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<blockquote data-quote="slipstream76" data-source="post: 3352104" data-attributes="member: 49978"><p>When I was younger I loved the first Drizzt novels (and I find them still amusing today...). I liked the special feel of the underdark and the drow plotting in their spider-infested cities. Icewinddale trilogy was still good if not as great as the first novels. But then it got worse. I dont know what got into RAS but the last novels were downright silly. The last book I read was the thousand orcs and I dont plan to continue the series. The two main reasons for me to dislike the latest novels:</p><p></p><p>1. sillyness of drizzt. For me it started when Cadderly wanted Drizzt not to give the evil artifact crenshinibon to anyone...never ever. Then Jarlaxle (or who was it) disguised as Cadderly demands the artifact from him and Drizzt (RPG stats: Int17 Wis17 bwahahaha) gives it to him. WTF? Why would he suddenly change his mind? Drizzt stems from a high magic race and illusions should be known to him. But RAS wanted to put even more emphasis on how stupid the drow ranger really is by not letting "Cadderly" heal one of his wounded friends with the most simple healing spell... "no....ehm....sorry, dude cannot do that right now, unfortunately I ran out of healing spells for today (me, the greatest cleric in all Faerun)....so sorry, NOW GIVE THAT ******* ARTIFACT TO ME! </p><p>That makes him look like the dumbest idiot ever IMO. But why? RAS normally does such a great job to present Drizzt to us as a learned and philospophic individual via the short starting paragraphs to each new chapter. That Cadderly/Jarlaxle encounter came to me like a punch in the face.</p><p></p><p>2. But even worse: the power atavism of Drizzt. With Wulfgar he went against the giants and icing death. He kicked Errtus ass. He survived so many perilous encounters that he has to be very high level up to now. His fighting skills are legendary. He bested the weaponmasters of the drow and did battly with Artemis Entreri for hours and hours while onlookers were dazzled by the speed and precision of their strokes.</p><p>But what now? He has serious problems to stand his ground against two orc scouts? Again: WTF? In "the thousand orcs" he tries to sneak up on two orc scouts barefooted and gets caught....!? Is every orc in Oboulds army at least a 18th level fighter? Good luck when fighting thousands of them.... Generally, I found a tendency in the novels that his battles gradually became harder while the enemies became weaker (at least measured by RPG standards...and nerds have to look for consistency with the RAW ;-)) But, seriously, that does not feel right for me. A Character like Raistlin becomes a god after so many novels...arent fighters allowed to become almost invincible at least? If Drizzt had his problems against dragons or the like noone would complain....but orcs? They are meant and desined to be low level fodder god dammit...! ;-)</p><p></p><p>Overall I came to like artemis and Jarlaxle much better. I think the sellsword trilogy was a very entertaining read. Good job there RAS! Maybe RAS became bored with Drizzt himself...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slipstream76, post: 3352104, member: 49978"] When I was younger I loved the first Drizzt novels (and I find them still amusing today...). I liked the special feel of the underdark and the drow plotting in their spider-infested cities. Icewinddale trilogy was still good if not as great as the first novels. But then it got worse. I dont know what got into RAS but the last novels were downright silly. The last book I read was the thousand orcs and I dont plan to continue the series. The two main reasons for me to dislike the latest novels: 1. sillyness of drizzt. For me it started when Cadderly wanted Drizzt not to give the evil artifact crenshinibon to anyone...never ever. Then Jarlaxle (or who was it) disguised as Cadderly demands the artifact from him and Drizzt (RPG stats: Int17 Wis17 bwahahaha) gives it to him. WTF? Why would he suddenly change his mind? Drizzt stems from a high magic race and illusions should be known to him. But RAS wanted to put even more emphasis on how stupid the drow ranger really is by not letting "Cadderly" heal one of his wounded friends with the most simple healing spell... "no....ehm....sorry, dude cannot do that right now, unfortunately I ran out of healing spells for today (me, the greatest cleric in all Faerun)....so sorry, NOW GIVE THAT ******* ARTIFACT TO ME! That makes him look like the dumbest idiot ever IMO. But why? RAS normally does such a great job to present Drizzt to us as a learned and philospophic individual via the short starting paragraphs to each new chapter. That Cadderly/Jarlaxle encounter came to me like a punch in the face. 2. But even worse: the power atavism of Drizzt. With Wulfgar he went against the giants and icing death. He kicked Errtus ass. He survived so many perilous encounters that he has to be very high level up to now. His fighting skills are legendary. He bested the weaponmasters of the drow and did battly with Artemis Entreri for hours and hours while onlookers were dazzled by the speed and precision of their strokes. But what now? He has serious problems to stand his ground against two orc scouts? Again: WTF? In "the thousand orcs" he tries to sneak up on two orc scouts barefooted and gets caught....!? Is every orc in Oboulds army at least a 18th level fighter? Good luck when fighting thousands of them.... Generally, I found a tendency in the novels that his battles gradually became harder while the enemies became weaker (at least measured by RPG standards...and nerds have to look for consistency with the RAW ;-)) But, seriously, that does not feel right for me. A Character like Raistlin becomes a god after so many novels...arent fighters allowed to become almost invincible at least? If Drizzt had his problems against dragons or the like noone would complain....but orcs? They are meant and desined to be low level fodder god dammit...! ;-) Overall I came to like artemis and Jarlaxle much better. I think the sellsword trilogy was a very entertaining read. Good job there RAS! Maybe RAS became bored with Drizzt himself... [/QUOTE]
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