Descended from the original dark-skinned elven subrace called the Illythiiri, the drow were cursed into their present appearance by the good elven deities for following the goddess Lolth down the path to evil and corruption. Also called dark elves, the drow have black skin that resembles polished obsidian and stark white or pale yellow hair. They commonly have very pale eyes in shades of lilac, silver, pink, and blue. They also tend to be smaller and slimmer than most elves.
Ability adjustment
+2 Dexterity, +2 Intelligence, +2 Charisma, -2 Constitution
Racial features
Level adjustment: +2. Drow are more powerful and gain levels more slowly than other races. It will take more experience for a drow to reach level 2 than it would for normal races, for example.
Size: Medium
Favored class: Wizard. A multiclass drow's wizard class does not count when determining whether he takes a penalty for multiclassing.
- Hardiness vs. Enchantments: +2 racial saving throw bonus against enchantment spells or effects.
- Immunity to Sleep: Immunity to sleep and magic sleep effects.
- Darkvision: Drow can see in the dark up to 120 feet. This replaces the low-light vision ability most elves receive.
- Spell Resistant: Spell resistance of 11 + character level.
- Weapon Proficiency: Elves are automatically proficient with longsword, rapier, longbow (including composite longbow), and shortbow (including composite shortbow) weapons.
- Keen Sense: An elf who merely passes within 5 feet of a secret or concealed door is entitled to a Search check to notice it as if she were actively looking for it.
- Skill Affinity (Listen): +2 to Listen
- Skill Affinity (Search): +2 to Search
- Skill Affinity (Spot): +2 racial bonus to Spot
- Light Blindness: Drow suffer -1 circumstance penalty to attack rolls, saves, and skill checks when outside. This is improperly applied whenever the Drow character is outdoors, even during night time.
- Spell-Like Abilities:
- 1/day - Darkness as sorcerer of equal level.
- 1/day - Light (spell) as sorcerer of equal level.
- 1/day - See invisibility as sorcerer of equal level.
