Editing Module

A '''module''' is essentially a story written for [[Neverwinter Nights]]. It is usually a self-contained adventure, although some modules&mdash;particularly [[persistent world]] modules&mdash;span an entire [[gameworld]].
Multiple modules can be strung together into a campaign (for example, the [[original campaign]] consists of seven modules), with [[player character]]s automatically going to the next module as the current one ends.
A module contains all the locations, [[non-player character]]s, [[item]]s, and other objects that make up the story's setting, as well as the conversations and [[script]]s that implement the plot of the story being told.
In short, it contains all that a player can see while playing.

The things not necessarily contained in a module are the things a player can do while playing. The core game supplies [[spell]]s, [[class]]es, etc. which normally will be in effect in all modules. Some of these can be altered for a given module (for example, a module can supply a replacement script for a spell, changing what that spell does), but the core game is there should a module builder not want to customize these things. (On the other hand, some modifications, such as defining which spells exist, cannot be done within a module but require a [[hak pak]], while other modifications, notably most things dealing with combat, cannot be done at all.)

Modules can be created with the [[Toolset]], which is included with the Windows versions of the game.
The settings of modules can vary as much as the people who make them. While [[BioWare]] was bound by their license to use the [[Forgotten Realms]] setting, players are free to use any setting desired, even historical (or modern) settings like medieval France, or perhaps just a nameless haunted forest located "somewhere".
Some modules are created by a [[Dungeon Master]] for their personal use as a [[multiplayer]] [[server|host]], while others are shared, some supporting multiplayer (hosted by someone other than the module builder), others strictly [[single-player]] adventures.

Since anyone who has bought Neverwinter Nights can make a module, there have been a large number of modules made (the [[Neverwinter Vault (community)|Neverwinter Vault]] has thousands of modules available for download<ref>[http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=Modules.List Full module list] @ NWVault</ref>). Some of these link into the stories of the [[official campaign]]s, but most weave their own tales. Naturally, as there is no central oversight of these modules, the quality varies dramatically, with some being "trash" and others rated more highly than the official campaigns. To help players find the higher-quality modules, the Vault has a hall of fame consisting of a few hundred of the modules with high ratings from other players.<ref>[http://nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=modules.HOF Modules Hall of Fame] @ NWVault</ref>

== References ==

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[[Category: Neverwinter Nights]]