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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Theroc" data-source="post: 4747147" data-attributes="member: 83115">To clarify on the second part, the EULA thing when I went to sign up on the boards gave me the creepy notion that I would be forced to download a programs and/or make purchases to use the Forum, and being a lazy person with attention span issues couldn't read the whole thing, I just decided to look elsewhere to post.Or does WotC have multiple D&D based forums, and I was only looking at one of them?As for the racial penalties, I sorta get their point, but I like playing things slightly out of the norm.  I've always thought the Drow were awesome looking and their society conducive to making interesting characters.  My own Drow concept was somewhat of a cross between a typical Drow and Drizzt from Forgotten Realms, in that while he wasn't some goody-twoshoes like Drizzt, he was more of a 'Wolverine' type of guy.  But knowing how the penalties work out, any role I'd try to create with a Drow would almost invariably end up weaker than an elf with the same setup.  It is successful at it's job of discouraging me from using them, though at the same time the overheavy penalty also disappoints me, as the variance and choice of D&D is why I'm so excited to play.</blockquote>