Ah the ever expanding number of locations to visit with a spelljammer.

SMH, when I suggested a Homebrew campaign inspired by the myths and legends of Ancient Greece, my friends laughed and said such a setting wouldn't work because it would cut out most of what made D&D what it is. Now look what we have here!

"I don't understand why you worship Bigby's Clenched Fist" You would too, if it floated over your house while you slept.

12:45 Look closely at the picture of Arixmethes (the island), you may notice that it is on the back of a kraken (the actual Arixmethes).

Finally! A Greek underworld portrayed correctly!

You should do a video on the pantheon of Theros. Lots of interesting gods and stories in there.

Perfect timing its wind down time for the night

It’s really cool how mtg settings are coming to dnd. I’ve never really played mtg because of how expensive it is, but I’ve always loved the art and the lore

“Even Wonder Woman” Thinks of Linda Carter

So we have a proper D&D world of Greek Mythology! Oh boy this is going to be a wild book. Now I feel a little bitter about Irish Mythology not being popular enough to get a world setting in 5E .

If I remember correctly notable locations include: Meletis (think Athens) Akros (think Sparta) Setessa (think Wonder Woman's home, not gonna bother spelling it, I will fail to do so) Skophos (Minotaur's Labrinth, only it's a city, aka a polis, for the minotaur that inhabit Theros) Nykthos (realm of the gods) Gods and Goddesses of Theros: Heliod, God of the Sun Erebos, God of the Dead Purphoros, God of the Forge Nylea, Goddess of the Hunt Thassa, Goddess of the Sea Klothys, Goddess of Destiny Karametra, Goddess of the Harvest Phenax, God of Deception Pharika, Goddess of Afflictions Keranos, God of Storms Kruphix, God of Horizons Emphara, Goddess of the Polis Iroas, God of Victory Mogis, God of Slaughter Athreos, God of Passage Xenagos, God of Revels (deceased, killed by Elspeth Tirel) Two of the known Titans (elder Giants) are Uro, the Titan of Nature's Wrath and Kroxa, the Titan of Endless Hunger

I'm into both D&D and MTG, so seeing books coming out like Guildmaster's Guide to Ravnica and Mythic Odysseys of Theros is exciting to me. A blending of my two favorite hobbies. I've even managed to get a few of my MTG playing friends to try D&D because of them.

All of this MtG crossover material is going to force me into actually playing the card game!

I must say the setting has grabbed my interest. Hope you make more vids fleshing out the places and lore AJ. Great video. 🍻

''Back when the earth was new, and humankind was down on its luck...''

13:42 This is an absolutely gorgeous piece of art, but those animals do not look happy about this woman's dancing at all😂 Bear: "Hey! It's been 3 days. Enough already! The drums are keeping my kids awake" Tiger: "Booooo! No one cares!"

Long time magic fan (game and more so lore) and glad to see Theros as a setting for DnD! Cant pick between a cleric or Kruphix or a paladin of Iroas. Glad to see your able to sort out the information from all the different sources and the lack there off they introduced with the newest set.

You had me at Wonder Woman XD

Intriguing setting. Interesting how the seas of this very *Greek* world are teeming with Kraken, a very *Norse* monster (I blame Clash of the Titans, I mean what, was Cetus not a good enough monster to eat a chained princess? XD)

I wonder if they'll cross over to Mirrodin/New Phyrexia eventually? That Plane rides the line between Science Fiction & High Fantasy as much as Spelljammer.

I personally wouldn't mind some magic the gather lore especially Seeing how fluent you are with this.

Wanst going to get it due to it not being in the forgotten realms but after watching this, holy cow this is awsome!!!

The cat folk aren't unique to this magic setting but they do have a big place in most planes they exist. I want to see annistrad setting. I could see it be something like raven loft

So the land of hero's and demi gods! Awsome

Sounds like a pretty fun setting. I'd love to play in it.

I've been working on a classical-era-themed setting for a few years now (gotta use that Minor in Classical studies somehow). At first I was a bit upset WotC put this setting out, but I'm very curious to see how they adapted traditional "Medieval" D&D elements to the "Ancient/Classical-era" setting.

Beautiful story-telling, AJ! I really like this setting, it sounds mythic! 👍🏻

Got the book and I think I’m in love with this setting. It’s perfect.

Theros is interesting world to visit when the book comes out as the hole setting is laid whit great places and ideas to adventure. But I would hope that Hasbro would some day do Mirrodin / New Phyrexia world as that semi artifact world has me hooked that very strange worlds idea that I havent fully managet to do ever in my games..

Thank you for making this, Aj!

The Dragon+ article went into mapping Theros, I think we're going to get more than just Meletis.

Dionysus FTW. Let’s get intoximacated!

Could you do this overview for every setting. I know about the forgotten realms but I’m know next to nothing to wildmount

Thank TMG for this video theros is my favorite plane in mtg

Man I love these videos so much, they just put me in a good mood and help me as a DM

Nice vid as always. That's a lot of info , going to have to watch this one a few times.😁

I love this video your a godsend

This video has me pumped. I loved Jason and the Argonauts as a kid. Thanks as always aj

Great cast AJ!!!

Superb round up of a lot of lore well done on this, my gf wants to run her first campaign and I’m recommending Theros and this video

One of the designers of Theros knew nothing about Greek Mythology when they worked on it, they said it was their Achilles Horse.

I'm loving the magic the gathering crossovers. I hope we get a Mirrodin setting next! Memnarch would be a great big bad.

Great video AJ

I love this book , this setting and you vids dude ! Keep it up , AND PLEASE if you can Do some research on the history here in theros . Winters heart is a particularly tantalizing mystery THAT MUST BE SOLVED !

I think it will be interesting to see how Magic is divested between Divine & Arcane to support 5E class distinction if MTG setting here is as you've indicated. I think if they merge options into a single class of spellcaster that could be problematic. But I am intrigued to see where this is headed and am open to seeing a new campaign setting. Guess those Warforge won't come crashing into my FR game for awhile. What's that ? Is that a Spelljammer ?

My city has an Agora Market. The original Agora Market was in Athens.

Would love to see tarkir

Hey AJ, I know this is off topic but if you could be any Gestalt Combo of Classes (that's taking two at once) what combination would you choose? I think I'd be a Rogue/Cleric!

I'm hoping that the Satyr race can work for a Faun...liked the faun bard I used for a while during 3.5... And I'm more interested in Theros as a place to take a lot of the rules from for a greek themed setting rather than using it as a setting itself.

You rock bro. Please don't stop. I don't even play d&d. But have, for 25 years, loved the lore of it. Js

Not to be pedantic but the map you showed at 1:20 is not Theros but Innistrat, another plane inpsired / designed around horror literature.

Ah nice. I had now idea what Theros was. All I knew is that it looked like Classical Greece/Near East and that was cool enough for me.

so Theros is basically Greek Mythology, the setting

Nice editing RedNZblue!

There is a video on youtube of a steel rod being destoyed by lego(relatively fragile plastic), via motors and torque. I absolutely love the trope of hostile lawfull "benevolent" celestials trying to punish mortals. How exactly does on avoid the inevitability? How long can one do it for and if so... How does one do it without thurther incuring wrath? Is it perhaps even better to accept said punishments as all other alternatives will be worse? Would the celestials want to make it exactly this way? Divine law has rules, but does it have any limitations??? When that steel both bends and breaks at the sametime, are you really so sure of your own mortal machinations? They remind me of the lion cavalry in the biblical appocalypse. 🏛😵🗜🔩⚙😱🦁🔥🌋

A perfect post dinner video

I love your videos they are so helpful

Pre ordered I can't wait

1:15 Love how he starts talking about the plane of Theros while pulling up a world map of Innistrad

I was going to try and talk some friends into doing tombs of annihilation but this tho!!!

This is the one source book I'd buy a physical copy of!

How the Hell can you not like his videos??

Are there dwarves in Theros and if so where can we find them?

I keep reading Theros as Theranos.

Arixmethes was destroyed because it's actually built on the back a slumbering kraken and one day it decided to wake up here's the card bud edhrec.com/commanders/arixmethes-slumbering-isle

1:25 the map used isn't Theros, its Innistrad. very different planes of existence, one is Greek themed, the other is Classical horror themed. jus a nitpick

One of the things I find most interesting is how small the map is and how landmarks, move.

Wait, magic the gathering and dnd are getting a offical crossover?

Next crossover definitely has to be Innistraad... Curse of Straad was close, but hoo boi depending on what era it's set it it could be pretty rough. Especially if they choose the eldrazi invasion

Whoa, i knew Theros is a thing but i never knew it's so epic!

Odyssey of the Dragonlords is a campaign / setting for D & D5 that also has a theme based on Greek myths. You might be interested in the book: www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcanumworlds/odyssey-of-the-dragonlords-5th-edition-adventure-b?lang=en

The Returnef sound awesome. Thinking of going as a Returned fighter, trying to remember who he was.

13:40 tag yourself! 😁

Dude great video! There was one fact you got wrong, and it was that Arixmethes was destroyed by Heliod. He did blow up a Polis, but it was named Olantin, apparently they got too smug. Arixmethes got destroyed because it was built on the back of a giant sleeping serpent. Human error there....

1:13 Innistrad leaked! Next sourse book confirmed!

Random question. Anyone had a player backstory where they were magically taken from our current world and dropped into main d&d settings? Had idea of a tabaxi druid bad guy, seeing our world as sign of how things will become if humans continue to multiply. Disguised as a housecat he/she transports a cat owner and environmental keyboard warriors or protesters into his/her homeworld. While also building for war on civilisation. Using AJ's pink ooze as a familiar he/she already has a tribe of ghost halflings out finding more allies and artifacts.

Yay!

Gonna bring back my boy XENAGOS

Sun Soul is a monk, not a warlock.

8 months, and still no mention of the Leonin video. :(

greetings master AJ! How fairs the mighty gluestick?

I finally received my Mythic Odyssey’s of Theros book delivered last night.

but, AJ, do you have a video on Changelings?

I am looking for the Leonin video but can't find it. Edit: Leonin, because autocorrect

You need to take this out of your planescape playlist

No live stream ?

11th

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First maybe

I wonder what all the things you said you’ll do in a future video but you haven’t gotten to are? I know Leonin and elves are on that list. Guess I’ll have to watch all your videos in reverse chronological order to find out.

Second

Nick arquwive xD

I looking forward to playing a Satyr Bard and seeing the DM cry as I try to seduce every Female NPC with my music intrusment :)

Meh, I'll skip, seems Generic.

I dont like MTG mixed with D&D , its just a cash grab, and in my humble opinion is it is lazy on there part , because they could be making a whole new setting or updating the one that are already D&D fan favs like DARK SUN , or they could be writing about the undiscovered continents of Toril , but instead they give us this crap that no one but a few will buy. Wizard of the Coast are to busy virtue signaling how woke they are to put out books that are even worth crazy amounts money they want for there books , that are not that good.....