Wanna buy a short sword +3...

I played neverwinter nights for about four hours last night, didn't even blink once. I had no clue where I was or how much time I'd spent playing. Family members were but vauge memories of the time that came before my half-orc paladin aqquired baldurs armor and smote evilness with my acid dripping sword. I've never done the whole "rpg" thing, but I'm sure making up for it now! I'd never thought I'd enjoy this type of game. I'd even mocked the "poor souls" who sold xp on ebay and had clan meetings online (well, I still do, that's just nerdy...). Silly thing is, I read a ton of books and rpg's typically are more story based than any other type of game (with a few minor exceptions...). Heck, they call the levels "chapters", which should have been a huge tip off for me. I enjoy the story as much or more than I do wipping the floor with the nasty critters which abound in video games. I love the progression and the deliberate pacing. It's almost like those choose your own story books from when I was a kid. Except I hated those things. I always had my fingers in about six different pages, because I wanted the best ending and I wanted to read all the stories. Now, if I miss a cool plot twist, I just create an uber-level cheat character and replay the chapter quickly. Oh yeah, that's the stuff. I'm six years old all over again.