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D&D Dark Alliance - co-op action brawler where you play Drizzt's party

Zed Duke of Banville

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That skinny 19 year old speed metal guitarist is not my Drizzt. Hashtag.

Now this is a Drizzt... Dritst? Drizz? Drits?... A Drizzit:
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You tried to imagine a hero drow kicking ass and what you settled on was an old man with a receding hairline? Let's hope his knees don't give out while he's fighting a gnome.
Larry Elmore created the cover art for The Crystal Shard by R.A. Salvatore, the novel introducing Drizzt:

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Clyde Caldwell supplied the cover art for the second book in this trilogy, but Drizzt appeared only indistinctly in the background, and Jeff Easley's cover art for the third book in the trilogy, while featuring Drizzt most prominently, depicted him in disguise as a regular elf:
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Jeff Easley went on to create all three covers for the prequel trilogy of books about Drizzt's early life, the first of which will likely already be familiar:

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LESS T_T

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The game mentioned in the latest issue of Dragon+ magazine.

Drizzt and Guenhwyvar action figure tied to this game will be released in December. It comes with a code for an exclusive in-game item. (But I don't see the game itself releasing this year.) https://dnd.dragonmag.com/2020/10/0...guenhwyvar-premium-action-figure/content.html

Drizzt & Guenhwyvar Premium Action Figure

Dragon+ was thrilled in December 2019 when it was announced that the Dark Alliance video game was in production. Wizards of the Coast’s first published D&D video game will allow Drizzt Do’Urden and the other members of R.A. Salvatore’s Companions of the Hall to reign destruction down on any digital foe that dares stand in their way. One unexpected bonus is that an action figure based on the famous drow warrior has also been produced, using the art from the video game as its visual reference.

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“Our sculpting team worked hard to recreate the look and color scheme of the figure from the upcoming Dark Alliance video game,” says Melissa Jones, Senior Designer at Hasbro, who collaborated with Tuque Games and Wizards of the Coast. “Since this character is an extremely active warrior, we made sure he has a full range of motion for action poses. We referenced several iconic Drizzt poses and key action moments from the video game. We wanted to capture his movement with the range of articulation, as well as adding movement to the sculpture of his flowing hair, cape, and warrior grimace as he leaps into attack.”

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The sculpting team continued to draw inspiration from the Dark Alliance video game as it worked on a variety of accessories designed to make the figure as cinematic as possible. These include additional heads and hands, as well as iconic, fan-favorite items such as the Horn Charm of Mielikki and Drizzt’s scimitars Twinkle and Icingdeath.

“For face designs, we wanted both a more relaxed facial expression and a battle-mode expression. It was also important to have a hair style for the classic Icewind Dale wind-blown ‘look’—which can also be used to show him leaping into battle—and a second, relaxed hair design. To give fans even more variety, we made the hair removable and interchangeable with the different heads,” Jones explains.

“The team also provided different hands for punching or sword attacks, as well as magical sword effects inspired by the special effects in the video game. We worked closely with the game design team to make sure his iconic swords were instantly recognizable. In order to decide which hands to include, the team focused on what the character needed to do, such as wielding his swords, punching, and holding objects such as the cat figurine.”

CAT POWER
Fans of Drizzt will know that the “cat figurine” Jones refers to is the Figurine of Wondrous Power that summons the panther Guenhwyvar from the Astral Plane. Those buying this premium Dungeons & Dragons action figure won’t have to imagine Guenhwyvar springing forth from the tiny sculpture, as she’s also been included as a scale figure to stand beside the six-inch version of Drizzt.

“Guenhwyvar is critical to Drizzt’s story. We wanted to capture the moment of Drizzt summoning his cat companion, so including the small cat figurine along with the full cat figure was a must,” says Jones, revealing that the team referenced panthers and several other large cats to accurately create muscle and bone structures.

“We took a more fantastical approach to capture her powerful presence. We enlarged Guenhwyvar’s scale and packed on the muscle, so she looks coiled and ready for action. The team also made the Guenhwyvar figure fully articulated so that fans could have a vast range of poses for her lunging, crouching, and leaping into battle.”

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As if posable versions of Drizzt and his feline companion weren’t enough, additional bonus items continue to push the notion of “Premium”. On its release in December the box will include an unlock code for an exclusive item in the Dark Alliance video game. Artist Max Dunbar, who drew the beautiful packaging artwork, has also created six monster cards. These double-sided cards featuring exclusive illustrations of Icewind Dale’s creatures as they appear in the game have the art on the front and Drizzt quotes from Salvatore’s Icewind Dale saga on the back.

“They’re typed up in a cool, authentic D&D elven font, so it’s not something that can immediately be read but it’s a fun little Easter egg for those people who want to go down that rabbit hole and figure out how to decipher it,” says Jenna Hoffstein, Senior Play Designer at Hasbro.

“We had a huge amount of conversations about what should be included in the box and a d20 always rose right to the top of the list. We went back and forth to find one that looked incredible and our oversized, iridescent blue-green and purple d20 is going to be a beautiful addition to anyone’s dice collection.

“Our goal was to make this an incredible fan experience. It’s the first time we’ve created something like this so we wanted to swing big right off the bat and come up with something the fans can get really excited about. Drizzt is such a cool character and adding in Guenhwyvar made this a truly premium experience.”

The Dungeons & Dragons Drizzt & Guenhwyvar Premium Action Figure is released in December 2020 with an MSRP of $39.99. It’s available to preorder now exclusively on Hasbro Pulse.

Also an interview with artist who draws package art and cards for the figure box: https://dnd.dragonmag.com/2020/10/21/the-art-of-drizzt/content.html

Interesting that he researched the environment from Icewind Dale video games for reference, not mentioning this game.

And also a solo adventure and a novella set in Icewind Dale.
 

Sacibengala

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In my world, after Drizzt lost his wife, he fell in love with a male effeminate painter with Rosacea from the northern lands. Then, they went to the countryside to live happily ever after. Because he don’t want that wotc uses his sincere love in exhaustive marketing to make dirty money from sales pandering to their audience.
 
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Not sure why I'm supposed to get excited for a Drizzt game. I mean, ok, you'd have probably Wulfgar, Regis, Bruenor and Catti-brie as options too, but eh.

Something with Jarlaxle and/or Artemis might be more interesting, if they insist on reusing Salvatore's material over and over.

ARPG? Yeah ok, not like I'd care enough about the characters/plot to want to do something super-nice with it. The BGDA games were kind of fun. Drizzt and Artemis were secret playables in BGDA2 anyway, arguably more fun to do something hack-and-slashy with Drizzt.

I will remind them.
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All elves are certified manlets so...
 

Generic-Giant-Spider

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Drizzt is a loser that made Drow exponentially uncool.

AND HE'S A FUCKING PYGMY.
 

LESS T_T

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Deep Silver gets a hand on physical/console release: https://www.gamasutra.com/view/pres...rtner_for_Dungeons__Dragons_Dark_Alliance.php

Koch Media and Wizards of the Coast partner for Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance

Koch Media GmbH, a leading, global publishing partner and Wizards of the Coast announced today that both companies are entering into a physical publishing agreement for the co-op action RPG Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance. With its extensive local marketing and communications experience and networks, Koch Media will be fully responsible for physical publishing activities around the world.

Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance was announced in 2019 at The Game Awards. A spiritual successor to the original video game series, Dark Alliance features popular characters created by best-selling fantasy author R.A. Salvatore, hacking and slashing their way through the icy tundra of Icewind Dale. The third-person action RPG will allow up to four players to take on legendary monsters from the Dungeons & Dragons multiverse as one of four unique characters, including the scimitar-wielding drow, Drizzt Do’Urden or one of his unique companions Cattie-Brie, Bruenor or Wulfgar. The game features local or online co-op and will release on consoles and PC (digital only) in 2021.

“We’re confident that Koch Media’s expertise and reputation as a leading global publishing partner for video games will be beneficial on our quest to launch Dark Alliance,” said Chris Cocks, President and CEO of Wizards of the Coast. “This partnership is a natural choice for us as we continue to find new ways to bring unique Dungeons & Dragons experiences to life for our growing global fanbase.”

Koch Media’s CEO Klemens Kundratitz adds: “We are delighted to welcome Wizards of the Coast as a new partner for our global publishing business. The high standards they set for their franchises and the passion behind their games ensure us that Dungeons & Dragons: Dark Alliance is a perfect fit for our wide portfolio and will be a major success for both companies.”
 

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