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The Great Desert. Where the Winds Wail. Grave of the Lost Princess. The Great Sand Sea. Not a place many sane folk in the Forgotten Realms want to visit. But there are plenty of the other sort, who come hence to find wonders both beautiful and dangerous.
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@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Zoom in Toril map! It was in the description but lots of interest so here's the link!: www.dndcombat.com/toril/

@PerfectionHunter 3 жыл бұрын

Also: loremaps.azurewebsites.net/Maps/Faerun

@PerfectionHunter 3 жыл бұрын

Also: www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=R&l=1

@PerfectionHunter 3 жыл бұрын

Also Waterdeep: www.aidedd.org/atlas/index.php?map=W&l=1

@fallonplays6526 3 жыл бұрын

Crazy nice map

@isaacs1052 2 жыл бұрын

*doobly-doo

@cameronpearce5943 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting to think about how the Pherims life drain is similar to what happened on Athas

@shaggycan 3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking exactly this. Maybe this is the fate of all sphere's on the prime material plane. At least Mystra prevented level 10+ spells to slow this down on Faerun.

@namekman01 3 жыл бұрын

@@shaggycan i like the idea that everything starts to be created from the positive elemental plane, but slowly drifts to the obliviating nothingness of the negative material plane. so if your particular crystal sphere starts to die, you can just hop over onto a younger crystal sphere.

@justinguyer7474 3 жыл бұрын

I am DMing a 2E campaign that has been going strong now for 15 months. There was a chapter of the campaign in the Anauroch Desert. I delved into the Dark Sun box set and Dark Sun Monstrous Compendium and turned the desert into 'little Athas'. I added a bit of a Mad Max vibe to it with the Anauroch being so big that the people living in the interior had no idea that 'green places' still existed. It was fun crossing campaign worlds, and it was a hit with the players.

@VengefulJarl 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Even though it would fly with newer players but this is why id be nice to see multiple magic systems.

@agustinvenegas5238 2 жыл бұрын

Doesn't eberron also have a magical, life draining desert? Anyone knows if dragonlance also has anything like that?

@CONTINGENCY_sys 3 жыл бұрын

Nethetil is delicious content. Pretty much the only forgotten realm lore I actually use.

@whfftagged1504 3 жыл бұрын

Netheril Jorphdan: " We live in a *magical* society " .

@kevinferreira6608 3 жыл бұрын

And there, the PH aint silent!

@rustyshackleford9588 3 жыл бұрын

Arcanists... reminds me of bartenders that call themselves mixologists.. 🙄

@antimatterstudios8395 3 жыл бұрын

Wizards rise up

@blakhart1990 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that sweet Toril Map! Ive been looking for something like that for ages. Great lore drop as always!

@jayoctopus8832 3 жыл бұрын

Can someone send me the link? Please?

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

It's in the description but also here! www.dndcombat.com/toril/

@jayoctopus8832 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorphdan Thank you!

@jayoctopus8832 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorphdan I didn’t see it

@EmeraldJEM710 3 жыл бұрын

I'm so happy you made this! I have an ongoing connection on my tabletop involving Anauroch. One of my players made a character from Zakhara who's family was kidnapped by a treacherous uncle. Her search took her to Little Calimshan in Baldur's Gate. She uncovered a slave trade that lead her to Anauroch. There was a group of Zhentarim that was lead by a rakshasa. He was keeping slaves for money on the surface and souls for Avernus. My PCs had to go to Avernus to kill him in devil form and rescue the slaves (and family members) who were now lemure.

@TerrariaGolem 3 жыл бұрын

Very cool.

@level3bard630 3 жыл бұрын

This is awesome, I have a desert in my game that needed lore, and this is perfect!

@eeeismebaker9406 3 жыл бұрын

There's a trilogy from Forgotten Realms called "Return of the Archwizards" that are about the Phaerimm's breaching their prison walls by Evereska because of a battle between Bedine & Netheril's forces. A elf has to fight to save his peoples land from the "Magic Grubs", aka Phaerimm, while dealing & battling with the Netherese city Thultanthar, the shade enclave. The city has returned from the Shadowfell & hates the Phaerimm. The elf teams up with a Bedine woman, who if I'm remembering right was named Ruha the Harper witch and a earth or mountain giant, if I'm remembering right. You really need to read them, they're really good books.

@joshpwnsnoobs 3 жыл бұрын

i bet he has? agreed tho, love the novels

@Drock7749 Жыл бұрын

Those are fantastic novels! Some of my favorite Forgotten Realms novels I've read.

@aeronrutherford 3 жыл бұрын

I love you man. You and MrRhexx make my favorite dnd videos hands down. I love the lore videos from both of you. I leave every video inspired to create, love it.

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@emeraldflask8865 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe the answer for the Sharn is simple? They wanted to protect their home, and having succeeded, didn't desire anything else?

@Engerrek 3 жыл бұрын

This is so good explained netherese and anouroch 😊👍

@lamao6638 3 жыл бұрын

If you are in this area of Fearun, any plans on making video about Cormyr? Along with Dalelands might be an interesting video. I would love to hear your thoughts about that area! :)

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Always a possibility. When it comes to new videos I just glance over my video topic list. I'll add this to the list and see what I can dig up! Thanks for the comment!

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Lamao! I fond this older video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/o6uFZdKCmZi1qok.html

@Awoken0 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for these videos! My current character was a Red Wizard who managed to study one of the Nether Scrolls to learn chronomancy. I try to learn as much as I can about Netheril and associated things.

@darcyw156 3 жыл бұрын

Your timing is amazing. I will be using this info on Saturday. Thanks Jorphdan! Great and informative video.

@joshuaforester 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the videos, man. You are my favorite sage of dnd on YT, and I often show your videos to my kids (who I MD for).

@RIVERSRPGChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Good history and video as always

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@nicolaezenoaga9756 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@razzed2523 3 жыл бұрын

Amazing! I am starting a campaign in this area in less than 2 weeks! so timely and great content!

@pb-bx1ll 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for all of your videos and really appreciate the map

@DarklordofBarovia 3 жыл бұрын

Running Alkazaar's Appendix today, this bit of info is wonderful! Thanks!

@Deathven1482 3 жыл бұрын

Tomb Tapper is lovecraftian horror and I love it. I’m considering using one in my next campaign. (Which I hope is desert based!)

@ryanrizzo4869 3 жыл бұрын

Great video! Since we are back to doing regional content, I would like to request (as usual lol) individual Daleland videos. I feel like they just get lumped together a lot, and I believe each individual Dale has its own history and lore that you could shine a light on! Thanks in advance! Keep up the great work, Jorphdan!

@SympNerv 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, would love to see more that explore the lesser known/unusual areas of Faerun Toril.

@ambeauman 3 жыл бұрын

ohhhhh heck yes!

@philurbaniak1811 3 жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Bermuda triangle 👍 Inclusion of the tomb tapper info was greatly appreciated!

@mke3053 Жыл бұрын

Wow... I run an epic 3.5e campaign on Anauroch against the resurgence of the Phaerim. Levels 21 to 47... Soooo cool. Also there were some Sharns. Love this lore.

@phoenixiwaki 3 жыл бұрын

Great stuff! The Hedge character in my Descent game is from Hedge communities in sandstone tunnel villages in the Anauroch! 🦔

@lord6617 3 жыл бұрын

The nether-ese, as opposed to "the netheril" I think? Bedine probably got camels from Calimshan.

@kristhebrownie 3 жыл бұрын

I'm playing an archeologist from High Imaskar in a Rime of the Frostmaiden campaign and your videos are helping me figure out his journey west.

@Hyodorio 3 жыл бұрын

Dropping by to say that oh lord the quality of this channel keeps improving, it's amazing!

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@moonringXD 3 жыл бұрын

Excellent video as always Jorphdan! Also do you have a video on the Raurin desert and Plains of Purple Dust?

@agustinvenegas5238 2 жыл бұрын

This would be great, I wanna play a character from there but I haven't seen much on them

@BiblicFurby 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for more Netheril content

@WarDogMadness 3 жыл бұрын

this is my favorite setting in faerun .

@TheJpmuzz 3 жыл бұрын

Great video

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@alanschaub147 3 жыл бұрын

I wish I could have watched this video before running an Anauroch campaign! 👍🏻

@simonw560 2 жыл бұрын

A guy i knew in college wrote a module about the Anouroch and the Netherese. Never finished as he went off to grad school but it's a really fun setting with deep lore. I don't know if this is from official material or if he brought it in himself, but story of the Neth and the desert was tied deeply to the rebirth of magic to explain changes between 2nd and 3rd edition.

@lawfrey3859 3 жыл бұрын

In regards to Cyric, Kelemvor and how the Bedine whose traditions predate both as deities could worship them, there's also mentions of the Bedine worshipping Myrkul under the name of N'asr, and N'asr still exists in their present day pantheon. So I'd imagine that they've just venererated Myrkul, Cyric or Kelemvor not by name, but instead as a god of the dead they call "N'asr", without really paying attention to the mantle shifting owners several times, since what those three gods have in common is that they've all held that same portfolio at various points. So they likely called Myrkul as N'asr, much like they presently refer to Kelemvor as N'asr. Likewise, while they worship Talos, they call him "Kozah" in their pantheon. It'd explain the timeline inconsistency. Since they've their own version of the god of the dead, and live in a pretty closed-off culture, they probably either don't even realize or refuse to believe that they've called three gods by the same name of N'asr, or that's just what they call the holder of the title at the time regardless.

@crazybagoham 3 жыл бұрын

yusss content!

@hiltonmoreno3091 3 жыл бұрын

Yo some of the pharam could still be alive but most were killed off in Troy Dennings Return of the Archwizards series which is what introduces the netherese return. Evermeet almost got wiped off the map by the Pharam resurgence too , it was nuts. Love the vid ! Can you do a video on the Phoenix prophecies ?

@vizerandevir6422 3 жыл бұрын

I think the Bedine are supposed to be pronounced "bed-een" as a sort of nod to the bedouin. Great vid as always Jorphdan!

@zeterzero4356 3 жыл бұрын

I have a shifter barbarian from out that way. Very Conanesque, sword and sorcery pulp type character going on adventures in the ruined wastes. Very cool place to do some games, fighting monsters and exploring long lost ruins in a dead wasteland. Throw some tribal politics in and an underground world to explore and you've got some crazy potential for story telling. Love Anauroch.

@affsteak3530 3 жыл бұрын

The Bedine worship of Cyric and Kelemvor before they existed got a chuckle out of me.

@SlemTurnThePowerOn 3 жыл бұрын

I read somewhere (I think it was the FR wiki) that some wizards transformed themselves into the Sharn and were then able to the defeat the Phaerim. I also remember that they with their new form became part of the walls of some city and are still there to protect it. I could just be mixing up some stuff

@oscarsiri2763 2 жыл бұрын

There were two Italian comics called "The Forbidden Sands of Anauroch" in the year 2000. They were supposed to be 6 graphic novels but they did only 2. They take into account a little of what you say in the video, but maybe if they have finished the story maybe we have see more of the desert or their story! There are books, manuals and video games (I think) but now it's time to have a comic about Anauroch and see some phaerims, Netheril ruins and maybe a mithalar that can be repaired!

@TheJpmuzz 3 жыл бұрын

love the D&D Lore but the Nethetil is my fav

@slade88green 3 жыл бұрын

The sharn were in the original Ruins of Undermoutain boxed set. They have 3 heads.

@AlejandroCab98 Жыл бұрын

I would like to point out that there being a dessert in that area makes sense geologically. There's another guy on youtube that did a video on the Geopolitics of Faerun and explained the runoff effect past the mountains.

@cernunnos_lives 2 жыл бұрын

Loved your coverage. Bedine equal Bedouin, get it?

@johngleeman8347 3 жыл бұрын

The sharn are super creepy and ultra powerful and few beings in the realms know about they even exist. XD

@ben5056 3 жыл бұрын

Man the underdark is fucking terrifying

@haveanotherpinacolada 3 жыл бұрын

I always pronounced it 'Ah-NOR-ock'. Anyway good video.

@dalrostsd 3 жыл бұрын

So it was created using Defiler Magic?!

@jackdizzy123 3 жыл бұрын

Dark Sun is Faerún's dark timeline confirmed

@Piqipeg 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder what level the drain life spell was at, I mean if you go by the lore it can't be higher than a lv9 right?

@cyntogia 3 жыл бұрын

@@jackdizzy123 That's what I was wondering

@TerrariaGolem 3 жыл бұрын

@@Piqipeg Well, during the time of the netherese 11th level spells were possible... Sadly, Karsus's Folly, a 12th level spell was casted to replace the prior goddess of magic with himself to save netheril. Because he chose the goddess of magic to supplant, he caused the spell plague and split Abeir-Toril into seperated worlds... It didn't remain that way though.

@TerrariaGolem 3 жыл бұрын

@@Piqipeg 9th level spell limit were rather recent in the timeline of D&D

@ldese7 3 жыл бұрын

Have you done anything on the Shaar region? I struggle to find good sources of information on the place

@thehillz726 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe there was something akin to the ice age north american Forest camel in the old empire. Or maybe when they pulled people from other worlds they brought there livestock too. Bc they were from earth's egypt and summaria right ?

@jamiefromm3192 3 жыл бұрын

Read the book Blackstaff...has a more explained story of the sharn and pharen

@delaunay7568 3 жыл бұрын

What was that map of Faerun?! I need that map!

@quasarwaltz5893 3 жыл бұрын

Can you do a lore video on Sharandar?

@davidwilliams5283 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting, was wondering how it got started.

@scottmcley5111 3 жыл бұрын

Dont quote me on this, but i believe the Netherese were preceded by the nation of Imaskar?

@scotttrotman9931 3 жыл бұрын

Question , new to 5e was wondering how a pc makes magic items via the rules ( not the generic get with your dm answer) played 2nd for over a decade just unclear how to make magic items without , enchant an item spell , and the permanency spell . Thanks

@derekstein6193 3 жыл бұрын

Try Xanathar's Guide to Everything. In addition to rules for other downtime activities, it contains a fairly detailed process to making magic items.

@agustinvenegas5238 2 жыл бұрын

The artificer class can create magic items if I remember correctly, you can go through the description and steal the process for your magi to use

@thenovicedm7966 Жыл бұрын

Question: In DR 1372DR timeframe is Anauroch a "dead magic" zone on the surface? Trying to find definitive answer as to the conditions on the surface with regards to magic. My party is about to embark across the desert and I want to understand what, if any, conditions exist related to casting or using magic while in Anauroch. I understand the "life drain" accomplishments of the Phaerimm but wandered if, after the phaerimm were imprisioned, was magic able to resume normally in the great desert? Please clarify for my edification.

@Jorphdan Жыл бұрын

The Phaerimm are trapped there through a magical barrier that I believe only affects them. I don't think it's a dead magic or wild magic zone by default. Would be cool though! You could treat it like the Mornlands in Eberron. Living Spells walk the desert.

@thenovicedm7966 Жыл бұрын

@@Jorphdan Thanks. I've used Phaerimm previously but wasn't sure how the environment (being dead) would work in terms of game mechanics. I'm trying to make it so that "magic" doesn't ruin the realism of a PC being able to cross the harsh environment with minor magics that ruin the survival aspects. Homebrew is my current remedy...but I don't want to be "too harsh" with my players agency.

@TheMimiSard 3 жыл бұрын

I would imagine that with the newer gods, they adopt the personas of older gods that share their specific portfolio.

@cameronpearce5943 3 жыл бұрын

Actually the reason the Pherim attacked the Netherese because the drain or effect on the ambient magic was causing harm to their young. I dunno if they were ever evil per say. I recall reading that their was even a Netherese wizard who sought them out and joined them, giving them a fortress shielded from Netherese magic to protect them

@toddmiller2226 3 жыл бұрын

In the FORGOTTEN REALMS paperbacks that described the return of the Netheril the main characters meet a SHARN. This creature reveals that his kind were once humans who were "voluntered" to become such creatures to protect the REALMS from destructive creatures like the Phareun.

@LordBrittish 3 жыл бұрын

Messing with the monsters that created the Anauroch desert can really suck. Just ask the Netherese.

@jasperhub8168 3 жыл бұрын

can you cover grimhollow?

@Piqipeg 3 жыл бұрын

Any thoughts on making a video about Tethyr?

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Yep! kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aLh3f5p2qrK9dX0.html

@Piqipeg 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorphdan I must be blind, thought I had looked over your playlist! Thank you!

@minuette1752 3 жыл бұрын

Waiting for Dark Sun to return.

@SlothinAintEasy 3 жыл бұрын

Are you assuming that wind socks arent deadly?

@derekstein6193 3 жыл бұрын

He hasn't seen what windsocks are truly capable of. Those who know the truth are never seen or heard from again. Never turn your back to a windsock; you may end up joining the others....

@cyntogia 3 жыл бұрын

Please, Greyhawk

@JustinMarshallElias2 3 жыл бұрын

Can you link us to that giant map?

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Sure it's in the description, but I'll link it here too: www.dndcombat.com/toril/

@dracosdiabolis1769 3 жыл бұрын

Am I the only one that has noticed the hexagonal shapes on the wall. Hummmmm. Jorphdan the PH is silent. .... PHD.... PhD for doctor The Doctor!!??!! Jorphdan is a Timelord.

@TerrariaGolem 3 жыл бұрын

Didn't sharn used to be elves or some other humanoid?

@duraticatereef1003 2 жыл бұрын

You start reading the books yet?

@christoebell 3 жыл бұрын

I hear the ch in Anauroch as the ch in loch. I’m Scottish, so that may explain it 😂

@christoebell 3 жыл бұрын

But, nitpicking about pronunciation aside, loving the videos. Sweet Lady Mystra and all the orphans,!

@christoebell 3 жыл бұрын

It’s a bit more guttural

@LeakysTV 2 жыл бұрын

ioulaum video someday?

@thundererodinson1668 7 ай бұрын

Like Dark Sun's.

@Florian0799 3 жыл бұрын

I wonder would high elven magic suffice to regenerate the desert?

@brandenloera9357 3 жыл бұрын

Naw, otherwise they would've done that ages ago.

@evgiller 3 жыл бұрын

Jorphdan, what's the spelling on that blue dragon??

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Ghondalaath

@hermeticbear 3 жыл бұрын

what about the lizard people who live in Anauroch?

@klebermarchand 3 жыл бұрын

How do you write "faram" ?

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Phaerimm!

@klebermarchand 3 жыл бұрын

@@Jorphdan Thanks ^^

@ProffessorYellow 10 ай бұрын

WHY COULDN'T THE HIGH WIZARDS MAGICALLY GROW FOOD HUH?

@snakedog9694 2 жыл бұрын

Maybe camels weren't other places because they're mean and their only redeeming quality is because it can survive in a desert? I mean that's not that hard to put together lol

@citizensguard3433 3 жыл бұрын

Will your matt colville character ever be making a return? Lol

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

Oh maybe! I mean, I still have the beard. When is April Fool's this year?

@citizensguard3433 3 жыл бұрын

Jorphdan isn’t it the same day that silent PH finally speaks? Lol 😂

@sasivasebas 3 жыл бұрын

Instalike xD

@Jorphdan 3 жыл бұрын

w00t!

@pdubb9754 3 жыл бұрын

Not true that there is no reason besides magic for Anauroch to be desert. The area should be naturally arid as winds from the west would travel over the Greypeaks and lose moisture as air masses rise and cool over the mountains. Winds from the north would inherently be low in moisture, again becausethe cold air cannot hold much moisture. There are also mountains to the south and west (although not as extensively), so if prevailing winds came from those directions, they would lose moisture too.

@agustinvenegas5238 2 жыл бұрын

YES this right there It kind of annoys me that they just slapped north African stereotypes there completely forgetting cold deserts are a thing and having the possibility to create something unique, similar to the Gobi desert but with a heavy European influence

@pdubb9754 2 жыл бұрын

@@agustinvenegas5238 Search for Geopolitcal Breakdown of Faerun for more of this kind of reasoning. Not me, but the guy there hits on similar ideas that I took from a course in climatology in my distance past.

@DmJim 3 жыл бұрын

1 share = 3 heads

@trishthedishluna 2 жыл бұрын

There's 3. !!!!!!!!! Please contact me. . .

@jon5620 3 жыл бұрын

Man, the Phaerimm are definitely one of the silliest and worst ideas that D&D writers ever came up with. I remember being SO disappointed when I cracked open that Netheril box set. Hubris wasn't enough to wreck this Empire? Who's the one guy at TSR obsessed with giant slugs with too many arms, anyhow? Just... retcon the whole thing, like all DMs end up doing LOL