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

[Wolfen Priest]

Good Point...

He's the Batman of the Forgotten realms.

Well said... But wouldn't he be more like Nightcrawler from the X-men?

 

[Storm Raven]

Interestingly, in the teaser for TTT, Legolas is shown doing some two-weapon fighting.

Something unsupported by the text of the books. I am not up in arms about it, Jackson probably thinks it creates a good visual image, and a movie is at least partially about creating good visual images, but in the book, Legolas specifically fights with a (as in singular) long knife when in close combat.

Whatever is in the movie, you can't lay two weapon fighting for the ranger class at the doorstep of the book LotR.

(Side note, the only characters in the book who fight with two weapons are (a) the Witch-King, who fights sword and dagger against Frodo at Weathertop, stabbing Frodo with the Morgul dagger in the process, and (b) Sam, after Frodo has been apparently killed by Shelob uses Sting and his Numenorean blade against the spider thing. Neither of them strike me as particularly good archetypes for the D&D ranger class.)

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

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.

So? I just posted why I didn't like Drizz't and part of that is the setting he is part of. Then you guys started ganging up on me. It's not fair, one at a time please.

 

[Flexor the Mighty!]

Flexor, you're using your own jaundiced prejudices .

Words like jaundiced confuse me...

 

[Archangel]

I do not like Driz'zt because he is just too wussy.

How many deities has he killed?

What powerful magic can he cast (I mean powerful)?

You see, I think that all the fights that he has won were pure luck.

He should get into d20 and branch into other classes, perhaps tack on an epic level or two (he sure is taking his time going up in levels, BTW).

My 4 year old daughter would kick his butt

 

[Archangel]

Oh yeah, I almost forgot - with all the references to Driz'zt Clones running around, it is no wonder why RA was asked to write Episode II.

 

[kreynolds]

So?

So what?

I just posted why I didn't like Drizz't and part of that is the setting he is part of.

That's fine. You are entitled to your opinion, but expect a response when you do so, and that response just might not be the same opinion that you have.

Then you guys started ganging up on me.

I didn't gang up on you. I merely explained to you that Numion was simply trying to tell you that your strong opinion of the FRCS is obviously not the majority. What confused you was that Numion responded in a similar agressive manner to you as your previous aggressive bashing of the FRCS.

It's ok if you don't like the FRCS. It's also ok if Numion disagrees with you.

It's not fair, one at a time please.

Life isn't always fair.

 

[Chromnos]

I can sum it up in three words-

Suspension of Disbelief

It's not so irritating when I read from the point of view of a cliche character (which Drizz't is) as when I can't believe 90% of what's happening. And then there's the whole psychic distance thing. I mean how can you sympathize with this guy? Yeah the whole thing about exile and all but man give me some depth here. I'm parched for some character development.

The action is decent, but how can it be engaging if I don't feel Tension? And how can I feel Tension if 1- the character is invincible and 2- he's an emotional brick wall. Now there is the whole Conan thing. But at least Conan was interesting- the James Bond of hack and slash. His motivations were simple- amass as much women and gold as is humanly impossible. And here you play to a vast audience- power hungry men everywhere.

I agree with the picture guy- Drizz't is just a facade for the virtuoso. Pretty on the surface, seemingly invincible. Underneath, there's nothing but sand.

Truth be told- most game characters convert to piss-poor fiction characters. If you want to make a good, engaging character write from his/her point of view first. Then make it into a game character. You'll get much more milage and at the very least you'll end up with a narrator that has some mohjo (the voodoo word for soul).

-C

 

[BenBrown]

Gee, and this is so unique among heroes.

Do you hate James Bond, too?

Oh, James Bond wins in the long run, but in the short run?

Go watch Goldfinger again. Bond does almost nothing other than screw up and gathers his information more-or-less by accident.

 

[Dargone]

Drizzt

I'm twenty-nine and I've been playing dungeons and dragons for close to twenty years. I immensely enjoy the Drizzt novels and I enjoy the writing style of Salvatore. Obviously, on this thread, I'm in the minority. While I respect the previous opinions of all on this board, I feel just as strongly in regards to my opinion. That's the beauty of literature and role-playing, there are a lot of different avenues available to fans of both.
I'm also the Dungeon Master in my weekly game and I've been using the Forgotten Realms since it's release. I agree with the above poster who mentioned that it all depends on the Dugeon Master. Also, the players are just as important to creating a well thought out and entertaining campaign. I've even used Drizzt in a cameo role before. Our campaign is deep on role-playing and we've been telling some great stories lately.
The whole point of my post is to illustrate the point that there are mature, educated gamers who enjoy these novels and also enjoy gaming within the Forgotten Realms. Thank you for your time