Can anybody explain to me how driders come into existence in the PFRPG world? Once the reason for their existence was that the failed a test of the drow goddess. But Lolth power doesn't spread to Golarion, does it?
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Drow fleshweaving magic. Each race makes a different creature, drow make driders. I do not know the details of how this works however.
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Pathfinder #16 has a relatively large article about driders and the other mutants that drow can create with fleshwarping magic (including stats for what happens when this magic is applied to a troglodyte or a normal elf).
Unlike most of the mutants created by fleshwarping, though, driders remain fertile and can breed among themselves; that's why there's so many more of them than the other types of mutants.
Driders in Golarion are NOT generally a punishment from a divine source. They can be a punishment for a drow who prefers to be humanoid in shape, but the fact that the rules granted to a drider result in a stronger character means that in some cases, becoming a drider can even be a reward.
However, the process of fleshwarping is described as a torture. That doesn't sound like a reward to me.
Drow found the puzzlebox. Which explains alot
Well pathfinder all ready has a god that found the Puzzle box after all.
When a mommy drider and a daddy drider love each other very much...
That'd be when a mommy drow gets drunk enough that a daddy long legs starts looking good, I think. >_> <_<
Or when a..."backwoodsy" daddy drow gets isolated enough that a black widow gets appealing enough...
heeheehee!
and leperchauns.
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Driders were one thing I never understood. Loth if I remember was a spider demon with a elven face and head. From what i understand, Driders, are "centaur" like half drow half spider creatures. I never understood why that transformation was a punishment, for failing the "test" administered by Loth. Through this punishment, the drow become more spider like, and more like the creature and Demon Loth which they venerate. Well anyways its a moot point, since Loth isnt part of Golaron. I actually like that. It leaves one free to come up with new ideas.
A little bit of history below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drider
When a mommy drider and a daddy drider love each other very much...
Which actually brings up an interesting question: Driders are created through drow fleshwarping. But afterwards, are they a viable race? Can driders procreate on their own, or are they dependent on the drow to increase their numbers?
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When a mommy drider and a daddy drider love each other very much...Which actually brings up an interesting question: Driders are created through drow fleshwarping. But afterwards, are they a viable race? Can driders procreate on their own, or are they dependent on the drow to increase their numbers?
See James in post 3 of this thread. Driders are the only fleshwarped race that is fertile, thus they are more numerous
it like in that movie the fly only it was a dark elf and a spider. So less scary then Goldbloom
I'm afraid I found a contradition in two Pathfinder Products. In Pathfinder 16 it says that Driders are cast out by the drow society and tha male driders are like spiders in that they tend to be ruthless hunters for blood.
However, in the Darklands-Setting we learn, that driders, especially male driders are kept as slaves and guards.
Which description is right?
See James in post 3 of this thread. Driders are the only fleshwarped race that is fertile, thus they are more numerousWhen a mommy drider and a daddy drider love each other very much...Which actually brings up an interesting question: Driders are created through drow fleshwarping. But afterwards, are they a viable race? Can driders procreate on their own, or are they dependent on the drow to increase their numbers?
0.o Somehow, that one line completely escaped my notice... Well, got my answer.
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I'm afraid I found a contradition in two Pathfinder Products. In Pathfinder 16 it says that Driders are cast out by the drow society and tha male driders are like spiders in that they tend to be ruthless hunters for blood.
However, in the Darklands-Setting we learn, that driders, especially male driders are kept as slaves and guards.Which description is right?
I imagine both are correct.
Some are cast out and others are kept... doesn't HAVE to be all or nothing.
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I'm afraid I found a contradition in two Pathfinder Products. In Pathfinder 16 it says that Driders are cast out by the drow society and tha male driders are like spiders in that they tend to be ruthless hunters for blood.
However, in the Darklands-Setting we learn, that driders, especially male driders are kept as slaves and guards.Which description is right?
Correct. Both are right.
Not every drow city is the same. But one thing that most share in common is disdain for driders. In most of the drow cities under the Inner Sea, driders in a city are slaves. Or they're run out of town. The town of Umberweb is an exception.