Fraz-urb'luu, Demonlord of Illusions and Lies | Demonlords of D&D | The Dungeoncast Ep.186

[@ashenwuss1651]

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[@EmanueleCappello]

"Dungeons&DemonLords"

[@stancal9249]

Low key, one of my absolute favorite demon lords. I love the way he screwed with the other demon lords back in the day, too: he makes it look like a mortal is trying to open a portal to the Abyss. The target demon lord thinks "Aha! An idiot mortal stumbled across something he shouldn't have. Lemme go to the material and f*** some s*** up." But Fraz- Urb'luu's deceptions are so strong that even mighty demon lords can't realize that this is some insanely powerful warp magic that goes right up to a demon lord's doorstep but looks to them like this barely functioning, garbage mortal's attempt at a magic portal. THEN, Fraz has binding magic so freaking powerful that a demon lord WHO IS STILL ON THE ABYSSAL PLANE, MIND YOU is unable to retaliate or even get away. I imagine them warping in, getting ready to stomp on the material plane, only to end up in the middle of a feast in the great hall, chained up while Fraz-Urb'luu and his consorts and minions laugh and throw tomatoes and these so-called mighty demon lords and make fun of them like a bunch of high school jock bullies in an 80s teen movie. And when he's done, Fraz wipes a laugh-tear from his eye and goes "Bahaha yeah, now GTFO, loser," And snaps his fingers. Yeenoghu's minions are like "Welcome back, my Lord! How was your destruction and carnage upon the mortal world?" And Yeenoghu is just f***ing LIVID and doesn't want to talk about it. No wonder all the other demon lords despise him. Old school Fraz-Urb'luu was a freaking BOSS.

[@nathanthaxton7492]

Fraz-Ur-Blu. Demon Lord of muscles and gains.

[@romanairekfpkibblessupplie9741]

Didn't know a thing about this guy. From the moment you said it was once the strongest demon lord you had my atention. EDIT: loved brian's gesture of reading the stat block EDIT 2: maybe he wasn't buff but told everyone he was and then it came true

[@craigseverance6235]

Gave this a listen on the patreon. But I'm watching here too to increase support for the channel

[@blueweld75]

Demon lords are so rad!! You guys are so rad!!! Talk about all the things.

[@umage1]

Zagyg became a demigod under the god of magic Boccob from Greyhawke. He was the crazy wizard before Halaster.

[@mach6794]

You can’t go just anywhere on the internet to see people casually throwing around fuckin names like Zagyg and Boccob. D&D is a special thing

[@courtneymarshall5686]

Thanks for keeping this up during the insanity. Love the podcast!

[@sundered_ant]

26:50 I just love it when Brian’s references occasionally leave Will completely speechless and trying to process what he just heard. It’s comedy gold. And on another note, I had never heard of this demon lord before this video.

[@mcswaggerduff8946]

I actually don't know enough about this guy to make puns, stay tuned

[@ashenwuss1651]

You do, you've just been fooled. I was so early, I had to make the illusion of you being here with puns to please myself

[@mcswaggerduff8946]

So I really like this guy, not as much as graz'zt, but I like his back story of being bluu balled for 1000 years in a dungeon

[@DragonGunzDorian]

These puns will have me FRAZzled.

[@ashenwuss1651]

@@DragonGunzDorian I bet they bluu you away. I'm already not *understanding my own*

[@DragonGunzDorian]

URgh that pun was awful! This was so low effort, but I couldn't think of any thing else.

[@draxthemsklonst]

Doctor Frazier Bluu

[@ashenwuss1651]

Majin Frazurbluu Frazurbleuu Cheese

[@DargorV]

You guys are awesome I love your content!

[@veedeedee5878]

The ultimate mystery game of Fraz-urb'luu's Clues

[@D1LLDozZer135]

Brian the cut looks good 👌

[@nathanthaxton7492]

Thanks Gary

[@ashenwuss1651]

Da mann!

[@darnell1391]

AAAAAAHHHH THEY LIKE KINGDOM HEARTS!

[@thevoidcritter]

"I mean, two U's? That's usually an 'oo' sound." /flashbacks to the Gruumsh episode

[@DragonGunzDorian]

I have liked and commented! I continue to serve the beefy dungeoncast! Hello again milords! I bring good tidings! Thanks to this gracious boon of knowledge we have slain frazurbluu! The demon lord sought to wipe the lands of knowledge and laughter clean of all life, but with holiest divine smite he was struck down and forever destroyed! Unfortunately being a demon lord his influence still corrupts these lands, I must work harder to root it all out. We've had a sudden and startling increase of cultists worshipping frazurbluu, just a few days ago I found one of them arrogantly walking the streets with a little girl she claimed to be her "daughter". I smited the wench on the spot before she could utter another word...I will not allow the demons lies to reach my ear, for only knowledge and laughter can guide my heart. I worry for the girl though, I attempted to bring her to the proper authorities so that she could be cared for, but the entire time she cried and tried to escape from me. I tried to tell her that demonic cultist wasn't her mother, but she wouldn't have any of it, she continued to sob. I believe the cultists influence has brain washed this poor girl. . .wait...she is...influenced by frazurbluus power. Her mind is corrupted. Could she be a danger? Is she possessed? Do we risk another demonic invasion by having her here? She is dangerous, sheispossessed,she'llbringdemonsuponusall!frazurbluulivesoninher!*Itmustdielikethedemonitis!* Hmm? I think I blanked out there for a moment. It's been hard to focus lately, I probably just haven't been getting enough sleep. Anyway, good lords of knowledge and laughter, thank you for this week's boon of knowledge! I await the next one as always. Well that was a fun if not dark bit. Anyway this was a great episode, I had never even heard of this demon lord, but I quite like him. He reminds me a lot of baphomet, since the both have the big beefy monster look, yet are very intelligent. Although I am starting to notice a trend with evil deities. What is it with evil god like beings having rods of power? Seriously, asmo, orcus, and now fraz? Just an observation I made while watching. Frazurbluu feels like the demon lord equivalent of asmo. They're both highly manipulative and powerful. Of course they aren't exactly the same, but there is a parallel to be drawn. Being kinda similar, for some reason I just imagine baphomet and fraz having flex offs and contests of strength. In my ever expanding head canon that all the dnd deities are teens at a party, fraz is now a rival of asmo. They both lie and pull strings because they're running against each other for class president. Being so buff, fraz has the support of the school jocks. Lastly when out mentioned that harpy clerics keep people just barely alive in fraz's city, all I could think was the following. "Flesh of e innocent flesh of the innocent! Innocent flesh must live! Innocent flesh will suffer!" Anyway that's all for this week. I hope the point of my opening bit wasn't missed and didn't go over anyone's head. Have a good day will and brian, continue to stay safe! :)

[@gmofkings]

You should have a one shot of a battle royal between all of the demon lords.

[@aliceofspades]

Frankly, his cult (and the fate of his victims) scares me way more than many other fiendish fates in the D&D universe. :O

[@warface4881]

Fraz has always been one of my favorites ever since AD&D Monster Manual II. I really appreciate all the lore you provided, back in MM II there was like a paragraph or two and thats basically all I remember about the guy so thanks.

[@SidheSaid]

A year of the Demon Lord sounds pretty cool, ngl.

[@blackgatefox501]

I share your videos with friends all the time, their grand for information and honestly the conversation is chill enough to keep me the entire time, every time.

[@erickirby7021]

Dude! Thank you guys for covering this guy! I'm actually gonna be running an Abyssal campaign Dual Shot! I wasn't originally planning on including this guy since I honestly didn't know a whole lot about him and a little lazily didn't feel like reading up on him. But, I saw your podcast on him and I thought... Eh... Why not!? I gotta say this an awesomely intriguing character and I'm now a little psyched to find ways to probably include him in this campaign of mine! Though.... this may make what I'm doing no longer a Dual-Shot? Hahaha! Anyway, awesome content as always Dungeon Cast!

[@thughug1993]

31:14 The dagger got me xD

[@norokodven4768]

Flex Mentallo from the Doom Patrol was really Fraz Urb"luu in disguise. Now his powers make sense.

[@topsykretts2364]

So fun spoiler Fact, according to the cauldron of everything. Fraz-Urb'luu's staff is hidden in a pocket abyss domain hidden inside the demonomicon, but it requires 6 demon lords to rip 1/6 of the pages out of the book each all within 24 hours. And within that 24 hours you can gain access to said plane after which it closes.

[@mattrondeau2]

Okay, are we just not going to talk about how awesome that harpy sound was that Brian did? also SHOUT OUT TO DEMOGORGON!

[@adamholcomb1906]

I think a good demon episode would be one on Malcanthet the Demon Queen of Succubus👍🏼👍🏼😈💯

[@bobtown500]

Awesome cast guys!!!! Love the demon lords!!!! Will, it was in the MM2.

[@rippertrain]

These guys deserve more subs

[@maphitha1]

Fraz was once a devil. He got kicked out of hell (pissed off Asmodeus) and joined in the Tanari rebellion against the original Obyrriths. He was one of the leaders of the rebellion (along with Demogorgon and maybe Orcus) but couldn't claim the power of the Obyrriths because he is a Devil. This is why his goal is to have petitioners in their own personal "hells."

[@ericsmith223]

Is that a megadeth cap? Sweet

[@THELUBINTHEMORNING]

Another great vid from the kids at my fave flave of DnD channel!

[@drsnk6854]

You guys make a quality cast

[@beardedbill7047]

I could be wrong but I think I heard Fraz was originally the arch devil of the second layer of the nine hells. Asmodeus sent army's to distract him while he had dispater sneak in and claim his realm. Then asmodeus banished him to the abyss. Fraz used his devil skills to to organize some tanari army to become the first demon lord. I may remember it wrong but I just kicked off a campaign 2 months ago that rolls with that backstory. BTW great cast again guys I listen to everything you guys put out

[@trendypanda7904]

I have the same back-back story of Fraz...he was also the first the build the tower that DIspater then remodeled and build the city of Dis around it...Fraz built and shouted to every layer tfrom the top that he was the strongest....He was banished and sneak into the tanari demon ranks to fight the obyriths with Demogorgon and Orcus and when they won,he lost a lot of his devil powers as the abyss make him demon lord.But i thought the guys...due to he is the Prince of lies,and Asmo is the epitomy of Deception...chose the story that for sure is in fact true from the adventures..still great job though

[@aleplayer1712]

So Frazurbluu was blasted with the elements of harmony and turned to stone like Discord? 🤣👍.

[@jimcat68]

Thank you. I've been wondering since the 80's whether that letter in the third syllable was a capital I or a lower case l.

[@shadomain7918]

He was published in Monster Manual 2. Gary would have created him in the 70s, so before AD&D, but for 0D&d, the one with the little books

[@MrEapie]

Very old school player here. Love you gave Fraz some time. One thing though...at one point one of you mention you thought he was in the original Monster Manual. This is incorrect. He DID appear in the Monster Manual II, as well as the supplement book to the S1 module, "The Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth". Keep up the great work!

[@danielrowan4716]

I came here to see if this was already provided. I too am a 1/2e ADnD player and knew this lore. Thank you for sharing.

[@DiMadHatter]

Can't wait for that Rakshasa episode!

[@Shakkarz]

He's Lord of illusion which was a good movie had good characters in that movie.

[@danielrowan4716]

Femke Jansen, Scott Bakula, and Daniel Van Vergen. Great cast, super under rated. Production value was on the low side but the acting and storyline more than made up for it. The LA Noir meets super natural theme was great and the whole thing felt like a nod to Kolchak the Nightstalker.

[@nickabsent958]

In that shirt Will in the Demon Lord of muscles and gains. Get it!

[@pricerowland]

Really frazzled trying to come up with a pun for this demon lord.

[@coryjarrett2952]

27:27 So it's like the TV show "The Good Place"? Spoilers For the good place. The good place takes place in a "new" experimental plane of Hell Resembling heaven perfectly, but certain things go wrong. Until you lose your mind.

[@coryjarrett2952]

Also, if everything went according to plan, the devil's theorized that this new plane of hell would torture souls FAR beyond what all the other planes could do. Devil's would barely have to lift a finger to torment the souls, just telling them they are imperfect in a perfect Heaven and flawless system. the souls idealy would just torture themselves with jealousy and peer pressure.

[@avishaiedenburg1102]

Don't know if anyone mentioned this before, but Zagyg is a Gygax self-insert (Zagyg Yragerne - Ernest Gary Gygax)

[@stevewinkleburg5300]

Cover pazuzu this year and then you can stop. Also it's pronounced puh zoo zoo or pah zoo zoo Edit: I thought that if I throw in please it might help

[@keirbird5900]

Could you guys make a video on Hadar. I dont know how much info is available on it but I would love to learn more about this cosmic hunger

[@darnell1391]

I love you guys

[@prestongarner8796]

Frazurbluu was an arch devil and then cast down to the abyss and became a demon lord of lies he also ran the chain Devils. So yeah now a mammon is now the current arch devil of the swampy terrain of the circle of hell

[@trendypanda7904]

Yeah that's my boy....First time i comment since i have found you about 2-3 months ago and i was waiting for this guy to do that since he was my first demon lord i used on my regular group(on continual campaigns since 3rd,the group established from that first campaign bloodlines and all the players since them were part of those first character lines,or spouses grand-grand-grand-step-brother-orphan-wannabe part of the family)...in that first campaign i had Fraz lost himself into a fake identity for 65 years and he was a right hand man of a wizard that created a portal to lock a layer he had visited into the abyss and make it permanent until he dispell it...Fraz,lost in his lies,remained to the side of the now lich/wizard that became a king because the madness of the demon lord was still present and the BBEG of the campaign....the group killed the lich and broke the portal-device before the lich ever think of using it along with many other artifact he created...then the group fought the fake persona of Fraz and as the battle went on i rolled to see if he will remembered his true self....and then Fraz was like "Huh?!?i see,now i remembered...and i will kill everything of you"....the biggest part is that Fraz left to regain what he lost in those decades and i had him returned as side quest in every campaign since then,messing with the life of the descedants of my players....the funniest part was that they recently found his name after so many years of failures...now they calll him "Frabalu"...

[@nathanthaxton7492]

The dumbbells are all that remained

[@AndrewAnderson-bx8uf]

Hallows Heart is a pretty interesting place

[@MiloshFitzroy]

Yeah I didn’t think I’d like him either. Thanks guys! Wait... was there even an episode? There was one... right? Right?! I think the only demon lord left in 5e that currently has a stat block is Kostchtchie?

[@Z0mgXenu1]

apparently 5e has a module with a bunch of demon lords and the lord of gains makes an appearance as does the two headed one

[@cameronpearce5943]

I hope we get an episode on Zagyg and some other Greyhawk characters. Same as Raistlin from Dragonlance and Iggwilve, also from Greyhawk

[@DeedeeDirt]

my friends are frilled freaks and I can't wait to free them!

[@PrimordialAnnihilator]

Sounds like Frazurbluu has a little devil in him

[@destonlee2838]

Asmodeus and old Frazz go way back, they're like habsberg nobles. They both play both sides of the bloodwar. Like ExxonMobil did in ww2

[@johnnikyecole9114]

DOWN IN FRAZZLE ROCK (clap) (clap)....lol....hahahaha.. with neo and some harpys power lifting.

[@raymondluca7779]

oh so your talking about demoturds 5:48

[@kartanfoxclaw]

Fraz....or Frazzy if you will, is hairy. He's also muscley. Basically he's a bear. He's Frazzy the bear. :)

[@ClydapusGotwald]

Is there a place that has all your sources? I’d love to read them all.

[@jeffcook360]

My fiend warlock is going to open a golds gym now! If you dont cancel after the free 30 day trial, asmodeus gets your soul.

[@DM-Damian]

Shout outs to Demogorgon

[@CharlemagneSupernova]

Magic Flexing? So he's Flex Mentallo from Doom Patrol?

[@cameronmurrell-byrd7738]

I think he used to be an Archduke of the nine hells

[@spacewarsfight281]

You should do the verdan next or soon

[@gallusdomesticus5478]

God now I want to make a buff warlock who receives his powers from the Demon Lord of Muscles and Gains

[@EmanueleCappello]

Are Gargoyles from the 1990s the new Casper from the 1990s ?

[@amadhollow635]

Frasier~blue

[@leobiggs8653]

Punch, punch, munch

[@kristopherhuff2822]

I wanna see you guys explore Obox-ob.

[@kristopherhuff2822]

Saw the video 🎉. Love me the obyriths

[@swadams2]

If beholders invaded his domain, would their central eyes destroy his illusions?

[@elierickson298]

I'd imagine so; the central eye is just like Antimagic Field, so it would suppress all magical effects for as long as it lasts, even ones being actively concentrated on. Honestly, the trick would be more in convincing more than one beholder to cooperate towards that end in the first place... and that's if you can successfully convince one to commit to such an assault. And that's not even accounting for the idea that Fraz would play into their paranoia and turn them against each other- or you- as a masterful liar.

[@Rallarberg]

Zagig/Zagyg the Mad Archmage is definitely worth his own episode. Probably the most interesting character in Greyhawk, period, imo.

[@waltercarillo8916]

How bout dagon or tharizdun next?

[@salomon109]

Me and Fraz' are buddies...

[@heskiador2752]

Brian look different... What has changed?

[@justincarlozmaxino1100]

Fraszzh are blue

[@mikeedmondson8917]

Wow

[@thezerowulf507]

Believing your lie so much you convince yourself its the truth is how you become a pathological liar.

[@FORtheEMPEROR]

Fraz-Ur'Bluu sounds like the ultimate Karen

[@moonringXD]

Oh before you stop doing demons lords you should do Dagon!

[@cernunnos_lives]

Fraz (or Frazier lol), has it right, humans suck.

[@onisinn1]

Alan Scott

[@johnnikyecole9114]

80-100 you become a flat earther