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Pathfinder Regional Deepdive: Alkenstar, Dongun Hold & The Mana Wastes
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Күн бұрынWelcome back to our Deep Dive series! We return to the Impossible Lands to take a look at Geb and Nex's small but influential neighbor - Alkenstar.
This video also includes details about Alkenstar's close ally, Dongun Hold and the nearby deadly region known as the Mana Wastes that serve as a no-mans-land between Nex and Geb.
Because this is my third video in this region I suggest starting with the other two which go a little bit deeper in some of the history of the region and which you can find here:
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▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - The Duchy of Alkenstar
14:36 - Alkenstar City
22:36 - Factions in Alkenstar
43:00 - Locations in Alkenstar
52:42 - Dongun Hold
1:04:28 - Locations in Dongun Hold
1:07:18 - The Mana Wastes
1:09:45 - Factions in the Mana Wastes
1:18:56 - Locations in the Mana Wastes
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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... ) used here with their gracious permission.
Content for this video came from "Pathfinder Lost Omens: Impossible Lands" by Mariam Ahmad, Saif Ansari, Alexandria Bustion, Basheer Ghouse, Michelle Jones, TJ Kahn, Matt Morris, Dave Nelson, Shiv Ramdas, Mikhail Rekun, Michael Sayre, Tan Shao Han, Ruvaid Virk, Jabari Weathers, and Brian Yaksha
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@justincherry4027 10 ай бұрын
I couldnt wait for this video. Love the manawastes. The only area where no one would bat an eye at a gunslinger skeleton smoking a cigar
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
Hey! First comment! You're in for a fun one :-)
@danacoleman4007 9 ай бұрын
Ronan? Is that you?
@rune5916 10 ай бұрын
The cities of Alkenstar and Dungun Hold are as multi-faceted as I expected. But the Mana Wastes are full of life. I expected the Mana Wastes to be like a magically irradiated dead zone, but life adapts.
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
Life... uh... finds a way.
@rune5916 10 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeperI was trying not to touch that line, but it is accurate.
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
@@rune5916 🤣
@zacharyhawley1693 9 ай бұрын
You get a gun! You get a gun! Everybody gets a gun. Even the mountain gets a gun cause magic doesn't work here and WTH is that coming towards us?!
@ThunderX_OP 4 ай бұрын
I just started the Outlaws of Alkenstar Aventure Path and i fell in love with the setting immediately. This video is such a great tool for DMs
@TheMythKeeper 4 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for the kind words, and really glad this proved useful to you.
@Zasulumel 10 ай бұрын
I couldn't wait so membership was the only way. No doubt one of the best memberships I have ever bought. Thanks
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
Hey welcome to the club! I hope you liked the video!
@namelesssomebody2557 9 ай бұрын
Wait a sec....if you turn the map to it's side, the Nex vs Geb war is just Legend of the Galactic Heroes and Alkenstar is the Dominion of Fezzan. Even their founding history parallels!
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
😅
@zacharyhawley1693 9 ай бұрын
I mean... You aren't wrong.
@ereviscale3966 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for reminding me to finish that series, it's just so slow compared to my ADHD riddled brain
@dungeonmaster16 9 ай бұрын
Not sure if took direct influence, if anything pathfinder is in a way spiritual successor to dnd 3.5 Eberron setting. Nex vs geb is pretty much Karnath vs Cyre during the war. Karnath a nation of undead soldiers vs cyre a nation of alchemists and forgemasters who created the Warforged. End of the war even with them tarnishing the lands they fought on pretty much a mana nuke erupted killing or worst mutating anything living that made contact with it. Karnath laying low with the loses and resources spent whole cyre is now a mutated wasteland filled with mutants and old forges for ppl foolish to find lost artifacts and formulas. Cyre became the mourneland which in pathfinder is pretty much the mana wastes. There is other handful of stuff. Forgot location in pathfinder but it’s with lizardfolk tribes riding and tame dinosaurs in open plains and swamps. That’s a mix between talenta planes of halfling tribes in dry lands tame and heard dinosaurs and I think the name is zilargo province (if get chance I will double check) that is swamplands with various lizardfolk and orc clans. Also a place called mror hold isn’t far from the war with Karnath and Cyre which is obvious on pathfinder it’s dunhold.
@Ofley_Adventures 10 ай бұрын
Alkenstar seems to be truly a magnificent exploration into fantasy steampunk/techno. I really enjoy hearing about the secrets societies, as well as its educational system, and that is thanks to you and Paizo. Have a fantabulous day everyone! Thanks for the vid.
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
Hey! Welcome to the Mythwatchers Club! Love to see a longtime viewer join the group. 🥳🎉
@Ofley_Adventures 10 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeper Pleasure to be here. You deserve my support.
@ereviscale3966 9 ай бұрын
Is that the KZfaq membership thing? How does one join the mythwatchers?
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
@@ereviscale3966 If you go to my channel homepage on youtube you should see a "Join" button. Its the top left just under the banner.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
@@ereviscale3966 If you go to my channel homepage on youtube you should see a "Join" button. Its the top left just under the banner.
@simmonslucas 9 ай бұрын
The lore of Golarian is so much more developed than I could ever known
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Its pretty great
@fumarc4501 7 ай бұрын
Wow, a campaign set around here sounds like it would be amazing! Adding to the list!
@squidrecluse2336 9 ай бұрын
This is great! I just started running Outlaws of Alkenstar a little while ago. This video is perfect for getting my players up to speed on the area without spoiling the adventure.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Glad to be of service!
@zesky6654 4 ай бұрын
@TheMythKeeper I'm also using it to introduce my players. It's a massively usefull resource.
@OMartinez91 9 ай бұрын
I love fantasy Wild West America
@Mattluke23 9 ай бұрын
This is very quickly becoming my favorite KZfaq channel. If only “Daemon” were pronounced “DAY-mon.” ;) Oh well…
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Absolutely not! I refuse! 😂
@jacobfreeman5444 7 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeperhow about instead of a hard A you try a soft A? At the least make the word sound different from the one for the denizens of the abyss ;)
@TheMythKeeper 7 ай бұрын
@@jacobfreeman5444 Maybe I'll start saying "Demon" "Deh-mon" for the abyss guys and people will lay off the clearly, provably and absolutely correct pronunciation of daemon...
@alexwatts1064 9 ай бұрын
Yeeesss! Was looking forward to this video ever since you said you were going to do it and you did not disappoint. Great work!
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Awesome! Glad you enjoyed ;-)
@OranjMoose 9 ай бұрын
Easily one of my favorite parts of the setting, an absolute stellar video as always
@agsilverradio2225 9 ай бұрын
"Steller?" No, that would be the Starfinder.😎
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Thanks gang!
@dmeep 9 ай бұрын
I just found the third gallon podcasts lets play of outlaws of alkenstar so this arrived right on time for me
@synmad3638 2 ай бұрын
Thank you for this excellent video
@TheMythKeeper 2 ай бұрын
You are very welcome
@edwardchytil8868 9 ай бұрын
Good stuff I like these regional deep dives the most! Now give me another I honestly don’t care which just more!
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
They're my favorite videos to do too ;-)
@Lordmitch2 9 ай бұрын
You have this video in the Avistan Region Guides playlist, it should be in the Garund Region Guides playlist.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Oops! Thanks for pointing that out!
@kocakbil 4 ай бұрын
Lots of people picking up Outlaws of Alkenstar recently! Expecting this video to boom!
@TheMythKeeper 4 ай бұрын
Awesome!
@MrTotalAhole 9 ай бұрын
This is such a great channel. I really do get excited when video drops. Thanks as always MK!
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Glad you like them!
@JamesAdams-nd1td 4 ай бұрын
As a fan of Mr. Welch’s channel, I can’t help but draw a comparison between the Duchy of Alkenstar and the Grand Duchy of Karamekos. I love this setting, Eberron was my favorite of the DND settings, and it’s fun to see another setting embrace the post-industrial revolution fantasy world idea. If I had any complaints about Alkenstar, I would use GM fiat to change the religion. Since Alkenstar draws on Victorian England and the American Wild West in terms of theme, it makes more sense to me that they’d be like Magnimar and worship the Empyreal Lords rather than traditional pantheons’ gods. I’m doing the same thing in a similar fantasy world I’m designing (because I have a serious addiction to worldbuilding).
@TheMythKeeper 4 ай бұрын
That's a cool idea ;-)
@JamesAdams-nd1td 4 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeperThank you!
@lurkergggg8759 7 ай бұрын
Um, that's quite the picture at 3:40. Guy is super stocked about that propeller .
@TheMythKeeper 7 ай бұрын
Some Pathfinder art is excellent! Some is... interesting...
@bazs7722 9 ай бұрын
Every day is a good day when Mythkeeper uploads! ❤
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Haha! Thank you!
@ignotus24 3 ай бұрын
I wonder what role Alkenstar (and all of the Impossible Lands) will play in the War of Immortals. Is war going to break out between Nex and Geb? On whose side is Alkenstar on? Nex? Geb? Or are they neutral? Or are they going to war as their own faction? I can‘t wait for the next years of Pathfinder lore. Thank you very much for your Videos. I enjoy them very much.
@grinningbuck 9 ай бұрын
Early in the video, you tell us that you're skipping some of the lore... but this video is still almost 1.5 hours long for just covering 3 areas! Can't wait to hear it 😅
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
I did! Geb, Nex and Alkenstar are all examples of cultures so unique that you can skip a deep coverage of history and still have a couple hours of content just on cultural stuff.
@Lexicals 5 ай бұрын
I'm GMing outlaws of alkenstar at the moment and this video has been so helpful in filling in the lore gaps that aren't covered by the AP, thanks so much for making it! I was wondering, I bought the impossible lands sourcebook as a written reference but I can't seem to find any mention of the undercity in there, do you remember where you got that info from? I'd love to work it into my campaign if I can find out more about it! :)
@TheMythKeeper 5 ай бұрын
Its described in the 1E Standalone Pathfinder Module "Wardens of the Reborn Forge" but full disclosure, there isn't that much detail provided, just kind of a short paragraph. This is pretty typical, as 1E didn't have as much supporting content on Alkenstar as 2E does. I'm not sure if the decision not to include the undercity was an active attempt to retcon something, or more likely, it was just hard to pull together all the disparate Impossible Lands sources from 1E when they made the new guide, and some stuff got lost in the shuffle.
@Lexicals 5 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeper Thanks, that's good to know! Homebrew it is then I suppose 😄
@dungeonmaster16 9 ай бұрын
Perfect this came our. Currently running book 1 of outlaws of alkenstar and party is in ch.3 fight now.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Awesome timing!
@trekloveridge1375 9 ай бұрын
I just found your channel and love what you do! Thank you
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much, I appreciate the love!
@Dezbood 9 ай бұрын
Yesssss this is my character’s homeland
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Glad I was finally able to get to it for you ;-)
@bluedice11 9 ай бұрын
Could you do dark elves next! They are my favorite fantasy race and I can't seem to find any lore videos on pathfinder dark elves! Love the work keep up the amazing videos!
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
I do have a Darklands video planned but its at least 6 or 7 regional deep dive videos out at this point, so you'll have to wait a little for that one.
@qwertyasdf9290 9 ай бұрын
in the recent Remaster and license changes, some stuff from Golarion that are too tied or unchanged from D&D need to be removed. The most prominent one is drows. Drows are completely removed from the setting. They only exists as ancient elven myths, that now are trully only myths. The explanation about the previous drow sightings in published adventure and books are that they are a cover up done by the Pathfinder Society to hide sekmin (serpentfolk) activity in the Darklands. This has backfired as years of unchecked activity has lead the sekmins to gain advancement that is detrimental to surface dwellers. This has lead to the cover up being lifted to some and the knowledge of this fact being spread slowly. Though there is still some underground elves, the Ayindellar elves, which usually would be cavern elves heritage-wise. They've only been recently been introduced and has not yet receive much worldbuilding information. They are not related lorewise or aesthetically at all to the drow.
@zenjr1004 10 ай бұрын
Nice
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching!
@wojciechchestowski6003 8 ай бұрын
So... Nex has mutants, Geb has undead, and Alkenstar has yeehaws. Did... did Paizo made copyright-free Deadlands in this region of Golarion? 😂
@TheMythKeeper 8 ай бұрын
Yes, yes they did...
@Jo-Heike 2 ай бұрын
Is a Regional Deepdive for Jalmeray fourth coming? You seem to have covered all the other areas of the Impossible Lands.
@TheMythKeeper 2 ай бұрын
Yep its in the works
@justincherry4027 10 ай бұрын
Ayyyy
@tristank8076 8 ай бұрын
Ahoy there. THANK YOU. This video has been valuable to me as a dm. I am looking forward to more content from you and shall search your channel! How is it you only have 17k subs? You are excellent, I'm currently in running and playing in the same world setting, my character is currently in Kaer Maga, whilst my players are in Kelmerene (Ketapesh) however we are going Alkenstar to do wardens of the forge.
@TheMythKeeper 8 ай бұрын
Welcome aboard! Thanks so much for watching and commenting. I love the interconnected games. Lots of details on Kaer Maga too in my Varisia video if you get a chance to check that out.
@tristank8076 8 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeper I for sure will! Gonna be a great weekend for lore!
@trajanfidelis1532 9 ай бұрын
I like the wild west, and I like magical artifice. Alkenstar might be my new favorite place! Sorry Numeria
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
You're going to have some jealous androids on your hands.
@EsShinkai02 9 ай бұрын
Gas masks? Conscripts? Keep your gun post service? Finally, a canon friendly way to play a Krieger in PF. And clockwork out the wazoo too? Add Skitarii to that!
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Haha! Yes it is
@frederickgleicher1385 9 ай бұрын
A really good detailed video. What is the role of the clock work wizards (like Klarkosh given in the Emerald Spire), in Alkenstar ? or does the lore keep these sorts of wizards divorced from Alkenstar ?
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
This one is fairly easy - clockwork artificers and wizards serve the role of maintaining the cities various clockwork constructs. Not everyone with these abilities works in one of the clockwork guilds though. Clockworks are so common here there are many 'hobbyists' I suppose, who dabble in this kind of work, but its not their primary profession.
@RicardoPM777 9 ай бұрын
What an amazing nation!
@carlborneke8641 9 ай бұрын
Do you think Alkenstar would be able to reverse engineer Androffan technology if they studied it for long enough?
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
I think they could learn a lot from Androffan technology, particularly regarding electronics, circuitry and physical engineering. I even think they could eventually figure out how their operating systems work and in turn how to write code for their machines. What I don't think they'd be able to figure out is how those operating systems were developed in the first place. Modern tech is systems, on systems, on systems, nested so many layers deep that they'd be on the wrong track from the start, trying to interpret machine code rather than understanding the intermediary layers. In short, they'd acquire some level of understanding, but they wouldn't be able to build robots of their own without substantial work. My 2 cents...
@soulrunnerz 9 ай бұрын
Small correction, but I believe the Great Maw of Rovagug is still located within the Gunworks, being the second largest bombardment in Golarion. Looking at the world guide, it seems the Gorilla King tole the largest bombardment (Unnamed??) when he attacked.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Huh... I think you may be right here. The verbiage in the book is a little confusing, but yes on second look it looks as though the Great Maw is still in the Gunworks and it was a different bigger cannon that the Gorilla King stole...
@Briar7862 9 ай бұрын
Robots and guns in my fantasy setting?!? It’s more common than you think! Introducing Ferrumnestra, our new divine product line, so you can enjoy fantasy without the inevitable march towards magical and technological singularity.
@TheSpiritus0 9 ай бұрын
How would they treat magical but not-quite spell casting classes like monks and such be treated?
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Mechanically, I don't think Monks are affected at all by the wild-magic zones of the Manawastes. In 1E terms anything that is an (SU) or Supernatural ability functions as normal. Anything that is an (SP) or Spell-Like Ability would malfunction. Most monk abilities are classed as "SU" abilities IIRC. Some rare monk abilities (like the one that grants Dimension Door as a spell-like ability) however functions as an actual spell and would get disrupted. Ultimately, the more correct answer is - whatever your GM says.
@kestrel9994 9 ай бұрын
Judging by how the alkenstar people strive for personal achievement, they would probably view feats of "skill" performed by a monk as something to be praised.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
@@kestrel9994 - That's a better more lore-oriented answer than mine! Thank you ;-)
@MusMasi 9 ай бұрын
Isn't the church of Irori the third largest in the City? so they should be very familiar with monks.
@derskalde4973 8 ай бұрын
So, Alkenstar kinda works like what was shown in the series Arcane?
@TheMythKeeper 8 ай бұрын
Haha! Yes, it is totally the same as the city from Arcane.
@KOkami03 5 ай бұрын
So... It sounds like Alkenstar claims, and believes, to be a Meritocracy but is actually a Plutocracy?
@TheMythKeeper 5 ай бұрын
Pretty much
@bantz2588 4 ай бұрын
Where do you find the art for alkenstar? I want to show my playgroup to get them a better idea of the city.
@TheMythKeeper 4 ай бұрын
Mostly from Lost Omens: Impossible Lands and from Outlaws of Alkenstar. There are a few first edition sources threaded in there as well.
@bantz2588 4 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeper thanks I'll make sure to pick up the impossible lands
@autumndidact6148 6 ай бұрын
Thinking about how every official picture of Trietta is a completely different person. If I get around to running Outlaws of Alkenstar I might make it a plot point that she has a lot of body doubles that fool no one.
@TheMythKeeper 6 ай бұрын
I know right? 🤣
@MusMasi 9 ай бұрын
Lmao for a second there I thought you were going to say they use the clan pistol to shoot the umbilical cord!!🤣🤣🤣
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@karablak-je6ed 9 ай бұрын
Nah, that's only in America. 😜🤣
@Tommy648 3 ай бұрын
While I really appreciate the time and effort that has gone into this video, one thing has really bothered me. Why did you refer to High King Arunak ad High Queen? I'm not sure if you thought it was a mistake but the multiple times she's referred to as High King says to me that it was an intentional choice.
@TheMythKeeper 3 ай бұрын
My apologies if I've caused offense. It had to do with my own editing process on the script (I thought I was correcting my own mistake). By the time I realized I had the title wrong throughout this video was already recorded and edited.
@Tommy648 3 ай бұрын
Ah, gotcha. I was just very confused.
@theprecipiceofreason 8 ай бұрын
The Coalition States are much easier to digest when they are less expansionist. I only miss the Imperial bent on the 'Last Bastion of The Pure' from this as it tends to go so well with a dash of patriarchal fascism.
@jacobfreeman5444 7 ай бұрын
For the fatherland!
@OpenWorldAddict0 9 ай бұрын
where do you get your great city maps for all your videos?
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
They're all just pulled from the relevant source books
@warmonger5950 9 ай бұрын
🎉
@dvosburg1966 9 ай бұрын
So the city has its own Boba?
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
Apparently so!
@harrisonhelton4207 5 ай бұрын
Oh, they got boba??
@TheMythKeeper 5 ай бұрын
Yep!
@RicardoPM777 9 ай бұрын
👏👏👏
@Zasulumel 10 ай бұрын
Why is this video not allowed to be played in the background with Premium?
@TheMythKeeper 10 ай бұрын
That's not something I control 😅 KZfaq decides that. I do know you can go to music.youtube.com and watch my podcast version there if you want audio only.
@Christopher_Pug 9 ай бұрын
FYI once the video is released publicly, it looks like this isn’t an issue. Maybe? I notice this comment is two weeks old but I wonder if you’ve confirmed that background play works on all the other member-exclusive content before it hits the public list? Hm. Might just have to sign up so I can test this….😮
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
@@Christopher_Pug - I don't think so. I think Background Play is only for KZfaq Premium members, not for people that have signed up for individual channel memberships. That said, I *do* think you can background play on music.youtube.com (you may want to try that)
@Christopher_Pug 9 ай бұрын
@@TheMythKeeper Sorry, I neglected to mention I’m a Premium user also. I am only a member of one or two channels, but I haven’t encountered any “early access” videos being unplayable in the background. I was speculating that because the video wasn’t public yet, maybe there is some different KZfaq rule (or even code error) for background play of those private/limited audience videos.
@TheMythKeeper 9 ай бұрын
@@Christopher_Pug - Could be! I think the OP probably just isn't a Premium user and was hoping that by joining the channel he'd get premium benefits for this channel. I could be wrong though. No way for me to offer an ad-free experience just through the club channel however (not a KZfaq feature).
@charlesballiet7074 7 ай бұрын
meh nothing can beat the lore of 2ed forgotten realms
@Briar7862 9 ай бұрын
Gross. But I’m glad all the steampunk cowboi fans are happy 😅
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