Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Banshee

[@Zasek2112]

Humans: Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. Elf women: Hold our beer.

[@Greenscyth22]

I'd love to see a Banshee template so it can be applied to whatever monster desired. Imagine the dreaded roaring wail of a Banshee Song Dragon. Gaunt and vaguely ethereal in it's appearance, consistently enraged over it's undead state. It might even intentionally tarnish or scar it's once lustrous scales so it doesn't catch a glimpse of itself in their once mirror-like sheen.

[@AJPickett]

I'd like to see that as well.

[@joshdavis4438]

Maybe use the Shadow dragon template for inspiration. I really like this idea, reminds me of ghost and wraith dragons, and a Song Dragon I think would have some really cool synergy with this idea.

[@AJPickett]

@Camz C dayum! That is kick ass. More please.

[@epiccthulu]

So much story potential with this one. I can imagine a female elf who found herself cursed with this fate, prayed to one of the elf gods, and was given the “you must complete 12 goodly acts of selflessness” treatment. I can also see mischievous fey pranking elven women by giving them temporary blemishes and making them think its the banshee curse...

[@AJPickett]

Excellent.

[@coreyeaston6823]

The Lost mines of Phandelver...for low level characters this is a very dangerous creature. BE VERY NICE to her...she is pretty...so pretty.

[@joshdavis4438]

*Bard enters the chat*

[@AJPickett]

@@joshdavis4438 "Hold my Mead, I'm going to be putting in for some overtime for this one"

[@joshdavis4438]

@@AJPickett "Brave man working the Graveyard shift." Oh my lord XD

[@AmigoRoberto]

Spoiler for Lost Mines *** My monk complimented her on the first turn of initiative when we got to that encounter and i got a ghost girlfriend. Had no idea that was what you were "supposed to do"

[@joshdavis4438]

@@AmigoRoberto Kind of you to put the alert down. Where you by chance playing a bard?

[@TheMimiSard]

The name "Banshee" is derived from Bean Sidhe, and if you know anything about what "Sidhe" means, definitely Faerie. Though if they are the ghosts of Elves, that makes them Fae in D&D.

[@AJPickett]

There are multiple origins of the folklore, not just Ireland. You're right though, the Banshee has always been a fey undead in D&D.

[@TenositSergeich]

Line between supernatural spirits and undead is usually quite thin in most of the world's folklores. In a "logical" take, ghosts, fey, genies, and certain monstrosities like berbalangs or the small smathering of yokai would have had the same type.

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

@AJ Pickett Do you mind clarifying this? Because this Sounds like you're claiming there are multiple points of*origin *for the real life folklore*, which even the most cursory research would prove is too ridiculous of a claim to possibly take seriously and is a pretty extreme step of cultural erasure to take for no apparent reason, while what I assume you mean is that "the thing in D&D that uses this name, in reality, draws from various spooky things in various folklores and a bunch of stuff the writers just came up with that day", which is...a pretty weird response to use in conversation, but like...one that actually makes sense? In any case, the person you replied to is literally right, the only origin for the name is that it's a phonetic pronunciation for the Irish/Scots Gaelic words for "fairy woman".

[@user-wq1dt7li2x]

@AJPickett , @@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013 is correct the Bean Sidhe (or Ban Sith to the Scotts) is very specifically Celtic. The term translates from Irish Gaelic as "woman of the fairy mound", and the concept grew out of the Irish tradition of keening. Keening was a kind of professional mourning that was practiced in Ireland for a good while, and was related to the belief the the dead would not rest of they weren't adequately mourned. Families, especially wealthy ones, would hire keeners. Women, and only women, who would sing lamentations, put on the ugliest tears, and scream grief for the dead. A keeners reputation with the lamentations would usually decide if she was hired and how much she would be compensated. The actual lamentations would be stanza after stanza talking about the lineage, vices, virtues etc. of the departed in addition to "interrogating" the dead by asking about their kids, the fidelity of their spouse, if they had been scorned etc. The Bean Sidhe is a direct descendant of the tradition. Omens of impending death that would appear before the person soon to die by wailing and beating clothes against stones in bodies of water (ie washing the funeral clothes of the witness, or washing your blood out of the clothes you'll die in). Traditionally the banshee only cry for five Irish families, none of which are Norman or English. These families are: the O'Neills, the O'Briens, the O'Connors, the O'Gradys, and the Kavanaughs. Some accounts have the banshee as an ancestor of the families, and maintain that she cries and grieves for the impending deaths of her mortal descendants. The folkloric banshee is not a violent spirit, she feared for the death and doom she announces. Tbh, the D&D banshee had only the most superficial relationship with it's folkloric counterpart. Similar physical appearance, does the screaming, and none of the depth. There isn't any compelling reason to call it a banshee when all the meaning is gone. Keening www.libraryireland.com/articles/IrishFuneralCryDPJ1-31/ Banshee www.britannica.com/topic/banshee www.irishpost.com/life-style/exploring-irish-mythology-banshee-170287 Dr. Zarka over on Stories does a good synopsis on her Monstrum video essay for the banshee. Plug Monstrum banshee into the KZbin search bar and it should easy to find

[@marthachampagne316]

@@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013 what i think he is saying is that the vengeful ghost of a beautiful dead woman is a common story theme for many cultures. i know of a Russian drowned bride legend that has many superficial similarities, the main twist is that she likes to drown men in vengeance for being deflowered and left at the alter (which caused her to throe herself in a river and drown) rather than a deadly scream. i think that japan has a similar type of ghost too but i try to stay away from Asian ghost stories as they tend to be a bit gruesome for my taste.

[@reifuTD]

I always like the idea of ghosts confusing living men and women for past lovers and being forced to play along because it's why too risky to piss them off.

[@joshdavis4438]

I could see certain elven women who, became a celebrity of sorts, would end up as a Banshee. Fame, to Vain, to Undead end of her career.

[@joshdavis4438]

I agree @Ian Yoder "C minor, put it in C minor."

[@LurkerDaBerzerker]

*Relevant and Supportive wails of the damned*

[@purplehaze2358]

Pretty sure I prefer the touch’s cold damage to necrotic because it’s far more unique for an undead enemy. But hell, who’s to say it doesn’t cause frostbite, thus effectively dealing both damage types?

[@UNSCMarine117]

I'm sure you would prefer chainsaw cannon damage.

[@AJPickett]

Why is there such uniformity in a cursed individual anyway? I say make it a different type of touch attack effect for every Banshee.. keep the players guessing.

[@joshdavis4438]

@@AJPickett And thus on the 8th day Gary Gygax made psyonics, so no one could guess what what about to happen.

[@johngleeman8347]

1d6 + 1 cold, 1d6 + 1 psychic, and 1d6 + 1 necrotic. XD

[@lillithyukiutacrow2532]

@@johngleeman8347 so a minimum 6 damage with a max of 21... OWCH

[@michaelkelligan7931]

Drizzt' Do Urdens homeland has lots of groaning spirits...I find the older ones tend to be much more arrogant and insufferable. They're quite powerful yet also quite willfull as well. It makes them somewhat difficult to control.

[@joshuazane3210]

You managed to dig up some bloody creepy art for this one. The image at 7:35 is just wrong.

[@Hoovt]

One of the best channels on KZbin. Especially for a new dm!

[@joshdavis4438]

I agree, and I feel it's for anyone who loves the lore, and the hobby.

[@joshdavis4438]

@Camz C indeed, I love using new dragon lore on my players. They think they know the worst dragons to look out for. They breath easy when the dragon is Not red. But than they ask why the dragon appears to be made of iron, or purple almost black. An evil chuckle and roll call for initiative. I love giving my players the experience of the early d&d, a true adventure into the unknown, against the unknown.

[@joshdavis4438]

@Camz C I know, it's great! Worst case you can have them reflect on if their character would know anything. Taking a turn or action to insight, or use of the the knowledge base rolls to help them gain some lore, a bit at DC 15 and every 5 higher than that, or what ever DC you feel appropriate. Some things from the Far Realm might be unknowable with the party being the first (surviving contact). Use arcane for dragons and some magical creatures. And religion for friends, celestials, and some undead. That way they don't know, but their character might know, a little. Gives a reason not to dump INT. Homebrewing or modifying I think is a great way to bring imn something new. After all this creature you found on the video might have been weaker than most, it different in another way. What are some of the favorites you've found on this channel or in general?

[@dashstarheart4941]

I'm a true believer in this fantasy D&D channel it's spectacular entertainment! ✌🏻

[@AJPickett]

Thank you! I'll keep dishing it up as long as people keep watching 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@dashstarheart4941]

Thank you Dungeon Master appreciate it! 👍🏻

[@PartialDemon]

I think making a running encounter with one of these would be very interesting. The party trying to escape the 5 mile radius while the banshee and her minions are trying to drive them to the heart of her territory, the party not knowing if they are escaping danger or running directly into it.

[@emeraldcoastarcher]

Ahh yes, banshees; the divas of the undead.

[@nicolaezenoaga9756]

Thank you. If they have to spend the rest of their existence beeing so hideous and believe that they didn't deserved this fate and confuze every stranger with former enemis then no wonder why their so evil.

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

Here wuz Seamus I once TPK'ed a party of 3 level 5 characters with a single banshee. They rolled real low, and the banshee crit twice.

[@AJPickett]

Nice :)

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

@Camz C should be Honestly, my party just got real unlucky

[@joshdavis4438]

Make one of those level 5's a level 6 paladin for aura of courage. Watch everyone stay in a tight formation from then onwards.

[@postapocalypticnewsradio]

@@joshdavis4438 see the thing is, one of them was a paladin. Just one level shy

[@joshdavis4438]

@@postapocalypticnewsradio well it happens, unless you have an undead hunter/slayer come around the corner and save them, (perhaps issuing them a request seeing they have talent) than there might not be much besides godly intervention. Paladino's divine smite with branding smite to give everyone advantage on attacks would have been my given actions as the parties paladin. I don't think that the tpk was your fault though. Funny enough CR (challenge rating) is a term used in the d&d world. An innkeeper might say "Ahhh newbies huh? I think this Ghoul quest might be good for you lot, they're only challenge rating 2" So just like we are prone to mistakes, the world could have a monster rated to low, than what it should be. Did everyone have a fun time though? I think that's most important. Also AJ Pickett has an interesting video on Death is not the End, an alternative ending for after a tpk.

[@malcolmtudor8039]

The wail of a banshee is like roar of a tornado or hurricane wind. Like a small hole torn between the world of the living and the world of the dead where the life energy is drawn into a vortex that empties into the abyss. It's terrifying to say the least.

[@KazeTheCursedOne]

An excellent undead encounter to really add some atmosphere to the setting~

[@halfmask3]

I think if I were to run a banshee, I might make it the ghost of a fey, not just the spirit of an elf. Elves are associated with the fey in dnd, but it's a tenuous connection at best. Maybe add some bizarre fairie nonsense to the encounter, twisted by negative energy.

[@joshdavis4438]

May I suggest the curse of a Fey Lord or Lady?

[@MouseMask-p1z]

Bizarre fairie nonsense is the best kind of nonsense.

[@foggytuesday101]

Nice timing! I’m new to DnD(started last month) and have a session tomorrow where we just encountered a pair of Banshees so this is really informative!

[@AJPickett]

Let me know how it went!

[@zimattack9994]

Item time why because it makes me happy Banshee bottle a mirror lined bottle withe ability to hold 1 banshee To use you must feel the bottom of the bottle with earth near the banshee A necromancer can put the banshee in the bottle with command undead. When smashed or opened the banshee will scream ones and die. Banshee wax a magic blessed wax mad by a true good aligned priest shaman or druid. protect the ears from the scream

[@joshdavis4438]

Seems like a perfect undead grenade weapon for a lich to toss down the hall to the players.

[@joshdavis4438]

Oooooo I love that idea, hmmm pragmatic good...@Ian Yoder may I recommend a KZbin video about story of a character that I think might be simular to your's?

[@joshdavis4438]

@Ian Yoder Ahhh than you know of Astoshan. I'm not sure I'd call him true neutral, but yes that necromancer.

[@level9ing635]

Here in Ireland, they are often portrayed as a tall old woman combing her long grey hair. With her back to the person, or side on so you can't see her face. They don't go out of their way to harass or bother people. But if you mess with them then it`s your own fault. Eddie Lenihan collects stories on Irish folk lore. And has a video on just such an encounter. between some lads on their way home from a local fair.

[@empoleonmaster6709]

Today I learned all D&D Banshees are Karens

[@AJPickett]

Banshee wants to speak to your guild master.

[@joshdavis4438]

She is going to send a complaint to the paladin's supervisors, all of them, (depending on the oath) trying to get their power revoked.

[@OldBaldWookiee]

Thanks AJ keep em comin ! Much love bro

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Banshee was one of my favorite X-Men as a kid.

[@tatsusama3192]

7:36 Jesus Christ. Was not ready for this picture

[@chriscalvin5083]

good video AJ

[@2minimode]

The is a very well none Banshee story in Latin America “la llorona”.

[@firetarrasque4667]

I wouldn't calla Llorona a banshee. She's a female ghost, while the Irish banshee jz a bit more specific than that.

[@someoneonyoutube8622]

Fire Tarrasque but you could use her as a banshee variation I actually did so in one of my campaigns

[@GlacierGhoul3793]

The Irish banshee is actually a type of fairy

[@johngleeman8347]

I usually look up the 3rd edition stats after I watch one of these fine videos. Holy smokes. CR 17 in the MM2. Detecting life is flavorful and very useful for incorporeal undead, but I wish they still had the mechanical ability to stunt the growth of plants. I don't even know if the original myths mention anything of the sort, I just want monsters to have interesting utility abilities to give them personality.

[@PattPlays]

Being blessed with a Banshee video at this moment just helped break some story blocks for my writing. Time to talk about a missing queen..

[@theoriginalmess]

Uh, AJ? I hate to alarm you, but I think your study is on fire! Anyway, as I remember it the non-d&d Bean Sídhe is a woman of the fairy mounds, and thus Fey. Her keening was more a herald of impending doom, as opposed to actually killing you. Reminds me of how much I like the Leanan Sidhe. Thanks for another great Vid!

[@craigbainton4173]

*screams*

[@AJPickett]

*runs away*

[@AJPickett]

*Runs faster*

[@coreyshorter8526]

AH good a new undead video, I have a couple questions to pick your brain on this one. First a banshee can not move to far away from her remains would it be possible for a clever necromancer or lich to locate the remains and then string the banshee along to a near by foe or town? The second question being if one had a morally lich or say grave domain cleric would either of those options able to provide reassurance of her beauty to the banshee and thus free her from this realm without exorcising her?

[@AJPickett]

Yes, it's possible to relocate the banshee. No, the Banshee is a cursed and vile soul that is destined for the abyss or Hades.

[@LittleLaurene]

What would happen to a Banshee if her remains were removed from their resting place? Would she die? Would she be able to somehow follow her remains but in a weakened state to haunt whomever has them? Such fun story plots and possible adventures to come up with to throw at players.

[@AJPickett]

I think that would be a part of the plot of the campaign, so, if it needs to happen, there is no reason why it should not.

[@venuvex2185]

i just want to let you know that whenever i'm up late and feeling bad i always come and watch your videos and i really wish i had the money to donate to your patreon because your videos are wonderful and really help me a lot

[@conrad111]

Yes! I caught it early!

[@liljohnnotbigjohn]

How about a Drow banshee defending their house in Menzoberranzan? Permanently tucked away in a seemingly exposed bit of corridor leading to the inside of the House's interior. Surround her with the ghosts of failed first boys or other formerly living... visitors. or with constructs. that would be a fun higher level encounter, yes?

[@WastelandSeven]

My lord, I believe the keep is on fire.

[@AJPickett]

I was feeling the chill of the grave

[@WastelandSeven]

@@AJPickett I see my liege. May the grave not chill thee for many centuries.

[@Scortch-lo3xy]

that's one hell of an intro my man

[@UNSCMarine117]

Eeeeh they still sound better than [insert band/singer here]

[@AJPickett]

Nickleback

[@joshdavis4438]

A new meaning to reviving a musical career lol

[@roguecloud5674]

Cardi B Doja Cat

[@Klancer2]

MrRhexx had a video about elven high magic, and there was a ritual that elves cast to destroy their settlements when they move on, returning the stone and timber to fresh earth. As such, the only old elven ruins you'll find are, essentially, mass graves. Sites where the elves were slaughtered or, at best, driven out. So my thought was to combine that with the banshee for a special kind of horror. The party finds elven ruins. Inside, they discover the banshee, and learn the fate of the elven city. The elven woman, spurned for her failing beauty and transformation, betrayed her people and shunned. She committed the ultimate sin among elves. She seduced the leader of an orc warband and betrayed her people. She opened the gates for the orcs, and all the elves were slaughtered. When she succumbed to her transformation and died, her first act was to murder all the orcs in the city. Now, any time the city is disturbed, the invasion is relived, as the orcs she killed rose once more as vengeful spirits. They find the bones of elves heaped in piles, and orc skeletons all over the place. And then, they hear it. The elven steel gates shrieking in protest as they open, and the ghostly figures of hundreds of orcs pouring into the city. The horrific battle cries are matched only by the banshee's tortured wail, and screams of "Vengeance! Slay them all!" It's a mad rush to escape the city before they're overrun. If you're good at horror, you can probably inflict a pretty potent fear effect on your players with this scenario.

[@moonringXD]

By elves do you mean high elves or can drow and sea elves become Banshees too? Ps Also great video! You improved so much since the last Banshees video! Oh and also could you add to your list gray render! They're basically dogs if dogs had six eyes and look like troll from lord of the rings.👍

[@AJPickett]

All elves. And yes. Gray render.

[@moonringXD]

@@AJPickett dose that mean there are a lot of Banshees in drow settlement since their appearance obsessed? Or not because most don't die of natural causes?

[@joshdavis4438]

@@moonringXD it might depend on Lloth's mood?

[@michaelpettersson4919]

@@AJPickett That must mean that The Underdark is filled with banshees considering the attitude of the avarage drow. 😃

[@MissMichiChi]

Hi! I just found out about your page today! I was just wondering if you’d ever consider making closed captions for your videos? I’m HoH(Hard of Hearing), and since you’re not in the video personally, I can’t read your lips. KZbin’s auto generated captions are a joke and often butcher even the most basic words, but especially DnD terms. Your videos are awesome and I appreciate you making this information available for free on YT!

[@AJPickett]

All of my scripts are available for you on SubscibeStar or Patreon (you can access all of them for only $1 per month). Hopefully Google will learn how to speak Zild (New Zealand English) one day, but until then...

[@onemisterfranko]

Handy always, I'm working on an encounter that has three banshee sisters and two ghosts, I'm thinking the banshees are elven sisters and are all just full of themselves and take their anger out on the unsuspecting party walking through their territory.Maybe I should give them a little mausulium or rotted tree to be a lair in the middle of the mist shrouded hills. They might have some treasure. :)

[@michaelkelligan7931]

AJ have you ever used or went up against Sheet Ghouls and Sheet Phantoms?

[@AJPickett]

Not personally, no.

[@yogsothoth7594]

In someways i like to reskin the banshee to be a little more like a cyhyraeth

[@AJPickett]

I've not heard of them. I'll be looking them up.

[@yogsothoth7594]

@@AJPickett You might find this video interesting kzbin.info/www/bejne/nZrCeXqqnNxnj8k

[@LSDireWolf]

Damn I’ve never been this early

[@UNSCMarine117]

Things you never want to say in the bedroom.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

A Wizard is never early, nor is he late. He “Arrives” exactly when he means to.

[@AJPickett]

@@Im-Not-a-Dog *cough cough*

[@popularopinion1]

Paladin, lvl 1 spell, Ceremony. Redemption.

[@llewelynshingler2173]

Do Male Banshees exist? Or are the Lost Souls of Male Elves a completely different type of undead?

[@llewelynshingler2173]

@Ian Yoder And D&D does tend to play fast and loose with a creature's origins (See: Golem, Tarrasque, Bahamut)

[@joshdavis4438]

Stranger still, can it happen to a half elf?

[@AJPickett]

Sure

[@darthshivvis956]

Wow I didn't know my ex wife was a famous monster

[@HowtoRPG]

Thanks AJ.

[@martyhoward6727]

Do you do spells? I think a very interesting one which is an older dnd spell. "Sanctify the Wicked." Would a spell like this work on a demon lord?

[@AJPickett]

Probably not a demon lord, no.

[@someoneonyoutube8622]

I always liked the banshee in mythology as an omen of grief and death. I like the elven ties for the fey spirit variant I suppose, it serves as a good consequence for pc’s not to be too haughty as an elf but as a story telling device I prefer the banshee to be a soul overcome with grief and sorrow to the point they seek to drag others down with them. The epitome of misery loves company You know that feeling when a person comes to you sobbing about a problem that you’re woefully unequipped to handle? That overwhelming gut wrenching guilt and pity and uncomfortableness? That one friend you want to help but know if you do they’ll drag you down with them? Everyone seems to get really uneasy around people expressing sadness and despair that seems to be almost contagious and this is what I like to bring out in the banshee. A spirit just trying to make sense of its grief and in the process is dooming others to similar fates as it cries out in anguish desperate for release from their overwhelming state.

[@ChayComas]

Wonder how a Night Hag could use a Banshee to their advantage.

[@TheFlyWahine]

So if you can find one of the Banshee's nails and use one of those spells to raise dead or whatever it is you can shove that nail (im asuming toenail/fingernail) in the neck of the undead putting that soul/spirit in that body? Imo that should work!

[@jeremysmith9291]

Not quite sure how to formulate what I want to say. This would be accurate for a banshee but more commonly they would represented as a protective(I guess they suck at their job?) figure tied to a specific noble bloodline, only making their presence known when loss of life is eminent. They absolutely could be represented like this and I can't fail to mention the Scottish hag of the mist who is not explicitly a banshee but this is how she should be represented. Not quite sure whether the beauty and revenge part actually has to due with banshees honestly that and the turning while still alive sounds like they may have borrowed from Japanese spirit lore to me, I'm pretty sure that polynesian an middle eastern also have their own versions of the woman in white which that and the shinigami are banshee adjacent. Being surrounded by those she's slain sounds like poltergeist territory to me those I probably wouldn't let wonder further than the propriety they died on but the longer you stay on the property the more broken they would become because the house itself is their physical body and they've absorbed so much lifeforce over the years as they awaken in response to your presence I'd let them have an amount of spell slots that increases exponentially each night which they could cast through any of the spirits they control and the save dc for the mind altering spells would get less fair as you continue to meddle with that that ought naught to be meddled with. If you're thinking that a little fire might solve all your problems you should know precious metals have a relatively low melting temperature compaired to steel oil paintings burn incredibly quickly and whatever noble may have potentially been grateful to see their ancestors home cleansed of the malevolent entity will be less so if it's also rid of the home.

[@AJPickett]

Yeah, there are three kinds of banshee, the two you find in folklore, and the kind you find in D&D. I think you are right about the Woman in White trope being international.

[@MrJudeWanamaker]

Spoooky! Love the lore! Question, is there any lore relating to the ring of mind shielding? Thank you and have a fantastic time!

[@AJPickett]

I'm looking into it, thanks to your previous request.

[@MrJudeWanamaker]

@@AJPickett wow I really and truly appreciate your effort & interaction with viewers!

[@victorvaldez8869]

For a simple twist, who says that a Banshee HAS to be female? Imagine a spectral version of Luciano Pavarotti, or Plácido Domingo? The party might not expect the sonic attack once they see the ghost has broad shoulders.

[@marthachampagne316]

the lore specifies it is a female only type of ghost. fairly certain 3.5 oriental adventures had a female only pregnant ghost, you had to beat three increasingly difficult strength checks to avoid being attacked. make all three strength checks and you now had a live baby in your arms with the ghost departing for the afterlife. it also had some other odd ghost variants, try looking it up if you want a weird ghost for a campaign subplot.

[@AJPickett]

Roaring spirit, with an operatic bellow that can shatter a sword...?

[@moonringXD]

Also since elves reincarnate will Banshees be reborn if they are killed? And if they do will they remember being a Banshee when they go into their meditative state?

[@AJPickett]

I don't know

[@roguecloud5674]

That would be interesting for a player character's backstory.

[@Morna777]

I wonder if screech owls were responsible for the origin of some of the banshee legends

[@Zasek2112]

Superpowered Leshay Banshee. Thoughts?

[@AJPickett]

Leshay are not elves... but YES.

[@DracosDiabolis]

If a banshee was elven in life. Do they retain that in death or undeath. And can be manipulated by being elven if that's possible.

[@AJPickett]

Yes (within reason)

[@DracosDiabolis]

@@AJPickett so concept. If you manage to make a moonblade and put a spirit of a banshee into the blade. Her being elven. Would you then have a "Banshee Blade" Sorry mtg and d&d are crossing the streams again with a magic set based in forgotten Realms. Just made me this of this. Humm lore of moonblades?? Creation and whatnot. Wielding 2 at the same time?? Video ideas??

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

This reminds me of real people I've known. Miserable creatures indeed.

[@ryanulrich2147]

We just fought a banshee, at level 2, and got our asses kicked. Lol It was so scary.

[@teddys5775]

So if you play the act she recreates properly or if you talk to her like she is a beautiful woman can you appease her an end the encounter? Or is it all just an act at this point? Can you take the remains of an appeased banshee and play a dangerous game but gain a powerful ally? I imagine if you could she would link you into her own vanity secretly murdering the homeless man that cursed your name when you didn’t give him a coin or the girl giving you looks from across the tavern

[@AJPickett]

The Banshee is playing out the act of murdering people she saw as her tormentors in life.. there is no appeasing her, her vanity is vile and her hatred of the living is predatory.

[@teddys5775]

AJ Pickett I imagined you could make her happy and at minimum stop her from being actively hostile but even in the best circumstances the banshee would be delusional or toxic only using you to fulfill its own desires or turning on you at the slightest rebuff. In a moment of desperation you might convince it your a long lost love and attack your pursuers or something but for all that is good in the world and for you the creature is better off being put to rest. Every time I think of a banshee I think of the kissing scene from Witcher 3 🤢 even Geralt was grossed out on that one but that might of died happily ever after

[@roguecloud5674]

I wonder how the fear or wails would affect a blind or deaf person, they cants see her nor hear her so can she affect them?

[@zmishiymishi5349]

Banse and her whale. I dont question that, they both scream

[@joshdavis4438]

So... both Ghouls and Banshees have an origin in Elfs, huh..

[@AJPickett]

Well.. no.. ghouls are complicated

[@joshdavis4438]

@@AJPickett Well not all, but wasn't the orginal ghoul an elf? Something why Elves used to be (still are?) Immune to a ghoul paralysis touch? Could be wrong, but I was meaning ghoul had an elven origin. Thought it was interesting sense a lot of undead could be assumed to be the acts of humans.

[@joshdavis4438]

@@AJPickett sounds like lore retcon headache complicated. Thanks for liking so many comments, I hope you feel appreciated by your fans, including me. Thank you, for all you do AJ.

[@PingOnThis]

So banshee's are undead Karens...

[@noxdeus-chronos6579]

Any chance for a vid on the Hollow One race, from Wildemount?

[@AJPickett]

probably.

[@lagsmith]

I'm imagining undead releasing whales now >.

[@MsGhoulz]

Reee.... *dies*

[@Emil-Tiger02]

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[@UNSCMarine117]

And that's why you can't keep a girlfriend.

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[@joshdavis4438]

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[@jasonulysess3652]

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[@LurkerDaBerzerker]

Definitely recommend the dragon playlist, his dragon content is stellar.

[@joshdavis4438]

@@jasonulysess3652 anytime, if you have any questions about video suggestions of his, let me, or anyone on here know. It's a true treasure trove of lore.

[@joshdavis4438]

@@LurkerDaBerzerker I love how many dragons he covers.

[@EnnuiElpis]

So, if these things are created when an elven woman lives a vain, selfish life, how exactly is the Underdark not absolutely swarming with these things from every single female drow that dies becoming one?

[@AeronHale]

I seduced the banshee in Lost Mines of Phandelver with the premade noble fighter...

[@docop8926]

Is there a diff between evil and chaotic evil?

[@AJPickett]

So let's change some words to explain why the mistake in the question contains your answer. "What's the difference between a milkshake and a vanilla milkshake?".... Nothing, one is just a more accurate definition.

[@shoestringbudgetanimations6393]

Banshees sound like a particular group of living females...I'd hate to see what kind of banshees they'd become

[@AJPickett]

Twitch banshees?

[@joshdavis4438]

Sounds like a modern reboot of The Ring, in the making.

[@MrReckless1978]

How does it have no veiws but 2 likes lol

[@AJPickett]

Fey magic

[@joshdavis4438]

Fairy suspicious...

[@jgr7487]

I like the concept of the Banshee as a being from the Shadowfell or the Negative Plain, instead of the undead fey, better. it's closer to the mythological Banshee, but it also makes this monster a true death bringer. can you imagine if she could even summon other incorporeal undead, such as Wraiths or Shadows!

[@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013]

I mean, let's be real, the reason it's undead is because the actual piece of celtic folklore this is based off of has an association with death, the reason they're undead fae is that the person writing it did enough cursory research to at least figure out what the name meant. There really isn't much about being a monster from the shadowfell or negative plain that actually brings your version particularly close to the original mythological being, which is of course, literally just a fairy woman who performs part of the traditional mourning process - yes, having a woman scream was a traditional part of the elaborate funerary rites in Celtic cultures - for those who have no one else to do it for them. The Banshee really isn't much of a monster and there really isn't much there to make one from without just completely maiming it and really creating an original creature that really Should have its own name.

[@jgr7487]

@@iusethisnameformygoogleacc1013 the same way Night Hags are Fiend, not Fey, the Banshee could still be an Undead with Fey origins. being a being (maybe a Fey-like entity) from the Shadowfell or the Negative Plain, she would still be an Undead. what I don't like about her D&D lore is that she's a dead Elf, not just a Fey death spirit, which sounds more like a special type of Ghost than a magic spirit with special links to the Feywild.

[@razzelmire2008]

Weak sauce. To you noob D&D gamers, the banshee would wail and if you failed a save you’re simply dead. They watered it down for you casuals in 5e. Ahh I miss the old days of D&D.

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[@theHedgex1]

so you met my ex wife huh?

[@AJPickett]

I tried to get back with my ex, but she figured out I was only after my money.

[@theHedgex1]

@@AJPickett idk about having money but my brother gave my ex my number without asking me. i haven't seen her in 10yrs. i could have lived without her popping back up at my doorsteps. my bro is lucky he lives out of state -_-pissed.

[@joshdavis4438]

Talk about summon greater demon

[@momomomocensoredbyyoutube9085]

The Banshee is an inter sectional feminist? they even "reeeeeee", mind blown.