ATtD: Creature Spotlight

In this entry I'll feature a couple of baddies.

Half-Black Dragon

Pictured left is the Half-Black Dragon I created for Jacky's sequel to Jacky's excellent Nighthowls in Nestlehaven module. Stats from 3.5 Monster Manual.

It's a modified horned devil head with horns courtesy of Komuro's Orc Spoiled hak. The head is on a half-orc body so all armor, and various options are available. The wings are additional wings to Patrick "whatbrick" Wilson's wings galore hak.

Baphitaur

Pictured right is the Baphitaur I created for LadyE's very impressive looking A Time to Die module.

The head is a modified cow head. Again horns courtesy of Komuro's Orc Spoiled hak. The head is on a half-orc body so all armor, and various options are available.

These dudes are definitely a couple of nasties you do not want to meet in a dark place. :)

Merry Christmas

I wanted to wish each and every one of you a very Merry Christmas from the team at Gaming Parents Studios!

We will be releasing the sequel to Night Howls in Nestlehaven next year as well as Act I of A Time to Die...and who knows what else. ;)

LadyElvenStar

I've been an RPG game player ever since Legend of Zelda came out for Super Nintendo. Played all of the Final Fantasy series, Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, and Neverwinter Nights. My favourite books are all epic fantasies such as Lord of the Rings, the Wheel of Time (the earlier books), the Shannara series, and the Death Gate Cycle.

I am currently playing MotB (when I have the time between building Jackyo's module as well as my own). I enjoy games with an immersive storyline with deep characterization of companions as well as balanced battles.

I am married, with 1 boy (9 years old) and 1 girl (12). A pharmacist by career, I run one of the only pharmacies in the town where I live up in Northern British Columbia, Canada.

I am the head designer of A Time to Die Saga (ATtD) among helping with various other projects for NWN2.

Pet peeves? People who are impatient and the toolset when it crashes!

Blood Altar

Hi Everyone.

For my initial entry I thought I'd show you my latest project. The 'blood altar' placeable.

This came about when LadyE mentioned she was doing a vampire area for her ATtD module. I had modeled a concept of the altar a couple of years ago. I thought it would be cool to actually model it and texture it for NWN2.

The top is easily filled with red water to look like blood. The idea behind the braziers, is to keep the blood warm. Though the altar was modeled with this concept in mind, it can be used for any general purpose.

One day I'll have to get around to packing all this stuff up for distribution. :)

E.C.Patterson

Father of two gorgeous and funny little girls (Céleste, 3 and Zoé, 1), husband, communications professional for a network of hospitals, resident of Montreal, Canada, native French-speaker, PC-game enthusiast (I haven't touched, however, any other game besides NWN2 practicallly in the past 14 months!), former (oh, some 20 years ago...) avid roleplayer, table-top and board gamer, and author of the NWN2 contest mod Daark Twins.

For our current main project, NHiN2, I've been programming some of the more "fun" scripts ;) and have made a couple of cutscenes too. It's been really fun, and often challenging in a very enjoyable way, to bring Jacky's imagination and vision to life.

I'm also leading a new mod project that's in the works here at GPS. I plan to announce some details soon, when it's a bit further along.

This team is fantastic and I believe we have really bonded since Jacky brought us together to work on the follow-up to NHiN. Our new name (it's just for fun, BTW, we have absolutely NO pretension at "making it") really reflects who we are, IMO: all working parents with careers in other fields, who enjoy both gaming and parenting! Really, one of the coolest things about this team for me is that, at 35, I'm the youngest of the gang! Who would have thought?! It shows that gaming (and building mods of course) ain't something just for kids! :)

Thanks for reading! Hope you come back from time to time to see what we have been up to.

Daronas

I first played PnP D&D in 1984. I was hooked, and knew as a teen, it would be a part of my life for years to come. I have recently dabbled in a couple of message board games, so my 3.5 books got some use. Sadly, I haven't had time for them lately.

I started computer gaming in 1982. I enjoy single-player crpg's above all else. The Infinity engine games are among my favorites of all time. I could literally have played another hundred of them and been happy. I will always hold Baldur's gate 2 as the pinnacle, against which all other crpg's will be measured. Like Jacky, I thought ToEE was fantastic, despite it's problems. The engine was incredible. I may go as far as putting the turn-based encounters above the pause 'n' play of the Infinity games.

I am not married. I have 2 kids, daughter 16, and son 15.

I'm an electronics tech by trade. My experience runs the gamut from slot machines to satellite communications. I am a proud U.S. Army veteran.

I feel privileged to be a part of this team. When I first played NHiN, I knew it was a special module. I gave Jacky some feedback on the module. Through those conversations, and some regarding my own postponed module, Jacky asked me to join this very talented team. Thanks Jacky. As of now, my place on the team consists of doing a little bit of everything.

SirChet

I'm a long time player of PnP D&D and AD&D, I love crpg's and a select few rts games.

I'm married and have one grown son, a 170 pound wimp of a dog, and a spoiled cat.

I'm a retired soldier, (Airborne). My profession is business automation, video surveillance, access control and physical security.

I've grown fond of the toolset and with a lot of help from fellow modders, especially GPS members, I've been able to contribute in a small part to this very talented team that brought Night Howls in Nestlehaven to the community when most were still making basic "this is me learning the tool-set modules".

I have my own blog at http://sirchetsblog.blogspot.com/ I review for the Neverwinter Nights 2 Vault and am part of The Academy for Modding Excellence.