Drow (monster attribute)
Drow is a monster attribute in some variants of NetHack that indicates when a monster should be considered dark elven. As drow are related to elves, they are also considered elven.
In the variants that it appears in, the drow attribute generally determines the appropriate racial equipment for drow monsters and drow characters, as well as what constitutes cannibalism and same-race sacrifice for drow characters.
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SLASH'EM
In SLASH'EM, only the drow monster and drow characters are considered drow.
Racial equipment
The following objects are considered dark elven items:
dNetHack
In dNetHack and notdNetHack, drow have far more detailed interactions than in other variants: monsters that are fully drow (including drow characters) are generated as belonging to a particular "house" - this can usually be determined by the house symbols engraved on the signet rings and heavy droven armor. Drow of different houses will grudge each other, including the player character if they are of a different house, while drow of the same house are peaceful towards each other.
The monsters non-exhaustively listed below are considered drow:
- C drider
- C sprow
- C priestess of Ghaunadaur
- C Blibdoolpoolp's mindgraven champion
- C mendicant sprow
- C mendicant drider
- L dokkalfar eternal matriarch
- M drow mummy
- M hedrow zombie
- @ drow
- @ hedrow warrior
- @ hedrow wizard
- @ hedrow master-wizard
- @ hedrow blademaster
- @ drow matron
- @ drow matron-mother
- @ stjarna-alfr
- @ A'gone
- @ mindless thrall
- Y-cultists
- & yochlol and their various forms
- & Avatar of Lolth
Racial equipment
The items non-exhaustively listed below are considered to be droven items:
- droven crossbow
- droven bolt
- droven spear
- droven dagger
- droven short sword
- droven greatsword
- droven lance
- droven helm
- droven chain mail
- droven plate mail
- droven cloak
EvilHack
In EvilHack, the monsters non-exhaustively listed below are considered drow:
- s drider
- M drow mummy
- Z drow zombie
- @ drow
- @ drow raider
- @ drow warrior
- @ drow mage
- @ drow cleric
Drow can also generate as the following racial monsters:
- All player monsters in drow-compatible roles
- @ shopkeeper
- @ watchman
- @ watch captain
- @ soldier
- @ sergeant
- @ lieutenant
- @ captain
- @ aligned priest
- @ high priest
Racial equipment
The items non-exhaustively listed below are considered to be dark elven items:
- dark elven helm
- dark elven boots
- dark elven chain mail
- dark elven tunic
- dark elven cloak
- dark elven gloves
- dark elven bracers
- dark elven long sword
- dark elven short sword
- dark elven dagger
- dark elven spear
- dark elven bow
- dark elven arrow
- dark elven hand crossbow
- dark elven crossbow bolt
Dark elven armor grants a +1 AC bonus to drow that wear them, and drow characters can safely enchant such armor to +7.
