Voaraghamanthar - The Dragon With The Greatest Secret in D&D

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Dungeon Magazine #73
Dragons of Faerun
Dragon Magazine #258
Adventures in the Mere:
-Dungeon Magazine #69
-Dungeon Magazine #70
-Dungeon Magazine #71
-Dungeon Magazine #72
-Dungeon Magazine #73
-Dragons of Icespire Peak (Sleeping Dragon's Wake)

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@MrRhexx Жыл бұрын

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@E-6969 Жыл бұрын

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@CraZCougar03 Жыл бұрын

Um... Question what would happen to an ancient dragon's body if someone had taken the dragons body for themselves?

@Istruekin Жыл бұрын

Magic the gathering

@christopherbreen9471 Жыл бұрын

What's goodie? Question...what is you're thoughts on demi-dragon?

@necrosisthenecromancer1058 Жыл бұрын

I have some question one which monster class book has Lich classes? Also when are you going to do a video on what they don’t tell you about liches you have a video on the undead in general and I think in that video if I remember you said you would eventually do a video on liches but I might be misremembering what you said in the undead video

@Unlimitedpowah Жыл бұрын

Silverymoon aristocrat: "He's not a man, he's a... BLACK DRAGON!!" Claugiliamatar: 😯 Aristocrat: "He isn't a black dragon... HE'S TWO BLACK DRAGONS!!!" Claugiliamatar: 😮😮😮😮😵

@aleanddragonITA 10 ай бұрын

Dragon Aristocrat: He is actually Three!!!! Claugiliamatar: ☠️☠️☠️💀💀💀 Ps: It's a Manga/Anime Cliché that Twins have a Secret Third Brother

@itzybitzyspyder Жыл бұрын

In Tyranny of Dragons I used these two with such efficiency that the player were scared to mess with him.

@goldenhate6649 Жыл бұрын

Oddly enough, hes the only ‘one’ of the big bad dragons that isn’t really, bad, nor needlessly violent. While dangerous if crossed, safe to just talk to. Very unique amongst the chromatics.

@BiowareNut Жыл бұрын

These two killed my character. I was counting on Mirror Image and Greater Invisibility to save my Wizard, but I forgot Blindsight was a thing. A costly mistake, but I learned from it. My next Wizard had 22 AC (27 with Shield spell), +8 initiative, +8 Dex save, +12 Wis save, +14 Con save, a spell save DC of 20, resistance to fire, cold, and poison damage, and didn't rely on the illusionary defence spells. I might have been over-compensating a little lol.

@itzybitzyspyder Жыл бұрын

@@goldenhate6649 we went off script so they were infiltrating the cult and he was in on it. Of course he planned to eat them after.

@vansm8419 Жыл бұрын

My group stayed away from them in that campaign but ended up with a tpk shortly after bc they let the wizard and black dragonborn get away. i skipped to the next modual and told the players we were going to the next book but if they had a tpk again i was done being the dm they died after killing the white death in the ever moving ice

@2g33ksgamingttv3 Жыл бұрын

@@goldenhate6649 Clauglyimatar(or however you spell it) is moderately safe to talk to as well. Especially if you're female or willing to oil up a thirsty dragon babe for cash 😂

@insanemang9983 Жыл бұрын

Interesting that both the dracolich and the regular lich just mysteriously up and left without any warning. Especially for a dragon to leave not only their lair but their hoard as well.

@Krishnath.Dragon Жыл бұрын

I like to think Ebondeath decided to go after the old mage to get at it's magic, before retreating to its new lair with the spoils.

@minnion2871 Жыл бұрын

@@Krishnath.Dragon Oh man, could you imagine if Ebondeath actually did that and now has the command spell for the wearers of the crown? So now you got a Dracolich in control of two beefed up ancient black dragons? Throw in an army of Kobolds, zombies and Clay Golems and you have a truly scary army....

@--Cat-- Жыл бұрын

I find it very strange and alarming that the two most powerful residents of the mere, being Iniarv and Ebondeath, are missing. No sign of them going anywhere, no sign of a climactic battle that a lich or dracolich would surely cause. Just gone.

@bumblefoo5169 Жыл бұрын

I went and read the modules and there is explanation but it's very odd and I can see why it wasn't included in the video. it just has very strange implications for dracoliches and undead in general I'll type it up abbreviated below as to not spoil if people care. like really, if you may play it one day then it's probably best you don't read. there aren't HUGE spoilers but still spoilers nonetheless. essentially, EbonDeath (also known as Chardansearavitriol) was a dracolich due to having met a cultist of myrkul, Stongor Bonebag, who was associated with the young cult of the dragon. His undeath was connected to Myrkul, However, the power of Myrkul always waxed when an infrequent and relatively unknown astronomical phenomenon known as the Eye of Myrkul. This event involves the passage of a new moon through a certain ring of seven stars associated with an old symbol of Mystra. it's pretty uncommon and when it happened he literally just crumbled into dust atop an altar of Myrkul. it was very sudden and the cultists were all extremely confused but decided to interpret this as a second step of divine ascension that the previous cultist Strongor (who had been dead for a while now) had said. There is some truth as Ebondeath actually still manifests in a spiritual form when the eye of myrkul appears so it is entirely possible that he really did ascend to some capacity. what exactly is that ascension? uh. I don't know. anyways, that's the thing that happened. now you know. As for the lich I haven't a clue. I haven't read all of it but I will update if i learn anything.

@johnmonk3979 10 ай бұрын

Oh that's super cool! I like the idea that undeath is an energy that can be blocked by certain events. Like in the R. A. Salvatore novels when mystra left existence and all magic was screwed up ileven astral magic. It makes. A lot of thematic sense too if the whole "holy powers remove the touch of death from a creature" that makes sense if you can just shut down the flow of undeath energy the undead use

@tremendousyeet3467 4 ай бұрын

@@bumblefoo5169 Update? maybe the lich also gained undeath through mykrul. or maybe he just went back to sleep like he did before the war between the second kingdom and the everhorde. using his powerful spells to cloak his tower, onky to be awakened when he feels the effects of the two crowns being worn by our twin dragons.

@andrewsabin7679 Жыл бұрын

Iniarv sounds like an Undead version of shrek "I live in a tower, I'm a terrifying skeleton, WHAT do I have to DO to get a little PRIVACY!"

@HereticalKitsune Жыл бұрын

Here I thought the royal twin brothers had transformed into the dragons, but as things are it's still super cool!

@General12th Жыл бұрын

I thought the same thing at first, but this twist is just as nifty!

@andrewfarmer6126 7 ай бұрын

Same, or possibly reincarnated

@FreedomAndPeaceOnly Жыл бұрын

Many Dragons have such funny names. Its like the first half of their name is already enough but they must double down, to sound even more epic. 😎

@E-6969 Жыл бұрын

Well most Dragons don’t have more then one true name Sure they’ll have up to half a dozen nicknames or more that are popular among alleys, potential alleys, and foes, but it’s very rare for a dragon to give themselves even just 2 names. So they probably have long names to make there names more unique among other dragons.

@komiks42 Жыл бұрын

Put yourself in the shoes of the dragon You are mighty and powerfull creature, with posibilly to outlife whole civilisations You won't call yourself simply 'Bob". Thats lame

@FreedomAndPeaceOnly Жыл бұрын

@@komiks42 -You won't call yourself simply 'Bob". Thats lame- True. I would call myself Bob'guargathaur. 🤣

@fatboy7609 Жыл бұрын

Dragons just don't know when to quit

@arnox4554 Жыл бұрын

@@komiks42 What, now you're the boss? You're the king of Bob?

@atomicash2475 Жыл бұрын

The fact that these two have a bond already and are twins who can perfectly use the crowns, might mean they bring out more power

@gamingwhilebroken2355 Жыл бұрын

@@JoaquinElf No, bad!

@Benthesniperof8 Жыл бұрын

@@gamingwhilebroken2355 Don't spur someone wishing another person a good day. Regardless of your stance on religion. Raining on parades for no reason makes you the asshole.

@chaosandbunnies8291 Жыл бұрын

@@Benthesniperof8 A lot of the time those accounts end up being bots, so it’s not entirely unwarranted

@FartReverb_mp3 Жыл бұрын

I can’t stress enough how much I love the dragon vids

@minkalampinen9519 Жыл бұрын

This! The story potential in all these dragons is wild!

@reidon3749 Жыл бұрын

Always fun to see you go over lore that's been ignored by dnd.

@bluemutt9964 Жыл бұрын

They need to focus on more important things like removing the term "race"

@tproll170 Жыл бұрын

@@bluemutt9964 wait they actually did that???

@Pingwn Жыл бұрын

@@tproll170 I heard it has been changed into species, which make more sense with most creatures because they are meant to be different species.

@strawberrylotlizard Жыл бұрын

@@tproll170 yeah it was 👌

@gamingwhilebroken2355 Жыл бұрын

@@tproll170 But they should change it as they aren’t different races they are different species (or at least closer to that concept). Race should be for different groups inside of a species, but that’s just my opinion

@charlessaintpe8574 Жыл бұрын

But they were, both of them, deceived, for in his tower on the southern border, the Archmage created a master crown. One crown to rule them all, One crown to find them, One crown to bring them all, And in the darkness bind them.

@andrewclark3310 Жыл бұрын

Fun fact: These two make a cameo in a Neverwinter Nights 2 campaign called Storm of Zehir. I didn't realize they were established characters until seeing your video. Great job!

@General12th Жыл бұрын

Which is interesting, since the original NWN2 starts in a village _in the Mere of Dead Men._ These dragons don't make any sort of appearance at all in the story. They're overshadowed by the ancient Illefarn Empire and the King of Shadows instead. Which isn't a bad thing, necessarily. The idea that the Mere is so big it can have multiple powers working multiple plans across history is cool!

@Malkuth-Gaming Жыл бұрын

@@General12th Which is extra intressting since in Act 3 of NWN2 You fight 2 Black Dragons at the same time when you go and talk to Nolaloth (Nolalothcaragascint)

@janedoe885 Жыл бұрын

These two just sound like friend material to me. I want to enable them. Sound like cool dudes, just vibing and learning and preferring to not die or go dracolich. Enjoying being bros.

@darkfograven570 Жыл бұрын

Another dragon video already, your pushing these out so fast and they still are such great quality.

@coldblade666 Жыл бұрын

I'm actually deviating from the campaign Rise of Tiamat, using Voaraghamanthar as a means to make things interesting with my players. In my adaptation of Rise of Tiamat, one of the options presented before the players to prevent or delay Tiamat being risen is by locating and destroying all of the Dragon Masks. I have planted seeds to guide my players to the Mere of Dead Men where it is rumored that the Cult of the Dragon is looking for something. The players will assume they're looking for the Black Dragon Mask, but instead, they are actually looking for the other half of the Twinned Crown for the Black Dragons. The dragons actually already have the Black Dragon Mask, but refuse to give it to the Cult unless they find the crown for them. When the players arrive, Voaraghamanthar will confront them, saying he will give them the mask instead if they find the Crown before the Cult. I'm excited for this dynamic to play out, and have the players question, "which is the lesser evil?" determining if they give the crown to the black dragons, or not. As an extra bit of cruelty, I have an NPC that the players are travelling with that will be abducted, and buried alive as incentive for giving them the crown instead of trying to seek a loophole of holding onto the crown with the aim of simultaneously preventing the cult from getting the mask, and the black dragons from getting the crown. They could still potentially track down and free the NPC, still executing the loophole, or they could leave the NPC to die. But I'm going to make them work for it. >:)

@kohaideath531 2 ай бұрын

you mind if i use this idea for a homebrew godslayer game? this idea is amazing

@coldblade666 2 ай бұрын

@@kohaideath531 Please do! I would love to hear how your group handles it!

@ethanduncan1646 2 ай бұрын

As another Tyranny of Dragons DM I love the homebrew scenarios that people come up with. The module is so fucking cool conceptually but as written it is rather underwhelming. I actually made Claugiyliamatar a double agent who is actively working against the cult because she prefers the human world over a draconic one. I was already going to make these two dragons have the black mask before I saw this but this post just gave more ideas of what to do with them.

@coldblade666 2 ай бұрын

@ethanduncan1646 I also gave my players a path to summon an Avatar of Bahamut to fight alongside them during the final battle with Tiamat. My intent is to have Tiamat begin to phase into the material realm no matter what, just at a weakened state depending on how many masks are destroyed.

@derekstein6193 Жыл бұрын

This video gave me an idea for a character (if I ever get a chance to play it). The pitch: A necromancer that heard some of the history of the Mere of Dead Men, and decided to use his/her magic and knowledge, such as Speak With Dead, and the destruction of undead in the Mere in order to put the souls of the dead at rest, thus breaking the curse and allowing the Mere to gradually disappear. Kinda like an ecologist mixed with a spectral psychologist, that uses magic.

@GrantHunn Жыл бұрын

why in the world would a necromancer want to put the souls of dead to rest lolololol that is pretty counterintuitive for a necromancer

@ultimategamer8622 Жыл бұрын

Just realized all (I think) of the dragons you’ve covered are the “most important” ones in the 3.5 Dragons of Faerun appendix. Thanks for getting the heavy hitters

@cteal2018 Жыл бұрын

I have DMed this one, In my version, not only is Iniarv' still alive, he is dormant until the both crowns are active again. Once both crowns are worn, his "alarm clock" goes off and he returns. As both crowns are his phylactery, meaning that both crowns need to be destroyed in order for him to remain dead.

@kylienielsen6975 5 ай бұрын

That a really cool idea

@Sathier Жыл бұрын

Are there any famous dragons that live on the Outer Planes? Or even the Inner Planes? Could be a great tie-in to your planar series 👀 Love the content dude, your voiceover quality is unmatched, truly. 😄

@labibsaud8064 Жыл бұрын

Ashardalon.🐉

@richardmccloud7500 Жыл бұрын

Bahamut

@Sathier Жыл бұрын

@@richardmccloud7500 Bahamat would be great if he hadn't already done the Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia! I'd still enjoy a full Bahamut video though, no doubt.

@jabberwock2517 4 ай бұрын

Blithenpaxantandalos (Blithen of the many names)

@NotreDanish Жыл бұрын

This series has been the ultimate inspiration for a dragon 5e campaign. Just based on all the major dragons of DnD deciding to all begin moving upon their plans in Faerun

@danielderamus9573 Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty sure Hoard of the Dragon Queen takes you to the mere in the 5th chapter. And Lutes and Dice channel did a great breakdown of the story and plot of HotDQ and he relates an abbreviated version of this tale. Thanks Rhexx for filling the blanks. I’m loving these individual dragon lores you’ve been putting out. Good luck with your kickstarter. Hopefully once One D&D implodes itself you can be the new paizo and pump out great “not” 5e content.

@Byteside546 Жыл бұрын

Yes it does! Lutes inspired me a lot when running it myself. The players discovered a damaged part of one of the crowns after killing a shambling mound.

@Glzglxhl Жыл бұрын

I ran HotDQ and, although the book says that you should have the players steer clear of Vorag's lair, I had will o wisps guide them to what was a very interesting and death free encounter with the black dragon in question. That being said, my players should have brought their brown pants to that session.

@danielderamus9573 Жыл бұрын

@@Glzglxhl the first time I ran HotDQ for my friends of 20yrs, one of them quit as soon as Lennithon flew in over greenest!

@connorb1775 Жыл бұрын

It's so unexpected to here about not just one but two black dragon's that don't like the idea of becoming undead I thought out of all the chromatic black dragon's were the most likely to lean towards undeath

@TheHornedKing Жыл бұрын

That is normally the case. But these twins are exceptions in many areas.

@WobblesandBean Жыл бұрын

Dragons*

@helarki4309 Жыл бұрын

At the beginning of the series, it's explained that all of these dragons have something that makes them exceptions from the traditional dragons.

@connorb1775 Жыл бұрын

@Helarki True but their aversion to being undead isn't what makes them so strong and able to reach the pinnacle of their species Though is a very nice change of pace that they have that unique personality trait What truly makes them power houses is their telepathic and empathic link with one another and the trust they share enabling the two to work together

@RiotRabit Жыл бұрын

The base campaign of Neverwinter Nights 2 also takes place in and around the Mere of Dead Men.

@General12th Жыл бұрын

No reference to these dragons or the kingdom though, which is interesting. I guess it goes to show just how big and storied in the Mere is.

@Stoat2319 Жыл бұрын

Love the dragon videos. I used to watch you when you were making skyrim content and then I recently found you in my recommended section and have been keeping up with the dragon videos for a few months now. Really love the videos man

@danielderamus9573 Жыл бұрын

Same here except I found him when he was doing dragon anatomy a few years ago. Check out Rhexx’s back log. He really a treasure to the community

@PrestonThorpe Жыл бұрын

My long-running evil campaign became unexpectedly focused on the Mere of Dead Men, so this is super fascinating. I found bits of this lore myself, but I sure wish I had the rest a while back! Your content is amazing, thanks for all of the inspiration!

@omicrex8527 Жыл бұрын

If only this video came out 3 years ago! I had to dig through old D&D Magazines for Lore and Abilities when running "The Hoard of The Dragon Queen." It's legit just a name drop with nothing else XD Great video and informative as always!

@theheavymetalhillbilly7152 Жыл бұрын

These dudes have the tropes of a horror movie...acid blood like Aliens, appearing out of nowhere no matter how fast someone runs making it appear like they everywhere at once like Jason Voorhees lol

@treyatkinson7564 Жыл бұрын

Surprisingly wholesome twin dragons? Lol

@jackgriffi7826 Жыл бұрын

Man, I just love these dragons, and the concept of twin dragons ruling over a mire.

@marclytle644 Жыл бұрын

ALways love hearing about dragons. My favorite creatures in D&D. Please do some about gem dragons, Those have always been my favorite due to being so rare in the lore. In all the books that I read years ago I think the gems were only mentioned once and that was in one of the first Dragonlance books. "The neutral dragons have chosen to stay out of this conflict due to not wanting to risk their eggs." Didn't help the Metallics.

@ninjabreadman22 Жыл бұрын

I'm so excited to watch this one! These two are my favorite dragons in Faerun. Most evil characters in Forgotten Realms are so single minded and obsessed with power or wealth that they can really run together. Their bond makes them interesting and relatable. Their attitude toward adventures is also much more dynamic for play. The crowns also have special powers specifically for twins. Iniarv used a special set of enchantments to allow himself to control the wearers.

@ProjectMathesar Жыл бұрын

I actually wrote a novel where the antagonist is inspired by this dragon. Cool stuff

@brandomarlin1981 Жыл бұрын

I plan on using this very story line to continue my phandelver/icespire peak/divine contention/tyranny of dragons campaign. All of these modules lend so well to each other and I feel as though an all powerful liche controlling 2 ancient dragons would be a great Epic level story!

@umbriferus Жыл бұрын

Wouldn’t them being linked in mind also mean when they grow powerful enough as sorcerers that they could cast 10th level spells?

@Hektols 6 ай бұрын

They would have 10th level slots but no 10th level spells, Mystra banned them.

@mittri1990 5 ай бұрын

It's also worth of note that the dragon/dragons are mentioned in the Hoard of the Dragonqueen or Tyranny of Dragons as it's known as now. The part it's mentioned is in, is when the party arrives at Castle Naertyr that is located in the mere of deadmen.

@CONTINGENCY_sys Жыл бұрын

Probably one of my favorite layers within the Forgotten. I love all of the story and potential around everything you have gathered here from their products. I ran this particular module run several times across several years for different groups. The layers are so expandable. One of those moments when you can say that something was done right and to extent for the imagination.

@andrewvincent7299 Жыл бұрын

7:08 what book does that map come from? It has West harbor, the weeping willow inn, and Fort Locke on it. I thought all of those were just original creations of Obsidian in Neverwinter nights 2. You actually get to fight Voaraghamanthar and his twin brother in the NWN2 expansion called Storm of Zehir.

@Jonsoner Жыл бұрын

Thanks! for confirming I was wracking my brain for a while as I remembered fighting two black dragons in a dark, swampy area that wanted tribute from a village on NWN2

@andrewvincent7299 Жыл бұрын

@@Jonsoner Haha no problem. Storm of Zehir wasn't the most memorable expansion but it certainly had it's moments like the double dragon battle lol.

@alimcknight 19 күн бұрын

Voaraghamanthar doesn't have a twin brother. He IS twin brothers. Did you not hear the part where MrRhexx said he is two dragons?

@andrewvincent7299 12 күн бұрын

@@alimcknight The name is used by two Dragons posing as one to fool people into thinking he is a dragon with special powers. Voarag is one of the dragons (Both use that name) the other twin is actually named Waervaer.

@nordra5768 Жыл бұрын

I'm always impressed that he pronounces dragon names without any problem. My tongue would go tangled, like with Dwemer ruins names in Skyrim

@LannyX2 Жыл бұрын

Love your Lore content and with that in mind I got in on your Kickstarter...can't wait to see it come to life! With the way you deep dive into D&D everything; I can only suspect it will be magnificent. SKÅL!

@Chardansearavitriol Жыл бұрын

I'm wrapping up a homebrew version for 5e available on DM Guild called "Eye of Myrkul" based on the Dragon Magazine adventure for 2nd edition D&D. I tied it into the chapter in Hoard of the Dragon Queen called "Castle Nerytar". The twin dragons want the adventurers to retrieve the Twinned Crown of Myrmoran. Next game night the adventurers face off agaisnt Chardansearavitriol. If they retrieve the crown and bring it above ground, an army of 50 bullywugs and 100 Lizardfolk led by the Cult of the Dragon will be waiting for them, with Voraghamanthar. Waevrender will be invisible, watching for the crown to be handed off.

@mitchreid23 Жыл бұрын

This dragon series is the best! I'm running a Neverwinter campaign atm and my players are level 8, from 1st. I've done my own bits of research into Claugiyliamatar (with one player being if great interest to her), Palarandusk, Arveiturace and Chardansearavitriol, The Ebondeath already, but your videos on them have been immensely helpful. I knew next to nothing about the Voaraghamanthar twins and didn't know where to really start with them, and I didn't even know about Zundaerazylym! All your hard work here will definitely be put to good use in my campaign. Thanks!

@anderslundtoft2315 Жыл бұрын

These dragon videos are such a rich inspiration! I am more then ever convinced to run a forgotten realm adventure , but first and foremost you inspire my homebrew setting AF :D This and your elven empire 10-11-12 level spells are of the roof

@olivertiit Жыл бұрын

All of your recent dragon lore videos are just so entertaining. gold! I never imagined there is so much lore and intricate details.

@HanyaPanya444 4 ай бұрын

Must be nice for a dragon (especially a chromatic dragon (double especially for a black dragon)) having someone you could fully trust with no worries of betrayal.

@navataru Жыл бұрын

Aww, he failed to mention Neverwinter Nights 2! It's literally starts in the mere of dead men! And has a whole story about it too! Missed opportunity. Fantastic game!!

@nopon887 Жыл бұрын

When he brought up the Mere an old memory of your adoptive father from that game saying "The Mere of Dead Men" popped into my head and it took me by surprise having not played that game in like 10 years.

@mikecarson7769 Жыл бұрын

awesome to see more of your dragon video series! congratulations on the good work plus the Kickstarter

@kitsuned.m.4550 Жыл бұрын

I know you're super busy you're doing great work. Could you do a video on all the surviving nethersse archmages like Aumvor,Larloch ect ect? Thanks for all the hard work.

@mikemckinney7031 Жыл бұрын

Running LMOP with some home brew sandbox stuff this weekend. I love the ideas, maps, lore. Thanks for placing the copies for copies of old issues of Dragon Magazine. I used to get copies during the Summer of 1988 on after I learned of that magazine.

@mikesnyder3317 Жыл бұрын

I have really really enjoyed this who's who dragon series for the realms. It's really brought out the nostalgia berries

@reagrenwright4277 Жыл бұрын

Hello Mr. Rhexx. I've been a subscriber to your channel for maybe a year and a half now and with each new video you put out never fail to disappoint. I started and stopped playing D&D in the 1980s. Since then, I've only dabbled in the various editions. I've played numerous other RPG systems, but none of them has ever truly fit all my wants and desires except Palladium Books (the company responsible for Rifts, and at one time TMNT and Robotech). I've been a freelance writer for them since 2012. I must say though I am so envious with the content that you have provided for D&D players/GMs/fans since I've been watching this channel. You manage to collect all the material about various monsters, deities, and planes of exists over the last 40+ years and turn into a brilliant narrative that tells a complete story, something Wizards of the Coast should have continued to do after acquiring D&D from TSR. Just because you change editions, the details could have stayed the same, and your videos prove that. The idea that so many of these monsters have almost no information about them because of different writers and editors over the years kept or deleted parts of stats and abilities is so annoying. I get it. Today's 5th edition D.M. just needs to have a monster show up so the party can charge it like their playing World of Warcraft, kill it, gain their experience points, and move on. But I for one need more meat and potatoes to go with my monsters when I run a campaign. I want the full capabilities. I want the lore that provides all the major and minor particulars and even obscure details because that feels organic to the role playing. It gives the players a skill roll to attempt in order to remember or figure out what they're fighting and what will hurt it. I am so envious that Palladium Fantasy doesn't such a rich history to draw from. Kevin has written one for the various monsters for the Rifts RPG and they are in the process of making a second book, but not one for Palladium Fantasy and I can't foresee a reason why they would. Nevertheless, your videos inspire me to write further elaborations in the material I submit to the Palladium Fantasy RPG. Can't thank you enough for it. I wish you success on your Kickstarter. Looks fascinating and on multiple levels. Unfortunately, I must decline a purchase at this time in order not to be influenced by a second party as I'm currently writing material that has undead in it. Can't wait for the next dragon to come out. Sincerely Glen A Evans

@trucid2 Жыл бұрын

I've never played D&D but I just love your lore videos.

@Greshgore Жыл бұрын

Same. Don't have the time or the money to invest in the hobby but I still wish I could. These videos are the next best thing. If you're interested in other creators I can also recommend Guy at How to be a great GM. Fascinating insights on creating stories and worlds and the technical side of things, AJ pickett, the dungeon dudes, and Puffin Forest, although a lot of his stuff is comedy/animation and he posts VERY infrequently. Still a great guy to listen to talk about the hobby though.

@alimcknight 15 күн бұрын

Same

@_staterus Жыл бұрын

Another entry in my favorite series! My day is made. Thanks MrRhexx :)

@agsilverradio2225 Жыл бұрын

If the swamp keeps moving up to but not past the road, I wonder if said swamp will shrink if the lord's alliance decides to pave the road through the swamp?

@samuelteare8160 Жыл бұрын

Awesome video. My favorite of the dragons you've covered so far.

@Hektols 6 ай бұрын

The idea of these two finding the remaining crown and turning into a single soul with two dragon bodies sounds too good to stop them.

@marcusmoss726 Жыл бұрын

These are two of my favourites. Stole these guys for a home brew world because they were so good for storytelling.

@cameronpearce5943 Жыл бұрын

We always see Dragons with classes in like Wizard or Sorcerer, sometimes Druid, which makes sense. But I wanna see a Fighter or Paladin Dragon. Imagine a Dragon who can use battle master manuvers and gets second wind and even more attacks. Or a dragon that goes into a Barbarian rage

@gustaafargoan Жыл бұрын

You can do it on your own. I do it all the time. I give Nightwalkers the equivalent of Polearm master if you approach within 15ft of them, and the Sentinel feat.

@shadowmyst9661 Жыл бұрын

I actually introduced a pair of Young Black Dragon twins to my players a while back that they are on friendly terms with. The Party saved their mother, ant the twins from being taken by evil Shadow Cultists that were going the turn them into corrupted Shadow Dragons.

@NegatveSpace Жыл бұрын

I've been watching a lot of dnd lore videos and book reviews for the last two years and this is the first one I've found really interesting. The developers need to make stories like these.

@infectedastronaut7733 Жыл бұрын

I'm loving this series, can't wait for the next. Good job as always! :)

@cody1570 Жыл бұрын

Alpharus and Omegon, I already love these two dragons damn what a back story

@DecimatedRanger 8 ай бұрын

I think I'm going to use the twins concept for a duo of Lunar Dragons. Blood moons rising, and the New Moon not raging sibling will call to Selune for assistance (who then directs my Twilight Cleric and the party to aid the "good" sibling). Then I can have the dying "good" sibling bestow a Lunar Pseudodragon as a neat thematic gift to the Twilight Cleric.

@shannonwatson8023 Жыл бұрын

By far the best dragon video, the lore, the attics and bond.. These 2 have potential to be the most powerful of all dragons frfr

@Pretzalcoatl Жыл бұрын

Ever since I started DnD, I was always interested in the Mere, great to see some high quality content on it!

@joshreid1822 Жыл бұрын

I believe this is my favorite dragon(s) so far in this series! Great work Mr. Rexx

@danortiz Жыл бұрын

Demogorgon, you need this crown.

@agsilverradio2225 Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Immagine the apacoliptic destruction if that happened!

@cwesley2005 5 ай бұрын

I love how pumped u get talking about this lore!

@IzoniovKelestryn Жыл бұрын

Already bought Sands of Doom (and hype abt it!), but this was my first time actually watching the trailer and holy shit. Chills, mate. Quality work, as w everyrhing I see you do!

@davidcurry5240 Жыл бұрын

These videos are so helpful with my Forgotten Realms campaign. Faerûn has such deep lore that my job as a DM is just to figure out my story and work the parts out so that it all fits.

@iskandarthegreat0487 Жыл бұрын

🥳🤯🎉YESSS!! I'm running Tyranny and have been desperately looking for lore on the assorted dragons mentioned!

@victorbazan2676 Жыл бұрын

The Cult of the Dragon stuff reminded me of what else I’d like to see! More cannon lore of Faerun? You’re a great narrator and I’m always inspired.

@moocowofjustice525 Жыл бұрын

Daaaaang so many uploads lately. Must be your finding some passion in the work again? Glad to see it, if so. I’ve always loved these videos

@pablojesusgilbertecanovas4974 Жыл бұрын

Im a new DM that is running my first Dnd homebrew adventure, And my players are in The Mere! traveling to Neverwinter, and this video is very interesting for the lore of the old Kingdom. A bit sad that they will leave soon, but i love this kind of videos. Hope to see a Video of Neverwinter!

@commonviewer2488 Жыл бұрын

Maybe they'll spot a dragon peeking out of the water? Or here a cackling Lich in the distance?

@infamousmr.k1949 Жыл бұрын

I am LOVING this series! I hope you're planning to do one on Jaezred Chaulssin, and if not, I hope you are now lol Keep up the awesome work!

@TeacupDragon33 Жыл бұрын

The Kingdom Two Crown artwork being used at 3:48 really threw me for a loop lmao I hardly ever see anyone mention/pull from that game. Great video aswell

@heathharris2545 Жыл бұрын

Great video. If you get a chance you should do a video on Blithen of the Many Names. He's a gem dragon and not connected to the Realms, but still a fun dragon.

@captc0ck5lap60 9 ай бұрын

Wholesome bois caring for each other is not what I expected from a video about black dragons.

@DummyUrD Жыл бұрын

I played the advenutres when I played Rise of Tiamat a few years back, it was a nice side adventure, the tower is a fun place. Spoilers ahead. I made Ebondeath mostly attack the life force with his attacks and age the pcs (which was fun because humans are much more susceptible to it and it changed the attributes of the fighter around a bit after aging almost 50 years)

@Everleighcraig Жыл бұрын

Keep up the amazing work and happy new year

@That80sGuy1972 Жыл бұрын

The Sands of Doom is something I'd like to see your channel do with other KZfaqrs play once it's been out for a while... not because it's a horrible thing, but so we can all see it wonderfully played without the spoilers ruining your sales. As for that crown and the twin things, I homebrewed something like that crown. Mine was (rather uncreatively) called the Corsican Crown (not at all related to Corsica, but the twins of an outside-of-AD&D myth). I got my inspiration off of a SNES video game system version of Final Fantasy involving twins who inherited a kingdom, Edward who became a technologically gifted king, and Sabin his vagabond brother who specialized in being a super-brawler. I wrote my version, and those were powerful recruitible NPC characters in that campaign, both wore the Corsican Crown. Sorry for the rant, but this was a fun reminder. I actually have time as a real game-balancing factor in my campaigns. I have since the 80s. It's more than just letting mages research spells, enchanters make magic items, crafters create items worthy of enchantment, money based upon land to do its work, miners to get what they need, and armorers/weaponsmiths to create their wares. I have seasons, not a big deal, and major background events... like tides of war the adventurers didn't participate in and quests that potential BBE's complete when not stopped/delayed by players characters. In my campaigns (if I chose Faerun as the campaign world), by year 10 from the beginning, if my players didn't stop them, those twin dragons would have the crowns.

@GordonSan Жыл бұрын

12:28 EbonDeath. Like ebony, and ivory. Black and white. Black Death. Sweet name for a dracolitch.

@lustfullera6986 Жыл бұрын

Black dragons are my favorite! This one really got me jump started with all sorts of things, now I’m only jonesing for the next black dragon. Maybe down the line we can hit up my personal favorite, Nurvureem. Thanks for the hard work and videos!!!

@mrbadger7395 Жыл бұрын

MR Rhexx always with the great content! Thanks for all the super interesting videos!

@misterlontra5699 Жыл бұрын

21:12 I can assure you with 100% certainty, the lich is in fact dead

@user-br1tb8ce7j Жыл бұрын

It's always nice to learn more about dragons that you didn't know they even existed. Great work as always. Is there any chance you could cover Ashardalon in a later video?

@juanignaciolerzo426 Жыл бұрын

this dragon series is so good man really, thank you

@KyjoKai Жыл бұрын

These named dragon videos have quickly became some of my top favorites

@emargold Жыл бұрын

i wish there was a PDF or video that would keep track of lore like this around the sword coast and beyond... my players always wonder what to find in e.g. the Neverwinter Forest, or the Sword Mountains... And I always have to improvise - which is fine - but given that there is so much cool cannon lore... It's a shame I cannot make use of it. Thanks a lot for these great videos

@emargold Жыл бұрын

@@phantvm402 true, but especially as a PDF I think it is doable. For example, just having the lairs and domains of the mighty dragons around the Sword Coast area with a paragraph about their motives/habits/enemies/allies would be like what? maybe 10-12 pages? Then another addition like "typical monsters around that domain" would maybe be another 5-6 pages? I do not need every detail and I do not think most people would, just general "overlords" of each area as canon in lore, the rest is easy interpretation for DMs. It's just a wish I have had for a long time now, and I cannot think of anyone more qualified then Mr Rhexx ;)

@Zelkin764 Жыл бұрын

The group I'm running is entering this territory right now. They've been just noe warned of this dragon. My brother is probably watching this losing his mind at the timing. May his firbolg druid last.

@crunks420 Жыл бұрын

love all the new named dragon content! ty

@swirlcrop Жыл бұрын

This story line is excellent. Thanks for the great video.

@arcturus4853 Жыл бұрын

Always love to see your content!

@immortalstar0138 Жыл бұрын

When you finish the named dragon series. I’d love to see a series about locales from the forgotten realms and their history. I loved the section of the history of the mere of dead men.

@chrishca438 Жыл бұрын

Dwight Games’ “Ranger’s Choice” is *SPOILERS* having us go through a swamp ruled by a black dragon as well!!! We haven’t found the dragon yet but I’m watching this video and your old black dragon one to try and see what to expect

@sonsaitama5636 Жыл бұрын

Always nice to see you making amazing vids

@unseencrowyomare4143 Жыл бұрын

I always enjoy non-evil chromatic dragons. This will be a minicampaing in the future.

@Hektols 6 ай бұрын

These two are still evil, the main difference with other dragons is that they take care for each other.

@hrs29 Жыл бұрын

This video came out at an Opportune time. My party has been talking about meeting the Dragon in the Mere of Dead Men for some months, and at our last get together they finally met Voaraghamanthar. This is going to be fun.