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Posted by: Calth
« on: June 09, 2011, 11:31:34 AM »

What have I done! I resurrected wrong thread! It lives! ;D

Didn't realize the talk was about add-on, my bad.
Posted by: Daulmakan
« on: June 07, 2011, 03:14:04 PM »

Time for bit of thread necromancy - there is no Artemis in Bodhi's Lair... Just someone named Arkanis, this entire debate was about nothing... how is that :D
Artemis only appears if you ask Driz'zt for help (and install the relevant UB component), while Arkanis only appears if you ask the Shadow Thieves.
Posted by: Calth
« on: June 07, 2011, 03:02:11 PM »

Time for bit of thread necromancy - there is no Artemis in Bodhi's Lair... Just someone named Arkanis, this entire debate was about nothing... how is that :D
Posted by: Starcrunch
« on: October 07, 2007, 02:51:57 PM »

I've always found both the hero worshiping (for his combat prowess) and abject hatred of Drizzt (for being godly) strange. He doesn't do many things that are truly godly by the standards of fantasy writing. He mostly fights normal creatures with swords, axes, clubs. It's quite rare that he fights a powerful wizard, demon/devil , or dragon and when it does happen it is always a very narrow escape/victory usually brought about by aid from his allies and friends. He almost never participates in world shaking events. He's razed no cities, ended no empires, and has never overthrown a deity. He's a very good swordsman, but I find his personality and intellect far more interesting than his swordsmanship. I like his periodic lapses into melancholy, and I especially like that he truly is affected by the deaths (real or perceived) of his friends, allies and acquaintances. Too often in fantasy literature the deaths of people who are supposed to be major parts of the heroes life go unnoticed after a few seconds of mourning by the hero, only to have that mourning resurface miraculously in the epilogue cheapening those lives and deaths. Much of this is simply a factor of Salvatore being one of the few decent fantasy writers alive today. I mean to say that he is much more careful with his plots and the emotional state of his characters than most, and his talent for writing English sentences far surpasses most other fantasy writers (Terry Pratchet and Neil Gaiman excepted).

-Starcrunch
Posted by: MERLANCE
« on: October 07, 2007, 08:45:25 AM »

Drizzt is everywhere! Everywhere! Though I enjoyed some of the books, he is the sort of a god moding rogue drow that everyone hates him for.
Posted by: redrake
« on: October 05, 2007, 01:44:00 AM »

Judging by the Forgotten Realms/Salvatore books timeline, Artemis shouldn't be there at all: he well believes that Drizzt is dead, so why would he try to find him? Probably that's the reason the designers cut him in the first place, though I wouldn't know.
Judging by the FR/Salvatore's books timeline, Drizzt should not be there either. ;D
Posted by: Kulyok
« on: October 01, 2007, 01:23:59 AM »

Judging by the Forgotten Realms/Salvatore books timeline, Artemis shouldn't be there at all: he well believes that Drizzt is dead, so why would he try to find him? Probably that's the reason the designers cut him in the first place, though I wouldn't know.
Posted by: Ghostfires
« on: September 30, 2007, 05:06:17 PM »

I remember the same feeling when running into Bodhi's lair.  Entreri was just cake to bring down.

It would've added a lot had they coded him with more attention. 
Posted by: Andyr
« on: September 22, 2007, 04:42:45 AM »

That's the way the designers coded him; I don't think we touched his abilities.
Posted by: DeathKnight1728
« on: September 20, 2007, 10:59:30 PM »

Hi everyone!
 
I for one thought that Artemis Entreri's encounter in Bodhi's lair was stupid. They completely made Artemis Entreri not even close to Drizzt's ability. I remember when I played the first time with unfinished business, Drizzt killed Artemis in like a couple seconds. It was complete utter trash.

Let's Discuss...........
Posted by: Menelanna
« on: October 27, 2006, 05:21:50 PM »

the books are definately worth reading IMO. I loved them! Salvatore's books may not be able to hold a candle to masterpieces like Tolkin's Lord of the RIngs and Tad William's Memeory, Sorrow, and Thorn, but they are still great books. I have read all of them and loved all of them. His latest book just came out this month, which I have yet to get. *runs off to buy the book*
Posted by: redrake
« on: October 27, 2006, 02:16:09 PM »

Yes, they are worth reading, from the first one to the last. As for gripes, that depends on everyone's distaste. Some don't like the god-like figure of Drizzt in some novels, some don't like the fact that dwarves are present in every one of RAS's novels, while others don't like the fact that many of the evil characters don't have much development (except for Entreri, of course).
Posted by: Margin Boo
« on: October 27, 2006, 10:15:43 AM »

The problem with the Drizzt novels (other than the usual gripes people have with them) is that several of them were published after the Baldur's Gate games, but set before the games in the FR timeline - meaning numerous discrepencies have cropped up.  I believe the latest trilogy is set just after ToB, though, so there shouldn't be any more :).
What are the usual gripes? Are the books worth reading?
Posted by: redrake
« on: October 24, 2006, 03:36:04 PM »

But Entreri and Drizzt are divided by half the Faerun, nevermind the distance to Amn. ;D But since the games are not considered cannon by wotsc, it doesn't matter much. Although quite stupidly Philip Athans's books are considered cannon. >:(
Posted by: NiGHTMARE
« on: October 14, 2006, 05:55:45 AM »

The problem with the Drizzt novels (other than the usual gripes people have with them) is that several of them were published after the Baldur's Gate games, but set before the games in the FR timeline - meaning numerous discrepencies have cropped up.  I believe the latest trilogy is set just after ToB, though, so there shouldn't be any more :).