Plot and Poison: A Guidebook to Drow (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying) [Paperback]

Matthew Sernett (Author), Todd Lockwood (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 2003

Descend into the depths and learn the secrets of the wickedest race in the Underdark, the drow. Third in Green Ronin's Races of Renown series, Plot and Poison is a rules toolkit for players and gamemasters alike. Dragon Magazine editor Matthew Sernett delves deep into the heart of the drow, providing a book packed with new options. In addition to Races of Renown essentials like new spells, domains, prestige classes, magic items, and feats, Plot and Poison adds four new subraces, a complete drow pantheon, and power components, a new way to enhance spells. From the gorgeous cover from 3E concept artist Todd Lockwood to the detailed NPC stats of the appendix, Plot and Poison is your indispensable guide to elves you love to hate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Green Ronin Publishing (January 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972359923
• ISBN-13: 978-0972359924
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #942,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Movie buff, fantasy-film fanatic, game designer, writer, geek--oh, and foodie. I've written for Magic: The Gathering, designed for Dungeons & Dragons, worked on some board games, and helped create a Facebook game.

Go to Sernett.com to check out my latest ramblings or follow me on Twitter (@sernett).

Customer Reviews

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars the drow brought to life, March 12, 2003

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D. R. McGaffin "Dan" (Hollidaysburg, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Plot and Poison: A Guidebook to Drow (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying) (Paperback)

This is a good source of material to create either your own drow characters or a group of marauding villains. The first chapter gives you details for making them "real". It includes sub-races, being a drow elf,and a history from their point of view among other things. It also has alternate natural spells for YOUR drow elves. ie fire spells to replace what they normally start with. Chapter two gives a pantheon of gods for them to worship(no Lolth).Chapter three gives you new and old creatures of the underdark. It includes a template for drider characters and of course drow elves as well. Chapter four has prestige classes. Includes a new kind of bard called the deepsinger and something for every other class as well. The last four chapters detail spells, equipment(repeating hand crossbow), skills, feats, and magic items. All in all this is a wonderful source of ideas and can help fill in the blanks for your own band of merry marauders.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another great book from Green Ronin., September 6, 2003

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"nermal40" (Clinton, ME United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Plot and Poison: A Guidebook to Drow (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying) (Paperback)

Whether you're a casual fan of the Dark Elves or a long time lover of the Drow this book will have something for you. It grants amazing insight into playing this mysterious race as well as presenting a mind numbing number of options for character customization. From prestige classes(such as the mutating Creature Cultist to the demanding Dominant) to sub-races(such as the barbaric Drey and rules for creating Half-Drow of any race) to martial art styles, new magic spells and domains and finally new magic item descriptors and even a new magic item type(the verminous magic item which are magic items created from living verminous creatures). One of the few books I feel warrant a "must have" status.

The reason I drop it down to 4 stars instead of 5 is due to the header font type they use. It's a bit difficult to read. Aside from that this is simply a superb book.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Plot & Poison - Useful, January 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Plot and Poison: A Guidebook to Drow (Dungeons & Dragons d20 3.0 Fantasy Roleplaying) (Paperback)

I think that the authors of this book did a very good job, but I think that some of the prestige classes could have used some more work and a little more thought. The most interesting and useful section of the book is that pertaining to feats and Fighting styles. while some of them are clearly going to need some tweaking for my campaign, they have generally be thought through very well. The pantheon of Drow presented in Plot and Poison should covert easily enough to the standard D&D and Forgotten Realms pantheons. Over all, a useful book. the book is presented well, though the title font could have been a bit clearer as I find myself searching through the text to try and decipher the title. My favorite idea is the shield-based fighter, and I will be employing that in my campaign for sure. Good job guys!