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An Introduction to Neverwinter
- 1. An Introduction to Neverwinter A MMO based on the classic RPG Dungeons & Dragons
- 2. Character Creation - Basic Races ● Human, Drow, Dwarf, Half- Elf, Half-Orc, Halfling, Tiefling, and Wood Elf Classes ● Guardian Fighter, Great Weapon Fighter, Devoted Cleric, Trickster Rogue, and Control Wizard Suggested Combinations ● Guardian Fighter – Human, Dwarf, Half-Orc, or Halfling ● Great Weapon Fighter – Human, Dwarf, or Half-Orc ● Devoted Cleric – Human, Drow, Dwarf, or Half-Elf ● Trickster Rogue – Human, Drow, or Halfling ● Control Wizard – Human or Tiefling
- 3. Character Creation - Background Character Origins ● You select an area your character hails from within the region Deity Affiliation ● You select a divinity for your character to praise Titles ● You gain a title, depending on your character's origin and deity which may be toggled from your character sheet on the history tab in the game (c) ● Other titles are acquired as you progress in the game Names ● Your character name may include spacing which allows for the addition of surnames and such
- 5. Adding Friends Shards ● There are few shards in Neverwinter: Mindflayer, Beholder, or Dragon ● To play the game with friends you will need to be on the same shard ● Reportedly, eventually, the shards will be merged; but until merger you will need to be on the same shard as your friends Social Interface ● To find a person you need to open “Social” in the game (o) and go to the corresponding tab Finding People ● You can search by character name and add that character as a friend ● You can search by account name, to search and add by account name you must type @insert name here, adding friends this way ensures you will be friends with all of their characters Account Names ● When you sign up you are asked to create an account name ● A setting in the game makes account names visible after character names, it is off by default, to turn this setting on you need to go to options/interface/chat (esc) ● Turning this setting on is recommended ●
- 7. Navigating Quest Path ● A convenient sparkly line of “bread crumbs” that leads you in the direction of your objective, to know what your objectives are open your quest log (j) ● The path can be diverted to any point on the map by clicking a spot on the map (m), clicking the spot creates a marker on the map, this marker remains until you remove it (even after you reach your destination), clicking on the marker in the map removes it Change Instance ● It is possible that even if you are on the same shard as a friend you might not be in the same instance ● Areas are instanced to alleviate traffic ● You can switch instances and join your friend by click the option in the lower right corner of the map (m) ● A list will be generated giving the population of the different instances and will state how many friends you have among the populous
- 9. Combat At-Will ● Left & Right Click ● Powers that can be used at any time Encounter ● Q, e, & r keys ● Powers that suffer a cooldown of varying seconds Daily ● 1 & 2 keys ● Powers that can only be used by building up action points Shift + Movement ● Evasive maneuvers that change depending on your class and are dependent on stamina Movement ● WASD ● Or you might chose to bind them to you arrow keys – Options/Gameplay/Keybin ds (esc) Tab ● Neverwinter does not have tab targeting ● This key is used to change combat mechanic (for example, “Channel Divinity” is the mechanic for Devoted Clerics) ● An ability that is unlocked as you level your character to the appropriate level and changes depending on your class
- 10. Leveling Milestones Professions ● Available at level 10 ● Leadership, Mailsmithing, Platesmithing, Leatherworking, Tailoring, Alchemy, Artificing, and Weaponsmithing ● You may take up as many professions as you like, but you are limited to how many tasks you can assign at a time Invocation ● Available at level 11 ● Worship your deity using a “portable altar” or at a campfire (ctrl + i) ● Praise your deity every hour and be rewarded Mounts ● Available at level 20 ● Can be rented ● May be bought with various currencies depending on the mount you would like to invest in buying Companion ● Available at level 16 ● Your first companion is a quest reward ● There are several different types: Defender (tank) e.g. “Man-At-Arms,” Controller (aoe dps & crowd control) e.g. “Wayward Wizard,” Striker (single target dps) e.g. “Dog,” and Leader (healer & buffer) e.g. Cleric Disciple ● Choose whichever would best support your character
- 11. Currencies Gold, silver, and copper ● Earned through the traditional means – questing and slaying mobs etc. ● Used for potions, kits, and other common items Astral Diamonds ● An uncommon currency acquired through performing invocation, certain tasks in the “Leadership” profession, and through the auction house ● Used to consign and purchase items from the auction house ● Other uses include buying epic gear/items from retailers and needed to perform certain services like binding/unbinding enchantments and runestones ● May be converted from Zen Zen ● A currency that is purchased and converted from a dollar value, for example, $5 would buy 500 Zen ● Zen can be exchanged within the game for Astral Diamonds and vice versa ● Zen is used for account services and vanity items Celestial Coins ● like Ardent Coins are obtained by performing invocation, but unlike Ardent Coins, Celestial Coins expire if you don't invoke at least once a day; one coin per day, usually rewarded with your first invocation of the day (within a 24 hour period) ● It is best to save at least 5 Celestial Coins and invest in a “Blessed Resource Pack.” Or save 7 and trade for “Coffer of Wonderous Augmentation ● Traded at the “Vault of Piety” which can be accessed through your inventory (i) on the riches tab by clicking spend Ardent Coins ● Are obtained by performing invocation, one coin per day, usually rewarded with your first invocation of the day (within a 24 hour period) ● Traded at the “Vault of Piety” which can be accessed through your inventory (i) on the riches tab by clicking spend Seals ● There are different seals associated with different levels: Lion (level 16 through 32), Drake, Unicorn, Manticore (38 through 42), and Pegasus (49 through 55) ● You can trade Ardent Coins for seals (for example, 1 Ardent Coin for 4 seals) ● You can trade “badges” taken off mobs to a Bounty Master to trade for a seal (for example, 40 for 1 seal) ● Rewarded from dungeons