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Drow RP
Jan 4, 2009 13:49:34 GMT -5
Post by simplistic on Jan 4, 2009 13:49:34 GMT -5
I played a drow on Arelith for NWN1 for quite some time. IT was the typical Lolth society. Could some1 throw out the quick guidelines... which deity is the primary of the city? Would a priestess of Lolth be laughed at etc? Thanks in advance.
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Drow RP
Jan 4, 2009 14:56:57 GMT -5
Post by adzling on Jan 4, 2009 14:56:57 GMT -5
sshamath is ruled by a council of male wizards, each presiding over his own "school" of magic which also doubles as a typical drow quellar or house.
the priestesses of lolth have an enclave in the city but its not the kind of power base that it is in other drow cities. they should have an alliance with one of the wizard school/houses as they are the true powerbase in the city.
other drow (and to some extent even non-drow) religions are tolerated.
some humans and <gasp> darthiir even work in the employ of the wizard houses in the city.
however in general non-drow are treated as scum unless they have some kind of alliance or in the employ of one of the wizard houses.
it is certainly not a matriarchal society and as such females often take the path of a faern where as in more lolthian cities they would certainly go priestess route to power.
while the priestesses of lolth are certainly not scorned (they have their impressive access to divine power without which healing would be difficult) they do not retain anything near the power and respect in other drow cities.
as a priestess of lolth in sshamath you should look towards more subtle ways of gaining power and rank rather than just "me female bow". your access to healing powers for example cannot be matched by the faerns and so should keep you in high regard, or at least utility.
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raenir
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Jan 4, 2009 14:59:02 GMT -5
Post by raenir on Jan 4, 2009 14:59:02 GMT -5
googling Sshamath would be helping but heres some pointers.
1. Theoretically you could in private worship any diety in Sshamath or any Drow diety (publicly). 2. While Lolth's clergy nolonger runs the city a conclave of wizards do Lolth is still important enough that there is a temple to her, so while a female can't boss around males like she could in Menzoberranzan you as long as your strong enough wont be laughed at, at its core Drow have a very submissive/domininant outlook you are either stronger, or weaker. If your a Priestess and weaker then expect to be submissive, if your stronger then you can boss around those weaker and inferior.
Drow separate people into 3 groups Drow or otherwise: Those who have power and should be appeased and placated until removed or you gain more then them. Those who are weaker and to be controlled. Those who are worthless and not worth mentioning. Who are useful tools and used until they have exhausted their usefulness and must be exploited in all ways.
From "Drow of the underdark"
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Drow RP
Jan 4, 2009 17:35:42 GMT -5
Post by adzling on Jan 4, 2009 17:35:42 GMT -5
here here raenir nice concise post
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Drow RP
Jan 4, 2009 19:03:18 GMT -5
Post by borton on Jan 4, 2009 19:03:18 GMT -5
when i paly my drow don't expect me to use the drow languish i have a hard enough tiem typign out English with out revrisals or typos or miss spelling
borton
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Jan 4, 2009 23:32:13 GMT -5
Post by whenwizardswar on Jan 4, 2009 23:32:13 GMT -5
Anyone, from any race who demonstrates magical affinits, either through spells or able to craft magic items, and mind you thats just a small list...
Those people are tolerated within teh city.
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meldor
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Jan 4, 2009 23:35:17 GMT -5
Post by meldor on Jan 4, 2009 23:35:17 GMT -5
What about those who do not do any magic *smiles*
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Post by Jiszo on Jan 5, 2009 0:50:44 GMT -5
How mages treated by the city guard? are they respected by the power they yield as others do, or are they arrogant in there own ways. Also if i were to smite a guard down that i perceived as weaker for telling me what to do, how would that be handled?
My drow is and arrogant bastard that does as he pleases because he perceives others to be weaker then him. He only show's respect to those to demonstrate a strong use of the arcane arts. When people are in his way he tells them to move, if they do not he kills them. I know how this would act out in bg but how would this act out in UD? My lore is bad so I don't know how everything exactly works except what I have read on the forum.
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Post by DM Sir Carnifex on Jan 5, 2009 1:13:59 GMT -5
What about those who do not do any magic *smiles* There's always a use for slaves. ;D
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Post by Tiefling on Jan 5, 2009 2:23:06 GMT -5
And I suppose those interested in playing a Drow could try out; A Hunt Through the Dark, Remastered. It is an English module for NWN2. Some of you might be familiar with it from the days of NWN. anyway, I'd say it is pretty decent module to get hang of the drow role-playing. Even if the city of Sshamath does have it's own eccentric qualities. Here is the module: nwvault.ign.com/View.php?view=NWN2ModulesEnglish.Detail&id=301And here is what Forgotten Realms Wikipedia has to say about Sshamath: forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Sshamath
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Post by raenir on Jan 5, 2009 3:23:15 GMT -5
assuming your a merchant you'll be left alone and can haggle but be wary and careful if someone powerful is offended no one will pity you or help you as you brought it upon yourself and deserve whatever happens. Considering i think every NWN2 race is capable of wielding magic it will not be a concern.
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Drow RP
Jan 5, 2009 10:41:04 GMT -5
Post by adzling on Jan 5, 2009 10:41:04 GMT -5
a word of warning to the visitors the city of sshamath:
as with all cities there have to be a base line of laws that govern the city to stop excessive casual violence disrupting day-to-day transactions and business, scaring away the paying visitors to the city etc.
this usually translates as: 1). no unsheathed or open carrying of weapons in city unless you are a city guard or a high ranking member of a wizard quellar (and sometimes not even then, it depends). Wizards staffs are usually the only exception to this but may not be excepted here. 2). no wandering around town in the form of a devil, balor, treant, etc. Think of this the same as how you would be greeted if you used a tank to commute to work. The inherent ability of someone to wreak wholescale destruction at the twitch of their wrist would prevent the authorities from allowing such insanity. 3). no fighting in the streets. the guard would be prevent this for obvious reasons. dragging someone quietly behind a building to dispatch them is another matter. it's worth noting that in other drow cities any violation of the laws would be met with instant death, no questions asked. it may be different in sshamath but that's yet to be determined.
and lastly, just because there are currently no in-game guards and guard npcs that doesn't mean your character can just say "screw you there's no guard around i'll do as i please" or "im so strong the city guard doesnt scare me". the first point is meta-gaming as there is city guard around there's just no dm at the present time to see you and respond. the second point is again insanity as the wizards who control sshamath could turn you to dust with a word.
so let's all understand and abide by the old tenant of drow-on-drow violence: save it for the tunnels.
if the bg team is interested i am happy to sketch out city laws for sshamath based upon drow lore. this stuff should be written into a book item and dropped onto every new player that starts in the UD so that no-one can argue about this it. it will save the dm team a HUGE amounts of headaches.
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Jan 5, 2009 12:46:03 GMT -5
Post by raenir on Jan 5, 2009 12:46:03 GMT -5
should be pointed out that Drow cities rarely if ever have "laws" in the Babylonian sense, they have codes and traditions but nothing approching close to Common Law aside from "dont get caught"
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Jan 5, 2009 13:30:04 GMT -5
Post by adzling on Jan 5, 2009 13:30:04 GMT -5
very true however some baselines are important.
such as wandering around town in balor form means you are sure to get caught.
or cutting down some poor slob in the middle of the street is sure to get you caught.
etc.
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Drow RP
Jan 5, 2009 13:38:22 GMT -5
Post by Tiefling on Jan 5, 2009 13:38:22 GMT -5
Yes getting cought, but what of it? If someone makes a fuss, as a drow you would just cut them down as well. There, problem solved.
As for the balor form: as long as you would remain nonhostile - everyone could safely assume that you're just some wizard's summon send on a errand.
In both cases, normal people would just not stick their noses into such matters, if they're smart.
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