NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer Community Update #9
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Hey everyone, we know this has been a bit delayed but thanks to the team for cranking these out. We're going to try and pump put as many different topics in the next month prior to release as possible.
Enjoy!
-Shane
Question: Will we finally see real Half-Drow with real Darkvision, not the Low-Light Vision counterfeits I've been forced to play up to now?
Obsidian: Yep! Not only do they get Darkvision, but the Darkvision we've implemented for Mask is way cooler than the old Darkvision implementation.
Question: Will wild elves be in??
Obsidian: They will. Wild!
Question: With the new setting placed in Rasemen, will the Monk finally get a prestige class that caters to it? (such as the Shou Disciple from Unapproachable East supplement book).
Obsidian: Yes, they do the Sacred Fist is a very cool Monk/Divine Caster hybrid prestige class. Nothing more awesome as a Monk than setting your fists on fire.
Question: I want to ask if special abilities gived by Statues of Purification will be keeped playing Mask of Betrayer... and new PCs maded to play MoB (with new races and classes) will gain them on campaign starts? And I like also to ask if standard NWN2's official campaign is already ready to be played with MoB's new races and classes and there will be new sentences or similar added for people playing it?
Obsidian: The old ritual abilities are not kept in the Mask of the Betrayer campaign, though you get a host of cool new abilities over the course of the game to replace them.
Question: Will we EVER get playable Kaorti's? (check these creatures out in FIEND FOLIO!)
Obsidian: EVER? I don't know if I can answer that question for the cosmological timeframe, especially since we released the Granny Exporter which lets the community make pretty much whatever they want but no, Mask doesn't have them.
Question: Is it true that the prestige class will be capped at level 10 even when your character level reaches 21?
Obsidian: Yes, this is true prestige classes still have 10 levels. All the base classes continue to 30, though, so once you max out your prestige class you can either choose to continue in your base class or select a new prestige or base class.
Question: Will Blackguards be getting a proper spell list? Will their summons be upgraded this time around?
Obsidian: The Blackguard class hasn't been revised specifically for MotB, no.
Question: Will Genasi have Effective Character Level penalties? Looking at their stats (in P&P), they do not seem to warrant it, but you never know.
Obsidian: They do They all have an ECL of 1.
Question: Race Question: Will the daylight adaptation feat be added in the expansion for the underdark races?
Obsidian: Nope.
Question: Did the Cleric domain powers change to reflect the actual D&D 3.5 rules? How about the domain spell lists?
Obsidian: We've made some improvements that do make some of the Domains a little closer to their D&D 3.5 equivalents for instance, the War domain now properly grants you Proficiency with your deities favored weapon.
Question: Will your race/class have a effect on the way your perceived?
Obsidian: Occasionally it will, though more frequently we've chosen to focus on the roleplaying decisions the character makes during the campaign rather than at character creation.
Question: Will A spirit shamen have it's own spell list or losely borrow from a druids?
Obsidian: They share the druid spell list.
Question: How will homunculus differ from current familiars? What kind of combat role can we expect them to have? Will Homunculus level up with the wizard or will they be able to level seperately?
Obsidian: Kaji, Safiya's homunculus, is quite special and has several rogue abilities that you'll find useful (particularly if you aren't a rogue). The homunculus isn't selectable for players right now.
Question: Can we expect to see guns as a exotic weapon?
Obsidian: Nope! Though, again, this is an area wide open for community development.
Question: Will new class specific equipment for all classes be implemented?
Obsidian: There are new items that work very well with specific classes, but not WoW-style class specific item sets, no.
