Editing Drow (section)

====Publication history====
Lolth was first mentioned in the modules ''[[Descent into the Depths of the Earth]]'' (1978) and more fully described in ''[[Vault of the Drow]]'' (1978), and was the main antagonist of the module ''[[Queen of the Demonweb Pits]]'' (1980).<ref name="QotDP" /> These modules were later reprinted as part of the ''[[Queen of the Spiders]]'' collection in 1986. Lolth's role as a deity was first explored in ''[[Deities & Demigods]]'' (1980).<ref name=AA/>{{rp|111}} Her game statistics were reprinted in the ''[[Fiend Folio]]'' (1981).

Lolth's role in the Forgotten Realms campaign setting was first detailed in [[Ed Greenwood]]'s second edition ''AD&D'' sourcebook, ''[[Drow of the Underdark]]'' (1991).<ref>[[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]]. ''[[Drow of the Underdark]]'' (TSR, 1991)</ref> Lolth was detailed as a deity in the book ''[[Monster Mythology]]'' (1992), including details about her priesthood.<ref name="Sargent 1992"/> Her role in the cosmology of the [[Planescape]] campaign setting was described in ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]'' (1996).<ref>[[Colin McComb|McComb, Colin]]. ''[[On Hallowed Ground]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1996)</ref> Lolth received a very detailed description of her role in the Forgotten Realms in ''[[Demihuman Deities]]'' (1998).<ref>[[Eric L. Boyd|Boyd, Eric L.]] ''[[Demihuman Deities]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1998)</ref>

Lolth is detailed in ''[[Defenders of the Faith (Dungeons & Dragons)|Defenders of the Faith]]'' (2000),<ref>Redman, Rich and [[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Defenders of the Faith (Dungeons & Dragons)|Defenders of the Faith]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2000)</ref> and ''[[Deities & Demigods]]'' (2002),<ref>Redman, Rich, [[Skip Williams]], and [[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Deities & Demigods]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002)</ref> and her role in the Forgotten Realms is revisited in ''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' (2002).<ref>[[Eric L. Boyd|Boyd, Eric L]], and [[Erik Mona]]. ''[[Faiths and Pantheons]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2002).</ref> Lolth's priesthood is detailed for this edition in ''[[Complete Divine]]'' (2004),<ref>[[David Noonan (game designer)|Noonan, David]]. ''[[Complete Divine]]'' (Wizards of the Coast, 2004)</ref> and her role in the [[Abyss (Dungeons & Dragons)|Abyss]] is detailed in the ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' (2006).<ref>[[James Jacobs (game designer)|Jacobs, James]], [[Erik Mona]], and [[Ed Stark]]. ''[[Fiendish Codex I: Hordes of the Abyss]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2006)</ref> Lolth and the Drow are further detailed in both ''[[Drow of the Underdark]]'' (2007),<ref>[[Ari Marmell|Marmell, Ari]], [[Anthony Pryor]], [[Robert J. Schwalb]], and [[Greg A. Vaughan]]. ''[[Drow of the Underdark]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2007)</ref> and the adventure ''[[Expedition to the Demonweb Pits]]'' (2007).<ref>[[Wolfgang Baur|Baur, Wolfgang]], and Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel. ''[[Expedition to the Demonweb Pits]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2007)</ref>

Lolth appears as one of the evil deities described in the ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' (2008) for the 4th Edition of ''Dungeons & Dragons''.<ref>[[James Wyatt (game designer)|James Wyatt]]. ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2008).</ref>  The story of her dissent from and war against Corellon and Sehanine is fleshed out in the supplements ''Underdark'' and ''[[The Plane Above: Secrets of the Astral Sea]]''. A slightly different (and arguably more powerful) version of Lolth is presented in the ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide]].'' Lolth in the Forgotten Realms has a different appearance, dogma and personality than the core Lolth.<ref>[[Bruce Cordell|Cordell, Bruce R.]], [[Ed Greenwood]], and Chris Sims. ''[[Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide]]''. ([[Wizards of the Coast]], 2008)</ref> Wizards of the Coast's D&D Compendium and D&D Character Builder record the core Lolth and the ''Realms'' Lolth as separate entities. Lolth (Demon Queen of Spiders) appears in the 4th Edition's ''[[Monster Manual 3]]'' (2010).<ref>[[Mike Mearls|Mearls, Mike]], Greg Bilsland, and [[Robert J. Schwalb]]. ''[[Monster Manual 3]]''. Renton, WA: Wizards of the Coast, 2010</ref> She is the mascot for this volume, which includes statistics for Lolth in both drow and spider form.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd%2Fproducts%2Fdndacc%2F253840000 |title=Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page – Product (Monster Manual 3) |access-date=9 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130905020130/http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Product.aspx?x=dnd%2Fproducts%2Fdndacc%2F253840000 |archive-date=5 September 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2021, Lolth was featured on two cards as a "legendary planeswalker" in the ''Adventures in the Forgotten Realms'' line from the ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' collectible card game.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hall|first=Charlie|date=2021-05-20|title=D&D's Drizzt is coming to Magic: The Gathering, these are the first preview cards|url=https://www.polygon.com/22445601/dungeons-dragons-magic-the-gathering-crossover-drizzt-card-previews|access-date=2021-05-21|website=Polygon|language=en|archive-date=2021-05-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520210711/https://www.polygon.com/22445601/dungeons-dragons-magic-the-gathering-crossover-drizzt-card-previews|url-status=live}}</ref> Lolth was featured on the alternative cover edition of the 2024 Revised 5th Edition ''[[Dungeon Master's Guide]]'' with art by Olena Richards.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abbott |first=Benjamin |date=May 30, 2024 |title=Exclusive: D&D Dungeon Master's Guide alt cover channels every DM's inner schemer' |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/tabletop-gaming/exclusive-dandd-dungeon-masters-guide-alt-cover-channels-every-dms-inner-schemer/ |access-date=May 30, 2024 |website=[[GamesRadar+]] |language=en}}</ref>