Kelemvor the Judge of the Dead | D&D 5th Edition God Breakdown

MINOR SPOILERS FOR BALDUR'S GATE 3. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!
TIME STAMPS:
0:38 - Overview of Kelemvor
1:08 - Kelemvor's Appearance
1:41 - Kelemvor's Lore & History
5:37 - Kelemvor's Personality
6:21 - Kelemvor's Relationships w/ Other Gods
6:59 - Kelemvor's Clergy, Worship & Religious Practices (Worldbuilding)
7:40 - Kelemvor's Clerical Orders (Factions for PCs to Join)
9:08 - Kelemvorite Rituals & Rites (Worldbuilding)
10:02 - Kelemvorite Artifacts
10:21 - Roleplaying Kelemvor At The Table
12:33 - Concepts for PCs Aligned with Kelemvor (Classes & Subclasses)
14:48 - For Dungeon Masters = Kelemvor NPC Concepts & Quest Hooks
17:42 - Kelemvorite Magic Items (All of Them.)
17:51 - Legendlore Magic Item: Snap Judgment
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[@gaidencastro9706]

I feel the title doesn't emphasize just how fantastic this video is as a practical guide. It has just enough information to get an understanding of the character and provides a ton of options for both players and DMs to use. We need more videos like this.

[@itslegendlore]

I’ll keep putting them out for as long as I can :) I appreciate this so much thank you!

[@gaidencastro9706]

​@@itslegendlore Combining sped-up drawings with extremely useful and well-formatted advice is borderline genius. I feel there should be some experimentation in regards to the title/thumbnail, as when I discovered your videos today, it wasn't obvious that the video is about "How YOU can use Kelemvor, the Judge of the Dead". But you've struck a gold mine with this stuff, you've got a really strong niche and your channel has the potential to explode.

[@itslegendlore]

@@gaidencastro9706 I really hope so xD been at this for 4 years but we’ve always had steady growth

[@o0.umbra.0o]

Kelemvor! I love this guy. ⚔️💀⚖️

[@InquisitorThomas]

Kelemvor? I fucking hate that guy. Bring back Myrkul!

[@o0.umbra.0o]

@@InquisitorThomas Nahhhhh, Myrkul is overrated. Kelemvor is awesome!

[@Stardweller1]

I’ll take Kel over Myrkul any day!

[@cubert13]

Only really heard of Kelemvor, but having learned about him I think his backstory is pretty cool. I like how he is not the typically "evil" death god, nor is he necessarily good, he just is like death itself.

[@RaoDGuitar]

I'm about to play as a grave domain cleric and thought that kelemvor might be a good choice. This video is really helpful to get a sharper image of the god and how to play such a cleric!

[@Harabaz726]

Literally my thoughts. I jumped into an ongoing campaign as their healer had to unfortunately leave. I'm playing a tiefling who has lost more than his fair share and is drowning his sorrows in alcohol as he carries his duties as a devotee of his god.

[@Stardweller1]

My current character is a Paladin of Kelemvor. Despite his label, my character (and frankly I myself) believes Kelemvor is actually more Lawful Good deep down, and is only Lawful Neutral because his responsibilities as God of the Dead require it, and thus I play him as believing that Kelemvor wants him to do good and prevent people from dying before their time. And Heaven HELP you if my character catches you desecrating a grave!

[@melanyebaggins]

This video has helped me SO MUCH in crafting the Kelemvor character in my BG3 fanfiction (my Oathbreaker paladin eventually catches his attention for reasons, and they strike a deal later in the story when she [REDACTED]. I love writing him so much, and your explanation of him was the springboard for crafting his personality and motivations. He's now one of my favourite characters in the story.

[@itslegendlore]

@@melanyebaggins that’s awesome!

[@grif1102]

sorry i know this video is a little old but OMG thank you for making this. Kelemvor is and always will be my favorite dnd god, no, character in all forgotten realms. The complexity of his character is amazing. He was a normal person like you and me but found himself in a place where he had to do a job that no one else could do without corruption. I bet if he had the chance for a person to replace him that wasn't insane, (being the god of death usually only bad people what that power) he would take it. He doesn't wanna do this. I had a campaign that ran 2.5 years where he was the undirect driving force of the campaign (had a lich BBEG).

[@scevvin7788]

Just started a grave domain cleric and this is amazing backstory and motivation. Fantastic stuff!

[@mickmcgrath8099]

I love Kelemvor as a character. We came up with a custom class for followers of him and have a pretty heavy kelemvor arc going on in our game right now. Our hexblade was originally serving a Demon Lord and was harvesting souls for Y'chak, preventing them from going to Kelemvor for judgment. Kelemvor gave him a chance to turn on the demon lord, transforming him into what we called a penitent class, planar hunter subclass. Reset the character to level 3 and as he earns kelemvor's favor by hunting the demons he once served, he quickly gains new powers acting out Kelemvor's judgment against Demons. The class combines features of vengeance paladin, Ranger warlock, grave cleric, and Eldrich Knight into one class extremely good against the focus of his judgment (demons in this case) and just a powerful warrior when fighting others. Makes for a really fun redemption arc!

[@danielzarkos]

Awesome artwork as always!

[@donavandunn9824]

I thing I do for my followers of Kelemvor in my worlds is that when they enter the order, they have to dig their own grave. It's a symbolic gesture to say that they will die one day and they are not afraid to.

[@michaellaramee1965]

I have watched and listened to other content creators basically just read off the wiki and put some artwork in. What you have done is explained the character, how it fits in the world, their values, how to roleplay, NPCs, adventure hooks. 1000% this is the content as a DM I love. Great content! You earned a subscriber!

[@itslegendlore]

@@michaellaramee1965 thank you so much I really appreciate that :D

[@TheKing-mm4me]

I’m loving these more and more with each new breakdown

[@gaidencastro9706]

I don't know if you take requests, but I would like to see a video on The Cult of the Dragon or Baphomet

[@WhiskeyPatriot]

Clicked because my character looks exactly like the thumbnail, but follows the other Judge God Tyr. His brother will be a Doomguide if I need a backup.

[@andrewhensarling8318]

I love that this came out just as my DM and I were discussing what Oath my Paladin of Kelemvor should take. Thank you for being so reliable.

[@itslegendlore]

I do my best :) I hope u have fun!

[@LunarAnimeAngel]

I am so glad you did this. I play a rogue/cleric follower of Kelemvor in a DnD campaign so this really helps me understand the god my character serves

[@atlaskeep2703]

Kelemvor! He was a part of my first campaign ever so I'm very fond of him. Amazing art as always!

[@blackcat2983]

Me as a Cleric worshipping Kelemvor in Bg3 Also me, Resurrecting the dead and trying to find ways of being a Op Necromancy.

[@finnmchugh99]

I hope to see a vid and drawing of Vecna or maybe Lolth im loving these lore art vids :3

[@JoshuaRWorkman]

He's already done them.

[@itslegendlore]

I actually already did both Lolth and Vecna :) they should be in my gods play list

[@sturdyblastoff9300]

Very informative thx, gave me a lot of knowledge for my own campaign

[@Huntermyth]

tomorrow my level 5 life cleric will die ( details unknown to me as of now ) and will be resurrected by kelemvor clerics. can't wait to continue my path as a kelemvor cleric. will sub to the channel and dive deep into other deities after this one. thanks for the video.

[@lassebrink4764]

I really like those deep dives u make, but i have one thing to say. Since english is not my main language, i need to listening really careful due to your pronunciation, and i have to toggle the volume pretty loud. so you maybe addapt this for more diversity of poeple listening to your content from other contrys. Besides that i really like you videos ^^

[@ethren3344]

My favorite god.

[@dakilla123]

I feel like veng pali would work for hunting undead. And oathbreaker considering it also has to do with undead. Just use it in a positive way. Like use the undead to cleanse the undead.

[@elijahfelix9883]

It's because of your videos that has helped me implement the gods in my games also just a ask of future gods could you do tharizdun and/or hoar

[@itslegendlore]

I appreciate that :)

[@JoaquinColina]

To be honest i dont know how to role play a clerig of Kelemvor on dnd 2e, because he can use necromancy, at lvl 9 he can even have a dead horse to ride, so i dont know if he hates necromancy or can use it while is not with "bad intentions"

[@neks0073]

Im certain that the majority of us are here for almost exlusively the lore aspect.

[@scottcampbell9515]

If a worshiper of Kelemvor died what RP suggestions could you provide to run that encounter? Let us assume the worshiper who died upheld the tenants of Kelemvor in their life.

[@ANDELE3025]

Not sure about hexblade here, technically their 6th level feature very much clashes with Kelemvors deal.

[@itslegendlore]

For me, it depends on how you flavor it. I like to flavor a Kelemvor-based Accursed Specter as a soul of the departed that Kelemvor himself sends to aid the Warlock

[@ANDELE3025]

@@itslegendlore Im just too used to the NWN and Living City (which can link to a Age of Worms campaign) Kelemvor that plain just doesnt do anything undead, but i guess it can indeed be interpreted as "oh instead of turning into a shadow or wraith, ill take control and make sure you reach the plane youll end up on". Still feels wrong for someone whose priesthood outright cant control nor make undead.

[@arkham7033]

I’m very curious… have you done Tharizdun yet?

[@itslegendlore]

I have not yet, mostly because he’d be a nightmare to draw XD

[@arkham7033]

@@itslegendlore I can understand. I cannot wait to see what you come up with when you decide to make a video on it.

[@matthewmaguire7328]

Could we get one on Beshaba?

[@itslegendlore]

Absolutely :) adding her to the list

[@AGS363]

Kaelyn the Dove says no to Kelemvor, so he will get a no from me as well.

[@commanderarezgaming]

Not Lycanthropy. Lycanthropy is werewolves. it would either be something like Pantherathrope or the Were creature all encompasing name of Therianthrope.

[@itslegendlore]

I know but most people don’t understand what therianthrope means without explanation, so I just used lycanthrope as shorthand like dnd does 👍

[@Cykaima]

it sucks ass but official dnd canonically uses "lycanthrope" to reffer to any werebeasts