Atog: Magic the Gathering - D&D 5E Monster Lore

[@rubinelli7404]

A creature that eats magic items would absolutely freak out most adventuring parties.

[@AJPickett]

true.

[@DCdabest]

Very Gale of Waterdeep moment. 😂

[@DrBananananananananananananana]

I wish youtube would show me my SUBS, It seems to be hiding alot of smaller channels from my feed. Go Aj, you're the man.

[@ernestlam5632]

May ask how u found the video so soon if KZbin didn't show it in your feed?

[@DrBananananananananananananana]

theres a tab in the window that says Subscriptions it shows your subscriptions but I'm assuming your on phone or a app or something else @@ernestlam5632

[@Raghetiel]

In mtg gameplay, Atogs characterised with ability to consume for a benefit. And for anything existing, there is an atog that would eat it. There is even an atog that eats time, making you skip your turn. Well, at least, there was. They are very old irl, and there haven't been new atogs for past 15 years or more, ignoring the changeling (who are all creature types at once).

[@AJPickett]

I loved my Vesuvan Doppelganger

[@DracosDiabolis]

I had this idea brewing in my head about a swarmkeeper ranger that was a mageslayer that would summon Atogs as the need of the different breeds were needed for their feeding habits. Untill I read the stat block. Still a cool concept for a bbeg

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

Whenever you decide to dip into mtg lore again, might I suggest the Kami of Kamigawa or the non-humanoid elementals of Lorwyn? They're both a take on an idea already present in dnd, that being concepts such as chaos or law can result in the creation of sentient creatures who embody them and can be found at every CR level.

[@johngleeman8347]

That is the beefiest atog I've ever seen!

[@AJPickett]

he's a professional, he works out to burn all the nutrients, so he can eat even more stuff.

[@lysander9957]

Kid: I wanna play goblins! Mom: we have goblins at home. Goblins at home: Atog

[@abellator7560]

Atog now that's a name I haven't heard in a while... Used to have an atog deck lol

[@Raghetiel]

You're sick

[@DEMONOFLOVEANDDEATH]

Bless the Mighty GlueStick

[@ernestlam5632]

An interesting creature add bit of chaotic conflict. Especially in an Underdark campaign involving Tomb Tappers and Phaerimm.

[@AKNeal81]

Add the ability to transform into the mega version and you have justification for the Violator from Spawn!

[@Drizztbc]

Another MTG creature type I’ve forgotten due to its rarity in recent sets! I’m imagining it now for a MTG setting campaign the party is sent on a quest to clear out an Atog nest that’s been destroying the caravans from an artificer workshop!

[@BadwickProductions]

Man I love the art of MTG! Great job on this vod. It went great with my morning coffee!

[@Raghetiel]

Although I wanted you to cover vast multiversal bestiary of MtG... I didn't expect Atogs

[@AJPickett]

The multiverse is a box of chocolates (and their mutant variants)

[@thedragondaddydm6182]

So no matter what kind of character you use there is an atog out there to ruin your day. Fighter with full plate and fine weapons chomp chomp, artificer with fantastical enchanted equipment chomp chomp, Druid who likes trees just a lot to much even by Druid standards chomp chomping. Everything gets eaten.

[@AJPickett]

Pretty much (chomp chomp)

[@Pyre]

So this should have been obvious to me years ago (if not quite so many as that picture of the Psychatog knocked me back to), but Magic *begs* to be D&D settings. And it's emblematic of WoTC's sheer, disastrous incompetence recently that we only have official writeups for two, three of them? Innistrad is a Domain of Dread in all but name, with Sorin Markov as its unbound lord. Kamigawa is a setting they own the rights to (unlike Five Rings) that could make for a *fantastic* exploration of Eastern culture, at least a faux-Japanese one. Its modern Neon incarnation is perfect for modernized 5e rules that, like with so much else, have been left to players to construct. All these planes exist solely to sell bits of cardboard with pictures on them, I'm not arguing that. But I do not believe for a second there is not a ready market for people in love with the lore, who want to travel these planes in a more intimate way than paying two mana and tapping to attack. I have too many dear memories of things written ages ago to believe otherwise.

[@Raghetiel]

It's partially is. There've been mtg setting books and adventures. I especially like what they've done with Ravnica and Theros

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

There's definitely a lot of overlap in demographics. I've even seen it recommended by a lot of dnd players to not only get your artwork for tokens and backgrounds there but even opening up a random pack or hitting the random button on an mtg search engine (like scryfall) to get the inspiration flowing if you need it. Also, funny you mentioned Kamigawa since my plan is to make that my first one shot setting. Going to make it take place during the kami war and just have players fight waves of spirits to help me learn where everything is on roll20.

[@mikem3131]

I met a goat that thought it could eat metal. They try to do some of the craziest things

[@yungo1rst]

would you do a video on serpents/wurms of mtg? the downcast dragons from the elder dragon wars.

[@zacharyweaver276]

Very interesting monsters. They seem like they can survive anywhere

[@ReasonableSwampMonster]

3:50 had me laughing, intentional or not. I thought I was about learn goats can eat metal.

[@GallowglassAxe]

Thank you so much for making this!

[@ShmeengusDingus]

I hope we somehow get more Togs. Atogatog’s artwork depicts a couple of Atogs we’ve never seen before unless it’s old concepts

[@krispalermo8133]

I could see a giant or lower planar being collecting them as Pokémon animals.

[@jacobfreeman5444]

These sound like the extra dimentional versions of the ravenous aliens from Critters

[@joshuazane3210]

With so many variants of the base creature, one could mistake these creatures as coming from dnd 3.5.

[@AJPickett]

indeed, 3.5 left no niche unfilled.

[@MrRedFoxorMrelzorrorojo]

Now AJ got me saying... "Who dafuq is Atog?" And like that I'm pulled back in.

[@TheHornedKing]

Nasty little pests, aren't they.

[@jamiemcdonough6548]

I know that animals can eat things that humans can't, and I know that humans can eat things that animals can't, but thanks for confirming for me that goats can't eat tin cans. I remember playing a video game of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire when I was young, and they asked which of these is poisonous to dogs. And instead of chocolate I chose peanut butter because I wasn't really thinking and at the moment, I was associating dogs having trouble getting down peanut butter with poison. I won't blame the fact that I was pressed for time in the moment, but that's how I learned about dogs and chocolate.

[@theblocksays]

That original card art had such an unsettling look to it, like cursed Monty Python animation. Later updated art for it I chuckled how it looked like Smeagol did the Grimace shake challenge LOL Since these things mechanically are suppose to get stronger when fed artifacts (magical items) I always imagined them getting a little bigger but also growing additional bone spikes around the body too..at least how I imagined the original ones, didn't think much more about the later variants, but I guess the carrion eating ones would also make sense for that too.

[@Shakkarz]

Don't forget do not feed him after midnight or give him water it will multiple

[@zmishiymishi5349]

They eat time? This must be a reason why im always late, yup.

[@jonhunt1419]

AJ, you'd better get in contact with WotC about their next Monster Manual... since you are kind of creating it here.

[@robertcarter6267]

Wow!

[@trajanfidelis]

Thanks for the video AJ

[@AJPickett]

You are most welcome.

[@kumiho4970]

Any chance you will do a dragon themed video in honor of the lunar new year (year of the dragon)?

[@benpressly200]

I second this, very good idea

[@MarceloHenrique1404]

Dragon sorcerer king planeswalker

[@glorbojibbins2485]

Even the human stomach can break down some metals like aluminum Fun fact.

[@fabriciocaxias9572]

I miss Tog Atog

[@melbezarus]

Super down for this.

[@chriscalvin5083]

good video AJ

[@AJPickett]

Thanks, I was roughly aware of some MtG lore, but actually researching and learning it is quite a can of worms. I hope the viewers like the lore.

[@MRDLT00]

Oh and with a D&d stat block provided??? Yes this is excellent as a DM who incorporates a lot of MTG elements to his games. :D

[@Giganfan2k1]

This was awesome. Engagement for more.

[@TheCubecrafer]

can you please make a video about the astral plane ?

[@ThengelB]

Neat!

[@almitrahopkins1873]

Minor nitpick, but can you have multiple multiverses? Wouldn’t the multiple universes of one multiverse simple become a part of the other?

[@Codeman1930]

I think cosmology might be a better word for the connections between the worlds and planes of D&D and the planes of MTG.

[@Pyre]

D&D has talked about this also. The concept is usually addressed by the idea that while the D&D multiverse is comparatively easy to travel through, reaching a different Material/Prime Material Plane is vastly more difficult.

[@TheMightyBattleSquid]

That's actually why pop culture has taken to using the term "omniverse" to basically say "yes, there are infinite universes in this multiverse but they're all small variations of the same stuff over X amount of time, whereas an omniverse is made up of many distinct multiverses, where bigger changes are allowed." Like DC and Marvel comics each have a multiverse but when they cross over for special events it's because theyre a part of the same Omniverse of comics.

[@AJPickett]

You're gonna hate me for this... kzbin.info/www/bejne/pmWqoKeibtuFfdUsi=wjqPuEPFNPV4A2b_ Timestamp 5:24 in that video is why the universes are separate from each other.

[@almitrahopkins1873]

@@AJPickett That addresses universes, which are separate, like a single blade of grass. A multiverse is a group of universes, like a clump of grass. But a multiverse would also describe a lawn, made up of hundreds of clumps of grass.

[@skippy-the-destroyer]

If you can find the novels of dominaria give them a read. Tldr Urza is worse than Hitler.

[@theblocksays]

Really? I've only read the lore up to those Armada/Acclaim published comics, it seemed like Mishra was the real ahole in that timeline. Or are you talking about after Urza became a plansewalker?

[@melbezarus]

My favorite way the brothers war was summed up was "what if mecha Hitler was the only one who could save us from turbo satan?"

[@skippy-the-destroyer]

@@theblocksays oooo comics I must find those, there are bits and pieces of evil urban before he ascends but after he went full evil

[@dereksutton2671]

As always, love the videos, but is it just me or has playback on KZbin become nearly impossible. Buffering every 3-5 seconds on multiple devices and networks.

[@AJPickett]

that sounds like a local problem.

[@Matt-qv8lm]

Hey again, had to make a new account, was ibbi b4 if you remember the name/messages b4 lemme know! Took forever remembering what your youtube account was and finally a year later got everything fixed! Lemme know, and ignore anything from last email/account as I can't access it close it or do anything with it. Just removed any connection I had with it and started fresh since Google Microsoft and youtube are shit customer service

[@tombirmingham7033]

Dod mtg thalids

[@kneauxremorse]

Good vide I s bud. Do you run games for people for money? Ive been looking for a game amd i think id like you as a dm

[@AJPickett]

Not currently, but never say never.