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Urk's DM Tools
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Submitted by Urk on 2015-07-08 14:39.
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| Title | Urk's DM Tools |
| Author | Urk (Formerly KnightErrant) and Sir Elric |
| Submitted / Updated | 10-14-2008 / 10-15-2008 |
| Category | Items |
| Type | DM Tools |
| Description | |
| This tiny packet contains three new DM tools. These tools have all been successfully tested in actual play, but if you find a bug please let me know. Tag based item scripting must be enabled on your mod to use these tools without modifying your module's "OnActivateItem" script. Saphire of Time: Need to allow for a long trip? Want to compress time a bit so the players can rush through a few rest cycles? The Saphire of Time can advance the game anywhere from an hour to a thousand years. Sandman Tool: It's 11:30 and your wife is getting mad. The dog still needs walking, the kids are going to be up in six short hours for school, and your players just won't call it quits for the night? Hit em with the sandman tool. Each time you hit them their Con will drop 2 pts, Their dex will drop 3 points, their int will drop 2 points, Str will drop 1 pt, Wis 2, and Cha 1... Speed will decrease 10, Spell failure will increase 5%, and lastly the targeted character will say "I'm getting tired." All but the most obtuse players will take the hint and head for the nearest inn. The Vanishing Widget: This was my idea, but my scripting skills fell pathetically short of the task. The actual script was written by Sir Elric without who's help this would have been two separate tools instead of one. When you're a DM taking screen shots or vid captures can be rather problematic. The DM avatar tends to clutter up the shot something fierce. The vanishing widget is the answer! It forces the DM into a state of cutscene invisibility and keeps him that way until he uses the widget again. For those of us who don't know the lexicon like the backs of our hands... cutscene invisibility makes you completely invisible, even to yourself. It's the perfect way to take in-game screenies or video captures be it during a session or just to show off your build. That's right... You can even take a screen shot of a completely empty room without having to hide your avatar behind a pillar. Known Issues: A bug has appeared with the 1.69 update. If a DM sits on a placable while, or after, using the vanishing widget he can actually become stuck in the seated position until he re-logs. When using the widget, keep your avatar aon it's feet. | |
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 urksdmtools.rar (88) | 10.13 KB |
That vanishing widget sounds very useful for taking screenies for posting on here. Will try it out and if it meets my needs will vote on here (I've never DN'd NwN BTW).
TR
Then you absolutely MUST grab this:
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/script/dmfi-wands-widgets-109
Also... before playing, log into this module as a DM. It will give you an AMAZING tutorial on DMing...
https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/dmfi-101-so-you-want-be-dm
Just FYI the DMFI devs asked me for permission to bundle the vanishing widget into their wands and wigits. I said yes, of course, but I do not know if they aver actually did it.
It IS perfect for screenies. Vids, too. Here are a few vids I took using it:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5KT8IgNY-2_pCnkGwehDqQ
Thanks (again) for doing this. I particularly find the Vanishing Widget to be a big help for taking screenshots. It also works better in NWN:EE than it did under NWN, I've found - before it would sometimes get bugged and then I couldn't un-vanish, heh.