Prophet - Chapter I - By the Will of Kings and Mortals

Quite good module with a lot of content, solid plot and a few well-designed companions.

The story begins in a small village.  You have a gift - you can see the future events(or past) in your dreams. Will you able to change the future? Who knows.

It will be a huge mistake if i wrote something more about the story, because it's very linear (in a good way) and full of twists.

Well, i think Baldecaran shows a good reflexion on what could be the meaning of having "gift" like that in this module. And that's why it could be easily called a masterpiece. The only flaw i think it's the fact that you have to play a good-sided character, for obvious plot purposes, and even if it's perfectly understandable, sometimes it could get little boring, especially for someone (like me) who hates being a sort of do-gooder.

I am at a stand still right now. I am trying to speak to the 'Pale Woman' on the castle tower, but getting no response. What is amiss?

Nevermind. I was able to start the convo with her, so all is good in the Universe. I am really enjoying the flow and storyline.

Masterpiece!

Having continued the Baldecaran modules with the same character has been a charming experience...

Absolutely fantastic series! Everything about the story, the setting, the scenes was superbly crafted.  The author put a ton of very hard work into this, as Aquarius above said, Masterpiece. This is one of the "must plays" on the Vault.  This whole series is a 10!

So far it's pretty disappointing. People praise this module like it was some masterpiece but its not. filled with trash combat, from spider caves to swamps full of trash mobs. so far the pale lady was only interesting plot. Does it get any better eventually? Also, it's not light but heavy HnS, the story itself is on "teen" level, couldn't bother with it too much longer.

I have to agree with fallander69. I have found this module to be overrated as well.

The module is labeled as roleplay: medium and hack&slash: light, but my impression was exactly the opposite. There are interesting tidbits of story here and there, but for the most part it is just repetitive, grinding hack & slash. Such design would not be a problem in itself - Icewind Dale (which the author borrowed some music from) shows that even a combat-focused game can have an intriguing story and amazing atmosphere. But for that to work combat has to be both challenging and varied, none of which is the case here.

I have played this mod with a level 5 wizard on hardcore difficulty, got as far as the elven city, and encountered exactly three memorable battles, one of which (the big spider) was bugged. The rest of the encounters were repetitive and lacking challenge. Unfortunately, neither were the non-combat areas that interesting. I finished my playthrough in the fabled elven city, which consisted of few houses with even fewer interesting NPCs to talk to.

Prophet Saga [COMPLETE Let's play]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NosgBi0XAaA&list=PL2mVwWymK5NNenPJ_MGV8n...

I liked Baldecaran's take on the nature of man. I liked how he tackled Cruelty, Shame, Remorse, Hatred, etc. in this Module

Currently playing Chapter 1 on "Very Difficult" settings; the elven town you visit is visually most amazing elven town I've seen in any NWN module. Canopies, towers, waterfalls. Even before I assess the module, I already know the design of areas is comparable to if not better than Aielund Saga. 

pro
an excellent story with a serious philosophical background
a very nice area design

con:
There is much h&s and trash-mobs, not  related to the story. Well, this doesn't bother me.

MINI REVIEW:

Chapter 1 of “Prophet” is SPECTACULAR, amazing, 10/10 and the series  seems to be getting better as I progress…. And mind you, having played almost all best epic series on the vault (a detailed list with my recommendation on my profile info) I do not say such things lightly.

Don’t be fooled by the title “Prophet” which may be suggesting some flat, trivial story of someone predicting things (this is precisely what I feared before reading some convincing reviews). No, it is a deep story worthy of a novel. In principle, Prophet is apparently somewhere in between the greatest epics on the Vault: Aielund Saga and  Dance with Rogues. As you might already know AS is an epic, finely crafted, colourful novel-like story, with meaningful companions, whereas ADWR, also a novel-like story, is very dark, burdensome, ethically challenging and frequently forces you to choose between lesser and greater evil (not to mention profound interaction with NPCs ;)). Basically you feel moral guilt after finishing it. So Prophet is somewhere in between, retaining colors and medieval, epic scope of Aielund Saga and gloomy, ethically-heavy climate of Dance with Rogues, while adding a deep philosophical undertone related to the issue of free will, predetermination and a centenary problem, a torment of philosophers called Laplace’s Demon(link is external) (really, one guy apparently declared he is preparing a PhD in Philosophy related to this series!). if you are into reflection about meaning, solitude (no romance, what a pity ;)), responsibility without guilt and guilt without responsibility, then play this. Ok it is linear, but novels about fate are linear as well ;)

Also, your henchmen develop an uneasy, profound relation with you as they are becoming gradually more creeped out by the events that unfold (try raising Meredoc by the end of the module and see what happens!). If this is not enough, the areas are artfully chiselled: I am not sure how about previous versions, but the last version I play (VII 2017) is a genuine work of art: the mountains ARE mountains, storms, high peaks and true Lord-of- the-Ring-esque sense of march towards fate; and the tranquil elven city is the best elven city I have seen in NWN module.

I will write a longer review after finishing the whole. For now: don’t even pay attention to the baddies that rate the module lower than 8 or 9, they must be kids who cannot comprehend the meanings this module tries to convey.