Our first hero is a young half-elf named August Star, raised on a farm by his human mother and elfin father. Although he was expected to stay on the farm and eventually inherit it, he was bred with the independence of his father, and followed his heart to adventure. He is a bit of a jack-of-all-trades, being able to sword fight, channel divine power, and cast magical spells.
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I didn't start with 43 Hp, I grabbed this later.
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rectory - an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector.
"A fresh new adventurer, I arrived in the city of Bastille armed with only my short sword at my side. Night had fallen by the the time I arrived. I was directed to the 'Rectory of Father Bartholomew' who I presume is the leader of this city. He had little to say other than to welcome me, and bid me adventure into the surrounding lands. He is probably quite busy what with all the adventurers pouring into town these days."
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| Thanks dude. |
Forgotten World is an indie online game, acting as a remake of the "first MMORPG", AOL's Neverwinter Nights (Not to be confused with Bioware's NWN, or the recently released D&D "Neverwinter". Nostalgia is cool and all, but I'm afraid there's going to be 10 different games with the same name soon.). In general, it plays just like the original, with the same maps and encounters, with the names changed to protect the innocent. This means it recreates the MMORPG experience using the Gold Box engine, with a server multiple folks can be on at the same time. That's pretty cool!
The website for the game is here:http://www.forgottenworld.com/Default.aspx
The website for the game is here:http://www.forgottenworld.com/Default.aspx
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| Oh no! An orc. |
The game hasn't been all that active recently, so I encourage people to check it out. It would be great to have some companions to adventure with. It can be a little tough to get started. I'm sure especially so if one is not familiar with the Gold Box and/or AD&D.
All that being said, leave a comment if you are interested in playing and I will do my best to adventure with you!
The most important piece of information I had to find out was that the game can be SPED UP by holding almost any key. If you don't know this, combat will seem like a big time drag! Of note as well is the stats are the same as AD&D, in the same order as the GB games, just with different names. "DL" Is AC, but on a rising scale with AC 10=DL 0. The class name changes are obvious. I have read that there are no demi-human level limits, but I haven't confirmed this in game yet. Also, be aware the game tops out at level 11.
"Heading into the town square, I noticed an inn and an equipment shop that were thankfully still open, even at this late hour. Using the small bag of coins I had saved up, I purchased a suit of banded mail, a shield, sling, and hefted a well-balanced trident."
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| The town square. There is a large archive of community generated content, and one day I may look through it to try to find the significance of "Lollipop's tree house." |
I know a long sword would be the typical weapon here, but somewhere I read a page of tips for NWN saying a trident is the best single-handed weapon. A trident does 2-7 against medium opponents and 3-12 against large ones. While a long sword does 1-8 and 1-12. After giving this a little thought, I tended to agree. However, in some of the games a trident is a two-handed weapon, which makes it a clear loser to the one-handed long sword.
"Not knowing exactly where to start, I meandered around the town square a bit. It was still relatively busy. I got the impression Bastille is a city that never sleeps. After small talk with a few folks, I chatted with a halfling fellow who told me 'Good man, I'd say find your fortunes at the harbor, it is the area of town most recently overrun by orcs, kobolds and the lot.' I thanked him, and headed to the East gate to take a look at this harbor."
I remembered from the little I got to actually play NWN that the harbor (wharves in the original, I believe) was the easiest place to start. Being a huge Gold Box fan, I was beside myself with joy when my family decided to get AOL, having known about NWN for awhile. I would wait in the queue, often for an hour, only to get killed within minutes. My family was always impatient for me to get off the line since we had dial-up. Then, to my great distress NWN was cancelled only a month or so later. I wouldn't be surprised if my total time in-game was about an hour. So, imagine my happiness when I found Forgotten world!
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| No boat rentals in Bastille so far. |
Alongside Forgotten World, I'll also be playing the FRUA (Forgotten Realms Unlimited Adventures) module of Neverwinter Nights. I'm hoping it will be fun to compare the two. Also, FRUA will allow the use of a full party, which may improve survivability in some cases.
Return again soon friends, for more of This Bard's Tales!
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