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Dampiel 08-02-07, 02:29 PM	Hey all, Can anyone explain why the Draegloth does not have spell resistance? It is basically a half-fiend Drow right? In the Drow of the underdark book the base Draegloth (For which I was happy to see updated from the Monsters of Faerun book) does not have SR (nor did it in the MoF book). Now the Favored One (Drow of the underdark p.110) is just a Lloth Touched Draegloth Cleric 7, and has SR13...which I do not understand. The Lloth Touched Template from Monster Manual 4 (p.93-94) does not grant SR. ...So I guess my question is, did they make a mistake in not giving the Draegloth race SR or in giving it to the Favored One? Personally I think the Draegloth race should have SR and an additional +1 to CR for having it...it makes sense to me. If you just made a Half-Fiend Drow it would almost be the same thing, it would remain a medium sized creature (biggest difference), still have similar resistance to elemental damage and would have similar stat adjustments and all Drow abilities, including SR... Anyway let me know what you guys think... -Dampiel-
Morwen 08-02-07, 07:29 PM	...So I guess my question is, did they make a mistake in not giving the Draegloth race SR or in giving it to the Favored One? Neither. The Favored One wears a +2 breastplate of spell resistance 13.
Dampiel 08-02-07, 07:45 PM	That explains the SR there, but why not give Draegloths SR in general? It just seems strange to me, since both Drow and many Fiends, including the Glabrezu which is the fiendish half of a Draegloth; have spell resistance... Is it intentional or an oversight?
Kadasbrass 08-02-07, 09:29 PM	Champains of Ruin has Draegloth in it as well and doesn't give them SR. With all things consider you could easily give them the SR for their ECL no problem, it does make sense afterall.
runestar 08-02-07, 09:55 PM	My guess is that it makes it easier to the drow priestesses to punish them and reign them in. Draegloths might be superior physically, but must still ultimately bow to their magical might. Else, it would make no sense for the drow priestesses to conceive and rear more powerful creatures who might usurp their position some day. I would say that there is sufficient cause not to give them sr.:)
Dampiel 08-02-07, 11:12 PM	That is a valid point Runestar however I have to disagree. It is stated that it is a great honor and gift of Lloth that a house can show such power in having a Draegloth. Why then have this boon be one that is lacking in the magical protection available to all Drow? In that case they are more easily controled as you put it, but it also makes them just as vulnerable to rival houses...which takes away much of their usefulness in dealing with threats...
runestar 08-02-07, 11:27 PM	I can't really answer your question. However, if draegloths did become too powerful, then they might end up threatening the authority of the drow priestesses and upsetting the overall power structure. The only thing I can come up with is that if they really did have sr, then no one would ever want to have one, since the drawbacks may well outweigh the costs, even if they are typically portrayed as subservient and deferential to their matron mothers. Besides, while draegloths in 3.0 did have sr of 11+HD (at least according to CoTSQ), this was conspicuously missing in all the 3.5 supplements, meaning that this change was likely intentional, whatever the designer's rationale or whether it actually makes sense or not.