D&D 5E Elves subrace?

[killawilba]

Now that the PHB is out in the wild and unsure whether it has been asked or answered (kinda not willing to sift through all the posts) what subraces do elves get?
I've been running the playtest and one one my players play as a drow subrace. Just curious at this point so I can let her know if she needs changing, going to have to take a extra time out to fix it up if Drows arnt in.

 

[outsider]

Now that the PHB is out in the wild and unsure whether it has been asked or answered (kinda not willing to sift through all the posts) what subraces do elves get?
I've been running the playtest and one one my players play as a drow subrace. Just curious at this point so I can let her know if she needs changing, going to have to take a extra time out to fix it up if Drows arnt in.

Drow are in the PHB. +1 Cha, 120 feet darkvision, sunlight sensitivity(disadvantage on attack rolls and perception checks when in direct sunlight), drow spells 1/day, and slightly different weapon proficiencies.

The sunlight sensitivity is actually a pretty nasty drawback, and I'd be hesitant to play a drow when I expected to do alot of outdoor daytime adventuring. This depends on DM and campaign though, of course.

 

[Joe Liker]

The sunlight sensitivity is actually a pretty nasty drawback, and I'd be hesitant to play a drow when I expected to do alot of outdoor daytime adventuring. This depends on DM and campaign though, of course.

If a DM reduces or removes this drawback, they should also remove all of the Drow Magic benefits and reduce Darkvision back down to 60 feet. (IMO)

 

[killawilba]

Drow are in the PHB. +1 Cha, 120 feet darkvision, sunlight sensitivity(disadvantage on attack rolls and perception checks when in direct sunlight), drow spells 1/day, and slightly different weapon proficiencies.

The sunlight sensitivity is actually a pretty nasty drawback, and I'd be hesitant to play a drow when I expected to do alot of outdoor daytime adventuring. This depends on DM and campaign though, of course.

Thank you! So far the sunlight sensitivity hasnt been a major issue. They havent done any "encounters" outdoors. things have been in caves and underground labyrinths.
But thanks for the info my player will be happy to know she can still be a drow!

thanks again man

 

[Crothian]

Is there anything in the wording of the Daylight spell that would make it hinder the Drow?

 

[Agamon]

Don't forget that Sunlight Sensitivity requires direct sunlight. There's a drow in my campaign. The first adventure was overcast with some light snow (it was early spring in the Silver Marches), so it didn't come into play there. The next outdoor encounter was deep in a heavily canopied forest. So it didn't matter there, either. The latest one was fought in direct sunlight, so the drow stuck with support spells and spells that require saves, so he didn't make an attack roll.

The party has been doing a good job attracting attention of drow whom they've caused problems for. I'm considering sending an assassin against them that has a cloak that magically shrouds the wearer's face in darkness, both countering the sensitivity and making it difficult to see the wearer's face (doubly good for a drow). If they can take him out, that would be useful for the PC.

 

[outsider]

Is there anything in the wording of the Daylight spell that would make it hinder the Drow?

The answer to this appears to be no. The Drow weakness is specifically to sunlight, and Daylight doesn't specifically create sunlight. I could see a DM ruling that the daylight spell creates sunlight, but with rules as written it does not.

 

[Agamon]

The answer to this appears to be no. The Drow weakness is specifically to sunlight, and Daylight doesn't specifically create sunlight. I could see a DM ruling that the daylight spell creates sunlight, but with rules as written it does not.

Whereas, the high level power of the Light domain specifically does say daylight, so that would affect drow on top of the damage it does.

 

[was]

or you could just houserule that the disadvanatge applies to any condition which contains extremely bright light.

 

[steeldragons]

It has been long established, since Daylight was Continual Light, that the light created by said spell was the equivalent of "daylight"...which would be, unless you have some kind of magical electric light bulb in the sky of your fantasy world, the light of the sun...or...sunlight. Semantic acrobatic nonsense, notwithstanding.

It has always been clear that shadow creatures and/or undead react to it as if it were sunlight. So why would Drow not react to it as if it were?

Someone wants to play a drow? That's fine [at your table, apparently]. As the player, that is their choice to make [again presuming that race is 'on the table', as it were]. Play a drow and you get all these extra kewlz powerz ...AND you get the limitations/restrictions thereof.

I have little [to no] tolerance for...the play style/attitude... that "my character gets to have cake and eat it too. I want all the powers and none of the restrictions...and if you try to impose them on me, [somehow] you're a bad dm/doing it wrong/big fat meanyhead." But it's not my table, so handle it as you think best for yours.