I killed Drizzt
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Well, it was bound to happen sooner or later, even if he is a little author's pet.
Hey, at least he's in a blaze of glory..y'know, with underlings never mentioned in novels, doin' all the unimportant things.
Well, from a bad writer's perspective....Elminster went to Hell, and now Drizzit is in the Abyss! He must kick some ass and escape! With two scimitars! Woosh!
From a DM's perspective...he's a hero in the world...what happens when heroes die?
-The lesser heroes run around looking for a way to revive him
-Any evil organizations that he put in check unleash themselves upon the world as soon as possible
-The bigger heroes instantly get interested, as one of their own has fallen. They do what is in their power to help him.
So this could complicate things, somewhat. The baddies could actually have an edge for a while, here, especially if the body was eaten/destroyed, and if they were already prepared to almost unleash their next Big Trouble on the world. Death probably wouldn't be permanent, unless they can somehow make the spirit of Drizzie imprisoned/unwilling to leave the home plane. They could grab the body and then store it somewhere, so that powerful resurrections don't work (the body's still intact), and that the lesser resurrections make him appear back in his body, in the stronghold of the enemy...mwahaha...
I would say it's a good chance for the PC's to step up and fill his shoes, while the other heroes run around trying to fix the mess so that these amatures don't mess things up any more.
And I would also say that this is probably one of the worst things that could happen. The last thing a broody hero needs is a brush with death...can you imagine how pathetic he's going to be when he gets back?
Ugh. It hurts to think about.
Hey, at least he's in a blaze of glory..y'know, with underlings never mentioned in novels, doin' all the unimportant things.
Well, from a bad writer's perspective....Elminster went to Hell, and now Drizzit is in the Abyss! He must kick some ass and escape! With two scimitars! Woosh!
From a DM's perspective...he's a hero in the world...what happens when heroes die?
-The lesser heroes run around looking for a way to revive him
-Any evil organizations that he put in check unleash themselves upon the world as soon as possible
-The bigger heroes instantly get interested, as one of their own has fallen. They do what is in their power to help him.
So this could complicate things, somewhat. The baddies could actually have an edge for a while, here, especially if the body was eaten/destroyed, and if they were already prepared to almost unleash their next Big Trouble on the world. Death probably wouldn't be permanent, unless they can somehow make the spirit of Drizzie imprisoned/unwilling to leave the home plane. They could grab the body and then store it somewhere, so that powerful resurrections don't work (the body's still intact), and that the lesser resurrections make him appear back in his body, in the stronghold of the enemy...mwahaha...
I would say it's a good chance for the PC's to step up and fill his shoes, while the other heroes run around trying to fix the mess so that these amatures don't mess things up any more.
And I would also say that this is probably one of the worst things that could happen. The last thing a broody hero needs is a brush with death...can you imagine how pathetic he's going to be when he gets back?
Ugh. It hurts to think about.
BBrendolfus
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He does seem to have some powerful allies, likely they can true resurrect.
So I guess they would retrieve his stuff (and body) and speak with dead or use divination to see if he wishes to return.
Btw we rule that virtually all people do not wish to be raised. Number of reasons if you are interested.
I think that angst ridden Drizzt may need to be convinced by those who love him to return from the dead.
If he does return his personality may well be affected, possibilities:
- less aggressive for combat
- more inclined for group combat rather then single heroics
- scimitar and shield
or a polearm
- retirement
- marriage (if appropriate with loved one, as above)
- revenge, back with a vendetta, hateful
- revenant or a nasty ghost
o.k. that's enough
So I guess they would retrieve his stuff (and body) and speak with dead or use divination to see if he wishes to return.
Btw we rule that virtually all people do not wish to be raised. Number of reasons if you are interested.
I think that angst ridden Drizzt may need to be convinced by those who love him to return from the dead.
If he does return his personality may well be affected, possibilities:
- less aggressive for combat
- more inclined for group combat rather then single heroics
- scimitar and shield
or a polearm- retirement
- marriage (if appropriate with loved one, as above)
- revenge, back with a vendetta, hateful
- revenant or a nasty ghost
o.k. that's enough
Chun-tzu
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You should have Cattie-brie, Bruenor and the others raise him, assuming that's what he'd want. But after his resurrection, he's all moody and emotionally empty, maybe even "not quite right." He starts acting out of character, sleeping around with evil drow babes although he doesn't raelly know why he's doing it. Errtu (sp?) returns, and places a singing and dancing curse on the Companions of the Hall. Drizzt later begins questioning whether he's really an angst-ridden dark elf ranger, or a psychotic gamer from some d20 Modern world who just thinks he's a dark elf and living in the Realms. Then Cattie-Brie goes crazy, but Drizzt can't stop her, so Regis saves the day.
Give me a few months, and I'll tell you where to go from there.
Give me a few months, and I'll tell you where to go from there.
ThePsionicist
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Numion said:
I completely disagree on both your points. First, the characters in Lord Of The Rings had well defined motivations, especially if you ever bothered to read the Sillmarillion (sp?). But, regardless, unless you want to start a debate on the Lord Of The Rings Books, I'll leave it at that since it does not pertain to the topic at hand.
Getting back to Drizzt... Drizzt rarely seems to have any justification or explanation for his actions and the moral stances he takes in the world. How exactly did Drizzt become good? As I recall, Salvatore wrote that, basically, he was "born" that way. Wow, that's great character development and motivation.
Sure, the countless thousands more Drow that grew up exactly like Drizzt didn't become good, but Drizzt was special. Why? Just because. How is that possibly bespeaking a character who has "depth"? Even Spider-Man had a decent justification for his heroics.
Drizzt never did, and as far as I can see, never has had such a justification. He's good and he fights against evil for no apparent reason other than because that's what the writer wants him to do. Several of his actions throughout the novels (at least before I stopped reading) also have no justification or logical reasoning behind them, and serve simply to forward the "plot". I don't see how you can claim that Drizzt isn't a shallow character, given such issues.
Bob Aberton
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Yeah...I never did get that bit...
He was just "Born to Beat Bad!" Is that Alhandra's motto?
I have no problem with him surviving all those novels against the odds. But it would be nice to see him running for his life, bloodied, beaten, and scared, from a foe he just cannot beat.
Now given Drizzt's background, I would expect him to be some kind of primal-hunter-wildman type person, not a goody two shoes fairy drow like he is...
IMHO, of course
He was just "Born to Beat Bad!" Is that Alhandra's motto?
I have no problem with him surviving all those novels against the odds. But it would be nice to see him running for his life, bloodied, beaten, and scared, from a foe he just cannot beat.
Now given Drizzt's background, I would expect him to be some kind of primal-hunter-wildman type person, not a goody two shoes fairy drow like he is...
IMHO, of course
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