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<blockquote data-quote="RogueJK" data-source="post: 200610" data-attributes="member: 170">This might be true, but none of the drow-specific equipment that has been updated to 3e, such as the Lesser and Greater Piwafwi or the Drow House Insignia, make any mention of the items crumbling to dust when exposed to sunlight.In Lords of Darkness, there is even a section detailing a Drow outpost on the surface.&nbsp; Once again, no mention is made of the Drow equipment crumbling to dust or having to be specially treated to withstand sunlight.It's up to you if you wish to continue using some holdovers from 2e, but IMHO, that's not the greatest idea.&nbsp; 2e flavor text and maps are easy to use with 3e, but game mechanics and rules aren't.&nbsp; If, for example. the 3e game designers left out a certain racial ability or they removed a monster's special attack, you shouldn't assume that they still have it &quot;since that's how it was in 2e.&quot;&nbsp; Most of the time, if it's not there, they don't have it in 3e.&nbsp; I think it is the same way with the drow equipment's reaction to sunlight.&nbsp; It is not mentioned at all, so it doesn't exist in 3e.&nbsp; Many, many things have changed, and most of them have a good reason behind the change.(And pointing to the novels isn't a valid argument.&nbsp; They were written with 2nd edition rules, not 3rd edition.&nbsp; So just because it happens in the novels doesn't mean that it is that way in 3rd edition.&nbsp; Not to mention the fact that the novels didn't even follow 2e rules exactly.)If you're using 3rd edition as an update to 2nd edition, do you allow your players to use all of the 2nd edition spells?&nbsp; Not all of them have been updated to 3rd edition, but by your reasoning, they should still be available.&nbsp; What about the racial abilities that have changed?&nbsp; For example, do you allow Drow to keep their inate ability of levitation?&nbsp; It's not mentioned in 3rd edition, but they had it in 2nd edition, so should still have it, right?&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />3rd Edition is meant to completely replace 2nd Edition.&nbsp; It's not a &quot;patch&quot; meant to change some things, but keep everything that hasn't changed or isn't mentioned in 3rd edition.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RogueJK, post: 200610, member: 170"] This might be true, but none of the drow-specific equipment that has been updated to 3e, such as the Lesser and Greater Piwafwi or the Drow House Insignia, make any mention of the items crumbling to dust when exposed to sunlight. In Lords of Darkness, there is even a section detailing a Drow outpost on the surface. Once again, no mention is made of the Drow equipment crumbling to dust or having to be specially treated to withstand sunlight. It's up to you if you wish to continue using some holdovers from 2e, but IMHO, that's not the greatest idea. 2e flavor text and maps are easy to use with 3e, but game mechanics and rules aren't. If, for example. the 3e game designers left out a certain racial ability or they removed a monster's special attack, you shouldn't assume that they still have it "since that's how it was in 2e." Most of the time, if it's not there, they don't have it in 3e. I think it is the same way with the drow equipment's reaction to sunlight. It is not mentioned at all, so it doesn't exist in 3e. Many, many things have changed, and most of them have a good reason behind the change. (And pointing to the novels isn't a valid argument. They were written with 2nd edition rules, not 3rd edition. So just because it happens in the novels doesn't mean that it is that way in 3rd edition. Not to mention the fact that the novels didn't even follow 2e rules exactly.) If you're using 3rd edition as an update to 2nd edition, do you allow your players to use all of the 2nd edition spells? Not all of them have been updated to 3rd edition, but by your reasoning, they should still be available. What about the racial abilities that have changed? For example, do you allow Drow to keep their inate ability of levitation? It's not mentioned in 3rd edition, but they had it in 2nd edition, so should still have it, right? ;) 3rd Edition is meant to completely replace 2nd Edition. It's not a "patch" meant to change some things, but keep everything that hasn't changed or isn't mentioned in 3rd edition. [/QUOTE]

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