UD leveling

[K'yon Oblodra]

Hey guys,

I know I had seen people talk about the best spots where to level in the UD as drow to be more specific .

I did use the search function but couldn't quiet find it again so yea please let me know these spots for certain level ranges.

My character is a bit of a mix of caster and gish and evocation is my prohibited school. My character is Level 10 almost 11 and I've been farming goblins for what feels like ever but while they are easy to kill they only offer little xp by now.

The cave with the Umberhulks and carrion crawlers is doable for me and yields better xp per kill but it takes longer to kill things and the horrific umberhulk smashes me and my summon if I happen to aggro it and not run.

Would really appreciate if you guys could hint me where to go for now and the next pre-epic levels.

Thanks

[Moridin]

Have you attempted the slimes north of the tarpits? It isn't an area I would recommend for melee characters but it is one I would recommend for casters. Around level 10 to 11 I would try that, and then start trying out the Illithid mines around level 14.

[Israe]

1-10 goblins. 11-20 Duergars. 21-30 Duergars+Compound.

[K'yon Oblodra]

I honestly don't know where the tarpits are, might have been there before but not an area I am too familiar with.
Why are those shoes bad for melees?

Where are the duergars allocated?

[Moridin]

I would recommend this:
1-4 sewers, varallas, south varallas, mushroom grove
5-8 West varallas, goblins on UD map, Trogs
9-12 Goblin lake maps, North Tarpits, Crypt
13-16 Illithid Mines
16-20 Myconid Circles(Mines are better, though it is good to change up a bit every now and then), Illithid Mines(upper and deep)
20-25 Oghrann Ruins(inside as well, avoid the priestess)
20-30 Duergar Compound(by level 28 only the monks are really worth it in my opinion)
25-30 Duergar Compound, Lava Lake Compound, East of Mistlake, Driders, Avernus(if you have a group that can easily defeat the pit fiend)

The tarpits are where the basilisks are. The Duergar are another map(helmed horrors) past the Umber Hulks. I'll go grab a now out-of-date map for this purpose.

[Moridin]

This was a pm I made to Lobo when he first showed interest in DMing in the Underdark, at least to my knowledge:

The Differences:
1) Mist Lake and the Bebilith territory(East of Mist Lake) have been completely updated. Mist Lake is now no longer a temporary encampment while East of Mist lake no longer has vampiric wolves and bebilith but eath golems.
2) The Duergar Compound has grown in size.
3) This map does not contain any guildhalls outside of Sshamath on it, it is an old map. The Lolthite compounds are at Northwest Myconids Circles(Dev'lin) and Goblin Cavern(southeast). Varallas Passage has been updated a few times, and Bregan's Guildhall is in the middle of it, with what I would assume as the Ghuanadaur player cult having one in the Southwest side.
4)As well as the Netherese Ruins, The Illithid Hive is also on a map accessible from the Eastern Illithid Mines(Deep mines).
5) This map however does not have Sshamath, from Varallas passage, one woudl either take the portal to the bottom of Zorr'bauth or wlak through the tunnel to the top of Zorr'bauth. The main Sshamath map connects to multiple guildhalls and other places as well as South Sshamath. South Sshamath has things like the Stonestave(main conclave building) a guild hall, a few shops, an open tavern, and the military's main headquarters. This map also connects to the Darkwoods.

What has changed since then is Oghrann's Ruins is now in the upperdark, and the wilds have another Drider area(replaced Western Wilds) that is attached to the far end of it, highly dangerous, but immensely profitable... and connected to Durlag's Tower.

Also since then the Darkwoods were updated and Harol's Enclave I think it is called was added onto it.

Edit: Also the Kobold map near the mushroom grove is now in the upperdark as well.

[K'yon Oblodra]

Why there this map is awesome, I have stumbled through the UD going the wrong way so often already it's not even funny. This should help me get around much easier.

The crypt seems to be very caster unfriendly ;(

[Nyeleni]

Don't forget that you have the upperdark too to grind. The level recommendation is on the entrance to the different areas.

[Hawke]

Moving to more appropriate place.

[K'yon Oblodra]

How does one get to the upper dark?

[chad878262]

With everyone you know down there? I am certain someone will show you In Character.

[K'yon Oblodra]

With everyone you know down there? I am certain someone will show you In Character.

Lol are you teasing me ?

[Tsidkenu]

And can I just add that epic driders (the 2nd area, CR 26+) is the best place to grind if you've got a good party (or powerbuild) at epic levels for UD. I'm level 30 and still getting 18 xp per kill in there which makes it far superior to duergars imo. Careful, though, those drider barbarians have +42 AB and the drider wizards summon Xorns that spam knockdown

You can also go to East of Mist Lake for earth elementals that are CR 21-24 & one bruiser of a boss, and for some reason no-one likes the deep serpents/mouthers in the Ophidian Tunnels (one zone to the west of Tar Pits, CR 12-14?) but I spent a bit of time bashing in there back in the day.

Take the caravan from Sshamath -> Undrek Vallanar -> Undrek Naudal. You can exit to the Upperdark from the outpost in Naudal.

[K'yon Oblodra]

Thanks Tsidkenu

[Moridin]

Why there this map is awesome, I have stumbled through the UD going the wrong way so often already it's not even funny. This should help me get around much easier.

The crypt seems to be very caster unfriendly ;(

It is, it is a decent area for melee characters and an amazing area for cleric/FS characters however.

And can I just add that epic driders (the 2nd area, CR 26+) is the best place to grind if you've got a good party (or powerbuild) at epic levels for UD. I'm level 30 and still getting 18 xp per kill in there which makes it far superior to duergars imo. Careful, though, those drider barbarians have +42 AB and the drider wizards summon Xorns that spam knockdown

You can also go to East of Mist Lake for earth elementals that are CR 21-24 & one bruiser of a boss, and for some reason no-one likes the deep serpents/mouthers in the Ophidian Tunnels (one zone to the west of Tar Pits, CR 12-14?) but I spent a bit of time bashing in there back in the day.

I actually think I put those two into my post lol
The ophidian tunnels however did not make the list due to the low spawn rate.