What is it about Drizzt that you just can't stand?

[Edena_of_Neith]

That he did not marry Caiti-brie.

 

[kreynolds]

That he did not marry Caiti-brie.

It ain't over yet. Besides, Drizzt has a lot of growing up to do before he'll be ready for that.

 

[hong]

Drizzt's girlfriend is named after a cat and a cheese.

Coincidence? I THINK NOT.

 

[mmadsen]

Is this the Kane that had the demon rings, in the evil city, who follows his fathers plans, intending to invite the evil god into himself?

I believe so, Ds Da Man. The first novel is Bloodstone, referring, I assume, to a "demon ring". Frankly, I just got the compilation and just started reading the prologue. As I said before:

For anyone interested in getting the long-out-of-print Kane novels, there's a hardbound compilation out, called Gods in Darkness, available at Amazon (in 2 to 4 weeks) and Buy.com (back order):

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/189238924X/
http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=30964898

 

[Mythtify]

He's the Batman of the Forgotten realms.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

The "pile of cheesy crap" won the origin award for best RP supplement, but hey, what do they know? Compared to you, I mean.

Not much by what I can see. I think glossy pages and flashy production is what good suppliments are measured by these days. I'm sorry but I can't stand the FR anymore. I played in the realms when the boxed set came out and it was fine. Then after loads of terrible novels were all added to the cannon the setting began to go downhill fast.

 

[Numion]

I'm sorry but I can't stand the FR anymore.

You've made that pretty clear. I got that. What I don't get is why you can't restrain yourself from verbally assaulting Forgotten Realms at every opportunity? What do you hope to achieve? Something positive, perhaps?

You'll just piss of FR fans. If that was your intent from the beginning, well, what can I say? Grow up?

 

[Henry]

I have to say (sorry to hijack the thread all - sorta) that Flexor, I'm sorry you don't think much of the 'Realms. I myself felt similarly for years -

"Forgotten realms - Where belly-button lint has a +3 bonus!"

"Forgotten Realms - where Every Locale has been detailed by the Staff of National Geographic!

etc. etc.

However, I had the fortune of encountering a very good DM about two years ago who was VERY good at running Realms campaigns. He knew the setting intimately, and it showed in the games we played. That was perhaps the first D&D character I ever played that I SERIOUSLY enjoyed playing, and cared about! This says a lot for a 20-year veteran of D&D.

This DM showed me the virtues of FR being (1) a campaign that could live and breathe as healthily as any home-brew campaign, and (2) a campaign that is richly detailed and suitable for setting one-shots and limited edition campaigns in, due to the depth of coverage.

If I ever get a chance to play in his campaign again, I would enjoy doing so.

 

[Desdichado]

Flexor, you're using your own jaundiced prejudices based on past productions to write off the 3e FRCS without even paying attention to it, IMO.

I'm not a big Realms fan. But the 3e FRCS was one of the best D&D supplements ever published. It wasn't just a pretty book, it was one that had tons and tons of "crunchy goodness (geez, I can't believe I just typed that inane phrase)" and detail. It really set the standard for what a campaign setting should look like.

Although I don't own it yet, I'm likely to buy it just so I can follow that format for my own notes when I homebrew. And I'll rob the setting blind for mechanics as well.

 

[kreynolds]

I'm sorry but I can't stand the FR anymore.

That's cool. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I think Numion was just pointing out that your opinion obviously isn't the majority.