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Writer’s Guide to Premium NWN Modules
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Submitted by JasonRobinson on 2021-07-22 16:18.
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2021-07-22 16:18
A BioWare design document I acquired in ancient times while working on an abandoned "Hall of Fame" premium module project. It documents the standards used by BioWare back when they were making premium mods. From writer Rob Bartel:
The Writer’s Guide to Premium NWN Modules is intended for advanced writers who are already familiar with building modules within the Neverwinter Nights framework...This Writer’s Guide is not a collection of hard and fast rules but rather a series of recommended practices that will assist you in:
· improving the overall quality of your module;
· navigating the formal approvals process at Atari and Wizards of the Coast;
· increasing the likelihood that BioWare will accept your final product; and
· minimizing the amount of final polishing that will be required once your module is in BioWare's hands.
I searched all over my old hard drives to find this, and it doesn't seem to exist elsewhere on the Internet. I don't have the Scripter's Guide or Project Manager's Guide referred to in this document. If anyone has them, please share!
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 writersguidenwn.doc | 104.5 KB |
I don't know who wrote the guide, or if you have an official connection with Beamdog / Atari / WOTC / Bioware etc...
But I don't agree with some of the suggestions / recommendations at all.
Kingmaker was an absolute fail for me (I hated reading for countless hours)
Kingmaker = 124,396 words / 8 hours
(This is not the kind of module I will ever play on again)
Anyway, that's just my 2 cents, and I think being original & different is what players look for THE MOST.
Any good builder can make combat and gameplay fun, heavy rp/storyline is just too mainstream to be fun for me.
Just my 2 copper pieces.