Imagine spending your entire life underground and then seeing the sky for the first time. I'd be so damn terrified, like where is the ceiling? It just goes up and up with no end in sight? Is that a fucking giant fireball just levitating in the air?
Swear to god, Elder scrolls. Lord of the Rings. Game of thrones. D&D. Fallout. League of Legends. World of Warcraft. All these fictional worlds have RIDICULOUS amounts of lore. To the point it’s almost realistic, in terms of events and general history and culture. They do such good work. Props to all the writers, anthropologists, Linguists, Historians, Geologists, Theologists, and probably many more profession backgrounds, that work on all this stuff. They know what they’re doing with the lore they create for these worlds.
Which game or show do you think has the most lore? I would probably say *Elder Scrolls* or *DnD* right? The top 3 would probably be *Dungeons & Dragons* universe, *Elder Scrolls* universe and *Lord Of The Rings* universe.
@@ShadowFox10587O shit I forgot about *Warhammer 40k* ... I remember being like 13 years old and seeing a homie play *Dawn Of War* on his PC and prior to that I had only ever seen games being played on console, which was like xbox 360 and ps3 at the time so I was blown away at the world and gameplay of *Dawn Of War* which is just the future version of *Warhammer 40k?*
The drow have always been my favorite I got into DnD through the War of the Spider Queen series and playing one in Baldur's Gate 3 has been awesome. Great video
"[Drow's Darkvision] will likely come in handy should Baldur's Gate 3 take us to the Underdark." Confirmed. We can either get there the slow way, or the express way, just need a Feather Fall spell.
When exactly do you cast Feather Fall, before jumping, during, at the end? Can you include the caster in the spell effect, how? I tried twice to have it cast on my character, by Astarion, and died both times?
Lolthsworn Rogue/Assassin in Baldurs Gate 3 here🥷🏿, I really love the Akimbo one-handed crossbows, shortswords and daggers. They shall all die in the name of my 🕷queen. I also won't turn down the opportunity of some torture here and there😏.
excellent video. I love the Drow but never really knew their history. Even though I played D&D as a kid, I never played Drow. It wasn't until the mid 90's when I actually started playing them. Now, I try to play a Drow whenever possible, even if they only "look" Drow. This cleared alot of it for me.
My first BG3 playthrough is gonna be a drow priestess of Lolth and her 3 drow male followers (Warrior, rogue and wizard). And illithids are gonna pay heavily for what they did to her.
Chances are the servants would enjoy kicking her when she's down. That's how Lolthites are (and I mean, after being treated like crap *all the time* by the priestesses, that's understandable)
11:02 - The AD&D and 2nd Edition Monster Manuals picture male drow with mustaches. I believe that Drizzt's father is sometimes described in the same way.
I find it hard to believe there are drow who lived for hundreds of years when violence, betrayal and infighting are so common. And apparently they aren't too hard to kill, based on an event in the first chapter of the very first Legend of Drizzt novel.
I am about 15 hours into *Baldurs Gate 3* since the full release and I just recently made it down to the *Underdark* for the first time ever, I've only heard *The Underdark* being mentioned from time to time and never knew much about it at all so being down here for the first time is pretty crazy... its like a whole other world down here. It seems like *The Underdark* has its own ecosystems and races, like the *Myconids* that I recently just helped. I've been trying to watch videos on *The Drow & The Duegar* since I am running into them for the first time. Like I did not know that the *Duegar* aka *The Gray Dwarves* didn't like each other for whatever reason... *The Drow* are for sure intresting and I would love to see some more videos and read some more about them, anyone who knows any other good videos or information about them, shoot me a link. I've watched all of *Wolfhearts* videos on *The Drow & The Underdark*
Man I love this channel. Played all the old games when they came out but never followed the lore much. This channel has remedied that. Also, I can see where the mmo Everquest got the idea for their Dark Elves.
God i love how you tell storys! I#m new to the lore here and you have the best channel for it. If you dont mind asking: is there any lore about Gale/wizzards?
Everyone hates and mistrusts Drows but they have high charisma. Drows suffer penalties in the light and has night vision but their cantrips summons torches for them. Wut!?
While they can see in the dark, their slaves cannot. A lot of good a blind slave is, or one stumbling over rocks and crags in the underdark tunnels. Having an instant torch is easier than a real one. Also a good player can be creative with the cantrip.
How to successfully fend off an attempt of conquest and enslavement by The Drow. Step 1: Make sure that any really large incredibly handsome flying acid spitting creatures who love to feast on venomous creatures such as Giant Spiders are not welcome anywhere near your settlement because their jokes hurt your little feelings.
The cantrip is dancing light but strangely doesn't say that you get faerie fire at level 3 and darkness at level 5. Either they still have to add them since it's a demo or they cut that part, traits like Keen Senses and Fey Ancestry are also missing.
Its the one race in the game to wich I will not even deem myself to even contemplate a conversation much less an alliance, bastards killed viconia. If they worship loth I'm attacking
I've considered making a John B Riddick inspired character using a Dark Elf, complete with welding goggles for daytime. Now for this game...maybe we can make a mod?
I play Early access of Baldurs gate 3 ( its my first game in the series and first time learning about dnd) I played a drow and was so confused why I was helping or being seen around till I watched this vid lool
Well just been playing some D&D with my partner, as a drow, and turns out Faerie Fire is a racial spell-like ability, but that's gained at level 3, with the Dancing Lights Cantrip being known from level 1, and Darkness being learned at level 5.
Love how much coverage you did in this video. It's got me excited for your other races videos. Also - you broke my heart when you told me they were incapable of growing beards lol. Before this I wasn't sure if it was just a cultural trait. Oppressive societies deciding everyone has to look/act/live a single way, etc. Though as I recall we will be able to make half-drow. I wonder if they'll have the option? Most games and artwork variations I've seen of half-elves allow them to grow facial hair due to their human ancestry. I also find it simultaneously amusing and disgusting how easily such an academically intelligent species allows itself to be manipulated and oppressed. All the more painful considering our version of humanity's history.
That would make sense for sure, but what if we get rid of the tadpole! Larian could just make it to where your Drow has already been on the surface world for a while and has already become somewhat acclimated to not have to receive the disadvantage. Can't wait to see!
@@WolfheartFPS I dont think we'll get rid of it in first game(im pretty sure we'll get bg4, that's why there's 10th lvl cap in bg3). We would lose jump skill etc. Sure there are drow settlements on the surface if im not wrong, so that could also be the case. Damn, i can't wait for some new informations.
Wonder if you read Salvatore's books? If anyone hasn't you really should as every one of them are excellent reads. I'm hoping that WolfHeartFPS Makes a few videos where the Drow is the main protagonist.
@@WolfheartFPS Never expected a reply to be honest with you. None the less great author. And I'll be looking forward to your drow builds. As I was thinking of running Drizzt Do’Urden as a ranger build
@@WolfheartFPS true the only thing is I'd have to find a modder to make e a pair of Scimitars and if you remember the book you'll know why that weapon and why 2 of them. Now, are we positive that they will be allowing for multiclassing? Wondering why they're capping it at Level 10 makes no sense to me.
Imagine spending your entire life underground and then seeing the sky for the first time. I'd be so damn terrified, like where is the ceiling? It just goes up and up with no end in sight? Is that a fucking giant fireball just levitating in the air?
hahaha When this happens it's a common occurrence for Drow to switch to Christianity.
I remember reading how some Drow experience severe vertigo when seeing the sky for the first time.
In Dragon Age Origins we see some dwarves that fear they will "fall up" to the sky when see the surface for the first time. lol
@@WolfheartFPS
Praise the sun! \[T]/
Brilliant 😂🙏
Swear to god, Elder scrolls. Lord of the Rings. Game of thrones. D&D. Fallout. League of Legends. World of Warcraft. All these fictional worlds have RIDICULOUS amounts of lore. To the point it’s almost realistic, in terms of events and general history and culture. They do such good work. Props to all the writers, anthropologists, Linguists, Historians, Geologists, Theologists, and probably many more profession backgrounds, that work on all this stuff. They know what they’re doing with the lore they create for these worlds.
Which game or show do you think has the most lore? I would probably say *Elder Scrolls* or *DnD* right? The top 3 would probably be *Dungeons & Dragons* universe, *Elder Scrolls* universe and *Lord Of The Rings* universe.
@@brandonblackfyre5783the warhammer 40k universe has alot
@@ShadowFox10587O shit I forgot about *Warhammer 40k* ... I remember being like 13 years old and seeing a homie play *Dawn Of War* on his PC and prior to that I had only ever seen games being played on console, which was like xbox 360 and ps3 at the time so I was blown away at the world and gameplay of *Dawn Of War* which is just the future version of *Warhammer 40k?*
The drow have always been my favorite
I got into DnD through the War of the Spider Queen series and playing one in Baldur's Gate 3 has been awesome.
Great video
Dark elves are single handedly the greatest contribution to my interest in RPGs, they are unreal.
The Legend of Drizzt book series changed my life.
Those books to me are like the holy bible to the pope.
Agreed some of the best.
The best books
Samee
Never liked Drizzt. Give me Viconia anyday!
"[Drow's Darkvision] will likely come in handy should Baldur's Gate 3 take us to the Underdark."
Confirmed. We can either get there the slow way, or the express way, just need a Feather Fall spell.
… that’s not really how that works
When exactly do you cast Feather Fall, before jumping, during, at the end?
Can you include the caster in the spell effect, how?
I tried twice to have it cast on my character, by Astarion, and died both times?
I don't know exactly how, but I remember them doing exactly that during a demonstration.
I played through "Queen of the Demonweb Pit" back in the day. I'm old.
That's great. Good to have the old timers still around and interested in BG3!
I played the entire campaign of 7 modules, Against the Giants onward, I'm old too.
Do we have any Drow's in the comments? What an interesting unique race! More BG3 & lore videos coming soon. SUBSCRIBE
Here I am 🕸️🕷️
I'm gonna play as one for sure im downloading Baldurs gate 3 right now since patch 6 is out
I am one. Still on act one tho.
Drow Monk here. Awesome combo
Lolthsworn Rogue/Assassin in Baldurs Gate 3 here🥷🏿, I really love the Akimbo one-handed crossbows, shortswords and daggers.
They shall all die in the name of my 🕷queen. I also won't turn down the opportunity of some torture here and there😏.
Several years late to this. But I just came here to say.... HALF-DROW GET BEARDS. Dream accomplished.
Great video! Despite being ruthless slavers, the drow are awesome and one of my favorite races in many games.
Something about the underdark races in general I'm obsessed with.
Baulders gate 3 in 3 days! Just here catching up on lore to get myself prepared. I haven't been this hyped for a game in years.
excellent video. I love the Drow but never really knew their history. Even though I played D&D as a kid, I never played Drow. It wasn't until the mid 90's when I actually started playing them. Now, I try to play a Drow whenever possible, even if they only "look" Drow. This cleared alot of it for me.
Thanks for watching!
Love to play a drow cleric. Shame hey don't appear to be including a flail or whip....
My first BG3 playthrough is gonna be a drow priestess of Lolth and her 3 drow male followers (Warrior, rogue and wizard). And illithids are gonna pay heavily for what they did to her.
Chances are the servants would enjoy kicking her when she's down. That's how Lolthites are (and I mean, after being treated like crap *all the time* by the priestesses, that's understandable)
Well, how'd the playthrough go? ;p
Great video... I've been playing a drow for years love it.. I hope its a reality in BG3 keep up the videos
It was Drizzt and Elminster that always kept me going back to the Forgotten Realms... and their friends.
Wow, really well done. I love the fireside evening story time ambiance. Subbed and will keep checking for BG3 content!
I just made a coffee, pressed space to start the video to hear you saying "so grab the coffee". How accurate!
Your voice... I could listen to it for hours
Thanks so much! I've been working on trying to make it better for these type of narrative videos. I appreciate your feedback.
@@WolfheartFPS It's not as cringe as other forgotten realm videos 🤐
Datnigga kermit well I’m happy that I’m not as cringe lollll
@@WolfheartFPS yea a lot of dnd youtubers are super annoying. you are doing a perfect job
@@datniggakermit5287 how is he cringey, he sounds fine
11:02 - The AD&D and 2nd Edition Monster Manuals picture male drow with mustaches. I believe that Drizzt's father is sometimes described in the same way.
I will definitely play a Drow Paladin when bg3 drops
Just started playing dnd early last year and started playing bg3 and just found out about Salvatore books. They are so interesting
I find it hard to believe there are drow who lived for hundreds of years when violence, betrayal and infighting are so common. And apparently they aren't too hard to kill, based on an event in the first chapter of the very first Legend of Drizzt novel.
Very informative 👍 Can't wait for the other races to be covered
I am about 15 hours into *Baldurs Gate 3* since the full release and I just recently made it down to the *Underdark* for the first time ever, I've only heard *The Underdark* being mentioned from time to time and never knew much about it at all so being down here for the first time is pretty crazy... its like a whole other world down here. It seems like *The Underdark* has its own ecosystems and races, like the *Myconids* that I recently just helped. I've been trying to watch videos on *The Drow & The Duegar* since I am running into them for the first time. Like I did not know that the *Duegar* aka *The Gray Dwarves* didn't like each other for whatever reason... *The Drow* are for sure intresting and I would love to see some more videos and read some more about them, anyone who knows any other good videos or information about them, shoot me a link. I've watched all of *Wolfhearts* videos on *The Drow & The Underdark*
Man I love this channel. Played all the old games when they came out but never followed the lore much. This channel has remedied that. Also, I can see where the mmo Everquest got the idea for their Dark Elves.
thanks a lot Troma
I'm on a mission to watch every one of your videos before launch day!
Great series, I'm enjoying these lore and mechanic videos!
Thanks much! I appreciate the feedback.
Hey Wolf, I use your lore videos to put myself to sleep at night. We need more of these!!
Hey Javier! I will likely start doing more soon. Thanks
Shouldn't the cantrip be Faerie Fire instead of Dancing Lights?
Not a cantrip, it's a full spell. Some editions had specifically Drow NOBLES able to use Faerie Fire as a spell-like ability
750-800 year lifespan... and then there was the former head of Merronberazans first house, who lived for over a millenia.
Thank you for the strategic advice and guidance on the Drow.
Pretty new to D&D and I love these lore vidz about races. Can you do a video about paladins?? Like Helm or Ilmater?? That would be cool
Been look for a vid like this
God i love how you tell storys! I#m new to the lore here and you have the best channel for it. If you dont mind asking: is there any lore about Gale/wizzards?
Everyone hates and mistrusts Drows but they have high charisma. Drows suffer penalties in the light and has night vision but their cantrips summons torches for them. Wut!?
While they can see in the dark, their slaves cannot. A lot of good a blind slave is, or one stumbling over rocks and crags in the underdark tunnels. Having an instant torch is easier than a real one. Also a good player can be creative with the cantrip.
Charisma is not a measure of how liked you are, its more a measure of how strong your personality and sense of self is.
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Yep. A good liar is charismatic, and Drow never speak without lying.
God damn! There's some super spicy artwork here!
I think the elves look too human in the game.
Can you imagine if this was going to be your next life? Holy Shunt, you better pick the right class.
Hot boi Essik strides out of the ruined mind flayer nautilus: "Da fuq?"
wrong crystal sphere XD
Keep it coming
One of my fav races, even if they are a very cruel society.
Same! Definitely an intriguing society.
we humans live in a cruel society
You deserve more subscribers
There's a webcomic called Drowtales that was strongly influenced by DnD but has it's own lore now. Drow are fascinating and deserve much love XD
Interesting, I’ll have to check it out! Thanks
@@WolfheartFPS DT is one extremely deep rabbit hole. Good luck!
Oh, shit! I had this picture in my rotating wallpapers for years and had no idea where it came from!
Would love to see a video on half drow
Thanks for the recommendation! I shall definitely consider this.
@@WolfheartFPS omg, really? I think you would be the first person to actually cover them as a race on here.
New to dnd universe so this is the reason why my drow paladin got so much hate from other race in baldurs gate 3.
How to successfully fend off an attempt of conquest and enslavement by The Drow.
Step 1: Make sure that any really large incredibly handsome flying acid spitting creatures who love to feast on venomous creatures such as Giant Spiders are not welcome anywhere near your settlement because their jokes hurt your little feelings.
The cantrip is dancing light but strangely doesn't say that you get faerie fire at level 3 and darkness at level 5.
Either they still have to add them since it's a demo or they cut that part, traits like Keen Senses and Fey Ancestry are also missing.
Yes thanks for this awesome video I play two in AL that one being truly evil a male necromancer the other chaotic neutral male assassin👍🏼👍🏼💯🕷🕸
Love your content! You're the best! This is my obligatory comment to enhance your TH-cam algorithm performance.
Appreciate you
Here getting my lore fix before launch :D
WolfHeartFPS giving anyone else Coyote Peterson of D&D vibes? Lol I dig it! “Join me as we enter… the Loth Sting Zone. Here we go!”
All hail Lolth 😈
Spiders are freaky.
I think I'm mostly interested in the high elves they seem to be the best when it comes to magic
Jarlaxle is life
A character without beard? no, no, no, my character has to exude manliness...A man of Zakhara is the way to go
Do half-elves next 😍
If I'm not mistaken, 5th addition changed the height difference between male and female drow.
Wow. You’ve been busy. I like it.☺️👍
I hope they add human sub races. I want more of the Viking or barbarian looking humans in Baldurs gate 3
That is why the variant human option exists... in 5E, anyway.
Watching this in 2023 while playing as a drow in bg3
So gonna be a drow first playthrough.
Its the one race in the game to wich I will not even deem myself to even contemplate a conversation much less an alliance, bastards killed viconia. If they worship loth I'm attacking
I've considered making a John B Riddick inspired character using a Dark Elf, complete with welding goggles for daytime. Now for this game...maybe we can make a mod?
I play Early access of Baldurs gate 3 ( its my first game in the series and first time learning about dnd) I played a drow and was so confused why I was helping or being seen around till I watched this vid lool
As long as they can rock the skullet they have no need for a beard
Interesting fact, R.A. Salvatore modelled the matriarchal structure of the Drow after his own Boston family. Strong mother and older sisters.
Very interesting
I thought the drow racial cantrip was called Faerie Fire? though dancing lights seems cool too.
Well just been playing some D&D with my partner, as a drow, and turns out Faerie Fire is a racial spell-like ability, but that's gained at level 3, with the Dancing Lights Cantrip being known from level 1, and Darkness being learned at level 5.
Love how much coverage you did in this video. It's got me excited for your other races videos.
Also - you broke my heart when you told me they were incapable of growing beards lol. Before this I wasn't sure if it was just a cultural trait. Oppressive societies deciding everyone has to look/act/live a single way, etc.
Though as I recall we will be able to make half-drow. I wonder if they'll have the option? Most games and artwork variations I've seen of half-elves allow them to grow facial hair due to their human ancestry.
I also find it simultaneously amusing and disgusting how easily such an academically intelligent species allows itself to be manipulated and oppressed. All the more painful considering our version of humanity's history.
Amazing job
I'm a 5'9 half drow :)
I wanna go for female drow warlock charlatan but on 1st playthrough, it might be tough
what's that? no mention of Eilistraee? aw man.
im pretty sure that our "tabpole" will mitigate weakness to sun, just like with the vampire.
That would make sense for sure, but what if we get rid of the tadpole! Larian could just make it to where your Drow has already been on the surface world for a while and has already become somewhat acclimated to not have to receive the disadvantage. Can't wait to see!
@@WolfheartFPS I dont think we'll get rid of it in first game(im pretty sure we'll get bg4, that's why there's 10th lvl cap in bg3). We would lose jump skill etc. Sure there are drow settlements on the surface if im not wrong, so that could also be the case. Damn, i can't wait for some new informations.
A male Drow Assassin, with the Dark-Urge and craving power. What could go wrong?
Most important question, why are there no Drows with beer bellies?
Did I just spot Eldain from Thronebreaker?! xD
Oh my gosh this video is so old!
Sup
more sir!
Praise the mutton chops
It's good to be bad.
Wonder if you read Salvatore's books? If anyone hasn't you really should as every one of them are excellent reads. I'm hoping that WolfHeartFPS Makes a few videos where the Drow is the main protagonist.
Yes I have read Salvatore! Good idea
@@WolfheartFPS Never expected a reply to be honest with you. None the less great author. And I'll be looking forward to your drow builds. As I was thinking of running Drizzt Do’Urden as a ranger build
@@redneck1st555 I agree. Drizzt will be great to make when the game allows for multiclassing!
@@WolfheartFPS true the only thing is I'd have to find a modder to make e a pair of Scimitars and if you remember the book you'll know why that weapon and why 2 of them. Now, are we positive that they will be allowing for multiclassing? Wondering why they're capping it at Level 10 makes no sense to me.
Very good!
Drow chicks aren't afraid to show off their bodies, huh? Damn...I wouldn't mind some fun time with one or two of them. XD
Play Dark Urge + Drow (red eye). Everybody is afraid
Halflings next please!!
The drow are black elves. Finally I can play as my skin color 💀
There city is really cool and so beutiful.
Nice!
fairy fire would be better and do they get double the range of darkvision in the game.
Ngl their god sounds a little toxic
bruh on god it's so crazy how much elder scrolls kinda ripped off alot of forgotten realms loth=maphala drow=dark elf lol
Dark elves were a thing from ancient myths, my dude.
Is the cantrip farie fire?
If u want to play a drow character like Drizzt in BG3 how would u allocate ur stat points?
Hmm probably play a dexterity based two weapon fighting ranger!
Just watched a video on hyena social culture. It’s just like drow.
A little bit off topic but , anyone know of Drizz RA Salvatore books are avaliable on audiobooks ?
Some people have told me that they are.
Lolth tlu malla!
+1 to charisma? That’s all? No dex or intelligence ? Doesn’t seem worth it to be a drow.
you also get a +2 to dex. All elves get that by default
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