BG2 and NWN

LeannaJJorg · Post by **LeannaJJorg** » Mon May 27, 2002 9:47 pm

Can the characters off of BG2 be played on NWN??

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Tue May 28, 2002 12:50 am

Not really.

If you are willing to reduce your character to level 1, tone down your stats, throw out your equipment and re-choose your class incase you have choosen a kit.

Eventhough it says in BG2 that you can move your character to NwN, it will not be done "right" seeing as the game and rules(3.ed D&D) can handle the BG2 levels.

So basically - all you get to keep is the name

Rattman · Post by **Rattman** » Tue May 28, 2002 7:34 am

me thinks she might have meant NPC's

and no they wont

i will miss jan

LeannaJJorg · Post by **LeannaJJorg** » Wed May 29, 2002 11:59 am

no I wasn't talking about the NPC's I was talking about the characters that you create

Rattman · Post by **Rattman** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 3:44 pm

well yes and no

thiefters are rouges now (pretty much the same)

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Sun Jun 02, 2002 6:16 pm

Originally posted by LeannaJJorg
no I wasn't talking about the NPC's I was talking about the characters that you create

Then it is as I stated in my post

Yes - but starting as a level 1, stats altered down to 3.ed rules, no equiptment and class changed to pure 3.ed classes (no kits).

Pebz · Post by **Pebz** » Wed Jun 05, 2002 4:28 pm

I'm quite sure the option of importing BG2 characters into NWN was completely removed... correct me if im wrong.

Xandax · Post by **Xandax** » Wed Jun 05, 2002 10:44 pm

Originally posted by Pebz
I'm quite sure the option of importing BG2 characters into NWN was completely removed... correct me if im wrong.

Don't know if it was removed or not - have not had time to look deeply into NwN lately - but even if it is ( or isn't) it will be similar to that seeing all you can keep is your name and race

Rattman · Post by **Rattman** » Thu Jun 06, 2002 4:39 pm

it has been removed

well according to there website

does no one else check the site before rushing to the forum any more?

Belar · Post by **Belar** » Wed Jun 26, 2002 6:56 pm

I bet the decision about importing your characters from BGII to NWN had more to do with the legal wrangling over intellectual rights involved in Atari taking over from Interplay than it did with rules incompatibility. I don't know the history exactly but I remember something about a lawsuit between Black Isle studios and Interplay or something like that. Black Isle - the division of Bioware that developed BG, BG II, Icewind Dale, and Torment - doesn't have their logo on NWN. Sadly, I think that dispute is the cause of many of the wonderful things the Infinity engine games had that I have found lacking in NWN. It also means that Minsc isn't likely to make a cameo appearance in the streets of Neverwinter...

Mathurin · Post by **Mathurin** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 12:20 pm

The lawsuit is because Black Isle developed the Infinity Engine and Interplay used it in Icewind Dale without permission or giving any credit or money to Black Isle for the use.

And to stay on topic no you can't bring the characters from BG to NWN.

Belar · Post by **Belar** » Thu Jun 27, 2002 6:10 pm

Interesting. Well I guess they've reconciled their differences on some level because the new Icewind Dale II coming out in August has Interplay/BioWare/Black Isle all over it. Actually, so do my IWD and HoW boxes.