Note that some informations some deities, many drow names and some charts are from the following books, owned by tsr or woc, i dont know. The drow of the underdark rpgnet d20 rpg game index. How does this book compare to the races of line of the era. The mind flayers and cloakers came from the dungeoneers survival guide, though the latter are one of the least know of these races. For information on those deities and their specialty priesthoods, consult monster mythology, drow of the underdark, dwarves deep, elves of evermeet. Forgotten realms the drow of the underdark drow dungeons. In these pages, the drow come to life, their culture and powers detailed fully for the first time. Things should be starting to get a little clearer in terms of whats going on with jon, especially if you read. These collections include various image, ebook and software archives. Drizzt dourdens guide to the underdark 2e wizards of. Deep below the surface realm, in the perpetual gloom of the underdark, the drow conspire to subjugate the world in the name of their dread spider goddess. After a few generations of hard work and by the dark blessings of the evil gods above, the drow forged themselves into a society based around the hate and vengeance they felt in their collective hearts against their surface cousins. The book features cover art by jeff easley, and interior art by tim bradstreet and rick harris this book details the nature of dark elves, dark elven society, drow religion including eilistraee, ghuanadarthe elder elemental god, lolth, and. Jun 04, 20 see more of rise of the drow on facebook.
Proud and free, these scattered realms stand against the dark evil of zhentil. Underdark depicts an underworld ruled by aboleth, beholders, cloakers, drow, dwarves, illithids, ixzan, kuotoa, and svirfneblin. They were hated and feared due to their cruelty, though some nonevil and an even smaller number of good drow existed. Xxx draconomicon dragon magic drow of the underdark dungeon masters guide dungeon master. The city by ed greenwood table of contents drow cities of the underdark. The underdark was the vast network of underground caverns and tunnels underneath the surface of abeirtoril. Greenwoods menzoberranzan 1992 gave specific detail on one of the drow cities of the underdark, while eric l. The drow of the underdark forgotten realms wiki fandom. You can make multiple unarmed attacks to paralyze an opponent. The drow and kuotoa were of course the subjects of gary gygaxs original d series.
The underdark as you enter the underdarkeither through irenicus portal or via the sahuagin cityyou will get another little cutscene of irenicus with some drow, and then chapter five will begin. Underdark provides a wealth of highly detailed information about one of the most popular regions in the forgotten realms world, the world beneath the ground. Menzoberranzan the famed city of the drow, revealed at last. Faeruns underdark is not a single, continuous cavern system, and even places on the same level may not connetc to each other. Please feel free to mail corrections, comments, and additions to. The npcs take them to their crime base where they meet a warlock who is subjugate to the. This box set builds a lot on the information on that book, and you will need it if you plan on running a game with the information found in this box set. The drow got even more attention in a new drow of the underdark supplement 2007, but that was more of a monster book than a look at the geography of the. Navigating the tower is brutal in itself but in order to stop matron mother maelora, the pcs will also have to escape the friggin demplane of venom now fully depicted and containing one of the most iconic boss battles ive seen in ages. The existence of underdark settlements beneath waterdeep and ravens bluff, for example, does not mean that it is possible to travel from one city to the other underground. No other race holds a candle to their ruthless depravity and thirst for power.
Apr 14, 2015 6 introduction for players the drow might be an evil raceand one that is permanently at odds with other racesbut many players are nonetheless attracted to playing drow characters. Many of the drow words and phrases appearing below are excerpts from the drow of the underdark. Drow of the underdark discusses the underpinnings of drow societies and beliefs, their lolthdominated religion, and an example of an arche typal drow city. The drow are dark elves, twisted to evil in the course of worship of their demon goddess lolth. Love this game i used play all the time when i had enough free time. In fact, the underdark consists of a number of discrete domains. An underdark campaign, often known simply as night below, is a boxed set for the second edition of the advanced dungeons dragons fantasy.
In these pages, the drow come to life, their culture and powers detailed for the first time. It was home to a host of evil beings driven deep into the caverns at the end of the age of demons. Forgotten realms campaign setting series librarything. Then there are descriptions of the drow environment, drow settelements, underdark. As a result, it was not always possible to travel from one end of the underdark. After they decide that, two dwarves blow up the cell wall of the first two pcs in an attempt to free the npc in the other cell. Inhabited by monstrous and evil creatures that shun the daylight, the underdark teems with entire cities and nations of derro, drow, duergar, and mind flayers. The drow are presented as a player character race for 3rd edition in expedition to the demonweb pits 2007 and drow of the underdark 2007. Forgotten realms campaign setting 2nd edition 1032. Under their iron leadership and careful plotting, the drow came to settle the deepest corridors of the underdark that even the dwarves feared to. Animated series handbook xxx arms and equipment guide yeah, i know its 3. It is a domain of primeval mysteries and unending war, a hidden. Forgotten realms the drow of the underdark free download as pdf file. The robin laws article on drow culture also in 298 has some great and utterly sick 3e twists.
The 2e drow sourcebook explicitly mentions that drow growing up in the underdark in drow culture will know sign language. Races of the underdark pdf the underdark was the vast network of underground public policy making in zimbabwe pdf. First and foremost, this book refers a lot to the book the drow of the underdark. Monster manual ii was a page hardcover book published in monsttous, also credited solely to gygax. The region most widely known as the underdark is an entire world beneath the feet of the surface dwellers of faerun.
Menzoberranzan the famed city of the drow, revealed at. And although the forgotten realms overuse of drow is much and deservedly maligned, ed greenwoods 2nd edition drow of the underdark really is an excellent book, and very respectful of gygaxs original vision. The underdark was not one giant cavern under faerun, but rather, many huge networks of caverns and caves. The drow got even more attention in a new drow of the underdark supplement 2007, but that was more of a monster book than a look at the geography of the lands beneath the earth. This group was lead by a few strong warriorpriestesses that had escaped the genocide of their mountain fortresses. We currently host various large scale collections amounting to hundreds of thousands of files. Free shipping on qualifying the drow of the underdark. They are the favorite foes of many a party of adventurers.
The drow of the underdark by ed greenwood goodreads. Meanwhile, the underdark became truly universal with the launch of eberron in 2004. Drow of the underdark also features the arcane guard, the drow assassin, the house captain, the house wizard, the drow inquisitor, the favored consort, the drow priestess, the drow slaver, the spider. Drow of the underdark is the name of two supplemental rules books for the dungeons. The cover depicts the beholder xanathar attacking adventurers in the underdark. Boyds drizzt dourdens guide to the underdark 1999 detailed many cities and civilizations within the forgotten realms underdark. This massive tome of a module is 494 pages long, 1 page front cover, 1 page designer signatures, 1 blank page inside front cover, 1 page editorial, 5 pages toc,2 pages of srd, 2 pages of backerlists, 12 pages of advertisements all in the back, 1 page back cover, leaving us with 469 pages of contentthats a lot, so ill better get going. Meanwhile, the forgotten realms supplement underdark 2003 portrayed the drow realms by building on the rich details of the games second edition supplements and the many related novels. The complete manual of the drow foreword this document is a supplement for dms and players who want to play drows characters. Their cities are dark and twisted cradles of treachery and corruption, their myriad. Everything you want to know about drow and their subterranean homeland as well as some things you didnt want to know can be found in this tome. The drow of the underdark they are the favorite foes of many a party of adventurers. A domain is simply a collection of underdark locales among which underground travel is reasonably easy.
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