Basically Dragons: Gems and Cousins

[@Runesmith]

Thought I made it clear in the video, but people are still asking so here's the answer: Basically Evil Dragons was supposed to come out earlier this month, but for sponsorship scheduling reasons it was pushed back to around the 25th. It's on it's way, just wait like a few days.

[@greatstoryteller9459]

Unforgivable. The only way you can be forgiven is by making a build so evil that every dm will rip there eyes out. And teach us how to make it. All legal classes too. Or do a silly dance Idk.

[@roflcopterannoysme]

Fair cop. Cheers for keeping us informed.

[@geoleo965]

You still confused Dragonborns as dragons (which they are not.) Also, can *WORLDANVIL* learn how to *LOVE?!*

[@chaunceyshearinjr5997]

Runesmith yup I love your videos

[@oldminer8974]

You kind of look like that private investigator from Sinister 2

[@Cryomancer765]

You’re a warlock, and World Anvil is your patron

[@defensivekobra3873]

Is that an idea or an statement?

[@ataberkdedemen9802]

Warlock subclass: The world Can use time stop once every short rest to think how to create better worlds at world anvil. (As for people who didin’t understoıd this joke, don’t take it seriously)

[@DrShootYou_]

ZA WORLDO!!!

[@defensivekobra3873]

@@ataberkdedemen9802 i have allways wanted an time mage wiz subclass, this is good

[@Drekromancer]

@HuffmanTeamGaming oof

[@pablito-e]

How about have a really ancient dragon ask the party a riddle but he doesn’t know that everyone knows the answer now.

[@kylestanley7843]

That's beautiful

[@Scourge728]

perfect idea

[@alexross1816]

Dragon: "A horseman rides into a city on Friday. He stays for three da-" Barbarian: "The horse's name was Friday. That's an easy one." Dragon: "... What?" Wizard: "Yes, it's a classic mind juggler. We used to tell it to the newcomers in the academy, but had to stop because everyone knew it." Dragon: "... What?!"

[@whaddyamean99]

@@alexross1816 damn even the barbarian knows my riddle

[@honooryu5374]

@person person more like an afternoon crisis.

[@DJVevyVevs]

"You probably shouldn't have any in your campaign..." Aww man.... "Or 10." NOW WE'RE TALKING

[@itspipotyme]

Sounds like an Avengers level threat to me.

[@kana22693]

If your villain is OP and chaotic, have 10 villains that are OP and chaotic. The problem will unironically fix itself once they start tearing each other to pieces.

[@scoots291]

Either go big or go none

[@michaelwright1295]

Girl what is that profile i-💀

[@DJVevyVevs]

@@michaelwright1295 A) How do you know I'm... nevermind B) Silence, knave

[@juliustausch7377]

Crystal dragons are made out of methamphetamine.

[@Mortablunt]

The Florida dragon

[@robdeskrd]

No they aren't....... I checked 😢 also 💥🔥🔥🔥🌚☠️👻

[@deeznuts-kw6yv]

Nah, they are made of meth and bath salts.

[@robdeskrd]

Like that Crystal Knight I totally s... Saw on TV that one time 😁

[@58847436]

That must make them the highest dragons of them all.

[@romanwagner8709]

You could redo this video now that we have Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons.

[@Xavier_Breum_Deodorus]

Matt Colville getting all these great shout-out warms me deeply.

[@Gamelover1214]

HE FORGOT HALF-DRAGONS, TAKE HIS KNEES

[@fallendeus]

Think that he, like a lot of people here, is an idiot that thinks dragonborn ARE half dragons based on what he put in the video.

[@dylanenriguehuntington2908]

He confused them with dragon borns lmao.

[@headwyvern11]

Wyverns are intelligent, pack hunters like raptors. Thats why people raise them, also in some places in mythology they have dragonsbane in their stinger.

[@Leivve]

in 5e lore, their poison is so foul, that even younger true dragons flee from a fully grown Wyvern, as a single sting has the chance to be lethal; as well as make you a target for future Wyvern attacks, due to hating the smell of another's poison.

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Nyarlathotehp Pack hunters? I was under the impression that there was nothing in the known universe a wyvern hated more than another wyvern.

[@headwyvern11]

From my understanding there are myriad interpretations of their lore. So I can see how you would be under that impression. From what I know they hate anything draconic, which includes each other. That doesn't mean they wont hunt together, it's just not pretty...

[@theoneandonlymichaelmccormick]

Nyarlathotehp They sure wouldn’t be efficient pack hunters. Considering that a wyvern’s primary weapon is its venomous goo, and wyverns hate the smell of other wyvern’s venomous goo.

[@headwyvern11]

Underestimating the levels of hate they have to tolerate on a daily basis

[@EndertheDragon0922]

“When a humanoid and a dragon love each other very much...” That’s a half dragon. They’re what they sound like. Dragonborn actually _hate_ dragons due to having been enslaved by them long ago. No one is sure where they came from. Some say they were the blood of the former dragon god Io, as he was split into two halves (Bahamut and Tiamat) Some say they were made to serve the dragons and eventually rebelled. I know this because Dragonborn were one of the first things I ever learned about, because my first character was one and I went all out researching their culture and such to be accurate.

[@vutava8292]

In 3.5 the dragonborn were former humanoids who gave up their old race to serve Bahamut.

[@t0xictac015]

Doesn't it depend on the DM's setting what origin stories and appearances the races have?

[@Roanan.]

I believe it was just a confusion between half-dragon, and dragonborn.

[@MindAndMyth]

@@t0xictac015 A DM is free to change whatever they feel like but this is base informtion in the monster manual and player's handbook. So that is the technical "canon". A DM can make all silver dragons horribly evil and all red dragons a paragon of good if they feel like it but it would be changing the base game technically.

[@Da_Shark]

ACKTUALY blah blah blah no one cares man

[@wanderinghistorian]

"If you like new ideas and time consuming mechanics." LOL true. I bought it for the ideas to be sure.

[@brannonmachir7363]

"That two-year-old from One Punch Man" LOL

[@fourfours9928]

What about half Dragons tho? *Edit: did you mix them up with Dragonborns? *Edit 2: you did lol

[@bremensims6086]

The best part of this comment is edit 2

[@infinite6163]

Pretty much everyone has that misconception

[@greenafterglow8710]

Fun fact Dragonborn do not have tails

[@fourfours9928]

@@greenafterglow8710 yup

[@rmt3589]

This.

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

Dragonborn and half dragons are different. Also dragonborn doesn't have tails but half dragons do.

[@cringecat7464]

That's why he said they made an OC

[@InquisitorThomas]

Honestly I just portray Half Dragons how they were originally designed, Resembling the Humanoid Parent's species but with noticeable Draconic traits.

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

@@cringecat7464 he said as a example of a dragonborn. Oc means character they made doesn't mean it's lotr friendly aka don't put it in your lore vid.

[@WhyYouMadBoi]

@@InquisitorThomas you can also become a half dragon. I believe it was a ritual is and stuff

[@dusknightwings7821]

Half dragons are actually called Drakyns. They have some cool stats.

[@gabrielrussell5531]

7:11 Dragonborn aren't a mixture of human and dragon, they're their own distinct race evolved from neither. During the Dawn War (Think gods v. titans from Greek myth) Io (The original dragon god) decided to solo one of the most powerful primordials. He got cut in half for the effort. The halves became Bahamut and Tiamat, while the spilled blood rose up as the first Dragonborn.

[@mirlamontano6640]

fuck I like this lore a lot

[@gabrielrussell5531]

@@mirlamontano6640 Well it's the canon lore, so enjoy being canonically accurate.

[@nicolaselizalde3312]

Isn't this one of the Three myths of their creation? The one from the Dragonborn themselves is that they were the original sons of Io and the dragons come second and many are made by each of the Twins The dragons say Dragonborns are the second sons os Io, that they are their slaves and so...

[@WolfODonnelfan]

@@aeonreign6456 3rd edition, where they were first created. But yes, there are multiple settings so you could make up whatever you want technically, but if you do then that is a slippery slope. Suddenly all tiefling players can just say that they are the sons/daughters of Asmodeus and have divine blood in them. Who cares if it's not following canon lore, that previous guy didn't so they don't have to either.

[@goji253]

There's literally multiple contradicting explanations as to the origin of Dragonborn within the Forgotten Realms. Canon my ass. (To be fair it _used_ to be the only explanation.... a whopping 2 decades ago)

[@Yabuturtle]

I think dragons like the emerald and sapphire ones probably wanted to get away from people because people started attacking them because they thought they were chromatic dragons, which are evil.

[@adwitatherealadwita]

Woah, a video on Gem Dragons? That's rarer than a politician who's completely honest!

[@pandagamer-hg5be]

Just like the gems themselves

[@Slayerlord13]

But since this video exists, that would imply that there are at least two completely honest politicians.

[@alexlawson4173]

They just haven't been born yet.

[@Master_E444]

@@Slayerlord13 we cloned the first one

[@SladePate]

No one: Absolutely no one: DnD KZbinrs: HAVE YOU HEARD OF WORLD ANVIL? (But you deserve every sponsor you get)

[@Anergyne]

I mean, it's World Anvil now. Used to be Audible. Or Skillshare. Or some shitty mobile game or other. KZbinrs gotta eat.

[@benjaminbierley2074]

@@Anergyne Least it's something useful and not RAID Shadow Legends

[@kurodracovalladares8823]

The true creation Myth for Dragon Born is definitely Deviant Art

[@DrShootYou_]

The forbidden archives

[@samuelrodriguez9801]

@Ryder Steel As if The Far Realm and Abyss intermingled somehow.

[@Da_Shark]

Nah gotta go DEEPER like dark Web art sites... that's where the real good lizard people porn is...

[@JeweledRoseStudios]

I have a concept to share I made ages ago: Glass Dragons! Made of basically Pyrex, they were the result of botched potions research that escaped into the wild, and now grow and multiply by consuming silica. Their eggs need to be kept at very specific temperatures, so if you’re a glassblower with access to a kiln you can raise one yourself, but risk shattering it if it cools too soon. They hoard potions by consuming them, and regurgitate any they have within them as breath weapons or to feed health potions to those they like as if they were feeding a baby bird. They gain INT as they age, starting about the size and intelligence of a housecat, and true neutral. So... housecat but glass. They don’t get incredibly large, as their flesh becomes unstable, but they can achieve about the size of a schoolbus. They also value colored glass, and can fuse it to their scaleless skin to create vibrant decorations that contrast with the dozens of fluid bubbles throughout their body. The most colorful within and without are considered prime mating material, and their yearly flight rituals are fantastic to behold. Their shape is more reptilian in nature, lowerslung chamelionesque bodies with long prehensile tails. They are generally cagey and skittish, as even tempered glass can crack. They can regrow shattered limbs slowly over time, but often need to return to hot locals to retemper themselves. If their head is shattered, they are truly dead. I hope you guys like, I’m planning on adding them to a campaign as a background creature soon! (Quick edit) Their ending INT is comparable to a human, but they lack language skills. You can barter with them for the potions they contain within them, however, and they’ll regurgitate any number of rare tinctures in exchange for other potions or colorful glass beads

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

This sounds so cute

[@darthrevan2961]

"If you show up to their house, they'll just kill ya.... Just like me!" No matter how many times I watch this damn video, that always catches me off guard lol

[@nirast2561]

That Bleepatrice made me laugh so hard, my mom came in too see if I'm okay.

[@thatguy9569]

I appreciate the Darkest Dungeon reference. Because if someone is in the pot, and that someone isn't the Man-at-arms, something has gone horribly wrong.

[@scottyrose9106]

First off, love your videos. Now, to the correction-mobil... lol. At the end, you said about Dragonborn, "when a mommy dragon and a human... " But that would be a half-dragon. Dragonborn were actually a race of people; that were specifically created at some point in time. They reproduce normally. Also, Dragonborn don't have tails. The art you showed of your "Dragonborn" had a tail, and was thinly built. So... it was probably more a half-dragon, than a Dragonborn. Also also, half-dragons can be a misc of dragon, and any humanoid race. Just figured you would find that lady part interesting. lol.

[@ravenhack6053]

I am laughing in Fizban’s Treasry of Dragons.

[@arandomzoomer4837]

My spirits lifted to the skies when I saw basically hags is coming up.

[@Just.Kidding]

So there are a few notable dragons missing from the series, primarily the Fang dragon and the Ferrous dragons. Fang dragons are the most physically powerful and inflict exhaustion/reduce max hp with their bite, but lack a breath weapon and cannot fly - their wings functions as jumping/gliding aids. Ferrous dragons include the Iron dragon, Tungsten dragon, and Nickel dragon, and maybe one more that I'm forgetting. There's also the Astral dragon which a whole bag of womrs, and you forgot the Steel dragon. Steel dragons take the obsession with humanity of the Silver and put it to shame. they spend their entire existence in human form, taking on a new one when their previous human "life ends. At the end of each life, they create a work encompassing the experience of that life, often a scientific discovery resulting from a lifetime of research, a great symphony, a masterful work of craft, etc. Their hoards consist of these masterpieces, and at the end of the dragon's life, they find a close friend to distribute the works for the benefit of humanity.

[@wiiblii8584]

Since this is essentially the Neutral Dragon video, have this Pink Dragons They Hoard great jokes, will kill you if you don't laugh at their jokes, breath bubbles, and don't give a shit about good and evil, and will probably send people on quests to get ancient jokes

[@DJVevyVevs]

Thanks WorldAnvil. Now I can finally learn about gem dragons

[@matanuskabutler7566]

Waiting for this one... Using Gem Dragons in my new campaign

[@prodigiousthetarnished198]

I can't believe he confused Dragonborns with bloody Half-dragons

[@zkmk8593]

Its a simple mistake, cant be perfect

[@Malkuth-Gaming]

"Leviathans" *shows a picture of a Sea Dragon Leviathan from Subnautica* Yeah no.. I dont like them either.

[@lorcanowen-gibbons8889]

that do be an emperor leviathan do

[@Malkuth-Gaming]

@@lorcanowen-gibbons8889 that is a Sea Dragon Leviathan. subnautica.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_Dragon_Leviathan

[@lorcanowen-gibbons8889]

@@Malkuth-Gaming he shows a sea dragon leviathan at the beginning, 1:06, but when talking about the leviathan at 8:49 is a sea emperor leviathan subnautica.fandom.com/wiki/Sea_Emperor_Leviathan#:~:text=The%20Sea%20Emperor%20Leviathan%20is,It%20is%20sentient%20and%20telepathic.

[@dubbydapanda7189]

Fisban's Treasury of Dragons is out now, so you don't need to piece things together.

[@moonlightdawn7249]

Despite her tiny frame, terrible tornado is actually in her 20's.

[@justsomejerseydevilwithint4606]

1:41 I like to think of it as that they see the inner workings of rewality reflected in reality, and can therefore cast magic easily. A wizard uses trial and error to learn fireball, but a Gem Dragon sees how somatic, verbal, and material components affect the Fabric of reality as if their surroundings are a rube goldberg machine, the ends of which are different spell effects, and it can be started multiple ways.

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

I waited for this for the longest, thank you so much!

[@maxellington121]

Fizban’s Treasury of dragons enters the chat

[@Random_Chiroptera]

Prismatic, Deep, and Shadow Dragons wait for mention.

[@marions.3657]

the idea of dragon farting at you instead of using their breath weapon traditionally just because is kind of hilarious

[@sarahmatthews5878]

I am loving your channel. Thanks for all the awesome content.

[@geoleo965]

_We... Are the Crystal Drags._ _We'll always slay the day._ _And if you think we can't._ _We'll _*_GNAW YOU_*_ anyway!_ _That's why the people of this world_ _distrust in_ _Garnet, Amethyst, and Pearl,_ -And Steven- *_YOU SHALL BE EATEN!!!_*

[@thelonglobster8321]

Where's the evil dragons? If I go to the basically DND playlist it says the video is deleted

[@DRida64]

An evil dragon deleted it

[@soup-flavored-soup6613]

Here’s the link kzbin.info/www/bejne/moLaZapvjMyLmbM

[@ryanr5866]

thank you runesmith! this helped me with putting some variations of draggos in my world!

[@blakewyattdunfee2]

Terrible tornado is actually in her 20's. She most likely suffers form dwarfism. Hence her small superstructure and frame. But her tiny body belies her massive amount of extrasensory, telekinetic and psychic powers.

[@thealchemist8514]

When Sapphire Dragon gets a thing on D&D Beyond

[@seandunbar7364]

Oh lord it's time for an update my man. Fizban dropped another book

[@RoachDoggJr106]

I was so sad there wasn’t a follow up to the dragons vid when I watched today, I was so excited when I saw you posted this

[@DaAwsumDude]

I died laughing when you bleeped out the beginning of Cockatrice. Now that's comedy.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

You probably won't believe me, but he actually had to to keep youtube from autoflagging his video.

[@DaAwsumDude]

@@rachdarastrix5251 Getting a joke out and handling the problem. Ingenious

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@DaAwsumDude Hey out of curiosity, do you happen to know if it is safe to feed hydra meat to a human? If not raw, smoked maybe?

[@abysminternal]

Hey, these are my dragons and you used them without my permission. I saw the credits inside the video, but do next time contact the artists in advance and better add the credits on the description as well so people can search for us more easily.

[@abysminternal]

These 5 gem dragons in the the front page and contents are made by PutridusCor, you can see more on my portfolio: www.artstation.com/putriduscor or my shop: www.etsy.com/shop/AbysmInternal

[@hmasterchaos8700]

I wonder if the Runesmith will do a update version of Gem dragons seeming Fizban’s recently came out

[@AngelShadowheart]

My dad's first D&D character was so knowledgeable on purple worms that he knew them well enough inside and out ( it was a running joke that his character would keep getting eaten by them)

[@aidenrhoads3801]

So now that we have Fizban's, could we get a revised version of these videos?

[@SilverDungeoneer]

Dragonborn ≠ Half-Dragon Depending on the edition, Dragonborn either comes from a parallel world or in the 5th edition, comes from dragon eggs as a unique race. I don't know why they HAD to have it this way and didn't just make Dragonborn the race name of half-dragons but it's an unfortunate reality.

[@theduchyofmilanball3157]

"That the lord jesus is gonna fuckin slay with a sword". Damn i love that quote.

[@madafaka2666]

2:04 Also, their breath attack is undeflectable, or at least that's what they want you to believe!

[@mattrenteria7951]

I'm actually going to try out World Anvil that sounds really cool

[@oj1015]

You could say this video is a gem

[@eryvac0074]

We could say that, but we could also say it grammatically correct

[@sheildon6]

Fizbans saw everything this video said on gem dragons and said “no actually”

[@revenantproxy9100]

I will forever associate this video with the rotten seafood I accidentally ate while watching it

[@a-blivvy-yus]

"So with topaz dragons... when they fart their breath weapon at you, the correct response is 'oh, awesome! It talks out both its-'" -the last words of a bard whose party didn't mourn long.

[@DemonicEngineer]

HA! I knew a Steven Universe reference was needed for this episode

[@Fallenmonkd20]

Didnt actually know about the gems, thanks this was an awesome video!

[@mykei00]

I used to drive through Goobertown all the time before I moved. What a pull

[@Arkadious]

This video just really reminds me of the dragons from Deltora Quest

[@gonaldginkus6228]

This video: cries in fizban’s treasury of dragons

[@Kaizensan1775]

The Dragonne is always forgotten.

[@stephanierose5394]

I'm currently running a campaign that's taking place in the shadowfell, and I Incorporated Dragon Turtles into it. in my world the shadowfell is broken up into islands. The farther down you go in the Shadowfell the creepier, the darker, the more dystopian, and grotesque it becomes. One of the islands in the shadowfell is home to tribes of Tortals that build their villages and temples upon the backs of Dragon Turtles. Right now my party is fighting alongside the Tortals to try and reclaim the islands from capitalist Invaders. It's pretty stinkin fun. I should know there's no water around the islands it's just the infinite void that eventually leads into the abyss.

[@mastermuffles7097]

This is so fuckin weird and chaotic I love it

[@prixiusnecrolance8531]

Gem dragons are official!

[@robertochacon5338]

Costa rican here verifying the fact... yes those dragons live here :P

[@mastermuffles7097]

I wonder if Runesmith is gonna make an updated version of this video now that Fizban's Dragons book thing is out

[@corberus3119]

for anyone interested intro/ad music is called industrious ferret by Keven MacLeod

[@engrishdish3102]

Now the real question is Who f#cked the dragon?

[@UnNuclear]

The Bard. It's always the Bard.

[@zkmk8593]

Or got f#cked BY the dragon

[@ancientreddragon5617]

If a Dragon and a humanoid fall in love the Dragon takes the form of a humanoid as well, usually the same race the Dragon's lover is, then they have sex. If a Dragon were to remain in Dragon form they would most likely accidently kill their lover during intercourse

[@franciscorios6123]

I don't know why but felt like thanking you for the Subnautica leviathan it always makes me happy

[@venerationstcg8396]

This man and the word paragon

[@biteso2333]

Sparkly!

[@5050Odds]

>Doesn't use KZbin dark mode I didn't realize this channel was of a chaotic alignment.

[@geromlarayos6696]

We are the *Crystal Drags*

[@Stratelier]

Cockatrice, aka. the Turduckhen of the dragon family

[@novavirus7497]

Barren field made me laugh way too hard

[@jonathanfisher9312]

Fizban's treasury of dragons comes out october 2021 and adds gem dragons to dnd

[@deepsea5266]

This is probably my 8th video. I really enjoy the authentic and comedic delivery. I also like 👍 the font & layout of the channel supporters looking like the back of a really cool concert tee 👕 .

[@hithedragon7842]

Stuff I learned from this video: I am an emerald dragon.

[@blazingfire90034]

YOU FORGOT HALF DRAGONS AAAAAAGH! YOU HAD *ONE* JOB!!

[@irithylldragon]

the evil dragon video is not out yet mr. fighter subclass

[@bensagnella757]

What do you think of the runesmith fighter

[@Runesmith]

still waiting on royalties

[@kylestanley7843]

@@Runesmith it'll come in someday man

[@chazzwozzio]

dont forget to GET ON THE HYDRAS BACK!!!

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

Dragonborn aren't dragons! You're thinking of half-dragons.

[@Jesse__H]

half-dragonborn?

[@NaskaRudd]

Yeah they're just a species from an alternate dimension, they crossed over during rifts from the spell plague event

[@tylr3669]

Dragonborn aren't dragons...it has dragon in the name, they come in colors, they breathe elemental attacks, have elemental resistance based on color...but TOTALLY not dragons...I'm on to you Wizards of the Coast.

[@fourfours9928]

yup :D

[@ancientreddragon5617]

@@tylr3669 Well...yeah...they aren't Dragons, they're a Draconic race, as in a humanoid or beast-like race similar to true Dragons or born from true Dragon eggs, or in the case of Drakes, made from the scales of a true Dragon via magic

[@Jebbtube]

Fizban's has since introduced gem dragons to 5e, but this was a good intro.

[@crossbones5428]

PFRPG’s bestiary 2 only has Crystal Dragon, so I guess it’s a bit more simplified Gemstone Dragon. It also has cloys dragons which in a fan of.

[@nathanbenavidez7329]

Topaz dragon: is said by name My stupid ass brain: dope ass dragon

[@EvanFarshadow]

Chromatic - evil led by Tiamat (blue is best) Metallic - good led by Bahamut (silver is best) Gem - neutral led by Sardior (topaz is best) All dragons are led by Io

[@zionthedragon8866]

I agree with everything, except the best, but I will say the strongest of the groups, of they went by tradition medival west views of wealth and such: Chromatics = Red Gems = Sapphire Metallic = gold

[@ItSkeley]

Would've been interesting to hear a bit about ferrous dragons

[@daiymohermitaurenjoyer9160]

Now gem dragons are in fizban's treasury of dragons

[@icefly20]

You can't just try to sneak the Subnautica Sea Emperor passed me like that.

[@infinitejellyfish1591]

I was not expecting the level of relatability from this video. And now I feel slighted attacked.

[@themarinaraman9580]

Good job on the AE

[@leem4386]

Pretty dang cool video dude

[@bvnbvng]

Ahh i approve of that reference with the crystal dragon

[@zionthedragon8866]

Correction, gem dragons came out in 1E, not 2E.