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<blockquote data-quote="Jediking" data-source="post: 8056502" data-attributes="member: 6803126">In one of my early 5e campaigns (Lost Mine of Phandelver) a player ran a Drow Tempest Cleric. Most of his spells were saving throws to get around the Sunlight Sensitivity issue, and he enjoyed the roleplay of a &quot;distrusted until proven&quot; race. But after they rescued a few people and ran a gang out of town he quickly became known around the town and the &quot;Drow = bad&quot; was pretty much ignored after that.But, it sounds like you are running any Drow character according to DnD lore, where Drow = Evil and/or alignment is an issue. If you insist on following the lore, then maybe playing a Drow is not appropriate in your campaign at all. Just don't play/allow Drow PCs in your game.If you want to play it, there are innumerable reasons why any Drow can be a Good character. But if the DM or player have different ideas on how much the distrust in Drow will be for NPCs, it won't work. If you want to face down prejudice and racism and have it as part of your character growth - excellent! If you and your DM aren't on the same page, expect a conflict at some future point.Like literally any issue that people like to create and make in-game &quot;solutions&quot; for, it is better to talk to the group or don't play it. Don't wait until your edgy Drow comes to the Village of Hamlet and you get upset at the DM because the NPC Dwarf blacksmith throws a hammer at you.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jediking, post: 8056502, member: 6803126"] In one of my early 5e campaigns (Lost Mine of Phandelver) a player ran a Drow Tempest Cleric. Most of his spells were saving throws to get around the Sunlight Sensitivity issue, and he enjoyed the roleplay of a "distrusted until proven" race. But after they rescued a few people and ran a gang out of town he quickly became known around the town and the "Drow = bad" was pretty much ignored after that. But, it sounds like you are running any Drow character according to DnD lore, where Drow = Evil and/or alignment is an issue. If you insist on following the lore, then maybe playing a Drow is not appropriate in your campaign at all. Just don't play/allow Drow PCs in your game. If you want to play it, there are innumerable reasons why any Drow can be a Good character. But if the DM or player have different ideas on how much the distrust in Drow will be for NPCs, it won't work. If you want to face down prejudice and racism and have it as part of your character growth - excellent! If you and your DM aren't on the same page, expect a conflict at some future point. Like literally any issue that people like to create and make in-game "solutions" for, it is better to talk to the group or don't play it. Don't wait until your edgy Drow comes to the Village of Hamlet and you get upset at the DM because the NPC Dwarf blacksmith throws a hammer at you. [/QUOTE]

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