What They Don't Tell You About The City of Brass - D&D

[@MrRhexx]

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[@temugebagira6592]

No

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

Can you do episode about Cyclops? In myth they are some of the most iconic giants abut appearantly they are not part of Ordning

[@Dahaka-rd6tw]

Sorry bad english. I was in hurry

[@taravati181]

hoping you cover all the other elemental planes. 😘

[@DellizarSlit]

to be honest there was a time when I stopped watching your videos because they're just very long and they were just all over the place but I'm coming back to D&D and I'm loving then so give me a second as I go back to the history and rewatch

[@zennistrad]

Another little known fact about the City of Brass is that it can tap for one mana of any color, but that it deals 1 damage to you if you do

[@madpro7202]

Yes I immediately thought of this card. I love MTG

[@manuelcamara6400]

Makes sense. You are tapping into an extremely powerful, but volatile mana source.

[@Nullzeros]

Thought the same thing. It’s a good card when you need 5 color mana. There’s arguable better ones now but it’s still a solid choice.

[@sandwichboy1268]

Mana Confluence is a strict upgrade, but I run both in my Sliver EDH deck yes, I'm that guy

[@bullroarer-took]

@@sandwichboy1268 ah yes you ARE that guy 👏👏👏

[@arcanemedia8166]

My brain through the entire video: "Lets get down to brass tax"

[@FrarmerFrank]

Well its rare to trade in brass coins(treat as ingots) these days, but I do have a few billion in the vaults of White Dragonstar the Merchants orf White Dragonstar (PC to NPC Reailm,everyone retires as inter-Realm merchants,) that visit City of Brass can use to pay brass tax😏(Mostly they buy slaves to free them)

[@TheSpicyLeg]

It’s actually “down to brass tacks”, likely because brass headed tacks were used to measure out lengths of fabric, rope, twine, etc, on the counter of hardware stores. Getting down to brass tacks was therefore to get to the conclusion of a matter, as one would when making a purchase at these stores.

[@RodrigoCML7]

“We went into a little tangent there” Wouldn’t you be interested in going into ten more? Pretty please?

[@nox9856]

This makes me want to run a adventure in the outer planes so I can have a quest revolve around the City of Brass

[@forgalzz7]

The elemental planes are not outer planes, though.

[@RavenCoyote]

most PCs would end up dead or in slavery based on their behavior

[@odinsprophet8849]

@@RavenCoyote lol, definitely. You’d have to water down the lore so they’d survive. Plot armour.

[@adolfhipsteryolocaust3443]

@@odinsprophet8849 personally i think that is the worst thing to do: the reason why PCs are murder hobos is because the dm wants to do HIS campain so he doesn't punish them the way he should, they are like that because they can get away with it

[@0_Body]

The last time I was this early Rhexx was still going through spells

[@jamesrobillardjr]

damn that was a year ago

[@texteel]

I was hoping you would elaborate more on the alleged "azers built the city and the efreeti betrayed them" story

[@simoncasady-kahler1528]

He has a video dedicated to the azer and touches on it

[@blueeyedsnake22]

I honestly wouldn't care if this was an hour longer. Thank you for the great content!

[@thenobleraven3883]

Great video! Your mention of the capital city of the Githyanki makes me hope to see you tackle some of their history and info soon!

[@AngelShadowheart]

My first D&D Character has an Efreet in her sword the DM was the one who did it and since she already had a fire enchanted blade it made the fire enchantment stronger and shifted the flames from the red-orange they were to blue

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

that's really cool

[@AngelShadowheart]

@@roguepsykerhaaker4813 it's been years since I've actually used this character, but if anything I intend to make her an NPC for some campaigns I plan to run or try to run

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

@@AngelShadowheart I'm going to run something in the percy jackson universe and I have a whole lot of ideas for characters there. I don't think I can fit them in tho :(

[@mohammedhashel5874]

My two favorite dnd lore channels supporting each other

[@ossil6539]

I love how The City of Brass in bacicly Rome, but its always on fire.

[@DukeNightmare]

So basically rome...

[@chef5588]

More like a Muslim city

[@ImAlexhearmemehYT]

It's not like rome. It's clearly modeled after an arabic sultanate not a republic, or imperial republic like Rome. The senate was incredibly important to Rome's identity

[@alexmag342]

@@ImAlexhearmemehYT no it wasn't important to its identity at all, Rome identity stems from long before the republic, especially from their warrior culture which they remained always, while the republic was despised by all but the corrupt senators as nothing but inneficient and corrupt bureaucratic mess which only succeeded due to dictators law, without dictators commanding the army in times of need it would have fallen to its enemies due to the senates sheer incompetence. And the senators became meaningless and powerless p@rasites after Caesars nephew Augustus created the Empire, their titles being honorific at best. Calling the Roman Empire a republic is utter idiocy and ignorance, it was an Absolute monarchy(apart from the Tetrarchy period)

[@nekrox1]

I would say Cairo , Istanbul or Baghdad 😐

[@JustDaZack]

YES more "What They Don't Tell You About"! ❤️

[@13lackhood]

Just want to say thank you for one of my favourite lore series, consider myself decently well versed in D&D lore, but still a newbie compared to you, thanks for all that obscure information i properly never would have found myself, you have given me many ideas for characters, encounters etc.

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

So, my mother is an artist and is mentoring her friend as an artist. She and her friend has borrowed my copy of Stibbles Codex, and have now made several sketches and scenes with various characters and companions from that book. They are having the time of their lives adapting the cute companions in their artwork.

[@varun-xu8gv]

Give them them the monster manual, I am sure they will enjoy drawing those cool looking monsters

[@squirrellordsgaming2772]

@@varun-xu8gv one of them plays D&D and already has the Monster Manual. She said she she was looking for something cute to sketch. Since the lockdown my own group hasn’t been interested in playing. I’m happy to help a family friend, I’ll show her where to buy the codex next time she visits.

[@easycheese6409]

"Now back to the show" followed immediately by an ad, thanks KZbin. Wouldn't be the same without an ad about bipolar depression when I'm watching something to help lighten my mood.

[@rejvaik00]

Ad blocker get it, for your own sanity

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

are you doing okay mate?

[@jwall1646]

When you eventually do the other plains I hope you can also find information on settlements for them. There’s just about no videos for them while there’s a ton for the city of brass so it would help a ton of people.

[@atomicash2475]

The Sultan in nutshell: Has 150 wives barely see them Has many daughters, marries them off Is in charge, delegates the majority of the work Never heard about any sons Conclusion: dude just kinda wants to chill by himself, watch some Netflix, eat some pizza and then maybe play some Humans and Houses.

[@TheFuriousBrother]

You forgot: is scared of kossuth

[@bronsonkim6652]

I loved learning about the Agriculture involved. The Elemental Plane of Fire is actually such an interesting place for adventure.

[@PhoenixFlame321]

13:24 Baatezu: (Torturing the soul out of a human) "Haha, I'm doing unspeakably cruel things to a person!" Efreet: (Using his human slave as a chair) "Do you consider THAT a person?" Baatezu: "I acknowledge their status as a sentient and sapient being, yes, torturing a common beast isn't as entertaining or productive" Efreet: "Then your standards are low, hellspawn" Baatezu: "Perhaps they are, yet still I am no hypocrite like you, my silly elemental friend"

[@couragew6260]

I once had a fun role playing idea. If a PC in particular learns to cast Wish, then you’ll find yourself being hunted by a lot of various genies (mostly Efreeti and Dao) who plan to enslave you for your power because them having a slave who can cast wish is just another way for them to increase their reputation, even forcing you to make wishes for them that they couldn’t otherwise make for themselves. In other words, a slave who can cast Wish for their genie master is high quality “merchandise.”

[@AmIWhoIThinkIAm]

"I said, "Little known fact, Genies are made of cheese.""~~ no external citation.

[@animesmartass732]

Note to Bards and Rogues: Brass Tacks have disadvantage here...

[@texteel]

please explain, im intrigued

[@animesmartass732]

@@texteel Brass tacks is a term of phrase, but tacks can also be used to hurt enemies that walk on them (though arguably less effective than legos)

[@diegotejada55]

The art of the triple-meaning joke is one I seldom get to appreciate

[@oscarRULER]

Rhexx, I loved this video so much! I love your more general videos on things like planar travel, but videos like this that are more factual and specific really inspire me. Loving the Planar series so far, keep up the great work!

[@germanasem2426]

"Run out of time" you say, but i could watch and hear a 2 hours video and still wanting more. You're awesome, dude.

[@TheFirstTriplefife]

I really enjoyed this one. I do like all the deep dives in monsters, but as a DM its nice to have a condensed overview of something like this. I even have a adventure module that is supposed to take place within the plane of fire and this helps put that in perspective.

[@sephirothii13]

I did enjoy it a great deal, sometimes there just has to be a lore dump and it reminds me of all the years of playing through all the lore I played through and I thank you for helping remember and relive those times.

[@RavenCoyote]

Shrine to Kossuth, basically present because no one wants to be set on fire

[@agentchaos9332]

Fun fact..Kossuth may be the only entity capable of outright overpowering fire immunity and making fire elementals take fire damage. His divine domain radiates heat so intense that even creatures native to the plane of fire can't approach it

[@Lngbrdninjamasta]

This was just what I needed ! I swear every few months when I am planning for my group, u release what I needed! And in a way I understand in a more comprehensive manner. I thank u @MrRhexx ! Even if I am on to ur psionic abilities 😎😂✌

[@docop8926]

It's weird, I come back to rewatch your vids and I always have to re like it

[@kaio0777]

You could have made this an hour I wouldn’t have mind

[@B00Radl33]

I really enjoyed this episode, it had almost everything I wanted to know. Maybe a short list of movers and shakers would have improved it. But now I really want to run an adventure here. Thanks!

[@Regfife]

Threshing grain at the City of Brass: "I'm breaking the habbat, I'm breaking the habbat, tonight!"

[@bretsheeley4034]

Thanks for this. My players are currently in the city (Pathfinder version) and even own property there now after bribing Grand Vizier Abdul-Qawi (7:45) in the Legacy of Fire AP. This is a boatload of information I'm very appreciate of.

[@DaveButtons]

I specifically asked for this video, so a personal thank you is in order.

[@seniathielmeier7769]

Thank you, this video has been very helpful for me. My dnd character is a fire genasi who is trying to do research on her father a ifreete from the city of brass.

[@ilyabykov2437]

There's something so fascinating about this city, I just can't stop rewatching the video.

[@caseylewallen213]

because of this video i made it the background on my pc its so pretty, been watching you forever since you were posting skyrim lore still love youre channel, man keep being you.

[@Unlimitedpowah]

Rhexx: you can castrate an efreeti Also Rhexx: there isn't any mind blowing info in this video

[@HomicidalTh0r]

Mr. Rhex: This video is getting too long Me: I've binged watched every video you have. There's no such thing as too long in your videos they're too amazing.

[@imthecaiman1703]

Last time I was this early was before the Calamity

[@pies765]

Wait a second, the saltan's personal boat is manned by people who have betrayed the sultan? That doesn't seem safe for him

[@willynthepoorboys2]

I have always been fascinated with the City of Brass and enjoyed this video very much, thanks for the content.

[@Brian-dd2df]

It's weird how I got more info from MrRhexx in his ad read about Stibble's Codex than I would from watching a Runesmith video advertising his own content. But I would expect MrRhexx to expand on anything he researches for us :D

[@Skullzi]

"Do you get to the Cloud District often?" - Brass City Mode

[@CatholicDragoon]

The list of military formations came as a pleasant surprise from a DnD lore vid. Makes me wonder why this kind in depth examination of various military units isn't more common in DnD considering it's origin as tactical miniature war game.

[@danfento]

Great video, I love learning things from your videos. PLEASE PELASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do the quasi-elemental planes!! I know there isn't much written about them, and I don't even think they're in the later editions, but I think they're one of the most interesting things in the d&d multiverse

[@badpunking1883]

I'm glad you're making this planar series. It will be great referrence material for me, as I recently had an idea for a campaign based on Risk of Rain that my group has expressed interest in, and I plan to justify the setting as a demiplane microcosm of the Planes in the Great Wheel, as well as a few additions that are there in some versions but not the current versions, primarily the Elemental Chaos and the quasielemental planes that exist between the elemental planes and the energy planes. That said, I noticed you have an older video covering the parallel plane: the Shadowfell, but you don't have a video for its counterpart, the Feywild. I assume that means the Feywild will be covered at some point along with all these other planes.

[@brunofranchini]

I'm loving the tour in the innerplanes, @MrRhexx. Thank you. Whenever you comeback to monster's I'd suggest Medusae/Maedar lore to be a topic!~

[@maggintons]

You could make an entire campaign set in the City of Brass.

[@krispalermo8133]

Around fifth teen years ago my game store ran a 3.5e campaign as a group of fire genies with character classes. End goal once they reach a given character class level, we divided their total hp/hd by 8. Then we treated the fire genie as Titans. Where we played the characters from there. It is all about the story telling and plot building.

[@samuelhutton1342]

Monty Cook via Necromancer Games has done that.

[@SubTactHiphop]

🙃😉

[@199022009]

Smooth intropromotion right there XD

[@dougsteingraber2417]

LOVE THESE ‘fact-filled’ videos❤️❤️❤️ I’m someone who prefers ‘hard-lore’/ information about these plains

[@flibbernodgets7018]

I love little details like this! Really makes it feel like it could be a place real people live, despite the fantasy elements.

[@NegatveSpace]

Wow I think this is the most fascinating video of yours yet. The military units were awesome. I had no idea there was so much information for areas like this.

[@dylanstober8959]

Yooooo without a doubt my favorite video of yours! I loved all the little details, especially for the army units

[@phydoux86]

Next time you should open with the ad for adorable animals instead of making me wait.

[@damek_productions]

Sick video dude! loving learning more about the plains .

[@WizardBrandon]

War you say? *city of brass floats away*

[@MafiaCow01]

I love how many pictures there were of the Firelands

[@HumanoidCableDreads]

I have been hyped for this video. It is one of my favorite subjects in D&D but there is so little info I could find.

[@marissaojeda7517]

I love watching new videos. This is where I get my lore fix.

[@randyranderson690]

How to successfully attack the Plane of Fire or the City of Brass?? Smuggle in and hide some Brown Mold

[@PureVikingPowers]

Yay! I been waiting for this 😀 I love genies

[@kylesavage4525]

Fascinating video as always. Keep 'em coming!

[@kungfuskull]

Read that as City of Bras. Was really intrigued, then disappointed, then intrigued again lol

[@мк_Пять.СорокПять]

I'd lovvvvve to see Larian do a game set in this place!! Maybe beginning in Waterdeep.

[@charleshupays3414]

Greatest dnd lore vtuber love u man

[@adamisme5939]

I am really looking forward to the eventual plane of Air video. That one and Earth are the two that I'm most interested in, as I've already been homebrewing a few ideas for an Air plane based campaign.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

Mean while my horns really only serve 1 function. I look adorable. Frightful presents? I think not.

[@buckhunt6832]

You are a senior in highschool, what horns could you possibly have?

[@SonySteals]

Amazing video! I was really immersed while listening to it. ❤❤❤

[@Fuilleverte]

Many people don't realize that a Eunuch usually only had the berries taken and not the twig. In fact, if the eunuch was castrated as an adult, many of the Harim would utilize the Mamluk because they would never get caught because of pregnancy and the eunuch would stay hard much longer to pleasure them.

[@KS-PNW]

Thanks for a great video! I can only speak for myself but personally I love all the detail!

[@TheAlison1456]

Who makes maps of The Forgotten Realms? The video mentions a place that the guards of the City don't know about.

[@Naro_Rivers]

I’m so getting Stibbles’ Codex! One of my players wanted to shift an enemy wolf’s loyalty after killing his former master and I had to make something up that I don’t think I really remember. It would be great to have actual rules for taming, if only for the consistency. Also, I want an actual otter stat block; as far as I can tell, no official source has one. I love that they made it intelligent enough to have an alignment!

[@IvanGarciaAguirre]

It seems you had a lot of fun. It's an awesome work as always :)

[@robersonfr]

Last year I made a epic campaign (40-50 level D&D 3.5), and I’m use Sigil, Tunarath and City of Brass. One of most challenge campaign I ever created, was so fun.

[@shatifan_the_slime4445]

note to self: When visiting the city of brass, Carry around a Frostbrand blade.

[@bretsheeley4034]

I have a sorcerer who has been using a cold elemental fireball (sometimes maximized, hoping to level enough to quicken). He's been firing them off like a semi-automatic in most fights there. The cold vulnerabilities are a godsend. The sorcerer's ego was already big before. :/

[@shatifan_the_slime4445]

Question, frostbrand creates a 30ft radius of cold around the user, does that gave an affect on the hostile environment of the fire plane in general?

[@shadowfox3rd]

ah. he mentioned Sigil.. i cannot wait till we get a video discussing Sigil, and of course that enigmatic character known as The Lady of Pain. would love to hear a nod to Spoony, as he is the one who introduced several to dnd. (or reignited their passion for the game)

[@g.dalfleblanc63]

20% of the city of Brass are slaves. Rome: "You've got to get those rookie numbers up!" It is estimated 25%-40% of people in the city of Rome were slaves.

[@josephsorrendino9645]

Another highly informative and well made video. Good job sir!

[@rejvaik00]

To skip the ad in the video 2:47

[@sambrown9475]

Came for the Mtg art. Stayed for the content. Keep it up my guy

[@Rpground]

Another lore video!? I am speed.

[@TimeturnerJ]

Have you found anything about the Efreet's view of Fire Genasi? Do they consider them 'more' than the other adventurers who find their way into the Brass City, or are they especially shunned as perversions of the proud Efreet heritage? If they consider humanoids to be so much lesser than themselves, I wouldn't be surprised if they were disgusted by the concept of a crossbreed, I suppose.

[@agentchaos9332]

Most of the lore here predates the creation of genasi as a playable race. Since they've been added, the city of brass hasn't been covered in official materials, exept briefy in the ebberon sourcebook( and whether that's the same city of brass is debatable)

[@gopro_audio]

I would think the 5 brass pyramids located in the Dragon Islands of Krynn connect dragonlance to the brass city

[@moonringXD]

Excellent video as always!

[@phoenixiwaki]

Fantastic as always!! If you’re doing a video on a specific location like this, could you add information about a few key NPCs that adventurers could meet?

[@texteel]

such video, and the videos that I presume will follow this one, indirectly about Dao, Djinni and Marid capitals and cultures greatly help flesh out tasha geenie patrons. Thank you for this video

[@gupguthrey]

Love the shout out to stibbles!!!

[@TimeturnerJ]

Since you're making videos on the Planes of Existence at the moment, I assume you're going to eventually cover the Feywilds too? :D It's so difficult to find legit information on that plane, so this is something I'm definitely looking forward to.

[@lowesgameing2003]

Mr. Rhexx: nobody survives the plane of fire Fire genasi in my campaign: haha flames go brrrrrrr

[@henriksaverstrom8498]

Brass is actually another name for cannabis or hasch in swedish .

[@snakeinabox7220]

Very usefull. Party will have some fun int the city of brass

[@marmyeater]

10:20- That's wrong. All efreeti can grant wishes, but only noble djinni can.

[@Izzo-io2ou]

I looked, but may of missed it, but would enjoy a video on Tu'narath. Really like the videos describing and fleshing out the cities of the multiverse. I would also like to know the atmosphere in the cities of Hell. What are they like? Empty buildings used as lairs, or similar to the prime with just a devil like air. i think most imagine them either empty or a mirror to ours. It's hard to picture alien cities for the only reference point we have is our own. I picture cities in the Abyss made of flesh, and bone, but in the end, what separates it from our own metropolises...other than the demons, that is?

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Well done!

[@Karkonion]

Love ur videos m8 , keep up the good work ~!

[@zarthered]

The UA: Sidekick is really good for adding non-pc companions to the party.

[@matthewmartinez3907]

City of Brass, Iram of the Pillars, Ubar

[@trajanfidelis]

Thanks for the video!