Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Loxo and Loxodon

The new race for 5th edition, did you know they are based on an earlier creature found in the lore of the Forgotten Realms? Would you like to know more?
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[@Sneemaster]

Imagine a family of Loxo in a Mafia. The head of the family would be the "Loxo Don".

[@tatsusama3192]

😂❤️

[@jgr7487]

"if brute force isn't working, you're not using enough" (Loxodon saying)

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

JoaoG R If hitting it doesn’t work, hit it harder.

[@victorvaldez8869]

I can see the Loxo having come from Ravnica, being Loxodon who the Simic Combine experimented on/modified. There could be some "YOU NEVER CAME TO SAVE US!" resentment at the core of any animosity between the two.

[@danielkubicek1323]

I want to see a Githyanki and Githzerai held prisoner by a Loxodon paladin and are being escorted to their punishment suddenly find their captor derailed by the sight of a Loxo and careen off course into an insuly laden battle. -Githyanki: I can't even tell them apart! What's the big deal? Githzerai: Must be something in their history. -moment of dawning awareness- -Githyanki: is that how silly we look? -Githzerai: yeah... -Githyanki: Well blood-of-gith! If we look that barmy wanna just put all this aside and go get kalamari? -Githzerai: You mean hunt illithids? -Githyanki: Same thing. -Githzerai: Lead on.

[@benthomason3307]

Oh man, that's the best comment I've ever seen an an AJ Pickett video, aside form the one that framed Orcus as an internet troll.

[@bumblingbureaucrat6110]

Loxodon Cleric of Moradin here I come.

[@pepus777]

Loxodon clerics are brilliant, I would totally recommend

[@RokuroCarisu]

Fun fact: _Loxodonta_ is the genus of the African elephants. But _Loxodon_ is a genus of SHARKS!

[@freddykingofturtles]

Shark elephant man people would be so cool.

[@williamturner6192]

@@freddykingofturtles are there playable landsharc people stats or do I need to give my players shark lycanthropy to give them the option? (The other possibility being a half sharman half loxo/loxodon)

[@freddykingofturtles]

@@williamturner6192 Volo's does have the Lizardman which can bite people and heal for it, and have a natural AC plus swimming bonus. (This is the most fitting I could find) Of course there are Tritons, Naga, Merfolk, Simic Hybrids, Sea Elves, or others you could use the stats for to make a shark-elephant person.

[@RobotPlush]

I just see this as the perfect excuse to make an Elephant Mafia

[@andrewmorgan2537]

Saw a complete set of armor for an Indian war elephant. Made of steel plates and chain mail it provided all over coverage for an adult male Indian elephant. A platform on top provided several crossbowmen and a driver with protection from the enemy. The armor even had swords attached to the shortened trunks of the elephant. Basically a living tank with rage issues.

[@AtaMarKat]

“Homer, please do not feed peanuts to my god.”

[@redfaux74]

"You bring peanuts as a sacrifice?!? PEANUTS?!? Smoked and salted.... my favorite."

[@axepoison255]

With a couple mechanical additions that make perfect sense (tusk goring, trunk based strangulation), I could see these races making natural grapplers that, for once, aren't a complete waste of time.

[@Overlord99762]

Yeah, sure an 8 ft tall buff-as-all-fuck, heavy boned elephant man is going to weigh 200 lbs. D&D has always had this issue with the weight they assign to things.

[@banditlord8210]

I take mine and add several more hundred pounds usuallu

[@DracosDiabolis]

so I'm picturing and Loxo and a Loxodon having a stare down. but not saying anything. And the elf and the dwarf say something like"wow, these two get along about as well as we do Dwarf." the dwarf replays with a gruff "Aye..... 5 gold and my axe on the 2 trunked fella." the elf smiles. "And drinks on you also?"

[@howardhumbert129]

One thing is for certain about these races. Loxo and Loxodon never forget.

[@felixrivera895]

Well. Now I know that if I run Ravnica and my players ever go to the Conclaive they're going to have to deal with a Loxodon Monk who'll fucking deck them if they refuse to be silent.

[@El_Chico_des_Galos]

Loxo/ Loxodon insults go!! “How dare you! You two-trunk kin lover!!!”

[@cameronpearce5943]

"An Orc and an Elf have only one nose, confusing my with a Loxo is a far greater misunderstanding"

[@eugenecaudill5361]

In the campaign I play in I have an interesting use for my trunk. Elephants can hold 4 liters of fluid in their trunks, and I use oil to spew flames from a torch.

[@williamturner6192]

The smell. Ew. You'd be tasting that for hours, it would go away only for your olfactory senses to pick it up again when you start eating. Your GM better give you disadvantage on perseption or something too.

[@jacobfoss7783]

@@williamturner6192 Not to mention that oil is toxic, so the DM should also have him make a constitution saving throw against poison with disadvantage.

[@XanderMander006]

I might play a Loxodon Druid once I get more experienced with the spellcasting system. Their race is so cool!

[@jeffreybulliner2721]

Wooly Loxoth druid, circle of arctic land. Perfect for Rime of the Frostmaiden.

[@bradleyhall1815]

Loxodon Druid here. Circle of Stars and has a stone tablet as a star chart to fit with their stoneworking background. A former member of the Selesnya Conclave sent through the multiverse to seed new Verdani.

[@mattnerdy7236]

Hey AJ, I thought loxos and loxodons were the same race. These race's are completely new to me. I seen alot of pic's in the past showing loxos with guns. I was surprised there was no pictures or information on this. I figure now those pic's are from a different RPG and have nothing to do with D&D. Speaking of pic's my favorite is at 19:40, always enjoy the pic's you use. As always great video and great information. Thanks AJ & have a great day.

[@panzerkampf92]

Loxodon reminds me of the ancient psychic tandem war elephant from adventure Time

[@Metalloid702]

I had trouble finding much information on Loxodons and, being fairly new to D&D, I was really struggling. Your video helped me a lot, thank you!

[@AJPickett]

You're very welcome!

[@elwoodbrown7005]

As an old Spelljammer, I would say that at least 1 of these species is from Herdspace. Herdspace is a unique crystal sphere inhabited by megafauna.

[@toryengland745]

Thanks AJ!! Not just for this video but for allllllllllll the work you’ve done to put out all the amazing content you have! It’s improved my game immeasurably!!!!

[@HumbleMemeFarmer]

Yeah, but how do they feel about mice?

[@marclytle644]

Probably the same as an elephant. ignore them because they are of no concern.

[@charlottewalnut3118]

Marc Lytle That’s not actually true elephants go out of their way to not step on things it’s not that they’re scared of them they just don’t want to hurt stuff

[@ericbondeson3614]

Since the thing about elephants being afraid of mice is a myth and the loxodons live in a world where our myths and legends are reality, it would actually make sense for them to be terrified of mice.

[@AmigoRoberto]

Less than a minute and I'm already learning. Thank you so much Professor. I needed this one to understand what a player wants from their next character

[@chappywilkerson2777]

It's so hilarious. I always read at least one version of this comment on all your videos. But here goes; I literally JUST learned about these guys, even thinking I haven't seen a TMG video on them. Finish reading about them, look at KZbin and this. Well played AJ .... well played.

[@AJPickett]

Gottem!

[@davidlewis8814]

Loxodons call Loxos “dunk”, a shortening of double-trunk, while the Loxos call the Loxodons “loser”, pronounced like “lonely” and “noser”. Dunk! Loser!

[@Greenscyth22]

It would be easy to pigeonhole both races into certain classes, but clearly there are many class options which would work. Paladins, monks, rangers and druids seem like obvious choices, but I'd love to see a Loxodon Apostle of Peace. Having taken multiple vows (silence, poverty, violence...etc). A creature so regal and respected would become a bridge between just about any waring races. However, a Loxo Barbarian dual wielding hand axes in it's trunks and two Battle axes in it's hands would also be a force to be reckoned with. It seems both are capable of great force and great restraint.

[@SlothinAintEasy]

Loxodons sound like they would make awesome druids. Really leaning into the wise elephant people. Maybe circle of land or shepard? What yall think?

[@mitjellk2186]

I want to make a Loxodon Artificer. Choosing defender armor that is like a medieval/fantasy version of the 'hulkbuster' suit from Marvel.

[@Zasek2112]

I think the loxo's would insult the low dexterity of the loxodon's trunks while the loxodon would see the loxo's neutrality and lack of loyalty as a character flaw, calling them traitors.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Perfect for a Mafia like power structure.

[@Cat_Sandwiches]

The people I usually watch for DnD lore didn’t make a video on the loxodon, and the I found you, who puts in the same mount of effort as them, with so few subscribers. You deserve as many as them.

[@KS-PNW]

He's got 80k are there other channels who top that?

[@Cat_Sandwiches]

@@KS-PNW compared to the other ones

[@keiths81ca]

I want to incorporate Loxodons into my Eberron. They inhabit the tropical zone. Mammoth phenotype in the tundras.

[@InternetSupervillain]

Elephant people?! I'm half Indian, I approve.

[@MrNetWraith]

Very informative movie. One slight mistake is that loxoth arriving on Toril via portal was a 3e retcon; in AD&D, they were an alien race that colonized the planet after landing on it via a fleet of spelljammers - magical spaceships. This is why the Tunnak, or Clan Wizardess, is so spiritually important to each herd.

[@UNSCMarine117]

"they favour balance of all things" I don't like where this is going.

[@tonlito22]

I would say that the mysterious Homeland of the Loxxo and Loxodons would almost certainly be Yag, featured in the Conan Tale The Tower of the Elephant. Perhaps both races are just further waves of exiles from the same power struggle that doomed Yag-Kosha to his long, sad, life of torture in the dungeon of Yara.

[@theoptimistichippo8185]

3:39 Three fingers and a thumb. Three fingers and a thumb. THREE FINGERS AND A THUMB. THREE FINGERS AND A THUMB! *THREE FINGERS AND A THUMB!!!!!!*

[@benthomason3307]

calm down, what's your problem?

[@eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653]

@Kat Murphy There is a huge debate in the medical community about fingers and thumbs. Some medics don't think a "thumb" is considered a "finger" while others yes.

[@nvfury13]

Just calm down and think “Four digits”.

[@gyorgyor7765]

Huge points for knowing that FR has it's own Loxodons called Loxo, folks are shocked when I tell them this.

[@AKNeal81]

So is there no official text as to where either race originated from? Just thru a portal from an unknown world?

[@AJPickett]

So far as I am currently aware, no

[@bitterzombie]

Loxodon are my favorite, their mindset and culture are just really fun to play with. Their sense of kinship towards their group is often the glue that holds together a party of very different individuals. I like putting them in leadership positions of groups that need that kind of solidarity, partnering them with companions of different yet similar mindsets, like hobgoblins, makes for a very fun game chemistry. Rivals on the battlefield, but close friends in their downtime. Also puts them in an amusing situation where they will encourage behavior from one another that is inconsistent with their disposition. A Luxodon may attempt to impress the need for compassion to their more savage companions, who will conversely try to urge them to behave more ruthlessly. But with a "might makes right" perspective, it's tough to argue with a stubborn elephant man.

[@Fellknauel]

I feel like mentionning there are also loxodons on alara, but they're pretty similar to the ravnican ones.

[@AJPickett]

I think my MtG lore is a bit out of date, it changes and evolves so rapidly compared to D&D Lore!

[@chris_2413]

Awesome vid, would definitely play the wooly mammoth version hunting yetis

[@sagesheahan6732]

Wooly Loxodon.

[@tatsusama3192]

"Unitrunk!" "Squid face!" - Town is destroyed -

[@Garner2415]

This is your 40th video I’ve watched and my favorite so far. I love the rarer races! Keep it up 👍🏾

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Heavy on the hssssss must be the audio

[@paulh3892]

Great video as always, AJ! It’s nice to see a large and powerful good-aligned race to help deal with the multitude of big bad nasties in D&D. If one of my players played either Loxodon or Loxo I would definitely home brew advantage on stealth if they aren’t wearing armor since elephants have natural padding in their feet. To offset that, I would say that finding powerful equipment for them would have to match their massive physique, or forging equipment would require extra time and material.

[@sagesheahan6732]

"Kinda Jedi-like." Imagines a Loxodon with a Saber-Staff. A Loxodon Way of the Kensai Monk/Storm Sorcerer Oh. My. Gods... 😂

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Adding to my dungeon and dragons and magic the gathering playlists I got a foil luxodon card

[@chappywilkerson2777]

I'd love to play a Loxodon monk or a Tortle Druid.

[@dboot8886]

Mammoth loxo's helping firbolgs restore and defend the ancient giant kingdom? Sir... I believe I am inspired.

[@izanaginomikoto1893]

There are quite a lot of stat differences between loxo and loxodons, such as them having 10ft reach, +8 strength, and a trample ability... however I suspect this is largely down to loxo being Large in 3.5, while loxodon are introduced in 5e as the somewhat unbelievable size of Medium. The way size changes between the editions is... a bit hand wavy. However, one thing which has nothing to do with this is that loxo mature to adulthood at 12 and seldom live more than 100 years. They have a far shorter lifespan. I would imagine this has a significant impact on their culture.

[@MsGhoulz]

My brain just tells me that a humanoid with an elephant head is dumb, and a humanoid with a bull head is cool. It just feels more out of place with something that's so alien and overspecialized. You wouldn't even need a trunk if you had arms in the first place. Maybe 6e will have platypus men......

[@AJPickett]

But what does your heart tell you?

[@joewhite6844]

Made a barbarian lox....called him Roll Tide.

[@kaikai9533]

I'm ready to make a Loxodon gunslinger "duelist" with Victorian etiquette and a "pistol" matching his size... so probably a hand mortar. His battle cry will be " Sir, you have left me with no choice. I must disagree with you; with extreme force!" Edit: Okay, after reading UA Ravinca Races I am considering how to make a tri-wield Loxodon...

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

KaiKai You’re kinda describing the Giff, except they’re Hippos.

[@smileyman1721]

How would a Loxodon Paladin work? I have an idea for one that can use a great sword in one hand and a shield in another.

[@coenistheman]

Ok so you know that stick up your but thing paladins got?? Well it's not a stick but the whole dam tree.

[@williamturner6192]

"The difference is as obvious as the second trunk on my face!"

[@markusnavergard2387]

give them wings and you get Yag-Kosha from Conan the barbarian, the elephant tower.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

Given their strong faith and reliance on corporeal punishment, I could see there being an order of Loxodon Monks that practice a rigorous routine of self-flagellation and repentance. Basically, I think they might be the most likely to develop Christianity.

[@AJPickett]

A race with skin as thick as leather armor would see little point in whipping themselves :) What else could they use that would be a little more extreme?

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

AJ Pickett A Cat of Nine Tails tipped in steel barbs, or course. Or a spiked paddle. Or one of those cilice things like the monk from The DiVinci Code code wore. Or if they don’t want to go with tools that pierce the skin, they could use flails made from heavy hemp rope tied to an 8 to 12 pound lead ball on their backs or they could use the thin side of a boat oar applied liberally to the ribcage. There are plenty of ways for one to beat themselves.

[@aria5614]

I think i've found my main player character. Thanks AJ!

[@robertsimpson7424]

Loxodons are one my favorite character races. First time I came across them was in the Scars of Mirrodin of MTG. Had no idea about loxoes.

[@robertsimpson7424]

Any chances for a wereshark video?

[@benthomason3307]

A trunk must be a real _bitch_ to clean out when you have a headcold. I imagine some owuld resort to snorting draino.

[@masterxk]

What class could be the equivalent of a charter or travel writer? I want a loxodon who explores and have a lot of scrolls of everything. Who doesnt stop talking.

[@AJPickett]

Bard.

[@masterxk]

@AJPickett interesting. I tough scroll wizard was a better pick. 🙏

[@davidfletcher6703]

Having a philosophical conversation with a Loxodon with one of there non- Loxodon companions saying not everything is black and white and the Loxodon saying: Some things ARE black and white, it's not worth debating, some things are just evil, I would have to agree with the Loxodon

[@AJPickett]

Agreed.

[@loganbr98]

I'd like to see DND video about sergals

[@themaplesamurai]

I'm currently playing a loxodon druid in a Discord D&D campaign. My character, named Kachini, is essentially the cranky old grandmother of the group, who's essentially been dragged along on the party's quest so she can keep an eye on her surrogate granddaughter, a tabaxi rogue with a habit of finding herself in trouble. Kachini's also one of those old folks who is precisely too old to give a fuck. Just to give you an idea, the party was once approached by the setting's Big Bad who wanted to put us on her payroll, and Kachini's response was to tell the centuries old necromancer, who also commands a galaxy spanning necromancer cult by the way, to fuck right off. I love playing her. XD

[@NinaJnoland]

I think my halfling arcane trickster could have some fun with an encounter with this race! I recently pulled off a meta reduction spell that made a bunch of minotaurs to realize what it means to be the little guy! Lol!

[@AJPickett]

Halfling and Loxo.. Master Blaster from Mad Max Thunderdome?

[@jakecrichton562]

These are both new to me. Good video. Thanks for the info AJ.

[@guybob548]

16:10 I feel like I need to get running, or i'm gonna get accused and stomped, or arrowed to keep things quite. That stare of the third Loxodont looking right in my soul, he never forgets.

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

I've been thinking, what if we have Loxodon the Message and Thunderclap cantrips? Elephants can communicate long distances, and sure are loud as hell, so maybe those cantrips could flavor a bit the race (only requirement is to be able to speak/use your trunk) Just imagine it "you can hear the words of Topsy the Paladin, but not with your ears, somehow you feel his voice coming from your feet, he tells you something: "Be careful with Edison" ".

[@redfaux74]

In the real world, elephants also use low frequency infrasound, completely silent to most creatures but travels for miles even thru thick vegetation.

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

@@redfaux74 That's the inspiration for the Message cantrip, but giving them a long distance communication spell should be a possibility.

[@redfaux74]

@@Randomdudefromtheinternet - Sure, it just wouldn't be a cantrip.

[@eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653]

@@redfaux74 Amazing thing indeed. It is also theorize that African and Indian elephants do have differents "languages" since indian ones tends to "loud chrip" while the African use the "loud trumpet" sounds (The ones that humans can hear).

[@redfaux74]

@@Randomdudefromtheinternet - If it is a natural ability of the animal I would allow it as a unique natural ability if I were DM. Just like falcons can see miles, cats can see in the dark, etc.

[@BadwickProductions]

Great video :) I always use your ideas for planning out my games :)

[@MostcallmeTim]

Really enjoying your content. Perhaps you could included some text in your videos? It would really help with the note taking so we don't have to Google the proper spelling of specific names and locations.

[@kammymcnuggets1067]

Fun fact: loxodons are probably the only animal based race where giving them a hug rack is anatomically correct. Look up elephant breasts if you don't believe me

[@AJPickett]

That is a fun fact :D

[@blankslate6964]

Why? Why do you know this? What possible event would happen that you would just have this information about elephant breasts?

[@AJPickett]

@@blankslate6964 READING STUFF

[@kammymcnuggets1067]

I have to suffer with this information, and now so do you

[@adamwelch4336]

Loxodons are awsome I made a cleric one haven't got to use him yet!

[@ericbondeson3614]

Their god should be Chaugnar Faugn. My undying respect to anyone who knows who that is without Googling it.

[@Janshevik]

haha I remember fighting it in Arkham Horror

[@kevinobill4818]

Elephant people? They look like the African Elephant versions of Ganesha.

[@justinjacobs1501]

New Phyrexia would be a badass DnD setting...

[@AJPickett]

I WANT IT SO BAD!

[@justinjacobs1501]

@@AJPickett funnily enough, almost all of the races of Mirrodin have been printed in official content so it wouldn't even be difficult to homebrew either. Just missing the trolls. Elves and humans are basic races. Loxodon, goblins, and vedalken were in the Ravnica book. And the last major race the Leonin were printed in Theros.

[@seamusfish7009]

Here wuz Seamus!

[@shawnhornick1901]

Sounds Awesome I'd love to be a Loxodon

[@mountkilimanjaro2982]

Funny. My DnD character is a loxodon and I named him Loxo.

[@jgr7487]

why WotC doesn't like Large size playable races???

[@error5202]

Well they haven’t made any above 10ft in height.

[@jgr7487]

@@error5202 but Centaurs, Loxodons & Minotaurs should have been categorized as Large. their monster counterparts are, anyway.

[@Hero-yu4om]

because they don't wanna get into designing Dungeons for sizes other than medium and small

[@sagesheahan6732]

@@jgr7487 good point

[@michaelkelligan7931]

I wonder if they would get along with the Giff? Weird video kiwi,im not used to seeing creatures from a card game in D&D,although i could quite easily make up stats for them in my 1st and 2nd ed. Thanks.

[@AJPickett]

The Loxo have been part of Forgotten realms for quite a while :)

[@michaelkelligan7931]

@@AJPickett so they are,so they are. lol

[@nvfury13]

The first Magic card conversions to D&D were done in Dragon Magazine while Second Edition was still going.

[@michaelpettersson4919]

So this is the species the Babar childrens books are about.... ;)

[@Vaxtris]

I’m currently playing a loxodon cleric of the forge domain and is in the service of Moradin.

[@magicmanmagicman5955]

It was very interesting, thank you!

[@cavareenvius7886]

And I was thinking that we try to pretend that there is no Loxodon

[@TheForgottenGodLurks]

Cant you buy elephants in dnd if so how would a loxodon react to seeing someone with a pet elephant

[@TheForgottenGodLurks]

@@thurismundbotheric7598 oh ok thanks for the clarification

[@AJPickett]

There are elephants on Ravnica, there are also Elephants on Faerun, neither Loxodons or Loxo would see anything wrong with an elephant mount.

[@TheForgottenGodLurks]

@@AJPickett k thanks for replying

[@redfaux74]

I love the art work. Very informative.... I think a Psionicist Loxodont would make a great character. The deep infra-sounds they could make, similar to echolocation, could be a great divination (physical) puzzle solving mystery the other characters might never discover. Enemies?!? A race of mice humanoids.... 🤣

[@jessicajayes8326]

They must have great memory!

[@crazymammoth]

this video pleases me

[@john.harrison]

with how protective they are of their tribes they probably don't talk about where they come from as a means of protecting their original home and presumably their distant relatives. cant invade and attack what you don't even realize exists.

[@abrahamcampozano8068]

Loxodon thief acquired

[@jonmichael6746]

What the heck is the Lion Cenataur thing at 11:15 ?

[@jakecrichton562]

It's a whimick

[@tomkerruish2982]

@@jakecrichton562 Wemic

[@AJPickett]

Wemic, I did a video on them, they also live in the Shaar region.

[@SpookyGman]

I never realized how different African and Indian elephants really are.

[@chriscalvin5083]

Good video AJ

[@kendrickrochelanzot2053]

Loxodons I've heard of, but not loxos... they look creepy as hell

[@KS-PNW]

Small thing but I'm not sure it's fair to call real world elephants "nonsentient" . While they're problem solving skills seem pretty basic to humans they're much stronger than most animals.

[@rumorcontrol7873]

oo im down for some Magic lore

[@digunder14]

I feel much like humanity and the different kinds of cavemen these 2 similar races may have a common ancestor that they may have decended from

[@johnandjessicapage1777]

digunder14 I agree

[@LockSteady]

Does Athas of Dark Sun have an ecology? Or is it all just a grab bag of random monsters

[@AJPickett]

Athas has a lot of giant reptiles, insects, monstrous creatures, undead, large birds, and tons of bandits.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Its a death world. So mostly deserts caused by magic users defiling the land to empower their spells.

[@mikemccoy5092]

Sad dark sun didn't get a 3rd edition remake

[@sssargon8569]

6:10 any source on this music in the background? i know i've heard it before...