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™ 95726720_Ch00.indd 1 2/22/07 3:03:16 PM Shadowborn Warrior . .52 Clothing . .98 Spider Companion . .52 Tools . .101 Contents Spiderfriend Magic . .52 Artifacts . .103 Introduction . 4 Staggering Critical . .52 Surprising Riposte . .52 Chapter 5: Chapter 1: Umbral Spell . .52 Monsters of the Underdark . 105 All About the Drow . 7 Vermin Trainer . .53 Adamantine Spider . 106 A Day in the Life . .7 Verminfriend . .53 Chwidencha . 108 Society and Culture . .9 Versatile Combatant . .53 Draegloth . .110 Law, Tradition, and Government . .10 Ambush Feats . .53 Dragon, Deep . .114 Drow Psychology . .13 Gloom Strike . .54 Elf, Albino Drow (Szarkai) . .118 Religion . .15 Sickening Strike . .54 Goblinoid . 120 Rites and Rituals of Lolth . .15 Terrifying Strike . .54 Husk Vermin . 126 CONTENTS TABLE OF Servants of Lolth . .17 Venomous Strike . .54 Kuo-Toa . 129 Lolth . .19 Divine Feats . .54 Lizard, Giant . .133 Houses of the Drow . .20 Divine Intercession . .54 Quaggoth . 136 Structure and Composition . .20 Lolth’s Boon . .54 Shunned . .140 House Authority . .21 Lolth’s Caress . .54 Spider, Monstrous . .141 House Interaction . .21 Profane Agony . .54 Troll . .145 Duties and Beneﬁ ts . .22 Vile Feats . .55 Venom Ooze . .148 Family Units . .24 Unspeakable Vow . .55 Drow Life . .26 Vow of Decadence . .55 Chapter 6: Leisure . .27 Vow of the Spider Queen . .55 Campaigns and Adventures . 150 Arts and Crafts . .27 Vow of Vengeance . .56 Drow Campaigns . 150 Technology and Magic. .28 Weapon Style Feats . .56 Drow Cities and Environs . 153 Love . 29 Despana School . .56 Sample Drow . 160 War . 30 Eilservs School . .56 Anybys Velifane . 160 Death . .31 Inlindl School . .56 Keveras Lorakythe . .161 Drow History and Folklore . .31 Shi’Quos School . .56 Lady Thandysha . .162 Drow Mythic Origins . .32 Steal and Strike . .56 Mindshard . .163 Legends and Tales . .33 Tormtor School. .57 Xil’etha Dhuvaryl . 164 Drow Settlements . .35 Vae School . .57 Drow Assassin . 164 Economy . .35 Xaniqos School . .57 Drow Inquisitor . 164 Appearance . .36 Alternative Class Features . .57 Drow Priestess . .165 Drow Racial Traits . .36 New Spells . .60 Drow Slaver . .165 Clothing . .37 Armored Vermin . .60 Drow Warrior . .167 Grooming . .37 Bebilith Blessing . .61 Favored Consort . .167 Language . .38 Combat Readiness . .61 House Captain . 170 Drow and Other Races . .40 Dominate Vermin . .61 House Wizard . 170 Drow Tactics . .42 Dridershape . .61 Spider Sentinel . 172 Engulﬁ ng Terror . .61 Drow Adventures . 173 Chapter 2: Drow Options . 45 Magical Backlash . .62 Drow Ambush . 173 Skills . .45 Shadow Double . .62 Menagerie Square . .175 New Feats . .47 Shadow Shroud . .62 Phazeuroth’s Lair . 177 At Home in the Deep . .47 Snuff the Light . .63 House Xaniqos Villa . 180 Blend into Shadows . .47 Spider Form . .63 Magical Locations . 186 Cautious Attack . .47 Spider Form, Greater . .63 Blood of the Spider Queen . .187 Chosen Foe . .47 Spider Form, Lesser . .63 Cavestalker Formation. ..

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