Empyreans | D&D Monster Lore | The Dungeoncast Ep.202

[@nathanthaxton7492]

"Tree's are old. That is a fact!" - Will 2020

[@mcswaggerduff8946]

What a heavenly update

[@DragonGunzDorian]

Its all ogre for me now, I was late

[@ashenwuss1651]

Im super late. I had to make it through the swamp

[@DragonGunzDorian]

@@ashenwuss1651 get out of my swamp!

[@ashenwuss1651]

@@DragonGunzDorian Do you have nice boulders to throw?

[@DragonGunzDorian]

@@ashenwuss1651 I feel dumb, I'm not getting this one.

[@wesleybutcher3389]

appreciate all the work guys, thanks!

[@CleverPsuedonym1]

Empyreans have a bit more lore in the eberron setting. Basically, the giants lived on a continent called xen’drik in a long passed age. The giants became very proficient with magic and did whatever the frick they wanted. They were getting attacked by these dream spirits from this dream plane. Important: all the planes in eberron (13) have a corresponding moon that orbits the planet of eberron. The giants wanted to not deal with these evil dream spirits anymore... so they blew up their corresponding moon, making interplanar travel to the dream plane or from there impossible.

[@taviongreen9129]

First comment ... for the glory of Demogorgon

[@kouga8289]

Shoutout to Demogorgon

[@nathanthaxton7492]

All hail the great Dungeon Overlords!

[@whitethunderclap451]

I love giants. Best creature type.

[@Adam-ajb]

The DMG states on page 11: Titans are the divine creations of deities. They might be birthed from the union of two deities, manufactured on a divine forge, born from the blood spilled by a god, or otherwise brought about through divine will or substance.

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[@nickferal22]

Yes! What a wonderful suprise to come to after a tiring day of work! It really shouldn't be surprising though. Something must be wrong with my Patreon.

[@DragonGunzDorian]

I have liked and commented! I continue to serve the empyreal dungeoncast! Greetings again good lords of knowledge and laughter! It's always a magical time of the week when we are blessed with another gracious boon of knowledge. These empyreans sound like grand beings. I wonder if I'll ever meet one, wether it be with a good one, or one of more tyrannical leanings... As for ogre mercenaries, an ogre merc mis an ogre all the same! They'll be slain with the rest of them! This knowledge could not have come at a better time, for we've been receiving reports from neighboring villages of organised attacks by very large monsters. Very large crossbow bolts were also found left behind in the smoldering ashes of one of these villages. It looks like I'll have to hire some mercs of my own to take down these brutes! Till next time milords! I'll be bringing you offerings of ogre heads! Another week another glorious episode. Thanks again as always boys. I don't have much else to talk about, so have a good day alright?

[@DragonGunzDorian]

@Herald of dissonance for the empyrean, yes. Ogre mercs, hell no. lol

[@lordhogwash8393]

I like the idea of the howdah holding half as many medium sized creatures

[@Supermantmr2201]

I hope the next big lore sourcebook for 5E is one that tackles the outer planes and more specifically the upper ones, while the chance of having the more good alligned creatures of the upper realm be your bad guys I think that the opportunity to add and use some awesome celestials and the like to be challenges and tests for the party could be a nice change from the doom and gloom of devils and demons. Thanks for another great episode Will and Brian much love from the EU crowd.

[@Blaizer4500]

If i'm not mistaken, you can find a Titan in Descent into Avernus that tried to kill Tiamat but failed and was cursed as a result

[@wraithreaper22]

This is an extremely unusual double video

[@Ryno337L]

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[@MrDe4dGuy34]

The Empyrean sounds like WotC’s way of revamping Titans to be something more unique than being a slightly bigger Giant with a higher CR. I like the idea of the Titan, but they never had much going for them lore wise beforehand, so it’s nice seeing them get some development.

[@destonlee2838]

And DropOgres that climb trees and jump onto prey to crush it in surprise attacks. I've put a few DropOgreClans in my campaign, they're loads of laughs.

[@roflzwafflez117]

Honestly I love Brian's Golden sun references

[@spacewarsfight281]

YEAR OF THE BIG GUYS LETS GOOOOOOO !!!!!!!!

[@draxthemsklonst]

"Titan" was introduced in 5e as a category of quasi-deities.

[@brycekirkland9779]

Specifically they are constructs. Astral Dreadnoughts, Atropals, and Krakens are called Titans in their stat block and in 5e lore they are all explicitly created by the deities except for krakens which were the deities warriors. The other that is a titan is a Tarrasque from what I could find.

[@dascientist8443]

Bryce Kirkland I think the elder elementals are titans as well aren't they?

[@brycekirkland9779]

@@dascientist8443 I typed in Titan on d&d beyond and they didn't come up, but they might be.

[@Adamt591]

I kept hearing "Ogre Boat Launcher," and that stat block would be hilarious

[@aidenyoo2906]

D&D isn't forgetting the Titans. Empyreans are Titans. Same concept, different name.

[@hueyblade]

i was in a one shot where i 1v1ed a Howdah as a Duergar Runeknight Fighter. Used Runeknight ability to turn large then cast enlarge to turn huge and used a maul so i was doing 3d6+1d4+str with each attack. the rest of the party dealt with the kobolds on its back while i 1v1ed the ogre.

[@asaka616]

So a female Empyrean is basically a giant Disney Princess?

[@Thedungeoncast]

Yes lol

[@whitethunderclap451]

The frolicking woodland creatures do not discriminate.

[@gustaafargoan]

Those voice actors did a one shot in which they faced an Emperyon.

[@kennyyybunny]

I will ask again: an episode about iggwilv (tasha) would be awesome

[@zoelea9609]

Empyreans sound like if Disney's Hercules was massive and a jerk. Definitely adding one into my campaign as a proper gym bro type guy.

[@heathenpride7931]

Anyone who thinks Gym bros are jerks are envious nerds

[@trophyscars7364]

Per-swauace-Ian lol 😂

[@dakotarobertson3208]

Unless I'm remembering a strange fever dream, I thought Chris Perkins had mentioned somewhere that Empyreans were 5E's titans.

[@aliceofspades]

Maybe Empyreans grow up into full-blown Titans?

[@jeramiedavis6782]

I have my own version of serra and feroz that i have a storyline and adventure for 5e dnd i couldn't figure any other creatures that would fit as a pre mending planeswalker.

[@epiccthulu]

The reason there are no titans in 5e is because in the Forgotten Realms setting... the titans were given Albier, Toril’s twin. There r no gods on Albier so there is no Weave for mortals to draw magic from. The titans/dragons/Primordials rule over the natives there... like the Dragonborn who are natives there. Though some of them were transported to Toril during the Spellplague. The Brimstone Angels series eventually covers titans. The dragonborn were transported, not the Titans. And again you don’t go to Albier because there is no Mortal magic without The god made Weave

[@pricerowland]

Are you two ever gonna release the rest of the Zelda randomizer playthrough? I don't even play the games and I absolutely loved it!

[@primordial-chaos00]

So since empyreana are children of the gods and quasi-deity born of mortal and divine parents.A empyrean and demigod could be half siblings, also if a empyrean has a child with a mortal does that make the child a assimar or divine sorcerer bloodline having a grandparent who a deity.

[@masheroomboi2884]

I'm using these on my low-level players, wait the ogres, not the god-giant

[@philiphamel8504]

Okay, here me out... Half Dragon Empyrion, its Bahaumut's child.

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i want that shirt

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[@danacaron451]

Cool

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So need to screen share the pics WTF

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