Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Modron Secrets

[@benthomason3307]

DM idea: whenever a player rolls a 1 (on, say, creating a magic item), have a monodrone pop up and say "It looks like you're trying to craft a magic item. Would you like help?"

[@sir_slimestone3797]

fuck you too lol!

[@Attaxalotl]

A modron named clippy. I may have riled up all forces of good and evil upon me for coming up with such an idea. Evil to try and claim it, good to try and destroy me before I do something else.

[@izzydd5075]

@@Attaxalotl modrons don't have names. in fact, they dont understand names.

[@trashrat3204]

@@izzydd5075 the players can call it clippy

[@findantu]

Where did you learn to craft.

[@dracoslayer16]

My group has actually run into a rogue modron in Sigil. It was roaming the streets looking to be hired as an adventurer. It was a tridrone that didn't seem to understand that it was a modron and only knew itself as "an adventurer." So we hired it. He's been adventuring with us for a pretty long time as one of our henchmen for quite some time now, and every so often we have to teach it what adventurer is expected to do. Most people are also terrified of him cause it's pretty obvious he's a rogue modron and they're known to go a bit crazy.

[@HappyAspid]

Rogue Modrons have tendency to cause spontaneous incursion of larger modron forces who seek to eliminate any modron who stolen a piece of counciousness.

[@javierpatag3609]

His name wouldn't be "Nordom", would it? ;-) (And if you don't get the reference, look him up. Simple Google search. You'll probably like what you find.)

[@willvaldez2801]

Watch him randomly evolve into a Quadrone during one of your sessions lol

[@buboniccraig896]

I've been wanting to play a modron PC with the same idea for a while now actually. I'd just give it warforged stats.

[@pogyt4671]

What type of Modron though?

[@StrangeCreed]

You forgot to mention that Primus also has some damned fine bass-playing.

[@jesterssketchbook]

i like "Shake Hands with Baator"

[@j.m.s_3285]

I was totally expecting a Les Claypool bassline to flare up at some point.

[@natp8888]

Modron problems require Modron solutions.

[@Nightmare_vZ]

Ha

[@W.H.V.]

Ha 2

[@Self-replicating_whatnot]

Modrons are made to solve problems that did not exist before their invention.

[@omarfish8940]

ha 2 part 2 electric bogaloo

[@davide2711]

Ha 3

[@jerroldsmith2489]

*looks back at the d&d core history* Man those inevitables don't do their jobs.

[@Kindlesmith70]

D&D history being established before inevitables were actually implemented into D&D lore. You can't blame them not doing their "job" when the creators of the inevitables just threw them into the lore at a later date. ---or they could have done what Games Workshop did and just destroy everything and start from scratch as they did with Warhammer Fantasy.

[@jacksonl.2201]

they saw "hmmm this is bad" and THEN made inevitables

[@Scarletraven87]

Arkham Asylum much?

[@Invisifly2]

They are actually statted out in 3.5 and it's frankly disappointing. Anybody capable of doing shit serious enough to attract their attention is also powerful enough to wipe the floor with them. A Marut is basically little more than a lich's free shipment of adamantium. The deity guardian may as well be a commoner all for all the good it'll do at that point.

[@BlueNEXUSGaming]

@@Invisifly2 That is perhaps true, but for how long can one last? After all, you can kill them, but they can't die, they'll learn everything you're capable of, and one day, they'll hard counter you.

[@MultiGG2]

What if the Modron were nothing more than a Beholder's dream of mathematical perfection?

[@andrewamann8855]

MultiGG2 wouldn't a Beholder's dream of mathematical perfection be entirely in a base equal to the number of eyestalks it has, since that would be the perfect number upon which to count?

[@shadycactus6146]

beholders created the metric system confirmed

[@Missingno700]

HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM

[@javierpatag3609]

Impossible, good sir. Perfection of any kind for a beholder would be itself.

[@sirkylelennify]

@@javierpatag3609 The perfect servant?

[@ticonofruger573]

I have noticed something you failed to mention that needs saying. The promotion process of a Modron happens when a higher Modron dies then a Modron from one level immediately takes it's place in a flash of light. However, it is said in the video, that a random Modron is promoted. Yet how can this be? For Mechanus is a plane of pur law, and order, something random is... Chaotic. This would mean there is some kind of selection process for the promotion of a Modron. It most likely simply unknown.

[@Xelemich]

perhaps what we define "chaos" is ignorance of all of variables in play. maybe there are invisible patterns through wich a modron gets promoted, maybe taks accomplished, time of servitude and so on ;-)

[@colinwhelan2099]

Or maybe the law is that it must be random to maintain equality of chance?

[@anthonygarcia5375]

@@Xelemich order of creation maybe or they were given serial identification magic IDs on there soul The closest one that didn't have critical work as to minimize disruptions

[@jacobsheehan9715]

Well limbo DOES technically have a constant

[@Hakokoro]

In theory modrons shpuld be all the same i,so there is no reason to select one in special

[@isaacschmitt4803]

I would go so far as to say that the deity known as Primus is in fact the entirety of Mechanus and that the singular entity that holds the name "Primus" is merely a literal face for it, hence why if the Primus is killed, it isn't actually killed, but is merely replaced by a column of promoted Modrons. Does that make sense?

[@thomastruant8837]

Id go so far as to say that les claypool is primus

[@Attaxalotl]

Mechanus = giant modron? If mechanus were destroyed, primus would take on a new form, and it would be your average modron promotion thingy.

[@lemankurtz8950]

Hmm.....Like The Machine God and the Emperor of Mankind and the Mechanicus in 40k..... Actually.....Not really. Seems I've been away from D's for a long time....."Mechanus"??

[@kylebear8101]

@@Attaxalotl I’d love to see a campaign where this happens tbh

[@willdavis3802]

Meh, Orcus killed and usurped Primus for a little while, being the One and the Prime himself, so that idea doesn't really have merit.

[@docbaker3333]

I find the nature of the Modrons fascinating because they literally order as a force of stability. From a human or mortal perspective in this case it would be easier for a Quadrone to just commanded all the lesser Modrons but while it would be efficient it would not be stable which is the opposite of what the Modrons and by proxy law wants. so the Modrons may seem horribly inefficient to us mortals but they are stable which is what the mind of a Lawful Neutral creature seeks.

[@jacobsheehan9715]

Holy s*it

[@Kiwi-Araga]

There are enough TES lore videos on KZbin, but not many DnD. I want to see more of those.

[@DatcleanMochaJo]

AJ pickett does some ecology videos on D&D monsters. Even those guys at Nerdarchy have. Check them out!

[@diebusfatalibus]

But they are boring. MrRhexx is a great storyteller, and makes the stories much more interesting.

[@ewkak.8470]

Gabi Alex what's tes?

[@ewkak.8470]

Shadowlord 11 oh thanks

[@OrphanHart]

Gabi Alex The worst part is that most people who cover The Elder Scrolls focuses way too heavily on Skyrim content just to try and stay relevant with it's mainstream fans even though it's, arguably, one of the more boring places in the lore.

[@catoticneutral]

I like to imagine that modrons know how to measure hit points and armor class and stuff. It'd be a really extreme fourth wall break but I think it'd fit them pretty well.

[@shadycactus6146]

man these guys look even more like mike wazowski than beholders do

[@RealityRogue]

Probably because they’re more silly than the terrifying beholders

[@javannapoli2018]

Cyborg mike wazowski

[@bethneild108]

They do! Have to include one of them in my next campaign as an npc called Mike lol 😂

[@redpandaz5146]

Or the Portal Cores

[@JonGee420]

Mech Wazowski

[@Hawdkoah]

6:56 That illustration was painted by my dad.

[@kingrollypollyvii5565]

sure

[@davide2711]

Nice work

[@Attaxalotl]

Congrats.

[@notrod5341]

Cool!

[@TheRunningLeopard]

Managed to reprogram a duodrone once, loved the little guy, really helped me out.

[@jimmyshousevideos]

HOLY CRAP, i wrote a campaign for my friends to play and it actually follows this plot line pretty well and i have never heard of this before!

[@javierpatag3609]

Out of curiosity, which plot are you referring to? The Great Modron March in general (the cyclical modron travel phenomenon), or the specific AD&D adventure series by Monte Cook?

[@stonii420]

as someone trying to get into D&D Dungeon mastering this was an awesome suprise to see. I hope to see more

[@2445elijah]

You know I already wanted to play DnD, now I want to play more, thanks

[@LordFhalkyn]

Roll20, my friend.

[@excessiveone9952]

LordFhalkyn books are expensive as hell

[@tired799]

twistednightmare pdfs are ridiculously easy to find.

[@loganreads90]

So do I.

[@Espartano692]

Did you get to?

[@kyleromus6845]

All hail Nordom, fearsome cubed warrior!!

[@ShootingStar1313]

Guess this is where the creators of Despicable Me took inspiration from in making the minions.

[@soterioncoil2163]

that's what I was thinking

[@srencarlsen1933]

Hey Rhexx I really appreciate all the effort that goes into all of your videos. The fact that you don't upload that often doesn't really bother me and I have been watching your videos for a very long time and I just can't get enough. Please keep up the good work and if you would do more loreplay episodes that would just be awesome.

[@sigmarheldenhammer7101]

pls keep the d&d videos coming

[@el3ctricboogaloo609]

Wow the inevitables really suck at their jobs

[@theirDevil]

given the fact inevitables are machines I wouldn't be surprised if the reason lichs and vampires exist is some glitch in the system. like "hunt those who extend their lifespans unnaturally or commit extreme acts to extend their lives" = lichs/vampire ok. because they are technically dead and therefore don't extend their "LIFE"spans.

[@el3ctricboogaloo609]

Also the stopping those who wish seek to ascend to Godhood. Out of all the stories I here of mortals becoming gods it's never here about the inevitables stopping them.

[@fumarc4501]

Ants are just really good at their jobs.

[@michaelhowze8198]

@@theirDevil They aren't all that powerful mist liches would body an inevitable. They were a good concept but far to weak for what they're supposed to be.

[@Yuudaddy]

Planescape Torment had a Modron named Nordom ;D

[@moritzzz1]

UPDATED MY JOURNAL

[@iRemol]

Dokładnie, też czekałem aż o tym wspomni. Moja gra życia to Torment:D

[@akinji3075]

Another one finally! Keep up the good work, love the quality of your videos.

[@dnm8959]

i love D&D universe and relatives, pls continue :D

[@isectoid9454]

"Oh. Inevitables. Sounds like a thanos joke in the making." 12:28 "ExCuSe Me WuT?"

[@brokenshard9323]

Got the right armour.

[@isectoid9454]

@@brokenshard9323 Got the right look too. Same sort of blocky musculature.

[@jacthing1]

@@isectoid9454 are they also purple? Can't really tell by the pic if they have purple skin or not

[@rejvaik00]

@@jacthing1 i think they predate the character Thanos

[@aggonzalezdc]

Mechanus is my favorite plane. One of my campaigns in my homebrew taking place in a wartorn hell where evil creatures reside on the entire surface and humans along with other non-evil creatures like elves and dwarves have all been driven underground, took the party to Mechanus to fix an imbalance in the wheels, ultimately causing vast stretches of Mechanus to be destroyed, but eventually righting the imbalance and thereby returning order to the rest of the planes. Good times.

[@Real_Iron_Smith]

Not gonna lie, the semi-organic art style for Modrons always messed with my head.

[@darkgodmaster]

Awesome video, would love to watch more D&D lore like this!

[@antwan1357]

wow , this is one of my favorite topics it is so detailed thank you very much.

[@iliasmar9681]

Great job MrRhexx and I love your videos. This soft music in the background is lovely. You know many things about ES lore. Keep it up :)

[@MrImstuck]

I'm loving the d&d lore, keep it up man

[@leechesinmybreeches29]

Now I can run adventures through Mechanus, thanks.

[@kobetharp4420]

Really digging this new lore series Rexx

[@UltimaHeartless]

Man, those Marut are just killjoys.

[@notsae66]

Yeah, anyone who wants to have any fun would have to exterminate them.

[@coleburch9965]

They remind me of Thanos

[@KubinWielki]

@@coleburch9965 If you watched Endgame, you'd know how right you are ;D

[@robbierotten2024]

Yeah, but without them the chaotic forces would win. I’d rather have killjoys than killkills everywhere, lol

[@DatHarlequinOni]

Thank you for this video! As a third edition DnD player, I was largely deprived of information and artwork for the Modrons, and was unaware of their existence for a long time.

[@naturallyadapted2096]

This was excellent. Keep the DnD stuff coming!

[@waybig10101]

Greater God immune to magic, is killed by a spell....makes sense to me DND

[@TheSwartz]

Definitely want to see more of these. Fabulous! Thanks!

[@AttisSoul]

Would love to see a Warforge lore video

[@CyberViking97]

Love this new series, keep up the good work. (any plans on doing any pathfinder lore videos?)

[@briarrosemoffat6379]

I want see a conversation between Primus and the Lady of Pain

[@Fallkhar]

I was never much into D&D but now, with your videos I am becoming more immersed into the world. You are an excellent storyteller and these are some great stories. Fascinating even, people who wrote really have great imagination. Please make more, these are excellent, excellent videos and listening to you is pure joy.

[@JestaKilla]

Excellent video, with a really deep look at the lore of Mechanus. I'm a pretty hardcore and lore-heavy D&Der, but some of the stuff you said was news to me. Great job!

[@rickengle7208]

My favorite high level campaign had my group team up with a marut to kill a wizard attempting to become a God, but during the battle the wizard completed the ritual. So the marut turned on the party as they where now trying to kill a god. Best face heel turn I ever had. Took the party completely by surprise. The BBG ended up being a being of law and order as the wizard was now a God and just popped away. I intended for it to be a party wipe/puzzle boss since there is only one way to stop a marut but our paladin figured out the trick. When all but he lay disabled he vowed to never try to kill the new God again and the marut let them all leave.

[@baronbeat2210]

I’d love an Morton character starting as a monodrone and over the course of the adventure they eventually evolve into primus.

[@Wiizozz]

Seeing how these "Inevitables" are designated to maintain order and righting wrong-doings, I wonder what my party is there for?

[@dasgregorian]

Just found the series and I've been watching all of them. Great work. I haven't seen a video though on my favorite D&D race: The Trolls. (There are also some interesting bits about Goblins that could make a good video.)

[@Babbleplay]

Modron March has a known purpose. They are exploring to amass all the info about the realms to Primus can adjust all his calculations and plots to stay current with ongoing events.

[@catoticneutral]

Mortal necromancers: (making backup clones of themselves in case they die) Primus: You are like a little baby. Watch this.

[@loszhor]

4:33 FOR THE GREATER GEAR!

[@KuLaydMahn]

I really dig the screenshots from the 1st Monsters Manual! Or is it the Mindtrous Compendium..? I think the Modrons were talked about in the "secondary" Monsters Manual. I used to have that one...ahhhh, memories!

[@Filbi]

Where did that story about the corrupted Secundus come from?

[@tokeeriksen2425]

The adventure module/campaign "The Great Modron March" by Monty Cooke and Colin McComb

[@tahunuva4254]

@@tokeeriksen2425 And the sequel, Dead Gods.

[@Rasmusdud]

good to see you back, crossing my fingers for more skyrim loreplay

[@JadeBlades098]

Wow, the Inevitables are assholes! “Oh you want to make a fucking canal? Then your sentence is DEATH BY GIANT ROBOT TANK SCORPION!”

[@Lowfar]

love, love the d&d stuff, keep up the good work

[@MyDeathBunny]

Should do secrets on wand/mace of Orcus! You do this so well and your voice is very soothing to listen to.

[@Yzarro]

I thought Inevitables were just a Pathfinder creature. Cool. Thanks for making a video about Modrons! Too many people deride them as "silly" or "stupid." D&D is at its best when it's not afraid to be weird and different.

[@Samuel-sl7dc]

Glad your back man!!

[@ryanconrad2786]

um, no. the corrupted secundus led almost half of the modrons into Acheron, where they still are to this day. The uncorrupted secundus became the new Primus, but his army was somewhat diminished, so he had a hard time keeping his territory from the inevitables and formians.

[@fishapiller]

This is a wonderful telling of modrons lore ,I love you work .

[@cormorantcolors]

Modrons are my favorite enemies. I shove at least one into all my campaigns and have made two campaigns completely dedicated to them. Lol.

[@gustavohenriquetenor1598]

1:11 man the face of cube killed me kkkkk

[@KungFooActionJesus]

I love the videos and am curious about how much time you usually spend to make each video. I like how much detail you put into each topic and hope to use this to enlighten my knowledge on the forgotten realms and to expand my creativity as a gm/dm. I would also love to see more videos on aberrations in general since I have a bit of an obsession with them. :)

[@luckystranger4312]

The face of tenebrae when he is just about to strike primus, like he is thinking "you can't even imagine how f#&$ed you are going to be"

[@shawnredmon6542]

I think that every 289 years Primus tries to map the Omniverse (Multiverses in Multiverses).

[@Adoniis101]

I remember them from Planescape: Torment.

[@ggcanada884]

Love the work you put into the script bro. Very entertaining👍

[@brade3092]

I hope you start making these vids again. I love this series.

[@ambiintro7110]

Rhexx: Gnomes are not chaotic or evil creatures People who played Arcanum of steamworks and magick obscura: I have some objections

[@16edavis627]

noticed the original Marut looks like Thanos, then I remembered the “I am inevitable” line

[@Attaxalotl]

Thanos came before D&D.

[@TheRealMycanthrope]

@@Attaxalotl uh-huh.

[@notsae66]

Huh, so I guess if anyone plans to do anything cool in this world, utterly destroying mechanus and primarily those lame, stick in the mud inevitables needs to be a pretty major priority.

[@channelremoved32]

found the chaotic evil player

[@sir_slimestone3797]

@@channelremoved32 No, you found the chaotic fun player!

[@marcusmiller6291]

I really like these videos. Kudos to everyone involved! Please keep up the great work.

[@jacobsheehan9715]

The modron hierarchy in a nutshell: Mondron: quick question doudrone the fuck am I doing Doudrone: I don’t know tridrone the fuck am I doing Tridrone: I don’t know pentadrone the fuck am I doing Pentadrone: I don’t know decaton the fuck am I doing Decaton: I don’t know nonaton the fuck am I doing Etc.

[@dalegranda1940]

So if you destroyed the facility that creates Monodrones then they wouldn't be replaced when killed, right? So there would be no Monodrones to replace the Duodrones when they are killed and so on for the tridrones, and so you could work your way up and eventually kill Primus and he wouldn't be replaced. What would the ramifications of such actions have though?

[@haseoyamazaki8897]

Thanks for inspiring the first major plot conflict in my new campaign.

[@CrowRavenKavian]

I love your videos. They are entertaining and informative. Before the 5:00 mark you state a "random" modron is promoted. I doubt anything random happens in Mechanus. I think Primus with their vast Psionic powers has a way of choosing who gets promoted and when. I would love to go to Mechanus aka Nirvana when I die. To become a Maruts aka An Inevitable is my greatest ambition.

[@jeffg5917]

New fan, kep these vids coming This vid alone has inspired me to make an entire arc in Mechanus

[@KajiRider1997]

Well that's just prime.

[@shawnredmon6542]

Beast Wars!!

[@TheWaterdog6]

So this is where 'Despicable me' got its idea for minions.

[@ayyohwinning]

Rhexx, this is simply awesome. Keep this up!

[@bethanysmith5856]

A duo drone gets destroyed, Elsewhere: Congratulations this monodrone is evolving

[@mirzasahinkaya]

These videos are intrresting af but I think you should do other lore videos about other universes.

[@BL00DeMoN]

planescape torment Nordom!!

[@nathanpfirman625]

You should do a video on the secrets of the universe like how where all the planes came to be, What the entire goal of the monodrones are and what is the machine that is mechanus doing, etc

[@spencerscurr7149]

Loving these videos, great source of inspiration!

[@davide2711]

Love this video and it gives me get ideas for some planescape stuff

[@xandirnich_237]

12:31 Oh, hi Thanos...

[@Victriona]

Damn. This is awesome. Good work Rhexx.

[@johnnyscifi]

Loving your content man!!! Reminds me of great times in my life, thank you...:)

[@Hynotama]

This blew my mind. I didn't know D&D had such lore, related to the very fabric of existence.

[@Marr0wgar]

3:40 throws up uncrontrollably.

[@LoneTiger]

_"Chaos will always triumph over order! It is the order of things."_ Hexadecimal.

[@singlegameing]

This is FUCKING AWESOME Rhexx! keep this up!

[@justaguy7532]

Can definetly see some strong relations to Titans of Warcraft here. Nice vid man.

[@TheBoglodite]

These videos are incredible! Very, Very well made!

[@joaquinherrera9454]

Great video, could you make one about ilithids?

[@ΓιώργοςΠαπαβασιλείου-β9ζ]

I have never written a youtube comment, but I H A V E to express how awesome, soothing, informative and well-researched and vocalized your videos are. Thank you

[@maxcovfefe]

I retired a bard to keep as an NPC to build things for PCs. Her engineering proficiency is kinda OP, so it allows her to do customization, maintenance, and repairs for her rogue modron friend/assistant. The construct is low level and mainly just good for taking things apart, and it tends to sometimes malfunction due to being on the prime material plane for a long time. That said, if you don't mind a buddy with no sense of humor who takes everything just a bit too literally, a rogue modron can be a very loyal henchman.

[@888SpinR]

More please! I don't know anything about DnD, but this is fascinating!