Conan Chronicles 2 - The Zamorian Chronicles

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Introduction

Tired of the grim and frozen north, you have headed south to Zamora to see what the so-called "civilised" lands may offer. But a baptism in fire awaits you once you step within the gates of Arenjun, Zamora's second city and renowned throughout the Hyborian lands as the City of Thieves.

These are the second chronicles set in RE Howard's world of Conan. The first chronicles consisted of the adventures "Legions of the Dead", �The Scythian Pits� and "The Thing in the Crypt". You should preferably use a PC from the previous chronicles and be around 14th level at this point.

The city of Arenjun and the setting is taken from the Conan stories of RE Howard and others. The adventures themselves are original.

The second chronicles are designed to be "modular". I may add new modules to the same campaign to expand upon it, while still allowing players to go back to elements from the original campaign. As such, the adventure is much more open than previous ones, with many subplots and other city-type activities to divert the PC. It is best to play the module in a rather unhurried fashion. It would be hard indeed to expect to get through it all in a single sitting!

Although the module is complete and playtested by me, it has to be considered at this stage a beta rather than a finished game, so be aware there may be unforeseen bugs still present. Also there may be some balancing issues.


Installation

This new version doesn't need any override files. Keep your override folder empty to play this game.

DON'T put anything into the Program Files NWN2 folders where the core game information is kept!!

Each zip contains files or folders that go in particular folders in you My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2 subfolders:

Unzip the two module files, "Arenjun - North Bazaar" and "Arenjun - The Maul", and put them into your My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/modules folder.

Unzip the Conan Music folder and put all the bmu files into the My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/music folder. If you had old versions of music files it doesn't matter if you override them.

Unzip the Conan Chronicles 2 Campaign folder and put the folder into the My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/campaigns folder.

Unzip the Conan Tlk folder and put the conan.tlk file into the My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/tlk folder.

Unzip the Conan Chronicles 2 Haks Files folder and put the numerous hak files into the My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/hak folder.

If you play with Kaedrin's enhancements pack, unzip the Conan Chronicles Kaedrin 2da Hak folder and put the hak file into the My documents/Neverwinter Nights 2/hak folder. Otherwise use the Conan Chronicles 2da folder instead, putting it in the same folder.

Play the Game by starting a new Campaign (not a new module).

Don your hauberk and strap your Claymore across your back (optional).


Important Note: Having Conan-created Characters in your local vault folder may prevent other modules from running. They crash when you try to select a preexisting character. This is because of the new subraces. Therefore if you are clearing out the conan modules, you may wish to move the character files out of the localvault folder.



Notes for Players

The game is designed for the PC that completed Conan Chronicles 1 - The Barbarian Chronicles, but you could create a new PC and he or she will be automatpcailly leveled to 15th level. It's perhaps a bit tough for this level without good starting equipment. At character creation, you have the option to select a Hyborian Subrace. These subraces and their bonuses and penalties are described in game and in the walkthrough document. You will also choose a special Hyborian Deity that has roleplay implications.

There are a number of features specific to the game, relating to resting, stealing from commoners, secret doors etc. ( more information in the walkthrough). The game also supports multiplayer.

This is a beta. Be warned. Don't play if you are allergic to bugs. There is an "integer wand" and "teleport wand" to help with debugging which I can tell you how to use if stuck.



Acknowledgements

Dummy lip synch sound files from Rogue Dao studios.
Gratefully-received tips on resting scripts and on companion scripts (eg Silverwand) from the NWN2 fora.
Aleanne�s female clothing packs
Shirtless Saga clothes models
MWMDragon�s weapon and shield models
Tarim�s weapon models
Robinson Workshop Deep Sewer, Castle Addon and Deep Halls Tilesets
The Known Lands Cardgame UI.
Robinson Workshop Creature Conversions.
Alpharazon creature models.
Bouncy Rock creature models.
A kind creator of Secret Door Placeable whom I regrettably cannot trace (please tell me!)
Slowdive Fan whose Icewind Dale Module I used to work out how to generate multiplayer parties
Kaedrin who helped me with adapting the module to fit his pack and creating a low light vision feat.

If I have missed someone out, please let me know.

I would also like to acknowledge the late and great Basil Poledouris for creating the original music from the Conan films. If interested, you can purchase a CD of the music score from online outlets.

Grateful thanks to all of the above!


Updates:



Requires NWN2 v1.23 + hotfix, MOTB and SoZ



John McA