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Legacy of the Dragon
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Submitted by Migrate Wizard on 2014-07-26 11:39.
Last modified:
2015-12-05 14:18
Old Vault Category:
nwn2modulesenglish
Old Vault ID:
309
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Arriving in Port Trinad on a hijacked ship is bad enough, but something in this small port town is not as it should be. Prepare yourself to uncover secrets, explore hostile territories and fight for the greater good or simply for your own glory.
Campaign features
- type: single player
- playtime: 6 to 9 hours
- level: 1 to 7
- companions: fighter/thief, wizard, bard
Hints
- Skills: Most of the skills are used here and there in conversations except for crafting skills. Appraise lets you haggle for free items at shops so it might be a good choice.
- Encounters: Not every creature can be beaten by ordinary weapons. If a creature proves resistant, try something else.
- Companions: Speak with them often (in each area) to find out more about them. If they don't have anything more to say you will know. Whatever you tell your companions may have consequences, so be aware on how you treat them.
- Difficulty: As this is a low level module starting with a fighter or similar class will ease the difficulty while choosing a class relying on magic will give you a harder time.
Installation
The "Installation Guide.txt" can be found in the Legacy of the Dragon Package which explains the installation in detail. (The installation only requires copy/paste of module data, no setup.exe needs to be run)
Rating
On the old vault this was a Hall of Fame award-winning module with a score of 8.95 out of a possible 10, based on 80 votes.
Files:
| Attachment | Size |
|---|---|
 legacy_of_the_dragon_package_v1.02.zip (1126) | 118.07 MB |
I tried to play this but the beginning felt rushed and very railroaded. The idea of being mistaken for someone you're not was brilliant, the implementation on the other hand was horrid. My main annoyance was that the PC could never say that they weren't who the people thought they were. Needless to say I've uninstalled the mod because of that. Shame really. If this was fixed and the beginning reworked to actually make some sense this could be a fun little mod. As it stands I wouldn’t recommend it.
As noted above, there are some serious plot holes here. However if you grit your teeth and plough ahead, it can be a moderately enjoyable module. Combats were a bit odd as in some areas, two or three unrelated groups of creatures would descend on your party making those combats feel just plain weird. Overpowered enemies in some places are there for story purposes and you are not intended to fight them.
There are several long cut scenes before the final fight. Save before you speak to the mayor. None of your companions can be used as a tank. Plan on the PC being the main melee fighter regardless of class.
After the big battle in Trinad, you regather your party and it looks like you are setting off after the final boss. That is actually just epilog. After you have spoken to everyone you wish among the survivors, you may export your PC. There is no cue that the mod is over.
Bug: When you fight the druid, be careful not to destroy his summoning object, a vase. It has to be destroyed by a conversation after the fight to advance the plot.
There are some good things in this module, but there are also many others "not so good".
CONS: The party is pretty unbalanced basically forcing you to create a tank. The whole story is not bad but the plot is very disjointed and sometimes it feels very forced. There are many encounters that don't make sense at all and you can clearly see that they were put there just to lenghten the module and/or in order to not leave the maps too empty. More than often things happen just "because".
PROS: Companions story are very good. Some remarkable dialogue and some enjoyable moment.
Considering that is not very long I'd still reccomend it but not as a first choice.
Reading the reviews above I feared the worst about this module. Big Mistake. It's just a great low lv mod with interesting dialogs and cinematics, well-written and clearly above the average. A note from the author about the kind of character you should play (or a pre-generated one) would have defeated most of people's reticences... or I think so. Some weird characters and visuals but, apart from that, a great work.
I hestitated to play, but I enjoyed the mod and by the end it pretty much all made sense!