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Prestige Spellbook Pack

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Submitted by WodahsEht on 2017-02-13 18:50.
Last modified: 
2017-06-03 08:25
Author: 
WodahsEht
Version: 
Requires CPP 1.72b15
Game: 
NwN1
Category: 
Patch
Requirements: 
OC
Xp1
Xp2
Language: 
English
Tags: 
Improvement, spellbook, Prestige, Single-Player, override
A Harper Scout selects new spells.
An assassin prepares spells for the day
A blackguard selects her fourth level spells

A patch to give real, fully-functional, in-engine spellbooks to the Harper Scout, Assassin and Blackguard!

With the development of the NWNCX patches that ShadoOow have coded, it has become possible to create new spellcasting classes. Built into NWN already are three Prestige Classes that, per D&D 3e rules, have their own spellbooks: Harper Scout, Assassin, and Blackguard.  NWN used a hacky method of providing some of this flavor.  Each class got a handful of spells that could be used as Spell-Like-Abilities, like the Blackguard's Contagion or the Harper's Cat's Grace.

This pack gets rid of the workaround Bioware used.  It provides all three classes with their own spellbooks.  I tried to stay fairly close to the Pen-and-Paper rules, but in order to make the spellbooks useful, I added a few spells to each class.  The end result is that all three classes have a great range of utility added.

New for version 1.01: Updated classes.2da to support Community Patch 1.72 beta 15.

---- REQUIREMENTS ----

First, NWNCX is absolutely required. Please check the following site for more information:

http://www.neverwinternights.info/nwncx.htm

This package is an add-on to the Community Patch Project. At the time of this writing, you need at least Community Patch 1.72 beta 15:

https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/other/patch/community-patch-pr...

Files: 
AttachmentSize
Package icon Override version v1.01 (does not need to install into modules) (48)60.95 KB
Package icon Hak Version v1.01 (must be installed into modules) (24)58.87 KB
Plain text icon Readme file5.65 KB
Required projects: 
NWNCX
Community Patch 1.72 beta 15
Related projects: 
Community Patch
NWNCX
Magic Rating System from Unearthed Arcana
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Allow conversion to other games
Allow Distribution in others work
Open - Free & open only if project also open
Redistribute as is
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Thu, 2017-02-16 07:00
insightfulwhim
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Wow, what a great thing. But can you now update the class descriptions please? Also Assassin still recives the improved invisibility thing upon leveling (only visually).  

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Thu, 2017-02-16 14:22
WodahsEht
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To update the descriptions, i would need to update the dialog.tlk file in the main directory. I decided it would be best to leave it alone. I could maybe make it a separate download, but it is only a little useful and the readme.txt covers it all. I left the old feats in for compatibility. Characters made without this pack are compatible with the pack, and vice versa. I simply disabled the old feats so they would show up in the character sheets, but they wouldn't be usable.
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Thu, 2017-02-16 15:08
insightfulwhim
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I know it's not a big deal, but it's still immersion-breaking for me so i'll probably just do it myself. 
 
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Fri, 2017-02-17 04:26
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Raetzain
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Rather than change the dialog.tlk, I recommend going into the feat.2da and spell.2da and changing the name and description references to make use of a custom YourServerTLK.tlk file. Most people won't want to download a different dialog.tlk if you're running a multiplayer server or game.
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Fri, 2017-02-17 20:53
WodahsEht
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I was referring to the override version, which can only ever use dialog.tlk.  Hence, I didn't want to edit dialog.tlk.

Frankly, the hak version was an afterthought -- but anyone who wants to use it on their server or module is welcome to it.

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Sun, 2017-02-19 14:10
Sunssarathi2029
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This will be really usefull.

We should make some custom classes. (non crappy)

Also do you know how to make cantips recover themself upon casting?

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Sun, 2017-02-19 18:45
WodahsEht
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I think it's actually possible with the NWNCX_Patch.dll and a spellhook, but not with core NWN.  Core NWN just doesn't give scripters that much access to spellbooks.

I did a bit of a thought experiment on giving spellcasters a way to rejuvenate spells automatically over time, sort of like a cooldown timer.  It would work much better in a video game format such as NWN than the rest-based system like PnP D&D.  However, I'm not sure high-level spellcasters need to be that much more powerful.  Resting is a balancing mechanism, but low-level wizards and sorcerers sure are weak in a game like this.

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Tue, 2017-02-21 11:16
StraightOuttaAvernus
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Hey! Quickie question since I heard custom classes mentioned.

Do you happen to know if the source stuff for this could actively be used to produce completely new spellbooks, and if so would that be fine? I never understood any of the patching business, so -- a walkthrough on what I'd do to accomplish that if so would be doubly appreciated!

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Tue, 2017-02-21 15:39
WodahsEht
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The 2das should tell you all you need to know about adding spellbooks. Whole custom classes are more involved, involving more 2das, .tlk files, and likely scripting. I recommend looking around on the vault for some custom class hakpaks and looking through the source, 2da, and tlks. The PRC is probably too complicated and opaque for a beginner though (I should know, i used to be a team member, and it only got way more complex since then.)
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Sat, 2017-04-22 14:36
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I have modified PRC files to work with nwncx_patch.dll. For now I left the scripted spellbook enabled so I can test how everything is working. Unfortunately some PRC features can not work with 'standard' spellbooks so palayer will have to choose which spellbook they would like to use.

Anyone interested - here is the link to our forum:

http://prc.athasreborn.com/index.php/topic,11140.msg21737.html#msg21737

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Sat, 2017-06-03 08:29
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WodahsEht
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Hi xwarren!  I was hoping someone might do this, and lo and behold it's the PRC project lead.  Good deal! :)

I've made a minor change to classes.2da on the version uploaded.  It gets rid of a column that was deprecated by Community Patch 1.72 beta 15, which was redundant with the PRC anyway.

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Fri, 2018-01-12 20:08
malonkey1
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Is there any way to make these count for other prestige classes? I tried making a Rogue/Assassin/Pale Master, but it didn't seem to count.

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