drow

Article summary

In the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy roleplaying game, drow ( or ) or dark elves are a dark-skinned and white-haired subrace of elves connected to the subterranean Underdark. The drow have traditionally been portrayed as generally evil and connected to the evil spider goddess Lolth. However, subsequent editions of Dungeons & Dragons have moved away from this portrayal and preassigned alignment, while later publications have explored drow societies unconnected to Lolth.

Key claims

1. publication date: 1987 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2014 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the publication date is "1987". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the release date is "2014". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1375725225