Getting Started In Avlis

A world of steel and magery where no one race or philosophy predominates,and heroes from all perspectives battle to further their cause and make a name for themselves.

Avlis is implemented as a persistant world for Neverwinter Nights and is password protected.

• To obtain a password, fill out this application.

• If you also wish to register for an account on the Avlis forum you can do that here.

• Once your application is approved follow the instructions in the "Getting Started" section of the Player Guide here. Please read the Avlis Player Guide before you create your first character, as certain races or classes might not be appropriate here.

Welcome to the World of Avlis!

Avlis is a role-playing environment created for use online, using the Internet. It is continuously running and available to use. This fantasy setting was created by the merger of three things: the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role playing game (RPG); the Neverwinter Nights (NWN) computer RPG; a long-running pen and paper (PnP) game, the Avlis campaign, that over the past twenty years has developed the rich history and storyline used in the online version. This PnP game is run (Dungeon Mastered/"DMed") by Orleron, and utilizes the D&D rules. But Avlis on the Internet is more than the sum of all three of these things. It is more than D&D because it allows you to play roles that were never possible in that RPG – politician, blacksmith, bowyer, innkeeper, merchant, and many more. It is more than NWN because it contains features developed by the team that NWN does not have – custom races like playing a wemic, the inclusion of religions to build into the role you want to play, the ability to craft you own armor, clothing and weapons, even its own custom background music. It is more than the pen-and-paper (PnP) Avlis campaign because, while the original campaign is played by perhaps a dozen dedicated roleplayers, Avlis on the internet is enjoyed by over a thousand people. Avlis online has two dozen team members, from DMs to programmers to quest and area builders and webmasters, who work diligently to ensure that Online Avlis is enjoyed by all of them. And this is a work in progress; whilst many areas are fully developed, there are many more geographic areas and environments to be added into this project. So if you seek high fantasy with intense roleplay, where your character and the characters around you come to feel not just like a collection of stats and pixels but true living beings, then Avlis is the place for you.

Rules - Rules of Conduct. All Avlis players are expected to know these rules.

Avlis Player Guide (pdf) - A good place to start for learning more about Avlis.

Gruush's Role Playing Guide - Excellent tips on how to roleplay a character in NWN

Avlis FAQ (FAQ thread) - Frequently Asked Questions about the World of Avlis

How to search the Avlis Forum - How to find the answers you are loking for

GMT Converter -- Avlis Calendar - Tools to help you be on time

Abbreviations - used on this wiki and in the forums

System Requirements - To Play On Avlis

Neverwinter Nights Online Detailed Player Information

Neverwinter Nights @ gamebanshee -- Use this instead of the users manual. Much easier

Neverwinter Nights FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about bioware's Neverwinter Nights

Bioware's Player's Guide to Persistent Worlds - What is a Persistent World?

Lord Xyphus' Neverwinter Grimoire -- It include information the manuals does it has correcttions and more from the 2DA's.

Interviews Comments and Accolades about the World of Avlis

• Biowar's Profile of Avlis
• Neverwinter Connection entry on Avlis

• Interview with Athena and Orleron (Joining Persistent Worlds)

• Bioware's Profile: Neverwinter Nights Extender v2

• Interview with Papillon/Avlis team (APS/NWNX)

• Accolades