My players attacked a drow and then took him hostage and tortured him until he revealed the way to the underdark, i told my players that next session i. Ive a difficult time imagining that the various evil races of the underdark would live peacefully in the same city and rule together. Going through everything from drow history to magical items, the drow of the underdark is a must for all players. Credit allows you to download with unlimited speed. It is meant to be used with 1st edition advanced dungeons and dragons rules and the menzoberranzan boxed set, for2 drow of the underdark, and drizzt. Boyds drizzt dourdens guide to the underdark 1999 detailed many cities and civilizations within the forgotten realms underdark. What i actually used in both rise of the drow and razor coast is approximately on par, with rise of the drow even winning by a margin. The secrecy, long history, and continual change of drow religion make this overview necessarily incomplete. Drizzt dourdens guide to the underdark 2e wizards of. Thismonthsinstallmentof unearthedarcana featuresanumberofnewcharacteroptions. 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.
Drow of the underdark is the name of two supplemental rules books for the dungeons. For2 the drow of the underdark 2e they are the favorite foes of many a party of. Apr 07, 2020 drow is often named as evil and exception, where the underdark made them dangerous and vicious. In these pages, the drow come to life, their culture and powers detailed fully for the first time. Their cities are dark and twisted cradles of treachery and corruption, their myriad. It contains new races and subraces, expands upon the lore of fanfavorites like the drow, and brings back a sense of excitement and exploration to subterranean realms. The drow of the underdark forgotten realms wiki fandom. Like draconomicon, this is a book about a singular monstrous culture but it actually spends a lot more. No other race holds a candle to their ruthless depravity and thirst for power. Hey everyone, i need some help designing a cool entrance into the underdark. Yes, yul, the nasty drow mhorg can still the boss of this dungeon but the aawcrew took one of my gripes with the original trilogy, the relative weak tiein of the first module with the rest, and slew two brutes with one stone the pcs receive powerful gifts from a. Underdark guides the underdark is a dangerous place, even for natives. Retreat is a less likely option both from underdark combat and the underdark world adding a sense of urgency and doom. Races of the underdark pdf the underdark was the vast network of underground public policy making in zimbabwe pdf.
Poison among the underdark races, the drow were the most skilled in the use of poisons and toxins. The drow of the underdark is perhaps the only book which will give you precise details and also a lot of aid in creating a drow pc or npc. The majority of drow worship lolth, the cruel, capricious spider queen. My players attacked a drow and then took him hostage and tortured him until he revealed the way to the underdark, i told my players that next session i would describe where it is. It is designed for starters of 6th level and takes players up to around 18th level. Greenwoods menzoberranzan 1992 gave specific detail on one of the drow cities of the underdark, while eric l. They and fanatical drow to serve many partiimmediately launched a series of wars to san noble house interests and the major establish territories in the underdark.
It can be played in conjunction with the darkness arrives, the prologue to this adventure that support pcs of level 1 to 6, and the commander of malice, and epilogue to. It is a domain of primeval mysteries and unending war, a hidden. 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. Perhaps its a place where they meet anually to trade. The underdark is a world unto itself and, if imagined well, an underdarkthemed campaign can make yours one of the most memorable your players have ever experienced. They are the favorite foes of many a party of adventurers.
In these pages, the drow come to life, their culture and powers detailed for the first time. Age the physical maturity of elves will be similar to humans. Jun 21, 2019 drow of the underdark is the definitive resource for dark elves in the dungeons. The warlike drow nature did not change truth has been willfully twisted by cleverwhen they escaped their surface foes. Where applicable, these excerpts are displayed in capital letters. After getting out of the underdark and finishing the fight with any remaining drow, the pcs are finally out of the underdark, they have come close to 2 or more demon lords and are the best informed people about the underdark problems.
Download drow of the underdark 2nd edition pdf free. Out of the abyss chapter 7 escape from the underdark. Draconomicon 1990, as it was the second book in a series meant to expand upon elements of the forgotten realms that went beyond the geography of the fr series 19871993. The drow and kuotoa were of course the subjects of gary gygaxs original d series. The remaining drow words and phrases have been developed by the temple of lloth tol. Many of the drow words and phrases appearing below are excerpts from the drow of the underdark by tsr, inc. 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. 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 underdark drow, duergar, and svirneblin oh my terrible the underdark drow, duergar, and svirneblin oh my terrible terrain. The underdark landscape imagine kingdoms and cities some governed by goblins, some by dwarves, and some by gnomes.
It is meant to be used with 1st edition advanced dungeons and dragons rules and the menzoberranzan boxed. I dont want it to be like a simple cave entrance or anything. 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 lived in citystates in the underdark, built in places that had to meet sevaral criteria. Each drow name consists of a prefix from table 2 and one or more suffixes from table 3. Tyrants of the underdark pdf download laurionerment. The drow of the underdark they are the favorite foes of many a party of adventurers. A skilled guide can mean the difference between death and life. 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. For2 the drow of the underdark 2e wizards of the coast.
Elvens adulthood understandings are encompassed of physical growth and worldly experience. Mike schleys out of the abyss maps jared blandos out of the abyss maps player links adventurers league rage of demons players guide. The mind flayers and cloakers came from the dungeoneers survival guide, though the latter are one of the least know of these races. Drow of the underdark is the definitive resource for dark elves in the dungeons. Since female and male drow names are often very different, many table entries list a female name fragment and then the male equivalent. 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. A wall of spikes is called a ladder in the underdark and might be your players only choice to ascend from danger. Deep below the surface realm of the underdark, the drow conspire to subjugate the world in t. Below are some tables to aid in creating names for drow characters and npcs. These aberrants abhor most humanoids and fight with a belief that their home was taken from them unjustly. Aberrants the underdark beneath findalay teems with all manner of aberrant creatures looking to take the lives of the folk of quatus. 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.
A poor roll might mean they plunge into a spike field of stalagmites below. Dec 28, 2015 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. Rise of the drow is a standalone mega module of almost 500 pages. The adulthood of elf can be around 100 pages and their life span will be 750 years.
Drow of the underdark pdf version rpg item version rpggeek. The following entries describe cities, ruins, dungeons, and other points of interest that adventurers might wish to visit in the underdark. Underdarkweb enhancement 2 each of the organizations described herein includes numerous drow members, and many of them are quite prominentin fact, the leader of the affiliated merchants of the underdark is a. The drow of the underdark by ed greenwood goodreads. The drow created some weapons with the specific purpose to fight their own kind, namely the flash globes and light pellets. Deep below the surface realm of the underdark, the drow conspire to subjugate the world in the name of their.
How to run an underdark rpg campaign skullsplitter dice. Meanwhile, the underdark became truly universal with the launch of eberron in 2004. A free city inhabited by all manner of creatures, it can serve as a location to be explored by adventurers, or as great jumping off point for starting an underdark based campaign without the complicated politics of starting pcs particularly non drow in erelheicinlu. They were hated and feared due to their cruelty, though some nonevil and an even smaller number of good drow existed. Underdark path map pack vol01 contain 5 types of paths based on underdark endless caves. 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. Dec 17, 2019 drow of the underdark is the definitive resource for dark elves in the dungeons. Although the drow are generally cool toward visitors, a few small businesses cater to adventurers and traders. Perhaps drow, duergar and illithids have an uneasy alliance and they rule the place equally. Drow is often named as evil and exception, where the underdark made them dangerous and vicious.
Many of the drow words and phrases appearing below are excerpts from the drow of the underdark. Here, people knowing the original trilogy will look a bit puzzled. A wellknown drow made piece of gear was the death armor, legendary in the underdark. The underdark is teeming with dangers unlike any on canus known surface. Underdark depicts an underworld ruled by aboleth, beholders, cloakers, drow, dwarves, illithids, ixzan, kuotoa, and svirfneblin. The drow are dark elves, twisted to evil in the course of worship of their demon goddess lolth.
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