Half-Elf Drow?

[Taelorn76]

That is what I was wanted to bring in to my campaign. Have a creature who is hated and feared by all, and hates all around her/him.

 

[Dark Jezter]

IMC, such a mixin of the blud results in a monstrosity that is feared/reviled by both species as such 'abominations' posses all the strengths & none of the weaknesses of the parent races----they make great badguys

Have you been watching the movie Underworld lately?

 

[Antoine]

That is what I was wanted to bring in to my campaign. Have a creature who is hated and feared by all, and hates all around her/him.

Ain't what a drow is supposed to be ?

No need to mix further

 

[Taelorn76]

I want something that is not your typical drow. I want the group to think he is capable of good based on the half high-elf side of him.

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

I wonder if that will be true in 3.5.

Will they give half-drows +2 diplomacy and gather information ?

I would not. And I think getting darkvision instead of low-light vision justifies not giving them these two skill bonuses.

Not nearly. I think such a substitution would make the character even more suboptimal than your standard Half Elf.

 

[Darklone]

What about giving them Intimidate and Pick Pocket +2 instead ?

 

[Antoine]

Not nearly. I think such a substitution would make the character even more suboptimal than your standard Half Elf.

Nevertheless, darkvision is probably the most potent racial ability for standart (PHB) races.
It's the key to not giving advance warning to almost every possible underground monster.

 

[Taelorn76]

What about giving them Intimidate and Pick Pocket +2 instead ?

I would agree with giving them Intimidate just because of the race reputation.

 

[Kae'Yoss]

what about a half-drow, half high-elf, what special rules would you give that? In a way that is a full blooded elf, but would s/he get the best of both worlds, the worst of them? How whould they be percieved on the surface? Would they hate themselves or one of their parents?

It's more or less official that elven subraces don't mix. I can't give a concrete page number, but look for it in the FRCS or Races of Faerûn, or the Complete Book of Elves. And in one of the Novels it's stated that drow genes are dominant - so a coupling of drow and other elf becomes drow most of the time (the drow who said that also said: "If we can't wipe them from the surface, we breed them from the surface).

I want something that is not your typical drow. I want the group to think he is capable of good based on the half high-elf side of him.

Make them think he's capable cause drow aren't fiends and therefore capable of good themselves. They even have a good deity (Eilistraeee, daughter to Lolth and Corellon and sister to Vhaeraun - and aunt to Selvetarm. Drow Pantheon's really a big family business )

Of course, you could make him a celestial drow, or even half-celestial half-drow.

 

[Taelorn76]

Of course, you could make him a celestial drow, or even half-celestial half-drow.

I had not even considered the celestial possibility. I like the half-celestial half-drow idea.

Thank you