Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir hearkens back to the days
of the Baldur’s Gate and Icewind Dale franchises by including
full party customization, dungeon crawling, and free exploration
of a non-linear game world via an Overland Map. The gripping
storyline foreshadows the events that will take place in the
Forgotten Realms with the coming of release this June of the
Fourth Edition of Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game. In
the aftermath of the defeat of the King of Shadows, the Sword
Coast is in the midst of an uneasy economic recovery. Trade
syndicates have sprung up to exploit the post-war confusion for
their own ends. The player’s party will wade into this
uncertain environment; in order to increase their own fortunes,
they can either ally with a syndicate to create a trade empire,
or cut their own path through Faerūn by preying upon caravans
and selling the goods on the black market. As they attempt to
extend their influence, players will become aware of a new
faction working behind the scenes: the evil, shapeshifting,
serpentine Yuan-Ti.
In addition to trading and economic manipulation, the
Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir Overland Map allows players
to explore the Chultan Peninsula and Sword Coast in a non-linear
manner never before seen in any of the Neverwinter Nights games.
Exploration will take players from well-known locations, like
Neverwinter and Crossroad Keep, to more exotic areas, such as
the xenophobic jungle nation of Samarach. Groups of highwaymen
and monsters populate the Overland Map and the farther from
civilization the player roams, the more difficult the encounters
become. The 15-hour campaign in Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of
Zehir is also packed with new classes, spells, creatures, and
playable races.
Fans of the compelling multiplayer features of Neverwinter
Nights 2 will also be able to take advantage of new improvements
to the multiplayer experience, while modders will be able to
take advantage of the power and flexibility of the Overland Map
and Trading System features along with other world-building
enhancements.
- Travel the Sword Coast and Samarach using
the open ended exploration of the new Overland Map.
Use skills like Spot and Survival while on the Overland Map
to avoid ambushes and even find hidden locales and lost
artifacts.
- Create your own full party of adventurers.
Devastate your foes with a squad of fireball-flinging
Sorcerers, form a solid wall of steel with a party of
Fighters, or strike the perfect balance in your party by
spreading out the classes you choose for your characters.
- Improved party gameplay including
streamlined party conversations, a new Teamwork Benefit
System, and powerful party feats.
- The world's economy reacts to your
adventures and choices. And, through trading and quests, you
can expand your merchant company into a massive trading
empire.
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