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Fenrisulven 05-29-06, 04:55 PM	Can anyone reccomend a good computer game [like Baldur's Gate, etc] that uses the 3rd Edition rules for the new stuff like skills, feats, etc? I'm an old DM moving from 2nd to 3rd, but don't have a group to play-test the newer system with. Yes, I know the games don't always follow the rule books, but it would be easier for me to catch on to the basic changes this way. Thanks Fen
Bob_The_Wizard 05-29-06, 04:59 PM	Well, There's Neverwinter Nights and Neverwinter Nights II. There's also a few others, the only one, other than those, that I've personally played was Pool of Radiance: Ruins of Myth Drannor.
Tempest Stormwind 05-29-06, 06:14 PM	Neverwinter Nights is the closest to Baldur's Gate -- made by the same people in fact, and though the base campaign included isn't as good as Baldur's Gate II's, the second expansion one *is*, and the game's modular in nature, which means you can download expanded content or make your own. Personally, I'm a fan of the HeX Coda modules, which have to be seen to be believed (http://www.pixelscapes.com/hexcoda) (and are really far better than even their own website makes them seem). There's other games based on it, like Dragonshard (an RTS game in Eberron that bears some similarity to Star Wars RTS games in that there's an overland component with armies and an underground "dungeon" component with adventuring parties), and the new Dungeons and Dragons Online (set in Eberron's Xen'drik). I've played neither, so I can't speak on quality.
coomber 05-29-06, 06:52 PM	Return To The Temple of Elemental Evil is also available, updated for 3.5e. Although the game is not great, it uses round-by-round combat, rather than real-time, which is its major selling point. The graphics are great too.
Vanamir 05-30-06, 07:48 AM	IIRC Icewind Dale II also uses 3E rules although in the 3.0E form.