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Prophet - Chapter I - By the Will of Kings and Mortals
N.B. You will also need the hakpaks and CEP 1.68 listed under "Related Projects" to play.
From the north, a king shall come, and glorious shall be his tale. Never shall his weapon falter. Never shall his wisdom fail. Yet though the lands all bow before him and the heavens give him praise, he shall know no rest or peace, for he has seen the end of days. And in his pride he shall awake, and forswear his dream of pain. But fate shall look upon him, cold of eye, and her purpose shall remain.
This is the second module in the Prophet series. It can be played either single-player or multi-player, but one of the characters must have played through the Prologue (Link) module. You will begin this module in the Hopping Hobgoblin Inn, where you meet and prepare to embark on a journey to find Uther Palandras, the legendary prophet-king.
Version 2.0
NOTE: This module should be played in Hardcore difficulty or higher.
| Category | Dramatic |
| Expansions | Requires All Expansions (SoU & HotU & CEP) |
| Setting | The Runelands (custom world) |
| Gameplay Length | 15-25 hours. |
| Number Players | Recommended as multi-player, but can be played solo as well. |
| Language | English |
| Level Range | With a party, I recommend 5th level each. In single-player, I recommend 8th level |
| Races | All |
| Tricks & Traps | Light |
| Roleplay | Medium |
| Hack & Slash | Light |
| Classes | All. |
| Scope | Large |
| DMNeeded | No DM Required |
| Single or Multiplayer | Single Player or Multiplayer |
| Max Character Level | 09 |
| Max # Players | 05 |
| Min # Players | 01 |
| Min Character Level | 05 |
| Content Rating | Teen |
| Alignments | All, but emphasis on non-evil |
| Gameplay Hours | 20 |
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 prophet_chapter_1_v2.0.zip (2411) | 4.74 MB |
 ch1readme.pdf (1257) | 1.39 MB |
 ch1readme.txt | 67.07 KB |
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