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  • The drow being black skinned and evil... while I had never associated drow with IRL people, I can see how that might be touchy in a modern context.

    I read something from R.A. Salvatore recently where he mentioned giving the drow more depth without retconning anything.
    Simply put, the classic drow, like those from Menzoberranzan, are indeed evil, but there are other drow societies out there that aren't.
    This implies the classic evil drow comes from their cruel upbringing rather than being inherent to their lineage, which is honestly something I always imagined to be the case.
    Drizzt's story already fits that.

    I thought this is a pretty simple and effective way to modernize the take on drow, without messing with the stories that have already been told.












  • Take a few mindflayers, including arcanists.
    Sure, the party could wreck them in close combat, they know that.
    Levitating to be our of melee, splitting/cornering the party with a wall of force in a nice ambush spot with difficult terrain, and just mind blasting them.
    If they ever lose the upper hand, they can just plane shift and come back later, better prepared.
    Maybe their minion fodder are hobgoblin warlords.

    I feel like most enemies encountering this party would avoid the melee meat grinder if at all possible.
    The party can probably wreck an aboleth too if they face off head-on, not that the aboleth would give them such an opportunity.

    I'd recommend TheMonstersKnow.com [... what they're doing].
    It's a blog which is also available in book form with tactics for monsters.