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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6700156" data-attributes="member: 5834"><p>It is authentic with no quotations for them to kill an elf settlement to the last person. It is clearly stated that they hate surface elves more than anyone else. I would consider it poor DM preparation to not know how Forgotten Realms drow operate. I would consider it poor DMing to not take the time to think a bit more about why an elf was not killed during a drow raid. It says in the lore that they often kill to the last elf, rarely doing otherwise. CapnZapp's question is why are you (the elf PC) that rare circumstance. It is not poor DMing to want an elf player to come up with a better reason for being alive than being taken as a slave. I'm not sure why you think playing drow as the lore states is two-dimensional, caricaturish, and/or a crutch for poor DMing. If a DM had every villain play this way, then I might agree with you. A particular race with a very intense hatred that often leads them to murderous behavior is not two-dimensional. It is a trait that should be made to stand out as part of the drow. Otherwise, how would you know? If you allow elves like every other player race, how would you convey the murderous hatred of surface elves that is a part of drow culture? I don't see how it wouldn't be poor DMing to hand wave that aspect of their character.</p></blockquote><p></p>