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| [[File:45308.jpg|400px|thumb|right|I think Drow is a pretty cool guy, eh evil and doesn't afraid of anything]]
| | a race so edgy they kill their twin in the womb while the mother orgasms from her child's death throes |
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| '''Drow''' are black-skinned and white-haired subterranean [[Elf|elves]] who are allergic to sunlight. The strange thing is they live underground, but have black skin, <s>you think they would be pale to the point of being transparent like Cave Fish</s> due to their curse by [[Corellon]] when [[Lolth]] turned away from the other elven gods. They produce adamantine equipment (which falls apart in sunlight, yet is bad-ass underground), take slaves, are ruled by a matriarchy that likes S&M, have magic resistance and hate normal elves. In short, they'd be fucking cool, were it not for the fact that 90% of all player character Drow will be Chaotic Good and be Rebelling Against The Evils Of Their Race, thanks to the raging hard-on underages have on [[Drizzt]]. As a result, even though dark elf pr0n is 1; common, 2; totally acceptable given their interests, and 3; totally relevant when somebody asks for dark elf pictures (see 2) people still get whiny on /tg/ at anything moderately crude. Sure, we're trying to hold back the tide of cancer, but where dark elves are concerned, it's totally good.
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| [[Eberron]]'s Drow are somewhat different, in that they have gender equality (more or less), hang out in jungles with the Yuan-Ti, and worship Vulkoor, a dickish scorpion god who looks like a cool guy to hang out with compared to [[Lolth]]. Their mamas also actually love them rather than whip them everyday then sacrifice them later. They're still a bunch of racist dicks, though. Still, Eberron Drows are the more tolerable Drows, a nice childhood, and at least they can be reasoned with easier. This means you can play as a Drow there without issues you'll have in any another setting.
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| ==Character templates==
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| ===AD&D and 2nd Edition===
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| There were no explicit rules for playing Drow. They were always monster-type NPCs. That said, a lot of people homebrewed various alternatives, mostly revolving around taking [[elves]] and adding magic resistance. During this era, both [[Drizzt Do'Urden]] and [[Baldur's Gate|Viconia De'Vir]] stand out as "playable" drow, with backstories to explain why they're on the surface instead of down in the Underdark.
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| ===3rd edition===
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| 3E had rules in the core set for monsters as races. For Elf (Drow) the effective Character level (ECL) was +2, so a 1st level Drow elf is equivalent to a 3rd level regular elf character. The usual elf bonuses and flaws, plus: +2 Int, +2 Cha, Darkvision 120' instead of elf-normal lowlight vision, Spell resistance of 11+level, +2 to will saves for spells, can cast these spell-like abilities 1/day: dancing lights, darkness, faerie fire, weapon proficiencies are hand-crossbow rapier and shortsword instead of elf-normal, sudden bright sunlight will blind a drow for 1 round, and the drow will be dazed until they leave the bright light. Boy drow have wizard as favoured class, girl drow have cleric (of [[Lolth]]) as favoured class.
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| They had an article on their culture in [[Dragon Magazine]] #298 that really emphasized the darker side of drow culture. Want a sample? According to this lore, drow don't die out because, despite their tendency to murder and torture each other, they're as fertile as [[orc]]s, with females normally conceiving twins and triplets. They normally only birth a single baby, though, because the strongest usually kills and absorbs the others in the womb; these prenatal struggles actually produce orgasms more intense than anything a drow female might feel elswhere. This sensation, ''chad-zak'', is explicitly called out as the main reason why drow women are willing to get pregnant at all, considering the selfish power-hungry bitches they generally are.
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| ===4th edition===
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| The 4E Monster Manual had some explicit monsters-as-races in the back, and the Drow were one of them, although they got an identical repost in the 4e [[Forgotten Realms]] Player's Guide alongside the [[Genasi]] -- fittingly, since FR basically created the idea of Drow PCs.
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| For Drow, +2 Dex, +2 Cha, Darkvision, +2 Intimidate, +2 Stealth, Fey Origin, Trance, and one racial encounter power (Llothtouched) that could be used as a minor action for one of two effects that last until the drow's next turn: a close-burst-1 darkness spell the drow can see through, or a faerie-fire spell that gives combat advantage against the target.
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| ===5th edition===
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| Drow are '''finally''' mentioned in the Player's Handbook as an equal option for elf subtypes. The usual elf advantages, along with +1 Cha, 120' darkvision, automatic knowing some spells: the 'dancing lights' cantrip at 1st, the 'faerie fire' 1/day at 3rd level, and 'darkness' 1/day at 5th level. Automatic weapon proficiencies are hand-crossbows, rapiers and shortswords. They are also the ''only'' race to receive an explicit ''penalty'' in the core book: if the drow or the drow's target are in direct sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack rolls and perception rolls. Better hope you fight indoors a lot.
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| ==See also==
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| *[[Unified Setting/Drow]] Arctic merchant vikings who ride giant lobsters. But still with black skin and white hair.
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| ==Gallery==
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| <gallery>
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| File:drow_blackface.jpg|not racist; or at least not THAT kind of racist
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| File:Drows_in_SPEEES.jpg|in the skin darkness of the future, there is only Mary Sues
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| File:Drizzt by Todd Lockwood.jpg|did I mention the [[Drizzt|Mary Sues]] yet?
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| File:Yafgc drow matriarchy advantages.png|drow men have a place in their matriarchy
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| File:Drow scouts by jonhodgson.jpg|Welcome to the jungle, where you can play a Drow however you want
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| </gallery>
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a race so edgy they kill their twin in the womb while the mother orgasms from her child's death throes