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Jesenin
03-03-06, 04:13 PM I am allready having a few ideas how would my little village of 5000 Drow would look like but i need help about Houses Symbols and their main compaunds. I would be needing a few ideas for first missions which would give 10000 xp. because all PC will start with 0 xp. and I really need something easy to start and something that whount kill them if they fail or lost Lolths favor. And I would be needing something about daily life in Underdark besides Menzoberranzan and Drizzt's guide if it is better suited and about city building itself.
Zanan
03-04-06, 04:28 AM Apart from the books you mention, there is, of course, Ed Greenwood's The Drow of the Underdark (AD&D and most likely only available via ebay (don't!) or RPGnow.com (PDF, ca. $5)). There are a number of fairly decent non-Wizards d20 books on the drow, such as Green Ronin's (publ.) Plot & Poison (3E) and its (3,5) follow up Dezzavold - Fortress of the Drow. There is also a three-book-series from Mongoose (publ.), The Tome of the Drow, Sheoloth - The City of the Drow, and a third one out just now. All give valuable info about playing a drow and how drow society might work too. Not always useful for the FR without some work by the DM.

BTW, 5,000 drow is no small village. Remember Menzo only has twice as many drow and is considered a metropolis.
warlockco
03-04-06, 02:44 PM BTW, 5,000 drow is no small village. Remember Menzo only has twice as many drow and is considered a metropolis.

Yep, the biggest factor would be the number of slaves kept and former slaves running around, and other races living in the city.

Menzo for example is a Drow city because the Drow dominate/created it, yet they are vastly out numbered by the other races living in Menzo.
loki87
03-08-06, 03:05 PM Yep, the biggest factor would be the number of slaves kept and former slaves running around, and other races living in the city.

Menzo for example is a Drow city because the Drow dominate/created it, yet they are vastly out numbered by the other races living in Menzo.

Yeah, that is a key consideration. Does your "village" contain 5,000 drow or 5,000 individuals? That is the difference between a large city and a small town in terms of dark elf locations.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Jesenin 03-03-06, 04:13 PM	I am allready having a few ideas how would my little village of 5000 Drow would look like but i need help about Houses Symbols and their main compaunds. I would be needing a few ideas for first missions which would give 10000 xp. because all PC will start with 0 xp. and I really need something easy to start and something that whount kill them if they fail or lost Lolths favor. And I would be needing something about daily life in Underdark besides Menzoberranzan and Drizzt's guide if it is better suited and about city building itself.
Zanan 03-04-06, 04:28 AM	Apart from the books you mention, there is, of course, Ed Greenwood's The Drow of the Underdark (AD&D and most likely only available via ebay (don't!) or RPGnow.com (PDF, ca. $5)). There are a number of fairly decent non-Wizards d20 books on the drow, such as Green Ronin's (publ.) Plot & Poison (3E) and its (3,5) follow up Dezzavold - Fortress of the Drow. There is also a three-book-series from Mongoose (publ.), The Tome of the Drow, Sheoloth - The City of the Drow, and a third one out just now. All give valuable info about playing a drow and how drow society might work too. Not always useful for the FR without some work by the DM. BTW, 5,000 drow is no small village. Remember Menzo only has twice as many drow and is considered a metropolis.
warlockco 03-04-06, 02:44 PM	BTW, 5,000 drow is no small village. Remember Menzo only has twice as many drow and is considered a metropolis. Yep, the biggest factor would be the number of slaves kept and former slaves running around, and other races living in the city. Menzo for example is a Drow city because the Drow dominate/created it, yet they are vastly out numbered by the other races living in Menzo.
loki87 03-08-06, 03:05 PM	Yep, the biggest factor would be the number of slaves kept and former slaves running around, and other races living in the city. Menzo for example is a Drow city because the Drow dominate/created it, yet they are vastly out numbered by the other races living in Menzo. Yeah, that is a key consideration. Does your "village" contain 5,000 drow or 5,000 individuals? That is the difference between a large city and a small town in terms of dark elf locations.