D&D 5E Lolth's Warrior, Way of the Drow Book 3 (Drizzt Novel)

We finally know about the 3rd book in the Way of the Drow Series, it's called Lolth's Warrior.

Lolth's Warrior: A Novel: Salvatore, R. A.: 9780063029873: Books - Amazon.ca

"The epic conclusion to New York Times bestselling author R. A. Salvatore’s electrifying trilogy, The Way of the Drow, finds Drizzt Do’Urden coming to understand his role as a friend, a father, and a man caught between the darkness and the light.

The drow city of Menzoberranzan has fallen into discontent, sowed by the growing legend of the one who escaped: Drizzt Do’Urden. Now many of the drow—including the city’s most powerful house, led by the Matron Mother—are questioning the influence of the Spider Queen and the very history of the city’s founding.

What secrets lie ahead? The drow are determined to find out, and they’ll stop at nothing to dismantle the very structure they’ve called home.

As social tensions rise and the demands for answers boom, a fight erupts between the adherents of Lolth’s chaotic evil and those drow who demand more, demand better. In the Underdark there are only absolutes and no compromise will be found. With winner taking all, Drizzt Do’Urden cannot and will not remain on the sidelines anymore. This will be an uprising Menzoberranzan will never forget, and the rest of the Forgotten Realms won’t be able to look away. "
 

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This sounds absolutely hilariously bad, which is y'know, par for the course with Salvatore. I guess it can't be worse than D&D's previous main "slave-freeing saga", the Prism Pentad, right? Right?!

Also bonus face-palm points for using "chaotic evil" in an actual blurb, as if it was just a normal thing to say.

EDIT - Though like, you know I would totally watch a Drizzt-based musical. Esp. if it focuses on Menzoberranzan more than the "boring four" or whatever the name of his Icewind Dale fanclub was.
 




Scribe

Legend
It leaves the story feeling uncomplete, I need closure damnit LMFAO.

The whole plotline was way too easy for me to ignore, but the less I say on it the better.

He will end up freeing the drow, some will cling to Lolth anyway, and those will remain the 'bad drow' that need to exist, while a large (majority) will follow Drizzt to freedom from her evil ways.

And the messiah complex of this character will essentially be complete.
 





The whole plotline was way too easy for me to ignore, but the less I say on it the better.

He will end up freeing the drow, some will cling to Lolth anyway, and those will remain the 'bad drow' that need to exist, while a large (majority) will follow Drizzt to freedom from her evil ways.

And the messiah complex of this character will essentially be complete.

Actually I think the revolution will fail, Menzo can't become a good city of Drow, it's THE iconic villian city of the Lolthian Udadrow.

No I think it will fail, but the rebellious faction will retreat to other Drow cities or found a new one somewhere. Some how the Lorendrow and Aevendrow will get drawn into this conflict. Maybe other Lolthia cities too.

The real question is whose the Warrior of Lolth, because it can't be Drizzt for obvious reasons. Can it?
 

DarkCrisis

Legend
Read the first book in the new trilogy and it was the first Drizzt book to ever leave me disappointed. I don't even recognize him anymore. And the Ice Drow where a huge over correction IMO.

I havent read the 2nd book, which is sad. Usually I had them Day 1, but I can't bring myself to want to.

I guess the 3rd and final will seal the fate of the once grim-dark drow.

BTW whatever happened to the Eilistraee's and her good Drow that WotC seems to have forgotten about? Still no sign?
 

DarkCrisis

Legend
Actually I think the revolution will fail, Menzo can't become a good city of Drow, it's THE iconic villian city of the Lolthian Udadrow.

No I think it will fail, but the rebellious faction will retreat to other Drow cities or found a new one somewhere. Some how the Lorendrow and Aevendrow will get drawn into this conflict. Maybe other Lolthia cities too.

The real question is whose the Warrior of Lolth, because it can't be Drizzt for obvious reasons. Can it?
Sure it can. Lolth loves Drizzt. He causes so much delicious chaos amongst her people.
 

Scribe

Legend
BTW whatever happened to the Eilistraee's and her good Drow that WotC seems to have forgotten about? Still no sign?

A quick google on Eilistraee shows why shes probably being forgotten a bit in the very safe 5e.

Actually I think the revolution will fail, Menzo can't become a good city of Drow, it's THE iconic villian city of the Lolthian Udadrow.

No I think it will fail, but the rebellious faction will retreat to other Drow cities or found a new one somewhere. Some how the Lorendrow and Aevendrow will get drawn into this conflict. Maybe other Lolthia cities too.

The real question is whose the Warrior of Lolth, because it can't be Drizzt for obvious reasons. Can it?

I doubt it. He'll pull a Moses and lead the Drow to the promised land and freedom. SOME Drow will remain loyal to Lolth because again the game needs villiains, but it wont be most of them, otherwise its saying 'a majority of Drow are evil' and that wont fly anymore. The city may stand, but the people will leave, and Drizzt will part the oceans to bring them to a new and prosperous land on the surface, working together with the Dwarves to bring peace and enlightenment.

Watch for it. ;)
 

Zardnaar

Legend
A quick google on Eilistraee shows why shes probably being forgotten a bit in the very safe 5e.



I doubt it. He'll pull a Moses and lead the Drow to the promised land and freedom. SOME Drow will remain loyal to Lolth because again the game needs villiains, but it wont be most of them, otherwise its saying 'a majority of Drow are evil' and that wont fly anymore. The city may stand, but the people will leave, and Drizzt will part the oceans to bring them to a new and prosperous land on the surface, working together with the Dwarves to bring peace and enlightenment.

Watch for it. ;)

Wait for the sequels.

Children of the Drow
Drow Messiah
God Emperor of the Drow
Heretics of the Drow
Chapterhouse Drow
 

DarkCrisis

Legend
A quick google on Eilistraee shows why shes probably being forgotten a bit in the very safe 5e.



I doubt it. He'll pull a Moses and lead the Drow to the promised land and freedom. SOME Drow will remain loyal to Lolth because again the game needs villiains, but it wont be most of them, otherwise its saying 'a majority of Drow are evil' and that wont fly anymore. The city may stand, but the people will leave, and Drizzt will part the oceans to bring them to a new and prosperous land on the surface, working together with the Dwarves to bring peace and enlightenment.

Watch for it. ;)
Im assuming you mean that she prefers to go "Skyclad". Very puritan thing to be upset about, but i get it. I mean not like WotC couldn't just put clothes on her. She's not ALWAYS naked.
 

Read the first book in the new trilogy and it was the first Drizzt book to ever leave me disappointed. I don't even recognize him anymore. And the Ice Drow where a huge over correction IMO.

I havent read the 2nd book, which is sad. Usually I had them Day 1, but I can't bring myself to want to.

I guess the 3rd and final will seal the fate of the once grim-dark drow.

BTW whatever happened to the Eilistraee's and her good Drow that WotC seems to have forgotten about? Still no sign?

The Aevendrow Paladin's God IS Eilistraee, she just doesn't bother to mention it until late in book 2 of the Way of the Drow, which is a shocker, because RA Salvatore was well know for not liking Eilstraee.

So I guess Eilstraee is the main Goddess of the Canadian Drow, er I mean the Aevendrow.
 

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