The short answer is yes. The long answer is yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees.

What about in-between?

I don't like Surface drow.

Why? Because there's so many, and they're almost all following the same concept - I'm good and dandy, accept me.

They exist and there is a gigantic (relatively speaking) shrine to Eilistraee on the island as well as Winya Ravan being partially founded by 2 Eilistraeean Drow, the avatar of Eilistraee herself and an Elistraeean venerating moon elf. Deal with it.

Seeing a drow should cause a paranoid feeling. Seeing a group of drow should create fear. Seeing a war party should create panic.

Why 'should' they, when the majority of drow you come across are good? After the initial mistrust is worn off by exposure, you're not necessarily going to fear every single drow you come across.

Lol, surface drow.

Well. 10.000 years of Mistrust and Experience should say otherwise. I dunno how long the drow have existed, but there's stories -everywhere- from their horrible acts.
And since amia consists of so many immigrants they're bound to bring these stories with them.

Can surface drow see when they go into the underdark? Real drow get their eyes destroyed when they go to the surface in the day, and it still hurts like a bitch when they go out at night. Is there any kind of damage they get to their eyes?

1000 years of internecine war with Arabs won't matter if you live in Jerusalem - you're not going to spend every second of your day cringing in fear when they're every second person you meet.
What it boils down to is that one can become desensitised by constant exposure - it's why shock advertising is less and less efficient. If you run into good drow and only good drow all the time,why could one not change their opinion? In fact, it would be surprising if you maintained the exact same feeling after being immersed that you had beforehand.

They can see fine. In 3E (The ruleset we use), Drow only suffer Light Sensitivity. Which is significant discomfort, and a-1 to AB, some Skills, and so forth.

Surface Drow are not limited to Elistraeens or good Drow. A few of us play the exiles, or the runaways. Drow hoping to make a profit in a world not dominated by religion, politics and gender. These Drow are few and far between but we exist. Generally we end up being seen as "Those other Drow that make no sense", but they do make sense, just nobodies bother to actually delve into their background.

Your example of why the elves and drow should accept each other is Israel/Palestine?

I find it funny that the penalty is so low though, in War of the Spider Queen the sun is realy debilitating for the drow..way beyond those stats I would say.

Light Blindness: Abrupt exposure to bright light (such as sunlight or a daylight spell) blinds drow for 1 round. On subsequent rounds, they are dazzled (The creature is unable to see well because of overstimulation of the eyes. A dazzled creature takes a -1 penalty on attack rolls, Search checks, and Spot checks.) as long as they remain in the affected area.

I would actually be all in favour of adding one round of blindness as soon as a drow enters daylight, for the first time per reset that is. Would add some immersion without ruining anything IMHO.

I would actually be all in favour of adding one round of blindness as soon as a drow enters daylight, for the first time per reset that is. Would add some immersion without ruining anything IMHO.

It would probably just get annoying afterall, just let people roleplay it really. it would happen when youe ntered each new area, as well.

If you increase the light blindness "effect" then I'm going to be the stubborn arse who makes the claim "do the same thing to surface races in subterranean regions."