Neverwinter Nights walks the plank

Neverwinter Nights just got patched...eye-patched, hook-handed, and peg-legged, that is. The new premium module for the role-playing game, Pirates of the Sword Coast, allows dungeon masters to throw gamers on a swashbuckling adventure off the shores of the fabled Sword Coast.

The module will add 8 to 12 hours of gameplay, and was intended for characters level 5 through 10 (characters of lower levels will be scaled to the adventure). As a gritty ship captain, gamers will be able to assemble a crew from 10 potential first mates and sail off to battle new creatures on the high seas.

Pirates of the Sword Coast is now available for $9.99 on BioWare's Web site. For more information on Neverwinter Nights, read GameSpot's full review.