Frequently asked questions

Auldwyn is an original persistent world (PW) for Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition. It is a roleplay focused multiplayer server with its own setting, pantheon and history, run by a small community of roleplayers.

Yes. Auldwyn is free. You only need to own a copy of Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, which is sold separately by Beamdog on Steam, GOG and other stores.

No. Auldwyn is a persistent world (PW), not a conventional MMO. It runs on one community-run server with a capped population, named characters played by real people, and Dungeon Masters who can shape the story directly - closer to a continuous tabletop campaign than a theme-park MMO.

Auldwyn is a live server, which is in active development. New content is published often. Players are welcome to log in and play.

Characters advance from level 1 to level 40. Progression is deliberately slow and story-driven rather than grind-focused.

New characters typically begin in Aucklorn Vale, a secluded valley of wooded slopes, cold water and old roads, centred on the settlement of Aucklorn Mill.

Launch Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition, choose Multiplayer, open the server browser and search for "Auldwyn". Join the community Discord if you need help connecting or setting up.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition (NWN:EE). The original 2002 Diamond edition is not supported.

Yes. Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition supports online multiplayer through dedicated servers and persistent worlds like Auldwyn, alongside its single-player campaigns.

Neverwinter Nights: Enhanced Edition is available on PC, Mac and Linux, and multiplayer works across all three. Auldwyn runs on these platforms; we can't currently confirm support for console or mobile versions of the game.

Quest progress is saved to each character. Persistent quests can be completed once per character and stay marked in your journal forever. Repeatable quests are clearly marked and reset at every scheduled server restart; they give less XP but are often more profitable and may offer stronger reputation rewards. Quests are grouped by region, can form chains that must be done in sequence, and unlock new narrative tiers as you progress.

Yes. Regions, settlements and factions each track your reputation live. Completing quests or taking part in specific activities can raise or lower your standing with them, and reputation-based rewards are planned as the world expands.

No. Once you accept a quest, it stays in your journal.

When a quest moves to Ready in your journal, return to the character who gave it to you. Rewards are given automatically.

At every scheduled server restart, twice a day. Each restart is announced ten minutes beforehand in the #server-notices channel on Discord, and your character's progress is saved.

Yes, as long as the player receiving it meets the quest's requirements, such as a minimum level or progress in the storyline.

Everyone who contributed can return to the quest-giver to collect a reward. Some goals unlock more, such as a merchant who stays in a new area so players can trade there.

We don't enforce roleplay and we've always made it clear that all play styles are welcome, but roleplay is encouraged. More than anything, Auldwyn is a welcoming and safe place for many different types of gamers.

No. Auldwyn is an entirely original setting. It has its own creation myth, its own pantheon of thirty deities and powers led by Kael, Riya and Xeros, and its own regions and peoples.

Auldwyn begins at the opening of a new story, in a time of unease and change, in and around Aucklorn Vale.

No. Auldwyn is a new original setting, not a continuation of another campaign, module or timeline.

You can take inspiration from an old concept, but direct imports from other settings may not be supported. If you're unsure, ask staff.

A world of beauty, memory, mystery, consequence and hard-won hope, where something has begun to go wrong.

Not as starting concepts. They are reserved for rare, story-driven circumstances with staff approval.

Yes, if played responsibly. Evil characters must never be used to grief other players or derail stories.

Auldwyn has its own pantheon. Outside mythologies don't apply, and the campaign centres on the silence of Amara.

Not by other players without your consent, though the DM team may apply serious consequences in rare cases.

Treat it as an in-character defeat and leave the area for a while. PvP must never be used to grief.

Your character needs a reason to exist in Auldwyn and room to grow. They don't need to know everything or be heroic.