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Dungeon Design
Campaign Creation
Canambushtriggersbeusedfornoncombativepurposes?PerhapstoallowanNPC
tomonologue,etc?
Currentlyno,butthat'sagreatidea.

Isthereawaytosavea'Seed'sothatifyoufindarandomdungeonyoulikeyoucan
getthatoneagainatalatertime?
Theredoesnotappeartobeaway.

Isthereanytypeofunderwaterenvironment?Arerulesforwatercombattakeninto
account?
TherearenounderwaterenvironmentsinSCL.

Howmanymapscanbepartofacampaign?
Ican'tsayaboutmapsspecificallybuttheredoesseamtobea30questlimitpermodule.

Willtherebeawayforustocreateourowncutscenestointroadungeon/areaor
adventure?
No,thetoolsdon'tcurrentlyhavethatability.

Canweset/changethestartpointinaDungeon?
ThestartpointisfixedwhentheDungeonisgenerated.

CanaDMalterthecolorsofplacedobjects?
DMcan'tcurrentlycustomizecolorsofplacedobjects.

Howdozoneslinktogether?Canwesetwheretheplayersexitonemapandwhere
thatleads?
Youwouldusetheexitpointthatispresetfromamap,thatleadsyoutotheoverworldmap
whichyoucanthentraveltootherlocations.

IsthereaMiniMap?Willitbeavailableintheeditor?
Yesthereisaminimap,noI'veneverseenitintheeditor.

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WillwebeabletoexportadocumentofDMnoteswiththecustomcampaignswhen
weprovidethemforothersuse?
Notexport,butthereisasectionyoucanfilloutbeforeyoushareitforotherstouse.

Canaquesthaveparallelrequiredobjectives?i.e.fetchabook,astaff,andawand
inanyorderbutallthree?
Yes.Youcangivethemmulitpleobjectivesandthequestwon'tcompleteuntilallofthe
objectiveshavebeencompleted.ButtheobjectsthemselveswillhavetobeDMsimulated.
Currentlyyou'llhavesaysomethingtotheeffectof"Oh,hereisbookyou'relookingfor"which
wouldcompleteonelegofthequest.Questobjectgenerationissomethingnot*currently*
implemented.

CanwegrantnonencounterkillingexperiencetoPCs?(i.e.solvingpuzzles,finding
items,returninglostpuppies,etc).
PlayerswillgetXPforcompletingquests,butI'venotseenwhereaDMcanjust'handout'XP
foranyotherreason.

Canwealterweather/timeofdaybasedoneventtriggers?
Currentlyno,isthissomethingpeoplewant?Forinstance,discoverabodyandathunderstorm
kicksin?

CanwemodifyeithertheamountorapercentageofhowmuchXPisawardedfor
completingaquest?Sothatasimplefetchquestwon'tgivethesamekindofXPasa
muchmorecomplicatedanddangerousone?
Itdoesn'tappearthatwewillbeableto.

WillitbepossibletousethetoolsettocreateaPersistantWorld?
Nopersistentworlds,butcharactergearandstatscancarryovertovariouscampaigns.No
plansforpersistentworlds.

Canquestshaveoptionalsidequestsorbranchingalternativesolutions?
Atthistimequestsarelinearandyou'llhavetocompleteeachobjectiveinorder.

Canweaddourownlocationstothemainmap(ieselectanywheretoplaceour
dungeons)?
Yes.

Canyousettheatmosphericconditions?
Youcanchooseweatherandtimeofdayinthesurfaceareas/mood,lighting,fogindungeons.

Canyouplayaquestthathasnocombat?
Yes.

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Aretheregoingtobecastlesandruins?
Yesthereare.

Istheoverlandmapchangeable?Sothatyoucanusesomethingotherthanthe
SwordCoastintheForgottenRealms?
No,thegameissetinD&D'sForgottenRealms.

Howmanylevelsdeepcanyougoinadungeon?
Currentlydungeonscango10levelsdeep,theycanbeofvarioussizesandcomplexities,sothat
youcanstartsimpleandgetprogressivlymorechallenging.

CanwereturntoapriormapanditbethewayitwaswhenthePCsleftit?Like
clearingoutpartofanoverlandmap,goingintoasmallcaveandthenreturning
outsidetothesameoverlandmap?
Yes.

Isthereanautosavewhileusingthecampaigntools?
Thereisnoautosavetomyknowledge,butthereisSteamCloudsupport.

Willwebeabletoaddcustomsoundsandmusic?
Notatthistime.

Canareas,characters,and/oritemsbeexportedsothattheycanbesharedwith
otherworldbuilders?
No.

WilltherebesteamWorkshopSupport?
Notatlaunch,potentiallyinthefuturedependingonthecommunity.

Howisthestartpointhandledintheoverlandmaps?Willwebeabletomoveit?
Allentry/exitpointsarestaticandunmovable.

Cancaveswithslopesandoverhangsandtunnelsandoverpassesandbridgesbe
created?
Justaflatplane,althoughsometileshaverampsandraisedregions.Therearesometileswith
bridgesandraisedterrain.

Canyoucreateanemptydungeonbydefaultandpopulateyourself,w/ohavingto
clickeveryd20?
Youaresupposedtobeabletogenerateadungeonthatisemptyifyoulike.

Isthereanoptiontocustomizequestrewardsinanyway?(evenjustlarge/small)
YoucansetthetypeofRewardWeapon,Armor,Gold,etc.(Questreward)

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Canwemaketimedquests?likeyouhavexmins/secstocomplete?
Don'tthinkthiswillbepossiblewiththecurrentsetoftools,willhavetowaitandseeinthe
futureiftheupdatestothetoolsetallowforthis.

Cancompleting/failingaquesttriggerworldeventswithoutaliveDM?Like,killingan
NPC,unlockingadoor,destroyingatown,etc.

Canwegetalistofthethemesorindoor/outdoorlocationsthatwe'llhaveavailable
foruseinCampaignCreation?

Wasthetownrandomlygeneratedoraretherealimitedamountofpresettowns?

Otherthanpractice,increation,isthereawaytodeterminewhetheryourcreated
adventureistoomuch/tooeasyforplayers?(InPenandPaper,theadventurewould
say"forlevels46"or"levels1819"andwasdeterminedbyCRoftheencounters.)
IbelieveIsawascreenwhenyoufirstopenedamodulethathadalevelsuggestion.

Canquestshavedifferentendingsdependingonhowyoucompleteit?(Ifyouchoose
betweenslayingorsavinganNPC?)

Canmultilevelbuildinginteriorsbecreatedwithfunctional(nonmaptransitional)
stairsbetweenfloors?

Howdoesquest/storywritingworkonXBox?

Canyoudefine(whatareandsizes):Tile,Zone,Scene(S),Scene(L),[Scene(M)?]

Howdoestheeditorlookonconsoles?Isituseablewithoutmouseandkeyboard?

Isitpossibletocreateaquestthatwillberepeatable,notgoawayafteritis
completedthefirsttime,sothatitcanberepeatedmanytimes?IE:Abookthatyou
canreadthestoryoverandover.

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Arealltheoverlandareasrandomized?Oristhe"slums+cemetary"astaticarea
thatispartoftheingameLuskancanon

Encounters
CanyoumakeitsothatanencounteronlyspawnsifaPCinteractswithaspecific
object,(likeabuttonortrigger)?
Youcancreateambushtriggerstiedtokeyareas,I'mcurrentlyunsureifyoucantiethemto
objectsaswellbutwillcheckonthat.

Howmanycreaturesetsareavialbleduringcampaigncreation?
Allofthem.Tobemorespecificyoudohavetochoosefromcertainsetsperlevelbutyoucan
alsocreateyourownsetstopopulatedungeons.You'renotbarredfromusingwhatever
creaturesyouwant.

Duringcampaigncreation,isthereamaximumnumberofmonstersyoucanplacein
adungeon?
Youcanplaceasmanyoraslittleasyoulike.

Canplayerschoosetodononlethaldamage,orcanyousetanNPCtoofferto
surrender/trytorunawaywhentheyreachacertain%ofhealth?
No,notatthistime.

Canyouadjustthesizeofmobs?orjustusethepredeterminedsizes?
No,onlypredeterminedmobsizescanbeusedforbalanceandscalingreasons.

Isawarmorasclothing,willyouhavenobleclothinganddressesforanoblelady?
ThereissomelimitedNPCclothing.

Canyoumodifyspells/abilitiesofthemonsters?
Youcanmodifywhichspellsyourmonsterpossessbutnottheparametersofthespells
themselves.Theyhavetostay"D&D".

Whencreatingsetsandmonsters,canwechangetheskincolorofmonsters?Like
changingaskeletonsbonecolortoblack?,orchangingabugbearsskincolorto
yellow?
Somesetscanbechangedbutnotall.

Canyouhotkeycertainnpc's,soyouimmediatelyjumptosaidnpconthemap?
No,notthatI'veseen.

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Canwechangetheclothing/armorofthezombiesandskeletons?
No.

Canyouaddmorethan2creaturesetsforthelargerdungeons?
No,atleastnotatthistimebutithasbeenaskedafewtimesnowbythecommunity.Inthe
meantimejustcreatetheothercreaturesyou'dliketousethesamewayyoumakeanNPCbut
setthemtohostileandyoucanplacetheminyourmodule.

Canyoucustomizemonstersinthegame?
Yes,quiteabit.

Canyoulinkanambushtriggertoquestactions?
Itdoesnnotappearso.

CanweremoveALLdefaultencountersatonceormustthatbedoneroombyroom?
Yesyoucanremovethemallatonce.

AreallmonstersinSCLatdefaultsettings"leveloffset+0"ordotheyhaveabaseCR
likethemonstershowcasevideosshow?

Canyouhaveambushtriggersbediscoverable?

Howdoesbeing"leveloffset"totheplayersaffecttheirstats?ifyouset"leveloffset
+5"doesamonsterHP,DC,saves,attackincrease?

Whenaddinginabilities,likeSummonwolfandConeofCold,doesitincreaseDM
Threatused?Doesitaffect"leveloffset"?

Whichcreatureswillwehaveaccesstouseinthecampaigncreationtoolset?
Listfoundonforum:Barghest,Beholder,BoneshardSkeleton,Dretch(Possible/notsure),
Drow,Duegar,GelatinousCube,Ghoul,GiantBossSpider(demonwebterror),GiantSpiders
(severalincludingspittingandwolf),Goblins,Herzou,HookHorror,InsectCloud(Possible/not
sure),Lich,Ogres,Otyugh,Quasit,RedDragon,SkeletonArcher,SkeletonShieldbearer,
SkeletonSniper,SpiderEggs(spawnbabyspiders),Tiefling,Trolls,UmberHulk,UndeadOgre,
VampireSpawnMage,VampireThrall,Vrock,Zombies

Canyoumodifythesizeorshapoftheambushtrigger,ormakeacustomone?
FromwhatI'veseenIdon'tthinkthiswillbepossible.

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Arethereanylimitstothesizeofacreatureset?

Istherea'leashdistance'atwhichamonsterwillstopchasingaPCandcanthatbe
modified?

DoesthegamehaveallthecreaturesintheMonsterManual?

AsidefromtheRedDragonwe'veseen,willwehaveaccessintheCampaignCreator
toplaceothertypesofDragonsasencounters,orarewelimitedtojustReds?Will
therebeaDracolich?

WhatistheaggrodistanceforwhenamonsterseesorattacksaPCandcanthatbe
modified?

Willwebeabletocreateourownrandomencounters?
Atthistimeitappearsasifwe'llonlybeabletoplaceencountersoneachlevelandthose
encounterswillbeinplace(notabletoroamaround).

General
Is20theMaxDCforskill/abilitychecks?
Currently,butthatislikelynotfinal.

Loot
Canwesetthecontentsoforadjustthevariablesforwhatisfoundinatreasure
chest?
Notatthistime,forgamebalancereasons.

Multiplayer
Howdoesdungeonsharingwork?Willtherebearatingsystem?Willyoubeableto
searchlistingsandwilltherebesearchfilters?
Moretocomeonthissoon.Wewanteveryonetobeabletosharetheircreations,butwe're
unabletogetintospecificsjustyet.

NPC Interaction
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CanwechangethedialogueanNPChasafterthe1sttimeaplayerspeakstothem?
Sothatnexttimethespeaktherewillbeadifferentsetofdialoguechoices?
Therewillbemorenewsonthiscomingup.

Canyoucreateaquestwithmultiplewaystocompleteit?Forexample,whenwefind
Redbrew'ssandwich,wehavetheoptiontoreturnthesandwichORgiveittoa
mercenaryforagoldreward.Eitherwouldcompletethequest.
Morethanonecompletionstep?YES!Ahungryguycouldcompletethesandwichquest,OR
Redbrew.

Justhowcomplexcanadialoguetreebe?
Currentlydialogeandquestsarelinear.

WillitbepossibletocreateNPCsthatcanjointheplayer'spartyandfollowthem
fromonemaptoanother?
No,theNPCcanfollowtheplayersaroundinthatmapzonewheretheyarefoundbutthey
won'tfollowtoanotherzone.

HowdoesanNPCknowifyou'vecompletedaquest?
Seetwitchfeedfrom7/23.

IfanNPCgetsswappedfromfriendlytohostile,willthatmesswithanyotherNPCs?
CanwecontrolwhichsetsofNPCsthatithasaneffecton?
OurcurrentalignmentsettingsareFriendly(helpful),Neutral(nothelpful,enemiesignore),and
hostile(willaidotherhostileenemiestoharmthePCs).TheDMcandirectlycontrolanyof
these.

Willwebeabletoimportthestorycampaigncompanionstocustomcontent?
Thismightbecomeanoptioninthefuture,butitappearsisifwewon'tbeabletodothisright
away.

Canwecreatedialogueoptionschangeorbebasedonrace/sexoranability/skill
check?
No,notatthistime.

Canyouhavemultipleitemshavethe"completequest"action?Example:3different
sandwichesfortheFindMySandwichquestandeachsandwichgives3different
rewerds?
Yesquestscanhavemultiplecompletioncriteria***hereorthere.

Canwecreateskillchecksindialogsoriteminteractions?
No,notatthistime,butaDMcansimulatethatinliveplay.

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WillitbepossibletohaveanNPCshowuphavesomedialoguewiththepartyand
thenafter'polymorph'intoamonsterafterthedialogueoratsomepointincombat?
Notatpresent.

CanDialogshavemultiplequery/responseandbranching/loopbackoptions?
Nonroleplayedbranchingdialogisanotherhighlyrequestedfeaturethatwearediscussing.

CanencountersbespawnedbasedonNPCdialoguechoicesorquestprogression?(So
thatifyoudon'tselectacertainresponseorhaven'tcompletedpartofaquestthe
encounterdoesn'tshow?)
No,notatthistimebutaDMcandropinanencounterduringliveplay.

IsthereawaytouseIntimidation,Persuasion,orDeceptionagainstNPCs?
Persuasion/Intimidation/etc.Theseareallpresentinthestorycampaignandcanbesimulated
byaliveDMinothermodes.

WillitbepossibletochangeanNPC'salignmentstatusbasedonchoicesmadeina
dialoguetree?(Sothattheycouldshiftfromneutraltofriendlyorhositlebasedon
howtheplayerstreatthem?)
Notatpresent.

IfanNPCdiesthatispartofyourquest,isthequestsimplyincompletableorcanyou
setittofailed?(bothwithandwithoutaliveDM?)

Whatischaracterthelimitonthelengthoftextyoucanaddtothedialogs?

WilltherebesomekindofSpellCheckerincludedinthetoolsforNPCdialogue?
WouldwebeabletotypeeverythingupinWordandthenCopy/Pasteitintothe
editor?

Whenamobiskilled,canwetriggeraneffectorspawnanNPCatthespecific
locationofdeath?

HowwouldyoubuildaninformationalNPC.IE:Onethatyoucanaskseveral
questionsoftogetdifferentanswers,asawaytoembedmorestorybackgroundinfo
attheplayer'space?

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Whenwritingquestdialogue,doesthegamesupportanystringsubstitution?For
example,canIwritedialoguethatcontainsstringslike%classor%racethatwillcause
theNPCtosubstituterelevanttermsspecifictotheplayerinteractingwiththeNPC?

Placeables
Canweaddspecialeffectstoobjects?
No.

CanwecreatePuzzleSwitches?
Therearepuzzleswitchesintheplayercampaign,butcurrentlyitwillbeuptothDMtofigure
outwaystoincorporatecomplexriddlesandpuzzlesintotheircampaign.

Canyouchangethedescriptionofsomethingbasedonasuccessfulspotcheck?
Inessenceyes.Youcanrenameanobjecttobeanythingyou'dlikeandthenaddtexttoitupon
closer(successful)inspection.

Canyourotateobjectsoneveryaxis?
No.

Canwechoosetoautopopulatealltheroomswithrandomobjectsaspartofthe
randomdungeongenerationinsteadofgoingthrougheachroomandplacingthings
downtofleshthemout?
Thereisnoautopopulationforobjects,howevernoneofourareasreallylook"blank".Placing
yourownobjectsishalfthefun!

Whatkindsoftrapswillwehaveaccesstoplace?Willtherebepittrapsandifsocan
theydropyoutoanotherlevelinthedungeon?
Wehaveaprettywideselectionoftraps.Therearecurrentlynotrapsthataltertheterrainor
dropyouintodifferentareas.

Canwecreatedoors/cheststhatcanonlybeopenedwithaspecifickey?
No.ButinDMModetheDungeonMastercansimulateakey.

Isitpossibletointeractwithanobject,sayreadanoteonatableorsomethingand
havethatitemgivetheplayersaquest?
Yes.

Willwehavetheabilitytocreatespecificweapons/armor/itemstoamodule?
No,atleastnotatthistime,forbalancereasons.

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Canyouadjustthesizeofobjects?
No.

Canyoustackplaceableobjects?
No,notatthistime.

Willwebeabletoremove/turnoffthetorchesthatshowupautomaticallyona
level?Canweremove/modifyanyobjectthatgetsautomaticallypopulatedbythe
tools?
Therearewaystomodifythelightingofanentirelevelwhengeneratingit,butoncegenerated
thelightingisfixedexceptforadditionaltorchesthatyouadd.

Canyouchangethecolorofplaceableobjects,likemakingbloodgreeninsteadof
red?
Notcurrently.

Arethereanytypeofplacablelargebuildings(boulders,trees,pillars,etc.)forthe
overlandmaps?
Someofourwildernessareashaveinteriors,asyou'veseeninsomeofourvideos.Currently
youcannotplacehomesandlargebuildings,butifthat'ssomethingyoureallywant,letitbe
known.

Arethereanykindofplaceablesoundeffects?SothatwhenthePCsgettoacertain
pointwecanhaveacertainsound/backgroundmusickickoff?
Itdoesn'tappearasifthereareanyplaceablesoundorvisualeffectsatthistime.

Canweplacetrapsonwalls?
No,notatthistime.

Arethereanimatedinteractableassetsleversthatmove,statuesthatcanbe
turned,etc.
Intheplayercampaign,yes,therearemany.(Ithinkthisquestionwasaskingifitwouldbe
availableincustomcampaignsandbythewayitwasansweredI'mguessingwewon'thave
accesstothemjustyet.)

Canaquestcreate,destroy,reveal,and/orhideobjectsordoesthatrequirealive
DM?
RequiresaliveDM.

Istheinteriorofthehouseyouwentintofixedorcanitbeclearedout?
ThereareblankinteriorsasseenintheE3Video.

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Canweplacewaterassetsonmapsfountains,pools,lakes,rivers,streams,
oceans,etc?
Nowaterplacement.

Canwecreatequestspecificitems?Itemonlyexistsinaquestaspartofthestory,
likea"dustytome".Cantheseitemsbedroppedbymobsandexchanged(to/from)
NPCs?
Youcanonlyusetheingameplaceablesandthenaddadescriptiontothem.

Candetailassetscausedamagetoplayersfiresthatburn,steamspouts,lava,etc?
Currently,no.Icancheckonfireplacementforyou.

Whatkindsofobjectsareplaceableinoutdoorenvironments?
Youcanplaceallobjectsindoorsandoutdoors.Wehavethingslikewagons,tents,logs,
campfires,etc

Isitpossibletohaveobjectshavedifferenttextonceaquestisupdated?

Gameplay
Coop
WillthescreenbetetheredduringCoopgameplayforcingallthecharactersto
remainononescreeninsteadoflettingthemgooffindifferentdirections?
No.

WilltheSinglePlayerstorybeabletobeplayedfullyinCoopmode?
Yes.

Whathappensingameifaplayerdisconnects,eitheronpurposeorduetoan
internetoutage?Iscoopdropin/outatanytimeordoyouallhavetojoininalobby
andoncethegamestartsyoucannolongerjoinin?
Cooplookstobedropin/outduringgame.

Customization
Willwebeabletorebindany/allofthekeysinSCLonthePC?
Manyofthekeysarerebindable,thoughnotall.

DM Mode
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Clarificationrequest:IsthereawayforaDMtocontrolafriendlyNPCthesameway
theycancontrolNeutral/HostileNPCs?Isitthesamething?
FriendlyNPC'scanbefullycontrolledbytheDM.

WillaDMbestuckinthedungeonwiththeplayersorcantheDMleavethedungeon
toprepareotherlevels,etc?
Youwillhavetostayonthesamelevel.

IsthegameDMmodeonlymultiplayer,orcanyouDMforbotsaswell?
No,thistypeofAIdoesn'texistforCustomContent.

We'veseenwhattheDMcandotocontrolenemies,doDM'shaveanyabilityto
manipulatetheplayers?(Movethemaroundthezoneforexample?)
YesDMscantransitionplayerstootherzones.

DuringalivegameitcoststheDMthreattospawnenemies,butthereseemstobe
norestrictiononputtinginasmany(andasdifficult)enemiesasyouwantduringthe
editingprocess.Howshouldwethinkabouttherelationshipbetweenthetwo?
Thinkofthreatasasortof"automode"forDMing...ithelpsbalanceencountersonthefly
withoutneededalotofprepwork.Youcanjustrandomlygenerateandusethreattogetthe
adventurestarted.

CanaliveDM"roll"askillcheckversusacertainplayersskills?
YesaDMcansimulateStatandSkillchecks.

AsDMs,whatkindsofrewardscanwegivetoplayers?
Can'tcurrentlygive"specific"items,buttherearevariousoptionsforrewards.

WehaveseenthezombiehordeandthreatpotionDMloot,canyoucommenton
whatotherlootdropsthereareforDMs?

ShouldaDMtriggeraqueststep,whatexactlycantheydointhegame?(Createa
newquestonthefly?Editanexistingquest?Assignaquestorreassignaquestfrom
oneNPCtoanother?Completeaqueststep?

CanDMstriggerquests/queststepswithouthavingthemplacedonthemap,e.g.to
givethemthroughdirectinteractionwithplayersasNPC?
IbelievethisisaYes.

Encounters

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Domonsterssetofftrapsoraretheyignoredbythem?
Monstersignorethemandarenotaffectedbythem.

ArethererandomencountersinSCL?Oriseverythingplacedduringcampaign
creation/DMMode?
No,theroomswilleitherhaveapresetencounteroraliveDMcanspendthreattospawnan
encounter.

Willplayershaveaccesstoanykindofability/itemthatallowsthemtosetatrapfor
monsters?

General
Aretheremultipleskillbarsorwillweonlyhaveoneandhavetoreplace
skills/powersaswelevel?
Youwillhaveaccesstomultipleskillbars.

WilltherebeanAlpha/Betatestmadeavialable?
Therearenoplanstohaveapublicbetatest.

Whenyoudiscoveraitemoratrapdoestherestofthepartyautomaticallyseeitor
isitjusthighlightedforyou?
Wholepartyseesit.

WhatClassescanweplay?
Fighter,Rogue,Cleric,Wizard,Ranger,Paladin.

Canyousavethegameatanytime,orareyouforcedtowaitforittoautosaveeither
whenyoutransitionareasoracertaintimepasses?
Youcansave,alsoitautosavesyourcharacterapproximatelyevery5min.

IsthereaplayercameralocksoitfollowsyourPCautomatically?
Doubleclickonyourcharacterportrait.

Howmanyandwhattypesofbreakableobjectsareinthegame?Arewegoingtoget
anybreakableterrain?
Theymentionedwecouldbreakcratesorbarrels,Idon'tbelievewe'llseeanykindofbreakable
terraign.

Canplayersmulticlass?
No,notatthistime.

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CanIcreatemyowncharacterorwillIhavetopickfrompregeneratedones?
YoucancreateyourowncharacterandthenaddNPCstoyourpartyasyoudiscoverthem.

WhichD&DRulesetwillthegamebebasedon?
5thEdition

Iamwonderingabouttheclassfeaturespecializations...canaroguebeaarcane
tricker/thief/assassin?
Nospecializationscurrently,butyoucancustomizetheheckoutofyourcharactertobuild
somethingverydifferent.

Doarmorandweaponsweardownovertime,doweneedasmithyetc.?
Thereisnoweapondecaycurrently.

Whencreatingcharacterscanwechoosefromdifferentbackgrounds?
Backgroundsgrantstatandotherbonuses.SoKnightgrants+1StrbutUrchingives+10%gold...
Noblestartswith800goldwhichisatleast10xthenextclosestIsaw.Fastermovement,more
damage,bettertohit,specialdamagetypes,resistancesetcwhereallbonusesseen.Variant
humanseemstoget+3tospreadaroundwhilehumangetsthestandard+1toeverystat.

Iamcuriouswhatcountriesandregionsthegamewillbeavailableforplayin,at
launch?WillthegamebeRegionlocked?
ItseemsanywhereSteamisyoucangetthegame,butI'veheardsomefolksmentionissues
withregionlockingandothershavebeenok.Notsureonthespecificsofthis.

Whatisthelevelcapforplayercharacters?
5thEditionD&Dhasalevelcapof20.

Istherepermadeath?
No.

Howarethestealthmechanicshandledinthisgame?
JustlikeinPnP,yourPCsDex&Stealthvrsthierperception,butitallhappensunderthehood
whereyoudontseethespecifics.

Arethererandomencountersinthisgame?
Yeswhentravelingfromonezonetoanother.

Willcreatures/encountersrespawnafteracertaintime?
No.

WhataretheRaceswecanplayas?
Human,Elf,HalfElf,Dwarf,Halfling.

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CanonepersoncontrolmultiplePCsduringcustomcampaignplaythrough?(Sothey
canfillupaparty.)
No,therearenocompanionsavailableatthistimeforCustomCampaigns.

Willyoubeabletohavemultiplequests?
Yes,andyoumostlikelywill.

Willgearbelockedtoclasses?Asinwillaroguebeforcedtousedaggersanda
wizardforcedtouseastaff?Orwillwebeabletochoosetheweaponwewantour
charactertobeproficientin?
No.Gearisnotlockedtoclass.JustlikepnpD&Dyoucanputpointsintoanarmor/weapon
proficiency(s)andgetverycreative.

WillAOEspellsaffectobjects,(likeafireballknockingover/burningitems)?
No.

Willthecharacterswecreatehavetheoptiontomulticlass?
No,notatthistime.

Canplayersinteractwithobjects,likesitonachairorbreakopenacrate?
Playerscanbreakcrates,barrelsandotherobjects.Playerscanalsobashopendoorsandchests
iftheyhavetheSTR!

IsthereaQuestLog?
Yes.

Inwhatyeardoesthegametakeplace?
1494DR

Aretherealternativestomouseclickmovements?Ifnotisitallowedtousethird
partysoftwareforfastermovementcontrol?
Thereareshortcutsformostactions,includingcameramanipulation.

AbouthowlongistheSinglePlayerstorygameplay?
Muchlongerthan20hrs.

Willyoubeaddingcampaignsthatmimicthe5theditionadventuresthathavecome
out?
RageofDemonsissofartheonlyDLCthey'veevenmentioned.

DoesSCLhaveanykindofcraftingsystembuiltintoit?
Idon'tbelieveitdoes,theclosestthingAshmentionedwashavingablacksmithputtogetheror
fixsomekindofbrokenitem(ifIremembercorrectly).

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Speakingofrangers,willtheybeabletohavepets/companions?Orcanwegain
companionsinthewild?
Rangerscouldsummonananimalcompanionandcasterscouldsummonafloatingweapon
(spiritualhammerforthecleric)

Willtherebeanykindofday/nightcycleswhileonanoverlandmap?Anykindof
timeprogression?
NotwithoutaliveDM,theDMcanmodifythetimeandweather.

DoyouguyshaveplansforVRimplementation,thingslike1stpersonview?
No.

WhatlanguageswillSCLbetranslatedinto?Willitsupportanyspecialcharactersfor
thoselanguages?
SwordCoastLegendswilllaunchinEnglish,French,Italian,GermanandSpanishandwillbe
addingRussianandJapanesepostrelease!

AreDrowavailableasplayercharacters?
Itdoesnotappeartheywillbe,ifHeadStartisanyindication,butwecan'tbecertaintilllaunch.

Canwepausethegame?
Yes,butinsingleplayeronly.

CanRoguessneakthroughanambush?
Stealthisbadass.Letsyousneakthroughambushesandcloseinonenemies...Atleastwhen
successful?Spiders(tremorsense?)seemedtobeabletotrackandtargettheotherwise
invisiblerogue.

Willtherebeturnbasedcombat,oranoptiontoenableturnbasedcombat?
Notexactly.Thereisafeature,insingleplayeronly,thatallowsforyoutohavethegameto
automatticallypauseattheendofeachround.

Howfardoestheworldmapgo?WillAnauroch,Waterdeep,andIcewindDalebe
includedinthatarea?
DMhasaccesstotheentiregameworldmapandcanputcities/dungeon/locationsanywhere
theywouldlike.ThatextendsfromIcewindDaletotheTrollbarkForestandfromtheSeaof
SwordstoAnauroch.

CanroguespickNPC'spockets?
No,notcurrently.

Whatarethecharacterclasseswecanplayas?
6characterclassesfighter,wizard,rogue,cleric,paladin,ranger

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Howmanysubraceswillwehave?
Humanshave2choices,Halflings2,Dwarves2,Elves3(butnotDrow).(Thisinfoisjustbased
onwhatwe'veseeninHeadStart.)

Ifaquestnpcis"friendly"totheplayersandhasquestactionsunresolved,canthe
npcdieincombatwithmonstersfightingalongthePCs?Andifso,willthequestbe
impossibletocompletewithouttheDMplacinganothercopyofthenpcwiththe
necessaryquestaction?OristhereawaytohavequestNPCsimmortal/knocked
down/resurrectableonlyinsteadofgettingkilled?

WilltherebesupportforEyefinityand/orCrossfire/SLI?

DoesRageofDemonsbringonlytheadventureorwillweseemoreclasses/racesand
spellsonit?

Isthegamesavabletoacloudaccount?Thatwayanyonecanplayinagroup
anywheresomeonemaygo.

Whatscreensizeresolutionsdoesitsupport?

Willtherebeoptionstoincreasethefont/iconsizeinSCL?

WhatisNSpace'spolicyonLet'sPlay?

Atrelease,canwegetalistofalloftheabilitiesandskillsforeachofthe
Races/Classes?

WillSCLsupportmultiplemonitors?

Doesgamedifficultyaffectcooldowns?Howlongarethesecooldowns?

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HowdoestheJournalwork?IstheJournalfilledintraitsarediscovered?Revealed
fullyuponencounter/conversation?Fullreferencealways?

Loot
Howdotheloottableswork?Isitdeterminedentirelybythegamerandomly?Is
thereawaythatitcanbealteredintheCampaignCreatororDMMode?
Lootappearstoallberandomizedandthatformulaiscontrolledbythegame,notmodifiable
bytheDMathistime.

Willtherebeotherthingstocollectingameotherthanarmor/weapons/potions?
Liketrophies?
Therearesomeothermiscelaneousloretypeitems.

Willtherebeanykindofbankorchesttostoreextralootinandtradebetween
characters?
Itdoesn'tlooklikethiswillbeafeatureavailableinthisgameatthistime.

Aregolddropsshared,(onePCpicksup10gpandallplayersget10gp),orisit1st
comegetsitandtherestgetnothing?
Goldissharedbetweenthepart,soifyouhave3peopleandonepersonpicksup15gold,you
eachget5.

IfanNPCiswearingsomecoolrobes/armororwieldingabadassweapon,willthat
dropandbeusablebytheplayer?
Someenemiesinthecampaigndodropspecificitems,weaponsandarmorspecifictotheir
characters,butnotall.

Howarelootdropshandled?Doeseachplayeronlysee'their'lootordoeseveryone
seethesamethingandwhoeverpicksitupfirstgetsit?
Currentlylootissharedbetweenallplayers.

Whatkindsofweapons/armorwillbeavialableingame?

Multiplayer
IsthereanykindofvoiceortextbasedchatbuiltintoSCL?
Yes,thereisaningamevoicechat.

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IsthereaLANmode(nointernetconnectionrequired)?
No,youwillneedaconnectiontoSteamtoplaymultiplayer,butthereisanofflinemodefor
SinglePlayer.

Clairificationrequest:WeknowthereisVoIPsupportingame,istherealsoatext
chatavailableinthegame?
Yes.

Isthereawaytotradeitems/moneybetweenPCs?
Rightnowyouhavetodropanitemandtheotherplayercanpickitup.

CanyouplaywithoutaDM?
Yes,youcanplaywithoutanactiveDMandwillrelyonwhattheDMhassetuppriorto
beginningtheadventure.

WilltherebeawaytorateDMsand/ormodules?
Yes.Moreonthislater.

Canweplaywithrandompeople?Willtherebesomekindofmatchmaking?
Yes,youcanplaywithrandompeople.

WilltheconsoleversionsbecouchCoop?
No.(Buttheymaybelookingintoit.)

CanPlayersplaymorethanonePCatatime?(Soiftherearetwohumanplayerscan
theyeachcontrol2charactersingame?)
No,atleastnotatthistime.

Whenplayingmultiplayer,whichnameshowsupforotherplayers,mySteamname
ortheindividualCharactername?
Bothyourcharacternameandsteamnameareshown.

Canparty'ssplitbetweenseparatezoneswheninCoopordoyouhaveto"Gather
yourparty"?
Thepartycansplitupwhensomoneentersasmallroominthesamezone,howeveryoucan't
gottoadifferentzonebyyourself,youhavetotravelasaparty.

Canyoutakeacharacterthatyou'veplayedinonemoduleandplayitinsomeone
elsesmodule?
Yes,thatistheplan.

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Howdoessavingthegameworkwithconsiderationtomultiplayer?Isitstoredon
oneplayerscomputeroronallofthem?

Whataretherisks/penaltiesforplayerdeath?

Willtherebeanoptiontolookforacertaingroupmemberonline?i.e.Lookingfor
healer/damage/tank

NPC Interaction
Whichfamous/notoriousNPCsfromtherealmsmightwerunintoduringour
adventures?
OtherthanDrizztinRageofDemons,noothershavebeenmentionedorconfirmed.

Arethereanycompanionsidequests?LikeforJarhiildtohavesomecharacter
development?
Yes,therearequeststhatdealspecificallywiththecompanionsyouhaveandarevod.

Willdialogueoptionschangeorbebasedonrace/sexoranability/skillcheck?
Inthecampaignyourcharacter'srace/genderarenotedandskill/abilitychecksareusedfora
varioustasks.ForinstanceaPCwithahighSTRcanattempttointimidateaguardtoallowthem
topass.

Willthetextslowlyscrollordoseitdisplayallatonce?
Allatonce.

WillallNPCsknowcommonorcanyousetspecificlanguagessuchasGoblinor
Elven?(Soifyoudon'tknowthelanguageyoucan'tspeaktothem.)
Greatquestion!ThisissomethingweencourageDMstodoonthefly.Everyoneingamespeaks
commonbutyouwillhavetheoptiontotranslatethoselanguagesforyourplayersbasedon
theirknowledge.

AreNPCsignoredbyenemies?
EnemieswillkillNPCsiftheyare'friendly',butwillignorethemiftheyare'neutral'.

WilltherebeanykindofromanticdialogueoptionsinSCL?

Single Player
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CanwecolorequipmentasaPlayer.
No.

CanImodifycompanionsskillswhenhe/shelevelupinsingleplayercampaign?
Yes,yougettotakecontrolofacompanion'sskillsandabilitieswhentheygainalevel.You
choosewhatspellstheylearnandequipthemhowyouseefit.Essentiallytheyarereallyan
extensionoftheplayercharacterinwhatyoucandowiththeminthestorycampaign.

Willyoubeabletoplaymodulesalone,andfillupthepartywithAIcontrolledNPCs?
No,notatthistime.

Canwesaveabilitypointsforlater?Canwerespecacharacterafterwe'veplayed
themforawhile.
Yesyoucansavepointsforlater.Youcan'tcurrentlyrespec,possiblylateronthatwillchange.

Canwehaveadifferentpartymembermakethechecks(forconversation)sowe
aren'tpenalizedforplayingasanoncharismaclass?

Purchase/Pre-Order
General
Whatisthegamesreleasedate?
OriginallyitwasSept8th,butwehadtopushourreleasedatetoSept29th.(Thishasnow
beenpushedtoOct20th.)

Isthereaconsoleoptionforthe$350editionPreorder?
Notcurrently,hopefullylater.

Isthereanywaytoupgradeapreorderpurchasefromthebasicversiontothe
deluxe?
Therecurrentlyisno"upgradepack"available.Sorry!

IfIpurchasetheversionwiththeBeholderandextraTilesetbutmyfriendsdon't,
willtheybeabletoplayanymodulesIcreateusingthoseitems?
Yes.Everyonecanplaythosemoduleseveniftheydon'tordertheDigitalDeluxeEdition,they
justwon'tbeabletousethoseitemsinCampaignCreationorDMMode.

Ipurchasedthegameon(siteotherthanSCL),willigetthekeyearlyenoughfor
headstart?
GreenmanGamingandHumbleBundlekeysshouldgoouton9/15,Gamestopon9/18.
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Canyouconfirmif"all"preorderswillnowreceiveheadstartaccessorjustthe
limitededitionsorDeluxeeditions?
WasconfirmedonTwitterthat"AllPreordersReceiveHeadstartAccess&FreeRageof
DemonsDLC"

Ifweusesseparateemailaccountsfortheforumandsteam,willthegamebelinked
toourforumemailoroursteamlogon?
IwouldsuggestthatsincethekeyisactivatedonSteam,itislinkedtoyourSteamaccountand
theemailthataccountuses.

WhencanweexpecttoseethefirstDLCRageofDemons?
Tentativelysetforlaterthisyear,likelyNovember/December.

WiththeDigitalDeluxeCampaignEditionPack,doall5copiesgettheextratileset
andBeholder?
No,onecopywillhavetheextraDMfeaturesandtherestwillhaveonlywhatislistedforthe
$35version.

WhenistheBelaphossstatueandclothmapsettoship?
StatueandClothwillshippriortorelease.

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