Hail all!  Welcome to my guide to the best sites for the BioWare version of Neverwinter Nights.  This site consists of the Main Resource Chart, a chart of Other Useful Sites, a Class Guides, Sites and Boards chart, and finally a chart For Builders and Dungeon Masters.  If a slot is blank in the first chart below, either the site at the top of the column does not offer that information or it is not so good, in my humble opinion. If you have suggestions--or if you find broken links--shoot me an e-mail!  (And let me know if the durn margins are not right!) 

For those of you looking for it, the Neverwinter Consortium's persistent world--based on the original NWN--is now open; click here for information.  (I can be found there as Father Matt, my cleric, as SOM Mattorce, my sorcerer, or as SOM Mattru, my druid.)

This site is best viewed with Internet Explorer and a screen setting of 800 x 600 pixels or higher.  
(If you still can't get the first chart on one screen, try setting View/Text Size in Internet Explorer to "Smallest".)  
One way to search this site is to hold down the CTRL key and press the "f" key.  
The teal-colored links jump to other locations in this site; the blue ones go to other sites.

The Main Resource Chart 
If a category has * after it, there are additional sites listed for that category in the second chart. 

	BioWare	Neverwinter Vault	Planet Neverwinter	NWN Stratics	Unforgotten Realms
Abilities		Abilities	Abilities & Bonus Spells	Ability Scores	Ability Scores Table
Armor*	Armor Types		Armor	Armor Statistics
Boards &  Forums*	Forums Search	General	Forums   Search	Index Search
Classes*	Classes	Classes	Classes (w/ skills)	W/ skills; 1pg.	Classes
Combat		Combat	Combat
Creatures		Creatures
Equipment*	Armor		Weaps. & armor	Armor & Weaps.
Feats*			Feats		Feats Table
Guides & FAQ	About NWN	Vault's FAQ 3rd Ed. D&D	Overview Official FAQ	Fact Sheet	Summary and story line
Guilds	Guilds	Guild Search	Guild Directory	Guild Board
Links*	By category	Links	Links	By Category
Modules*	Modules	Modules	Modules	Modules
News*	News	Frontpage  Archive & Search	News  Archive News Search	News Archives (by mo.)
Races	Races		Races (w/ traits)	Races (w/ traits)	With ability adjusts
Skills*	Skills	Skills	Table/ability		Skills
Spells*			By class/name		on right; scroll down
Weapons*			By Type	Weapons Chart	By Type Stats
Worlds*	Worlds Links	Worlds	World Directory	List  Search

Other Useful Sites
If a category has * after it, there are additional sites listed for that category in the prior chart.

Advancement	See Progression Tables below.
Alignment	Neverwinter Vault offers an explanation of Alignment.
Animal Companions	Planet Neverwinter has a page on Ranger and Druid Animal Companions.  See also Familiars (for Wizards and Sorcerers) below.
Armor*	Game Banshee has an armor page with complete description and screenshots.   Neverwinter Nights Collector provides nice weapons and armor charts.
Attack Bonuses	See UnforgottenRealms' base attack bonuses.
BioWare	The software manufacturer for Neverwinter Nights.  Among other things, this revised site offers forums (and a search forums feature), downloads, FAQ and links, and special sections for players, dungeon masters and world builders.  For support, see BioWare's support page and self-help forum.
Boards/Forums*	See the Neverwinter Tavern's Messageboards, and the Neverwinter Connections Forum Home.
Browser Starts	Neverwinter Connections offers a way to Start NWN From Your Browser!
Camera Angle	Zounds!  Brandon W. & Athiril have created the camera angle hack, a must-have item IMHO!  "This unofficial patch unlocks the camera. TopDown & Chase Camera modes now allow you to drop the camera all the way to the ground! You can zoom further out and much closer in. This version now comes with a professional installation program and lets you configure the angles and zoom levels to fit your taste. It has new improved FirstPerson mode that is available in all 3 camera modes. Run it as many times as you want and change your setting each time. It can even restore the original BioWare values so you can use the BioWare Updater to update to new versions of NWN."  Nice work!  NOTE:   You may need to use the camera hack to return the settings to the BioWare defaults (there is a button for this) in order to upgrade completely when new patches come out.
CD Drive care	Jasper has posted a brief piece on caring for your CD drive.  Two main points:  don't boot up or shut down your computer with a CD in the drive, and don't leave a CD in the drive if you aren't using it.
Character Creation	First, of course, see FatherMatt's own guide to character creation.   If you want to set the level for your character, see Level Changes below.   ShadeRaven provides an extensive character creation guide; also see the main ShadeRaven site.   Planet Neverwinter has a character creation guide.   BioWare offers a character creation guide and an article titled What method will be used to determine my character's core statistics that discusses the point-buy system.
Classes*	Neverwinter Vault's Class Board has a separate topic for each class.  Be sure to see Character Creation above.
Cleric Domains	Start with FatherMatt's Cleric Domains.  Planet Neverwinter has an explanation of the domains clerics can choose.  Also see the ShadeRaven page on clerics.
Connections & Scheduling	Neverwinter Connections allows people to do the following:  "Schedule Games, Review Games, Sign-up for games,  Form Adventuring Parties, Review other players, Review Dungeon Masters, and Search for Games, Dungeon Masters, Servers and Realms View Statistics on Players, Servers, Realms, and Characters".   NW Daily allows you to store you schedules online and search for sessions of others.   The BioWare Neverwinter Nights Guild and Registry System allows game owners to search for players, DM's, content builders and scripters, to join/create guilds, find NWN servers and more.
Console Commands	See FatherMatt's Hints and Tips.  BioWare has lists of console commands for both players and for dungeon masters.   NWN Console Commands by Oddbod also lists the console commands for both players and dungeon masters, but you have to download it.
Deities	Each world may have its own deities, but for the Forgotten Realms gods and goddesses see:  an excellent chart in The Daggerford's Campaign's Gods, The Sorcerer's Place Forgotten Realms, Deities of the Realms by Don Riggs, and Deities by the Kitaran Sea Campaign.
Elvish Dictionary	Many thanks to the Grey Company for making available this Elvish Dictionary!
Elvish Name Generator	Chris Wetherell provides an Elvish name generator; just enter your first and last name and the generator does the rest.   It also generates hobbit names.
Equipment*	Game Banshee has a miscellaneous items page with complete description and screenshots.
Events	For NWN events, see the Events page by Neverwinter Nexus.
Familiars	Planet Neverwinter presents a page on Wizard and Sorcerer Familiars.  See also Animal Companions (for Rangers and Druids) above.
FatherMatt's feline	For those of you wishing to see FatherMatt's infamous feline, Pantera, click here.
Feats*	See ShadeRaven's page on Feats and FatherMatt's Recommendations for Feats for Casters.
Graphics	To get the full impact of BioWare's graphics, try playing it in the 1024 x 768 pixel mode (rather than 800 x 600 pixels).  To change your settings (if you're using Windows), click on Start/Settings/Control Panel/Display/Settings and then move the screen-area slider to the right.
Guides to the Official Campaign	Note that you can buy maps for each of the four districts in the Peninsula District in the Southeast corner from Mizzenmast Mercantile.   BioWare has created a guide to Chapter One of the Official Campaign, and also hosts a NWN Official Campaign (Spoilers Warning) forum.   Also see GameFAQs' NWN Walkthrough, which has a walkthrough of the Prelude and chapters one through four of the Official Campaign; note that these are spoilers.   Planet Neverwinter now has a walkthrough page with general hints, along with a walkthrough of the Prelude and Chapter 1.  FatherMatt offers his own tips on the final battle.  Note:  this is a spoiler! Neverwinter Nights collector provides a walkthrough.   Sorcerer's Place offers Walkthroughs & Guides.    GameFAQs has Neverwinter FAQs & Guides.
Guilds	Neverwinter Connections provides an alphabetic list of NWN guilds with descriptions.  See PlayerVault.com to search for guilds, NWN and otherwise.
Guild Software	Guild-Builder and Guild Boss offer software to manage a guild; there is a fee for use.   Player Vault is free,  though it is much more basic.
Hints and Tips	See FatherMatt's Hints and Tips.  Also see the Neverwinter Vault's Tips and Hints, which is small but growing.  Sorcerer's Place provides Tips, Tricks and Hints.  In addition, see Unforgotten Realm's Players Tips and Hints.  Finally, see Guides above for help on the Official Campaign.
Hordes of the Underdark	Head to Unforgotten Realms, scroll down and on the right-hand side there is information about the classes, spells and creatures.
Images	Want to see what the game looks like?  See: Neverwinter Vault's screenshots and movies,  Planet Neverwinter's Screenshots and Art,  Neverwinter Stratics' image gallery (check the "Gallery Areas" list on the right) and movies, Neverwinter Nexus' Screen Shot Index, and  BioWare's screenshots.
IRC (voice)	To add voice communications with other players to the game, see Neverwinter Stratics' IRC info.  Also check OGIrc, a IRC program  that  allows players to communicate via IRC whilst playing online games, including NWN.
Keyboard Commands	Neverwinter Stratics lists the keyboard commands.
Movie Disable	Oddbods has found a way to Disable the Intro Movies.  Alternatively, you can click the screen.
Level Changes	Changing levels is useful if you want to play in a group and have similar levels, or if you are a builder and want to test modules.  If you want to raise or lower levels for a character, go into the multiplayer mode and select the server that says "Advanced Training".  Talk to the dragon and you can raise or lower your level to whatever you want.  Be sure to save your character!  Warning:  this is a very popular place, and the lag is bad.  Alternatively, download the Halls of Advanced Training module.  As always, you can only use such a character on the Local multiplayer servers or solo play.
Leveling	See Progression Tables below.
Links*	Hibix offers an extensive set of links.   Also see Topsites for Neverwinter, which ranks sites by visitors' votes on an ongoing basis. Worlds of Neverwinter Nights is a Web ring offering many links.   For other pages of links, see "Links" in the first chart above and the list of sites at the bottom of this page.
Manual	Looking for an electronic copy of the manual that you can search?  Check c:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\docs\NWN_OnlineManual.pdf (or where your \NWN files are on your computer if in a different place).  There is also a copy online at  http://www.militarygamers.com/Downloads/NWN_OnlineManual.pdf.
Maps	For maps of the Neverwinter coast (though not maps for the individual areas in the Official Campaign), see Neverwinter Vault's clickable Map, and Planet Neverwinter's clickable Map.
Modules: reviews and libraries*	Utilities:  Modganizer - The NWN Module Organizer by Brax0 enables you to organize and add your own comments to the modules that you download.   Neverwinter Vault provides module reviews (with rating numbers) and a list of the Top Rated modules.  Lyoness provides module reviews and downloads.   Base Space offers Exclusive Modules. NOTE:  for creation of modules, see Toolset in the chart below.
Neverwinter Consortium	The Neverwinter Consortium provides a persistent (24/7) game world with strong roots in the original Neverwinter Nights (oNWN).  The name of the Consortium's game is Neverwinter Nights: Resurrection.  "The first goal of the Neverwinter Consortium is to create the closest possible facsimile of the original America Online-hosted Neverwinter Nights game, which was closed by AOL at the height of its popularity in 1997."             The site offers FAQ, maps, forums, store and more.  For the latest info, head for the forums.  For additional maps, see FatherMatt's Neverwinter Resurrection Maps.  For information on PvP, see PvP in Neverwinter Nights: Resurrection.            Registration.  There is no charge to play NWN Resurrection, but you do have to register.   (If you obtain the login information and play without registering, you will be banned from the game.)  Registration is required so that the Consortium can oust players who behave inappropriately (hacking, truly harassing others, etc.--although PvP is allowed).   To apply, you need to sign up for the forums first.  Once you've registered with the forums, go to the General Messages forum (in the General Forums section), and look for the topic near the top that says Sticky- Login information request; currently it says:             Send an email to somsnake@sprynet.com and include the following information:                     1. Your username on this forum.                     2. Your bioware username (the name you use to log on to multiplayer games in NWN with                                   ...and just send the username, not the password).                     3. A statement accepting the Terms of Use.                                  (The Terms of Use are also in the General Messages forum as Sticky:  NWC Terms of Use.)           Required Hakpack.  Note that you will need to download and install the Resurrection hakpacks (which contain beholders, dracoliches etc.) before you can play.  To do this, go to the Neverwinter Consortium main page and click the Hakpack button at the top.  Download the hakpacks (you may want to save them to your desktop), and install them in your NWN hakpack folder.  (If you used the defaults when installing the game, this folder will be c:\NeverwinterNights\NWN\hak).  NOTE:  the hakpacks change periodically as new monsters etc. are added, so you may want to check out the Hakpack autoloader instructions.             Accessing the Game.   To then play the game, do the following:                     1. As always, doubleclick your NWN icon on the desktop and click "Play".                     2. After you click through the credit screens, click Multiplayer (instead of "Load").                     3. Assuming you have your player name and player password set up (or after you set them up), click "OK".                     4. Click "Join Internet Game".                     5. Make sure you have "Hide Local Vault" unchecked and "Hide Password Protect" unchecked on the left-hand side of the screen.                     6. Click on Direct Connect.                     7. Enter the server IP address and password (I can't give these out here, but enter them and then click "OK".)           Hints and Tips.  For advice on where to start when you first arrive, see FatherMatt's NWN Resurrection Tips and Hints.  For instructions on how to check the status of the NWN Resurrection server, click here.
News*	Neverwinter Tavern provides news.
Order the Software	You can pre-order BioWare's Neverwinter Nights software through the Neverwinter Nights Consortium store.  By doing so, a small amount of the purchase money will go to the Consortium, a non-profit
Original Neverwinter Nights	If you want to see archives and information on the original (AOL, circa 1994-97) Neverwinter Nights (oNWN), check this site!  "This is the unofficial Classic Neverwinter Nights Archive. There is nothing of the kind on the web, and I felt it was important to display what Neverwinter was before the making of the Interplay version of the game." For old NWN guilds, see Nightmasks' oNWN Websites.
Patches & Patching	See BioWare's official patch page.  Having trouble patching?  Check out BioWare's "To Install NWN Patches Manually".   Finally, if you need to undo a patch to get back to a prior version, see BioWare's Revert Patches.
Portraits	Creation:  BioWare offers a guide for Creating and Importing Custom Portraits.  (To import portraits--yours or those created by others--so they are available for your new characters, copy the portrait into your 'portraits' directory where you have installed Neverwinter Nights.)  Alerionis has a Custom Character Portraits Guide available at GameFAQ's that sets out detailed instructions on how to create a portrait.  Crosbie offers a tutorial on creating portraits.  Neverwinter Vault has a page on creating custom portraits.   Libraries:  Neverwinter Vault has a library of portraits that others have created; click "View All Portraits" for the entire list.  Fellowship of the Ping has more than 200 character portraits for downloading.  Lyoness has downloadable portraits as well.
Progression Tables	Planet Neverwinter provides some interesting Progression Tables that summarize:  the effect of  increasing levels on base saves and attacks; the effect of ability levels on bonus spells; the effect of increasing levels on skill maximums, feats and abilities; and the effect of increasing levels on the number of spells casters have available.        To see the increases in saves, attacks, skills, feats and abilities, visit ShadeRaven's chart of level bonuses.        Also see Unforgotten Realms' level advancement tables and experience points to level and benefits.
Reviews	For links to reviews of NWN, see Reviews by Base Space and Neverwinter Vault's Game Reviews.
Roleplaying	The basic aspect of roleplaying is to determine what sort of personality your character has and then make your conversation match.  Using Middle English is NOT required.  Neverwinter Vault provides a guide on Role-Playing, though much of it is directed at Dungeon Masters.        Still, if ye wish to learnst how to speak in the older tongue--and for more detail on roleplaying--head to "What is Roleplaying?" by the Chesapeake Daily News and scrolleth down to the section titled "A Guide to Conversational Britannian".  (Yes, I know this was done for UO but it works well for other games  too.)
Searches	NWN Stratics has a search engine for its site in the right-hand corner; see the Neverwinter Nexus Knowledge Base and the Neverwinter Vault Knowledge database as well.  To search for NWN-related sites, feed in a key word at the Hibix NWN Search Engine.
Servants of Mystery	One of the original (AOL) Neverwinter guilds still in existence today...and my guild.  The famed "fireballing midget" graphic gives some idea of the primitive graphics available at that time for online games.  The guild will be located on the Neverwinter Nights Consortium servers.  For other Servants of Mystery sites, see the Servants of Mystery Links Page.  For other guilds, see Guilds in the first chart.
Shadows of Undrentide	Head to Unforgotten Realms, scroll down and on the right-hand side there is information about the new weapons, spells, classes, creatures, feats and skills.
Skills*	See ShadeRaven's page on Skills, and FatherMatt's tips on skills for spellcasters.
Sorcerer Guides	See FatherMatt's own Sorcerer Spell Guide.  (Sorcerers' selection of their limited spells is crucial.)  For other recommendations on the spells to select, see ShadeRaven's page on Sorcerers and scroll down there to "Spells" (below the two spell charts).
Spells*	GameBanshee provides lists of spells by class; scroll down and check the left-hand column.  Also see the alphabetical list of all spells (with classes and levels indicated for each) provided by PlanetNeverwinter, in addition to its lists of spells by class.  For a great explanation of how spells work (including spell resistance and saving throws) see ShadeRaven's Spells page.
Support	See BioWare's support page and self- help forum including its Ultimate Help Guide, Neverwinter Vault's Problems page, the Infogrames support page and Ceggy's tech support guide.
System Req's	See Planet Neverwinter's Requirements and Unforgotten Realms' System Requirements.
Tips	See Hints & Tips.
Toolset	You do NOT need to learn scripting to use the Toolset to create good modules.  See Toolset in the third chart below.
Updates	See Patches & Patching.
Wallpaper	For NWN wallpapers, check the Wallpaper Space by Base Space.
Weapons*	Game Banshee has a weapons page with complete description and screenshots.   Neverwinter RPG Guide has weapons information by type.   Neverwinter Nights Collector provides nice weapons and armor charts.  Thott Guildleader has created a Melee Damage Analysis Tool: "Useful features include graphing normal attack vs. power attack vs. improved power attack, and graphing one character configuration vs. another. Graphs show damage per round for AC values ranging from 10 to 40."
Web rings	Worlds of Neverwinter Nights; Neverwinter Web ring; Neverwinter Guilds Web ring.
Windowed Mode	To run NWN in windowed mode, see Neverwinter Vault's How do I run NWN in a window?
Witch's Wake	If you don't have it already, "The Witch's Wake," an official Neverwinter Nights module series, is now available as a free download.  BioWare has a Witch's Wake News page.  There is also a Witch's Wake guild, the Witchwork Guild, which has forums to discuss the series and "form adventuring parties with fellow players and Dungeon Masters interested in the series."  BioWare provides a Witch’s Wake General Discussion forum and a Player’s Manual for Witch's Wake.  Also see Unforgotten Realms' Witch's Wake page.
Wizard Specialization	Planet Neverwinter has a brief explanation of specializations that wizards can choose.
Worlds*	Persistent worlds (also called campaign worlds) are multiplayer servers that host a Neverwinter module 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.  If you aren't playing in a persistent world, you are missing the best that NWN has to offer!  For information on persistent worlds generally, see Player’s Guide to Persistent Worlds by Major Bill Marcellino.           For links to the worlds themselves, see: Worlds links by Neverwinter Stratics. Realms and Servers by Neverwinter Connections.   Also see "Worlds" in the first chart above and Neverwinter Consortium in this chart.

Class Guides, Sites and Boards
If you know of any class guides, tutorials, sites or boards, please e-mail me the URL!

For Builders and Dungeon Masters

Custom Doors	Want to build custom doors?  See Mr. X's Comprehensive Custom Door Tutorial Using New BioWare MAX Scripts.
Dungeon Master Client	See An Introduction to the Dungeon Master Client for NWN by BioWare.   Also see Planet Neverwinter's DM Client page.  FatherMatt's own Tips for Dungeon Masters has a chart of frequently used commands at the end.
Dungeon Master Console  Commands	Neverwinter Stratics describes how to use the DM Console, which allows you to access a specific set of commands only accessible while using the DM Client, and  Neverwinter Vault has instructions on Using the Console and a list of the console commands.   BioWare has lists of console commands for both players and for dungeon masters.   NWN Console Commands by Oddbod also lists the console commands for both players and dungeon masters, but you have to download it.
Dungeon Master Guidance	See FatherMatt's own Tips for Dungeon Masters.  BioWare has Tips for the Beginner Dungeon Master, and its Dungeon Master's Realm forum.  PC Gamer provides How to Be a DM, with quotes from various BioWare luminaries.  Clang has created an article on Mastering Dungeon Mastering.
Dungeon Master Utilities	The DM's Helper "is a fan created tool designed to assist Neverwinter Nights Dungeon Masters, it is capable of many functions that are not provided by default in the DM Client and should be an invaluable tool for any DM. It selects its functions based on the target chosen (Player, Creature, Door, Object, None) and presents conversation options to the DM for its interface."
Forums for Builders	For forums covering multiple builder topics, see BioWare's Dungeon Master's Realm, NWN Stratic's Master's Hall, NWN Vault's Dungeon Master Board, Planet Neverwinter's Dungeon Masters Den and Neverwinter Tavern's Dungeon Masters forum.  Also see the forums listed in Scripting and Toolset below.
Hak Paks	Tutorials:  Neverwinter Vault features Hak Pack 1 - Using Tileset Hak Packs by Maximus.   Utilities:        !SmokeSerpent has devised Hakedit which allows one to:   unpack HAK, pack HAK, add file to HAK (overwrite existing optional),  remove file from HAK Actions, combine HAKs, update files in a HAK.       !Rothos has authored a HAK Combine Utility that takes two HAK files and lets you select files from each to combine into a single HAK.        !Revinor has released the Hak Pak Updater:  "Basic idea behind this tool is to make sure that player wanting to play on given server always has the latest version of hakpak needed.  If his version is outdated, HakUpdater will download differences between old and new hakpak and update it for user."      !Polyhedral also provides a Hak Updater.   Libraries:  See the aptly named HakPaks.com.  Neverwinter Vault offers an index of downloadable Hak Pack Files.  Neverwinter Stratics provides HakPaks for downloading as well.  Of particular note is the Cloaks by Kinarr Greycloak Hak Pak--your characters can now have cloaks!   NOTE:  Also see Tilesets below.
Hosting	Want to run your modules online but don't want to operate a server and don't have access to someone else's?  For a $14.95/month introductory rate, GameHosts will host your content.  Lyoness is  offering hosting at $35/month.  ExodusMachine is providing free hosting, and Neverwinter Gaming is offering free hosting as well.
Links	See Resources & Links for Builders.
Loadscreens	If you want to create your own loadscreens (the graphics that appear when an area is loading), see NWN Area Loadscreen Kit v1.00 by Pasus Nauran.
Models & Creatures	Tutorials:  SnakeEyes provides a tutorial on How to Re-Skin & Add Creature Models.  Justin Gattuso has created a Pack Animal Tutorial.  BioWare offers a tutorial on creating your own creatures.   Utilities:  SnakeEyes has the scaling and skinner tool:  "Now you can make small dragons and not have to edit a file by hand".  Scooterpb offers the MDL Plug-In Suite:  "The latest release of the plug-ins for 3ds max 4 and 5 to help you create custom content for NWN.  New features include walkmesh tools, an animation merge utility and much improved support for emitters."  Chanteur's ITPToolb2 allows fully original tilesets to be added with full functionality in the toolset.  Erendril has created a utility to scale model files.  Milkshake 3D model tool 1.2 by MLS with NWN support is a  model viewer/editor;  includes import/export, tutorial model for quick editing, tutorials on how to import into NWN  toolset, edit models, save, export as other format and more.  NWN Pieces Parts Modeling Tutorial by Harliquinn Whiteshadow contains instructions on Pieces Parts Modeling, or creating new Creature Appearance Models based on individual parts of PC Models and Armor.  BioWare provides the BioWare Export Scripts for 3DSMax which "can be used with Discreet's 3DSMax 3.0 / 3.1 / 4.2 / 5.0 to convert model's created in 3DSMax into a format that the BioWare Aurora Engine can read".  Also see BioWare's export scripts online documentation.   Libraries:  See ShadeRaven's 3E Creatures.  Neverwinter Vault provides a models library and creature database where files may be downloaded.  Lyoness has downloadable models as well.  Neverwinter Tavern has NPC character sets available for downloading.   Forums:  See BioWare's sticky forum on ShadeRaven's Manual of Monsters.  Also see BioWare's Builders - NWN Custom Content forum.   NOTE:  Also see Textures below.
Music	See Sound below.
Placeables	Scooterpb has a tutorial on creating placeable objects.  The example is a pine tree, but it applies to much more.
Planning Worlds and Adventures; Plot Wizard	GameSpy offers many adventure and dungeon creation guides; scroll down to "General Articles".   Neverwinter Vault provides Dungeon Master Articles, module creation articles and module tutorials.   Also see NWN Stratic's Dungeon Master Strategy.  In addition, there is the Roleplaying Tips Newsletter site.   RolePlayingMaster, among other things, helps one to plan adventures and  campaign settings.    Finally, BioWare offers an Introduction to the Plot Wizard and a Plot Wizard Tutorial, for the plot wizard now included in the toolset.
Resources & Links for Builders	For resources and links covering multiple builder topics, check out Neverwinter Vault's DM Resources (for builders), Resource Links Search, and Tutorials and Reference page.  Also see NW Guide's custom content library.  Neverwinternights.org provides scripting, tileset, graphics and other links.   NOTE:  There are many other references located under specific topics in this chart.
Scripting (tutorials, FAQ,  utilities,  reference  and forums)	TIP:  Before designing your own script, be sure to check the lists of already created scripts in the Scripts section below--using them can save an immense amount of time.   Utilities:       'BrainFrameNWN "allows you to construct scripts graphically using a flowchart-like display. Actions and decision points are represented as flowchart nodes connected by arrows, and the flowcharts can be nested, making complex behaviors easier to script."      'Neverwinter Rush has a beta version of its Easy Script utility up, with the final version due to be released August 5, 2002.  "Who has time to read tutorials, edit other user made scripts, read how strings work, and what to do with variables? With Easy Script you just select what you what your object to do, and type in the object's name! No scripting knowledge is needed!"        'Derek French of BioWare has built a Syntax Definition File that adds NWScript syntax highlighting for TextPad.  There are instructions for installation and a download link.  You can download TextPad itself here.  In turn,  Marc DeLegg has prepared NWScript Clip Libraries for TextPad that provides quick access to Function/Constant definitions and their usage information.   Tutorials:        !Gimpy's Guide to Making Quests  by Sir Gimpy is "a step-by-step guide for those of us who have no idea what we are looking at when we see the NWScripts."      !GameBanshee offers a tip or two on learning scripting by Pat Chan of BioWare.          !BioWare has more than 20 scripting tutorials on specific topics.        !BioWare has a forum listing Scripting FAQ & Tutorials that offers more than 30 topics on specific topics.       !Neverwinter Source-rer offers a Basic Scripting tutorial and an Advanced Scripting tutorial.       !Neverwinter Vault has a multipart scripting tutorial in cartoon format for non-tech types; it also offers a scripting course and links to scripting tutorials.         !Dancer has created Beginner's Toolset and/or Scripting Guides.   FAQ:  Neverwinter Vault offers Scripting FAQ, although it's also part tutorial and part reference.  Elmer the Destroyer has compiled a .pdf NWN Commonly Asked Scripting Questions From Forum (original author David Gaider).   Reference:  Neverwinter Lexicon offers lists of the Functions,  Events, Data Type, Objects with Events and Constants.  Gazzar has created a NWN Script Event Reference in .pdf format.  Richard Conner has also prepared a .pdf Scripting Reference.  Skyser offers lists of the functions and constants in Word format.  Neverwinter Vault provides a list of Script Functions and a  commands database.  BioWare has a forum listing Functions Reference Documents available for download and one listing Scripting Resource Links.  Neverwinter Vault is hosting the BioWare Reference Scripts.  Phosphorescent has placed the BioWare reference scripts into a searchable database.  Also see SCRIPT FUNCTIONS NWN Part 1.zip by Roger Dodger and XCRIPT FUNCTIONS NWN Part 2.zip by Roger Dodger, which "is a complete listing of the Script Name, Description (where available), and the actual Script itself" for the BioWare scripts.   Resources: OneDeveloper.Com actually offers a service where one can request that an NWN script be created!  All resources are "open source".   Forums:  BioWare presents a Builders - NWN Scripting forum, Neverwinter Stratics has a Scripting Forum, The Grumpy Strumpet lists Scripting Forums, Neverwinter Vault offers a scripting forum and the Scriptorium by Neverwinter Nexus has a forum (scroll down).  The Persistent World Centre also has  Forums.  Neverwinter Stratics has also opened the NWScripters Corner.  Finally don't overlook the Scripters Guild forums.   NOTE:  to download scripts others have created, see Script Libraries and Scripts for Modules and Areas below.
Scripts for Modules and Areas	Arideth's Persistent World Economy Management System is "Designed to stop exploits and help you gain control over exactly what kind of treasure is being generated...."      Palor's NWN Spawn System lets builders easily spawn encounters and items with many options available.       GATS (Generic Area Template System) v1.4  by C. Durbin allows you to easily create "generic" areas and populate them with creatures or other placeables; it's useful for areas too small to use the NWN Spawn System.        Another very useful script is jwvanderbeck's Item Manager for creature corpses, respawning chests, trash clean-up, self-closing doors etc.        Area Reset, submitted by Maxxim, respawns items, placeables and creatures.        Plot Item Remove (author unknown), which strips a player of all plot items (useful at the end of a quest).        Also see see Script Libraries below.
Script Libraries (downloads)	'Scripts by List:   Neverwinter Vault has an extensive Scripts Database (including a search engine)  where you can download scripts by name.  Elmer's Neverwinter Nights Script Repository provides scripts by date with a search engine.   Neverwinter Stratics has a scripts page showing the actual scripting code. NWN RPG Forums provides a guide with scripts for specific situations.  Scroll down to Sections III.5 and III.6. NWN Stratics offers scripts:  scroll down for a content list that can be sorted by script name or category.             'Scripts by Category:   Neverwinter Connections has a Scripts Library sorted by category for downloading.  Neverwinter Nexus has more than 160 scripts for  downloading organized by category with a search engine.  Click on "Scriptorium" at the left, then scroll down to "Scripts and Resource Files".   Lyoness has a Scripting Knowledgebase (divided into categories and with a search engine) with downloadable scripts. The Neverwinter Script Exchange offers scripts by category with a search engine. OneDeveloper.Com also has scripts by category.   NWN Stratics offers scripts:  scroll down for a content list that can be sorted by script name or category.             'Script Libraries with Search Engines:   Neverwinter Vault's Scripts Search (you may need to scroll down a bit).   Elmer's Neverwinter Nights Script Repository.     The Lyoness Scripting Knowledgebase.  (Be sure to click the Search Knowledgebase button; do not hit <ENTER>.) The Neverwinter Script Exchange. Neverwinter Nexus (this search will pull up non-script items too).  Neverwinter Stratics provides a searchable Content Database that includes scripts.  The Neverwinter on Mt. Olympus scripts search engine (you may need to scroll down a bit) searches more than 7,000 scripts, most from the Official Campaign.             'Misc. Sites: The Persistent World Centre provided scripts for persistent worlds, but now has been frozen.  The Fold has taken over in its stead.   NWScript offers links to script libraries, and eventually a database.   BioWare has a forum listing Working Scripts for downloading. NOTE:  for creation of scripts, see Scripts for Modules and Areas and Scripting above.
Server Administration	Guides:  BioWare offers a Windows Dedicated Server guide.  Joshua Jackson provides detailed information on Setting up a Dedicated Linux Server.   Software:  BioWare features Linux Dedicated Server software for downloading and Neverwinter Stratics provides the NWN Linux Dedicated Server Installation for it.  (The Windows dedicated server is included with the regular software and updates.)  BioWare also provides a Stand-Alone Dedicated Server for Windows and Linux.  Forums:  BioWare has started a NWN Server Admin forum to discuss running a Neverwinter Server.   General Utilities:  The Persistent World Center offers the PW Universal Mind System utility that makes it easy to make modifications without "restarting" the players.  Mongre256 provides nwchroot auto restarts to automatically restart a server if it crashes.  PW Itemizer v1.1 Beta by Knat allows persistent worlds with multiple servers to exchange data in a generic and compatible way.  NWN Status Tool by Piotr 'Phantom' Banasik is a tool that allows to do a realtime querry of a server to list players and the major server settings like ELC, ILR etc.  NWN RAT (Remote Admin Tool) by Trekkan is designed to allow remote administration of your NWN Server; it has many features such as letting your  remote admins restart your server with any command line settings, easily. Linux Utilities.  Atticus has authored NWN Control for Linux, a front end to the Linux server which "creates chroot/multiple server environments, autorestarts crashed or hung servers, has scheduled saves, reboots, startup and shutdown, easy saved game and module management (quick saves and deletes), online help, change nwserver options via menus. Connect or disconnect to the server to control it at will."  Fagorn provides a Secure Linux Install script to increase security against hackers.  Nathan Middleton has created NWTools for Linux, "an interactive, menu-driven configuration utility for the Neverwinter Nights Linux server."  Links:  Neverwinter Stratics provides Linux server information and utilities.
Server Command Line Switches	Neverwinter Vault has instructions on Using the Command Line as well as a list of the Command Lines Switches.
Sound & Music	Neverwinter Vault offers a Sounds Library that provides music as well.  Lucky Day, Solias, and Sam Hulick provide the code for two ways for Adding Custom Music to your module.  Ddraigcymraeg has created a Tutorial on how to create custom Soundsets for your PC, Henchman, NPC's and Monsters.  BioWare provides tutorials on Adding Custom Sounds:  Wave Files and on Adding Custom Music: BMU Files.  Sam Hulick also provides custom music.
Textures	BioWare offers a Textures page and a texture tutorial, along with Texture Tutorial- Re-Skinning Creatures and Customizing the NWUpdater Skin.  Neverwinter Vault provides a Texture Studio.  See also the Lyoness tilesets and textures page.    If you are going to be creating textures, you'll need to use the DDS Compression Tool by BioWare, which converts the images to the compressed format that is recognized by the game. NOTE:  Also see Models above.
Tilesets	Tutorials:  Neverwinter Tavern features a tileset-creation tutorial.  Kithoris has created a Tutorial for Combining existing Tilesets and Mr. X has a tutorial on creating custom tiles.  Also see Tileset Texturing For Dummies and Tileset Retexturing for Dummies II by Velmar.   Utilities:  The NWN Tileset Duplicator by Labtek "is designed to aid a NWN fans in the duplication and editing of a NWN tileset." Libraries:  Neverwinter Tavern offers custom tilesets.  Neverwinter Vault has various tilesets in its HakPack library.  Lyoness has tilesets and textures for downloading.  The City/Rural/Forest with Cobble Combo by Kthoris is extremely useful, although some users have had problems with it.   NOTE:  Also see Hak Paks above.
Toolset	TIP:   You do NOT need to learn scripting to use the Toolset to build modules.  The toolset builds scripts for you and you can incorporate scripts that others have build into your module.   Tutorials:        See Fathermatt’s own Toolset Hints and Tips.        Neverwinter Vault has a multi-part tutorial in "viewlet" format, plus a tutorial on how to control the viewlets.  The viewlets are animations that show exactly what to click to get the desired result.   They include, among other things, a Tavern Tips #1--Bartenders tutorial by Wydraz that is useful for making merchants, Lesson 6 by Maximus for making creature encounters, Toolset Lesson 15 by Maximus on waypoints; for conversations see  Quest NPC by Wydraz,  Lesson 16 - Conversations (Basics) by Maximus, and Lesson 17 - Conversations (Conditions) by Maximus.        Neverwinter Vault also has module tutorials by Iksander:  Part 1, dealing with the conversation editor and script wizard, and Part 2, dealing with journal entries, area transitions and the faction editor.        Neverwinter Source-rer also offers toolset tutorials, including one on waypoints; the tutorials are listed on the left-hand side of the screen.        Dancer has created Beginner's Toolset and/or Scripting Guides that provide, among other things, a guide on variable conversations and a guide on conversations that loop or link.        NWN RPG Forums provides a guide (scroll down to the table of contents) with:  information on building a storyline; basics on doors, waypoints etc.; and scripts for specific situations.        BioWare has a guide to the Toolset divided into parts with somewhat uninformative titles,  and a .pdf Module Construction Tutorial divided into parts with more understandable titles (click "Bookmarks" on the left to see the table of contents).        Wydraz offers Module Tutorials (including setting and synopsis sections to begin) that employ still screen-shots of the Toolset to show what is being done.        Neverwinter Stratics now features a Toolset Overview and Tutorial that uses still screen-shots of the Toolset to show what to do; the tutorials are listed on the right-hand side of the screen.        Conjumen has created a downloadable tutorial explaining how to add portraits to the toolset.      Sorcerer's Place has links for Toolset & Related tutorials etc.   Content:  Neverwinter Vault has a Prefab File Section where you can download pre-made areas, armor, items, quests, encounters and weapons.  Utilities.  Rodger Dodger has created Module Design, a "tool to keep track of most of the things you use in your module", including tags etc. TIP:  If you set things up correctly, you can simultaneously use your Toolset and check your work from the player perspective.  First see Neverwinter Vault's How do I run NWN in a window?  Next, download and install Kev's Module Reloader script (it contains instructions), which creates an item in the module that allows the player to reload the module--picking up the latest saved changes from the Toolset.  Note that you need to start the Toolset prior to entering your module as a player.  Also see Utilities in Scripting above.   Reference:  Unofficial Index to Official Worldbuilder's Guide by Brian Brokaw.   Also see SweeneyTodd's BioWare thread on Combat Balancing Monsters. Testing:  Neverwinter Vault has opened a Testing Center where you can have your modules tested.  See also Level Changes in the chart above.   Forums:  See Neverwinter Vault's Scripting & Toolset and Module Development forums, BioWare's Builders - NWN Toolset, and Neverwinter Stratics' NWN Aurora Toolset forum.  NOTE:  Also see Scripts for Modules and Areas and Script Libraries above.
Utilities and Tools for Builders	RolePlayingMaster, among other things, helps one to plan adventures and  campaign settings.   Zoligato has created NWN Packer, which can be used to Pack/Unpack/Edit MOD ERF HAK files. Archaegeo provides the Hardcore Rules Set with a manual and complete documentation of all features and how to install the HCR into your module  to make NWN play more like pen and paper. BioWare's NWN Content Installer Creator "allows you to take all the separate content files you have created (for example module files, Hak Paks, text files, .erf files, BMUs, Bink and character files) into a single, compressed and self-installing executable" so that "anyone that wants to install your custom content just needs to get that file and double click on it."   NOTE:  also see Models Utilities, Server Administration/Utilities and Dungeon Master Utilities above.

In addition to the sites listed in the first chart, I would like to express appreciation for the other Neverwinter Web sites listed here (where they provide information on more than one game, I've linked to the Neverwinter page):

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