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Heya everyone! I'm planning on making custom content for tabletop rpgs, and I wondered if anyone on here would be interested in Sexual rules, items, monsters, and anything else they can bring in to enhance their games? I've always wanted to work on homebrew content for my favourite RPGs, and given how welcoming this community has been to me so far, I want to be able to give something back! To me, it seems like a no-brainer, but I wanna see if there's interest before I get started on it. Dungeons and Dragons 5e is my preferred system, but I have dipped my toes into enough other systems that I'd be willing to take a crack at them too if that interests anyone! Many thanks, and thanks for being such a nice community!

DECEPTION IS A RIGHT TRUTH IS A PRIVILEGE. INNOCENCE IS A LUXURY. Born of the U.S. government's 1928 raid on the degenerate coastal town of Innsmouth, Massachusetts, the covert agency known as Delta Green opposes the forces of darkness with honor, but without glory. Delta Green agents slip through the system, manipulating the federal bureaucracy while pushing the darkness back for another day- but often at a shattering personal cost. (Basically Delta Green is X-Files Call of Cthulhu. Google it if you don't mind some setting spoilers.) SO THEN WHAT'S DELTA RED? Delta Green is about the oncoming end of the world and how long you can push back against it before you lose your life or your mind. That's not what Delta Red is about. Delta Red is about sitting curled up in your shower, remembering the look on the new agent's face as the thing of tentacles and muscles dragged her through the portal to its realm, and trying your hardest to keep your hand from your crotch. Delta Red is about waking up tied to an altar as a virgin sacrifice to the Great God Pan, watching the cult undress, and realizing that virgins don't always sacrifice their lives. Delta Red is about feeling the strange ridges and rubbery stickiness of the fishman's cock moving inside you, knowing that your birth control shot is useless against its powerful sperm, and lying to yourself that the thought isn't making you cum. Delta Red is still about the end, but it's the end of your innocence, your virginity, and your flat belly. --- We'll be playing on Roll20, on a TBD schedule that works for everyone. Experience with Call of Cthulhu or ARC DREAM's Delta Green RPG is appreciated, but not mandatory. Same with using Roll20. The quickstart (Download here) will teach you the basic rules and lay of the system, but you'll need the Agent's Handbook for everything else, including character creation. PM me if you need help obtaining a copy. SEXUAL CONTENT Delta Red will include: -Rape -Monster Sex (Minus insect monsters. Personal taste.) -Forced Impregnation -Rapid Pregnancy -Corruption/Mindbreak (Mechanically, you're going to lose a lot of SAN points to sexual violence and most Derangements will be sexual in nature.) -Transformation (Breast growth from pregnancy at minimum, possibly more.) Delta Red will NOT include: -NTR/Cuckolding (Of male partners- girlfriends will probably be getting fucked with you. I'm flexible on what counts as NTR, we can discuss it) -Incest (Some exceptions- like two sisters at the same time ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)) -Necrophilia (Any undead monsters you meet won't be rotting) -Scat/Watersports -Bestiality (Of terrestrial animals- no dogs, horses, donkeys, etc.) -Futanari (I don't know how this would come up, but still setting it out there) -Guro (There'll be horror-movie gore, but not sexualized murder porn/amputation fetishism) -ANYTHING THAT LOOKS EVEN REMOTELY UNDERAGED. All characters must be, look, and act like they are over 18. Beyond these, we'll be talking out everyone's likes and dislikes. I don't want to make anyone uncomfortable or upset. NONSEXUAL CONTENT This won't be a purely pornographic campaign, although pretty much every mission will feature someone or something interested in fucking you. Expect to travel to exotic locales on and off Earth, investigate bizarre crimes and destroy all evidence that they ever happened, and meet interesting people before exchanging gunfire with them. PRELUDE It's late January, 2016. You are a group of friends in the LA Metropolitan Area. (How do you know each other, or do you know just one of the group? What did you bond over? If you aren't from the LA area, why are you there right now?) You're all young and talented, with good futures. But tonight, you're all heading out to an old house in the Chino Hills. The Macario family purchased it over a year ago, planning to renovate and inhabit it. Those plans ended with the violent mental breakdown of Victor Macario last December and his murder of his wife Gabriela. One of you is related to one of the Macarios, and is unsatisfied with the official story of "stress aggravating undiagnosed mental issues". Something happened in that house, and you are going to find out what. CHARACTER CREATION Female characters only! You will be entering a Joint Terrorism Task Force run by Delta Green after the end of the prelude, and will need to be part of an organization that can feasibly be in a JTTF. In effect, your character will be joining a federal agency or the military. While many local agencies can join a Joint Terrorism Task Force, that will not be an option for yours (Besides, all the cool jobs are Federal :wink:). Your actual branch and job within it will be decided in-game, but your choice of profession will limit you. Read the Federal Agencies chapter and plan ahead! The only condition is that the training time to enter your choice of profession must be less than one year, my planned timeskip.* *Please note that it is perfectly acceptable for your character to have been intending on and working towards their post-prelude job, perhaps even having already applied or even begun it. It's all the more convienient for the Program. Due to the timeskip's length, this will be necessary for some more intense jobs like special forces. -Attributes are point buy, 75 points in total. -Character portraits are recommended, and should be real photos. Look at gravure/lewd idols, professional porn stars, and the like for good sources . -No male significant others as Bonds, due to the NTR rule. -You may NOT use any of the special character creation options on Page 38. -When considering your characters motivations, pay special attention to their sexual history and opinions. What is their sexuality? Are they a virgin? What is their darkest fantasy? Would they ever have an abortion?

So, you’ve tried the infamous Neverwinter Nights module, A Dance with Rogues by Valine/2acornupper. (If you haven't tried it yet, maybe read my quick start guide?) And now you’re wondering what other kind of character builds you can make for another playthrough. Well, you can try an optimized build for rogues like leveling into fighter and blackguard. Rogue builds like The Blackguard Executioner by Orion might work well for you. But what if you wanted something a bit more unwieldy and somewhat situational? I present to you a character build I made specifically for A Dance with Rogues: The Promiscuous Paladin Being Roguish Paladin in Betancuria is very difficult. You can’t steal from the innocent. You can open any lock you want but god forbid you take what’s inside. I just wanted a new pair of high heels... You also can't take a vengeful stance against certain enemies. Paladins can’t be cold-blooded murderers. But he was getting paid to collaborate with sadistic bastards... Doing so will destroy your ability to gain levels in the Paladin class. You’re primary way of leveling will still be opening locks and removing traps. Just don’t steal anything from innocent people and never fight against the locals. It’s unfortunate, but even though you’re unable to be a murderous thief, it doesn’t mean you can’t have fun. Before we get into the leveling guide, it’s time to introduce Inez Renfri, our character for this build. She’s a big-breasted babe with a rather ironic name. All she needs now are bunny ears and a tail. inezrenfri.bicinezrenfri.txt Here’s her level 1 character sheet and journal entries if you want to use them. Both of these go into your <user>/Documents/Neverwinter Nights/local vault folder. This Princess isn’t exactly pure. Inez (ee-NEHS, Spanish form of Agnes, meaning “chaste”) Birds of a feather, kindred spirits, partners in crime, etc. And she may be naive but she certainly doesn’t collude with demons. Renfri (REN-free, Scots Gaelic origin, meaning warrior of darkness) Pfft. Stupid demon can't even speak right. She’s got a wanton thirst that can’t be quenched and her only concern is the friends she’s making down at the docks; none of those sailors practice safe sex. Let's have some fun and make gold while we're at it! Luckily, the first level into Paladin gives her many feats, including one very beneficial to a promiscuous Princess. So, you’re telling me I’m allowed to use nearly any weapon and armor I want? And I’m immune to disease? That’s right. Take a level in Paladin and your Princess won’t get an STD no matter how hard she tries. Heh... "But". Being a Paladin also means she adds her charisma ability bonus to all saving throws. The module forces you to set your charisma at 14 or higher, so why not let it work for you? We’ll also be putting ranks into Discipline. This Princess may be lacking in willpower, but she’s disciplined when it counts. Worth it? You’ll receive bonus exp for passing some skill checks during dialogue and Discipline is one that comes up a bit often. So, let’s make sure we have enough to beat the highest one. Nice try... SLUT! (The irony is not lost on me.) This build’s primary attribute is strength. This Princess is gonna have muscle, if she hits anything that doesn’t have large damage reduction, it’s gonna feel the pain. Yo holy shit! HE DEAD! This build’s primary weapon is the greatsword. There are many weapons you’re allowed to use as a Paladin, some like the greataxe will hit harder. There’s just many more different greatswords for you to play with. A sword and board build would’ve been nice, if the shields didn’t give you a penalty to your thief skills. You could equip one as you start fighting but that much is already a hassle. The armor class bonus (AC) from using a shield isn’t worth it when you constantly need to sneak around. Just a few of the best greatswords you can "acquire". There are local hot greatswords in your area that want to meet you! CLICK HERE NOW! This build’s primary armor type is light or medium armor. Heavy armor is nice and there’s special armor you can find underneath the castle, but the penalties for using one are too great for a thief. Low penalty medium armor works best and much later you’ll find a really nice light armor from Hyath’s temple to complement your sneaking skills. The armor check penalty from heavy armor will be the death of you. There’s a lot of equipment required for this build. This Princess is gonna struggle getting her levels in Rogue unless she has enough ranks in pick pocket, open lock, search, and disable trap. You will need to gamble at the Family Hideout to win enough gold to buy your starting equipment. Here’s a list of starting gear for your convenience. Greater Gloves of the Rogue Greater Silent Slippers Yance’s Ring A couple of different lockpicks and healing items A couple of lore potions to identify items Greatsword +1 (weapon shop at Betancuria West, Merchant's Quarter) Hatori’s Leather Armor or low penalty medium armor The next list should be your endgame gear. Bracers of Dexterity +3 Boots of the Elvenkind Nymph Cloak +3 Pia’s Ring (Romance or Friendship) Ironskin Ring Amulet of the Master Belt of Hill Giant Strength General Sigerthur’s Greatsword or Dana’s Greatsword (taken politely from her inventory) Assassin’s Waistcoat Extra Recommendation In Game Options, under Ruleset, activate Always Roll Max Hitpoints on Level Up to avoid getting stuck with a character with low health. And finally, here’s the leveling guide: F.A.Q. and Other Useful Information What’s the purpose of doing such a difficult build? It’s fun to try something out of the ordinary. Lawful good is an alignment very difficult to maintain in this module. You can consider this a challenge build for completing A Dance with Rogues. There are many other builds you can attempt, such as a sorcerer build or a max constitution build. This one seemed the best reason for trying to keep a good Princess on the side of the law. Plus, you get to do all the sex encounters without getting diseased. I’ve lost my ability to get levels in Paladin. How do I get it back? There are many chances to gain lawful points back from being a chaotic thief. Clearing the wilderness castle, avenging the first friend you made, killing Rick’s gang, going bounty hunting, and even lawfully beheading a traitor are among the couple of ways to remove chaotic points. As long as you save before stealing anything, you can strategize which theft you can make and still keep your Paladin status. Unfortunately, there aren’t as many chances to get goodie points. As far as I know, major good actions include urging a loyal commoner to flee, refusing the chance to assassinate a rival guild member, attempting to destroy an evil altar, and saving a female gladiator for the second time in a row. Just be aware of your actions because once you go evil, there’s no bouncing back. Why greatswords? Couldn’t you get better DPS if you went with a dexterous dual wield build? Greatswords are great. There’s plenty of greatswords for you to find and they tend to hit hard in nearly every circumstance. Dual wielding with the proper feats can get more attacks per round but it struggles against enemies resistant to physical, sneak, and crit attacks. You’ll either rely on a weapon that does bonus magical damage or something that already hits hard, like a greatsword. You’re already trying to do sneak/crit attacks, why not try it with a weapon capable of dealing +40 damage on a single hit? Damn, this dice gambling kinda sucks. Is there any other way to make quick gold? Not really. Playing lawfully means you can’t steal from the masses but some containers are considered fair game, such as the coffers in the gladiator arena. Just save before attempting to steal any item or gold from someone and see what you can get away with. There are also many places and enemies that have valuable loot which can be sold for a good price. Be sure to check all over the city for chances gain gold and exp (except for the top floor of the Mage's Academy, it could break the main quest.) I might also know a not-so-honest way to gain an absurd amount of gold without using console commands, for details check further below. I found the armor below the castle that you mentioned before. Why shouldn’t I use that one? Heavy armor, no matter which one you find, will give you a massive penalty to thief skills. The armor you found is also classified as lingerie. It will force you to make constitution saving throws to avoid getting sick in Betancuria’s weather. And to make matters worse, every Dhorn guard will attempt to arrest you for public indecency. Good luck sneaking around the streets of Betancuria when you’re dummy thicc and the clap of your ass cheeks on heavy metal keeps alerting the guards. I like this build but I rather change a few things. Is it possible to be a Paladin with a dexterous build? Yes, but you’ll have to take the Two-Weapon Fighting and Ambidextrous feats at level one. It’s also much easier to get ahead of the difficulty curve with high dexterity. The Shadow of the Celestials by Orion is another Rogue/Paladin build I followed for a different playthrough. It’s pretty easy to adjust it for A Dance with Rogues. Well, that’s it. This is not a completely optimized build but it was fun to play around with it in the module. I’ll also make changes according to suggestions in the comments. If you have another build you’ve had fun playing with, post it in the comments or make a new post in the Adult Gaming forum. Thanks for reading! Bonus: Super Secret Strategy to Earn Lots of Gold (Don’t look Valine)

An amateur guide for amateurs So, you want to play the infamous Neverwinter Nights mod, A Dance with Rogues by Valine/2acornupper, but you don’t know much about the game and much less about Dungeons & Dragons? Well, I don’t know much about D&D either, but after a couple of hours of gameplay, I’m confident enough to lend you a hand so you too can experience what’s considered a pinnacle of interactive erotica. Before you get the mod, you’ll need to understand what kind of game you’ll be playing. Neverwinter Nights is a role-playing game developed by BioWare and Obsidian Entertainment. This is particular game is based on the Forgotten Realms campaign from D&D, and as such, the table-top role-playing rules apply. You’ll be playing in a third-person top-down view similar to Dota, League of Legends, and World of Warcraft. Controlling your character’s actions thru a contextual menu as well as key binds. There are also key binds to move your character around but using a mouse is generally easier. You can get used to the controls and some of the mechanics by playing the first part of the single player campaign, The Wailing Death, once you get the game. Here’s the links if you’re still interested. Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/704450/Neverwinter_Nights_Enhanced_Edition/ GOG: https://www.gog.com/en/game/neverwinter_nights_enhanced_edition_pack And links to the module. A Dance with Rogues Part 1 2.20: https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/dance-rogues-part-1-20-ee-compatible A Dance with Rogues Part 2 1.23: https://neverwintervaultorg/project/nwn1/module/dance-rogues-part-two Currently waiting a update. Previous hak files break models. Other useful links. Lyanna Stormborn: https://neverwintervault.org/sites/all/modules/pubdlcnt/pubdlcnt.php?fid=123814 This is Valine's pre-generated character for use in A Dance with Rogues. The file goes in your Documents/Neverwinter Nights/localvault folder. I advise against it as you won’t exactly know what your character is capable of, especially if this is your first time playing. Enhanced Player Portrait Pack: https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwnee/images/portrait/enhanced-player-portrait-pack Install this only if you want more portraits to choose from during character creation. There are many more portrait packs to choose from in the Neverwinter Vault and Nexus Mods. Customize Character Override Hak: https://www.nexusmods.com/neverwinter/mods/799 Install this if you want to customize your character in-game. Read the mod description carefully to learn how to use it. Follow the instructions carefully and install the mod in the correct directories. Once that’s done, launch the game and make sure a couple of game options are changed. First, under the game settings, the default difficulty is Easy but the mod is meant to be played on Normal. You’re welcome to keep it as is, but you’ll lose most of the challenge of playing this mod. Second, under the graphics settings, disable Shiny Water in tweaks. Some users reported crashes with this setting on, so if you run into a problem near the water, this might be the culprit. Third, under the input settings, your camera should be set as Top Down mode. Using any other camera option will cause problems during cutscenes. The cutscenes will still play but you may not be able to see anything since the camera is locked onto your character. And fourth, there isn’t an option to disable this but you must understand that pressing Escape to back out of a conversation can break a scripted event. Even if you can and the game tells you it’s an option, try not to do it. Extra Recommendations In Game Options, under Ruleset, activate Always Roll Max Hitpoints on Level Up to avoid getting stuck with a character with low health. If you want to see your character better during appearance customization, under Resolution and UI Scaling, set your New UI Scale to 1.2 or higher. Once you’ve changed all the other settings to your liking, click on New, select A Dance with Rogues from the local tab, and click Play. It’s time to get familiar with your character, the Princess of Betancuria. Create a Princess A Dance with Rogues is exclusively tailored to the stealthy and charismatic thief. You’ll get a very small amount of exp for killing things but you’ll get lots of exp for stealing, breaking and entering, disabling traps, and completing quests (some of which can be done with diplomacy). A Sneaky Princess will have a higher chance to succeed than a Fighting Princess. Here’s how to build one. After you load A Dance with Rogues module, you’ll be prompted to create or select a pre-made character. Don't use Select Premade Character, it's easier to start with but you won’t understand how that character plays unless you’ve played Neverwinter Nights before. Instead, click on Create New Character and let’s get started. Gender Choose Female. The module won't let you continue if you choose otherwise. Race Choose Human. The module will only allow you to play as a human, but at least you get to choose two feats(perks) instead of one. Portrait Choose whichever fits your character the best. You can download a portrait pack to have more choices if you want (I used this one here: https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwnee/images/portrait/enhanced-player-portrait-pack). However, you won’t have as many options for the actual physical look of your character. Class Rogue is the recommended starting class for this mod. It’s necessary to have certain skills available early and the Rogue class can get ranks in all of them at level 1. Alignment Alignment is not that important as throughout the game it will change depending on your actions. You can try role playing a Lawful Good Princess but it’s very difficult to maintain honor and compassion. After all, this is A Dance with Rogues, not A Dance with Goody Two- Shoes. Abilities This is where you truly get to customize your character. It’s a lot to read but it’s worth knowing what your abilities mean to your character before you start the game. Before we begin, know that the first number in your ability score is your base. The second number, in parentheses, is your modifier, which is used in addition to your skills for skill checks during the game. Let’s start down the list. Strength Heh. Even at 10 STR, the Princess hits like a wet noodle. This determines how much you can carry, how hard you hit with most weapons, and how often your attacks connect. While high strength is good for fighting, Rogues benefit better from high dexterity instead. You can mitigate your low strength damage by investing into dual wielding feats like Ambidexterity and Two-Weapon Fighting. Either way, low strength is fine but you won't be able to carry all the loot you plunder or effectively fight an enemy resistant to physical and critical attacks. Dexterity The Weapon Finesse feat will greatly benefit a Rogue with high Dexterity. This determines the ability modifier bonus to Armor Class(AC) for your armor and many of the skills necessary for a Rogue class. The minimum permitted score is 12, but you can and should go higher. Eventually, you’ll be able to get a feat called Weapon Finesse that allows you to use dexterity to influence how often your attacks connect instead of your strength. Though, it only works with specific tiny, light or medium weapons. This ability score should be your main focus as a Rogue. Constitution From left to right: 8 CON or lower, 10 CON, 13 CON, 15 CON, and 17 CON or higher. This determines the health of your character as well as saving throws when getting poisoned. Interestingly, this also determines the breast size of the Princess. At 12 or lower, she’ll be pretty slim. At 13 or higher, she’ll be considered well endowed and many NPCs will comment on her assets. More health is good but not necessary for this module. You can avoid most combat encounters by being stealthy and crafty. Wisdom With 17 DEX and 8 WIS, the Princess is good at hiding, but bad at seeking. This determines your willpower and ability to successfully spell cast. You’ll be playing a Rogue on your first playthrough so this ability is useless to invest in. You’ll fail to resist mind spells like fear, but not all enemies cast spells to affect your will. Intelligence At 10 INT, the Princess gets 9 skill points at every level up. This determines the amount skill points you gain at each level. Very high intelligence is only beneficial to wizards but you should still keep this at 10 or higher because there are a lot of skills a Rogue needs to get. This should be your second focus in ability score after dexterity. Charisma There are many guard checkpoints in Betancuria. Don't get caught with stolen goods. This determines your physical attractiveness and it affects your ability to successfully lie and persuade. The minimum permitted score is 14, but any score higher than that seems wasteful. It's better to invest into the skill point increase from intelligence since the module includes mechanics and gear to increase your base charisma. So, consider this ability score necessary only for the pretty princess roleplay of the module. Take your time moving your ability scores around. It's important to know what your Princess' ability scores are so you can understand what situations she excels at. You can always try playing with different stats and classes after you’ve gotten familiar with the mod. Just make sure the Princess is a female human that can steal, sneak, pick locks, and has 12 DEX and 14 CHA at the minimum. Here's what I chose in case you're wondering: 10 STR, 17 DEX, 13 CON, 8 WIS, 10 INT, 15 CHA Done? Alright, let’s move on. Packages Choose Default Rogue, and below, choose Configure Packages. For your first playthrough, max out the following skills: Bluff or Persuade Fetch the Princess a drink. She won't sneak out while you're away and steal everything you own. You can max out one or the other. In my opinion, persuade is better as it comes up often in dialogues. Max both only if you really want more opportunities in dialogue choices. Disable Trap Hoo wee! Look at all that sweet sweet exp! This skill is very important as it's one of the best ways you can gain exp. You can try to recover a trap to sell later if you're skilled enough. Otherwise, disable all traps to maximize your gains. Hide and Move Silently With both skills, it's possible to hide in plain sight and walk away. Max out both skills as you’ll be playing a sneaky thief nearly all the time. Having high ranks in these will make it easier to get by enemies. Use the Stealth Mode toggle every time you’re in a dangerous area, and be sure to save often too in case you get unlucky and get spotted anyway. Open Lock Can't keep a sneaky girl out. This skill is another great way to earn exp and gold. Break into nearly every house and container to loot to your heart’s content. Be sure you find a trader that will fence your stolen goods first. Pickpocket Thank you for your patronage. This is the one skill you absolutely need to play the mod. Many enemies will be carrying key items that are required to advance the story, and if you happen to steal their unequipped weapon too, then that just makes it easier to fight them if it comes to that. Search Looks like there's someone in the sewers trying to keep out unwanted guests. You can’t disable traps if you can’t find them. Passively, you’ll see them if you’re near, but it works best if you toggle Detect Mode and walk slowly. This skill makes sure you don’t trip a hidden mine and lose those precious exp points. Tumble Got caught off guard and without your clothes on? Run away and let your companions deal with the threat. Sometimes you’ll get caught thieving or draw aggro during a team fight. This passive skill helps you run away or reposition yourself without getting hit in the back. Every 5 ranks into this skill also counts as +1 bonus AC, which is uncapped by the way. Set Trap and Craft Trap "Come and get it! You stupid block of sentient Jell-O!" Set Trap is one of the reliable ways to damage an overpowering enemy. Use Tumble to run past them and lead them into your trap gauntlet. Craft Trap is also a good way to make gold but you’ll need to heavily invest into it to make it worthwhile. Put the rest of your points into each one or only into Set Trap. If you have any leftover skill points, Appraise and Use Magic Device are good skills to have. Appraise will lower the prices of all vendors. You need to make the best of the gold you rightfully steal. Use Magic Device is specially good to have since you can find various wands and staffs around the city. It's very useful for enemies weak to magic. Next we got. Feats Choose Dodge and Mobility. These are usually meant for combat and are a prerequisite for the Shadowdancer Prestige class. You won't be doing too much fighting early on. But when you do, these will help in surviving the battle. Dodge gives you bonus Armor Class (AC) only to attacks from your current or last target. Mobility works like Tumble as in it will protect you from attacks of opportunity. As you can see above, the requirements for these feats are DEX 13 or greater. I recommend keeping your DEX high to get a bonus in sneaking and picking locks. If you rather use the minimum DEX, you'll have to choose feats that are recommended for your character instead. Customize It's difficult to see what you'll be choosing. Go back to the Options menu and set your UI scale to 1.2 or higher if you want. Here you can customize the actual appearance of your character. Head type will change what your character's face will look like. The heads have their own specific hairstyles attached to them. Although you start out with long hair in the prologue, your hairstyle will change to the one you chose here after you begin playing. Tattoo type will add markings on your character's arms, but it might be too hard to see which kind you choose in this menu unless you make your UI scale higher. Body type can change your default body to a Princess that has a bit of weight (Damn, she's thick!). To check the body type you have, change your tattoo type. Most dresses in the module are tailored to a skinny body type. You can still select a chubby body, it will just look weird when equipping armor (especially if you have a tattoo). Clothing type doesn’t matter. You’ll get a new dress after the prologue and you can buy many more later. Choose skin and hair color to your preference. The tattoo colors here change two things. The first changes your lip color, the second changes your eye color. Character Info Choose the name of your Princess. Her last name will also be the name of the King. You can set her age to anything you want, it doesn't actually matter. Her age will be 21 at the start of the game. The best voice set to use is Female, Seductress. Even if you don’t plan to role play the seductress type, this voice set fits really well in my opinion. You’re free to choose whichever you think sounds best. Once you hit Play, you’ll be treated to a cutscene where you can see the appearance of the Princess better. If you’re not happy with the way she looks, restart the game or download Customize Character Override Hak (https://www.nexusmods.com/neverwinter/mods/799) to customize your character in-game after the prologue. Now, you’re free to play A Dance with Rogues, the tactical seduction and stealth adventure. You can role play a Sheltered Maiden, a Ditzy Strumpet, an Evil Seductress, or anything in between. Be aware that there are consequences for your actions and a lot of times you’ll have to make the best out of a bad situation. How you deal with those trials can shape the Princess’ world view if you choose to. Be sure to save often too. The general rule is if you’re about to do something questionable, save before you do it. This is an older game, no auto saves are made during gameplay (except in one particular quest). F.A.Q. and Other Useful Information How do I accessorize my outfit? Does doing so add or remove the vulgar status of outfits? You can accessorize your outfit using any large mirror, there's one in your room. Each outfit will save the accessories added to it when you do. You don't have to keep those accessories in your inventory when you're finished. Outfits deemed too vulgar to wear in public will still be marked as such even with accessories. I’m low on gold. Where can I find some more? Looting homes and pick pocketing are good ways to earn a bit of gold. You can also whore yourself out to the sailors in the harbor south of town, but that’s inadvisable. The dice game, when you find out where it’s played, is the best way to earn thousands of gold. Carefully read the rules to the game, and don’t be afraid to save and reload to keep your winnings. My character isn’t hitting anything! What gives?! If you’re getting into fights this early in the game, you’re likely playing the mod wrong. But if you insist on killing your enemies, you'll need to understand how combat works in this game. Essentially, you’re rolling a 20-sided die, adding your current Attack Bonus (AB, located in your character record screen), then attempting to beat the enemy’s Armor Class (AC, a peasant with no armor usually has 10AC). If your attack doesn’t connect, you rolled a low number or the enemy has high AC. Only when you beat an enemy’s AC, will damage come into play. Your AB will get higher as you level up and some weapons have AB as special properties. Just focus on leveling and passing your lessons first. You don’t always have to fight, but when you do, know what’s required to prevail in combat. The Princess keeps saying she’s thirsty, hungry, and needs some rest. Where can I find food and water? How often do I need to have a meal? This is a new feature of the latest mod version. The need for food and rest. The Bear Pit kitchen can provide both. Use the Tab key to find them (The Tab key is your best thief tool, use it often). Eat and drink enough food until you get a notification from the Princess saying that she’s full. Rest in the bunk bed when she starts complaining about being tired. The food and water respawn each day, so anything you don’t eat can be hoarded in your dresser. If you prefer not to be bothered with that, there’s a patch in the mod page that removes that feature. I have enough gold to buy gear but I don’t where to find some. What’s currently the best gear to use? At the hideout, there’s a vendor that sells Greater Gloves of the Rogue and Greater Silent Slippers. Both are expensive but they’re very good options for starting equipment. Then there’s the Bag of Holding and Magic Bags. These are sold in the bag shop in Betancuria North (Old Town) and they are not cheap! If you created a character that can't carry much, these bags will be a worthwhile investment. At some point, you’ll be skilled enough to loot the finance office of the Dhorn Barracks. Use that money to buy the Amulet of the Master (~41k GP) from the jewelry store. It’s a godlike item that boosts a lot of Rogue skills. This item is very useful for getting the maximum amount of exp during The Golden Chalice quest. If you think you can do well enough without the jewelry mentioned above, there's also the more expensive Ironskin Ring (~81k GP) which gives you a large amount of damage reduction. It trivializes nearly every combat encounter, making your only threats to be mages and enemies with special attacks. Okay. What about weapons? Which ones are good? You’ll likely find good weapons as you quest throughout the world. The best ones have on-hit effects like sleep or daze. Playing as a Rogue means that you do the most damage when you catch someone flat-footed. Flat-foot meaning they are unaware, stunned, entangled, or otherwise unable to act in time to defend against a sneaky strike. Weapons that cause these afflictions are perfect for a solo Rogue. You still have to roll to see if your attack connects and whether the enemy saves against said affliction. The hideout vendor also sells these but they're very expensive. Alright. But what about armor? I wouldn’t bother buying any. The few that worth getting are incredibly expensive. You’re better off sticking with the armor you receive during lesson 2 (Only if you chose agreeable and modest dialog). It has bonus AC against Evil characters and there’s plenty of those in this mod. You’ll also find some other armor worth wearing while adventuring. So, only buy armor if you can spare the gold. The best ones are sold in the Ranger's Guild and Family Hideout. What if I want to make my Princess look pretty? Can I wear something a bit more daring? The empire that’s occupying the city is cracking down on anything considered illegal and immoral. Wearing lingerie and other vulgar clothes in public will get you thrown in prison. Wear vulgar clothes at your own risk. If dresses are what you want, Nora’s Shop has some more conservative choices. Della’s Shoe Warehouse has heeled boots and shoes. Be aware that any heeled footwear will greatly lower your ability to move silently. It’s much better to choose flat shoes or boots to go questing with. Wear heels at your own risk. Something’s wrong with my shadows. They stretch into the ground like weird stalks from my character. Is that normal? It's not normal for the in-game shadows to be broken this way. I’ve found it had something to do with hanging vertices in certain models. Unless someone goes into each mesh in the module to fix it, there’s no way to clean it up. Fortunately, it’s not game breaking, just ugly to look at. Anything else I should know? There are two major issues I came across while playing the mod. Both deal with sequence breaking. First, when you meet a child in the sewer, make sure you agree to pay for the trip into a secret meeting place. There’s a major plot point that can be missed if you don’t. If you do miss it, you can always explore the sewers to find that area later. It’s just better to find it ahead of time. Second, don’t wander into the Mage’s Academy. Making it into the top floor will break another quest specifically designed to use that area. I didn’t realize it until I read the ADwR wiki about that building. If you get stuck on a quest, there are walkthroughs available in the Fandom page for ADwR. Some of them, however, haven’t been updated to the newest version of the mod. It’s not always reliable but good to look at for reference. So, there’s my quick start guide. If you have any questions or details I should add, let me know. I’m still learning more about the game and any tips you have could always help anyone interested in trying out the mod. Thanks for reading and have fun!