The drow attempts to magically summon a shadow demon with a 50 percent chance of success. Elite warriors can be male or female. Some drow shadowblades have an action that allows them to summon a demon. Drow elite warriors defend their houses and their superiors against all enemies, although they specialize in fighting dwarves, gnomes, and elves (including other drow). Hand Crossbow. Variant: Shadow Demon Summoning. Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes introduces a whole passel of drow variants, all of them boss-grade, one of them legendary, the weakest of them having a challenge rating of 9. Character optimization guide to DnD 5e's Half-Elf race. Gary Gygax, 2005 The drow,1 also called dark elves, are a subterranean race of elves. Not only that, four of the five have extensive spell repertoires, and even the fifth can cast the same few spells that all drow … Shortsword. If your DM allows it, your half-elf character can forgo Skill Versatility and instead take the elf trait Keen Senses or a trait based on your elf parentage: Too bad the variant half-elf stuff in the SCAG gives them drow magic. "The drow are purely malign by temperament, as hateful as wolverines, as opportunistic as hyenas." Drow Shadowsword ; 5e Classes. Height and Weight. Description. Dewlam Drow ; Drow, Spiderkind ; 4e Classes 4e Races and Race Variants. They are noted for their cruelty and powerful magic. Drow … Image licensed from JordanKerbow.ArtStation.com The Original Edge Lords of DND The drow are just as iconic as dungeons and/or dragons. 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. Their bodies were wiry and athletic, while their faces were chiseled and attractive. Ranged Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, range 30/120 ft., one target. Half-Drow: Choice of Drow Magic or the elf trait Keen Senses in place of Skill Versatility. In many ways, the drow resembled eladrin and elves. Called night elves, dark elves, or “The Ones who Went Below” if you’re being fancy, drow have been with D&D since the beginning in the very first edition. SCAG 116; Aquatic Half-Elf: Swim 30: Choice of elf trait Keen Senses in place of Skill Versatility. They frequently raid surface settlements under cover of night, returning to the Underdark with prisoners and spoils in tow before dawn. Jump to: navigation, search. Elf, Drow; 4e Creatures. Drow are finally an outright core PC racial option in the Player's Handbook, as an elven subrace. Drow Breeding Slave (5e Background) Drow Dark Arts (5e Feat) Drow High Magic (5e Feat) 5e SRD. Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage, and the target must succeed on a DC 13 Constitution saving throw or be poisoned for 1 hour. SCAG 116; High Half-Elf: Choice of High Elf’s Elf Weapon Training or Cantrip, or the elf trait Keen Senses in place of Skill Versatility. Melee Weapon Attack: +4 to hit, reach 5 ft., one target.Hit: 5 (1d6 + 2) piercing damage. Drow Paragon ; 5e Subclasses 5e Races, Subraces and Racial Variants. The end of the age of creation was the first meeting of Drow, Drider and Spiderfolk occurred on the boundary of Astria’s Underdark. Drow were shorter and thinner than other sub-races of elves. ... You might also consider the Drow variant to get some magical options since fighters have so few options to approach problems that require magic. Spiderfolk, Variant (5e Race) From D&D Wiki. Half-Drow (5e Race Variant) 5e Other. 5th edition . "Some half-elves in Faerun have a racial trait in place of the Skill Versatility trait. If the attempt fails, the drow takes 5 (1d10) psychic damage. The age of ascension: 2728 A.o.C (0 A.o.A) to 982 A.o.A Summon Shadow Demon (1/Day). 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