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[@MrRhexx]

Remember guys that i cover specifically The Forgotten Realms, the official but kinda unofficial setting for 5th Edition D&D. There are other monsters which do have higher CR than these that i have presented today but they come from books not specifically directed towards this setting. I will however cover them for the sake of full completion on my next video.

[@eazzy5822]

Do you think you could go more in depth with the creatures over cr 30? I really love Larloch and it would be dope to see you do a video on him

[@gmalamat1393]

What about the serpent behind Asmodeus? What's it's supposed cr?

[@nickh3205]

In 5e the max CR is 30, which is why Tiamat is a 30(though the powerful creatures you discussed in the 3 videos haven’t had stats given to them in 5e) though it’s easily changed to fit various people’s campaigns if they desire

[@giorgiogarofalo9324]

Thank you!

All good man. I'm loving the videos.

[@lordm0918]

"Half shadow dragon, half drow" The one edgy player: *faints*

[@OMartinez91]

*Crawling in my Skin intensifies*

[@mikenrad3507]

Yeah listening to that, all I could think about was that it sounded like an edgy rogue/warlock’s wet dream

[@katitedifogo780]

I got a vampire werewolf shadow dragonborn as one of my players. Beat that

[@captaingreenhat]

Exactly! ::hand wringing::

[@captaingreenhat]

@@katitedifogo780 why would you even allow that? What a mess. I kill my players when they want to do combos like that, repeatedly and viciously. Them gods are jealous, and there is always seemingly a high level dragon in the upper atmosphere looking for a 'powerful snack'. As dm you don't even have to give saving throws and can just make them up. Daddy doesn't play that game. I would allow any legit or monster combo within reason. (the violation here being half werewolf/half vampire bs)

[@mr.kittysavestheworld695]

_"At the same time, his lonely search for a mate opens him up to attack from wily foes."_ In other words... Bard: _"I seduce the dracolich."_

[@firetarrasque4667]

Oh god, that's what it is, isn't it?

[@Isaac-jz9el]

The most powerful creature with a character sheet, who can literally make their own spells, can’t find a girlfriend. That’s a large rip

[@ameaninglessdemon9030]

this makes sense and i don't like it

[@TheBlankInk]

He became a dracolich but he still cant bone........

[@moxifica1924]

That's an L

[@FatalKitsune]

"Drow Shadow Dragon" This is the edgiest, most anime thing I've ever heard in my life.

[@leroyofimperium2381]

I got a papercut just listening to the description.

[@MadAtreides1]

'tis so edgy it walks between the raindrops

[@miles3101]

Don't forget it's a BLACK shadow dragon drow. Give one assassin levels and add edges to their edges.

[@Til_I_Collapse]

I can hear the nasal congestion with every spoken syllable.

[@wynderlacunae268]

I honestly thought that would make for a cool side-boss NPC in an Underdark game. The party hears of and then runs into this drow that's seeking to kill priestesses of Lolth and generally fuck with the drow status quo, who offers to work together with the party to accomplish some mutual goal. If the party turns on them, or their goals become unaligned, bam, it's a fucking dragon. Surprise.

[@Wruce_Bayne]

>Mystra decided that Daurgothoth, no matter how dangerous, was an archmage dedicated to the advancement of the Art and the type of genius that magic needed in order to grow and evolve That's pretty metal

[@Doomroar]

Mystra: "His goal is to get laid, but he is such a big nerd it will never happen, it is ok don't bother him"

[@crownprince76]

Yeah... until he challenges her...

[@zacharygadzinski3147]

Or realizes that in order to mate he'll need to achieve godhood and restore his form to resemble a living black dragon or create a form that is the male equivalent to Tiamat.

[@GM-lx7ji]

@@zacharygadzinski3147 1. He could create a copy or clone of his own body (before he became a dracolich) with all the modifications he aquiered. 2. He could also kill other dragons to steal their eggs, or acquire genetic samples to create his new dragons in an unnatural way.

[@Attaxalotl]

so, in other words, Daurgothoth is so much of a mad scientist he's just allowed to do whatever the heck he wants?

[@minnumseerrund]

"We're gonna get rid of Lolth!" -"How? "By spreading chaos!" -"Kaaaay..... that's kinda Lolth's thing, but if you say so."

[@bayoubilly5176]

Meh they've technically already been wiped out. Basically exactly what you said. The last one died trying to stop Lloth's plans. If you wanna read about it its the drow series (six part) with titles like annihilation and extinction. I would recommend the entire forgotten realms series. Especially anything by Greenwood or Salvatore. Fun fact, the Bone Dragon isn't a "bad guy". Much like his patron goddess mystra he understands balance(unlike Tchazzar who is basically trump as a dragon heh, those thay novels that cross into Tchazzar I think by Philip Athans? Are excellent as well.

[@Snipfragueur]

Lolth is more about cunning than pure chaos though. In Menzoberranzan, a major city drow, there is a semblance of order, and even rankings between houses. In order to move up in the ranks, you have to kill ALL nobles of one of the houses above you. But if you fail to do so, the entire city will march to destroy your house as a sign of "drow justice". Drows are more Loyal Evil than Chaotic Evil.

[@bayoubilly5176]

@@Snipfragueur well it actually boils down to what house Baenre says...lets be honest. Was that way before the "time of troubles" and again after and till now. If you meant lawful evil I believe that is more their alignment as well but Lloth is def CE full on. She even works against herself. Hell she just let Drizzt go after well don't wanna ruin anything too badly...heh

[@Snipfragueur]

@@bayoubilly5176 Oh I have not read every book of The Legend of Drizzt, merely the first 4 or 5 when i was young if I remember correctly. I remember Baenre being the mother of the First House however... Maybe I should read them again

[@Kshahdoo67]

​@@bayoubilly5176 Pity, they are impossible to read. They both suck so much as writers, that my sense of beauty won't survive me reading them...

[@jacobtietjen2099]

Daurgothoth: “Skidaddle, Skidoddle, your body is now a noodle.” *NFL ON FOX MUSIC*

[@joshuamourning6650]

You have won the internet and tacos

[@joshuamourning6650]

This is the best comment ever

[@go_rilla262]

Mr Skeltal: [Sad Doots]

[@nielsdejong]

*Bard resists the DC, rolls a 20 on seduction*: www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/fbwoxt/art_half_dragon_player_race_finalized_after/

[@shnarfbeans7233]

I havent even got to that part of the video and I still laughed

[@JB-ym4up]

Creeping doom stat sheet: CR:50 The players are boned, make some stuff up and get out new character sheets.

[@jusquanorthwind1016]

By what is in cannon Faerun lore, that is max but there’s 3 types of dragons part of D&D (likely will end up in next episode) that can overcome and in one type’s case dwarf the CR of this thing. The first two: Force Dragon; CR 13-59 They are immune to force, eventually turn permanently invisible and nearly indestructible because they become pure force. Prismatic Dragon: CR 14-66 They have insane durability like the force but they also have all of the prismatic and light based spells on call as spell like abilities. Immunity to light based attacks and blindness. and the current highest CR I’ve seen: Time Dragon; CR 26-90 They are op. The babies start out as huge size creatures, and CR 26. As they grow they physically have Time distortions constantly affecting them (perma haste, aura of slow, at will stop time) and when they reach great wyrm, they can actually Time travel backwards in time if they want.

[@MrRourk]

Just send them to Death Frost Doom and let time and attrition do the work.

[@firetarrasque4667]

@@jusquanorthwind1016 Check out the a.bominations known as the Nehaschimic Dragons

[@rejvaik00]

3e has much higher CR all up into the 70s

[@graveyardshift2100]

What if the bear totem swashbuckler keeps passing the dexterity saves?

[@lykentropy6857]

I feel like we missed an opportunity to call them 'Shadow Drowgons'.

[@keylimepython641]

Or Shadrow dragons

[@manafestering7385]

Shadrow Drowgons

[@biblebot3947]

Shadrowgons

[@magonus195]

George RR Martin would be proud.

[@thomasboys7216]

Now sponsored by Raid: Shadow Drowgons.

[@bray2964]

"But what is a Drow Shadow Dragon?" I don't know but it sounds like a Yu-Gi-Oh card.

[@namekman01]

I SACRIFICE DROW ARBALEST AND PRIESTESS OF LOLTH, TO SUMMON... THE MIGHTY... DROW SHADOW DRAGON (buzz sound here) (little card showing 2500 attack 2500 defense) ..IN ATTACK MODE!

[@bray2964]

@@namekman01 do I instantly win the game if I draw the 5 heads of Tiamat?

[@lorekeeper685]

@@bray2964 there is 5 headed dragon

[@roguepsykerhaaker4813]

@@bray2964 only if your opponent doesn't have 3 to 5 plucky adventurerer cards

[@fernandoherrera5030]

The most powerful creature in D&D is on a quest to get laid (reflection of every DM?)

[@100percentpowerpoint]

I'm gonna log off KZbin for the day because I don't think that anything will top this comment. 🤣🤣🤣

[@nielsdejong]

Where do you think Half Dragons come from? www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/fbwoxt/art_half_dragon_player_race_finalized_after/

[@rodrigojimenez2535]

metaquest, where both players and DD creatures unify empirically

[@KyloB]

3 years old but damn this comment had me rolling

[@thestalost8486]

Finally, a Lich smart enough to use an instimnifical small object to keep its soul save

[@Nauriek]

I never get why these Liches don't just hide their phylacteries in a Demiplane of their own creation (level 8 spell, 100% privacy. Just make sure that Wish can't find it's location and that it's a giant deathtrap in case somebody draws the Visier from the Deck of Many Things - altough that one is likely to give you a 100% success rate plan anyways)

[@gargoyles9999]

Great and all until someone accidentally steps on it

[@biblebot3947]

Nauriek they need to occasionally feed it souls or they die That’s why they don’t just put it into a block of concrete in the middle of the negative energy plane and call it a day

[@firetarrasque4667]

Because becoming a lich requires a ritual, and I'm willing to bet those rituals don't really work on random rocks.

[@louisblack8474]

Infinitesimal*

[@magmom8628]

Every type of magic: *exists* Daurgothoth: but what if I breath it?

[@EL12111]

Daurgothoth is long lost brother of Joe Baiden.

[@Nishom0926]

And long lost lover of Mystra Let's be Honest. Mystra seens find her long lost boy wonder in daurgothoth. She must have some serious boner for this boneless Lucky Bastard. Daurgothoth must be like: I must take over the world . Mystra: Ohhh😍😍😍😍! Daurgo You look sooooo cute 🥰when say that

[@gamerovertron]

@@Nishom0926 why do you do this to yourself

[@Nishom0926]

@@gamerovertron what do you mean by that? Don't get it.

[@proptosis5585]

"Drow and shadow dragon at the same time" guy's I think our rouge nutted under the table

[@loganfields159]

Rogue

[@ZOFRONO]

guy’s

[@TheHornedKing]

That dracolich is the coolest thing I have ever heard of.

[@Envengerx]

He made a video on them if you have not seen.

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

@@Envengerx Can you provide a link? That sounds really interesting.

[@Envengerx]

@@Zanzabarchocolate kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3ykiYChaNSBZ9E

[@Zanzabarchocolate]

@@Envengerx Thank you!

[@TheHornedKing]

​@@Envengerx I have seen the dracolich video. Been a fan of dracoliches even before I got into DnD, and quickly watched that video when it came out. Never heard about Daurgothoth before though.

[@andreaslois3074]

Daurgothoth basically just wants to vape every single type of ability.

[@ZED_117]

This is the funniest yet acurate representation of this dragon I have seen all day

[@Nishom0926]

Every single ability in one breath.

[@brandongalvan6603]

What MrRhexx said: " Whenever he uses this [Dispel Magic Breath], it tends to spin Wild Magic." What I heard: "Ever seen a Dracolich with a beard of feathers?"

[@mugenokami2201]

I heard: breath of random bullshit go!

[@ethribin4188]

We should have known this was coming. The most powerfull non god creature in dnd is an immortal dragon who builds his own spells and is blesses by the godess of magic. You realy cant have anything more op that isnt a god. You realy can't.

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

Well... That depends on how you stack the templates.

[@boros4925]

Queen of Pain

[@katitedifogo780]

Bruh just cast fireball

[@grin1602]

WH40K universe : we killed and made our own gods

[@goldthird4984]

@@grin1602 Technically you can also do that in DnD, maybe its easier in 40k idk so I'll be the fool.

[@noodles_boy1782]

I'm a big D&D noob, and understand little about The Forgotten Realms in general, but I love watching these. Keep up the good work

[@mudoken1557]

Watch critical role. Its a good start to the game

[@BuffiestFluff]

@@mudoken1557 I'm a fan, however I think TAZ (The Adventure Zone) is more approachable for true noobs.

[@sono_chi_no_sodium_chlorid7635]

I literally got into D&D because of Rhexx

[@someperson3390]

Ayyy I can relate

[@BhopOwnz]

I first read a couple Dragonlance books, started with 2nd edition. Have since read all the Legend of Drizzt books, and I'm now big into 5th edition. There's a lot to cover, but it's totally worth loosing yourself in.

[@Kapteeni40]

Concerning Tiamat and deities in general: Most deities in D&D, when encountered as enemies by PCs are merely avatars of the being, unless it's considered a lesser kind of a hero deity or something similar. In their own realm, like Tiamat's lair in Avernus, a deity is virtually unassailable. They could disintegrate any being entering their lair with but a gaze and ZAP! your character is gone. Of course some McGuffin certainly could bend the rules or so on....

[@Kapteeni40]

@Jeffrey Desjardins But the plan worked in the alternative timeline! Only the whole of Krynn was destroyed in the process...

[@meirwaxman350]

The next video shows that CR60 is enough to defeat any deity in their seat of power.

[@michaelmeurer2139]

@@meirwaxman350 Actually not really. CR in 3.5e tends to just break down after a certain level and becomes totally unreliable. Most of the CR50+ monsters in the ELH that are said to be godkillers in their descriptions would be curbstombed if put against most deities from Deities&Demigods. That's includes the likes of Cronus or Hecatoncheires Also you can not compare CRs accross editions. In 5e there is nothing higher than CR30 and that's reserved for deities. Saying that Tiamat is lower CR than some mortal dragons is incorrect, since if those would receive an official 5e stat block, their CR would be

[@Skel1001]

I really like how the strongest creature isn’t some deamon lord trying to end the world or a tyrannical dragon attempting to userp the gods, but rather an old dragon who is neither good nor evil and only cares about enhancing and creating Magic’s simply for his own immense curiosity

[@randomviewer6244]

And finding a mate

[@Gasfiend]

Unlimited arcane power. Chooses to live in a cave next to Waterdeep.

[@ceej5690]

I think you forgot to mention "Falling Rocks" with their ability "Everyone Dies".

[@fountainkeyboard404]

Beat me to it, damn

[@commanderblackheart5856]

Nice one, little jelly.

[@Ilovepoopin]

So, with how insanely powerful The Creeping Doom is; it sounds like the *only* way to defeat him would be to convince Mistra that he needs to be severed or to weaken him in his magical abilities. What gets me thinking about this: What's the point of this character? Is there a future story line attached to it? Was it merely to expand on the lore and give a reason why Epic level characters can still get decimated? Do other Gods involve themselves with him? Does Tiamat care for him at all, since he was a Chromatic Dragon and he's trying to create... essentially a better version of her. Will he ever be a main consideration of a campaign? ... Is his only possible mate Tiamat? Why doesn't he try to emulate Metalic Dragon breath weapon too? He seems powerful enough to do so.

[@Fushishou]

The way go defeat him is to hook him up and be the best man at his wedding. Why fight, when you can join forces

[@banjokatooie]

There's alot of overlap of chromatic and metallic dragons breath weapons. Like, silver is cold, gold is fire, bronze is electric, he already has mastered most of breath weapon types, and the ones he hasn't, like sleep, I don't think he would find much use for.

[@heyllo1337]

@@banjokatooie I think the point is the logical inconsistency. Where he is trying to basically become the perfect being and then pass it on.

[@banjokatooie]

@@heyllo1337 I was only answering literally one question he had : "Why doesn't he try to emulate Metalic Dragon breath weapon too?". All the other questions are speculative in nature, and I can't answer those.

[@Ilovepoopin]

@@banjokatooie Great answer! That was actually really informative. My ... interest about the Metalic dragons arose because our good sir, Mr. Rhexx never mentioned them (or I didn't notice the mention).

[@An_Ian]

Why dont they have sheets? becuse it would just be the words "Kill the party" written over and over

[@aaronhumphrey2009]

Funny. Instead of an attack routine, it just says " Roll 3d6, then repeat 5x times for your new character stats. You've had the privilege of being slain by Dargothoth... thanks for playing."

[@jacksonbeck2171]

Cause if you stat it they’ll try to kill it.

[@banann_ducc]

why kill it when you can just serve/learn magic from the horny bone dragon all you need is an evil character of some draconic race and magic class and bing bang diddly dang you got yourself an all powerful patron fuckin warlock that shit up if you have to.

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

The strongest monster begins at 9:27

[@JustNatax3]

Thank you, kind Sir.

[@Captain_Wet_Beard]

@@JustNatax3 you're quite welcome ^_^

[@danhammond8406]

Thanks,

[@louisblack8474]

I once faced a dracolich, who's phylactery was a terrasque located in his personal pocket dimension!

[@firechaser4095]

Louis Black A phylactery doesn’t work if it’s in a dimension different than the lich, so if the dracolich died, it wouldn’t be able to resuscitate. Cool concept regardless!

[@xdragoonzero0]

@@firechaser4095 Of note is that is only true for Dracolich Phylactries, as regular Liches have no such restriction.

[@louisblack8474]

@@firechaser4095 his personal pocket dimension was considered contained within the current plane. If he was killed, his soul would travel the same lines his body would when accessing it, then he would simply reemerge with a new body. And his own demiplane was an infinite graveyard!

[@firechaser4095]

xdragoonzero0 Yeah! They can still respawn, but according to 5e monster manual, they can’t use imprisonment to send souls to their phylactery if they’re on a different dimension, potentially becoming a demiliich after a few months. Either they would have to trap adventurers in their pocket dimension and imprison them there, or he’d have to bring the tarasque out for a walk from time to time

[@louisblack8474]

@@firechaser4095 the dracolich's soul is what's bound to the phylactery. The demiplane is located in the physical plane. So it's not considered as actually a separate plane since it's not a full plane in it's on right and is contained within another. It has its own soul farm.

[@balazsszucs7055]

Oh, imagine a group of adventurers fighting against Mauzzkyl. -Yaay, we finally found the elf who leads this group of evil assassins. -Elf? Elf?! Don't you mean big fucking CR40 dragon? -Dra......ohgod. It's kinda annoying that nobody can come up with a creature type above dragon. We had time to think since the middle ages, but dragons are still at the top of the food chain.

[@haydenstockwell252]

It’s baked into the name of the game, unfortunately.

[@balazsszucs7055]

@@haydenstockwell252 A fair point. But I mean fantasy in general. Above Dragons we only have gods pretty much. Provided the dragons themselves aren't gods.

[@masonjones7777]

@@balazsszucs7055 I want a superkraken that isn't just a copy paste Cthulhu insert. a big squid with it's own tangible goals and ideals rather than "unknowable tentacle shit" and some cool unique spells to boot.

[@balazsszucs7055]

@@masonjones7777 Sounds cool. I'm totally in.

[@Xo-3130]

Its because Dragons in legend and religions are basically either Equal to, a step below, or are themselves Deities.

[@mindlessscientist3772]

You could theoretically, if you're lucky or suicidal, cast magic jar on Daurgothoth. Now you're the CR 50 Dracolich! Enjoy your horrifying power!

[@ZED_117]

"Lucky or suicidal" I think that even if you're lucky you're still being suicidal

[@MonoToonGames]

I don't think Daurgothoth would be considered a humanoid creature or would he?

[@mindlessscientist3772]

@@MonoToonGames Ah man you're right, I forgot that part! New plan, cast true polymorph on him first!

[@dariominiello9934]

I mean, you do become dead if you succeed...

[@zarthax1750]

@@mindlessscientist3772 you could cast it on larloch from a previous episode and still be an overpowered litch.

[@bevill77]

one of the most op dragons of all time, and it has only 1 weakness. a bard rolling seduction

[@RyeFields]

Single strongest named character... MrRhexx, omniscient loremaster. He knows it all, and knows every outcome, selecting only the ones he finds to be to his liking.

[@kylekid10]

Knowing everything does not make you powerful just extremely insightful. But I bet even he would avoid every encounter that could lead to fighting any of these monsters

[@RyeFields]

@@kylekid10 but knowledge is power

[@MetaL556]

@@kylekid10 If he knew every outcome and had the choice to select what happens, he'd never have to worry about a fight he cannot win, since he can just choose beforehand that the encounter never happens at that particular moment. It's almost cheating.

[@kylekid10]

@Riley Pace knowledge is power. But even smart individuals know there are some things in this world you just can’t prepare or fight. Cuz if they were both dropped into a pit and had to fight he could not fight forever. Please note these is a spell called foresight that also lets u see into the future and getting hit is still possible.

[@matthewnichols4843]

Could you please do a video on the WEAKEST monsters?

[@gmalamat1393]

The giant fly. It literally has no attacks and a cr of 0

[@stevecooper6578]

Swarm of insects but like only a single bug Imagine a -1 CR though like killing it would be a free action

[@Ilovepoopin]

A good extention to this would be: Weakest Famous Characters of DnD. We have all these heroes who are insanely powerful, but who is the weakest of them all? Which famous villain is actually a tool?

[@Nob911]

Go to the dungeon dudes channel they cover s lot of stuff for beginners and long time players

[@buckveazey3369]

That sounds like a good idea for an April Fool's video hopefully

[@oceanaire39]

Yay, can’t wait to hear this. Best part of my week dude, hope your doing good.

[@dalekcaan8495]

And I thought the tarrasque was terrifying

[@firetarrasque4667]

I mean, it is worse than the rest of them, in one way. 5e doesn't mention, but it *will never stay dead.* Sure, maybe the monsters on this list could easily kill the Tarrasque once, twice, even a thousand times. CR isn't a super accurate system, and the Tarrasque's ridiculous resistance to magic would make it harder than it looks, but it is totally reasnoble to accept that premise. The Tarrasque only has to get lucky once. Hell, it doesn't have to get lucky *at all.* Dragons can live for a *very* long time, but not forever. Not even dracoliches do, their bones will eventually wear down and rot, as we see from demiliches.

[@dalekcaan8495]

@@firetarrasque4667true but I'm pretty sure the dragon in this video will eventually become immortal

[@meirwaxman350]

@@firetarrasque4667 Well, I think that a Mordenkeinen's Disjunction breath weapon, spammed, could eventually strip the Tarrasque of its regenerative abilities. It can destroy artifacts, after all.

[@firetarrasque4667]

@@meirwaxman350 He didn't *quite* go into detail about Disjunction actually does, but I don't blame him. Disjunction doesn't just remove magic, it strips the magic back to it's beginning components. The Tarrasque doesn't really *have* material components, as far as I can tell.

[@Xenibalt]

dracolich doesn't fuck around

[@thegooddinggleberry]

3 heros sit for a meal: " Hey, other choosen of Mystra. Have you heard about this crazy black dragon near waterdeep. I rumour has it a few parties of noble hero's have gone missing near Waterdeep. " “huh, I thought it was Lich. Maybe it's pretty powerful if it can transform into a fearsome dragon. Maybe we shou... " The notice Mystra she's been there the whole time: "No. It's not a lich that transforms into dragon, it's a dragon lich. And no, you can't kill." " huh. I beg your pardon my Godess but if this Lich nature threats the weave, it seems to be amassing considerable power. Shouldn't we at least spy..." "I still say we kill it, it's too dangerous to le..." "No, I didn't say you aren't allowed to kill it, I said you couldn't. Beside I find it's exploration of new form of magic interesting. You and all who follow me shall not move against this *Draco Lich* in anyway as to seem advasory." She shudders "besides, I feel major disturbances in the weave. Like some entity is doing something as crazy as breathe out a undead. But that's insane, no mortal creature can even... 🙁😨😱 Actually never mind ingnore that and finish your breakfast."

[@drakebracken2493]

Ancient Wyrm Prismatic Dragon: Laughs in CR 62

[@RavarSeer]

Great wyrm prismatic dragon: laughs in CR 66

[@RedTooth552]

Great Wyrm Time Dragon Laughs in CR 90, the Sphinx Golem would laugh in CR 100, but has no feelings.

[@szymonsokolinski9907]

Satan:*laughs in CR 666*

[@womanofcubesdestroyerof4th623]

@@szymonsokolinski9907 Nah that dickhead is only CR 22

[@szymonsokolinski9907]

@@womanofcubesdestroyerof4th623 It was a terrible joke

[@Aichi1138]

A demigod of Undeath and Magic? Makes me wonder how Ainz Oowl Goan would stack up

[@arisgeorgiou3545]

The one who broke his own game 😂

[@ivanivan744]

But what if..they were the same person?

[@alchemicalvapour8950]

that's actually a really good question. kinda hard to say since overlord follows more generic mmo mechanics more than it follows pure dnd rules. depends on how well the games graph onto each other and how they scale. in Ainz's world he's a Lv100 PC with access to 700+ spells a hoard of magical items and his own guild and army. TECHNICALLY being a Lv100 player should put him far beyond the hopes of anything in dnd that isn't an actual god, BUT Lvl20 characters and CR20+ creatures can be capable of some really crazy and sometimes reality bending shet; depending on the scope and scale of the campaign. so what do 100 lvls on a single entity mean to the forgotten realms?

[@Nishom0926]

Aniz oowl Goal will be boned by this Assholes.

[@DaviHorner]

@@Nishom0926 I'm pretty sure Ainz would use him to learn how he could bone Albedo or she would steal the information so she could be boned by Ainz

[@errorsyntax404wontworth6]

Actually, it’s my homebrew creature “Spungus” he instantly kills you if you look at him, and deafens you if you come within 20 feet.

[@Kaligraphy22]

When you said he was looking for a way to procreate to pass on his OP powers, I was like: "So is this where we get the legendary purple dragon that's able to wield multiple elements?"

[@DevilmanEnvoy]

Kaligraphy22 Purple Dragons are Deep Dragons, the ones that live in the Underdark.

[@Kaligraphy22]

@@DevilmanEnvoy I was referring to Spyro. Specifically the Spyro from the Legend of Spyro series.

[@raptor383]

Spyro genesis confirmed

[@kevynhansyn2902]

Purple(Deep) or Amethyst Dragon?

[@andreaslois3074]

@@DevilmanEnvoy Aren't purple dragons the blue+red dragon hybrids?

[@C454D]

You see, this is the thing I tend to get a bit bend out of shape about in DnD. A lot of "antagonists" of the settings or even some heroes tend to have more playspace than players themselves. I get the idea is Roleplay but part of it is roleplaying other aspects other than "I swing swords. I cast spell". Players rarely get a chance or setting to make proper monuments to their achievements, they aren't allowed to create their own items or even have their own place in the world. I get it for simple campaigns such as tomb of annihilation or storm king's thunder but the lack of rules or allowance to let players do their thing is just sad at times. I would like there to be things such as being able to make your own spells and items proper...not so obscenely difficult to the point it isn't possible. Then again I am weird in that regard, I have a love for the concept of a campaign where there is no ultimate goal set before the players but more just an open world frolick into various places where the adventures just happen. I mean ofcourse the DM would have to drop some reasons for them to happen but still...something in me hungers for a world where you can at some point look back and go "I made my mark"

[@XekCho]

You are not strange in that regard as I love it whenever a player asks me as a DM if what a character desires to do to leave their mark on my homebrew world with the only real impediment I put in the way is no worse than what any normal adventurer would face albeit in a far more self-directed fashion.

[@jamesmartin8005]

What you are describing? is dungeons and Dragons. Its not a fault of the a system, but I think of the GM's you've played under. Or the pre-written campaign source books. Any D&D game can have everything you've described and a lot of them do to some degree or another. I think the main issue you bring up is the lack of any clear rules for spell creation or magic item creation. However a GM with the time to do so, can homebrew their own mechanics into the game for it, and i think that might have been the point of not setting the rules in stone in a book on how to accomplish that. My advice? Run your own game and find some players who want to have the type of game you envision. Or keep searching for a GM who runs things that way yourself. Best of luck and good journeys!

[@nincsjonev]

ANY limitation you see in D&D is because of the DM, never the game itself. Remember that.

[@CptnJaymz]

This is why I homebrew! The crafting rules in the DMG are BS!

[@eccentriceric88]

Sounds like you need to put down the kiddy 5e and pick up 3.5 for creating magic, items, and etc

[@Michael-ib6ky]

Couldnt he just go beat up Orcus, take his soul back (cause dracolich) and revive himself? Boom, mate problem solved

[@MetaL556]

I just imagined the Dracolich walking up to the Throne, drawing up on Orcus, and straight up punching him in the face.

[@cr4zyj4ck]

Orcus doesnt have control over the souls of liches who still have intact phylacteries, and there are some liches who manage to become liches without making any pacts with other beings. The soul of any lich is contained in their phylactery, and if the lich pledged their soul to Orcus, then Orcus would only gain posession of the soul once the phylactery was destroyed, and the lich permanently killed.

[@iPhoneeditor]

Assuming he made a pact with Orcus, he'd have to kill Orcus so his soul couldn't be claimed when his phylactery was broken and use some kind of contingency resurrection shenanigan to ressurect himself with his soul in a living body. Then he's mortal again and vulnerable. Talk about a risky play.

[@shirouemiya737]

@@iPhoneeditor With how experimental this boi is, I wouldn't be surprised if one day he tries it

[@nielsdejong]

That way he can start making Half Dragons again! :D www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/fbwoxt/art_half_dragon_player_race_finalized_after/

[@MafiaCow01]

Mystra: Wants to see exactly what magic can and can't do Also Mystra: Banned all spells above 9th lvl

[@carastone1897]

Thank you for covering 3.5 and older material. You really help me out since i prefer playing 3.5 than 5e. You're one of the few who talk about it in a way i understand it. Plus the lore coverage is way more in depth than any others.

[@georgepeterson4708]

Can't he just polymorph into a younger dragon in order to reproduce if he is knowledgeable enough to alter his breath weapon

[@ivanivan744]

Well..if he were to do that he would give up his intelligence and most of his arcane knowledge. Young dragons are incapable of casting polymorph and other spells, even ancient dragons can’t. He acquired his spells through study and not organically. An excerpt from polymorph reads: “The transformation lasts for the duration, or until the target drops to 0 hit points or dies. The new form can be any beast whose challenge rating is equal to or less than the target's (or the target's level, if it doesn't have a challenge rating). The target's game statistics, including mental ability scores, are replaced by the statistics of the chosen beast. It retains its alignment and personality.”

[@zacharygadzinski3147]

He's better off trying to become a deity. In other words, pull a Vecna but create a new body that isn't undead at the same time and try to woo Tiamat or another female chromatic dragon. Yet even if mating with Tiamat does produce his ideal offspring he'll need to convince Tiamat that letting these offspring live could help her achieve her goal. Yet at the same time he'll need to stay in Mystra's good graces.

[@humanoctopode]

You say "Drow Shadow Dragon" like other People say "Raid: Shadow Legends"

[@Rabenkreuz]

"Well, either Freeza hit me so hard that i´m in a delusional Coma or . . . or Challenge Ratings are Bullsh*t!" - Vegetable with pointy hair 2009

[@veteran673]

lore on vampires and death knights?

[@supercalifragic1551]

Whoa neat stuff. I made a "Drow" Changeling character recently and I was contemplating on whether or not to level up into Draconic Sorcerer, or Abberant Mind. This Drow Shadow Dragon lore really makes me lean Draconic, and I was theorizing how the background would be anti-Lolith in nature as a secretive assassin character with the Faction Agent background.

[@maperjack]

Now I know the subject of my next campaign super chromatic dragon babies making their papa proud

[@kaijurider9505]

I would definitely play a game that would involve a future where Daurgothoth succeeds in both of his quests, becoming the ultimate dragon with all spells able to be used as a breath weapon, having all breath weapons, and he has made a race that has inherited all these abilities. That sounds like it would be an epic campaign to play!!!

[@josephfernandez8015]

Mystra was actually good aligned for a time between 2nd and 4th edition, as her portfolio was inherited by a good aligned mortal wizard after the original Mystra was killed. This Mystra though tried to restrict evil casters from using the weave and that lead to her being killed by Shar and Cyric. As of 5e, the newest version of Mystra is back to being neutral.

[@lodunost]

Daurgothoth seeks to do the one thing Tiamat and Bahamut refused to do. Create the perfect draconic offspring. Life finds a way.

[@jeffgibson8254]

12:24 is 'Grave Betrayal' from Return to Ravnica. Magic the Gathering

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

MrRhexx uses a lot of MTG art in his videos, because it is the single biggest source of Fantasy art (and it is also canon to D&D now).

[@jeffgibson8254]

@@Krishnath.Dragon touche. This monster list series is the first videos I've watched

[@vinnylatoria4478]

Necromancer: *Looks at Paladin* Paladin: No. We Are not taming the Dracolich.

[@PyroGobbo]

We need the ultimate dragon. One with 20 levels of bard.

[@nielsdejong]

Well I think we have plenty of Half Dragons as it is... www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/fbwoxt/art_half_dragon_player_race_finalized_after/

[@오주환-b1n]

If you’re interested, the Eberron setting might have something for you. In the sourcebook Dragons of Eberron, true dragons have the option to take a Sovereign Archetype, which replaces the options some dragons have for choosing spells (for example, red dragons can pick spells from the Cleric list, plus a few domains). The relevant Sovereign Archetype would be Passion’s Flame, which gives Perform as a class skill for the dragon and the ability to rage like a barbarian. In addition, the Virtuoso prestige class grants the Inspire Courage bardic music. And since dragons in general tend to have high Charisma and lots of skill points to use on social skills...

[@masonjones7777]

@@오주환-b1n oh god.... But at least they won't be lonely

[@오주환-b1n]

Mason Jones Actually... in Eberron, half-dragons are considered abominations. An elf from a dragonmarked house and a green dragon had a child to unite their species... except they united to wipe the house out of existence. That is how House Vol, and it’s Mark of Death, was lost. That is why Erandis Vol is a lich - when she was killed, her mother resurrected her as a lich and had some of her allies flee to Khorvaire. That is how the Blood of Vol and the Emerald Claw came to be.

[@masonjones7777]

Huh, learn something new every day.

[@DoomedPaladin]

Dragon Magazine #359 - Time Dragon - CR 90. If I remember right, it had a light attachment to Faerun in its description. If you'd be interested in doing more on dragons, there's still the Song, Steel, and Fang dragons (also located in FR) and the Orange, Purple, and Yellow dragons from the Dragon Compendium Vol. 1 (there was never a Vol. 2, you can find the pdf on the internet sometime.s)

[@jonj.9243]

Isn't Iolaum the Oracle of Ellyn'taal stronger than the Creeping Doom and with a higher CR as well? Iolaum is an undead Elder Brain Lich Wizard 31/Archmage 5/Netherese Arcanist 5. A regular Elder Brain was CR 25 in 3.5, plus the undead aspect. That's a minimum of CR 66 for Iolaum.

[@오주환-b1n]

Jon J. Wizard levels would be considered “unassociated” for an Elder Brain, as their innate spellcasting is Sorcerer (or Telepath, if you use psionics). Since Elder Brains have 26 HD, a more “accurate” CR would be 53 - still overwhelmingly high, yes, but at least marginally less than CR 66.

[@rafaelbordoni516]

I love how you talked about how CR is bad way to measure power at the beginning. A flat number to measure power wouldn't take into account rock paper scissors scenarios, for instance. Great video as always!

[@supercellodude]

I imagine FR having a major power with motivation "wants to bone again" just fits. Has he tried talking to Tiamat? She might be into extra-powerful dragons to take over the multiverse. Also, wouldn't one need to spelljam to get to Greyhawk to even know of Mordenkainen's disjunction?

[@zacharygadzinski3147]

Yeah I figure he would eventually realize that by becoming a deity he could produce offspring and considering that Tiamat has heads of each chromatic color and he could breathe the breath attack of each color it would make sense for the two of them to combine forces.

[@joserenatomigliorini4627]

Im sure i was not the only one, but hearing you mention comments about prismatic dragons and Tiamat's CR sure makes me feel validated

[@oqo3310]

I have an idea of low-level campaign : be an employee of Daurgothoth who seeks a mate for him (cause he his too busy with his work). The idea is to travel across the land to seeks a female dragon powerful enough to create a descendance, and then proceed to do a lot of persuasion rolls.

[@matthewdornellas5367]

Dragon: Who dares enter my lair?! Some Bard: I, Bard Mcbardius, am pimping for the elder dracolich Daurgothoth, who seeks the company of big booty bitches such as yourself, so that he may procreate and pass on his- Dragon: *Instantly vaporizes Bard Mcbardius* *Cue Seinfeld theme* Fin

[@pain59217]

You my sir have given me so many ideas for so many new campaigns with just these 3 episodes and this one especially Thank you

[@joshuamedina6807]

If you're looking for deity stat blocks there is a book for that called deities and demigods

[@butHomeisNowhere___]

I swear, I don't watch ANYONE elses videos all the way to the end... except for MrRhexx lol It's all just too interesting :)

[@endrof1264]

Hey ! Love your content ! Would love to see a series about specific regions which are not really being covered in 5e ??? . (Ex : Cormyr, Moonsea, Dragon Coast, Calimshan, Thay)

[@christopherhutchinson9677]

I really do love listening to your topics, you make it so fun and highly informative, please don't change the way you do things!!

[@user-wh2nt5ce5r]

when the cr is that big you can honestly just tell your players they all insta die and should make new sheets that or have a god descend and go like "please man im really invested in the bs these fuckers have been up to can you let this one slide?"

[@seanperone449]

Daurgothoth sounds awesome! He's like the Doctor Doom of dragons.

[@erickchristensen746]

So the black skelly dragon is trying what Deathwing tried to do from Warcraft.

[@StaryExtra]

I like how daurgothoth is a scientist a heart. He did what he could not for power, but to gain knowledge over it, to move on to more projects that could fill more of his lust for knowledge. And like all researchers, even if he knows he might be slain by his future kin, he still wishes to pass on the fruits of his labor and sacrifices and knowledge to the young ones. If he really cared about power, he would just go and continue the onslaught on all that lives, not even caring about experimenting.

[@chueyxuey8175]

DM: A dragon appears Me: Is it wearable tho?

[@mattphillips538]

Bones to Jelly, or Jones to Belly as it was affectionately called in the 1970s was a spell in the Arduin Grimoire game system.

[@SpookGod]

7:40 You're talking about 5e CR compared to previous edition CR. Numbers in 5e are generally smaller. So comparing Tiamat from 5e to another monster from 3.5e isn't a fair comparison by any means. So it's pointless to speculate why Tiamat is "weaker than other dragons." Easy: she isn't.

[@SuperNova-nl5eb]

12:22 so he knows half way how to cast dragon's breath, bravo to this drakolich

[@officersoulknight6321]

Not gonna lie, Duaragothoth having his own spell is absolutely awesome.

[@crownprince76]

I've been playing/writing a Drow rebel story since 81 who is at war with Lloth and whose situation is very similar to the jeazred xhaulssin. The stories are eerily similar. The big difference between them is the main character had pact with Amadeus and become a unique greater devil. By keeping his 12/12 assasin magician classes and gaining the powers of a pit fiend... I find that kind of amazing...

[@JamesTheGodEater]

Great video as always, speaking of Mauzzkyl Jaezred, are we getting a What they don't tell you about Shadow/Drow Dragons?

[@krimsonentertainment4717]

I feel like Acererak and Vecna are shitting themselves looking at Daurgothoth.

[@firefly5677]

That Dracolitch is the coolest monster I've heard of in a long time. I really want to incorporate him into my campaign now.

[@CrudusViscus]

"CR 50" [laughs in Hecatoncheires]

[@steliosf.9602]

For sure my first encounter of my campain!

[@ikariyabiollante867]

Daurgothoth: * is constantly performing experiments that could probably result in dragonkind getting the House of M treatment, trying to do the horizontal tango despite being undead, probably conspiring to burgle Odin's other eye at this very moment * Random high-level adventuring party: * understandably wants to end him and his shenanigans * Mystra: *hold up, let him cook.*

[@dontme6996]

Imagine learning magic under this dude; holy shit a character would be OP af after that.... Also probably dead.

[@gingadreamurr6238]

All of his servants would be forced to become liches so that he could easily destroy them and more than likely be forced to study magic just as he is

[@masonjones7777]

Easy, THE Winged Tarrasque, there's no escape! (putting THE at the start counts as a name)

[@GhostDr3amer]

Now for monsters of Immortal's Handbook

[@MrRhexx]

Please check out Dragon Hide Gaming Gear on Kickstarter! Their dice bags are dope: www.kickstarter.com/projects/skeletondicebags/dragon-hide-gaming-gear?ref=android_project_share

[@solmyrwizard229]

1 thing can kill this beast, hand of death which steals it's soul 25 times over. meaning extra lives don't matter unless greater than 25 and a archmagi called bohb can 1 shot dis guy cause For the Archmage who has Everything A hero wearing the Archmage's Hat, the Staff of Disruption, the Wayfaring Boots, the Ring of Flares, and the Angelfeather Cloak is granted the ability to ignore an enemy hero's or creature's magic resistance. this includes wards and breaking physics, ex he can throw holy water on a cleric and kill him with it or take the soul from a golem. Also Name: Ring of Greater Negation Slot: Left or Right Hand Description: All spell immunities and protections are negated for all creatures and heroes, friend and foe alike

[@nothisispatrick4644]

Why isnt Karen in this? Her stats are basically the same of that of a human but she has a special skill that allows her to straight up one shot the Gods if she ever so wishes

[@lyudmilapavlichenko7551]

Only if she can successfully summon a manager.

[@diablofdb]

mating with a dragon? This reminds me of an episode of Rick and Morty.

[@Mortablunt]

Reminds me of E621

[@nielsdejong]

Where do you think Half Dragons come from? www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/fbwoxt/art_half_dragon_player_race_finalized_after/

[@jacklander4480]

Welcome, wanderer, into the Sector where light becomes darkness and darkness becomes light... where law becomes chaos and chaos becomes law...

[@rejvaik00]

That episode was disgusting

[@Not_Ciel]

"Drow Shadow Dragons" I imagine this was back in earlier editions, like when half-orcs were canonically produced because Orcs literally raped and pillaged with reckless abandon.

[@camerongooch9606]

Could you do a play through as a shadow drow dragon assassin. Who's just accessed their dragon form and is relatively in experienced.

[@seanb.6793]

MrRhexx - I really enjoy your content. I have trouble going to sleep, and often put a long KZbin video on to fall asleep to. The problem? Your videos are too interesting! 😊

[@sheonma6198]

Ao Challenge rating: Yes

[@SoulbreakerNB]

Mauzzkyl Jaezred - CR 40 HP - 6000 STR - 30 DEX - 30 CON - 30 WIS - 20 INT - 30 CHA - 5 +50 hit, +100 to all attacks, whatever it is. Turn mouse - Turns the whole enemy party into mouse indefinitely. Dispellable. Bonus action to cast. Always uses this spell whenever there is an enemy unit that is not a mouse. Mousekiller - Casts a spell that kills any mouse type enemy in the immediate area. Can only be cast on enemies that are not invulnerable to magic. Regen - +100 HP Per turn. Cannot be dispelled. Feed on mousy souls - Gets 1 life per killed mouse in the vicinity. Once killed, can be resurrected with full HP as long as there is a mouse soul stacked up. Indefinite stack of mouse souls.

[@Xion_Toshiro]

Two Words: Astral. Dreadnought.

[@Mortablunt]

As someone commented on AJ Picket's vid: "TL;DW: Fuck you, chunky salsa TPK, roll new characters."

[@kevynhansyn2902]

:::Laughs in Tharzidun:::

[@borisdaanimal4014]

Two Words: CR. 21.

[@Zilegil]

He already mentioned the Dreadnaught in a previous video. This thing is waaaaay stronger

[@senfonikmetalhead]

if i remember right, that shadow dragon drow dude and his organization are being told in "war of the spider queen" series. and yes they all were op af

[@Dirkei]

"The single strongest named monster in D&D" 20 min video 😂😂

[@Staticsheep28]

The actual reason why tiamat is cr 30 while there are higher cr dragons is because how cr is calculated is different in every edition to use it. For instance orcus is cr 28 in 3e, cr 22 in 3.5, and cr 26 in 5e.

[@Hamilgame]

Bout to rewatch the video. I'm curious how Tiamat feels about this guy. Figure a 5 headed chromatic dragon god would be interested in a dracolich trying to attain and surpass all her children Would she support or hinder this kind of action?

[@rejvaik00]

Tiamat hates undead. And also seeing as he follows Mystra instead of Tiamat as a god Tiamat would be pissed

[@narev6569]

Hecatoncheires was like CR 80 or something ludicrous like that. That was in 3.0 epic level handbook though.