Hello there, glad to see a new face. The answer to your question is yes, there is a real server. The forums here were established to track things both IC and OOCly outside the server itself. Handy for keeping everyone on the same page without constantly rewriting Journal entries for the game itself.
Which brings me to the server itself. We are a Neverwinter Nights server hosted through the same Gamespy network that supports the other servers. Right now though we're still down for repairs and hopeful that Knighty and Co. can get something running in the near future. Since the forums are hosted by RPGDynasty we still get something of our community here.
Once the server's up you'll need a copy of NWN and your own key to play on the Gamespy network and log into our server. Hope to see you there.
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