On the Black Isle Developer Boards
Wednesday, April 18, 2001, 16:52 | MageDragon
From the Black Isle Developer message boards.
Throne of Bhaal
David Gaider (Senior Designer)
Taking Drizzt’s items away: We take the items away because: 1) It balances out with the good path involving Drizzt. Those people get a hero of the realms to help them defeat Bodhi. You get to defeat a hero of the realms and use his & his friends' items until you defeat Bodhi. Getting to keep the items permanently would also make killing Drizzt a must-do, even for good players, which it shouldn't be.
2) Drizzt has a lot of powerful friends. You got your thrill...there are plenty of other items for you to use, after all.
And then there's the fact that whenever I think of the giggling little player who suddenly discovers he doesn't get to keep all of Drizzt's neat-o stuff and I LAUGH and laugh and laugh...
...that alone makes it worth it.
Jonathan Epp (Quality Assurance)
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