Poll: Drow PC's

[burntgerbil]

We were discussing possible reactions to drow in 4e in my playgroup. Not particularly if you like the race or not, but how they are viewed by NPC's in your Forgotten Realms games.

What are your feelings on playing them - specifically running encounters with Npc's when one or more drow are in your party ?

 

[Gort]

Well, it really depends on the game. Which NPCs in particular are being interacted with? If they've been heavily raided by drow in general, then there'd be a significant penalty. However, if drow are rare in their area, they probably wouldn't act much out of the ordinary.

I put "don't play a drow unless you want trouble", as it is something you'd have to take into account as a player, same as any non-core race, really.

 

[Oni]

Enough trouble to convey the uniqueness of their situation but not so much that it affects the fun of the game.

 

[Ander00]

Drow PCs have no place in my campaign at this time. It's not set in the Realms though. If it was, or perhaps at a later time, my answer would probably be "don't play a drow unless you want trouble".


cheers

 

[garyh]

Enough trouble to convey the uniqueness of their situation but not so much that it affects the fun of the game.

This is my rule for all non-PHB races, varied based on the race in question and the location.

 

[keterys]

I was thinking about playing a drow character for a FR game. My theory was that I was going to be a right murderous bastard (not necessarily evil, but not good, and figuring it was a lot safer and saner to do his killing and looting as a hero, with all the perks, than the other way around), but acting like 100 years of drizzt had set the stage for drow.

"Oh, yeah, don't you know? Us good drow outnumber the evil ones now. You can tell the bad ones, still, though. Spider tattoos, belt buckles, usual stuff. Two legs or less and you've got a genuine hero thrown off the oppressive shackles of his evil race on the glorious road to redemption. Mmmhmm."

"That settled, I hear you've got a healthy reward in exchange for us assassinating some orc chieftain? I mean, umm, freeing your village from the threat of dangerous raiders."

 

[Zsig]

Funny question. If asked about this a couple months ago, I'd probably say "no drows on my games".

Now, as i'm finally embracing FR, it's kinda inevitable.

I'm starting a new campaign now, and all the players decided to make a drow (all the three of them, rogue, warlock and paladin).

My exact words to them:
"Don't play a Drow unless you want trouble"
...except in portuguese.

It didn't make they change their minds though (next time i'll try a bit harder)

 

[keterys]

Here's the thing... don't play a drow unless you want trouble is what a lot of people want. It's more attention, it's more RP, it's easy access to action.

It's why it never made sense to think that not being liked affected balance (as per a couple editions ago) - you were giving them the attention they craved _and_ all the powerful goodies.

 

[inati]

Well, it depends on what region on Forgotten Realms the campaign takes place. If it's the Dragon Coast, for example, I think they would fit in just fine!

 

[Zsig]

Well, it depends on what region on Forgotten Realms the campaign takes place. If it's the Dragon Coast, for example, I think they would fit in just fine!

Oh, thanks for the tip! I'm still pretty noob to the Realms.