Sometimes called dark elves, these cunning creatures prowl the caves and tunnels of the world below, ruling vast subterranean cities through fear and might. A look at the social structure of many drow cities drow details. Find everything you need to run your campaigns smoothly using the pathfinder system via the left column directory desktop or upper right pulldown menu mobile. Worshiping demons and enslaving most races they encounter, the. Only here does one find sizeable populations of the much rarer.
Were working on the other srd sites, and theyll follow shortly. Only among the drow is his faith particularly popular and pervasive. Drow have a strong sense of racial superiority and divide non drow into two groups. Most drow societies have some sort of noble class, as social station is the most important thing in the world of the drow. Drow are defined by their class levelsthey do not possess racial hit dice. In addition, drow with a wisdom score of 15 or higher may use charm person once per day as a spelllike ability caster level equal to the drow s character level. Thats a theme thats served surprisingly well in abandoned arts amazing races. You can use some of your spelllike abilities more often. A gargantuan special thank you to the entire adventureaweek team for their hard work and support. Environment underground organization pair, squad 34, patrol 58, or war party 1040 treasure npc gear leather armor, light steel shield, rapier, hand crossbow with 20 bolts, drow poison 2 doses, 3d6 gp, other treasure. Rise of the drow aaw games underworld adventures rise of. Below are some additional tools to help you create and run your game. Rise of the drow pathfinder rpg adventure trilogy by aaw.
Abyssal, aklo, aquan, common, draconic, drow sign language, gnome, or goblin. Selfflagellate with a small whip or tree branch, punctuating each. Dark elves number among the cruelest, most sadistic creatures to live above or below the surface of the world. The pathfinder society roleplaying guild is a worldwide fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the pathfinder society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, and adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest wonders of an ancient world beset by magic and evil. The pathfinder reference document contains all errata to the roleplaying game line of products as of 9302015, and errata from the pathfinder campaign setting. It can innately cast the following spells, requiring no material components. You may use detect magic as a spelllike ability at will, and add feather fall and levitate to the spelllike abilities that you may use once each per day. Drow nobles possess all of the racial traits listed above for drow characters, plus the following. This adventure can lead to a lot of fame for them afterwards, or not much at all except the simple satisfaction of a job well done and a full coin purse. The strange players guide monte cook games store buy the strange rpg. A halforc is the offspring of a human and an orc, or of two halforcs. Drow, like humans and other civilized beings, eat, fall in love, marry, raise children, and have families. Adding a level generally gives you new abilities, additional skill points to spend, more hit points, and possibly an ability score increase. Unlike their cousins, they did not escape through a dimensional portal, but rather hid themselves in the darklands below.
This is the bleeding part of the bleeding edge character generation technology. Technology guide as of 12162014 92018 the pathfinder reference document will no longer be updated, but is available for reference in its last updated state. Inside this packed manual are all sorts of race options, new feats, spells, and rules support for drow characters. Umberweb is a drow city of sekamina far beneath the surface nation of varisia. Cruel and cunning, drow are a dark reflection of the elven race. Drow with high intelligence can choose bonus languages from the following. A tale about the origins of the drow and the corruption of araushnee, now known as lolth the spider queen. Most drow citiessuch as guallidurth, menzoberranzan, and ched nasadare ruled in the name of lolth by priests of the spider queen and even the mention, let alone the worship, of other gods is. Because some intolerant people see orcs as more akin to monsters than people, they sometimes hate and fear halforcs simply due to their lineage. This name generator will give you 10 random names fit for the drow part of the pathfinder universe.
What items or spells or anything else, can my character use to overcome light blindness. Rise of the drow pdf bundle aaw games bundle deals. The drow city of holoth is a wealthy metropolis of. Feather fall and levitate once per day can come in handy, but its probably not worth a feat. Drow nobles possess all of the racial traits listed for drow characters, plus the following. This website provides an introduction to paizos pathfinder roleplaying game, using ogl. You can draw from nearby magical shadow to cloak yourself.
Over time, the remaining elves turned into drow by powerful magic, and at this time any elf who is evil enough can spontaneously turn into a drow. A drow nobles challenge rating is equal to her class level. Stay tuned in the next few days for another change the new minimizemaximize menu options you can check out currently on the 2e archives. Open game content place problems on the discussion page this is part of the pathfinder reference document. Drow, or dark elves, are the descendants of the elves who refused to abandon golarion when it was discovered that the starstone would hit the world. Your caster level is equal to your character level. You can use it to build one character for yourself, or to keep track of a dozen npcs for a game world. Certain drow possess an innate understanding of the darkest desires that lurk in every heart. Your innate power over the darkness extends to your senses. In addition, drow with a wisdom score of 15 or higher may use charm person once per day as a spelllike ability caster level equal to the drows character level. Ce male demon lord of forbidden lore, magic, and snakes.
Usurper of souls all in one deluxe hardback edition. Pcgen download, develop and publish free open source. Download it and the optional battle tiles pdf for free. Your blood courses with power, granting you greater spelllike abilities. Something changed these elves during their stay, and when the other elves returned, they found their brethren bitter, twisted. This commonly pushes halforcs to the margins of society, where some find work in manual labor or as mercenaries, and others. Of all the dark elven cities, umberweb has the largest population of driders. Rise of the drow pdf bundle this special bundle product contains the following titles.
If you see any page that contains pfsrd material and does not show this license statement, please contact an admin so that this license. Drow pathfinder reference document archives of nethys. Assassins, drow, shadowusing creatures, succubi humanoids, seraptis. Movement mastery a drow weapons master may take 10 on jump, perform dance, and tumble checks even under stress or while being distracted. Also called dark elves, they dwell deep underground.
Pcgen now requires java 11 from either openjdk, adoptopenjdk, or oracle. Black smear poison, blackaxe, blue dragonfly poison, demilich eye gem, heartstone, lich phylactery. The leader of the drow city has been leading this expansion for a reason, and not all of the drow living there agree with what shes been doing. See more ideas about dark elf, fantasy characters and character art. In a lolthdominated society, the nobility consists of powerful, matriarchal houses, with females holding all positions of power and responsibility in.
Rise of the drow trilogy you get a copy of the amazing, backeronly limited edition hardback 3in1 edition premium color copy of the complete expanded and revised rise of the drow adventure trilogy a. If absolute power corrupts absolutely, matron maelora best beware. Drow are strongly driven by individual selfinterest and advancement, which shapes their culture with seething intrigue and politics, as common drow jockey for favor of the nobility, and the nobility rise in power through a combination of assassination, seduction, and treachery. In your golarion drow could be more well known, perhaps mistrusted but more akin to how one would treat a goblin or orc walking into town than a demon. In fact, because dark elves have long lifespans and drow society is frequented by upheavals, relations among the drow are usually more complex than a typical human family. Pathfinder is a fantasy tabletop roleplaying game rpg where you and a group of friends gather to tell a tale of brave heroes and cunning villains in a world filled with terrifying monsters and amazing treasures. The development version includes the latest features, but may also contain bugs. If drow nobility isnt worth a feat, this one definitely isnt worth. We also get a handy page of general drow traits for both 3. Paizo published a section about drow in monster codex, a major article about the drow of golarions darklands in darklands revisited and some detail in blood of shadows. Drow are proficient with the hand crossbow, rapier, and short sword. In practice, however, races that may share similar inclinations such as hobgoblins and orcs and those who serve willingly may be treated as servitor races and granted a measure of trust and modest rank in drow society. To distinguish it, these items will have this notice. A consideration of things like drow appearance, relations with various races, and relations with various deities.
The drow are infamous throughout the world, but until recently most assumed stories of demonworshipping, undergrounddwelling elves were spooky legends crafted to share around a campfire. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic cant put the drow to sleep. Im building a halfelf with the drowblooded racial trait. Rise of the drowusurper of souls pdf studio 2 publishing. Although related to the elves, the drow are a vile and evil cousin at best. Explore the chaosphere of the strange with this inexpensive introductory guide to the strange. When you take your time in combat, you quickly assess. It is considered an outlying settlement, with native drow displaying slight differences in dress, accent, or mannerism compared to the inhabitants of the capital of zirnakaynin. A drow weapons master may not be in a rage and a dance simultaneously.
The process of advancing a character works in much the same way as generating a character, except that your ability scores, race, and previous choices concerning class, skills, and feats cannot be changed. These ability score modifiers replace the standard drow ability score modifiers. Drow in the pathfinder chronicles campaign setting used to be elves but stayed on golarion when the other elves left the world. When the dance ends, the drow weapons master becomes fatigued for the rest of the encounter. Drow can take this trait in place of drow immunities, light blindness, spell resistance, and weapon familiarity. Stable versions are vetted for bugs, and felt to be extremely stable. This site is an srd system reference document for the paizo pathfinder roleplaying game. But for the golarion setting im having a real hard time coming up with what races their slaves should be. Drow have a long and tangled history in roleplaying games, but in the world of paizos golarion campaign setting, they are inescapably evil and enslave or conquer. This darkskinned elf stands in a battleready pose, her hair silver and eyes white and pupilless.
Get the rise of the drow 500 page settingadventure book, rise of the drow prologue. Heck, pathfinder writers themselves occasionally forget the drow were super secret or that their gear isnt supposed to fall apart in the sun. Rise of the drow make sure you pick up the rise of the drow. Drow favor an insidious toxin that causes its victims to lapse into unconsciousnessthis poison allows drow to capture slaves with great ease. Apr 08, 20 the leader of the drow city has been leading this expansion for a reason, and not all of the drow living there agree with what shes been doing. The drow, also called dark elves, are vicious creatures who live in the depths of cavernous cities carved from the rocks of dark underground caves. More importantly, this is a game where your characters choices determine how the story unfolds. Drow are mediumsized creatures and so have no special bonuses or penalties due to size. Make sure you check out kevin mickelsons basicseries designed for use with the pathfinder. This adds a few extra spelllike abilities to your drow characters repertoire. Half drow are a taboo topic among the drow, and are generally the result of matings between drow matrons or wouldbe matrons and important humans. In the licensing and activation dialog, select online activation. The pathfinder society roleplaying guild is a worldwide fantasy roleplaying campaign that puts you in the role of an agent of the pathfinder society, a legendary league of explorers, archaeologists, and adventurers dedicated to discovering and chronicling the greatest wonders of an ancient world beset by.
Drow nobility about one out of every 20 drow is gifted with special powers from birththe overwhelming majority of these exceptional drow are female, and as a result, drow society tends to be. In the key box, type the activation key from your purchase receipt or free trial email. The drows spellcasting ability is charisma spell save dc 11. While no intelligent race is uniformly evil or uniformly good, drow society codifies brutality, rewards viciousness, and roots out those who dont conform to the races elevation of malice and chaos.
Sometimes called dark elves, these cunning creatures prowl the caves and. Drow are shorter and a bit more slender than their surfacedwelling kin, but they are otherwise physically similar. Pcgen download, develop and publish free open source software. Drow nobles are defined by their class levelsthey do not possess racial hit dice. The pdf here is a very short one, being four pages long with two pages of content, which is split between new feats, traits, alternate racial abilities, and a new archetype.
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