Can i make a Drizzt build?

[Wintersmith81]

Been reading forgotten relms and loving Drizzt! How would one make a build like him! 2hand wepon fighting, speed etc.... any idears please?

[GoldDragon]

Isn't Drizzt a Drow Ranger, Chaotic Good aligned?

[Scottg]

Yeah.. a Ranger with two-weapon focus. Not much else to say.

[prof. Moriarty]

Au contraire.

There's a lot more to say (besides whether one thinks it's a good idea or not).
Drizzt is a multiclassed character, so prepare for some XP penalties.

He's got a lot of levels as fighter (since his time in Melee-Magthere (or however that's spelled) and a couple (one or two, I think) of Barbarian (remember the Hunter). His complete stats can be found in Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting (3rd ed).

Deus Vult!
prof. Moriarty

[Scottg]

There's a lot more to say (besides whether one thinks it's a good idea or not).

Perhaps.

But what is practical, considering NWN2's restrictions and implementations?

If you aren't going for the potential of a perfect two weapon build though, then I would agree that it opens up a lot of possibilities.

[Darth Gavinius]

Well, I'd make Drizzt like this!

I am also a big fan of the Salvatore novels and to make a good Drizzt build for NWN2, my suggestion would be:

Alignment: Chaotic Good
Diety: Mielikki
Class: Ranger (customise class yourself)/Frenzied Berkserker to give him the hunter.
Animal Companion: Panther

As a ranger you get the option of taking the archer class (point blank shot, rapid shot etc.) or melee class which (two-weapon fighting, two weapon defense etc). Personally, I wouldn't bother taking classes in Fighter or Barbarian, afterall Drizzt (as a fighter) relied on Dexterity (favored by Ranger Class) over Strength (favored by Fighter/Barbarians). You can take a panther as an animal companion (at 5th level), and give yourself weapon focus etc. in Scimitars and if you want to give him the hunter, try and unlock the Frenzied Berserker prestige class, which gives him Frenzy (like Barbarian Rage) etc.

Rangers, get feats that give them a bonus to speed, freedom of movement such as woodland stride etc., it is also worthwhile getting a pair of boots of speed etc if you want him to get a good bonus to attack and AC.

Aesthetic tips, make him a cold iron scimitar (bonus vs fiends), and possibly a mithril scimitar (weight reduction makes it a good off-hand weapon!)

If you want to make the character quickly etc and make sure you have all the right feats, download the NWN2 Save game character editor which lets you open a save game and change any stats and add more feats, equipment etc, but you should have no problem making up a Drizzt character the old fashioned way.

[Wintersmith81]

See i was thinking fighter, wep master, perfect two weapon, needs high doge and hit loads and quick, not to worryed about the panter but like the idear of the hunter! So Barbarian would be needed for that.

So hit hard and fast with two weps.

[Scottg]

See i was thinking fighter, wep master, perfect two weapon, needs high doge and hit loads and quick, not to worryed about the panter but like the idear of the hunter! So Barbarian would be needed for that.

So hit hard and fast with two weps.

Ah, and there is the problem.. Native Dexterity of *25* needed for perfect two weapon fighting (without the Ranger's version of perfect two-weapon fighting).

With a Scimitar your build won't be able to hit much.. Note that Weapon Finesse doesn't apply to a Scimitar.

Also the combination of wep. master and Frenzied Berserker requires a boat-load of feats.

[Wintersmith81]

Ah ive just looked at that! hum to me it would be hard to do and do well! Oh well.

[Scottg]

Ah ive just looked at that! hum to me it would be hard to do and do well! Oh well.

With a Ranger 21 + what ever.. it wouldn't be that hard.

If you wanted to you could have a weapon master for 7 levels, but it would take up most of your feats.. I also wouldn't recomend this for the OC and MOTB because a lot of opponents are immune to criticals.

Alternativly you could add perhaps 2-4 levels of Frenzied Berserker, and perhaps 5 levels of Never Winter Nine (..for "All Out Assault").

[Sain]

On the appearance of Drizzt....

Purple eyes, silver hair, slender, about medium size.