Legions of the Nine Hells - Dungeons and Dragons Lore

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AJ Pickett

AJ Pickett

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@JAY-gl5xd
@JAY-gl5xd 9 ай бұрын
Legion devils are probably my second favorite monster after goblins. If your DM throws legion devils at you, expect an awesome fight. If your DM throws legion devils at you, and he plays 40K also, expect a TPK.
@HBHaga
@HBHaga 9 ай бұрын
As one of my earlier DMs put it, "Legion devils! The Tommys of Hell! And they're squaring off in your general direction. Fear checks, please."
@KentMansley_Noticer
@KentMansley_Noticer 9 ай бұрын
“Hell” yeah. Anything outerplanes fills me with the joy only comparable to those most deranged cultists of forgotten horrors!
@johngleeman8347
@johngleeman8347 9 ай бұрын
Good to know the spirit of the Bueroza lives on in the Merregons!
@mikewaterfield3599
@mikewaterfield3599 9 ай бұрын
Enter the “common” foot soldiers.
@johnoglesby-vw7ck
@johnoglesby-vw7ck 9 ай бұрын
Or...the "comment" foot soldiers?😀
@mikewaterfield3599
@mikewaterfield3599 9 ай бұрын
@@johnoglesby-vw7ck bah, had a quiet morning. Time difference means AJ's vids usually release the same time I'm power loading caffeine. Besides, I'm just an old nerd from far back enough to remember when 2ed released and why was quit calling them demons and devils for a while. Everyone needs foot soldiers, even the hells. Money says he does one on the lower ranked celestials next.
@danielsanusi2687
@danielsanusi2687 9 ай бұрын
The blood war is the most metal thing in dnd I hope wizards expands on it more in the future
@theprofessionalyoutubecomm8338
@theprofessionalyoutubecomm8338 9 ай бұрын
More Fiend lore from the man, the myth, legend himself! If Wizards had any sense, they’d be offering you a job, and if Hasbro was less comically evil, maybe you’d accept
@Mortablunt
@Mortablunt 9 ай бұрын
Imagine AJ writing the lore for sixth edition! And imagine him as the creative director, approving canon publications, and plotting out the meta course of the edition.
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
I love it! I certainly wouldn't mind an exploration of other elements of the Nine Hells as well. They are quite captivating with their complex hierarchies, systems, orders, conspiracies and intrigues and certainly easier to grasp and elaborate for our limited mortal minds than the Abyss's horrific chaos of unknown number of ever-changing layers.
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
Now that I think of it, I have a question for you : what are the Devils' view of the use of Undead? I don't see such a vicious and sadistic "race" having qualms about getting the most use out of their resources through Necromancy. I just don't recall having seen a non-homebrew Necromancy-using Baatezu yet. It's the kind of thing that feels almost expected of them.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
A very good question for me to look into@@Harrowed2TheMind
@digunder14
@digunder14 9 ай бұрын
if possible a video on infernal engines would be neat, as have been curious about it since bg3 came out but is hard to find much if any info on what one does other than as it relates to the tielfling, karlach
@bartimaeus1887
@bartimaeus1887 9 ай бұрын
The background music was so fitting lol
@snforde4603
@snforde4603 9 ай бұрын
Say AJ, ever consider doing a video on how bardic magic works in d&d? I find it to be one of the more difficult types of magic to explain to new players from an in universe vantage point.
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
I personally like to see it not as the typically described "magic of music" or even of performance, since bard types can vary from singers and musicians to actors, visual artists and even archivists. Since oral tradition was the best way to preserve knowledge before writing became prevalent, I see the bard's music as the "power of Knowledge", in a way. Bards are typically well-traveled and learn their craft from many cultures and traditions, which is why they seem are able to cast magic that is generally perceived as arcane, yet they can also manifest quite a bit of magicks that are usually limited to divine spellcasters (such as healing spells), as well as apparently a smattering of other sources of magic as well (natural magic, the occult, truenaming, etc.). Bardic Knowledge/Lore used to be one of the core abilities of the class for a reason, in my view.
@CrimsonKrakhorn48
@CrimsonKrakhorn48 9 ай бұрын
Love how your videos on fiends always have metal in the background
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Always!
@Fyre19
@Fyre19 9 ай бұрын
The sage unveils a new lore for us mere mortals!
@iskandarthegreat0487
@iskandarthegreat0487 9 ай бұрын
This ones interesting, I'd also be interested in the celestial counterpart
@prestongarner8796
@prestongarner8796 9 ай бұрын
I want to hear about the Lore on the nine Hells paladins on the NAZUGON.
@nicmountcastle258
@nicmountcastle258 9 ай бұрын
Always down for a 9 hells or blood war video.
@almitrahopkins1873
@almitrahopkins1873 9 ай бұрын
A lot of this depends on how you view the Hells. Devils don’t eat. Devils don’t sleep. Devils don’t have time off. Legions not fighting are being reinforced and formed back up before being sent back out. Fallen squads are coming out of the spawning pits constantly and being hammered back into cohesive units. Armors are constantly being resized. Weapons are constantly being reforged. Broken siege engines and the bodies of the fallen are the grisly building blocks of walls that will be built up and torn down thousands of times over as the ceaseless battle continues. Any one of a thousand devils may stand upon his own decaying corpse as he fights on, trying to hold the very hill it died on when he was a general last week. It is a war without end that they are thrust back into, over and over again. The only respite from the horror of the melee is the torture of the spawning pits and the slim possibility of being promoted.
@KS-PNW
@KS-PNW 9 ай бұрын
Happy new Year AJ! Sure this is the first of many great videos in 2024!
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
You know it!
@TheHornedKing
@TheHornedKing 9 ай бұрын
Nothing like a good devil lore video.
@stevewinkleburg5300
@stevewinkleburg5300 9 ай бұрын
I always love another lower planes video. I'd love to see other videos like this for some of the other outer planes factions. For example, how a horde of demons might act more strategically than just rushing forward, or what the assembled angelic host would look like
@Pyre
@Pyre 9 ай бұрын
Oh Merregons. I remember having a moment of dawning awe and horror when I read their 3.5 stat block for the first time. "Every one of them in a group contributes their hit points to a total pool, when one dies they all do, but you have to chew through the ENTIRE pool to put one down? What? They all roll saves collectively and if one succeeds they all do, *what?* " And MUCH worse than that, "They get +4 to attack for EVERY other legion devil within 60 feet?" You can do the math on that if you want, but I'll tell you right now there were *gods* with stats that didn't go that high. Honestly I wonder a little how much playtesting they got before release in that edition. Because sure, you could take *one* of them easy. Three or four was becoming a Severe Problem. A thousand? There weren't really things in the game that could fight that. Which maybe is the point. A perfect embodiment of the Lawful part of Lawful Evil. Not individuals, but parts of a system. A perfect, horrifying grinder almost nothing in the multiverse could stand against.
@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024
@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024 7 ай бұрын
Its like Hell's Borg.... 😮
@vokkera6995
@vokkera6995 9 ай бұрын
The merrigons are one of the few things that got a weird downgrade in a sense going from 4e to 5e. I spent such a long time wondering where the legion devil went, only to find out that’s what a merrigon is! And for some reason it’s not even in the monster manual, even though it’s supposed to be a super typical devil! Don’t even get me started on the weird art changes lol
@Pyre
@Pyre 9 ай бұрын
And from 3.5, where if I'm remembering right they had a mechanic that broke the game. Edit: I looked it up and it's *several* mechanics. Basically a full legion of these things is practically invincible numbers-wise.
@sterquiliniis7583
@sterquiliniis7583 9 ай бұрын
Perfect timing for my new infernal Farmer from the nine hells. He's a veteran, gunslinger, Paladin/barbarian named Stercus McMallus (Filthy McNasty in latin 😅)
@MoneySpain1188
@MoneySpain1188 9 ай бұрын
Please do something from dungeon of the mad mage! We just started it and it's my second time DMing, I started with Dragon Heist so it's the same characters from the first Camp. Love your work!
@jernada6794
@jernada6794 9 ай бұрын
Ohhhh im digging this Avernus tour!
@jasminebryant4238
@jasminebryant4238 9 ай бұрын
I'm not sure if you ever did a dedicated video to Erinyes, if not I'd love to see you do one
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Amazingly, I have not, the closest I got was the Alu fiend. I shall have to fix this as they are very interesting!
@jasminebryant4238
@jasminebryant4238 9 ай бұрын
yes please! :)@@AJPickett
@GeraldBlack1
@GeraldBlack1 9 ай бұрын
Rewatchability is a plus for all your videos, going back to the beginning double checking all those likes, defiantly gives you an edge over most channels. Thanks again!
@Kid_illithid
@Kid_illithid 9 ай бұрын
Got a mantic terrain crate at one point. Has these models in there that are gonna make great meregons.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
I got the Mantic zombie set, perfect for when you need a literal horde of the things and plenty of figures for the money, lots of poses as well, two thumbs up.
@tqbrowne
@tqbrowne 9 ай бұрын
Awesome! I was just looking at your older videos about the nine hells
@stroberry4660
@stroberry4660 9 ай бұрын
Thank you AJ!
@WH40ktyranids
@WH40ktyranids 8 ай бұрын
Yes this is the kind of stuff i need for my Avernus campaign! Love it
@guuspot923
@guuspot923 9 ай бұрын
A spicy snack that comes with it's own hot ~~glue~~ sauce. Perfect for these wet, cold days. Thanks, AJ!!
@SageofCancer
@SageofCancer 9 ай бұрын
Afterlife? Shut up it’s time to fight demons
@davidlewis8814
@davidlewis8814 9 ай бұрын
The art in here is terrific, but it often raises more questions for me, like why do they all seem to look exactly like one another, when pictured together in groups ? Is that a function of the anti-chaos aspects of their being? And when one of the Generals or other high-ranking devils die, do they reincarnate again as a dretch and have to start all over again, or do they reincarnate in the form in which they most recently died? If the former, is it centuries of fighting and leveling up or does it all process quicker than that?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
depends on how they died, the generally retain their rank
@stevewinkleburg5300
@stevewinkleburg5300 9 ай бұрын
Tasty beverage acquired
@pandoraeeris7860
@pandoraeeris7860 9 ай бұрын
We are Legion, for we are many.
@avan5352
@avan5352 9 ай бұрын
More of this please.
@Sytoren
@Sytoren 9 ай бұрын
Fantasticly informative as always, well done dear Sage! Love the ambiance.
@Christopher_Pug
@Christopher_Pug 9 ай бұрын
Oh hell yeah. I really need some TMG in my ears right now. Happy New Year!
@zacharyhawley1693
@zacharyhawley1693 9 ай бұрын
If you ascribe that the hells are the multiverses doomday clock. There'd be a certain level of fatalism for the legions. 😮
@ruhalajn
@ruhalajn 9 ай бұрын
This was awesome
@zmishiymishi5349
@zmishiymishi5349 9 ай бұрын
Badass! Also this is quite a lot of info for a 10 minutes video! :D
@Messatsu01
@Messatsu01 9 ай бұрын
Love lower plane fiend lore videos!
@christianrodriguez7534
@christianrodriguez7534 9 ай бұрын
Can you touch on the succubus standing in the hells? I'm confused by some of the new lore seems to state that they're no longer demons and have somewhat full reign of the abyss and hells, to travel at least.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Yes, its a bit of a mess in the lore with them.
@krispalermo8133
@krispalermo8133 9 ай бұрын
Nut shell from real life lore translated into gaming systems. a.) Every spirit or Fae has a bane which can be used to bend the will of a spirit. And they hate humans/ mortals for having the ability to use them. b.) Spirits, demons, angels what nots are align domain to one of the seven virtues or deadly sins in brief. They are manic compulsive in following their vice. The virtue of Chasity/Modesty falling into sexual denial and persecution of Wrath/Pride down to having wet dreams. ( religions scam people through fear & shame.) Demons/ D&D succubus temp mortals through logical mentally challenging their morality to indulging in their vice which creates chaos throughout and around the rest of their social life. ( That woman isn't having sex with you, but she isn't helping you one bit. What type of friend feeds your ego to get up drunk in a bar fight only to laugh when you get beat into the E.R. or drunk tank at jail.) 2.) Last game shop from about 20years ago we mix WotC 3e D&D/ Star Wars on comparing Optional Training Time of skill ranks & feat. Compare real life military skill training to Star Wars soldier class. In short if you have a trainer then your PC can gain 1d3 levels in a given class as part of on the job training. b.) Phantom of the Opera setting, a succubi soul feeds/ energy drains class levels a group of rogue/bards of their creativity acting as a muse to build up their levels just to drain them back down. " .. emotional vampire .." they are her herd. Then the barony assassin guild of ghouls turns her favorite into a ghoul/ ghast. The player can still PC the ghoul as a bard and gain levels but the succubi can no longer feed from him. So the bard has worst depression than Louis from " Interview of a Vampire," cause they can no longer feed the affection kiss of their muse. Ghouls are very good at getting rid of body murder evidence. c.) We also used Whitewolf/World of Darkness ( WoD) vampire, werewolf, Mage the Awakening rules on stripping down, powering up, and spirit capture. Otherwise just act like a bunch of undiscipline teenage mouth sallow girls or bar hopping tramps. Crime kingpins have to be very orderly in logistics, math, and command social pretense. Their arm candy trophy wives on the other hand ? d.) F- WotC/ and the other, it is your game so run it as over the top campy Japanese anime if you want. It seem to be the theme of things now days. My old games treat Baator as over work tax paper pushers. And they outsource to neutral align PC with lawful inclinations. As they Say in Demon and Changeling/ Fae .. everything is a contract with a catch. Along with favors/debts owed. Even the upper planes beings grimace and shrug when dealing with neutrals making deals and working for Baator devils and night hags. What every it takes to place a speed bump in front of the Abbys in dealing with the Blood War.
@genehetzel2036
@genehetzel2036 9 ай бұрын
The Hell Marines.
@captainwaffles6576
@captainwaffles6576 8 ай бұрын
“If this is hell then I’m the devil” random Halo Marine; Halo Wars
@adamwelch4336
@adamwelch4336 9 ай бұрын
Devils army!😎🤟🤘😈 Die for Asmodeus minions!
@j-dubb614
@j-dubb614 9 ай бұрын
Love your lore videos AJ
@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024
@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024 7 ай бұрын
I LOVE learning about the Nine Hells, the abyss and the cosmology of dnd. Absolutely, more please!!!
@gabereitemeier4309
@gabereitemeier4309 8 ай бұрын
AJ, my guy, it is so good to have you back
@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024
@somestormchaseridjitwithwi2024 7 ай бұрын
I second this. 😊
@WeAreTheDraiken
@WeAreTheDraiken 9 ай бұрын
I don't understand how demons are a threat to devils when the devils have so much Disincline Strategic Mindsets and even a Hive mind. Like i never knew they had a Hive Mind but honestly thats a battle changing ability. To be in sych with every move and not ever to lose morale, Teleporting in sych to flank foes while nullifying the opposiing parties Teleportion. It's scary in a fightinf Roman legion kind of way. So in Comparison Demons should be like Barbarian tribes the Romans faced, so how do they keep up or is it just shear power and numbers , turning any sould they can into a demon, while devils would rather refine a soul with proper torture and corruption before turning it into a devil. It would be interesting if you could go into this, maybe a video on demons in comparison and a video on how thier battles actually work against each other.
@thedragondaddydm6182
@thedragondaddydm6182 9 ай бұрын
One hell of a good vid as always
@ObsidianAmeth
@ObsidianAmeth 9 ай бұрын
The first video of 2024🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
@davidjarkeld2333
@davidjarkeld2333 9 ай бұрын
Loved this, thank you :)
@toshley6192
@toshley6192 9 ай бұрын
Awesome video! 👍
@darthshivvis956
@darthshivvis956 9 ай бұрын
Yasssss .......who do you think would win in a fight...erevis cale VS drizzt
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Drizzt
@chriscalvin5083
@chriscalvin5083 9 ай бұрын
great video AJ
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Thank you Chris
@travisevans8742
@travisevans8742 9 ай бұрын
You mentioned Archer Devils, but I think we're referring to Arrow Demons. I can't find any reference to Archer Devils in any edition. Am I missing something?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Correct and well spotted *squints* maybe TOO well spotted...
@travisevans8742
@travisevans8742 9 ай бұрын
@@AJPickett I have played every edition, so I got excited about a type of Devil I hadn't heard of!
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
@@AJPickett I made the very same mistake, but in my mind, they make a whole lot more sense as Devils than they are as Demons. Plus, I can't see a reason why the Devils wouldn't create such a type of unit. They could easily be a subtype of Merregon evolved to specialize in archery, for instance, what with their two pairs of arms, hyper-developped back muscles and two sets of eyes. I'm certain Merregons are not limited to one type of heavy infantry melee combat unit only. It wouldn't surprise me one bit if the Nine Hells of Baator would be the biggest supplier of cold iron-tipped arrowheads in all the multiverse. Knowing the Baatezu, they must have absolutely impeccable supply chains... Now that I think of it, that's something that is far less discussed : who is supplying all of these operations and crafting all that gear? 🤔
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
Addendum: Now that I think of it, my DM accidentally resolved a part of that issue by equipping all of his abyssal gnoll legionnaires, hired by Yeenoghu, with Quivers of Lies* (from the Book of Vile Darkness, no less!). I've no doubt a specialized version of such a magic item must be common in their ranks, or at least among their more elite units. If not, then Avernus' ground must be riddled with what are essentially cold iron caltrops, as I am certain that this dual purpose is not lost in the Devils' sadistic minds, contributing ever more to the plane's jagged terrain­. *The current listed price (12K gp) is WAY too high, in my mind, especially with the added condition of telling a lie every time, which must be a real hassle for Arcane Archers who get their hands on the thing, as it certainly interferes with their verbal components.
@TheScreamingMime
@TheScreamingMime 9 ай бұрын
Sounds like Little Nicky chose the nine hells soundtrack.
@IaNO01-g9g
@IaNO01-g9g 9 ай бұрын
Hi Aj. Great video, always enjoy new info on the Nine Hells. Had a question for you if you would be so kind as to answer. You're mentioning of the Orthons being trained on multiple different Prime Material worlds brings up a question I've had for some time. Which is to say, how far out into creation does the Blood War span, and with that, do the Outer Realms as related to Toril/Realmspace extend out beyond that solar system to any notable degree? I had thought that everything was contained in Realmspace and it's relevant Outer Planes, but I've seen multiple mentions of events in the conflict seen in other parts of the overall Material Plane. Thus, is there any info you can provide as answer? Thank you.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
You will see me mention Moradin being active on the world Nerath, and we know that world is in the same material plane as Toril, except it is lightyears away in some other galaxy. Greyhawk, Toril and Earth are not in the same material planes or even the same temporal period (Toril is actually many years ahead of what is depicted in the source books)
@rjjone2853
@rjjone2853 9 ай бұрын
Love your content, thank you for all the hard work.🎉
@millerdiamond708
@millerdiamond708 7 ай бұрын
demon commander: WE ARE THE NINE LEGIONS OF HELL NONE SHALL STAND BEFORE US
@jordanwhite8718
@jordanwhite8718 9 ай бұрын
No mention of Narzugans?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
No, I was dealing mainly with the infantry troops. I barely mentioned the Imp network in the video either.
@prestongarner8796
@prestongarner8796 9 ай бұрын
Are you going talk about lore of Titivlus the Duke of dis second layer of hell. AJ Pickett
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
could do
@theclocktower3258
@theclocktower3258 9 ай бұрын
Im currently running a campaign, the players are about to enter Hades from the city of Hopeless. I was wondering how much the Blood War has spilled over into Hades, would they be greeted by a scene of warfare and magical explosions roaring across the plague wastes? Or is it more subtle? Caravans of hags and demons being ambushed by guerrilla devil fighters and magical terrorist attacks against barracks and forts!
@sithis36
@sithis36 9 ай бұрын
If I remember correctly Hades is one of the only places they don't fight. It's their shopping area and you don't fuck with hags. They have a tendency to start making God killers if you push them
@zacharyhawley1693
@zacharyhawley1693 9 ай бұрын
Both. Not even both world wars can come close to the sheer magnitude of the blood war. Worlds burning, superweapons being spammed and all sorts of horrific creatures being unleashed and thrown into the fray.
@theclocktower3258
@theclocktower3258 9 ай бұрын
@@zacharyhawley1693 luckily they also have an adult red dragon hot on their tails so I'm sure they'll fit right in! Lol
@ThengelB
@ThengelB 9 ай бұрын
Get ready to nerd out!
@dannyakins7677
@dannyakins7677 9 ай бұрын
How would you run a campaign or one-shot with Graz'zt teaming up with Asmodeus?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Well, if Asmodeus is involved, its because he wants the players to be there and he has a plan for them.
@dannyakins7677
@dannyakins7677 9 ай бұрын
@@AJPickett Thank YOU, Great & Wise Hobbit Sage 😁✍️
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
Very odd that a demon prince would ally with an archdevil. Then again, perhaps not as much when one knows of Graz'zt origins, according to some scholars (that are almost certainly prone to being "censored", if you catch my drift)...
@dannyakins7677
@dannyakins7677 9 ай бұрын
@@Harrowed2TheMind I'm sorry, I don't catch your drift? Oh wait.. I think I get it? (Asmodeus wants the secret kept hush hush.. hence AJ's Lore videos)? Regardless, AJ has shown Graz'zt, (who is a demon prince).. is also the/a child of both Asmodeus & Pale Night, if that's what you mean? So why not a father help his son? Look at how Asmodeus helped Glasya (his daughter) & her rise to power! To Asmodeus, everyone is a puppet, especially his children.
@Harrowed2TheMind
@Harrowed2TheMind 9 ай бұрын
@@dannyakins7677 Precisely. Better keep it down, though. You never know. 🤫😉 And indeed, that is my reasoning as well.
@tigerninja18
@tigerninja18 9 ай бұрын
If you're taking requests, could we get a video on the old Pelor the Burning Hate fan theory from the now-dead WotC forums?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Pelor? Sure.
@pensador6953
@pensador6953 8 ай бұрын
I wonder if Mephisto ever thought about using the demons themselfs as materials for weapons and inventions, or maybe get the soul of an artificer to invent and create those. To be fair i wonder how usefull they could be. Or if its a massive liability to have living weapons in the hands of your soldiers.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 8 ай бұрын
Oh for sure, its a major export market.
@pensador6953
@pensador6953 8 ай бұрын
​@@AJPickett knowing how competitive the devils can get, i can only imagine a devil artificer competing with mephisto, a la gnomes vs goblins in warcraft, complete with espionage, and subtle sabotage, as long as you don't get caught, seeing who can create the most astonishing weapon, or tool, Mephisto comes with the more is better approach, making a simple yet effective multiple hell bolt repeatable trower, the "hellish chorus" that shoots bolt made of crystalized anguish that explode on impact, the rate of fire is roughly 28 bolts per minute, can be hand held by a particularly big devil, as well as placed on top of fortifications or in the field for suppressive fire. Curretly, Master Hellcrafter Malzahharr, is looking for inspiration, for his response to Mephisto's new weapon, and seeks to one up him in somehow , he considered making an improvement of Mephisto's design, but that's not enough, he wants to do more, overtake Mephisto's creation in ever sense of the word, and make sure that his name will be on the lips of anyone when it comes to the manufacture of weapons for the great war.
@WisdomThumbs
@WisdomThumbs 8 ай бұрын
It’s a fun concept. Most devils and demons are just parts for weapons and armor in my setting, kept alive in vats or pools, with the winners of the Blood War selling their spoils to the most powerful armies left. But the process of making items from them requires flesh shapers and mind-control, so ilithids, hags, and dragonborn are among the experts required. The economic network is chaotic, full of rivalries and trade secrets, and a good bone weapon or veinplate carapace can *consume* its wearer if fed too much blood. Stitched Devils still roam like prototypes, or as pain-breakers used to ensure the items don’t regain their minds. The resulting arms race has led other cultures to create magic armor from stone, wood, and metal. Our current campaign’s BBEG is the super-barghest who owns most of the devil flesh, trading it with the dominant dragonborn Time Lords to keep his hobgoblins safe and useful. He keeps one of the realm’s last Night Hags on retinue to keep the ilithids that work for the dragonborn from reverse-engineering all his secrets. Naturally, most soldiers and mounts can only hope for the equivalent of +1 leather and bone. The truly powerful weapons and armors are reserved for elites, champions, and generals, only rarely gifted to lower ranks that prove themselves.
@temmy9
@temmy9 9 ай бұрын
Bloodwar:Total war
@Glitch_Online
@Glitch_Online 9 ай бұрын
Yay
@shingoji524
@shingoji524 9 ай бұрын
Wierd question but if a mortal were to wish themselves into divinity or some how replace a god wouldn't they instantly fade into non existence due to no one worshipping them?
@adamsuperdork
@adamsuperdork 9 ай бұрын
Great question! As far as I know the Wish spell is below the level needed to attain divinity outright. It could perhaps set into motion, through a wished-for chance encounter with a deity, an ascension. As far as not having an existence because of a lack of worshippers; I would argue that their ability to accumulate followers and therefore their existence would remain. I would not mind thrusting a player’s character into a limbo realm of similar wish-makers; vying to whisper their names to some mortal praying for a n y o n e to answer.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
No, they would not be very powerful though.
@chronosschiron
@chronosschiron 9 ай бұрын
a wish has not the power to do it so auto fails and use of said wishes consequneces then occur
@krispalermo8133
@krispalermo8133 9 ай бұрын
AD&D, Planescape. Back in the day of house rules or before 7 different edition rewrites. A wizard creates a bunch of Simulacrums and Clones of themself across different locations on a given world and on other planes/ timelines. One day they found themselves bar/ban from the City of Sigil because they have enough legendary status to become a very minor demigod. Surprise, you now are a godling. All you was doing was casting Plant Growth for better 30% crop increase. We also had a system of using a Wish to peacefully remove part of a PC soul ( class level) and follow with having that piece Reincarnate into another body, traditional with the law of balance said portion of soul is reincarnated into a baby. Or you have a MC master of ceremonies calling on 20 pit fiends for granting a single Wish to a given being once per year. And all 20 pit fiends Tear a soul painfully apart and cast down into twenty different new beings to feel empty, hollow, as if the memories they had been rip from them, feeling incomplete. Barely a shadow of themself that they can no longer remember. -- Alzheimer -- 2.) Locus/ grasshoppers destroy crops, locus breed in a netted/fence water grass area is a bad thing waiting to happen. Unless you are growing chicken feed/ live fish bait.
@burningbronze7555
@burningbronze7555 9 ай бұрын
Can we get an aberration play list please?
@SlothinAintEasy
@SlothinAintEasy 9 ай бұрын
Off topic but I got a question: is there a certain good and/or lawful align deity that are more accepting of marginalized peoples like the tieflings and half orcs?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
All of them, but Ilmatyr the tortured god, is a strong candidate.
@SlothinAintEasy
@SlothinAintEasy 9 ай бұрын
@@AJPickett that’s what I figured, but it’s good to get such sagely advise!
@bryanboobaby
@bryanboobaby 9 ай бұрын
@MrJudeWanamaker
@MrJudeWanamaker 9 ай бұрын
🎉🎉🎉
@alexeisenhauer5874
@alexeisenhauer5874 9 ай бұрын
so cool lol
@Zach-e1p
@Zach-e1p 9 ай бұрын
What are Orthons?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Big, tusk teeth, can teleport and turn invisible, command the legion devils sometimes.
@HowtoRPG
@HowtoRPG 7 ай бұрын
Thanks AJ. I can hear you struggling to speak in this one, be careful buddy.
@josephstokes4409
@josephstokes4409 9 ай бұрын
What's this soundtrack
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
"Iluvatar" and "Chrom" by St.Nullum app.soundstripe.com/artists/661
@informedconsumer5293
@informedconsumer5293 9 ай бұрын
Is there nothing on Vedalken or are you just edging me til V-day ❤?
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
Ah I was thinking of the Verdan, yes, ok, the Magic the Gathering blue folks! I can do that.
@informedconsumer5293
@informedconsumer5293 9 ай бұрын
@@AJPickett their façade as a race is something akin to nephilim/aliens as a mixture of traditional and esoteric mythologies surrounding their image. They have 12 fingers, something that hearkens to a universal set of 12 in scales, and so a progenitor or originator race that maintains its biological vigor (not hybrids and mutant offspring). They value order, knowledge and discovery pretty much above all else (which leads one to speculate they are lawful good/neutral for the most part, but also that they are more in touch with the realm of ideas, or the incorporeal.) Less obsessed with material gain and more about prioritizing the pursuit of taming chaos
@nicholasvanlear351
@nicholasvanlear351 8 ай бұрын
Make a vid longer then 10 minutes and coffe many need be bro 😮😮
@dso4594
@dso4594 9 ай бұрын
Love your content and don’t mean do be rude but I would ditch the background music. At least this one as it overpowers your voice. I find it hard to focus on what you’re saying. Besides that keep it up. Will join patreon as soon as I remember it.
@BaalFridge
@BaalFridge 9 ай бұрын
Cant talk about the hells without heavy metal. Sorry AJ doesnt make the rule, and anyone who disagrees needs to take it up directly to the Doom slayer (which is why it cant be changed)
@BaalFridge
@BaalFridge 9 ай бұрын
(Also might be your sound balance cuz it sounds fine on my end)
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
This is entirely true, it's in the contract... vids on the Nine Hells must be accompanied with heavy metal music. (in this case, Chrom and Iluvatar by St.Nullum app.soundstripe.com/artists/661 )
@jbsayno
@jbsayno 9 ай бұрын
I am the solutions guy! Turn on closed captions so that the words are up on screen for you 🤘 this way you can rock out and know whats being said I didn't have trouble hearing anything myself though
@LadyCorax
@LadyCorax 9 ай бұрын
Hey man, your videos are informative, but I would love to see the art credits.
@KimKimeraKimes
@KimKimeraKimes 9 ай бұрын
I believe it is all AI that he does himself if I remember an earlier video correctly
@LadyCorax
@LadyCorax 9 ай бұрын
@KimKimeraKimes Oh, man, that's disappointing to hear. Wish people would refrain from using the art plagiarism robots.
@TheeCambion
@TheeCambion 9 ай бұрын
Im sure this video is great.... But i clicked on the video for a explanation on the legion of the 9 hells. Not for music that's drowning out what im actually interested in which is you talking.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
the music volume is set at less than 5%
@jbsayno
@jbsayno 9 ай бұрын
I am sorry to hear that you had difficulties hearing him speak. The music on my end wasn't giving me the same problems. One thing that may be helpful is to turn closed captions on so that you can see the words on the screen 🤘
@feliciad4493
@feliciad4493 9 ай бұрын
I just wanna say, i thought we voted on keeping mighty glue stick. I feel betrayed.
@AJPickett
@AJPickett 9 ай бұрын
I am the Mighty Gluestick
@evasimbiot
@evasimbiot 5 ай бұрын
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