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I just bought the FRCS for 3rd edition! I'm quite pleased, for the most part. Though, I must say, Sean K. Reynolds' insistance on sticking to the NPC total item value rules is rather annoying; everyone knows that Twinkle is a +5 defender, not +2. And according to these stats, Icingdeath isn't even a frost brand, just a plain old frost scimitar. I mean, come on, you can adhere to the rules without tearing apart a good NPC like Drizzt.

Which brings me to another point. Even more frustrating is the fact that the book uses a double-standard; Drizzt is severely toned down from his previous incarnations, but some lower-level NPCs have even better and more expensive items than he does. What's the deal with that? If you're going to stick to a pre-defined format, at least use the same format for everyone involved. This just makes everyone's favorite dark-elf look discriminated against; poor Drizzt! Anyhow, he could kick Sean K. Reynolds' butt.

Anyone else have this book, and would like to make some comments? What did you think of it?

[ 06-18-2001: Message edited by: TheHellion ]

What's FRCS?

Anyway, Drizzt's equipment should be:
Onyx cat figurine (Guenhwyvar)
Two magical scimitars (Twinkle, which was given to him by a powerful mage, and another blade, which he found when he and Wulfgar killed the terrible White Dragon, Icingdeath)
Medallion of Mielikki
Possibly a Mithral chainmail.
Plus the standard drow spells (Faerie Fire, Dancing Lights, Darkness)

And that's really all.

Are these the stats for Drizzt Do'Urden they printed in the FRCS?

[url="http://www.wizards.com/forgottenrealms/FR_3E_Drizzt.asp"]Drizzt's D&D3 game stats[/url]

That's what they posted on the Wizards of the Coast webpage shortly after D&D3 came out.

I would say that we should probably expect some of the things we "know" about our favourite heroes to change a little bit as they adapt their old stats from 2nd Edition to D&D3.