Table of Contents Welcome to Icewind Dale II ..........................................................2 How To Use This Manual ................................................................3 How To Install and Start Playing ....................................................3 How To Get Help ..........................................................................4 Starting Out ..........................................................................5 Party Choice ..........................................................................5 Character Generation ......................................................................6 The Interface ..........................................................................9 Muliplayer ........................................................................25 Faerûn and the North ....................................................................29 The Dungeons & Dragons Rules....................................................38 Experience and Gaining Levels ................................................44 Races and Sub-Races................................................................47 Classes ........................................................................50 Skills ........................................................................63 Feats ........................................................................65 Magic and the Spell System ..........................................................73 Spells ........................................................................75 Outfitting Yourself ......................................................................132 Arming Yourself ......................................................................133 Magic Items and Treasure ..........................................................135 Tables ......................................................................134 Table 1: Character Ability Scores ............................................134 Table 2: Experience and Level Dependent Benefits Chart ......135 Table 3: Base Save and Base Attack Bonuses ..........................136 Table 4: Monk Unarmed Bonuses ..........................................137 Table 5: Spell Progression ......................................................138 Table 6: Simple Weapons........................................................145 Table 7: Martial Weapons ......................................................146 Table 8: Armor ......................................................................147 Table 9: Two-Weapon Fighting Penalties ................................147 Credits ......................................................................148 Index ......................................................................150 Interplay Contact Information......................................................152 1 ICEWIND DALE II Black Isle Studios is pleased to bring to you Icewind DaleTM II, the sequel to the critically acclaimed Icewind DaleTM. Using the Dungeons & Dragons® Third Edition rules, Icewind Dale II continues the classic dungeon crawling experience of the first game, with a horde of new monsters to slay, spells to unleash, and areas to explore in the windswept north of the FORGOTTEN REALMS®. A grave new threat has arisen in the North, a threat that seeks to seal off the Ten-Towns from the rest of Faerûn in a bitter power struggle. The town of Bremen has fallen, and a vicious horde of goblins, orcs, and bugbears have gathered beneath the mysterious banner of the Chimera and are marching on the port town of Targos. Fearing that they will be overrun, Targos has sent out a call for all able-bodied adventurers, soldiers, and mercenaries to sail north to stand with the town's defenders against the encroaching horde. You and your companions have answered the call. Icewind Dale II uses a highly modified version of the BioWare Infinity EngineTM, originally developed by BioWare Corp. for Baldur's GateTM and Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of AmnTM. Among the many features included in Icewind Dale II, you will now be able to choose new races like the Half-Orcs and sub-races like the Gold Dwarves. You may even play some of the Underdark races, including the Drow and the Duergar. For players who like to equip two scimitars and do a spinning dance of death through their enemies, Two Weapon Fighting has also been included. Many of the mechanics described in this manual will be familiar to those who have played the Baldur's Gate series and Icewind Dale. If you wish to refresh your knowledge of the interface, feel free to thumb through the manual and read what you wish. The notable differences you will find are the change from AD&D Second Edition rules to D&D Third Edition rules including new races, skills, feats, spells, and the world background, which describes the port city of Targos and its inhabitants. Welcome to Icewind Dale II. 2 2 How To Use This Manual This manual is intended as a reference guide for Icewind Dale II, not something that needs to be read from cover to cover. Refer to it when you need to, or if you are confused about a certain aspect of gameplay. Several tables and an index have been provided at the end of the book to allow you to get the information you need at a glance, and a quick reference card has been included in the game box. This manual is divided into two parts. The first part gives you the information you need to create your party, use the new interface, and run multiplayer games in Icewind Dale II. It's the nuts and bolts of the game, and it has everything you need to get up and running. The second part, "The North," gives you information on the city of Targos, the world of the FORGOTTEN REALMS, and definitions of certain aspects of the Third Edition Dungeons & Dragons rules, which may be new to some players. How To Install and Start Playing To install Icewind Dale II, first insert the CD-ROM labeled Icewind Dale II Disc 1 into your CD-ROM drive and follow the on-screen instructions. If your Autorun is not enabled, click on the icon representing your CDROM Drive under `My Computer' from your desktop. This will bring up a listing of the files on Icewind Dale II Disc 1. Find AUTORUN.EXE and double-click to launch the install application. Press the `Install' button to begin installation. After installing the game, other options will be available on the launch menu: Play. After you have everything set, click on the Play button to begin playing. After viewing the logo and introduction movies, select "New Game" to go directly into Party Choice and begin your adventure in Icewind Dale II. View Readme. The readme file contains last minute information and changes that could not be printed in this manual. Please take the time to view the readme file if you are having any problems with this product. Uninstall. When you're ready, the Uninstall option will remove Icewind Dale II from your computer, except your saved games. Exit will close the launch window. Starting Icewind Dale II from the Desktop: After you have installed the game, if your Icewind Dale II CD is already in your CD-ROM Drive or the Autorun menu did not pop up after putting in the CD - go to your Start Menu, select Programs, and then select the Black Isle program group and finally the Icewind Dale II selection. At another time, you might also want to look at the other interesting programs and material that was installed along with Icewind Dale II under the Black Isle program group. 3 How To Get Help Troubleshooting Documents Online! Interplay Entertainment Corp. Technical Support now offers troubleshooting guides with complete installation and setup instructions as well as information that will help you overcome the most common difficulties. If you have access to the World Wide Web, you can find these at www.interplay.com/support/. Here you will find troubleshooting information on as well as information on regular system maintenance and performance. (For game-specific information and additional troubleshooting, visit our main page at www.interplay.com) If you have questions about the program, our Technical Support Department can help. 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Technical Support 16815 Von Karman Avenue · Irvine, CA 92606 HOW TO REACH US ONLINE INTERNET E-MAIL: support@interplay.com WORLD WIDE WEB: www.interplay.com FTP: ftp.interplay.com 4 4 Starting Out You can play Icewind Dale II either solo (creating your own party) or multiplayer (adventuring with one or more of your friends, with each of you controlling one or more characters). The following directions regarding character creation and interface apply equally to both types of games, but the means of starting a singleplayer game and a multiplayer game differ. Single Player Game: When you begin the game, you'll be presented with the Main Menu screen. If you wish to start a single player game, make sure the Game Mode at the top of the menu is set to "Single Player" (it should be by default), then select "New Game," and you'll be taken to the Party Choice Screen. New to Icewind Dale II is the Party Choice Screen. Here you can select an adventuring party that has already been created, so that you can start adventuring immediately. From this screen you can also choose to modify a selected party, which you might want to do if you like one of the parties offered, but want to change a character or two. You can also choose to create a whole party from scratch. The choice is yours. If you chose to create your own party, you will be presented with six empty character slots, each with a "Create Character" button. Each of these slots allows you to create a brand new character by clicking on the button. To create a brand new character, follow the steps listed in "Character Generation" on page 6. Once you have created a character, the empty slot will be replaced with the character's name. You can remove a character by clicking on the name of the character, then on the "Delete" button on the sub-menu that pops up. Doing so frees up the slot for another character. If you wish to back out of this screen simply select "Exit." Click "Done" when you have created all the characters for your party, and Icewind Dale II will begin. For more information on the Party Formation Screen, see page 22. Multiplayer: For details on how to start a multiplayer game, refer to the Multiplayer section on page 25. Party Choice A new feature in Icewind Dale II is the ability for you to choose a party of adventurers that have already been put together for you. We have tried to create a number of interesting parties that offer different playing styles, but are also well balanced and should serve you well from your first quest to your last. These parties also start out fully equipped, so you will be ready to quash your first goblin right away. If you decide to either alter the makeup of one of the pre-made parties or create your own party from scratch by choosing to create a new party, there are a few things you should remember: 1) Make sure that you include a cleric in your party for healing. Icewind Dale II can be very challenging if you do not include a cleric. 2) If you are making a party that includes a lot ...