I thought I read that the latest 1.23 patch of NWN2 didn't require the CD check anymore, just like they did for NWN1.... are you running an earlier version, or actually found a no CD crack for 1.23 hotfix? maybe its crashing cuz its malware? One of the updates on 1.23 says... "Modified the SecuROM implementation. This should remove some of the crashes people have experienced with 1.23, and you no longer need to have the game disc in the drive to play the game."