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Why won't any DMs answer me?
NWN offers a separate chat channel in-game that lets players have private, one-way communication with any online DMs. In NS3, the DMs were very active in responding to "chatter" with players on this channel and were more socially visible than they are in NS4.
In NS4, DMs are playing the role of powerful deities that rule over the various domains on the world, and the DM channel is treated much like a private "prayer" channel, offering each player a way to express his wishes and hopes, as well as gratitude or frustration. This channel of communication is one-way, and as such you should very seldom expect to hear a reply of any kind from a DM, whether they are online or not
However, a properly worded "prayer" sent to your patron deity may sometimes sway the Gods into action, whether it be in your favor or against. Much like the Greek gods involved themselves in the affairs of mortals, the DM Deities can and will intervene in subtle and unexpected ways. Great fortune (or misfortune, depending on the circumstances) awaits those who actually meet one of these Gods face-to-face.
So, do not dispair if you feel like the DMs are ignoring you, and do not feel as if they are inactive and not doing anything. The nature of the module is for these powerful deities to act indirectly, through avatars or by possessing lower-order NPCs, or perhaps with a simple visual effect here or there.
Help! My Subrace bonuses are wrong!
Hey, that's not a question!
But seriously - many players have expressed confusion about the way subrace abilities are applied to their characters, or think they have not received the correct bonuses or penalties.
The reason for this is that the subrace bonuses are applied ON TOP of any racial bonuses you receive. If you choose to be a Sun Elf, for example, you will receive a +2 DEX and -2 CON for being an elf, and the subrace bonuses will have to be applied taking these racial bonuses into account.
As a Sun Elf, you should receive +2 INT and -2 CON, so the +2 DEX from your racial bonus has to be removed. You may be confused at first seeing you have -2 to your DEX score and no penalty to your CON score, but this is because you received the CON penalty from your racial modifier, so no additional modification needed to be made.
Another example is the Gold Dwarf. Gold Dwarves receive +2 CON, -2 DEX. However, regular dwarves receive +2 CON, -2 CHA. Therfore, to turn your standard dwarf into a Gold Dwarf, you have to give them +2 CHA and -2 DEX.
It can be confusing, but all the subrace bonuses have been extensively tested and we can say for certain that they are all accurate.