Name of PW: La Isla de los Grifos
Website: laisladelosgrifos.net
Category in Gamespy: Roleplay
Expansions Requred To Play: MotB (SoZ is optional but fully recommended)
AutoDownLoader: Yes
Style of Play: Heavy Roleplay
Griffin Island is a spanish Neverwinter Nights 2 persistent world based in the old RuneQuest PnP campaign. It's a free access world online since 2 years and a half ago (not counting the initial year of development) created following this master guidelines:
- It's a world heavily based on the original module, with some modifications we made in the PnP campaign.
- A low-magic game engine modified to offer higher realism and balance than the NWN2 original one (always under our perspective, of course).
- A custom play system to enforce and reward roleplay over hack and slash.
- Modified ruleset to try to bring closer the base D&D model to RuneQuest's (at least to the version of RuneQuest we used to play in PnP).
- High amount of secrets and areas to discover (some of them still unrevealed after almost 3 years online), using your wit or a wide range of skills and capabilities (not only kill the guardian on the entrance).
We believe also that atmosphere and immersion is one of the critical factors in a PW, so we have spend a lot of efforts on them. Specifically, you can find hundreds of references ingame in addition to the rich Background section in our forums. For our player's comfort and as a sample of the detail level we offer in the Island, we have published a complete Background Guide ( laisladelosgrifos.net/forum/guias/1.pdf , in spanish only) where you can find from ancient history of Glorantha (the world where the server is set) to a creature compedium, interpretation guidelines for the different magic approaches, etc...
Of course, we have used many of the new tools available in NWN2 to offer systems and a customization level impossible to reach in NWN1. As examples we shall mention:
- Talent system: in addition to the several prestige classes and general feats we have created in the server, we have introduced talent trees for all the base classes (actually half of them are 100% implemented). Through the use of Role Points you can advance in the trees and obtain new powers and abilities which will improve your character in the direction you want.
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- Merchant system: have you ever wished become a real merchant with your own exclusive articles which you can elaborate and sell following your own criteria, without the need of DM provisioning, through a completely automated system that allows you to experience the sensation of being a real trader? Welcome to the Griffin Island's Merchant system
- Quality Equipment system: buy or find weapons, armors and shields of different qualities and ask a smith to customize it accordingly to your needs.
- A vast quantity of small systems that change completely the gameplay experience, like Saturation (auto-regulation of potion ingestion), free creation of magical wands and staffs (with any spell available and stackable), Track and Sense Magic (to follow beasts tracks and supernatural presences) and many more...
For a full resume there's available a complete Player Guide ( laisladelosgrifos.net/forum/guias/2.pdf , in spanish only, monthly updated) with all the necessary to start playing and all the existent systems in the Island. The player guide is directed to new Neverwinter Nights 2 players as well as players coming from Neverwinter Nights 1 or veteran Neverwinter Nights 2 players; there you can find from basic info (how to access multiplayer, basic concepts of roleplay PWs, first minutes in the Griffin Island, etc...) to specific reference information about classes, spell lists, etc... Of course our forum is the most updated tool that contains every piece of information and where you will be able to communicate with developers and players. We also provide a inline chat where you can ask for all your doubts right away and where the kind and attentive islanders community will be glad to help to solve them.
We hope you get fun in the Island or any other NWN2 PW!
Modifié par MachinSin, 16 juillet 2012 - 11:19 .
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Many of the spanish population don't speak english very well and you will not be able to interact with them. But if you can read it very well and can speak a little you can always play the role of a foreigner if you want 
