Dungeons and Dragons Lore : Quickling

The Quickling, a type of Brownie, is an evil fey creature corrupted long ago by the dark magic of the Queen of Air and Darkness, they are super fast, elusive and deadly foes that are easily underestimated in the Dungeons and Dragons roleplaying game.
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[@kyler5923]

For their size, the 28 mph is like us running at 100+ mph. They are also able to go at that speed and stop on a dime.

[@Endymion766]

I was in a campaign where some annoying jackwagon insisted on playing a quickling. He would annoy stuff and lead it to us then run away. When he ran into giant spider web and got stuck we watched the spiders eat him.

[@xMoac]

Could they become vampires? Tiny speed demon vampires. Fixes their issue with having a short life span.

[@frankyflowers]

they could probably be a lich but not a vampire if its a disease.

[@medkip992]

2:55 T pose to assert Dominance. Let other races know you don't mess around.

[@zealman18]

AJ, this is your best video yet in my opinion! I loved the reference to Harry Potter and House Elves (I often felt that a large portion of those books/movies were derived from LOTR, D&D, and other fantasy sources yet most HP fans assume JK Rowling came up with them all on her own). Its always cool to find connections between D&D and the mainstream media. Your videos really add value to my life and offer loads of creative inspiration to me. Keep up the quality work!!

[@Yuudaddy]

A Quickling Lich would be annoying to deal with...

[@Christopher_Pug]

I love these guys as messengers of ominous Fey correspondence. I think I'll have one be a recurring mailman for my characters to hire instead of forcing them to take up a spell slot on Sending.

[@H3xx99]

Holy shit... Undead quicklings. I'm thinking the not too smart undead that just shamble around looking to feed. Imagine finding a pit of quickling shamblers zooming about, smacking into each other and the walls.... After staring at this behavior for a bit they all stop, and stare up at you, unblinkingly.... As a player, I'd nope out of that so hard it's not even funny....

[@coldrage20t8]

I love using Dresden files as an idea to how to depect the different groups of fay. Great book if anyone wants to give it a read

[@maxthepaladin2147]

"Brownie is similar to a halfling, but smaller" So, a quaterling?

[@AJPickett]

So many terrible quarter pounder jokes...

[@victorvaldez8869]

Do Brownies taste like chocolate? Just kidding, but seriously they will try & relocate rodents to save them? Brownies are so sweet. So Quicklings are EVIL Brownies ... Delicious. Yes I will keep making dessert puns. At least that's the Flan.

[@Hilianus]

4:53 Yiff Hounds? Boy, those Fey must truly be degenerates!

[@flibbernodgets7018]

Skrzynek Yeth hounds, thankfully

[@knoxjanowick5609]

Would a Quickling ever be a realistic option for a Warlock familiar? Maybe for an undying patron since they want to live longer?

[@H3xx99]

You'd have to name him sonic. and get him red shoes. lol

[@AJPickett]

Uh... you know, that never even occurred to me, but yes, they would make pretty interesting familiars.

[@rontalkstabletop]

Quickling lich.

[@Im-Not-a-Dog]

1:41 Stupid Daikini.

[@wolfnerd4984]

When I used a quickling on my players, they called it papa smurf. It got away and later lured a tanarukk to kill them.

[@sagesheahan6732]

Don't insult fairies. 🤷 This is not a challenge. This is a rule of thumb. Its a bit like, don't cover yourself in gasoline and light it on fire. Same kind of obvious rule is obvious. You did well as a DM, and your players got what they asked for. Not to be harsh, but: Don't insult a Fey.

[@rynegade]

Since it is Tiny, moving at 240 feet a round is 40 times its size per second. That's relatively fast.

[@jacobmendonca8571]

a quickling lich? That is a terrifying thought.

[@hallerd]

Why would it be terrifying?

[@That80sGuy1972]

I have a template for a human in many of my campaigns. Nigel the Quick. He is an evil guy in his origins. He knows a ritual of hunting, catching and killing quicklings. As an NPC, he is mostly a bad guy but is more neutral (selfish). His abilities are basically normal for his class and level with some attribute boosts, but when action is needed he is like under the effect of a Haste spell that is 8x, not 2x the effect, his armor class and saving throws based upon his DEX are tripled or at a bonus of 20, whichever is greater and all jumping is at 8x. Any other judgment relative to his quick abilities is relative to that. There are no power moves as Quicklings, Like Nigel the Quick, simply speed things up. He cannot get the mass nor force to do more damage just because he now goes fast. He does gain the ability to repeat it 8 times.

[@dreammirrorbrony1240]

If I remember correctly, back in ad&d, in the original monster Manuel 2, their speed was listed 960 per round...now that's fast.

[@AJPickett]

Supernaturally fast.

[@kelticjoshkeltichunter4426]

I used 13 of them in a carriage chase in a session a few weeks ago against 4 lvl 5 players (I should say 3 since our cleric jumped off a "dashing" carriage and went down to nothing in hp, on the first round).

[@Wastelandwarrior0311]

Quickling Litch....

[@sanguiniusonvacation1803]

Kedron Mercer quickling skeleton

[@sandeman1776]

Quickling Black Metal Drummer!

[@ShellySummers]

That was my first thought

[@DreamPen]

Sounds like the most poetic justice for a Quickling's malice and mischief is an aging spell or effect. Too bad there aren't many in 5E.

[@dwheresmymana]

The amount of Quicklings in 5E depends on the DM

[@zmishiymishi5349]

oh crab, i didn't even knew they are evil!

[@MrDeWorde]

Rather than increase their speed, how about giving them the rogue ability cunning action. This allows them to move 360 ft per round if they dash on their action and bonus action. Being able to hide or disengage as a bonus action also seems appropriate.

[@isaacbankston1396]

Could you please make videos on the races of ebberon? I know it’s not the forgotten realms and you already did a video on warforged that might appear in the setting but it’s not the same as when you talk about the races that are native or have been part of the setting for longer.

[@AJPickett]

Sure, I'm happy to do that.

[@H3xx99]

I like using the Dresden Files version of the Fey Queens. The Queen of air and darkness is Queen Mab. It's seriously worth the read.

[@AJPickett]

Arthurian legend for the modern age.

[@H3xx99]

Arthur if he were an 80s noir cop mystery mixed with fantasy. The Dresden files is like Harry Potter as re-imagined by Quentin Tarantino. In the later books, Harry could give barbarians lessons on how to rage. He's one of those heroes that villains actually become terrified of. And I love that. Dude's a force of nature. And his favorite restaurant is Burger King. :D

[@briancorvello3620]

I read one possible origin about the Queen of Air and Darkness that claimed she was corrupted by a dark, multifaceted gem of blackest evil; it was also suggested that this gem had some connection to the Elder Elemental Eye, which as gamers know, is an alias of Tharizdun.

[@AJPickett]

Now that is very interesting! I would love to know where you read that.

[@theforkedman3030]

When I got to the end of this all I could think was how I'm guna have a fountain of wild magic gushing from a deep Forrest were most of the animals can tank and they have derby races with quicklings.

[@edwardbirdsall6580]

Make a deal with them for service. You extend their lives they serve you. There is no aging in the Astral plane.

[@RedPenDragon3]

Ok. I'm glad that Maab is in d&d lore.

[@patrickslayter9946]

Lol I was just thinking the same thing! Time to get Harry Dresden on the case!

[@DuskyPredator]

This is a great well of information for the details economics, I was just doing a bit on Lycanthropes, but I will add Brownies. Although I think there is a slight problem from official information seeming contradict older editions on the Queen of Air and Darkness, that it was made clear that she is neither evil, her court ugly, and it feels a bit like she is too similar to the Raven Queen in being illusive and without emotion. The DMG says the two queens are mostly opposed in an outlook that is not evil and good. I took a bit of creativity and came up with something that has them oppose two sides of the fey without being good or evil. My interpretation is that Titania as the Summer queen is warm and inviting, having big parties, but her court tends to be a bit hot headed. Titania sees true beauty in happiness, and wants everyone to be beautiful in being happy. The Queen of Air and Darkness, sees beauty in sadness, in tragedy where people face adversity, but may even feel more compelled. The Summer court is open and ready for party, but humans would probably become exhausted and offend them. The Gloaming court is unfriendly, and used for hunts of intruders, seen as protection from ugly cheer and celebrate glory of tragedy. But you could appeal to them. Going off of Volo's Quicklings, I was going that they were punished like said use to be lazg, because the Queen hates laziness, like those that lose hope when grieving. The Queen cursed them by speeding up their time so they would appreciate tragedy and move. I thought maybe Quicklings are trying to remove it, by trying to appeal to the Queen, taking part in hunts, and pranks purposely to make targets sad. Thinking the Queen might like that. An added bit, hag are mentioned of not part of courts due to being ugliness. Specifically there is the green hag that lives in bogs that the Gloaming court likes, but green hags like making people feel hopeless and lose their will. Something I was thinking would contrast the Queen Of Air and Darkness hoping it motivates.

[@michaelkelligan7931]

I have a campaign of chaotic neutral humanoids my two pcs,a alahgi and a quickling are both really cool to play and as theif the quickling is very successfu!l Nice vid aj!

[@lionbryce10101]

10:00 quicklings are around a foot tall, if I heard correctly. So scale them up to 6ft tall and they're really moving at 120ft/second

[@H3xx99]

Not a difficult task for a Tabaxi Monk with the right feats and items.

[@AJPickett]

*goldberg voice* Must go Faster

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Ah yes. The number one reason caltrops should be in every adventure equipment. Right next to the bear trap.

[@AJPickett]

Bag of metal ball bearings.

[@zacharyhawley1693]

AJ Pickett a bag of ball bearings all coated with grease

[@princekermit0]

@@AJPickett i created a wonderous item. (Sentient) clockwork caltrops. After attunement, they functioned like hivemind of wasps. Telepathy, and Blindsight, and Camouflage. With a thought, they would detach from armor, and distribute themselves in a tactical space. Int 7. they rolled like ball bearings, but could extend metal spines.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

I thought about pairing this one with a Red Cap for a murder duo. Maybe a lethal Trio with a Hag....

[@danieldeihl8237]

I just got an idea to have Quicklings wearing skinned rat furs so for that one second or two that its seen people think they saw a really fast rat.

[@chriscalvin5083]

Good video AJ

[@00784865]

Tnx AJ. :D

[@Dunstan9]

These guys are the kinda things that sound better in your head than in practice. If their speed are actually stated out to match the kinda things they can do in the fluff, they’d make mince meat of the action economy. With over a hundred actions a round, and even then ending said round at least half a mile away. All out of a creature that isn’t even “supposed” to be that strong.😅

[@AJPickett]

Agreed

[@DracosDiabolis]

a spin on the old 3.5 half-fey template comes to mind and work the abilities of the template around the abilities of a quickling. lol, I also have other nasty ideas for this. lmao

[@codychavez9839]

If you want to know more about the unseelie and the Queen of air and darkness check out the Escalla and Justicar series by Paul Kidd.

[@flibbernodgets7018]

Cody Chavez or the Dresden Files by Jim Butcher. She's in those books a lot

[@Greenscyth22]

Queens of Air and Darkness? Same as the Queen of Wind and Woe? Must be.

[@MithradatesMegas]

That was a fast video

[@manuelcamara6400]

Undead Quickling? Quickling Litch? Quickling Bodak? Quickling Vampire? Zombie and Skeletal Quicklings?

[@cypher4783]

A quickling monk lol

[@princekermit0]

an undead quickling monk

[@MarkATorres1989]

Blah despicable little buggers. I had to content with them under the control to some evil being. Glad I force them all to roll a Con save and they all turned into nice little ice ornaments.

[@cebohall3]

AJ, do the Brambles still exists? I used to use them a lot in my home brew campaign about 20 years ago

[@AJPickett]

Everything that was, still is, or is yet to be again.

[@AJPickett]

Everything that was, still is, or is yet to be again.

[@cebohall3]

Ok, sweet. I used to use them in my deadlands as spies for my vampire lord

[@sagesheahan6732]

That queen of air and darkness sounds an awful lot like the Raven Queen...

[@sagesheahan6732]

*cough* Morrigan *cough*

[@sagesheahan6732]

🤔 Didn't you have videos on changelings and shifters? Apologies as I know that's not on topic of the video and they're two races from the Eberron setting... I still enjoy those two races though, as they make sense on the continent of faerun.

[@AJPickett]

I may have, who keeps track of these things? Must be time for a remaster.

[@Giles29]

I always imagine Speedy Gonzales when I think of these things...

[@fraidnaught9067]

Is it really such a no-no to say Mab?

[@flibbernodgets7018]

Fraid Naught yup. Three strikes and you're out, buddy, so don't say it two more times

[@dragonballtalk8527]

I want Macdonalds send a quickling to get it

[@Ugramosch]

It´s interupted by a Red Dragon. It´s Name? W´End Ys !

[@jacobwilson8579]

Firstly how slower would an undead quickling be if any and secondly i didn't think fey could be turned undead.. Hmm undead satyrs anyone

[@AJPickett]

Well, let's say they were 10 ft slower per round, they would still be damned fast.

[@jacobwilson8579]

Still if fey could be undead i assume the forces of the shadow fell would be very interested in the raising of undead fey

[@seanwarren9357]

Best Browning: Changling: The Dreaming from White Wolf? Idk, many pages later... No doubt it's opinion based anywho. I hope I shared something... Sorcerers crusade anyone? Wraith: the Oblivion? All top 50 for me(sry if I can't provid are sort log). That said, if I'm needed that writer, top 10? LOL

[@thewanderingguru4097]

Is a mentally ill brownie nuts? .... PS: Shout out to the screenshot from 'Willow'!

[@seanwarren9357]

OMG, please tell me an onyx pearl was found as an elven artifact. GM Rulling desired. From a real being, why not? My first epic encounter, they came from great deep sea clam. As a Captain my specialist mage brought them forth. My char(one of few "fully played"), a lvl25(no joke, before-multi-class 2.0) gladiator, expandied into the world of mercantilism after a self damaging love of slavery (literally hundreds of shows in an arena[Darksun] in1994?)... Lord Aldor Maxus(before the fabled video game company stole his thunder) conquered the western seas of Toril. His greatest story, being when he was able to conquer the fabled soul beholder, a landlocked beholder who having become immobile in an island after a glutenous consumption of souls had become considered inconqurable in the far Western seas. Aldor however was inconquerable, and became the lord of then sea in his time, who at once traded with the queen of elves. He procured a set of gem armor(battery),and a sword(charger) that months after granted Aldor Maxus demigodod status (after trading 500k souls to assorted gods[maintaining NG status]), and later godlinghood after he spawned a replicant species with the help of the artificier demigog, Nazax. (petition to AO accepted and announced into the the meltiversal being)inampaign) would allow the beholders destruction[a VERY active gm, with probably 30-50 quality(0-lvl20)players per year].

[@alexandergalica9383]

Teppour .......

[@xxRyuxx123]

What would be the closest DnD creature to Arrietty?

[@AJPickett]

A Brownie.

[@Demolitiondude]

AJ roll computers.

[@AJPickett]

Huh?

[@Demolitiondude]

AJ Pickett your phone went off. Roll computers skill.

[@AJPickett]

I got a 2 on my Arcana check :(

[@Demolitiondude]

AJ Pickett the screen locked and the ringtone changed to La Cucaracha.

[@alexandergalica9383]

Dobby?

[@dragonballtalk8527]

Goblin grenade mtg. What about kamigawa mtg

[@lycansdietired7837]

Hey AJ, a friend and I are making a dnd channel, we only have my phone to record with and we have some idea of what we want to do for the channel, do you have any tips to make it easier for us to get started? We both watch your content and if you are wondering we are called Critical Failure.

[@AJPickett]

Write a script, just be yourself (it's less effort), imagine you are talking to a friend, Audio is more important than video and upload at least once a week, forever.

[@lycansdietired7837]

AJ Pickett we plan on uploading a few times a week if possible, we want to get a few videos done and uploaded soon, I would love to have to watch our videos when they are up to have you critique them.

[@Ziallow]

Here from Critical Role

[@alexandergalica9383]

Usaine Bolt !

[@isaacbankston1396]

Every body else only moves thirty feet so one hundred and twenty feet is quite the increase. And a dash of two hundred and forty feet is pretty crazy. And if you’re gonna make a quickling faster why would you not make horses and any other animal faster.

[@AJPickett]

Just quicklings, because Quicklings are supernaturally fast.

[@awesomepocalypse3203]

If they were a playable race was a second level their and had haste cast on them they could travel 480 ft per turn from the move, dash action second dash action and dash bonus action

[@kamilguzik3870]

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