The Legend of Drizzt with Mike Witwer – Episode 268

Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #268 – 5/30/2023

Author and D&D historian Mike Witwer shares the details on his newest book The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary, which is not only chock full of goodness on everyone’s favorite drow but the Forgotten Realms in general (as Mike puts it, “the Drizzt books are the greatest tour of the Forgotten Realms that the setting has ever gotten”). Mike has several other projects going as well, including a sequel to Art & Arcana focusing on 5E, and a young adult novel featuring a historic game and a town that might seem familiar to D&D fans! Some D&D movie discussion. The importance of documenting D&D and RPG history. Shane poses a tough question to Mike on what magic items he would choose from the Drizzt books. What books would Mike recommend to introduce someone to Drizzt?

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SHOW NOTES

Drizzt trivia:

First novel: The Crystal Shard in 1988
38 books as of August 9, 2022
39th book releasing in August 2023: Lolth’s Warrior
Over 35 million copies of Drizzt books sold

Drizzt Do’Urden on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drizzt_Do%27Urden

The Legend of Drizzt series on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Drizzt

Dungeons and Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Legend-Drizzt-Dictionary/dp/1465497846/

Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World’s Greatest Roleplaying Game
https://www.amazon.com/Lore-Legends-Celebration-Greatest-Roleplaying-ebook/dp/B09WD4HD82

Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake
https://www.amazon.com/Vivian-Tassel-Secret-Midnight-Lake/dp/1665918195/

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