Towers of Dregar: Xora's Vial is a single player module for NWN set in Layonara, more specifically, on Dregar.
We are opening the beta test of the module to the Layonara community. This is your chance to help the Layonara grow and broaden its scope as a fantasy setting.
The question I anticipate everyone asking at this point is:
"Why a Single Player Module of Layonara?"
"The simple reason is to build the community. One of the most important parts of Layonara is its community. In PW’s the community tends to come and go with various other software releases and while people deal with RL. Being that NwN is limited for PW’s, however good of a system it may be, we need to try and attract a wider audience. Single Player modules are great for that and they will get the word of mouth out there a little more than a select PW community is able to do. This will hopefully get more people interested in Layonara as new people learn about it and in turn build the community so that the players have more people to play with in the PW, now and in the future. A thing to remember is that Layonara has been here for over four years and as such thousands have come and gone, we need to get others to know/learn about Layonara so that the community stays active for the players still enjoying Layonara."
-LeantharThe forums with all the information and files to start the beta test will become visible to all members of the Layonara community in a few hours. Beta testing is more work than simply playing through a game and I recommend that those that just want to play the module and are not interested in helping test wait until the final version is released to do so as the experience will be more free of bugs and relaxing than the playing the beta. The beta test is a testing phase, not a final product.
That said, I invite everyone who is interested in testing the module to feel free to do so, whether you are able to perform extensive testing or just a few things. We do need a good number of people willing to play through the whole module or at least much of it and provide input on overall balance (challenge of encounters vs xp and gold/items earned over time) and overall plot flow and continuity.
Being a tester (especially one of those that is able to play through the whole module and give good input on key subjects) means that you will have input on the final version of the module. Testers will also, to a limited extent, be able to submit fixes to content and create content that may be found to be missing or not fully adequate currently. Tester submissions are not guaranteed to be used in the final version but if they are well done, fit a need, and are appropriate for use will likely appear in the final product. All materials submitted and used in this fashion will be credited to the tester who submits them.
If you have any questions please contact the Lead Tester, DMOE via the forums or just reply to this thread.
Thank you all for your help in this endeavor. I hope you enjoy the story, and I look forward to getting all the bugs worked out with your help.
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Module introduction and beta test document:
ToD Xora's Vial - BETA.pdf
