History Awesome / NeverwinterNights2

** With a high enough perform stat you can do all of the above ''[[UpToEleven in song]]''.

* Learning the "Heal Allies" power by [[spoiler:healing the Woodman.]] It sounds simple on paper, but in practice, it means that you, a normal mortal in Faerun, manage to take a [[spoiler:curse created by a god that can do nothing other than devour spirits, and force this mindless thing to defy its own nature. In the words of the Woodman, you teach it to obey you.]]
* The meeting with [[spoiler: Myrkul. You meet a dead god and walks on his corpse. And after speaking to him and learning that the soul-eater curse, and therefore you, who sustains his very existence, can devour his soul. That's right, ''you can eat the soul of a dead god using a curse that he created to prolong his life.'']]
** Or even better, [[spoiler: use Eternal Rest to force him to die without devouring him. Talk about HoistByHisOwnPetard.]]
** Goes one step further when you reach the Academy. [[spoiler: The Founder will explain how and why they abducted you, maimed you, robbed you and unleashed the Spirit Eater curse upon Rashemen. You may exact your vengeance upon them physically, but the Founder is content to know that you normally cannot use her paramour's curse upon her. ''Normally.'' Aided by Myrkul's essence, you can reunite the two and deliver Myrkul's sentence at long last, by devouring her soul.]]
* The ultra-badass ChaoticEvil ending is this ''incarnate''. [[spoiler:You take full control of your curse, essentially [[GodOfHumanOrigin becoming a demigod]] and a HumanoidAbomination, so powerful that Kelemvor admits he can't kill you. After you flee the Shadow Plane, you go on a ''massive'' RoaringRampageOfRevenge against anyone who ever hurt you, and devour thousands if not ''millions'' of souls. Eventually, all the gods in the realm team up to fight you...''and still fail to kill you''. They have to settle for driving you out of Faerun, and Kelemvor notes [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu that a decent amount of them were devoured in the battle.]]]] So. Much. Badass.

* Related to the above: [[spoiler:During your preparations for the trial by combat, Khelgar will burst into the room and insist he fight in your stead. When asked why, he goes on an ''epic'' rant about how Torio's actions made the trial a sham, that the coming duel was ultimately pointless and unfair since you had already fairly proven your innocence, and how Luskan's actions have made a mockery of justice. It really shows how far he's come from the arrogant BloodKnight he began as.]]

* Neeshka gets one: [[spoiler:If you have high enough influence with her, she defies a Geas to stay on your side, defying Black Garius and basically staring death in the face for you, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe all because you were nice to her.]]]]
* It's possible to make Ammon Jerro feel remorse for [[spoiler: killing Shandra.]] At first it seems that he's irredeemable, invoking IDidWhatIHadToDo. However you point out that his self-righteousness means that he'll often act with incomplete information, just like he did with Shandra. This causes a HeroicBSOD, and after a moment of silence, he admits that you're right.
** In the final battle, Black Garius gives him the chance to join him in service to the King of Shadows, even [[spoiler:offering to bring back Shandra so they can bond as family]]. Jerro [[ShutUpHannibal utterly shuts him down]].
-->'''Ammon Jerro:''' You could promise all that and more, Garius. But for all your empty promises, I have seen the one I follow accomplish so much more. And Garius, [[AndThisIsFor for mentioning]] [[spoiler:[[SacrificialLion Shandra]]]] to me, I shall enjoy watching you die.

* The ultra-badass ChaoticEvil ending is this ''incarnate''. [[spoiler:You take full control of your curse, essentially becoming a [[AGodAmI demigod]] and a HumanoidAbomination, so powerful that Kelemvor admits he can't kill you. After you flee the Shadow Plane, you go on a ''massive'' RoaringRampageOfRevenge against anyone who ever hurt you, and devour thousands if not ''millions'' of souls. Eventually, all the gods in the realm team up to fight you...''and still fail to kill you''. They have to settle for driving you out of Faerun, and Kelemvor notes [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu that a decent amount of them were devoured in the battle.]]]] So. Much. Badass.

** With a high enough perform stat you can do all of the above ''in song''.

* In chapter two, [[spoiler:the Ember Trial becomes this with a good enough diplomacy skill. With nothing but some quick thinking and a silver tongue, you utterly demolish Torio's accusations bit by bit, point out every single hole and flaw in her plot, and effectively humiliate her in front of the entire courtroom. And when Torio pulls out her trumpcard, the SoleSurvivor of the Ember massacre's testimony, you and Shandra manage to convince the witness that she may have been tricked, rendering her testimony (which Torio's arguements ''hinge'' on) moot. And it doesn't stop there. After you're done humiliating Torio in verbal warfare, you and Sand proceed to call your ''own'' witnesses, the various people you've helped up to this point, further discrediting the prosecution. Yes, Torio manages to retaliate by forcing a [[DuelToTheDeath trial by combat]], but its clear that she's been utterly ''trounced''. And the kicker? After all is said and done, you actually get a ''background feat'' that details how your performance was so incredible, it has instantly become the stuff of ''legends'' in the legal community, and your words will be regarded as an inspiration for legal officers ''for centuries to come.'']]

* Learning the "Heal Allies" power by [[spoiler:healing the Woodman.]] It sounds simple on paper, but in practice, it means that you, a normal mortal in Faerun, manage to take a [[spoiler:curse created by a god that can do nothing other than devour spirits, and force this mindless thing to defy it's own nature. In the words of the Woodman, you teach it to obey you.]]

* Learning the "Heal Allies" power by [[spoiler:healing the Woodman.]] It sounds simple on paper, but in practice, it means that you, a normal mortal in Faerun, manage to take a [[spoiler:curse created by a god that can do nothing other than devour spirits, and force this mindless thing to defy it's own nature. In the words of the Woodman, you teach it to obey you.]]

-->'''Ammon Jerro:''' You could promise all that and more, Garius. But for all your empty promises, I have seen the one I follow accomplish so much more. And Garius, [[AndThisIsFor for mentioning [[spoiler:[[SacrificialLion Shandra]]]] [[AndThisIsFor to me]], I shall enjoy watching you die.

* It's possible to make Ammon Jero feel remorse for [[spoiler: killing Shandra.]] At first it seems that he's irredeemable, invoking IDidWhatIHadToDo. However you point out that his self-righteousness means that he'll often act with incomplete information, just like he did with Shandra. This causes a HeroicBSOD, and after a moment of silence, he admits that you're right.

* The meeting with [[spoiler: Myrkul. You meet a dead god and walks on his corpse. And after speaking to him and learning that the soul-eater curse, and therefore you, who sustains his very existence, can devour his soul. That's right, ''you can eat the soul of a dead god using a curse that he created to prolong his life.]]

* The fight with [[spoiler:Araman]] in the Fugue Plane. [[PlayerCharacter LG aasimar paladin 20 of Red Knight / Divine Champion 10]], with Safiya, Kaelyn, and Gann at my back. The cutscene finishes, I start to swing the Sword of Gith, then the others hit him with like fifteen spells at once and he's dead in an instant. I wonder how he could have possibly died that fast and look back through the log. Turns out he failed a save on Safiya's Disintegrate.

* Neeshka gets one: [[spoiler:If you have high enough influence with her, she defies a [[Geas Geas]] to stay on your side, defying Black Garius and basically staring death in the face for you, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe all because you were nice to her.]]]]

* Neeshka gets one: [[spoiler:If you have high enough influence with her, she defies a Geas to stay on your side, defying Black Garius and basically staring death in the face for you, [[BecauseYouWereNiceToMe all because you were nice to her.]]]]

** Or even better, [[spoiler: use Eternal Rest to force him to die without devouring him. Talk about HoistByHisOwnPetard.]]

* The meeting with [[spoiler: Myrkul. You meet with a dead god and walk on his corpse. And after speaking to him and learning that the soul-eater curse, and therefor you, sustain his existence, you can devour his soul. That's right, you can ''eat the soul of a dead god using a curse that he created to prolong his life''.]]

* The meeting with [[spoiler: Myrkul. You meet with a dead god and walk on his corpse. And after speaking to him and learning that the soul-eater curse, and therefor you, sustain his existence, you can devour his soul. That's right, you can ''eat the soul of a dead god using a curse that he created to prolong his life''.]]

* The fight with [[spoiler:Araman]] in the Fugue Plane. [[PlayerCharacter LG aasimar paladin 20 of Red Knight / Divine Champion 10]], with Safiya, Kaelyn, and Gann at my back. The cutscene finishes, I start to swing the Sword of Gith, then the others hit him with like fifteen spells at once and he's dead in an instant. I wonder how he could have possibly died that fast and look back through the log. Turns out he failed a save on Safiya's Disintegrate.

** And in doing so he unwittingly fulfills one of the requirements to become a Monk: gaining a true understanding of Justice.

* Related to the above: [[spoiler:During your preparations for the trial by combat, Khelgar will burst into the room and insist he fight in your stead. When asked why, he goes on an ''epic'' rant about how Torio's actions made the trial a sham, that the coming duel was ultimately pointless and unfair since you had already fairly proven your innocence, and how Luskan's actions have made a mockery of justice. It really shows how far he's come from the arrogant BloodKnight he began as.]]

* Related to the above: [[spoiler:During your preparations for the trial by combat, Khelgar will burst into the room and insist he fight in your stead. When asked why, he goes on an ''epic'' rant about how Torio's actions made the trial a shame, that the coming duel was ultimately pointless and unfair since you had already fairly proven your innocence, and how Luskan's actions have made a mockery of justice. It really shows how far he's come from the arrogant BloodKnight he began as.]]

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