Pathfinder Regional Deep Dive: Vidrian

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Welcome back to our Deep Dive series!
After the Lands of the Linnorm Kings, what better place to go than the opposite side of the Inner Sea. Here we look at Vidrian, the southernmost nation on the Inner Sea map. This unique country changed subtantially between 1st and 2nd edition and I've done my best to combine both 1st edition resources on Sargava and 2nd edition resources on Vidrian to provide a really complete picture.
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - The History of Vidrian
18:24 - Vidrian Today
33:46 - Notable Locations
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CREDITS
The large high-res map I use is not a Paizo official map, but the work of the incomparable Rob McCaleb ( www.artstation.com/robmccaleb ) used here with their gracious permission.
Content for this video came from "Sargava: The Lost Colony" by JD Wiker and from "Lost Omens: The Mwangi Expanse" by Laura-Shay Adams, Mariam Ahmad, Jahmal Brown, et al.
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@MzQTMcHotness Жыл бұрын

Few things bring a smile to my face like seeing another MythKeeper video come across my feed!

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

This is (I think) a slightly lesser known nation so hopefully you find it interesting

@ethanhorn6093 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMythKeeper Are you talking about it? Then I am interested in it. I can of course only speak for myself when I say that though.

@daviddefalco4190 Жыл бұрын

I've fallen so deeply in love with the Mwangi Expanse since I've been playing with Strength of Thousands adventure path. What a wonderful and cool region. Though I'm an easy mark since this is a place we're orc's are a common ancestry and super unique. Very excited for an eventual deep dive from you here.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

More Mwangi content is coming too, this is me just dipping my toe in the water. 😅

@mathinvitti7954 Жыл бұрын

I had not really looked into this country before but now that you have explained a lot of its factions it seems like a perfect place for a lot of different types of adventures.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

I wasn't sure how this video would fare because I know this is a lesser known region, but I had a lot of fun here playing Serpent's Skull and I was really pleased with how this country changed between editions. Hopefully Vidrian will get some more love in some upcoming APs.

@jedidiahbarnes6127 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMythKeeper running serpent skull now for my family .. wish it was pf2 but it's a great story

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

@@jedidiahbarnes6127 My one suggestion on that AP is to provide your players with scrolls of teleport or some other means to get back to Eleder periodically. One of the things I found was that the 2nd and 3rd episodes were among my favorites, and leaving behind all the politics of Sargava to go and dungeon crawl for the next 3 chapters became a bit repetitive for my players who enjoy a bit of political intrigue too. If I were to run it again I'd try to weave in more of the politics and tied in the various factions successes/failures in exploring Saventh-Yhi affect their influence in the city whenever the players returned. Just a thought ;-)

@____________838 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMythKeepera little late to this conversation, but definitely a good idea. My ideal playthrough of SS utilizes a few Pathfinder Society modules which extend the pace of the second book a fair amount before ever making it into the depths of the ruins…

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

@@____________838 Yeah, absolutely. My main criticism of SS is that you spend so much time away from Sargava. If I run it again I would at the very least give the players access to some convenient teleportation magic, so they can spend more of their downtime in Eledar. Book 2 ended up being a real favorite and we dropped a bunch of interesting threads once the game became all about killing snakes.

@MrTotalAhole Жыл бұрын

Late night roll out. And Im still view number 136, and an hour late. Thanks Myth...its 11:15p and I have to get up at 5:45a.

@grinningbuck Жыл бұрын

I find his voice so relaxing that I would certainly have fallen asleep. It's like ASMR for Golarion Lore!

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

Sorry for keeping you up so late! 😆

@john-jamesoreilly5013 8 ай бұрын

Minor correction, but the word “Demesne” is pronounced the same as Domains”. Your videos are terrific and you have a great speaking voice, i’m very glad i found the channel.

@TheMythKeeper 8 ай бұрын

Yep, you're not the first to observe this mistake! I'll correct it going forward!

@casimirlawnicki8990 Жыл бұрын

Is there some way to request the next region covered? I've heard some things about rune magic in Pathfinder that is really cool and the history behind Thassilon/New Thassilon (I think I'm spelling that correctly) would be really cool to hear about. I'd be more than happy to monetarily support content of this quality in return. If you don't take requests, that's fine too. I can feel the passion for your craft emanating through your entire channel. If, in order to keep that up, you focus on the places/things that interest you most, I'll be more than happy to be along for the ride.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

I do take requests into account, and I actually every comment, and if you like you can offer a Super Thanks too. ;-) As far New Thassilon though, I did a Varisia deep dive and I talk about New Thassilon in that video, so it will probably be a minute before I go back to that region. I think eventually I'll do a series on fallen empires - Azlant, Thassilon, Serpentfok, Ghol-gan etc... (there are so many in Pathfinder) and Thassilon might get revisited there, but I think it will be a while before I get there.

@casimirlawnicki8990 Жыл бұрын

@@TheMythKeeper Thanks MythKeeper! I completely missed that video.

@JoshMannon Жыл бұрын

So glad to be getting more outside of Avistan.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

More Mwangi content coming!

@danacoleman4007 Жыл бұрын

Man, these videos are so good they almost make me wish I had friends to play with.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

If you don't have local people to play with, maybe consider playing some online games. That format has become super popular since the pandemic. :-)

@kylenordmann7978 Жыл бұрын

MythKeeper, I NEED a Regional Deep Dive on the Impossible Lands, it is of paramount importance!! Do you have a Patreon, or some other means for viewers to prodlvide you kick back that may allow for those viewer's video suggestions to have a bit higher sway?

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

I don't yet, but you can surely send a Super Thanks my way. I have probably 6-7 videos of backlog now, so even if I start working on something, it takes a minute for it to hit the channel. Impossible Lands are coming, but will be in multiple videos (1 per nation) so it will take a while to get them. None of those nations are yet in the current backlog, so its probably a bit of a wait I'm afraid. But stick with me, we'll get there.

@kylenordmann7978 Жыл бұрын

I completely understand, there just so much great Golarion to see, haha!! I'll be happy to watch whenever it can be made available. Looking forward to it 😊

@lorenburnham821 Жыл бұрын

Sweet

@Platerade Жыл бұрын

Your channel is a fantastic resource for easily learning about Pathfinder, Thanks for making it!

@kylenordmann7978 Жыл бұрын

I particularly cant wait for your Nex video. I plan on running a lvls 1-20 campaign in the Impossible Lands soon-ish, and the over-arching threat is the Return of Nex (the archmage). Would love to see your thoughts on that lore as well one day. SUPER THANKS for all of your content !!

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

I'm working on Southern Mwangi right now, and as its adjacent to Geb/Nex I have some content about those two nations in there. I'll accelerate my Nex video to the best of my ability though. Thank you so much for the contribution!

@mackenzie_the_scrimblo Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait for geb, hopefully a bit of in-depth Arazni lore comes with it, she’s so cool! Also got a tiny bit more of an update in Firebrands!

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

@@mackenzie_the_scrimblo Its coming! Promise, I have others queued up but I'll be working on some Impossible Lands locations in the not too distant future.

@RicardoPM777 Жыл бұрын

These new nations that appeared in the mwange expanse are really intriguing 👏👏👏

@RicardoPM777 Жыл бұрын

"New"

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

@@RicardoPM777 - Yeah not technically new. The former country of Sargava has been part of the lore from the beginning, they've just made some fun and interesting choices for the country in the new edition.

@RicardoPM777 Жыл бұрын

Yeah since I never played serpent's skull, and knew better avistan and north garund, I only discovered the place by the new lost omens books. But I love to learn about this different regions! I'm eager to learn about tian xia in the new lost omens book!

@ethanhorn6093 Жыл бұрын

These are my favorite bar none. You do an excellent job each time and I have yet to have reason to think you'll stop now. That being said, I am especially interested given the fact this is a place I know almost nothing about.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

You are not alone! I've gotten a lot of comments that nobody knows about this country, but hopefully that's what makes it interesting.

@mboatrightED300 Жыл бұрын

Oh hey, it's Fantasy Haiti! Not exactly, obviously, because it's still in Golarion's "Africa," but there are definitely parallels. Btw, what program do you use for editing your videos?

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

HitFilm - its free ;-)

@casimirlawnicki8990 Жыл бұрын

Just made it to the 18:54 mark. I think this is one of my favorite regions you've ever covered. I've never heard of it before, but wow this is cool.

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

It is right? Only Serpent's Skull takes you here so far, but I'm really hoping for some more 2E AP stuff centered on Vidrian, especially if it ties into a potential revolution in Mzali.

@edwardchytil8868 Жыл бұрын

I love these nation deep dives, this stuff is great!

@mrredoak1008 Жыл бұрын

Great video as always! So glad to see your community growing even from the short time I've been listening keep up the great work!!

@adamu.2674 Жыл бұрын

I am prepping a PF2e campaign set in the fever sea involving a nautical war between the free captains of the Shackles, and Vidrian (with Senghor caught in the middle). This video has taken my understanding of the region from middling to fantastic. It'll help my campaign immeasurably, so thank you MythKeeper, and keep up the great work!

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

What an awesome campaign idea. I love it!

@teshy2 Жыл бұрын

Just have to chime in with the choir - your videos are top tier lore productions! Thank you so much for making them ❤️

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

Thank you sir!

@kengisamasempisankun Жыл бұрын

excellent pronunciation of gbemisola's name

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

Thank you ;-)

@RicardoPM777 Жыл бұрын

👏👏👏

@marcussimoes2909 Жыл бұрын

hey guys, i just want to sugest a novel about The Mwangi Expanse, the title it´s Fire soul by Gary Kloster, it´s a one shot story, if you want to heave a idea how to play a shaman/druid, this it´s the book for you!

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the book suggestions Marcus!

@RainbowLizardOne Жыл бұрын

Would love to see a deep dive on The Shackles - pirate campaigns are always fun

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

Its getting closer, but we still have a few others to get through before I do that one ;-)

@Jo-Heike Жыл бұрын

Nice video and an interesting take on a postcolonial nation state.

@johnchukwudum673 Жыл бұрын

*Okay okay okay! guys hear me out, I know this is going to make me sound stupid but...* I have a question; is this real? Is this a documentary? Because this sounds so good I know you're going to call me dumb, but damn this actually good, seriously this is good. Sounds like a real life British Empire colonial expansion, from 16th to 19th century. And the real life African colonization and North and South American colonization. *THIS IS SOME SERIOUS WOULD BUILDING.*

@TheMythKeeper Жыл бұрын

This is an awesome comment to read. Honestly doing the research for Vidrian, I'm so impressed with Paizo and the team. They are so fearless in how they've approached their game world. Its only a shade away from ours - but with, you know, goblins and magic too! 😅

@ArdentLion Жыл бұрын

Make Sargava Great Again!

@frankd4581 Жыл бұрын

Please make a pathfinder creature feature video all about all of the different types of merfolk and all of their different abilities please

@fumarc4501 5 ай бұрын

I have a soft spot for post-colonialism. The favor is always unexpected, but the ideals of freedom and toppling oppressors are always present.

@TheMythKeeper 5 ай бұрын

This was one of the most fun videos for me to make, and if I'm ever re-watching my old videos, this is almost always on the list. Love me some Vidrian.