Features
- Brand equity: Developed by BioWare—BioWare is recognized as a producer of high quality computer role–playing titles. Dungeons & Dragons created the role–playing genre back in 1973 and continues to hold the greatest share and name recognition within the pen–and–paper role–playing market to date. BioWare is acknowledged as an industry leader in working within the Dungeons & Dragons universe based on its work on the Baldur’s Gate series.
- Classic Dungeons & Dragons role–playing using the Wizard of the Coast 3rd Edition ruleset.
- Takes place in the Forgotten Realms, D&D’s most popular campaign setting.
- Highly customizable characters. All 7 races and 11 classes outlined in Wizard of the Coast’s 3rd Edition Player’s Handbook. Both genders are equally supported. A wide selection of unique spells, skills, and feats. A flexible armor and clothing creation system allows for literally billions of unique looks for your character.
- Powered by the fully3D BioWare Aurora Engine, offering dynamic shadows, advanced particle and animation systems, and dynamic weather effects among its many other features.
- Integrated matching service via Gamespy for free multiplayer gaming. No monthly fees for the matching service or playing time.
- Includes a 60+hour campaign that weaves an epic tale of faith, war, and betrayal along the windswept Sea of Swords. The campaign can be played in both single–player and multiplayer modes.
- In multiplayer mode you can play with a live Dungeon Master to guide you through the story, tailoring it to your needs and desires as no computer ever could.
- When our story’s over, yours has just begun: extend the life of your game by playing all–new adventures created by the talented members of the fan community. This process will be facilitated via the BioWare Live Community Team that will be both developing new content for the game, and working with the community to help them build adventures for the game.
- The powerful and user–friendly Neverwinter Toolset allows players to create entirely new adventures, campaigns, and worlds of their own devising. The toolset is a major feature of the title and will receive full post–product support.
- Capable of supporting as many as 64 players per server. Link multiple servers together using our innovative Portal System to create a web of distributed servers—effectively a massively multiplayer world.
