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Neverwinter Podcast #41 is out and it's a barn burner. Monty Markland, from Rogue Dao Studios co hosts newly hired by Obsidian joins Jay, Trey, and Michele as a guest host. You know Monty from the highly acclaimed Rogue Dao Studios. Michelle has a great interview this time around, Maerduin is the creator of The Birthday, Harp & Chrysanthemum (which I've been raving about). All in all there is amazing information and fun in this episode. If you are not listening to Neverwinter Podcast , you are missing out. It's fun, entertaining and a great resource. The people behind the podcast are first rate folks.

If your not aware, 'Harp & Chrysanthemum ' by Maerduin is out. I've raved about ' The Birthday' , Maerduin's earlier mod. 'The Birthday' looked fantastic and had an amazing ending that actually got an emotional reaction out of me. I enjoy gaming, but only a few experiences have really produced that type of response for me. I'd recommend playing 'The Birthday ' if you have not. I've been watching Maerduin 's efforts as he developed Harp & Chrysanthemum ' and it looks fantastic. I've really been looking forward to the release of this mod. Between the outstanding look and the positive experience I had with ' The Birthday' , it was not something I was going to miss. I've downloaded the mod, but surprisingly haven't fired it up yet. I'm doing a little development on Hythum for NWN2. I have a couple of small interiors built and I'm starting on my first exterior. I'm on a bit of a roll ...

The Birthday by Zach Holbrook aka Maerduin was reviewed by NWNVault today. The Birthday is one of my favorite NWN2 modules, if not the most favorite. The areas look fantastic. Peak at Maerduin's blog , he frequently posts jaw dropping screen shots of his new project. The story in the Birthday was outstanding. The module is brief but the ending really gave me an emotional jolt. I greatly enjoy playing NWN1 and NWN2, but there are very few modules that have taken me beyond my basic enjoyment of RPG games, and really engaged me on an emotional level. Those modules are a rare treasure. The Birthday is one of those rare modules. Demon by Adam Miller was another, in the case of Demon I knew the characters so well by reach that module that I had become attached to them. I'm a father and husband, so putting a spouse and child in danger in the beginning of Demon was something I was able to identify with strongly. You can read the review here .