WotC's Chris Perkins on the Alice in Wonderland themes of D&D 5th Edition's Rage of Demon's Out of the Abyss by Green Ronin Publishing.
How much of the Forgotten Realms can this adventure have in it? I mean, it is set under the Realms. Is there really so much information available about the Underdark in the Forgotten Realms that you can actually identify them as a distinctive adventure setting?
Our group seems to be in a minority here (at least with those voicing their opinions on these forums), but we are actually looking forward to seeing/hearing/meeting Drizzt.
Most of my players just enjoy the tabletop game but have not read many Forgotten Realms novels. However, you would have to live under a rock not to know about Drizzt.
I use a modern analogy: most people have heard of specific rock stars, movie stars (Madonna, Tom Cruise, etc). By pure reputation alone, most of us have formulated an opinion on these people, without having ever met them. And just like the Player Characters, who may have an opinion of the superstar, there is still a "thrill" of meeting (in person) someone so famous.
As a DM in the Forgotten Realms, it is difficult not to let some of these 'Bigger than Life' NPCs overshadow the PCs. The key is to ensure the characters can 'outshine' those famous NPCs.
Drizzt, BTW, is an Anakin analogue with the bad dialogue and general mawkishness.
You mean something more like The Thief of Always?Not gonna lie, this sounds super lame. It sounds like they made a land of nightmare and dark into a land of children's stories. Read a Clive Barker novel, then write about the Abyss. Do not take your inspiration from a children's book. PG rated bs. Oh and more Legolas/Drizzt overpowered ubermench bs too. Gotta love that trash. I know, let's make him sparkle in the daylight. We have the feywild for faerie tales.
After reading Perkins' foreword, I want to plug the work of Michael Shea (deceased in 2014) which features a few stories with insane, weird visions of underworlds. From what I've played from Green Ronin, its likely the adventure is closer to Michael Shea than Lewis Carroll as well.
The books:
Nifft the Lean (1982), in particular the story "Come Then, Mortal. We Will Seek Her Soul". Nifft and sidekick take a journey into hell as errand boys.