I finished the Hordes of the Underdark campaign earlier today and I enjoyed the ending as much as the rest of it. The only strike against HotU is that the story and characters were built on the uninspiring Neverwinter Nights campaign. If it weren’t for the fact HotU makes a lot of references to the original campaign, I would recommend bypassing the latter altogether.
I’m still on a CRPG kick right now as I’ve moved on to the Shadows of Undrentide expansion. I started the game as a Rogue with the intention of picking up the Shadowdancer prestige class later on. I’m hoping the Shadowdancer’s stealth abilities will offer a markedly different style of play.
I’m having some trouble adjusting, though. As a level 20 Druid/6 Shifter in HotU, I could call down the fury of the heavens and make the earth itself tremble as I battled ancient dragons and demons. As a level 3 Rogue in SoU, I can barely hit kobolds with a plain short sword. It’s very humbling.
It doesn’t help matters that I’m having issues with my SoU henchman. I’ve currently hooked up with a half-orc sorcerer who seems singularly averse to casting spells in combat. I can get him to buff me up before a battle but that’s about it. He may be handy with the heavy crossbow but I’m ditching him as soon as I meet the bard.
