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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 7902928" data-attributes="member: 42582">There's no bar in GH as published on playing a half-orc PC. One of the classic GH PCs (I think Robilar) had an orc (not half-orc) henchman.Whether or not a tiefling or dragonborn PC would need a disguse or high CHA, or should be "allowed" or not, seems a completely different thing. What sort of campaign is being played. Are the PCs a strikeforce from the Great Kingdom trying to overthrow the ruling house of Nyrond? (I've played a GH game in which the PCs were a Great Kingdom strike force, although they never undertook that particular mission). Are they trying to ally with the Knights of Holy Shielding?That is quite independent of whether or not these beings exist in the campaign setting.Well, if that's what you want to play then you're welcome to play it. I don't know quite where it comes from - the first adventure to feature drow, namely G3 and then the D-series, assumes that the PCs will reach at least some temporary alliances with at least some drow.And Gygax's Monster Manual says this about the drow (p 39):The “Black Elves,” or drow, are only legend. They purportedly dwell deep beneath the surface in a strange subterranean realm. The drow are said to be as dark as faeries are bright and as evil as the latter are good. Tales picture them as weak fighters but strong magic-users.Faeries in this context means grey elves, who are described (on the same page) as:noble elves . . . the rarest and most powerful of their kind. They are more intelligent than other sorts . . .  very reclusive, live in isolated meadowlands, and never associate with any other humanoids, other than elves, for long - or with frequency.Their alignment is (by default from the elf entry) chaotic good.Just as grey elves aren't angels, and might be participants in intrigue or even sometimes opponents, so drow (who are as evil as grey elves are good) aren't devils, and might be participants in intrigue or sometimes even allies - before we get to the occasional renegade drow.Also, what's watered down about this:</blockquote>

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