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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vraille Darkfang" data-source="post: 3235031" data-attributes="member: 16989">I keep the Underdark Races, well, Dark.When I ran 2nd Edition I toyed with basing them more off the Real-World Albino, Blind things that inhabit our own cave systems.Then 3rd Edition came out with a Brand-New Mechanic.Infravision was gone:DARKVISION was here!Just like normal Sight, except Black & White Only.  Our modern Cave Systems went out the window.  Darkvision allowed the rules of Vision that dominated the surface to apply to the depths as well.I keep Drow, Duegar, Swirvfneblin, and others Dark-Skinned so they blend against rock when viewed via Darkvision.Most Underground Races gain a +2 Bonus to Hide in those situations.PS.  Black Hat White Hat.Gary grew up on the Black & White Westerns of the 50's.  Watch one some time.THe guy in the Black Hat is the Bad Guy.  The Guy in the White Hat is the Good Guy.It's a pretty basic storytelling techinque.  Take a very visual stimulas (color) and apply a not easily noticed attribute to it (Alignment).I'd say White Good, Black Evil is more a result of this Storytelling techniques than anything else.</blockquote>