The Strongest Spell in Dungeons and Dragons

[@johanbressendorff6543]

Headline: Strongest spell in DnD Content: Yes elves do sleep

[@dantedrowson2511]

If the content wasnt soo good Id rage about clickbaiting. Lol

[@charliescheirmann2926]

I found those questions alot more fascinating then the spells. Mostly because they were things j never considered and are things that could actually affect me as a player

[@Jaqen-HGhar]

So thanks for broadcasting to everyone you only watched the first not even 3 minutes of a 20 minute video.

[@ashlardarned2540]

Skip to 2:30 for the spells bit.

[@johanbressendorff6543]

Ashlar Darned I did watch the whole thing. If the content is good, no need to hide it behind trivia about the sleeping habits of elves though;)

[@atomicash2475]

This video is incorrect, the most powerful spell is bring food to a dnd session and bribe your dm

[@arekpetrosian4965]

Always works on me...

[@dantedrowson2511]

As a DM I must concede to this truth.. dms are quite BriBablE.

[@firstnamelastnamethirdname]

Or some good Beer. Trust me that single trick turned man to God. Totally not Metagaming or anything

[@b_olson542]

Beer works better in my particular case

[@zenron5149]

Andrew Halderman I bring donuts every session

[@morganphillips57]

Me:"I cast counter spell!" Dm:"Nothing happens " "I cast dispel magic? .... At 4th level"

[@pinkliongaming8769]

Don't get it

[@waffles4950]

@@pinkliongaming8769 counter spell dispels an active spell. Dispel magic is a good way to get rid of auras

[@johnsarno815]

Wait I thought counter spell stopped a spell in action by using a reaction and then dispel magic can dispel any magic with a good roll or if you just cast it at 9th level

[@DragonfoxShadow]

@@waffles4950 Counterspell interrupts casting of the spell and spell takes no effect. So casting it on active spell does nothing Dispel Magic is a way to remove effects of active spell

[@bigburrito308]

I thought the strongest spell in the game was Karthus Avatar. That's the guy that literally became the God of magic for a bit. It's a spell that lets you become any God of your choosing basically and take that god's place

[@Seoul_Soldier]

Lich: Killing Storm you say? Elven Inquisition: *I'mma stop you right there.*

[@ticonofruger573]

Litch: "I didn't expect that." Elves: NOBODY EXPECTS THE ELVISH INQUISITION!!!

[@ticonofruger573]

@Sightless_Seeker Hmm... How about... No.

[@Lumbersnacks82]

Elves: "We don't do that here."

[@themurmeli88]

Rendering entire kingdom into barren wasteland is bad, but I'd say Karsus' Avatar is still more dangerous if it were ever successful. I guess the real reason is that no one has been able to prove the spell was cast or it was on purpose, so, they kill people to cover up, not to actually prevent anyone from casting something as destructive?

[@ArcaneFuror]

@@themurmeli88 I think a name like killing storm is something completely absolute. Instead of reverting everything like the previous spells have mentioned. I think killing storm absolutely demolishes everything affected by it. Every fortress, every animal, every plant, every person, every *soul*. Destroyed, not dead, but obliterated. No afterlife, no past, no present, no future. Removed from existence entirely. Perhaps only remembered by those who casted the spell or were at the ritual site. Perhaps the souls of the elven high mages who died performing the ritual were reminded of it in their reincarnation, and founded the inquisition upon realizing the effects they sired in their previous lives.

[@ZevolveZ]

Imagine being spooked of dreams Written by human gang.

[@mistertaz94]

Written by sleep paralysis gang

[@lau_taro0037]

Imagine dreaming. Typed by the warforged gang

[@RockLeeOfTheMounties]

You do realize a lot of us are spooked by dreams, right?

[@pooliumm9695]

Sama Gaara you do realize he was joking right?

[@Noname-om3pp]

@@lau_taro0037 imagine having a physical body, this post was made by the ghost gang.

[@steventomes2258]

Killing Storm is kept secret out of guilt, the Sun Elves deliberately murdered the nation of Myeritar at the end of the third crown wars. All Because they did not differentiate between the worshippers of Lolth and Eilistraee.

[@defensivekobra3873]

So you sayin the high moor is the result of nuking a bunch of drow looking at stars probably drunk? Neato

[@steventomes2258]

@@defensivekobra3873 Not quite, the Sun Elves invaded Myeritar on a regular basis during the crown wars, I forget why exactly I'd have to dig out my older copies of D&D lore that cover the Crown Wars and right now I don't have the time, however the people of Myeritar were not incapable of defending themselves and fought back bitterly, often engaging in guerrilla warfare when the Sun Elves had fully occupied the country. Eilistraee is the Goddess of sword fighting as well as music, beauty, moonlight and dance after all.

[@steventomes2258]

@Lamodrick Foster And this is why I prefer both the Drow and the Shadar kai, at least they're honest about their bullshit and you know that eventually they'll betray you.

[@ElrohillLW]

@Lamodrick Foster Yea and and those who survived, and other dark elven nations sieged elswhere was pushed into hands of Lolth. And for that Corellon banished them all, and punished only Vyshan royal blood for starting Crown Wars...

[@ElrohillLW]

@Lamodrick Foster to be specific, not the Dark Elves was the ones, but Avariels + true green (wild) elves + sea elves was the first ones who came to Toril during first wave of migration. They totally lost to dragons, and when the second wave of elves came - the Dark Elves leaded the way. And yes because of the Gold Elves who was destroying leftover opposition in Feywind. And the truth is this that not only Dark Elves was the ones who bring the Dragon Empires to dust. In that time the second wave of elven migration to Toril was already ended, and all other major elven races was subjected to Dragons, slowly forging the rebellion. But I found nothing which exactly race (propably those high mages ware from dark, gold, moon and green elves altogether) performed DracolichMythal ritual. But together with first appearing of King Killer Star - all elves rises up against the Dragons. But true is that - the Dark Elven high mages ware so powerfull, that Killing Storm was a necessary pre-emeptive attack. If it was not so strong there was suspicion that those who would survive was able to do the same with Vyshan Empire. And there is also one wrong information - it was the Dark Elves who was the first ones to use High Magic against other elves during the war (by accident destroying the sea elves realm). You're right about cutting the rotten limb to save all seldarine body. But Correllon was able to banish only those who accepted Lolth (and her dark powers) - and he chooses to banish all dark elves only because they ware always the opposition to Gold ones. From the other side: Punishing only Vyshaan royal blood was not enough, because the root of the problem (Gold elves self-thinking superriority above other elven races). Some kind of "fixin" this was cration of MoonBlades, as the judges to the elven high born families. And the judgement shows that only 20% Gold elves of those who proceeded the test survived... And that The Crown Sword showed to be in Moon Elf family... But this is for another dispute.

[@jeremyfaure1888]

These spell are the exact embodiment of "Shut up, it's magic, it works."

[@SuperAmaton]

Well kinda, more like: We all die to do something riddiculous.

[@Abdega]

“It’s magic, I ain’t gotta explain s#it!”

[@SuperAmaton]

@@Abdega Depends on your view.

[@jeremyfaure1888]

@@peachyjam9440 In other spells, you can at least imagine a way this could work. For a fireball, you create smth explosive, and here you go. For haste, you fasten the work of muscles (I don't know, double the number of electric impulses). However, these spells are so convoluted that the spellcasters can't control it. This spell that returns everything where they belong, for example, makes no sense. Do the debris fly away and go back to the dirt, which means the whole world knows when elves leave one of their cities? Do they get teleported, which means the height of the earth changes? And what if another tree grew wherebthe original tree was? All in all, carrying out such a ridiculous effect as "everything goes back where it belong" can only be explained by "it's magic and I don't know how to explain, so consider it works"

[@empatheticfrog2052]

@@jeremyfaure1888 I mean... its magic its not supposed to make sense to you, especially elf magic. No part of magic makes sense to begin with if your looking at it realistically. Theres no woman who maintains the magic weave and the output of magic mortals can use there's no way to make a explosion with fancy words and a flick of the wrist. Its just magic. Its the same the higher the spells go.

[@JulianAbreu]

"The entire space force of the elves was created with the spell" - They had a space force?

[@michaeledmunds7266]

The ancient elves must have been led by Trump

[@calculuswalulu7560]

@@michaeledmunds7266 Trump has golden skin and blonde hair.. Trumps a high-elf confirmed.

[@CorvusCorone68]

the planets are surrounded by crystal spheres, and between them is the Phlogiston, i learned that from another of this guy's videos; they use ships to get between planets, if not going by portal for whatever reason

[@SoSoKayla]

Trump is an avid LARPer.

[@HeartYgo]

ELF RANGERS SPACE FORCE!

[@MrRhexx]

You know this is some good shit when not even the wiki got these.

[@osri3292]

What resources did you use? I'm not sure if you said what the name of the book is where you can find these spells

[@kyuzo3567]

I would love to know this too, all your sources really cuz this would make for some damn good reading in between game sessions

[@TheNumb96]

@@osri3292 So you want to know about killing storm? Some elves would like to know your location.

[@buttsultynulty183]

The binding spell can be cancelled by the eye of the beholder

[@Darkflame1423]

was the Killing Storm a team cast or can an individual cast this spell cuz i would love to magical be able to cast it if i were to some kill a very strong creature and gain the ability to use really high lvl magic such as this but to a lesser degree of AOE and a little less power just want to kill a really high lvl devil or two

[@ruairiblake]

"...you can bind the entity..." "...there must be ways to break the seals..." "...you could bind a god..." Me: Me: Me: Me: Wait Me: IS THAT HOW TIAMAT WAS IMPRISONED IN AVERNUS?! Rise of Tiamat explicitly says that Severin learns how to break the seals that trap her in Avernus and that Zariel knows Tiamat knows how to do it.

[@antiquereality3168]

well, shit.

[@VaGuS343]

Was thinking the exact same thing!! Am preping for my PCs to crash the ritual and was thinking about the mechanics of that and this video gave me a lot of ideas!

[@1Kapuchu100]

I don't think so. Rhexx said that an entity bound by that spell is trapped in a sub-planar pocket, and their influence on the planes is nullified entirely. If she were bound by that spell, she wouldn't be able to grant cleric or paladin magic. She wouldn't even be in Avernus, or any other plane for that matter. She'd be entirely outside of any and all planes, trapped in a place that's... nowhere (is how I understand it).

[@AsobiMedio]

@@1Kapuchu100 That's what he said would happen at the highest level of the spell. Lesser versions could have been cast on Tiamat with what they had available.(I'm assuming that the skill and power of the mages limits the spell in some way)

[@SylviaRustyFae]

@@AsobiMedio Could also play it as... time and the work of allies of Tiamat has slowly allowed this spell's powers to diminish a bit. Just because everyone thinks something is permanent doesn't mean that it is. Time is a very long thing indeed.

[@MurkyWaters677]

Rhexx: "These spells can destroy the world" My mage: **Looks at orbital magic cannon that he used to wipe a city off the map** Note: My DM and I made him a BBEG.

[@gargoyles9999]

YOU CANT JUST BLOW A HOLE IN TORIL

[@VespertilioGiganticus]

@@gargoyles9999 haha cannon go boom

[@talenspear3028]

so you made a magic BFG 10K?

[@boooster101]

*aims peasant railgun*

[@oliverb2794]

Considering that at one time I created a blueprint for a magical rail gun that can turn dust of dryness marbles into the magical equivalent of the Zar-bomb.... Yeah high leveled mages fueled by creativity and chaos have the tendency to produce stupidly insane WoMD

[@Nyghtking]

So, this has some potential implications for the god Wee jas. From what I read Wee jas lives on the lowest level of Acheron, Acheron is the realm where everything lost and forgotten eventually ends up, it's basically an omniversal landfill, but importantly even memories and moments in time can end up there, frozen in ice. Wee Jas is said to walk the sheet of Ocanthus, the lowest level of Acheron, searching for lost memories of magical power or dying moments, so lets say a spell were to completely be forgotten, it could potentially end up there, and if so there is potential for Wee jas to find it.

[@ticonofruger573]

I imagine that there are some elven guards that found The Killing Storm down there after planeswalking over with a Plane Shift or some similar spell. Then, without daring to look upon it, they guard it. Though Wee Jas, being a God could easily destroy them, which he might have already done, it has yet to do for unknown reasons. Or maybe he just hasn't found them yet. Sounds like an interesting adventure idea though.

[@Nyghtking]

@@ticonofruger573 They must be some tough mother fuckers because almost nothing can live on the lowest level, it's basically an ice sheet with shards of ice flying around that do great sword damage that ignore damage resistance, wee jas being a god can exert her will over the plain so she and the place she resides are immune to it, but anything else dies in seconds unless it has some form of extreme protection.

[@burnin8able]

I now imagine a secret cabal of elves who's only purpose in life is to know the vaguest, tiniest hint of the spell's existence, and never forget it, but also not know anywhere near enough to do anything with it with the intention of protecting the knowledge from ending up there. Maybe some elf with the knowledge was sealed intentionally with the Donjon card from a deck of many things, creating an immortal "knowledge vault" so to speak, with secret guards and wards making their prison impossible to find.

[@Nyghtking]

@@burnin8able There is another alternative, the lowest level is the most dangerous, but the upper levels are less so, to the point where one of the levels known as Tintibulus, it's a layer above the lowest one, is nothing but shapes crashing into each other with a massive dust cloud from the things that have been destroyed in the collisions, the only individuals who live on this level are actually mages that have managed to survive here, they store their secret libraries and research areas here as the colliding objects makes for a wonderful deterrent, so it would be possible for the elves to send a particularly skilled mage to keep the magical secrets in a hidden library on that level so that the odds of them being found by the wrong people are reduced, assuming the other mages didn't find out.

[@ticonofruger573]

Plane Shift is a fairly high-level spell, and there are a lot of high-level adventurers, a good deal of those being elves. That was just my first thought, but now that you mention it, you do have a point. They're adventurers. They'll think of something. And watch your gosh darn language.

[@ethribin4188]

Banish the DM with this spell and have the whole campagne be about releasing him. All without the players knowing thats what it is! META GAMING AT ITS FINEST!

[@Ghosty_Toaster]

USE A WISH SPELL GET A nat 20 AND BECOME THE DM

[@lorekeeper685]

@@Ghosty_Toaster natural 20 is not a thinf for skill checks nor is crit fail Also it would be 10d100

[@sloanemiller1833]

I need more info on this!

[@patrickdees5256]

Note to self: If brother's character catches a "whiff of killing storm," kill him immediately.

[@jameskeyes4988]

In 3rd edition it was, player to DM: "So I am thinking of playing kobold who...and I get this candle of invocation and I..." DM: "you can stop right there. Your kobald dies with his mother in childbirth. It seems the gods did not wish for you to be born into the world to threaten them. Make a new character. This time no kobolds allowed. And no candles of invocation either."

[@Suzaku455]

@@jameskeyes4988 @@jameskeyes4988 Player: OK fine I'll make a human Paladin. DM: ok that's fine I guess Player: ok as paladin I'm going to say the name of this individual 3 times... (I forgot the name but it summons a being that wishes to corrupt the Paladin by first granting it a wish as intended. This starts the process to become punpun)

[@jameskeyes4988]

@@Suzaku455 lol you are right! I think it was Pazuzu.

[@thomascheckie2394]

@@jameskeyes4988 you got it. and with these 5 simple steps you too can pazuzu!

[@xXxEINER]

Killing Storm is so powerful that kills the people trying to study it (indirectly)

[@crowfelo]

Spell idea House Casting time: depends how big Range: one plot of land Components: several pounds of wood, stone, and nails, a hammer, Duration: until destroyed School: conjuration You build a house

[@orangvii3633]

Also it's a ritual and has somatic components

[@Fabelaz]

@@orangvii3633 lots of somatic and some verbal (like swearing)

[@edfaceeh7663]

@@Fabelaz also an artificer spell

[@DarkWarchieff]

@@Fabelaz MINECRAFTUS FUCKTHECREEPERUS

[@kingzeeb319]

That spell already exists, Wizards can conjure mansions.

[@BlackLotus30]

In the novel Evermeet it is mentioned that Corelon and the other elven gods had to help in the ritual to create the island or it would have failed.

[@ElrohillLW]

Yes, at some point the power of the ritual was so great and uncontrolled, that would eventually destroy not only Toril, but Aryvandor also. So the seldarine gods had to interfere, and took control over such power. As rider controll the horse in galop.

[@BlackLotus30]

@@ElrohillLW Yeah Imagine being Corelon if he and the elven gods had done nothing to prevent the destruction of Toril. Me think he would have to deal with a lot more than just Grumsh and Malar after everything is done.

[@Paranitis]

And I swear at some point during that book it mentions more than 12 casters having to die for some such big ass spell. It's been some time, but when OP mentioned 12 as being the most needed for a spell, I had red flags popping up in my mind.

[@TheBayzent]

Because the Elves were literally manifesting Arvandor on Toril, which would have destroyed both Planes. Elves are a menace to existence.

[@alertpenguin8403]

Mage: sacrifices itself in high magic ritual Also Mage: casted clone on itself beforehand

[@The_Infernal_Contraption]

16:00 "...and the other is... well, no one knows!" It's probably Elminster. Sounds like the sort of sketchy nonsense he would get up to.

[@traviskrebs7551]

Maybe Asmodeus, he is old enough and powerful enough to keep tabs on that sort of thing even if he can’t use it

[@GameTimeWhy]

El is a weave master and a chosen so it wouldn't be out of the realm of possibility.

[@jackccurbs]

Imagine using N'Quor'Khaor to bind your neighbour's annoying dog... "The binding can only be broken when no tennis balls remain upon the earth."

[@eggydoeseverything9646]

Toby Fox: *sweating*

[@lilyg.2205]

Neighbor: QUICKLY! SHOOT ALL THE TENNIS BALLS INTO SPACE!

[@edfaceeh7663]

@Kat Murphy A small price to pay for salvation.

[@jasonkiesling]

Well done again Mr Rhexx. Yet another Deep dive like no one else on You Tube. Makes being a DM much easier. I really find this level of detail to be extremely useful.

[@zachmiddleton8256]

I have Fenrir in my homebrewed campaign and a warlock beholden to him. He wants to set his patron free, I'm so glad to have this to add a little bit more lore to how such a powerful entity was bound.

[@tabithaalphess2115]

I have a similiar homebrew deity in my campaign that's an elder greater god of chaos, destruction, and freedom, and he was bound and imprisoned by the other gods for a secret crime. I was going to homebrew the spell, but looks like I won't have to now

[@thesignless5514]

There is a 9th level spell in 5e called imprisonment that could seal anything so long as you make a powerful enough material component (and can get through there legendary saving throws)

[@tabithaalphess2115]

@@thesignless5514 That's true, but when you're dealing with gods who can cast 10th and 11th level magic, 9th is kind of irrelevant. It's not meant to imprison gods long term. It's more for strong mortals or monsters

[@zachmiddleton8256]

@@thesignless5514 I know, and that was the original idea, that glepnir (the chain that binds him) was that material component. But to me that didnt feel epic enough, it felt cheap that the player characters could potentially and eventually re-bind the quasi deity. I'm my world the great wolf started as a normal wolf but was exposed to the weave over a long period of time, allowing abnormal growth and strength in the wolf, who started hunting larger and larger prey, gaining power and eventually intelligence as he hunted more powerful prey. Over time he grew large and powerful enough to start hunting dragons and minor deities, then even intermediate deities before he was seen as anything like a threat. Should he be set loose, it could be world changing and could shatter pantheons, I want it to feel epic in scale, not something that a dedicated party could tackle with the help of one powerful NPC or even without any NPCs at high enough level.

[@somerandomguy844]

N’Quor’Khaor “The binding is active for so long the binding is still active.” Look me in the eye and tell me this isn’t possible.

[@michaelsorensen7567]

Not sure why you wouldn't just "binding is active while the subject of the binding exists". Arguably, if the binding is only active while the binding is active, then the reverse is true, and the binding ceases to be active if the binding is ever inactive. This could be a problem if the spell is able to be convinced it's not actually active.

[@-JustHuman-]

Wouldn't a wish or time spell be able to undo it then ?, as you could simply wish the area the binding is in would be sent back in time to before the binding spell was cast. That would mean it wasn't active at that time, there by breaking it as it is yet to be active. Where as a binding based on something else, like a hero coming, isn't bound by the time in witch the spell is cast, as it's depended on something happening.

[@-JustHuman-]

@@michaelsorensen7567 Could you then not kill the subject then, even if it's a God, moster or something else, just for a second before a rebirth or regeneration the subject would be no more. Or you could claim that by simply given it a new name or destiny the former subject is no more, kinda like the never ending story. One thing becomes something new, as a bucket is no longer a bucket if I have made eye holes in it and wear it on my head, as it's now a helmet (a crappy helmet to be fair), but it isn't capable of being a bucket anymore either as it has holes in it now. I guess it depends on how the spell works, it isn't something I know much about.

[@adamroquemore6410]

That binding spell is some “no man born of woman” ish.

[@CM-gz9cp]

Shackespeare's Macbeth kind of bullshit

[@obsidironpumicia4074]

As a Cesarean born boi I approve

[@buttsultynulty183]

Make a beholder look at it

[@buttsultynulty183]

Anti magic Field boiiiii

[@HeartYgo]

*Shadow The Hedgehog wants to know your location*

[@erikburzinski8248]

I need to know more about this elf space force.

[@ticonofruger573]

Probably covered in the next video, he said it was going to be spell jammers.

[@akirawolf9828]

I read something on the Forgotten Realms wiki that the Elves still has their Spelljammer fleet hidden somewhere on their island. But that was only mentioned once, and I couldn’t find another reference. (Edit: Spelling)

[@joshuarichardson6529]

Spelljammer. I don't know if you can find any of the books anymore, but that setting goes into great detail about the space elves, space dwarves, and other space-faring species.

[@DarkAuraLord]

Your little intro with the tidbits about the elves and dreaming has given me a very interesting idea of an elf character obsessed with lucid dreaming and attaining enlightenment. Also I like these videos, thx 4 make.

[@raydai3708]

I mean, he did say that elf clerics would sleep instead of trance to receive messages from Corellon, so let your DM know so that he can give you "visions"?

[@tomasiv8504]

Yall: *lore implications* Me: wait where’s Meaty Ogre at best, supporting him at the 25 dollar level

[@MrRhexx]

lmao, i ll be sure to bring him back

[@nyannyannyan870]

I've rewatched your dnd playlist way to many times. It's just so nice and enjoyable

[@pittagiiya]

High Mages Construction Co.: "If you can think it, we can make it!"

[@KitKatWiffleBallBat]

If I didn't have to sleep, I wouldn't either. I mean, c'mon.

[@jamesrichards2720]

I could definitely double my hours and money that way.

[@nwahnerevar9398]

I love sleeping, sleeping fucking owns

[@Alizudo]

@@nwahnerevar9398 You love it because it feels good. It feels good because you NEED to do it to survive. It's a classic evolutionary dopamine-rush. It's the same reason why people like sex; if everyone hated sex, no children would be born. The Elves literally don't need to sleep at all. So they likely don't get the same enjoyment out of it because their bodies don't give a dopamine rush for it. They simply feel like they're wasting their time (which, they WOULD be).

[@morior]

I would travel more probably. Jet lag is a bitch !

[@michaelsorensen7567]

I'd try it just to see how it goes. Probably wouldn't do it often tho.

[@jordanfleming7022]

3:57 Arrn’Tel’Orar 6:02 Elaorman 8:58 N’Quor’Khaor 14:30 Uaul’Selu’Keryth 16:39 Mormhaor’Sykelor

[@Krishnath.Dragon]

The Banishment of Moander didn't take originally, he almost managed to remanifest during 2nd edition, as shown in the canon game Eye of the Beholder 3.

[@jarvawolf4369]

if i rember correctly pools of darkness the third in the series of 2nd ed games of that series featured a trip to moanders body where you could get ingridents for potions of youth while fighting shambling mounds and other monsters (its been 20 odd years since ive played it) but yea you are right there and if i rember correctly eye of the beholder 3 came out after this one

[@AvocadoCEO]

I never really was that interested in D & D this video really sparked my interest in it. I’ll definitely follow this channel to learn more

[@azunthewise4914]

Welcome to the game

[@AGS363]

Elves: This spell is the ultimate sacrilege! Karsus: Hold my Avatar...

[@sakizuyaayame7947]

zagyg: hold my godtrap

[@fatalfury66]

can elves sleep: not anymore according to Jeremy Crawford, i asked him about that on twitter once. love your stuff!

[@InquisitorThomas]

Also MrRhexx is likely using material from Older Editions, and Lore changes all the time.

[@fatalfury66]

@@InquisitorThomas this is very true. And I suppose in the end it's up to the GM how he wants his world to be. As long as everybody is having fun than the GM is doing his job

[@janisbuttner7452]

@@InquisitorThomas elves can sleep according to Mordekainens tome of foes (p. 38) so its not older material

[@Abdega]

I think all canon of all media that is revealed on Twitter should be taken with a grain of salt

[@fatalfury66]

@@Abdega I completely agree. Basically do what's best for your campaign

[@tomacalin86]

I love the fact that someone took the time to explain some of these things. Thank you!

[@mariavivian4703]

What about the 1st spell “Screw That One Guy In Particular”. Where when you cast it a lighting strikes one random person within range (which is infinite) dealing quite a bit of damage. If the spell is cast again within about a minute, the lighting will the same person.

[@paradox7808]

I'm surprised that this spell didn't make it in this video

[@Joorgenhell]

Mormhaor'Sykelor particularly intrigues me, I found that "mormhaor" is elven for "undead" but regardless of how much I look into it I can find no mention of anything either language or lore related when it comes to "sykelor" or even abbreviations of it, but based of the common name supposedly being "the killing storm" I can only begin to imagine how "undead" may directly be related to the spell itself, it could even be a widespread curse of sorts given how vague what we know is. Truly fascinating.

[@VASM160689]

Love your videos and series! :D I wonder... how about a series about important characters in D&D lore? Like Elminster, Mordekainen, Midnight, etc? :) Keep up the good work!

[@Goddamnitiwantaname]

The Strongest Spell in Dungeons and Dragons. *laughs in Karsus's Avatar*

[@lilyg.2205]

Laughs in plot armor.

[@somayukihira4032]

Laughs in being the dm

[@theancientone7798]

Goddamnitiwantaname Fusing with a deity temporarily vs being able to completely destroy their connection to the planes and sealing them away.

[@ainevek]

@@theancientone7798 Karsus's avatar did kind of work on Mystra though, something the banish spell didn't accomplish. It is also unknown if the spell would be temporary on any other deity (Karsus didn't intend to be a deity forever)

[@cyn0_]

Is that Jace I spy? I never knew you were into mtg Rhexx, you should totally make some lore videos on it!

[@ticonofruger573]

He has used images from mtg before, I think I remember seeing a Lilianna once, as well as shyvan dragon. But stuff like that tends to show up when you search for pictures. But a lot of the time, if you're into d&d, you're into mtg. It's just the way life is. And yeah, he needs to do lore videos on it.

[@anderslundtoft2315]

You have to know I really loved these videos. You have done an amazing job! I generally like your dnd video much more then any other youtuber out there.. thank for, greetings from Denmark.

[@juanpablorobayo9891]

"Half-elves are cursed beings doomed to die" vs "The existence of half-elves is a sign of hope" Jesus that's dark

[@Lucas98M]

I came for a straight answer, instead got a 20 minute video ... Worth it.

[@SomeBody08150]

Hey Rhexx, once Spelljammer is done, i am rather hyped for those vids as someone with no knowledge on the older editions, would you consider covering the Dragon gods before swinging back to normal monsters ?

[@DStrormer]

I loved this series and would love to see more like this, not just monster videos. Not that I don't enjoy your monster vids, but these were fantastic.

[@baronbeat2210]

Character ideas, a pair of half elf twins, a boy that seems like he’s 1/4 elf 3/4 human, and a girl 3/4 elf 1/4 human.

[@nuru666]

You're almost describing Vax and Vex from Critical Role. Vex had far more human features than her twin brother, Vax. (This is displayed, in canon, by Vax referring to Vex as "Stubby" - a jab at the length of her ears compared to his :D

[@ChestersonJack]

5:47 This flower picture was my first ever computer desktop picture back in the early 2010s. Those were the days.

[@nuru666]

So Scanlan Shorthalt basically got to cast N'Quor'Khaor after being blessed by Ioun. TMYK!

[@NoxGoblin]

Scanlan did what now

[@nuru666]

@@NoxGoblin Finish Campaignn 1! :D

[@elwoodbrown7005]

N'Quor"Khaor sounds like a minor version of what the realms deities used to imprison Tharizdan.

[@2101995eu]

With the binding spell, the casters die, but do they reincarnate? Or as long as the binding takes place they are unable to do so?

[@phillipschmidt6295]

Such a great series of videos over High magic, I truly loved them all. Thank you

[@jgr7487]

"in the book that you can find these spells" which book, Mr.? plis gibe sorces!

[@lorekeeper685]

2E I think

[@returnofthechickentendies2844]

Cormanthor: Empire Of The Elves

[@BlackHoleForge]

What do you mean thanks for sticking through? I love these videos. Thanks to your videos, it's so much easier for me to start a character, and to make a backstory.

[@TheLegionOfTheDamned.]

The strongest spell in D&D is Your content, as once cast it made me and many others within its effective range a subscriber!

[@sebay4654]

Looks over at my Restriction spell i have Created for a campaign I'm working on, i thought this was evil but that god Sealing spell is even more Stupid (the spell of restriction is a level less spell (not following the levels system though definitely 10 or higher If put into it) The spell was created by the leader of the BBEK (big bad evil Kingdom) who calls himself the god king and it has two components the Release Condition and the Restriction(the effect which must Restrict the Target) The king has applied 3 restrictions upon himself 1, to be within the kingdoms borders at all time and his magic is limited by how close he is to his throne (the closer the more he has access to) 2 all Engraved with a specific rune shall be able to access a portion of his power 3 that those Engraved with the rune shall have the following restrictions applied to them Except the God king whom Created this Rune " 1,all power ,Skill, Knowledge, Strength and Understanding are to be shared with all those Bound with the sigil which shall Grow as they use this Gift More Except the god King (true name here I haven't decided on a name) 2 that during the night of the new world Festival of ascension they're to confess their Truth before Ending themselves, 3 any attenpts to circumvent bypass or otherwise Escape this 3 fold Spell of Restriction shall be Punished by the auto casting of an additional spell of restriction and those bound by this restriction have the following exit Conditions to die and merge with the God King during the Eclipse after Confessing their wishes and desires for the god king to here" With a 3 fold release Condition 1. A night of simultaneous Eclipses must occur whilst the god king 2. Receives the heart wishes and Prayers of his People sitting upon his throne and 3. Sacrifice themselves to their God and King So that they may become one with the god king (The release condition effectively Traps them permanently and only someone else forcibly Breaking the seal on them can bypass the restriction but they'll try Fight it Note the spell of Restriction either Requires a direct connection with the Target(Physical Contact or a magical connection and the Rune effectively makes the magical connection Note that the Rune/Sigil itself is the thing that counts as the Caster of the spell of Restriction on the god king because the Caster and Target of the spell can not be the same as it always Requires two parties (he hypassed this by making the Kingdom itself the 2nd Party with him its King being the first)

[@ahkileez]

I seem to keep missing it - where can these spells be found?

[@MrRhexx]

Found for a DM? The book is in the description: "Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves". Found for a character? Probably in ancient elvish ruins or from a very old elf in a major elvish city.

[@timwolfff5456]

Can you do the background on demons and devils. I want too do a campaign with them and your videos really help me add detail.

[@Vill-e3v]

So that’s how The Chained Oblivion became The Chained Oblivion.

[@nuru666]

I wonder if Matt will see this video and be like "Ooh, MORE information!"

[@sircastic959]

No. The Chained oblivion was bound in a different way and he was bound by gods. The Shackles work differently than this high magic spell.

[@Alex-vy2zc]

Sir Castic “I like ruining jokes because I have to correct everyone at any point even though they weren’t actually stating a fact, just a reference to another video!”

[@TimeturnerJ]

This series was amazing, thank you so much! Honestly, I'd take another 100 videos on the Elves, but of course you're bound to run out of lore eventually. ;D In any case, this video series has once again reaffirmed my passion for Elves. They're such fascinating and alien people.

[@clericofchaos1]

wait, what's so bad about high moor that they dropped the banhammer on the spell so hard? I just remember it as being a swamp.

[@clericofchaos1]

@Lamodrick Foster Ok but how is that any more dangerous than killing gods? I mean, the dude mentions binding the sun god which i'm guessing means the sun just goes away, which kills all life on the planet. So again, why be so hard on the killing storm over the other spells?

[@wizen2887]

@@clericofchaos1 If I'm not wrong, Lathander uses the power of the sun but isn't the sun itself. So, for example, Mystra is the goddess of the weave, she controls it and makes sure it doesn't malfunction but isn't the literal embodiment of it, that is why Karsus is able to take control of the weave away from Mystrel. So if you bind Lathander it shouldn't be a problem since he isn't the sun and only uses it's power.

[@ElrohillLW]

Exactly, there are more gods who has the sun in their portfolio also. So one Lathander will mede no difference (ok it will, but not so drastical - propably someone of his ex-arch or lesser god under him will took the place)

[@clericofchaos1]

@@wizen2887 well, what about the chibaku tensai one that lets you rip continent sized chunks out of a planet? Idk man, I really think my original point stands. There are more powerful spells out there so I don't see why they got murder happy about this one.

[@GregtheGrey6969]

Read the forgotten realms book "the blackstaff" for all your answers about the high moor.

[@trainzen11]

Oh man I've been waiting for this spell. Thank you MrRhexx, Fuck Yeah😀😝!!!

[@TwiliDarkRituals]

Seems like you can bound a target, and survive the cost for it if had more than the required hitpoints. My question is would the elf remain in a weakened state after reincarnation?

[@Rpground]

@Lamodrick Foster But the hypothetical is IF they could. We knew they can't but if they could, you gotta wonder what would happen to the caster.

[@Rpground]

@Lamodrick Foster That was for specific sorcery spells and of elven *_royal_* blood. First video of this pansy elf magic series says that ANYONE can learn high magic, it's just the other races typically do not live long enough or have the patience to learn it. Takes like over 400 years to "become with nature" to even begin to learn the basics. Regardless, you still haven't answered the question as even op specifically mentioned "elf".

[@tonyoliver4920]

N’qioe’khaaor sounds like how tharizdun (3.5) was banished! I played an evil dnd game as a cleric of thatizdun. “The wheel turns, he begins at the end, he ends at the beginning and he will turn again” lol. I love he is now only a warlock entity, foolish mortals. They never changed the lore about why aboleths despise their once and former god.... one question? Why??

[@Diditallforthexp]

I have always played that Half Elves are disliked by fullbloods because they are essentially a lost soul. The soul that resides in the Half Elf is a true Elven soul that has been reincarnated many times in an ancient lineage. Now that it inhabits a halfbood, that soul is forever lost to the Elven people and will never be reincarnated again. Essentially each Half Elf is a soul plucked from the well of Arvandor, forever leaving a dead end where all other Elvish souls continue for eternity through life and afterlife and life again forever. All of the possible future Elvish lifetimes of that particular soul are snuffed out, potentially severed bond of love or family or dooming the noble soul of a hero to utter oblivion. Half Elves are literally doomed souls stolen from the past and future of the Elven race, and the Elves hate them for it.

[@ElrohillLW]

But there is a cure for that. It is the ritual which allow to change subject into another race. This ritual allows to "connect" again a soul of Dhearow with Aryvandor, if the subject will be changed into other elven race. Was displayed in prev video

[@Diditallforthexp]

​@@ElrohillLW Remember though, that those spells aren't just tossed around by Elvenkind. You might use a Wish spell ten times in your high level campaign, but it's a world altering spell that 99.99% of people will never even hear of. Resurrection and Raise Dead are WAY more common than any of these other spells I've mentioned, but those are insanely rare spells in an actual D&D setting. Resurrection simply isn't an option in the D&D world unless you've got a Cadderly in your back pocket. Even heroes of legendary stature just... Die. To say that you could just change the halfblood's race by using High Magic is like saying Dragons are easy to kill if you simply ask a deity to smite them for you. Both scenarios are just so astronomically unlikely outside of an overpowered twink campaign that they are not really solutions at all. Elves using High Magic on a halfblood would be like Dwarves using their divine crafting inspiration to make a toothbrush for a donkey handler. Just... Not gonna happen.

[@logicseeker3770]

@@Diditallforthexp I think you're world's answer to half elves, makes a lot more sense than the canon d&d's "no one knows" answer. You expect me to believe that no elf, half elf, or human has ever used the wish spell to learn the nature of a half elf's soul? Elves are willing to sacrifice their lives, or even their after lives, for the sake of their community. So it only makes sense that they'd also be willing to risk never being able to cast the wish spell again, if it meant educating their race on something that important. So having elves know about the consequences of cross breeding, makes far more sense in my eyes.

[@Michael-fd1gx]

@@logicseeker3770 Perhaps the soul is a new half-elvish soul.

[@alexcampbell632]

@@logicseeker3770 I'm pretty sure it's just a plothole and that it's up to the dm of any particular game to decide

[@Obikin89]

That was a great series. Really loved it. Thanks !

[@dennistabor1219]

Sweet now we can cover kobolds :) please :')

[@jamesrichards2720]

My friend has an affinity to playing kobolds. I kinda have a real life dislike for them ever since his kobold betrayed my half-elf character to serve strahd while I was sacrificed and mutilated by a strahd friendly cult.

[@dennistabor1219]

@@jamesrichards2720 I have built a world where the Dragonborn, yuanti, Lizardman, and kobold Banded together and dominated the other races. Rex has covered all of them but the Kobold, it's all I need to complete the social structure. They are dragon kin so I was surprised he missed them.

[@willynthepoorboys2]

Great video, great series. Thank you for all your effort in making videos for us.

[@superspacebird1]

Wait, the patreon names were shuffled from the usual

[@lucifiaofthefreecouncil1312]

I love your lore videos and your Elf in depth videos the most! I'm constructing some fan fiction using the lore in the videos you speak about ^_^ THANK YOU!!! you inspire me

[@GreebleClown]

18:03 ... Okay, so what the hell was so dire to push them to perform the original ritual? 0.0;

[@GZilla311]

We don't talk about the Noodle Incident.

[@clawgladeentertainment6413]

I am inspired. There's brain-storming to be done! Keep up the good work, MrRhexx!

[@Kurai_69420]

Could Mistral escape from N'Quor'Khaor after it is used on her or would she still keep her UNO Reverse Card?

[@Chiavica]

I think the ISTANT she would be imprisoned all magic would fall apart, every magic effect would dissolve and she would be free instantly. Like the time that Karsus become the God of Magic, instantly died and every floating island fell down.

[@eugenides04]

I think she'd have the ability to say "no" in response to it being cast, but if she allowed it to go through, I *think* it might actually just fully delete the Weave. The instant after that happens, the spell would presumably fizzle, but I'm not sure it would matter anymore, since there would no longer be a Weave to restore once Mistra was released.

[@eugenides04]

@@Chiavica The difference being that with Karsus, the Weave just went haywire due to lack of regulation until the "new" Mistra could restore it. In this scenario, I think the Weave would actually be deleted, as it's the force she has dominion over, which is erased when a deity is banished by this spell. She'd be freed an instant after the spell is cast, but I think with that instant, it'd be too late to restore the Weave from its erasure.

[@Ryu_D]

I'd love to see more in depth videos on spells, even lower level ones. Info on how they were made and how they work within the lore of the world would be facinating to me.

[@discountcoconut1458]

Well now i want a story of an elf who hates the god of elf's and seals them away! And i assume thay can be released by an elf who hates the god as much as the casters.

[@WaltRBuck]

These videos have given me some amazing ideas for some post 20 adventures with a very high risk factor.

[@paulflood9826]

That god binding one is giving me some ideas......🤔🤔🤔

[@Abdega]

You use god binding on the god of BDSM and are now their new vanguard

[@Thiniking]

And here I was under the impression that the 12th level spell Karsus's Avatar was the most powerful spell. You learn something new every day. I do have a question, what's different between high magic and standard magic other than elves being the only casters of high magic? Also, is there a way for any non-elf to use high magic?

[@TastyGamingQc]

Sorcerer: I wish... Cleric: Daddy stomp him. *giant foot descend upon the sorcerer and squish him* Cleric: Well I’m done playing for 7 days ttyl.

[@Gildorify]

This was awesome! Great job Mr. Rhexx! :D

[@sadwingsraging3044]

Dr. Strange: Had enough yet?

[@lucifiaofthefreecouncil1312]

Question is their a spell that allows you to duplicate yourself? i ask because I'm wondering if your a high mage you could just duplicate yourself to do high magics that you could only do with other high magics

[@elbruces]

"In the book where you can find these spells it is very explicitly mentioned..." doesn't mention which book that is.

[@erinbarr762]

It's mentioned in the sources at the bottom of the description, like most of his videos.

[@alextheumbreon1363]

If there are enough casters of N'Quor'Khaor, to the point where the total health of the casters alone exceeds the requirement of the seal, will some of the casters be spared? And if this is the case, will the surviving casters lose that health, or only take it as damage?

[@idontno6d105]

RE: N'Quor'Khaor Sounds suspiciously like what happened to Tharizdun...although that implies there's a way to free him. RE: Half-Elves Could it be that a half-elf only has half the soul of an elf? like when a half-elf comes into existence half of an elf soul goes into the body and the other half just chills out in Arvandor or inhabits another half-elf? and then when the half-elf/half-elves die their soul gets reunited and goes back into the cycle?

[@anderzdraconian1276]

I really like that half-elf theory. Now I'm just imagining two half-elves adventuring together that each have half of the same elven soul, thinking that there's something really familiar about the other that can't quite put their finger on...

[@craigtucker1290]

For those wondering the source for elven high magic, it is detailed in the AD&D 2nd edition sourcebook Cormanthyr: Empire of Elves. This details elven high magic rituals and the changes to magic for the elves after the fall of Netheril as this was not the same for humans. The other sources that contain information on this type of magic are also from the same edition Fall of Myth Drannor (contains a 10th level spell), Netheril: Empire of Magic (contains 10th, 11th, and 12th level spells), and Secrets of the Magister (details the limitation on casting 10th level magic for humans). In addition, true magic (more powerful than 9th but weaker than 10th level magic) was also available in the same setting with the rules found in Dungeon Masters Option: High-Level Campaign. Also from the same setting, the dwarves had rune magic with some of the runes being almost as powerful as some elven high magic.

[@sam.richa_2942]

My rogue elf still sleeps because the rest of my party don’t actually know she’s an elf due to a racial stigma of elves being perceived rotten due to a war.

[@ChaosSpell]

Makes you wonder about Tharizdun. Can we learn more about him? It seems like it took the massive power of the gods to cast this high magic banishment yet he still influences some cult members and warlocks all around.

[@goldenfloof5469]

Honestly I'd set the bindings to like "The one who knows the last digit of pi must yell out the entirety of pi while not being capable of doing so." I mean yeah, it could probably be something nigh impossible, but not *actually* impossible, then that wouldn't be a valid binding. If that's the case.... It could be something like: "Only when an entity or entities capable of easily killing the imprisoned entity (like, forever forever) and have the unquenching desire to do so, will the imprisoned one be unbound and its true form teleported to where the entity to do the killing finds most convenient in the pursuit of killing the recently unbound entity.

[@biblebot3947]

The being will be released at the site of the banishment

[@BrianSheppard]

You are an excellent story teller. Love the content as well.

[@LeapsofFaith1234]

"...via spells cast by a Human son of a Dwarf or Elf..." *I'M SORRY, I THINK THAT'S JUST IMPOSSIBLE (unless the loophole is adoption)*

[@uglyroboticscot]

The dwarf and elf might have human in their blood and just by chance both of their human genes just matched out of random chance

[@fasthackm]

Reminds me of what happened to Azaz'El. 1st the Arch-Angel (Angel of the LORD) took a massive chunk out of the Desert of Duda'El, Azaz'El was then bound in unbreakable chains & his face covered in jagged rocks, then tossed into the prison deep inside of the Earth. He is still in there!!

[@dragonslibrary9207]

I found the loophole to the binding one: the binding can end only if the creature has died or been rendered permanently powerless.

[@tjardmeyer9209]

Love all your videos. Everyone gives me a new idea to base a campaign around.

[@biblebot3947]

Soooo Gather a bunch of liches then have them trap a bunch of gods

[@timfitz1987]

If you read some of the books there's also The Unmaking that Szass Tam tried to cast.

[@maomao6023]

“One of the most important rituals was Mormhaor’Sykelor” What’s your point you tuber within fire ball distance?

[@J0hnB09]

Counter spell.

[@Daile0303]

“ From whence you came You shall remain Until you are Complete again! ”

[@ActualLiteralKyle]

Does anyone know what the artwork at 13:23 is depicting? The massive, horned, skeletal remains, chained to a large chair in the misty mountains. What’s the story there, or at least the name of the giant dude chained to the chair?

[@andrewmcreynolds3692]

Might be a dumb question, but where do sorcerers fit into all the high magic and 10th+ level spells?

[@andrewmcreynolds3692]

@Lamodrick Foster I've never made it that far with a character so that's cool

[@ElrohillLW]

Before Netheril, almost all elven magic was basing on sorcerry and divine kind one. Elven wizzards (if they existed before Netheril) was almost the same as sorcerers. They learned how to manipulate wave, not to tap from wave. They harness their connection with wave and by doing this they learned their ways to do the magic.