Drow Spell-Like Abilities

[doktorstick]

The SRD states that the drow's spell-like abilities are cast by a sorcerer of the drow's character level. Does this mean that non-classed drow do not have these abilities? What about a drow Clr1?

Thanks.
/ds

 

[Mirkhalys]

I do not have any books with me, i did not look at the drow entry for a while and i am not sure what you mean by a 'non-classed drow'. But if you mean a drow with 0 hit dice, it does not make sense.

I guess the effective sorcerer level for the drow when using spell-like abilities is his number of hit dices. So a level 3 commoner drow has 3 HD so casts as a level 3 sorcerer. So there is no problem with a lvl 1 cleric.

 

[the Jester]

There are no non-classed 1 HD humanoids. A drow is always at least first level... with the exception of children, who I'd say wouldn't have their powers. Or else they have a caster level of 0 (with all that entails for the various powers; if the duration is 0, it doesn't work).

 

[doktorstick]

There are no non-classed 1 HD humanoids.

Then what is the point of the entry in the MM? It doesn't list a class but all of its stats, skills, etc. Is it just bunk, then? I guess I missed the part about humanoids and classes.

/ds

 

[CRGreathouse]

Then what is the point of the entry in the MM? It doesn't list a class but all of its stats, skills, etc. Is it just bunk, then? I guess I missed the part about humanoids and classes.

The MM entries for such races list first-level warriors.

 

[the Jester]

...what CRG said, but actually there are some humanoids with base HD without levels; they just always have either less (kobolds) or more (hobgoblins, bugbears, gnolls) than one HD. Odd, innit?

 

[Painfully]

An ordinary drow is a CR1 creature because it has natural spell-like abilities. Treat them as being cast by a 1st-level sorcerer. Beyond that, you can add whatever class and levels you want, but the total CR would be total class levels +1.

At least that's the way I understand it.

 

[Voadam]

from the srd:

Hit Dice

This line gives the number and type of Hit Dice the creature has and any bonus hit points. A parenthetical note gives the creature’s average hit points. A creature’s Hit Dice total is also its level for determining how spells affect the creature, its rate of natural healing, and its maximum ranks in a skill.

Creatures With Character Classes

If a creature acquires a character class, it follows the rules for multiclassing. The creature’s character level equals the number of class levels it has, plus the total Hit Dice for such beings.

 

[Dr. Zoom]

CRG is correct. There are no non-classed drow or humanoids. The MM humanoids' stats are for level 1 warriors. You can change this, of course.