In BG1, Drizzt is an untouchable dervish of destruction. In BG2 he is still a dangerous enemy but not the greatest danger, but certainly a very useful ally. But alas, in ToB, Drizzt would be very underpowered when compared to the epic levels of the PC. You can squish him like a bug with a few Smite&Greater Whirlwinding warriors with ToB's best equipment.
And breaks the immersion most because he comes back this or that way. You reach level cap easily, so XP alone doesn't make a worthy target to me. It just means I reach level cap sooner and find the late game too easy/somewhat boring. I guess it's worth it if you play with mods and removed level cap to get every bit of XP, but at the moment, I don't. I killed him long ago to see what loot I would get, hoping for something unique or at least worth a decent amount. It's not the case, hence it's not worth bothering.
The Drow always rule supreme, so it's not a contradictory entry to B. He's a book-story character, and therefore should only be in the party if there's a story/quest for him to be - and only during that story/quest.
So, No. Even though they rule supreme (just ask them).
I personally feel that cameos by famous FR personnel is fine, but do not wish to have them as playable characters. I want to play my own story, not something that belongs in one of the books.
I am doomed by this pool. I don't particulary care if he's going to appear in ToB or not, but neither I think that drows rule supreme.... What should I do?
I'm kind of with @ajwz on this one, three murders of the same guy is a bit repetitive. If they were going to put him in ToB regardless of how I feel about it, making him an NPc doesn't make me more upset. At that late in the story though, especially if I have already killed him twice, haven't I surpassed him in XP that my comrades are already better equipped to deal with epic level situations?
Oh right, ToB auto levels party members so they are still near the PC. So by making him an NPC, it would make Drizzt a level deserved by the PC and not necessarily Drizzt... Perhaps then he should just die and not be an NPC...
Is all the Drizzt hate that seems to occur among some D&D players due to the character himself, or merely due to the 1001 Chaotic Good Drow Mary Sues that were spawned by fans in his wake?
Is all the Drizzt hate that seems to occur among some D&D players due to the character himself, or merely due to the 1001 Chaotic Good Drow Mary Sues that were spawned by fans in his wake?
@Eudaemonium - Definitely the latter. It is the backlash from all the Mary Sue love.
However when playing tabletop D&D it is a good way to determine players that you don't want in your game. Rule of thumb, if some says "I want to play a Drow ranger" your gonna have a bad time.
I voted No, though it really depends on the situation.
Imagining him as a playable character in ToB, unlocked a really old memory I had, when 12 years ago a friend of mine insisted in playing a ranger with a trained Wardog in an epic level campaign using the 2nd edition Guide to Hell. Turns out bringing a dog in the middle of a demon war was not a clever idea. At least for the dog.
What I am trying to say is that Drizzt might look badass but he has his limits. And ToB is way beyond these limits.
LOL. Considering the Planar Sphere encounter it would be funny if, somewhere along the line during ToB, you ended up facing a black robed mage with gold skin and hour glass eyes who has godlike power and is from an alternate realm. Not as a party member, mind you. Simply as an obstacle.
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I guess it's worth it if you play with mods and removed level cap to get every bit of XP, but at the moment, I don't. I killed him long ago to see what loot I would get, hoping for something unique or at least worth a decent amount. It's not the case, hence it's not worth bothering.
So, No. Even though they rule supreme (just ask them).
Oh right, ToB auto levels party members so they are still near the PC. So by making him an NPC, it would make Drizzt a level deserved by the PC and not necessarily Drizzt... Perhaps then he should just die and not be an NPC...
Nah. Vicky is drow enough for me... ;-)
Imagining him as a playable character in ToB, unlocked a really old memory I had, when 12 years ago a friend of mine insisted in playing a ranger with a trained Wardog in an epic level campaign using the 2nd edition Guide to Hell. Turns out bringing a dog in the middle of a demon war was not a clever idea. At least for the dog.
What I am trying to say is that Drizzt might look badass but he has his limits. And ToB is way beyond these limits.