Drow of the Underdark is the name of two supplemental rules books for the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game, providing supplementary game rules focusing on drow culture, equipment and folklore for both players and Dungeon Masters.
| The Drow of the Underdark | |
| Author: | Ed Greenwood |
| Publisher: | TSR, Inc. |
| Release Date: | July 1991 |
| Media Type: | softcover |
| Pages: | 128 |
| Isbn: | 1-56076-132-6 |
The Drow of the Underdark was written by Ed Greenwood for use with AD&D (2nd Ed.), and focuses primarily on the drow of the Forgotten Realms campaign setting.[1] The book features cover art by Jeff Easley, and interior art by Tim Bradstreet and Rick Harris.
This book details the nature of dark elves, dark elven society, drow religion (including Eilistraee, Ghuanadar/The Elder Elemental God, Lolth, and Vhaeraun), the high history of the drow, drow spells, drow magical items, drow craftwork, drow languages, drow nomenclature, and dark elven runes. This book also details the Underdark of the Forgotten Realms, as well as several monsters of the Underdark (including the myrlochar and the yochlol).
| Drow of the Underdark | |
| Author: | Ari Marmell, Anthony Pryor, Robert J. Schwalb, & Greg A. Vaughan |
| Publisher: | Wizards of the Coast |
| Release Date: | May 2007 |
| Media Type: | hardcover |
| Pages: | 224 |
| Isbn: | 978-0-7869-4151-3 |
| Congress: | MLCM 2007/44945 (G) |
| Oclc: | 126839306 |
Drow of the Underdark was written for use with D&D (3rd ed.), and is not tied to any specific campaign setting. The book's format and contents are similar to that of Draconomicon, Libris Mortis, and Lords of Madness.
Although primarily intended for DM use, players can use information from the book to play as a drow character or half-drow character, as well as to fight against drow, or to adventure in the Underdark in general.
This book was designed by Ari Marmell, Anthony Pryor, Robert J. Schwalb, and Greg A. Vaughan. It features cover art by Francis Tsai, and interior art by Steve Ellis, Wayne England, Lars Grant-West, Tomás Giorello, Jackoilrain, William O'Connor, Richard Sardinha, Beth Trott, Francis Tsai, Franz Vohwinkel, Eva Widermann, and James Zhang.[2]