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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arravis" data-source="post: 259764" data-attributes="member: 327">Some things to keep in mind. Drow roll 3d6 for stats, just like everyone else. They don't have amazing stats, just a few simple modifiers. They don't have clairaudiance, or other "amazing" powers, they have only a few additional and weak powers. Their senses are no sharper then any other elf, they aren't smarter then most elves either. Drow clerics and drow wizards aren't a dime a dozen. Drow clerics all tend to be from noble houses, not commoners. So there aren't thousands of them, probably 150-200 or so clerics in a city like menzoberranzan. Of those, 95% of those will be 0-3rd lvl only. Even less numbers for wizards. Keep in mind that drow don't level any faster then other elves (in 3rd ed, they level slower actually).Drow are only powerful because of culture. They have a culture of ruthlessness and malice. They have to survive in a harsh environment of betrayal. That gives them SOME advantages, but many disadvantages as well. They are unable to organize effectively for very long and even hunting parties/patrols are likely to be semi-disorganized. Each individual in the hunting party is looking for individual glory and power, not group glory and power. Thus they are likely to cast spells, use items, etc, that will help themselves and not the party as much. That reduces their effectiveness dramaticly (as anyone with military experience will tell you). That's the nature of Chaotic Evil. 1 Drow vs 1 PC, the odds are on the Drow, but 100 Drow vs 100 Lawful and organized dwarves/elves (whom have nearly as many magical items as the Drow), etc, I'll put my money on the the surface dwellers if both meet on even ground. Organized groups, historicly, win and overcome disorganized groups.Drow are a powerful race, but their power is their cunning not magic and levels. When DM'd properly they are a challenge, but they shouldn't be DM'd in a unrealistic uber-mensch fashion. They have many weaknesses and those need to be kept in mind as well as their strengths.</blockquote>

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