Considering I've played it so much I have to give it a 5 that aside... Go to the website for this game and read the guide on D&D 3rd edition rules. It will make the game much better from the outset if you do; especially if you have never played D&D regularly or at all. This also goes for NWN2. The system is very diferent from the Elderscroll series It is a long game. Chapter 2 is the longest; but it alone is 30+ hours. The key is to learn how to build a character properly. The way to do this is to read the guides from the official web site and the linked fansites. They are entertaining in themselves. The character guides do NOT have game spoilers(to my knowledge). I recommend trying a DEX using Dual Wielding Elven Cleric, get the build right, buff the character to the limit and watch the blades whirl! Orc mince in a minute! Yes the story can be fairly boring but to be honest most computer D&D stories are, especially if you started with the pen and paper variant with its whim of the real peson playing DM making the plot twists. Read! Download! play! enjoy!

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