Neverwinter: Free extension Jewel of the North with brand new Bard

Neverwinter: Jewel of the North, the latest free extension, is now available on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC. It introduces the brand new Bard class, which is inspired by the popular archetype from the 5th edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Players who decide for the bard will become daring heroes who understand themselves to combine magic with sword art, inspired by music allies, to manipulate thoughts and even heal wounds!

Bard are characterized by their unique performing mode in which they can play a variety of songs, strengthen allied strengths and heal or damage targets. And outdoors performance mode it is even possible to create its own compositions with the instrument they equipped and to give them the best in front of other adventurers.

Of course, a bard would not be a bard if he would not use his free time to compose songs about his heroics and to fulfill the world of Neverwinter with music.

If a barme is not in combat, then a new mode called free performance can be entered. By default, it can be entered on the PC with F12, via the L1 trigger and R3 on the Xbox One and the L1 trigger and R3 on the PlayStation 4. In this mode, the Bard not only has access to the 8 basic notes, but also on octaves and commercials by pressing and maintaining the trigger keys on Xbox One and Playstation 4 and the arrow keys on the PC.

Thanks to the unique depth and mechanics of the new mode, players can use their equipped instrument, for example their loved ones, to compose their own songs or even known songs to covers. How about classics like Happy Birthday to you, the title songs of TV series or songs of popular artists?

According to Neventer's senior designer Salim Grant, which significantly designed the development of the Bard, was inspired by the unique performance mode of the class of the Ocarina mechanics from Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

With the free performance mode of the Bard, we want to make a lot of creativity and music enjoyment for the players; Just like the ocarine games in Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, says Salim Grant, Neverwinter Senior Designer. The performance mode was developed extra for players who destroy their inner bard and maintain their allies adventurers. With the Bard, especially for the D & D players we wanted to enable as much individualization as possible, so that they can become the bard that they always wanted to be.

Since the start of Jewel of the North on the PC, players in Neverwinter have used the free performance mode to covers various popular songs. Below are a few great examples:

A Cruel Angel's Thesis by Neon Genesis Evangelion, L'S Theme of Death Note & Dan Dan Kokoro Hikareteku from Dragon Ball Z

Becalmed from Sea of ​​Thieves

L'Amour Toujours by Gigi d'Agostino

Coffee Dance (astronomia) by Vicetone & Tony Igy

The topic of the 2004 published The Bard's Tale

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley

Rains of Castamere from Game of Thrones

The Misty Mountains Cold from The Hobbit

Chariots of Fire by Vangelis