hello there
whats happening if a player wants to play a drow?
will he be feared by NSC? hunted? killed? distrusted?
can he walk on daylight through a city? can he group with "normal" good guys?
or better with a neutral-evil group?
It totally depends on the setting. In FR, Drow have a small level of acceptance (but not much) because of the exploits of Drizzt. In Greyhawk, they hide their identity as best they can, but are REALLY rare on the surface. In other settings, Drow may be common, especially any setting that has the 4E Tiefling and Dragonborn (which are far wierder, IMO).
It's the call of the DM to determine this. In most fantasy settings, I would assume that they would be shunned and feared, if not out right attacked. Carefully keeping one's features hidden, say under a cowl, may reduce problems, but never quite eliminate it. Having an upstanding citizen vouch for them (say a LG Paladin or Cleric) would help. Oh, and in lands of the elves... be afraid 
i dont want to be the spoilsport but i dont want to "hello kitty" my D&D Encounters/Expansions in FR
so would you allow a player to be a drow? or does you add a lot of hindrances for this character?
that a drow will be only fun for a hardcore guy?
Shiroiken wrote:
Seuleslintan wrote:
why ask the player?
im the DM. its my world and if he plays his char in another round it should be the same playstyle
so DMs: Will you ignore the Drow and handle it like a normal player race? or will you always play a hostile world vs this drow?
Seuleslintan wrote:
yes sure
i dont want to be the fun break.
but i dont want to get critizised because im a softy. or if this player uses his drow in another campaign and gets no chance to play it
if the majority says: drows are feared, distrusted and hated then i wont allow the drow for the peace of me and him ^^
i dont want to tell him in every scene that everyone dislikes him and wants his death or all run away in fear
In my opinion, Drow will get disadvantage in all social situations. That is, until they become more well known and liked. Be that through adventuring out of a particular town and helping the surrounding area, or through renown in a particular faction.
Seuleslintan wrote:
i will dungeonmaster the Organized Play. Encounters/Expeditions and so on
there are drows in greyhawk?
In FR, and especially in the north Sword Coast (where the first module for Encounters will take place), Drow a bit more common. In the play test they suffered sunlight sensitivity (disadvantage on attacks and on perception and search checks that relied on sight), but were otherwise able to be out in daylight. It all depends on how they get written up in the PHB, though. I'd like to see them have an advantage on intimidation checks, with disadvantage on persuasion.
Having the player align themselves openly with either The Lords' Alliance or Order of the Gauntlet would should ease some initial tension. Or if they align with the Emerald Enclave it might give some elves pause to attacking on sight. Having reputable NPCs vouch for the PC should be all the party needs to accept them. No matter how the player chooses to play, just make sure they understand what it means to be Drow, and that they better have a good backstory of what they're doing on the surface with the iblith.
Its completely up to the DM. If I had a player that wanted to be a drow, I would let them, but ask them to develop a compelling backstory as to why they are on the surface, and let them know they would have issues dealing with people on the surface.
Seuleslintan wrote:
I agree with the poster above that said to check with the player about how the player thinks drow are viewed, and not use the setting as restriction to justify your concern about him playing a certain race. If you have reservations about him or her playing one, then get it all out on the table now.
Case in point, I've got a Drow that we're currently running in my party, the player usually runs the LG paladin types so being the sneaky underhanded cautious type isn't really his nature. In terms of drawbacks, the sun is already a major one, and what you gain out of it in the cantrips really isn't that great.
In the current setting I run, Drow can be part of the Unseelie Court, or come from the underdark, or be free agents. We've only had one situation where the character being a drow has affected their encounter negatively. People might start off a little suspicious but a Drow doing business with you on the street in broad daylight is different than getting attacked by a mob of them in the night. It's more the novelty - no one forgets that they saw a Drow.
i find it's much easier to just let people play their damned dark elves in peace. it's all they want, really.
Seuleslintan wrote:
Seuleslintan wrote: