The drow are everywhere. At first it was just a few emerging from the Underdark one by one. Now they're streaming out of the darkness at an alarming rate. Adventurers might find this disturbing, but gamers, readers, and miniatures collectors are excited. This year fans of the spider-loving dark elves will find lots of products that delve into the nasty denizens from deep underground. Read on for more about titles already on the shelves or coming soon. And keep checking back to learn what the drow have in store for us.
Test
of the Demonweb FREE Original Adventure by Ramon Arjona Delve
into more Year of the Drow adventure! Designer Ramon Arjona spins a tangled
web in this new minimodule. A group of local adventurers has disappeared,
leaving a small town in your campaign world defenseless. Its up
to the PCs to find out what happened to them. But will they make it back
alive from the Test
of the Demonweb? Find out when you drop this free online adventure
into your campaign. Suitable for four 6th-level characters.
Character Closeup Arda Pharn, the Arachne Lolth,
Queen of the Demonweb Pits, constantly tests her followers, and she rewards
those who succeed and destroys those who fail. This
month's Character Closeup follows the career of one of Lolth's more
talented minions.
Self-Fulfilling
Prophecy? FREE Original Adventure by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel Designer
Gwendolyn Kestrel brings you into the Underdark in search of a powerful
rod mentioned in a prophecy. Will the rod bring benefit or bane? Find
out when you drop this
free online adventure into your campaign, and send your PCs into the
middle of a power struggle among drow, driders, and other NPCs. Suitable
for four 11th-level characters.
Spider
Queen Maps As
a special treat for Underdark adventurers, we're offering a look at all
the maps from the new City of the Spider Queen epic adventure.
We've removed the room labels from them, so Dungeon Masters can use them
as player handouts without giving too much away!
Labyrinths of
webs, Underdark tunnels, below-ground lakes and rivers, subterranean fortresses
and towns -- check it out
now!
Art
of the Underdark
City of the Spider Queen Art Gallery Not
only is City of the Spider Queen an exciting new epic adventure,
it also comes complete with more than 40 pieces of full-color new Underdark
art! Get a look at these fabulous illustrations online
in our new art gallery. Enjoy the images on screen, or print them out
to use as stunning full-color visual aids on your next foray into drow
country.
In
the Works
I thought things were slowing down! Wizards
insider Mat Smith thought it would slow down. Well, it didn't! As he hurries
to stay caught up, he STILL found time to give away even more R&D
secrets about upcoming roleplaying titles. See what details he lets slip
out about City of the Spider Queen, the Book of Vile Darkness,
the d20 Modern Roleplaying Game, and more. Don't
fall behind in your reading!