Classically, most female drow are Clerics. What domain? I found a Spider Domain that of course looked very fitting & I've seen too many War Clerics already.
What about a Divine Soul Sorcerer? Someone with a direct link to Llolth or a handmaiden (Yochlol)? Is that blasphemy?!
Spider domain sounds fine, though my computer refuses to load it so I can't say for sure. Lolth is chaotic evil and is classified as a trickster, so the trickster domain would make sense.
Lolth despises her ex husband Corellon Larethian, and he has domain over magic, wilderness and skill, so knowledge and nature don't make sense.
Since Lolth is chaotic evil, light domain does not make much sense, nor does knowledge (I say knowledge because she is chaotic, while knowledge takes some amount of order and lawfulness).
You could make a "dark" domain that is just light domain with different reasoning for why the abilities work as they do, or with slightly revised versions. For example, instead of warding flare as light blinding an opponent, make it a sudden loss of light in front of an opponent so they can't see where they are striking. For slightly revising an ability, instead of Radiance of the Dawn dispelling darkness and causing damage, have it create darkness and deal necrotic damage.
Death domain would make sense, war domain if that is how these drow are acting, same with tempest. You could have a few life, cause they will probably have a few heal bots.
Arcana, Trickery, and Death would all be strongly thematic, both from the base concept and from the spells they grant. Grave, Knowledge, and War would be the second tier of domains that would not be out of the question.
Light, Life, Nature would be the least likely, too Corellon. I disagree with the Knowledge being out because of Corellon though. Lolth values knowledge as much as the next guy, maybe more so because of the amount of intrigue that occurs in Menzoberanzan, and reading creatures thoughts? Hell yeah the conniving Dark elves would value that. I actually think Knowledge might be a better fit than Trickery. Maybe not better but I think maybe equal. After this internal monologue I think Arcana, Trickery, Knowledge, are top tier with Death, Grave, and War being second tier Light, Life, Nature being the least thematic.
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"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
What about a Divine Soul Sorcerer? Someone with a direct link to Llolth or a handmaiden (Yochlol)? Is that blasphemy?!
Divine soul is aimed more at something like Angelic descent, Shadow would be more in theme for Lolth or Wild Magic, she is pretty chaotic for all the lawfulness she imposes upon the drow society. I did notice they list her as a Demonic power now rather than a typical god which is interesting. Perhaps Warlock with the demon pact.
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"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
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Classically, most female drow are Clerics. What domain? I found a Spider Domain that of course looked very fitting & I've seen too many War Clerics already.
What about a Divine Soul Sorcerer? Someone with a direct link to Llolth or a handmaiden (Yochlol)? Is that blasphemy?!
Spider domain sounds fine, though my computer refuses to load it so I can't say for sure. Lolth is chaotic evil and is classified as a trickster, so the trickster domain would make sense.
Lolth despises her ex husband Corellon Larethian, and he has domain over magic, wilderness and skill, so knowledge and nature don't make sense.
Since Lolth is chaotic evil, light domain does not make much sense, nor does knowledge (I say knowledge because she is chaotic, while knowledge takes some amount of order and lawfulness).
You could make a "dark" domain that is just light domain with different reasoning for why the abilities work as they do, or with slightly revised versions. For example, instead of warding flare as light blinding an opponent, make it a sudden loss of light in front of an opponent so they can't see where they are striking. For slightly revising an ability, instead of Radiance of the Dawn dispelling darkness and causing damage, have it create darkness and deal necrotic damage.
Death domain would make sense, war domain if that is how these drow are acting, same with tempest. You could have a few life, cause they will probably have a few heal bots.
"First in, Last out."
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Arcana, Trickery, and Death would all be strongly thematic, both from the base concept and from the spells they grant. Grave, Knowledge, and War would be the second tier of domains that would not be out of the question.
Light, Life, Nature would be the least likely, too Corellon. I disagree with the Knowledge being out because of Corellon though. Lolth values knowledge as much as the next guy, maybe more so because of the amount of intrigue that occurs in Menzoberanzan, and reading creatures thoughts? Hell yeah the conniving Dark elves would value that. I actually think Knowledge might be a better fit than Trickery. Maybe not better but I think maybe equal. After this internal monologue I think Arcana, Trickery, Knowledge, are top tier with Death, Grave, and War being second tier Light, Life, Nature being the least thematic.
"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
"Where words fail, swords prevail. Where blood is spilled, my cup is filled" -Cartaphilus
"I have found the answer to the meaning of life. You ask me what the answer is? You already know what the answer to life is. You fear it more than the strike of a viper, the ravages of disease, the ire of a lover. The answer is always death. But death is a gentle mistress with a sweet embrace, and you owe her a debt of restitution. Life is not a gift, it is a loan."
I'm experimenting with a homebrew subclass for it. Anyone else go that route?
There is a Spider Queen Domain in a book called the Drow Compendium. You should be able to Google that. The domain is quite well written.