NWN2: Mask of the Betrayer - Fact Sheet
By Chienne - Wed Aug 1, 2007 11:26am
You awaken, alone and stranded, following the climactic battle with the King of Shadows. A dark hunger gnaws at you - will you fight against it or embrace the power, joyfully tasting your newfound strength?
Near the powerful nation of Thay lies the harsh, spirit-rich Rashemen - and that is where NeverWinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer is set. This exciting new 20-30+ hour campaign is full of detailed characters, moral choices and surprising outcomes. Try out hundreds of new gameplay options - epic levels, new feats, spells, races and classes, powerful crafting, armour and weapon options - and of course - hordes of diverse creatures. Create a new epic hero or continue the adventure of your NWN2 character - no previous NWN experience required!


You should be able to get your hands on Mask of the Betrayer before the end of the year, from Obsidian Entertainment and Atari.
Near the powerful nation of Thay lies the harsh, spirit-rich Rashemen - and that is where NeverWinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer is set. This exciting new 20-30+ hour campaign is full of detailed characters, moral choices and surprising outcomes. Try out hundreds of new gameplay options - epic levels, new feats, spells, races and classes, powerful crafting, armour and weapon options - and of course - hordes of diverse creatures. Create a new epic hero or continue the adventure of your NWN2 character - no previous NWN experience required!

Key Features:
* Major improvements to the Neverwinter Nights franchise: enhanced graphics, including extensive use of specularity, environment effects, and normal maps; improved performance; streamlined party control; and an easier to use and more powerful toolset. Experience Neverwinter Nights 2 at its best.
* Epic storyline provides the most riveting RPG experience since Planescape: Torment, with the compelling characters and plotlines for which Obsidian Entertainment is renowned. Play the official campaign either alone or online with your friends.
* Stunning new environments include the Astral Plane, sunken Imaskari ruins, a Thayan wizard academy, and the Shadow Plane. Immerse yourself in the Forgotten Realms as you've never seen it before.
* Explore an amazingly reactive world, where your decisions affect those around you and the passage of time realistically impacts gameplay.
* Switch seamlessly between exploration and tactical combat with the immersive, over the shoulder view of Character Mode and the top down perspective of Strategy Mode with its RTS-like controls.
* Combat and negotiate with dozens of new creatures including many D&D favourites such as blue dragons, treants, hags, solars, and the two-headed fell troll.
* Choose from over 20 classic and exotic D&D races, including the new genasi: planetouched humanoids hailing from the elemental planes of air, earth, fire, or water.
* Customize your character with over 60 epic feats including the monk's Blazing Aura, the rogue's Epic Precision, and the druid's Dragon Shape.
* Master more than 50 new spells, including epic spells such as mass fowl, damnation, and vampiric feast.
* Play new D&D classes such as the Red Wizard of Thay, spirit shaman, and invisible blade.
* Collect souls from defeated foes to create mighty artefacts using an expanded item enchantment system.
* Create your own D&D adventures to play with friends online with enhanced modding tools.

You should be able to get your hands on Mask of the Betrayer before the end of the year, from Obsidian Entertainment and Atari.
