Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Tressym

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AJ Pickett

AJ Pickett

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@Chaos-Devil51
@Chaos-Devil51 4 жыл бұрын
Soft kitty. Warm kitty. Winged kitty.. wait what
@georgebulbakwa9017
@georgebulbakwa9017 4 жыл бұрын
Happy kitty, Sleepy kitty, Purr, chirp, purr.
@muddlewait8844
@muddlewait8844 4 жыл бұрын
Soft kitty, winged kitty, flying ball of fur Happy kitty, flappy kitty, purr purr purr
@damionclarke2869
@damionclarke2869 4 жыл бұрын
Big ol' ball of furrr
@fenixmeaney6170
@fenixmeaney6170 4 жыл бұрын
So much floof
@NovaGirl8
@NovaGirl8 4 жыл бұрын
purr purr purr
@purplehaze2358
@purplehaze2358 4 жыл бұрын
According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way that a Tressym should be able to fly. Its wings are too small to get its fat little body off the ground. The Tressym, of course, flies anyways. Because Tressyms don't care what humanoids think is impossible.
@AmigoRoberto
@AmigoRoberto 4 жыл бұрын
This feels like an actual experiment log from Bright
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Sir Terry Pratchett, so dearly missed.
@michaelpettersson4919
@michaelpettersson4919 4 жыл бұрын
@@AJPickett He is indeed missed.
@TheRobbierob1977
@TheRobbierob1977 4 жыл бұрын
@@AJPickett a quote from Guards Guards if im not mistaken
@lordfelidae4505
@lordfelidae4505 4 жыл бұрын
how DARE you call these beautiful feline wonders ‘fat?!’
@joshuazane3210
@joshuazane3210 4 жыл бұрын
As if cats don't get up to enough mischief *without* the ability to fly...
@tristanchristiansen9054
@tristanchristiansen9054 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah mine temporarily ignor gravity so why not fly...
@marvalice3455
@marvalice3455 4 жыл бұрын
They kill more animals than any other species.
@tylerforehand2983
@tylerforehand2983 4 жыл бұрын
Cats without wings: Torn up the carpet, destroyed the dining room chairs, barfed into the family bathtub, and possibly made at least two of the local bird species either flee for their lives, or extinguished them from existence. Cats with Wings(AKA, Tressym.): UNLIMITED POWER!!!
@spoonyluv19
@spoonyluv19 3 жыл бұрын
Just imagine this thing chasing after a flying insect inside of your house...
@asgrahim9164
@asgrahim9164 4 жыл бұрын
Ever been to Toril? They have winged cats. Winged! Cats!
@baronbeat2210
@baronbeat2210 3 жыл бұрын
Probably one of the few good arguments to visit Toril.
@Lngbrdninjamasta
@Lngbrdninjamasta 4 жыл бұрын
Purring wingbeats?! I didn't think you could make these flying cats any more adorable... But you did! ❤👏
@nobodie9996
@nobodie9996 4 жыл бұрын
Geneticists, we need these now!
@Im-Not-a-Dog
@Im-Not-a-Dog 4 жыл бұрын
Flying Cats would be completely OP in nature. Lets take the most deadly mammalian predator family and add the ability that makes Eagles and Hawks so damn successful as a predator. Whatever mage came up with these is a god damned pest control genius. Rats? Dead. Weasels? Ganked. Rabbits? F'ed. Pigeons? Eradicated. Seagulls? Gone. Dogs of less than 15 lbs? Screwed. Halfling Children? Eliminated.
@trajanfidelis
@trajanfidelis 4 жыл бұрын
Favorite post of all time! 😂
@lucascoval828
@lucascoval828 3 жыл бұрын
D&D can be batshit crazy at times.
@almitrahopkins1873
@almitrahopkins1873 2 жыл бұрын
@@lucascoval828 at times?
@soundcloudpandapandawa2997
@soundcloudpandapandawa2997 Жыл бұрын
Probably was going for the best exterminator companion pet of all time. That's gonna be my mage's backstory now, an apprentice who's master basically created tressyms as a quick cash grab
@seanriley2534
@seanriley2534 11 ай бұрын
RIP Frodo
@purplehaze2358
@purplehaze2358 4 жыл бұрын
It’s basically a Griffin but with more catto and less birb.
@flibbernodgets7018
@flibbernodgets7018 4 жыл бұрын
Pathfinder has pseudosphinxes, which are hawk/monkey/housecat combinations, so a pseudogriff isn't unimaginable. I remember seeing some art for a crow/raccoon griffin thingy once.
@purplehaze2358
@purplehaze2358 4 жыл бұрын
@@flibbernodgets7018 There’s a concept for Arctic griffins which are just the front ends of penguins on the back ends of seals, and it’s the most glorious thing I’ve ever seen.
@lokalnyork
@lokalnyork 4 жыл бұрын
@@purplehaze2358 I saw one that is mix between snow owl and weasel in winter (white) coat. That's two cute animals smashed together and IT WORKS.
@erikrungemadsen2081
@erikrungemadsen2081 4 жыл бұрын
@@flibbernodgets7018 Crow/raccoon sounds like it would steal anything not nailed down, perfect companion for a murderhobo.
@flibbernodgets7018
@flibbernodgets7018 4 жыл бұрын
@@purplehaze2358 I was not impressed, sadly. It just looked fat and awkward to me.
@shellknight1323
@shellknight1323 4 жыл бұрын
*Everyone stops the war because a Tressym flies by*
@fatguyfrommy8421
@fatguyfrommy8421 4 жыл бұрын
Dice roll 2 and above to "Awwwww"
@agsilverradio2225
@agsilverradio2225 4 жыл бұрын
Make a wisdom save, or be distracted by cuteness! (Or you can volenterily fail.)
@jacksparrowismydaddy
@jacksparrowismydaddy 4 жыл бұрын
okay, I'm going to attempt to catch the available light in my shield and shine the reflection on the ground and random things. did any of them notice and are they chasing it?
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
"Everyone stops the war because a Tressym flies by" An "Aww... how adorable" moment on both sides.
@MichaelRainey
@MichaelRainey 4 жыл бұрын
Cat. I'm a Tressym. And I meow meow meow, And I flap flap flap.
@honkthegoose3543
@honkthegoose3543 4 жыл бұрын
A flurry of kittens random encounter is going in my campaign NOW.
@seanpinkey2188
@seanpinkey2188 4 жыл бұрын
Soon my adventuring party will be in Chult. I think having winged kittens with Colorful Jungle themes scampering under the feet of dinosaurs and merchants is excellent.
@seanpinkey2188
@seanpinkey2188 4 жыл бұрын
Follow-up. Multicolored Tressym kittens are all over the sailing ship. (Ran by a nearly all dragonborn crew) And it's far too fun Thank you AJ
@mal35m
@mal35m 4 жыл бұрын
I can't help but wonder how tressym and wererats would react to each other. I think tressym would be able to sniff out wererats, even in "human" form and just for that wererats would really hate and fear them. I could definitely see a murderous war break out with regular citizens being very confused. They may invite adventurers over to find out why their beloved tressym are disappearing and why tryssym will team up with dogs and regular cats all of a sudden to attack normal people. That could be the first sign of a wererat nest infesting a town.
@Michael-fd1gx
@Michael-fd1gx 4 жыл бұрын
WereTressym?
@mal35m
@mal35m 4 жыл бұрын
@@Michael-fd1gx That has got to be every "good" wererat's worst nightmare. The only thing is, what would be their alignment? Maybe true neutral or chaotic neutral? I can't imagine them being lawful or evil in nature. I do think they would be protective toward people who treat them well.
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
Wererats (and other AD&D monsters that would take issue with them) are probably why Tressym are not as common as "normal" cats. Typical cats are superior predators, superior survivors, for their size. With the ability to fly, even if smaller and lighter, they would spread through the entire world like a bad pop music song and almost purge the planet of problem-level stirges, fantasy level huge (not giant) bugs, webbirds, measels, young giant bugs, most avians, flying snakes, and many pollinating bugs (as a short list). They would be an ecological disaster... maybe not relative to their being smarter than the average cat.
@Battleguild
@Battleguild 4 жыл бұрын
Tressym would seem to be a popular pick for mages who come from a noble lineage. An extremely versatile messenger, loyal companion, and most importantly, a poison detector. Perfect for a noble serving as an envoy to another nation or an unreceptive town.
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
Well, there is an abomination thing of a winged cat that leaves some who might be seen as bad for that... but that is a lesser and lesser issue post TSR AD&D since the fun fantasy racism/xenophobia is gone where goblins and orcs can now walk into major cities, even human ones, with those of demonic/diabolic blood in obviously seen physical traits are not seen as bad at all, and the fun non-problematic rivalry between Dwarves and Elves is now obsolete. Being a Drow is now a non-issue, the lower-planar hybrids, constructs, other hybrids, and freaks are the new norm. So, by making everyone special, by making everyone accepted, nobody is anything other than just another anyone. Tressym would be a superior pick for anything by anybody, given the fact that they can breed with cats and do so. The noble's treatment of Tressym, that would be the issue based upon how they see them.
@docterzero1503
@docterzero1503 4 жыл бұрын
"Find familiar summons a spirit that takes the form of a creature, not the creature itself" Going to pretend I didn't see that
@Purple.mind...Honored.one.
@Purple.mind...Honored.one. 4 жыл бұрын
you're games are you're games, just make sure it's true for everyone to the table
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I think a LOT of people will be house ruling that.
@Lurklen
@Lurklen 4 жыл бұрын
I use this to let Familiars talk and have skills. Tons of fun. Especially when you have a Celestial and a Fiend Familiar.
@OmegaEnvych
@OmegaEnvych 4 жыл бұрын
@@Lurklen Our Gnome Artificer did exactly that. His Tressym talks and on multiple occasions it was hilarious.
@peregry
@peregry 4 жыл бұрын
Strictly speaking, in prior editions, Familiars were not summoned spirits, but normal animals granted magical enhancements by the bond with their summoner, for instance, per the 3.5 SRD: "A familiar is a normal animal that gains new powers and becomes a magical beast when summoned to service by a sorcerer or wizard. " I am fairly certain all editions prior to 3.5 also treated familiars like this, and thus there's a good chance that any canon Wizards with Tressim familiars were written with this concept in mind rather than 5th edition's ridiculous new "familiar"...
@psyberklown3434
@psyberklown3434 4 жыл бұрын
These need a special rule, a saving throw being required by any creature/character that encounter them, if you fail you have to spend a round petting the Tressym this saving throw must be made even if one is in combat.
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
As a cat lover, I totally agree. As a DM, I would also apply a disturbing alternate to the rule in the balance. If the person is cruel among his evils, he must apply is saving throw to not kick it or otherwise hurt it to make it go away instead.
@alotosius
@alotosius 4 жыл бұрын
Ok, you had me at *meow*.
@Military-gradenutella3068
@Military-gradenutella3068 4 жыл бұрын
But they’re just cats with wings... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ ...and that is awesome! Thanks, AJ!
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
A domestic breed cat, eons bred cat that lived with humans symbiotically, living outside is a micro-ecological disaster. It's an apex super-predator for its size. The two biggest things stopping it from being a plague level pest are bigger animals that can fight it and the fact that it cannot fly. If a cat can fly, it not only has nothing to fear from birds of prey that can kill them quite easy, those very birds of prey are now something they can hunt and kill easily. That spills over to all other animals (except humans, mostly) that can easily hunt and kill them. Domestic breed cats are far better at catching and killing their prey than all other cats. "But they’re just cats with wings... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯" True. Not a big deal... in a fantasy world like Toril. In our world, they would become problematic and cause the Panic Brigade of every world government to cull all the world's cats... and I would be one of those people in prison for trying to stop that.
@CidGaius
@CidGaius 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve been thinking about what you said about their flying being like bumble bees and humming birds... You suddenly hear a purring sound above you. You look up to investigate and find a cat hovering there, the purring sounds don’t come from the cat itself but from their wings!!!
@dirtywhitellama
@dirtywhitellama 2 жыл бұрын
From what I have been able to find about variant familiars, RAI is that a) they are intended for NPCs, not PCS, and b) they are NOT summoned with Find Familiar, but instead are an actual member of that species who has agreed to work with the magic user. Making them available via find familiar invalidates warlock class features as then just any old magic user can have an imp or whatever as a magical familiar with the ability to be resummoned on death, stuffed in a pocket dimension at will, etc.
@Zennsunni
@Zennsunni Жыл бұрын
I envision a pixie riding a tressym as a battle mount
@ARationalRedneck
@ARationalRedneck 4 жыл бұрын
This made my morning! I love these guys as familiars. My last one had a habit of giving my wizard the middle claw whenever he tried to have it do anything remotely dangerous, demanded to ride in the cloak of his robes rather than walk with the rest of the rabble when traveling, and frequently demanded fresh cuts of meat whenever we were in town irrespective of cost...... Ok, so maybe they're not the most useful familiars, but they sure are fun to RP!
@ARationalRedneck
@ARationalRedneck 4 жыл бұрын
On the subject of Tressym familiar's being able to breed. Nymphs, Dryads, and even elementals can interbreed with living creatures despite being spirits. So why couldn't a familiar?
@state_song_xprt
@state_song_xprt 4 жыл бұрын
1:26 the world of Earth also has flying snakes
@HerrderGezeiten23
@HerrderGezeiten23 4 жыл бұрын
Every time a cat drops something, it tests grafity to become a Tressym.
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
You spelled "gravity" like a "lol cat" would. Thumbs-up for that.
@melrah2457
@melrah2457 4 жыл бұрын
My DM gave me a Tressym familiar for our solo campaign with my celestial warlock. This video was very informative, thank you!
@rockinbells8351
@rockinbells8351 4 жыл бұрын
And abscond with a dogs dinner 100% of the time. So typical cat tyranny then.
@sarahcohen5749
@sarahcohen5749 4 жыл бұрын
These furballs would be an interesting addition to a Lovecraft "The Cats of Ulthar" theme adventure.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Indeed 🧙‍♂️
@chaossin7425
@chaossin7425 4 жыл бұрын
The most important question is, would a Tressym tolerate being picked up and having kissy noises made at them?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
don't reach out with an open hand to grab them, don't stare them right in the face and don't shove your mouth anywhere near their nose... they are cats, those are all threatening actions to their perspective.
@CatCheshire
@CatCheshire 4 жыл бұрын
@@AJPickett unless they know you and trust you, so be patient
@shakescan
@shakescan 4 жыл бұрын
Yay! Kittens! I want a displacer kitty 😺
@ryderma1
@ryderma1 4 жыл бұрын
Displacer Kitten, Think how good they would be at making you trip as you walk through the house. Seeing as regular cats are masters at it lol 😺🙀😺
@tomkerruish2982
@tomkerruish2982 4 жыл бұрын
Baby Bestiary by Metal Weave Games has them, although for copyright reasons they're called phase kittens.
@agsilverradio2225
@agsilverradio2225 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget to surgicly amputate the tenticles when it matures, so it dosn't turn evil.
@lordfelidae4505
@lordfelidae4505 4 жыл бұрын
@@agsilverradio2225 DO NOT DO THIS, YOU FOOL!
@dracovoid2001
@dracovoid2001 4 жыл бұрын
I can't stop laughing at the idea of a treesym frantically flapping there wings
@mediaaddict3997
@mediaaddict3997 4 жыл бұрын
Welp going to have to find a way my character can get one of these.
@Cruuvo
@Cruuvo 4 жыл бұрын
Only one?
@mediaaddict3997
@mediaaddict3997 4 жыл бұрын
@@Cruuvo one is only the beginning.
@lordfelidae4505
@lordfelidae4505 4 жыл бұрын
Demand it from the DM and bribe them with their favorite soda.
@shakescan
@shakescan 4 жыл бұрын
Ships cat! Hanging out on spars. Good idea. We could put netting and a sheepskin in a special crows nest for the kitty!
@krispalermo8133
@krispalermo8133 3 жыл бұрын
Tressym, .. Takes the term, " crazy cat woman," to a whole new level. Well, .. Lolth must really hate these flying cats and forbids her clerics from having them. Since people tend to treat their cats better than their ow children. Flying cats will draw all their owner's affections from elsewhere.
@morganmcconal4785
@morganmcconal4785 4 жыл бұрын
A flying charm person
@Purple.mind...Honored.one.
@Purple.mind...Honored.one. 4 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see a airicokra bard with one of these little things
@crowsenpai5625
@crowsenpai5625 2 жыл бұрын
When I first heard there’s flying cats in dnd my first thought was “I have to find one and cast [Awaken] on it to get a friend.” But not only did I learn they are far above the maximum 3 int a pre-awakened creature needs to be, but they’re already one point more intelligent than the 10 a post-awakened creature becomes.
@findantu
@findantu 4 жыл бұрын
Ooooooooo kitties kittens and catty cat cat cats. "And in the land of ulthar it is said no man may kill a cat".
@jakecrichton562
@jakecrichton562 4 жыл бұрын
I learn new things about this wonderful game all the time. Winged Cats.....! The only thing more frightening would be cats with sticky lizard toes that run up walls and across ceilings! I love cats and am well aware of the trouble the regular variety can cause.....cats with wings....!
@Reddotzebra
@Reddotzebra 4 жыл бұрын
It is a ritual spell in 5e, so there's nothing "borderline" about it. Also ever since my previous DM banned me from having Blink Dog improved familiars in 3.5e, these have been my go-to choice. There are few creatures more adorable in the Forgotten Realms setting.
@christopherconard2831
@christopherconard2831 4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, it's an abomination. But it's a cute abomination so we won't exterminate the species.
@Pyrela
@Pyrela 4 жыл бұрын
"Cancel the Crusade Brothers! The Emperor has declared this species of mutant to be beneficial to the Imperium!" *secretly pulls out a Tressym from a hidden compartment in his armor when no one is looking* "Isn't that right, Mr. Bigglesworth?" *meow*
@That80sGuy1972
@That80sGuy1972 2 жыл бұрын
@@Pyrela That's adorable and funny at the same time.
@freman007
@freman007 4 жыл бұрын
My Bard has a Tressym familiar. It's fun playing the arguments between the two. With his 11 intelligence the Tressym is smarter than my Bard, and he knows it.
@lasttimelord10
@lasttimelord10 2 жыл бұрын
Literally just met my first Tressym. He is precious and my new pet.
@AKNeal81
@AKNeal81 4 жыл бұрын
Man you're on a roll! First Dragonlance, then Ixitachitl, now the Tressym? You are truly your community's Santa checking off our wants for the holiday season! You are a saint AND a sage lol
@coreyeaston6823
@coreyeaston6823 4 жыл бұрын
I made the two women in our nerd night melt when I added a baby displacer beast to care for, I can't imagine what they will do if I added a litter of Tressym to protect.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
You have discovered their kryptonite, use it wisely.
@riyadali4082
@riyadali4082 4 жыл бұрын
"They enjoy teasing dogs." GOLD. LOL!
@Arius_Astronomy
@Arius_Astronomy 4 жыл бұрын
Good way to start my first Sunday of Thanksgiving break. Thanks.
@BlakeFaeMorton
@BlakeFaeMorton 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad you included my favorite cat fact about the misnomer of being "domesticated."
@Abrin32
@Abrin32 4 жыл бұрын
thank you for not belaboring the bumble bee. All credit for referencing the concept with a little cheek. But it drives me crazy when people actually believe that bee physics doesn't add up because one physicist 80 years ago tried to be fun at a party and did a bad back of the napkin calculation. Bee physics adds up. Just in case anyone was wondering.
@brightglory5734
@brightglory5734 4 жыл бұрын
Now they don't even have to wait for the birds to land.
@chriswandell3570
@chriswandell3570 2 жыл бұрын
see back in 2nd ed, familiars were common animals you had to do a ritual with, keeping it clsoe to you for a full 24 hours and spend expensive components on
@criminalelement7514
@criminalelement7514 3 жыл бұрын
There is a theory that a bumblebee flies not by flapping it's wings. They flap to create the buzz sound. The theory says that the vibration actually syncs with the earth's electromagnetic field, and somehow interacts with their chitin, and that levitates them. I don't know all the details, but it was interesting. Also, fun fact, artic foxes use the earth's EM field to hunt. That's how they track rodents under 6-10 feet of snow. Anyway, great video. I subbed today, your channel is epic.
@SassySalem
@SassySalem 2 жыл бұрын
My fighter/warlock has one as her familiar named Magnus, he’s a hairless sphinx cat with bat wings
@finnmcool2
@finnmcool2 2 жыл бұрын
Because cats aren't arrogant enough already.
@anothisflame8266
@anothisflame8266 4 жыл бұрын
Okay I finally learned something I had NO idea about beforehand. Nice.
@jaymeVos
@jaymeVos 4 жыл бұрын
I really like that Lovecraft reference to "the Cats ov Ulthar", when the cats all leave for a few days. I wonder what they're getting up too!? Perhaps paying homage to their Lord or Lady? Or gathering around a villainous person to make them disappear with some weird magic ability? Like dancing or walking in a circle around a target to drain their life or mental attributes, or maybe even a teleportation circle or a plane shift to the Fey Realm or something crazy. With cats one can never be too certain ;)
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Planar portal to the secret chambers of Sigil, the city of doors, where they are fed treats by the Lady of Pain, the multiverse's god of Cat Ladies.
@amirelvalhdros7251
@amirelvalhdros7251 4 жыл бұрын
12:59 is the most adorable one. Little necklace and embroidery.
@OmegaEnvych
@OmegaEnvych 4 жыл бұрын
A Gnome Artificer and his Tressym familiar in my party: "My name is Jack. This is my partner Hap. For wor§k we want 250 each!" Both simultaneously turn to bartender "We want 250 each"
@epiccthulu
@epiccthulu 4 жыл бұрын
I like the lore of these cats. The fantastical mundane. However, my concern is whether or not they trigger my allergies.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Do not go to Cormyr during mating season.
@jtyranus
@jtyranus 4 жыл бұрын
It would be hilarious if Tressym were created in an attempt by a wizard to create a cat that they weren't allergic to.
@BlueTressym
@BlueTressym 4 жыл бұрын
@@jtyranus best bet for that would be using a rex cat as a base.
@TheLycanSubscriber
@TheLycanSubscriber 4 жыл бұрын
We also have flying snakes in borneo, as well as frogs and a few other gliding beasts in that particular stretch of rainforest lol
@tmmaco3239
@tmmaco3239 4 жыл бұрын
This is an awesome kitty.
@reifuTD
@reifuTD 4 жыл бұрын
I've been messing with the concept of a character who is dwarven woman who's a Rogue a spry older looking woman inspired by Jessica Fletcher from Murder She Wrote. Another similar mystery series I like is The Cat Who series about a guy who keeps siamese cats he takes everywhere. I the idea of making my dwarf a cat lady I thought was funny but I was dubious of the idea of her having to carry a cat with her every where she goes. The idea of her having a siamese Tressym I really like.
@mal35m
@mal35m 4 жыл бұрын
That sounds like a fantasy/mystery book I would pay money to read a kindle version of.
@marthachampagne316
@marthachampagne316 4 жыл бұрын
beware of the dm making the fermilar into a plot device to keep pushing the party back on track.
@davidpotts7116
@davidpotts7116 4 жыл бұрын
Can see the invisible, detect poisons, has a flight speed, and incredibly cute to boot? Why can’t we summon these as familiars? Curse you, game balance!
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
You can.
@davidpotts7116
@davidpotts7116 4 жыл бұрын
@@AJPickett At DM discretion, anyway. But with regular Find Familiar sadly not lol
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
@@davidpotts7116 oh, well, when in Cormyr, house rule that immediately 😄
@venkelos6996
@venkelos6996 2 жыл бұрын
Tresses are one of my favorite familiar options, especially since they are like a magical creature, but still an option for the regular spell, and don't require the BS that getting something like a pseudodragon, my other favorite choice, does. One of my Cormyrian War Wizards has one as her familiar.
@derrabbit7289
@derrabbit7289 4 жыл бұрын
Best friends of Clerics of Bast/Bastet/Sharess!:)😸
@Im-Not-a-Dog
@Im-Not-a-Dog 4 жыл бұрын
I hear the recently appointed barons of Eveningstar have started a "Tressym Army".
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Oh really?
@Im-Not-a-Dog
@Im-Not-a-Dog 4 жыл бұрын
@@AJPickett Its from Nights of Eveningstar, a show d&d put out. It just ended its first season about a month ago. Ana and Nate from DCA play in it and Mark Holmes DMs.
@douglasthedrakeDSD
@douglasthedrakeDSD 4 ай бұрын
Glad I found this. Thank you for posting it. I have a new favorite D&D creature?....construct?....magical beast?
@agsilverradio2225
@agsilverradio2225 4 жыл бұрын
15:12 True. We didn't dommesticate cats. *They* domesticated *us!*
@zacharygadzinski3147
@zacharygadzinski3147 4 жыл бұрын
I wonder how Caleb Widowgast from Critical Role would react to these winged cats.
@asdfg2560
@asdfg2560 4 жыл бұрын
Zachary Gadzinski “my cats better” caleb is very defensive of Frumpkin
@CatCheshire
@CatCheshire 4 жыл бұрын
@@asdfg2560 Or shape shifting Frumpkin to one immediately xD
@adrianithhenwood6771
@adrianithhenwood6771 4 жыл бұрын
Such a wonderful way to wake up. You found some adorable artwork for this one.
@NinaJnoland
@NinaJnoland 4 жыл бұрын
Now that brings me back! Back in 1st edition our party's stronghold had a bunch of these flying kitties milling about! Our mage even had one as a familiar.
@denewst01
@denewst01 4 жыл бұрын
Contemplating a character in the vein of Minsc, but with a tressym who acts as his "thinking brain cat"... could be a ranger, but i'm thinking maybe making him someone kind of dumb who stumbled into a warlock pact & wanted a kitty, then got a tressym familiar who's helping keep him out of trouble.
@32Loveless50
@32Loveless50 4 жыл бұрын
in my Campaign (homebrew world) the captain on the ship the party starts on have a Tressym as a pet :) so the Tressym and 3 cats keep the ship clean of rodents. :)
@godofzombi
@godofzombi 4 жыл бұрын
Now I need a crazy cat lady harpy.
@handlebarfox2366
@handlebarfox2366 4 жыл бұрын
...and no word if Tressym ever ride roombas?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
of COURSE they do.
@Michael-fd1gx
@Michael-fd1gx 4 жыл бұрын
Art in Tasha's Cauldron Of Everything mentions them "Tressym fly around a Primal Tree".
@2lazyt378
@2lazyt378 4 жыл бұрын
The therm abominations doesn't always mean horrific freak of nature. It can also mean adorable freak of nature.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
Monstrosity
@PaladinLevi
@PaladinLevi 4 жыл бұрын
I would think these things would be natural enemies to owls and other large birds that would compete for the same resources as this critter. Also, blink dogs probably wouldn't tolerate them.
@derigel9783
@derigel9783 4 жыл бұрын
This is nice for my Cormyrian Campange!
@ryanulrich2147
@ryanulrich2147 4 жыл бұрын
Omg that is the cutest kitty ever!!
@thestoopidiot870
@thestoopidiot870 4 жыл бұрын
Great. So you can't keep them from any shelf.
@jeroenvanwees3250
@jeroenvanwees3250 4 жыл бұрын
This is the cute-est critter :3 I was planning to give the next tavern-owner my group will visit a pet cat, but now it will be a tressym :)
@glorbojibbins2485
@glorbojibbins2485 4 жыл бұрын
Lol hey those magic cats i asked about 😹
@devinlupei5071
@devinlupei5071 4 жыл бұрын
I want 10 of these right meow!
@shakescan
@shakescan 4 жыл бұрын
My first impression of the flying cat is excellent security say if a character retired and the cat lived way up in an owls nest (hollow tree) overlooking the manor. Constantly watching and spying. I like the round window surrounded by stone and ivy in the attic as an entrance. If there's an alarm the cat runs in. Surprisingly noisy as *thud *thud *thud cat bombs through manor to inform of intruder. Wing beats and claws on open wood beams. Loud kitty.
@luisvazquez4397
@luisvazquez4397 4 жыл бұрын
You're a true Sage of Candlekeep! One day I hope to gain a fragment of your renown.
@DeggaTheDev
@DeggaTheDev 4 жыл бұрын
I think that using them via the "find Familiar" spell is completely reasonable. They function just as well as a raven but with more cuddles. If they also had dark vision, then it'd be pushing it a bit, but I think they're just fine. Wish me luck that my DM will share these opinions. ^_^
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
They are totally fine.
@DeggaTheDev
@DeggaTheDev 4 жыл бұрын
@@AJPickett update: DM saw this and begrudgingly agreed. Thank you! ❤️
@JanusKastin
@JanusKastin 4 жыл бұрын
This is the most delightful content since your video on halfling culture!
@AvromCrovax
@AvromCrovax 3 ай бұрын
Yes the find familiar spell was changed. And since it's basically a spirit brought to this plane through the door you opened. Therfore you control the door the spirit comes and goes from. So when my players call on thier summoned familiar I allow them to chose it's form. Cause there no reason a spirit can't become whatever shape is most beneficial to the caster at any given time
@serotonin.scavenger
@serotonin.scavenger 4 жыл бұрын
This reminds me of le Guin's _Catwings_
@johncaccioppo1142
@johncaccioppo1142 4 жыл бұрын
My cat was so confused by this. But she hit the like anyway.
@moonringXD
@moonringXD 4 жыл бұрын
9:27 aren't tibbit the result of a familiar breeding with a cat?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
I will have to read about that.
@threadsandpurrs
@threadsandpurrs 4 жыл бұрын
I want one.... So cute. I wonder if my DM will allow one as a companion for my next character
@jaymeVos
@jaymeVos 4 жыл бұрын
I treat Familiar summoning/bonding spells as ritual work. Only way it makes sense to me. Any spell that intricate and requiring longer than 20-30 minutes to cast I treat as a ritual.
@palchristianandersen9086
@palchristianandersen9086 4 жыл бұрын
It's like a mary sue but for cats
@jacobwilson8579
@jacobwilson8579 4 жыл бұрын
So I’m just gonna be sending this to my dnd group and can already see a few new companions (we are playing a second gen PC group, my half giant, half dwarf has a giant goat mount I used elephant stats).
@DevKerrigan
@DevKerrigan 4 жыл бұрын
Eeee, more delightfully mundane critters for a magical realm. Perfect ♥
@DracosDiabolis
@DracosDiabolis 4 жыл бұрын
These are awesome. Lol my poor brain is coming up ideas to use this creature. A "valley girl" druid girl comes to mind. Formidable build. But comes off a aloof or a goof as a personality. Lol someone really not to take seriously until it's too late. The perfect hunter. Lmao
@marthachampagne316
@marthachampagne316 4 жыл бұрын
11:35 possibly the specific by law has something to do with hunting sentient creatures particularly non evil non malicious sentient creatures.
@darthshivvis956
@darthshivvis956 4 жыл бұрын
Purrrrrrrfect.....ill see myself out
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 4 жыл бұрын
You will pause at the door in seeming indecision...
@Puddingskin01
@Puddingskin01 4 жыл бұрын
Tresyms: No object is safe.
@emccoy
@emccoy 4 жыл бұрын
I'm our current campaign the wizard has a tressym named Tasha, (or maybe Tasha has a wizard named Yue) and as the DM she is fun to play with. Maybe my favorite bit is everytime Tasha helps she then psionicly (because I decided it would be more fun if the wizards who first made them gave them telepathy) screams, "FOOD! WET FOOD!" And she will keep reminding the party that she deserves wet food for what she did.
@adrenalineunlimited
@adrenalineunlimited 4 жыл бұрын
Shout out to Nights of Eveningstar. I need a tressym army
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