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UNDERDARK ADVENTURE GUIDE

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Chapter 1: Underdark Characters

New Races . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Deep dwarf . . . . . . . . . . .5

Derro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Drow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Duergar . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Gloom barbarians . . . . . .11

Half-drow . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Svirfneblin . . . . . . . . . . .13

Troglodytes . . . . . . . . . .15

Racial Templates . . . . . . . .16

Exile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Shadowkin . . . . . . . . . . .17

Vindicator . . . . . . . . . . .18

Wolfbred . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Core Classes . . . . . . . . . . .21

Underdark variations . . .21

Radiomancer . . . . . . . . .23

Prestige Classes . . . . . . . . .26

General . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Envoy . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Fungal Symbiote . . . . .27

Pit Fighter . . . . . . . . . .29

Predator . . . . . . . . . . .30

Derro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Deep Sage . . . . . . . . . .32

Stone Fang Sniper . . . .33

Drow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Drow Avenger . . . . . . .34

Gloomweaver . . . . . . .35

House Swordmaster . .37

Surface Raider . . . . . .38

Duergar . . . . . . . . . . . . .39

Duergar Chainman . . .40

Deep Worg Rider . . . .41

Shadowforge . . . . . . . .42

Svirfneblin . . . . . . . . . . .43

Crystalsmith . . . . . . . .43

Earthshaper . . . . . . . . .45

Stone Shield Guardian . .45

Troglodyte . . . . . . . . . . .46

Clutch Guardian . . . . .47

New Feats . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

General . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Drow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Svirfneblin . . . . . . . . . . .53

Duergar . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Derro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Troglodyte . . . . . . . . . . .56

New Uses for Skills . . . . . .58

Arcane Prosthetics . . . . .58

New Equipment . . . . . . . . .63

Adventuring Equipment . .63

Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Materials . . . . . . . . . . . .64

Civilization . . . . . . . . . .94

Height . . . . . . . . . . . . . .94

Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .95

Plants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Mutation Tables . . . . .98

Terrain . . . . . . . . . . . . . .97

Volcanic . . . . . . . . . . . .100

Passages . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101

Ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102

Consequences of Magic . .103

Civilizations . . . . . . . . . . .105

Architecture . . . . . . . . .105

Crime and Justice . . . . .106

Economics and Trade . .107

Etiquette . . . . . . . . . . . .108

Language . . . . . . . . . . .108

Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Religion . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Secrets . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Traditions . . . . . . . . . . .109

War . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109

Intelligent Races . . . . . . . .112

Aboleth . . . . . . . . . . . .112

Drider . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Ghoul . . . . . . . . . . . . . .113

Grimlock . . . . . . . . . . .114

Chapter 2: Underdark Creatures

Arachnoid (template) . . . . .66

Athasi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Bronze Reaper . . . . . . . . . .70

Crystal Slime . . . . . . . . . . .71

Deep Earth Dragon . . . . . .72

Deep Worg . . . . . . . . . . . . .74

Haugram . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75

Horagh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Huu’lach Fungus . . . . . . . .77

Lava Giant . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Pedilap . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80

Rock Maggot . . . . . . . . . . .81

Skin Howler . . . . . . . . . . . .81

Slayer Ants . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Vorrlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Plants, Moss, and Fungi . . .85

Chapter 4: Locales of Interest

Delvesdeep . . . . . . . . . . . .115

Ebonsea Caverns . . . . . . .119

The Corridor . . . . . . . . . .121

Citadel Nossuth . . . . . .121

Shadowsreach . . . . . . . .123

The Crystal Cavern . . . . .127

Fort Glimmersteel . . . .127

Rubywash Lode . . . . . .130

The Rook . . . . . . . . . . .131

Kharas Mahr . . . . . . . . . .134

Temple of Tirzankuul . . . .138

Chapter 3: Creating the Underworld

Role of the Underdark . . . .88

Mapping the Underworld . .91

Caverns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .91

Animals . . . . . . . . . . . . .92

Ceiling . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

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