Editing Drow (section)

===''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd edition''===
The drow appear first for this edition in the ''[[Monstrous Compendium|Monstrous Compendium Volume Two]]'' (1989), which expands the information on drow society. Also included in the entry for drow is a description and statistics for the [[drider]].<ref name="MC2">[[David "Zeb" Cook|Cook, David]], et al. ''[[Monstrous Compendium|Monstrous Compendium Volume Two]]'' ([[TSR, Inc.|TSR]], 1989)</ref> This entry is reprinted with some minor modifications in the ''[[Monstrous Manual]]'' (1993).<ref>[[Doug Stewart (game designer)|Stewart, Doug]], ed. ''[[Monstrous Manual]]'' (TSR, 1993)</ref>

Drow society, religion, history, magic, craftwork, and language for the [[Forgotten Realms]] [[campaign setting]] is detailed significantly in ''[[Drow of the Underdark#Second edition|The Drow of the Underdark]]'' (1991), by [[Ed Greenwood]]. Greenwood appears in the book's introduction as a narrator, explaining how he came across the information in the book: a discussion with [[Elminster]], and chance encounter with a former apprentice of Elminster—the drow lady, Susprina Arkhenneld—as the two explain the drow of the world to the narrator.<ref name="DotU2E">[[Ed Greenwood|Greenwood, Ed]]. ''[[Drow of the Underdark#Second edition|The Drow of the Underdark]]'' (TSR, 1991)</ref>

The drow are presented as a player character race for 2nd edition in ''The Complete Book of Elves'' (1992).<ref name="CBoE">[[Colin McComb|McComb, Colin]]. ''[[The Complete Book of Elves]]'' (TSR, 1992)</ref> Drow deities Lolth, [[Kiaransalee]], Vhaeraun, and [[Zinzerena]] are described in ''[[Monster Mythology]]'' (1992).<ref name="Sargent 1992">[[Carl Sargent|Sargent, Carl]]. ''[[Monster Mythology]]'' (TSR, 1992)</ref> The drow are later presented as a playable character race again in ''[[Player's Option: Skills & Powers]]'' (1995).<ref>[[Douglas Niles|Niles, Douglas]] and [[Dale Donovan]]. ''[[Player's Option: Skills & Powers]]'' (TSR, 1995)</ref>