{"id":179656,"date":"2021-01-28T20:09:56","date_gmt":"2021-01-28T20:09:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gamerant.com\/dungeons-and-dragons-dark-alliance-drizzt\/"},"modified":"2021-01-28T20:09:56","modified_gmt":"2021-01-28T20:09:56","slug":"dungeons-and-dragons-dark-alliances-drizzt-could-have-a-hard-time-living-up-to-the-book-version","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itteacheritfreelance.hk\/wordpress\/index.php\/2021\/01\/28\/dungeons-and-dragons-dark-alliances-drizzt-could-have-a-hard-time-living-up-to-the-book-version\/","title":{"rendered":"Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance’s Drizzt Could Have a Hard Time Living up to the Book Version"},"content":{"rendered":"

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First announced in 2019, Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/strong><\/em> is an action-RPG currently in development at Tuque Games. The game will be set in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the legendary tabletop RPG, and is being published by Wizards of the Coast.\u00a0There will be four characters for players to choose from in Dark Alliance<\/em><\/a>, but the most famous among them is Drizzt Do’Urden.<\/p>\n

Drizzt first appeared as a supporting\u00a0character in R.A. Salvatore’s Icewind Dale<\/em> trilogy<\/a> of novels, before going on to star in his own\u00a0series. To date Drizzt has\u00a0taken the leading role in 36 novels, as well as over a dozen short stories. As one of the most well-known and beloved characters in the Forgotten Realms lore, Tuque Games will have to be very careful with bringing Drizzt\u00a0into Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/em>. As we’re discussing such a storied character, beware of spoilers ahead.<\/p>\n

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Drizzt Do’Urden is a character defined by the rejection of his heritage. He is a Drow, a race of subterranean elves who dwell in the Underdark, miles below the surface world. Drow in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting<\/a> are ashen-skinned, white-haired, and utterly ruthless. As worshippers of the evil spider-goddess Lolth,\u00a0they\u00a0have\u00a0a strict matriarchal society with a focus on slavery, cruelty, and ambition.<\/p>\n

Despite being born into a noble house, Drizzt spent his childhood as a pawn in the plots of his mother and sisters, with little agency of his own. The\u00a0small amount OF freedom he did gain came from his father, Zaknafein, the weapons’ master of the Do’Urden household. From an early age Drizzt showed an incredible talent for the Drow dual-scimitar style<\/a> of sword-fighting. So much so that Zaknafein was able to convince Drizzt’s mother, Matron Malice Do’Urden, to allow the young Drow to attend a school for fighters, rather than go to the wizard’s school as she had originally planned.<\/p>\n

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Throughout the rest of his life, both in the Underdark and after his exile to the surface, Drizzt continued to hone his natural talent for combat. He mastered\u00a0many weapons, but remained at his most deadly when dual-wielding swords. At the same time, he\u00a0learned to embrace his own morality, and rejected the cutthroat outlook and hateful resentment of his fellow Drow. In the end,\u00a0what makes Drizzt a great character<\/a> is his independence, his compassion, and his\u00a0ability to overcome the prejudices of his people.<\/p>\n

When it comes to doing Drizzt justice in Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/em><\/a>, there are two major pitfalls that the developers will have to look out for. Neither is easy to avoid, and could well turn long-term fans against the game. The first is simply that Drizzt is a beloved literary character, who has never been fully-realized in other media. Many fans will have their own ideas of how the unusual Drow should speak\u00a0and act.<\/p>\n

Managing to do justice to a popular character, particularly one with decades of characterization to call on, is never easy. Many adaptations, both in movies and games, have drawn criticism for their failure to respect a character’s history and growth.<\/p>\n

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The other pitfall when it comes to doing Drizzt justice involves the gameplay of Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/em><\/a>. From everything released by Tuque Games so far, it’s clear that Dark Alliance<\/em> is going to focus on\u00a0party-based action with four unique characters. While it’s clearly a well-loved subgenre, this choice does give Drizzt a\u00a0particular problem.<\/p>\n

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The four characters in Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance<\/em> will be Drizzt and three of his closest companions in the books: Cattie-Brie, Bruenor Battlehammer, and Wulfgar the barbarian<\/a>. The problem here is that for the gameplay to feel balanced and fair, the four characters need to be fairly equal in power. While Cattie-Brie, Bruenor, and Wulfgar are all formidable warriors in their own right, none of them are equal to Drizzt’s skill in the books.<\/p>\n

In the past, critics have referred to Drizzt as a Mary-Sue, the term for an overpowered character in books and movies<\/a>. Even taken early on in the books,\u00a0following his departure from the Underdark, Drizzt is an extraordinarily gifted fighter. As R.A. Salvatore’s stories progress, he only gains in power,\u00a0with his summon-able panther Guenhwyvar, his enchanted scimitars Twinkle and Icingdeath, and a host of other magical tricks and trinkets.<\/p>\n

It will be up to Tuque Games to find a good balance for Drizzt in Dark Allianc<\/em>e<\/a>, both as a character and as a fighter. Fans of R.A. Salvatore’s books are already waiting anxiously\u00a0to see if the studio can do the lone drow justice, but perhaps the bigger challenge\u00a0will be to do it without over-shadowing his three companions.<\/p>\n

Dungeons and Dragons: Dark Alliance\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>releases in 2021 for PC\u00a0and consoles.<\/p>\n

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