before been drow choose recently

Swanmay

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

along well with dryads and other creatures devoted to protecting the wilderness. Roll or choose a result from the Swanmay’s Charge table as inspiration for what a swanmay protects. Swanmay

’s Charge 1d6 The Swanmay Is Devoted to Protecting … 1 A hidden spring. 2 A lakeshore recently ravaged by a forest fire. 3 The conjunction of three rivers

Adult Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Legendary Resistance (3/Day, or 4/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +9

dragons’ sinuous forms. Many deep dragons collect forgotten tomes or works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages. Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They

Ancient Deep Dragon

Monsters Forgotten Realms: Adventures in Faerûn

Legendary Resistance (4/Day, or 5/Day in Lair). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes three Rend attacks. Rend. Melee Attack Roll: +12

forms. Many deep dragons collect forgotten tomes or works of art and bully, cajole, or steal collections from drow or duergar sages. Deep dragons are excellent swimmers. They often clash with aquatic

Drow House Captain

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

subterranean world of that god’s malevolence.Battle Command. Choose one creature within 30 feet of the drow that the drow can see. If the chosen creature can see or hear the drow, that creature can use its reaction to make one melee attack or to take the Dodge or Hide action.

Fey Ancestry. The drow has advantage on saving throws against being charmed, and magic can’t put the drow to sleep. Sunlight Sensitivity. While in sunlight, the drow has disadvantage on attack

Ruxithid the Chosen

Monsters Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). When Ruxithid fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Mental Fortitude. Ruxithid has advantage on saving throws against the charmed and frightened

, but the goblins remained, sequestered from the rest of the world until recently when the mind flayer fanatics called on them. Some of these goblins’ descendants possess psionic powers, as

Gremorly's Ghost

Monsters The Book of Many Things

object. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Gremorly fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. Gremorly makes three Withering Strike attacks. Withering Strike. Melee Spell Attack

came to investigate the seemingly abandoned keep, Gremorly murdered them and trapped their ghosts. But fortune recently turned against Gremorly when a behir entered the keep seeking a nest. It slew

Balhannoth Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

Legendary Resistance (2/Day). If the balhannoth fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The balhannoth makes a bite attack and up to two tentacle attacks, or it makes up

well-traveled roads and paths, snatching people who come along. A balhannoth that has been captured and exploited by drow might lair in caves near Underdark passages and guard the ways in and out of a

Geryon (Summoner Variant) Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

(3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. Geryon's

of Geryon until the end of its next turn. Swift Sting (Costs 2 Actions). Geryon attacks with his stinger. Teleport. Geryon uses his Teleport action.Geryon's Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his

Archduke Zariel of Avernus

Monsters Baldur’s Gate: Descent into Avernus

throw, she can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Zariel has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Regeneration. Zariel regains 20 hit points at the start of

. Matalotok. Zariel recently defeated the demon lord Kostchtchie and took his hammer, Matalotok, which grants Zariel immunity to cold damage. Without this hammer, Zariel has resistance to cold damage

Yarnspinner

Monsters Domains of Delight: A Feywild Accessory

location in that domain. Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Yarnspinner fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Spider Climb. Yarnspinner can climb difficult surfaces, including upside down

Delight called Prismeer. Yarnspinner only recently arrived in Thither and is unaware that he is intruding upon another archfey’s territory (see The Wild Beyond the Witchlight for more information about Prismeer and its archfey ruler).

Geryon Legacy

Monsters Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes

(3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects. Magic Weapons. Geryon's

recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the passages of this place, scattering the ice devil;ice devils

Glyph of Warding Legacy

Spells Basic Rules (2014)

or drow), or alignment. You can also set conditions for creatures that don’t trigger the glyph, such as those who say a certain password. When you inscribe the glyph, choose explosive

Knight Legacy

Backgrounds Player’s Handbook (2014)

you need to determine your noble title, but you should also work with the DM to describe your family and their influence on you. Is your family old and established, or was your title only recently

most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar) instead of the Position of Privilege feature. One of your commoner

Elf Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

(Moonbrook), Xiloscient (Goldpetal) Subrace Ancient divides among the elven people resulted in three main subraces: high elves, wood elves, and dark elves, who are commonly called drow. Choose one of

the two subraces presented below or one from another source. In some worlds, these subraces are divided still further (such as the sun elves and moon elves of the Forgotten Realms), so if you wish, you can choose a narrower subrace.

Barbarian Legacy

Classes Basic Rules (2014)

of his drow foe, then turns to drive his armored elbow into the gut of another. These barbarians, different as they might be, are defined by their rage: unbridled, unquenchable, and unthinking fury

, followed by Constitution. Second, choose the outlander background. The Barbarian Table Level ProficiencyBonus Features Rages RageDamage 1st +2

Geryon (Variant)

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

competent replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams

Geryon

Monsters Mordenkainen Presents: Monsters of the Multiverse

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If Geryon fails a saving throw, he can choose to succeed instead. Magic Resistance. Geryon has advantage on saving throws against spells and other magical effects

replacement for both.Geryon’s Lair Geryon has recently reclaimed his ancient fortress, Coldsteel, a sprawling complex that rises from the ice and snow at the center of Stygia. He roams the

Gnome Legacy

Species Basic Rules (2014)

know that most races don’t share their sense of humor, but they enjoy anyone’s company just as they enjoy everything else they set out to do. Subrace Choose one of the subraces below

or one from another source. DEEP GNOMES A third subrace of gnomes, the deep gnomes (or svirfneblin), live in small communities scattered in the Underdark. Unlike the duergar and the drow

Noble Legacy

Backgrounds Basic Rules (2014)

you need to determine your noble title, but you should also work with the DM to describe your family and their influence on you. Is your family old and established, or was your title only recently

. Variant Noble: Knight A knighthood is among the lowest noble titles in most societies, but it can be a path to higher status. If you wish to be a knight, choose the Retainers feature (see the sidebar

Nar'l Xibrindas

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

loyalty, though, and Nar’l has become increasingly worried about his future. If forced to decide between himself and Bregan D’aerthe, he’ll choose the former and betray his drow allies to save his own skin

Nar’l Xibrindas Nar'l Xibrindas and Grell Bodyguard Xanathar’s advisor is a nervous and conniving male drow named Nar’l Xibrindas. Nar’l’s house was wiped out long ago, but he and his elder brother

What Dwells Here?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

have recently abated, in the wake of devastating losses on both sides. Drivvin Freth, a drow archmage, hopes to use this respite to his house’s advantage by summoning a goristro demon that will force the minotaurs to submit to House Freth’s control.

What Dwells Here? This level is a battleground between drow of House Freth and a tribe of minotaurs. The minotaurs hold sway over a maze of tunnels riddled with magical effects and traps, while the

What Dwells Here?

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

the dungeon under Muiral’s control are pale shadows of their former glory, having fallen into disrepair and neglect. Under the leadership of a priestess named Vlonwelv Auvryndar, the drow have recently

What Dwells Here? Muiral the Misshapen, one of Halaster’s apprentices, claimed this drow-built level as his private hunting grounds after the dark elves were forced to abandon it long ago. Areas of

Adult Deep Dragon Legacy

Monsters Fizban's Treasury of Dragons

Legendary Resistance (3/Day). If the dragon fails a saving throw, it can choose to succeed instead.Multiattack. The dragon makes one Bite attack and two Claw attacks. Bite. Melee Weapon Attack: +9

"} Adventure Hook 1 Unfamiliar drow adventurers have been prowling a city’s streets at night and have been overheard talking about the dragon they serve. 2 Svirfneblin hire the

12. Bat Cave

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

12. Bat Cave The drow and their quaggoths recently expanded into this cavern, which is home to hundreds of bats. 12a. Drow Sentinels Sloped Roof. The ceiling here is 50 feet high but slopes down to

30 feet high toward the southeast. Drow. Natural shelves and narrow ledges line the walls, ranging in height from 10 to 30 feet. Hiding in the shadows atop 10-foot-high ledges are two male drow elite

Dwarfholds of the North

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

recently taken back from the drow, stands as a beacon of resurgent dwarven strength in the North. Stoneshaft Hold and Ironmaster are lonely settlements continually girding themselves for threats real and

the orcs and goblinoids of the region, and having to fight off assaults from below by duergar and drow, the shield dwarves have stood fast, determined to hold their halls against all threats — and

Mantol-Derith

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Mantol-Derith Population: Approximately 140 (drow, duergar, humans, and svirfneblin) Government: Informal council comprised of four chief negotiators (one per enclave), recently dissolved Defense

: Private guards Commerce: Rare and exotic goods; see each enclave for information on the goods traded by the duergar, the drow, the svirfneblin, and the Zhentarim Organizations: The drow, duergar

What the Prisoners Know

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

What the Prisoners Know Allow the characters to freely mingle and interact with their fellow prisoners or even the drow guards, although the guards rarely talk to the “surface-dweller scum.” Of all

way the adventure unfolds. The characters can learn the following things from talking with their fellow prisoners, some of who have been captives of the drow for a tenday or two: There are nineteen

26. Bent Hallway

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage

26. Bent Hallway This 10-foot-high, 20-foot-wide hall is marred by an ancient excavation. At one point, drow sought to expand this level of the dungeon and set slaves to the task of hewing new

passageways. The project was abandoned when Halaster and his apprentices pushed the drow out. 26a. Slamming Doors The first time the characters reach the midpoint of this hall, they hear a double door slam

Gibbet Crossing

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk

Gibbet Crossing Gibbet Crossing is a forlorn place. It was once a crossroads of the Underdark where drow, duergar, and svirfneblin communities lived in uneasy peace. The duergar had a lucrative

business making collapsible cages (their well-crafted hanging cages gave the crossroads its name), and the duergar came to rely on mithral that the svirfneblin supplied. The drow provided the duergar with

Chapter 8: Forge of the Fire Giants

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Storm King's Thunder

. House Xorlarrin once held Gauntlgrym, but King Bruenor Battlehammer and his dwarves recently drove out the dark elves. They know its layout well, however. Duke Zalto has given the drow an iron flask

alliance with the drow of House Xorlarrin: he promises to help them destroy their enemies if the drow help him steal Maegera, the fire primordial trapped within the underground dwarven city of Gauntlgrym

Guests of the Temple

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Candlekeep Mysteries

or choose entries from the Temple Guests table, or use those guests as inspiration for your own NPCs. Temple Guests d8 Guest(s) 1 A drow poses as Jarlaxle Baenre, the leader of a famous

Cormyr, seeking Sune’s advice on how best to impress their betrothed. 6 A dwarf noble from Citadel Adbar, a dwarven city-stronghold far to the north, recently suffered a magical malady causing

Drow Crews

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Divine Contention

Icingdeath is a chaotic neutral drow mage. The officers can be wherever you choose on the ship and likely move about as they spend time with the characters. DISCOVERING THE DROW Any character who

Drow Crews Icingdeath and Twinkle each have a crew of forty neutral drow sailors. Drow have a reputation as evil, subterranean slavers and are not generally trusted by humanoids living on the surface

Confronting the Drow

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

the adventurers just before they reach the uppermost level of the Underdark. The adventurers can choose to lead the drow on a risky chase, or stand and fight.

Confronting the Drow The drow from Velkynvelve have pursued their escaped prisoners throughout the first half of the adventure. Along the way, they might have engaged the characters in combat or set

Drow Renegades

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes

Drow Renegades Drow society is, paradoxically, extremely open-ended and extremely oppressive. All drow have a chance, at least theoretically, to improve their station in life, and movement does occur

, indentured drow at the bottom of the ladder spend their lives laboring for another house’s gain, and powerful drow at the top of society spend their time trying not to be assassinated or framed for

Other Routes

Compendium - Sources->Dungeons & Dragons->Out of the Abyss

Other Routes Characters who can’t avail themselves of Vizeran’s secret route or choose not to use it must find another way to Menzoberranzan. There are many routes to choose from, such that the party

can approach the City of Spiders from literally any direction. However, all of these routes are known to the drow. The characters might have encountered a drow force on a previous attempt to reach

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