Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Forgotten Realms Secrets

[@BennysGamingAttic]

A solar system just like ours, with 8 planets. Damn, even in fiction, Pluto doesn't get any credit.

[@ZedJay23]

Well Pluto is smaller then some of the other dwarf planets, why should we give it credit and not Eris? Not to mention they are both smaller then our moon

[@yanuchiuchihaanimegamesand3907]

@@ZedJay23 Because it's cute :3

[@kunevil6688]

Pluto is a mothafuckin planet!

[@Avatarlatte]

@@ZedJay23 Because it tries its best

[@rowantatun5473]

Hey H'Catha is smaller, it's a flat ocean with a single island covered in beholders/beholderkin.

[@DalithaMW]

Eeee, you actually did it! Thank you so much man! :D

[@billygoats804]

I have a question... So, the aedra Kynareth, Kyne, Kin, exc. (whatever denominational-ish name you want to call the goddess) supposedly has a relationship with the daedra, Peryite, as it's typically believed that Kynareth actually gives the souls of dead skeevers to Peryite. So my question is... Why would Kynareth ever do this!? Is the goddess in a type of debt? Does she gain something from giving Peryite the souls of these skeevers? Can anyone give an explanation/theory for why Kynareth would ever do this..?

[@jorlok_zander]

+Billy Goats , I believe daedras and aedras don't necessarily hate each other. They were the same thing once. I mean, obviously they would hate someone like Merhunez Dagon, since he is just a jackass that wants to ruin their day, but you have to keep in mind, that most other daedras actually have not only a free access to Nirn, but also an ability to manipulate it in some ways they wish, without threat of being punished or expelled by aedras. Take Azura as an example. She is basically the one responsible for almost everything regarding Chimer/Dunmer since first era and up to Elder Scrolls:Morrowind, which happens in third era. Not only she was directly contacting them in the first era, but she also was the one that cursed them into dunmer. She was also the one that, sort of, "created" Nerevarine. So she literally had an ability that you don't usually see a daedra possessing, nevermind, even being allowed to use it in Nirn. Yet, aedras are mostly ok with that, cause they aren't enemies with daedras, at least naturally. That's how I see it.

[@DraydanGuitarist]

Technically you're both right and wrong , the thing is , in the official lore it's stated that the aedras have used most of their powers to create nirn and ward it , being tricked by lorkhan , alot of theories around there suppose that perhaps shor and lorkhan would be in fact the same entity by the way. Anyways , basically the creation of Nirn had a toll , which was pretty much the aedras having way less power permanently , this is why you don't see the nine influence as much as the deadras, unless it is highly needed like in oblivion, but then again it required some type of link for akatosh to actually materialise, which was martin's blood. The reason why deadras can interact so freely in the world of Nirn would rather be because a) akatosh's barrier is now permanently down b) all aedras are pretty much a shadow of their former selves and c) Some deadras are actually beneficial in some way shape or form to nirn, like Azura , Meridia and even peryite to some extent as he does allow diseases immunity to be a thing by spreading them ever so often , and he could perhaps aswell be acting as i type of balance for Nirn's ecosystem. If you check within the TES lore, i believe the only moments you'll see the aedras really acting either directly or near directly is during one of the worse deadra's attempts to enter Nirn or invade it, like with mehrunes dagon.

[@thomasromeo-fh6ce]

​@billygoats804

[@sylvihill5886]

I like how the "Australia" continent is called Osse, like Aussie

[@prometheus9096]

lol in german its almost sounds like Ossi which is the nickname for people of the former DDR

[@vargasmartin7143]

Or like "Oce", from Oceania

[@TheArakan94]

The cosmology changed with 5E back to great wheel of 3E.. What you showed is 4E.

[@rowantatun5473]

Realmspace is still a thing read Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. They just don't go into detail.

[@TheIstrof]

I've never played D&D, but since your lore videos, i bought some books and started preparing wuth some friends a game, so thanks a lot xD Also, great work

[@goldbergus4707]

*cant get 3 freinds to start a game and cries in german*

[@topy706]

come to roll20, i found a german dnd group there, if you filter to german and take a look once in a while you might find a DnD group open for application

[@goldbergus4707]

Thats crazy...soo carzy infact..that it..JUST....MIGHT....WORK! Je vouler une team de la DnD!

[@sagesheahan6732]

These videos are getting people to play because of the lore. Heck. Yes.

[@snieves4]

TheIstrof get the essentials box set. Or the original 5e introductory box. Good way to learn the game and grow. Id go instro box and later essentials in that order. Very cool.

[@Li_Vee]

(slaps forehead) "Oh yeah! I remember the Realms now!" - Wizards

[@maxwellgaming352]

i love that you are doing forgotten realms related videos...it would be cool if you could do a video on the drizzt series about where the companions are from and maybe you could kinda trace their path throughout the books to kind of tell a story. love the vids man, keep em coming!!!

[@jimjobjugger3307]

For anyone interested in more DnD lore and stuff, there are a shit ton of Forgotten Realms books, and a lot of them are very good.

[@pawelt.5385]

especially about Drizzt and Elminster

[@default179]

Where do I start? What are some of the books I should buy?

[@jmc2830]

Kind if obvious, i mean.. rhexx isnt evoking it from the ether. But you can listen to a video while doing other things, where as reading sort of demands all your attention. Which is why i imagine alot of people prefer other mediums to learn about this stuff.

[@VAULT-TEC_INC.]

I grew up reading and playing the Dragonlance campaign world. Moved on to Forgotten Relams but Dragonlamce was still my favorite.

[@Quadraxis]

Love how the eastern continent has a small island country called Wa, which was the original name for Japan many many years ago (namely, Wa no Kuni, the Country of Wa)

[@Dtunedd]

please dont ever stop doing d&d lore videos. i haven't been able to fine anyone that does lore as well as your doing it, i cant get enough of this stuff

[@tlozfreak888]

Viewer: "can you tell us more about the setting" Mr. Rhexx: "well, there's these math rocks we call 'dice'..."

[@fakechemicals]

2:50 It's important to note that 5th edition is best described as a gestalt of 3.5 and 4, meant more to improve on 4th edition than to build on the work from previous system iterations. To phrase it more concisely, 4th edition reworked the system almost completely and 5th edition is a correction of those mistakes by pulling the foundations of 3rd edition. For a successor to 3rd edtion (more specifically 3.5) look to Pathfinder, which is an improvement made to 3.5 after Wizards reworked it.

[@smof1]

I'd like to learn about the prison realm Carceri in one of these videos. I'm planning on using it in my game and would love as much info as I can get.

[@1okrocker82]

Please do a video involving the Outlands and, by extension, Sigil! It's such a cool place with so many cool ideas and concepts! Also, I've been having a lot of trouble getting a grip on where exactly they are on the D&D cosmological map...

[@colemcmullen3904]

Whether the rules improve as they create new editions is debatable. In order for the brand to continue and make money, new editions are necessary to keep sales coming in. It's not so much about refining the rules as it is about moving product. I'm not saying there's anything wrong with 5E, or even 4E, I just wouldn't say that they're superior to older editions. House rules make the previous editions very playable and fun, and generally the older the edition is the more forgiving it is on what rules you include or exclude.

[@Deemooo]

I've always wanted to try DnD especially as a DM, but learning about the lore from knowing nothing seemed daunting. I love your "secrets" videos since they're divided into specific topic I can find easily if I can't remember something, plus, I really enjoy listening to you

[@Licjr]

TheSimom The great thing about being the DM is that you can make your own world if you want to. You can create your own lore, and use anything existing as inspiration

[@jefthereaper]

Imagining the beings there playing T&T (traffic and taxes) A game set in a futuristic hellscape where you need to survive not with combat. The latest expansion was set during a global pandemic.

[@omega311888]

LOVE Forgotten Realms! THANK YOU SO MUCH for all your amazing attention to detail with ALL your videos!

[@alexandervaucrosson7841]

This is the first video I've seen by you, and now I'm a subscriber. Keep up the good work

[@TheSwartz]

Sorry, but your planar model (starting at 4:25) is the the 4e version, called the World Axis model. We are now back to the Great Wheel model as the "official" model. This was introduced in 1e with the Manual of the Planes [which I HIGHLY recommend reading BTW]. The Great Wheel persisted through 2e, 3e and 3.5e only to be replaced (arguably along with nearly everything else 'cool' about D&D up to that point) in 4e to the World Axis model along with greatly simplifying the multiverse as a whole. This was switched back in 5e (thankfully). Of course. the DM can choose any model you want, and this is discussed in chapter 2 of the 5e DMG. Another awesome video BTW, thanks!

[@maldorblackwater8527]

I myself run 3rd edition, but use 2nd edition planescape model

[@EmethMatthew]

Yep, I was anticipating this comment since I noticed it myself. Here's a link to the current 5e great wheel cosmology: goo.gl/images/pVrv7a

[@Petroatlantic]

This is the firs time in a long time that I didn't end a youtube video before it's end. Interesting and a soothing voice! Thank you!

[@Eiihvl]

This is a really good explanation of the Forgotten Realms. I use some of this when I'm explaining the world my players are in when I DM

[@georgefoundous8445]

Hey man i just want to say that even since you stopped uploading skyrim/elderscrolls lore and started the dnd stuff i still love your content even if the views are lower. Dont let it get you down your content is just as amazing as ever.

[@ferociousmaliciousghost]

2:06 I'll say "The goblin viciously grabs your sword hand and starts to slap you to death."

[@CyberViking97]

all these D&D lore videos are great, keep up the good work. i hope you'll do some Pathfinder lore videos at some point.

[@RatzfireStoryteller]

Kind of getting into D&D, Pathfinder, Forgotten Realms and so on and I am a total Noob on all this stuff, I wanted to learn more. You Videos are really helping me out, thank again.

[@Alexrider02]

That was awesome! I am loving these D&D lore videos. I originally subscribed for the Elder Scrolls lore, but I am a huge D&D nerd and I am loving the combination of your style of presentation with these lore topics. I'd love to hear more about some of the other planes. I've always wanted to play a game that got far enough where we actually were able to travel to some of these planes, but it hasn't happened yet. Then again, there are some places that probably just wouldn't work out well for anyone to visit, like Mechanus. xD

[@cerouluxray6394]

Thank you very much for explaining these deeper aspects of lore. I've been working with a group to put together a homebrew world and so far the resources I've come across discuss mechanical or roleplayiing, but not diving into the lore. It's been quite a help.

[@Glamuss]

You should record an Elder Scrolls D N D with a few friends, and yes, I know you've gotten bored with Skyrim, but maybe a D n D set in The Elder Scrolls might get you more interested? Like all the vids that have been coming out recently as well!

[@tristanbournier1083]

Glamuss That would be perfect for this Channel lol

[@Glamuss]

Right? It only makes sense!

[@2hatsontop475]

Glamuss I've been wanting to run an elder scrolls dnd. I have no clue what to do though.

[@Glamuss]

2 Hats On Top I don't really know much about d n d myself, but I've watched videos on people playing elder scrolls dnd and thought mrRhexx might like it

[@Grixis_Teller_of_Tales]

2 Hats On Top I can advise you on that regard if you like

[@ryanitlab]

This video was great - keep up the good work. I hope you keep exploring the Forgotten Realms in this way

[@PeskeyStrider2]

Really great video. It was very informational about the D&D world. I use to play Neverwinter Night 1&2 back in the day, love that game.

[@giliansterckx]

Another great topic of DnD lore is the way magic works in the world. Most fantasy worlds don't justify their magic, but the weave in DnD really cool IMO.

[@GRex7777]

Personally, the best edition I've ever played was 4.5. Basically, we used the combat and leveling rules of 4th, since it's by FAR the most balanced combat edition, and the roll play rules and such from 5th edition.

[@fapplejax5486]

I realize this was 3 years ago, but I would love to see a video on the economics of the Realms. Who trades what to whom? Trade is the backbone of nations. What can adventurers expect to see in shops that aren't just pulled from the phb?

[@attilaherrera6857]

I actually believe 4th edition was great, and it was my first foray into D&D. It will always hold a special place in my heart as a fun table top/minis rpg. Currently I love 5th edition, and I can now better understand why everyone didn't like 4th, it is a huge departure from the original game, it was a gamble and it seem that it didn't work out for most people.

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

The issue was that the person who was tapped to make 4th edition wasn't interested in making a role playing game. He wanted a miniature's battle game to rival Warhammer. As such he pretty much ignored everything that had come before, ruleswise, and made everything revolve around miniatures, and nearly killed D&D because of it. This is also why 5E is a lot closer to 3.5 when it comes to the rules, and why fan input was a major part of the 5th edition development process.

[@killertrip10]

Planescape: Torment is made by bioware and doesn't take place in the forgotten realms. Toril is a part of it, in fact.

[@mrspacely5580]

thank you ed greenwood. nothing like a nice simple familiar setting than your very own planet. makes it easier on me as a d.m. lol

[@AlphaOmegaCreations]

Fun fact: Gary Gygax's original map for the world of Greyhawk was just a map of the US with different place names

[@MilkChannelHD]

You deserve more attention man. Great video! :D Love you

[@brade3092]

MAKE MORE OF THESE! I love this content!

[@TopHatSean]

Keep up with these videos, they really help when explaining lore to my players!

[@joshuaa.5523]

These videos expand knowledge and give insight to such a degree that I would call them absolutely essential to see as a D&D player and especially a DM.

[@cobaltblues2121]

Advanced D&D 2nd Edition is where the number of campaigns, worlds, and available content increased exponentially. Glad you mentioned Zakhara, everyone forgets about Al-Qadim.

[@nealdobbs300]

love your d and d stuff keep up the good work

[@Me-zo8ge]

For all of you wondering what is D&D: It is a tabletop game. A RPG tabletop game. Literally, a board game with monsters and magic. AND YOU SHOULD TRY IT OUT. Call me if you actually want to, tho.

[@MakinMcMakin]

I doubt there is anyone who hasn't heard of D&D, unless they've been living under a rock.

[@PaladinHeart]

"2nd edition rules weren't perfect." Arguably. :)

[@alexandriamason2355]

2e's initiative system was better then anything that followed after. Moving to a new edition does not mean you get better rules.

[@currentuser2]

Your knowledge of fantasy settings is epic, thank you for making these videos I am watching them all.

[@wu1ming9shi]

O_O Woaw, even after all these explanations i can still not get my head around how utterly infinite, this setting alone is.

[@TheDreadedHope]

Thanks I needed to learn this! Faewild is my personal need to know and probably it's counterpart.

[@Fafnd]

I'm one of the rare people that loved 4th edition and hated 3rd edition; It was more streamlined, simplified, and didn't take 4 hours to resolve ONE encounter!

[@marendur]

As a D&D Player since 1996, I like your videos.

[@Freespirit77Gaming]

Tnx for your interessting videos :) My First "Contact" with D&D i had with "Eye of the Beholder" and everytime you show the map floating over "Waterdeep" there is a big smile in my face :) ... later then i read all "Dragonlance" and "Drizzt D Urden" books ... now i love watching your Videos and the Lore behind some things :)

[@koboldhasasword9440]

I have an interesting magic system you might want to steal: arcane magic is powered by moonlight, meaning if you can't access moonlight, you can't regain spell slots. this is why divine magic and psionics are so popular in the underdark.

[@matheusbezerra1793]

Hey MrRhexx Im a brazilian fan! I love your channel and I love D&D! Please, never stop this videos

[@MGRambo-mi4hg]

Eae cara!!!

[@Phelan666]

Video starts at 4:10

[@dannefan_senshi]

The guy who made this universe is a genius, amazing attention to detail

[@bodywhey8]

Please keep up the D&D vids. They're very inspiring!

[@housemeat5697]

this video helped more than I thought it would to be honest. though I have been watching for information because I plan on playing the part of the dm in the near future this helped me grasp quite a lot

[@adidoi]

awesome video! cant wait for more dnd content.

[@averagegaming3740]

Mooooooorrrrrrre neeeeeed it... mr rex I think I am addicted to your videos

[@deadchild9732]

man, honestly, i've never seen stuff as strong as yours. you're just amazing. all that lore, all those pictures, and so many interesting facts i completely missed out on when i was studying dnd myself!!! i fell in love with your stuff ever since the beholder video! if you're still doing these can you make glabrezu, vrock or any other true tanar'ri related vid? it's cool if not, i still love you stuff! sub 4 life!

[@thatonlyguy8803]

u are the reason why i still play skyrim and DD thx u

[@cheesedemon88]

The Nethervale setting wasn’t introduced till late in 4e, originally it was kept undefined, so GMs we’re encouraged to each create their own unique settings, based in the fairly vague cosmology if the edition. Honestly I think this is the best way to do it, that way the player characters really matter and don’t get overshadowed by whatever the hundreds of established power players in Forgotten Realms are doing.

[@adrianodsq]

Great video for a overview content! I was looking for something like this! Congrats for the video and the research! Hope to see more deep information about the history evolution o D&d. I know there is a resume on the Sword Coast Adeventures Guide and a good Forgotten Realms wiki, but some informations are tied and hard to follow. Do you think it's possible to create a video about each city like Waterdeep, Baldurs Gate, Neverwinter, Silverymoon? Maybe pointing some existing historic conflict between other cities or some lore to help know more abour this complex scenario? Thanks in advance and congrats again for the video!

[@anonimoalfin]

Another WONDERFUL VID! Music, art, lore, and of course the narration! Thanks! Perhaps you already did it, but if not could you please do one about MAGIC? I mean, WHERE does magic comes from? WHAT'S the nature of magic? WHAT's a wizard/witch/necromancer etc? WHERE do they come from? WHEN do those specific spellcaster classes appear and so on? That would be awesome, I love the way u explain things. After that, I'd also love to know about Orcs, Goblins and related, as well as Kobolds and The Drow and.... actually ....¿could you please cover like EVERYTHING? ^__^

[@drunkbillygoat]

I remember casting never-ending nightmares on a kender.turns out you can successfully argue that magic resistance applies only to known magics and not unknown magics such that exist in ravenloft

[@lordnul1708]

Can you do anything on great old ones? They're among my favorite patrons to use as a warlock.

[@PlanetZoidstar]

Have you ever done a video on Blackmoor? The original D&D Campaign setting. Pre-Greyhawk and Pre-Forgotten Realms.

[@retosius7962]

I'm making a near completely home brew campaign world that has a mechanic that allows official D&D creatures to exist in it. the mechanic is called the thin veil. basically the "veil" between universes for Artoria (the world I'm talking about" is loose and weak, and things from Artoria and toril and any fiction can flow to and from. but it will always function relatively differently due to it being another universe. an example would be the aboleth's toxin. it's clear skin gill effect is temporary due to the way it reacts to most beings and the creatures that live in Artoria's seas will often be able to defeat an aboleth quite easily since 90% of what lives in Artoria's seas basically have deep sea gigantism.

[@MessiahComing]

Nice shout out to Neverwinter Nights! I remember the time Ed Greenwood came onto the server I played on, except no one believed it was him. He ended up getting griefed until he ragequit, and that's when we found out it was the real Ed Greenwood.

[@vivas555]

Seeing how cool the official D&D material is kinda makes me want to find a game where the DM don't make everything up

[@Xhalph]

Another parallel between Earth and Toril is that they have the same length of year, right down to the leap day every four years. IIRC the 3e campaign begins on Shieldmeet (the leap day) of 1372 DR.

[@vsplague2393]

thanks this video help me as i am new to d&d with my dm using the forgotten realms this really helps

[@prairietan]

ps you just got yourself a loyal fan! cant wait for more D&D lore videos.

[@libertariandragon9142]

I feel the need to correct on something. The Forgotten Realm. Every aspect of it except for earth, Torils sister material and mind flayer home world are all part of the same universe. With alternate material planes, like earth, being apart of a completely separate universe. And the cosmology that is shown is simply the mystical arrangement of the Realms in this universe. With Toril, this universes Prime Material Plane being in the center.

[@MomocloCloverZetto]

I love the Forgotten Realms, although I still play using the AD&D books, maybe its time to upgrade.

[@shanenice5380]

upgrade to 5th

[@WatcherCCG]

Curious. I've never heard this version of Music for Manatees before.

[@BarberBruh]

As someone who knows nooooothiiiiing about d&d i'm really loving this! Kinda makes me wanna try it out!

[@otherinc.1927]

Could you do a series of videos on the lore of the official campaigns, that would be amazing!

[@micheal8414]

I am an AD&D player from many years ago , so much of the new editions are well new to me , anyway one of my oldest (in game) enemies was Lolth the demon queen of spiders . I was wondering if you could fill me in on her current info or has she been done away with at this point in one of your lore videos thank you for your time .

[@shardsofblue]

Hi MrRhexx, I am loving this series so much! So, Wizards just released the adventure compendium Ghosts of Saltmarsh, which is set in Greyhawk. Any chance you could do a video about that setting, too? It would be really helpful! Thanks for these!

[@ixis]

If you're doing the bog-standard offensively boring (imo) Forgotten Realms setting, maybe you could do a few videos about the far more interesting and obscure Spelljammer and Planescape settings later? (And to the grognards out there, I know technically Planescape includes FR, just like a BLT does include lettuce).

[@user-oj3vv1yz5w]

DnD is the best.

[@singlegameing]

you should do a lore series about dragon age dude! i love you and i love dragon age so both of the things i love together?! that's a dream come true!

[@elbozz]

Great one, loved it.

[@seannotshawn3521]

If anyone has ever played the d20 Modern campaign Urban Arcana it shows what happened on the other side of the Forgotten Realms. Basically the real world keeps getting "visitors" from the other side and they all just look like tall or short or hairy people to most but to a few others they see that there's a tiefling working the night shift at McDonald's or the pimp on the corner of the bad street they live near is actually a gnoll. So every so often the "realities" keep mashing together and dropping things into each other's worlds. And in Urban Arcana there's a secret government organization you play with that follows these things. And let me tell you, finding out the dumpster behind the alley in the building you're trying to get into turning out to be a mimic is pretty freaking terrifying.

[@__-ci7kf]

I have a question about one of the forgotten gems of old school DnD could you do a video about the Ravenloft setting and its dynamics and storylines

[@TheJustUsLague]

Hey I just wanted to say I really love your videos, long time follower and I just love these dnd ones I can't get enough. I was wondering if you could do a Video on Anauroch? I love desert themes and have been doing my campaign in its entirety here, but I always wondered if there was some backstory to this place, because for a while I've just winged it

[@theimperium676]

Hey could you do an explanation of how the underdark came to be??

[@UltimaStealth]

Nice video. Unfortunately I believe the big difference between older editions and 5th now is that it has become super combat based with skills being easier. It's not so much about the story, where things could be resolved without combat. 2nd edition was the closest, ever since 3 with all these prestige classes and stuff it has been too combat oriented. Too bad Pathfinder is the same way, but I feel more balanced.

[@Jargas101]

Were there more actual non combat skills or just the way information is presented? In the 5e books pretty much all info given for making a character is combat number related stuff.

[@Sav-C-Bin]

​@@Jargas101 5e is all about combat in the books for the reason of not limiting your imagination when story is concearned. In previous edditions much of the roleplaying abilities where special character traits, now you can attempt almost anything you come up with (except for combat, not to descend into a freeform). There are some problems with that, e.g. new players who don't see the idea behind it and start murderhobbing from the very beginning, which makes DMs accountable for explaining the proper way to play. You may say that roleplaying's transited from mechanics to common sense.

[@Grnhrz]

This was super helpful.Thank you!

[@andrewvishnefske1222]

I've been looking for something like this. thank you :)

[@SkoomaDealer808]

love your videos please do more D&D

[@scullyf2254]

The lore of d&d made me want to play it thank you

[@thehalf-elfbard9622]

dear MrRhexx, I simply ask if you could do a video on Kenku. I have started to play a kenku character and want to know more on there race

[@ethandavis3762]

this is a great video. I'll most definitely use it for my players if I need a good explanation for the forgotten realms. but I want to make a quick addendum. you say that with each edition the rules "improve" and I feel like that is not the correct word. I feel like the rules simply change to encourage different aesthetics. for example the older editions tend to be very simple as far as rules and they also tend to be very hardcore, killing you without much difficulty. and the newer editions tend to be slightly more complex, but tend to be more high fantasy, where you could more easily become a legendary hero.

[@billwhipple9039]

I like most of your videos but this was particularly enjoyable for some reason. Maybe it just adds some perspective

[@Comrade2261]

I ran Phandelver, now doing Princes of the Apocalypse, and it's confusing as hell haha

[@purplevampireanime]

This was quite useful information. Ty

[@GhoulHunterz]

Do you plan to do some Eso lore vids??? the dlcs brings a lot of lore