent at every lvl just in different fields, arcane users who can cast lvl3 spells are also quite combat-capable
my personal class favorite is a monk, just cause I like their abilities
(To use their fists as +1/+2/+3 etc weapons) that's a 3.0 rule 3.5 worked out monks and especialy rangers so much better
Originally posted by vaya_the_elf
Neverwinter Nights is my favorite game. Have you ever roleplayed?
droolio i have both expansions droolio the original story has to be one of the greatests... next to the Shadows of Amn pray
I tried but everyone else died 😠 there in such a hurry to get themselves all killed 😠