Xanathar in ‘Waterdeep: Dragon Heist’

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[@Troommate]

I love the idea that when the fish dies the Xanathar guild try to replace it without the beholder knowing XD

[@ANDREI114]

i just wonder how hard ist too find somebody to cast a immortality or long live type spell on the damn fish

[@godo2712]

he'll spot the magic being cast in his lair without his permission and this is gonna end baaaaad

[@ANDREI114]

not if you cast before you make the switch

[@Troommate]

Who is the unfortunate underling they send to a Archmage asking if they can cast immortality on a fish......XD

[@ANDREI114]

a party of adventures of course how think it is a gift for centric noble

[@ronanhiggz9364]

Silgar is not a name, it's a title. It is only given to the fish that are truly worthy.

[@spaceninja7687]

First rule of Waterdeep, never touch Xanathar's fish.

[@MegaPIC1]

And yet one of my characters did, hence her never being able to set foot in the city again without extreme risk of losing her life.

[@shaunadamson4634]

I thought the first rule of Waterdeep was that we do not talk about Waterdeep.

[@punkpinata7062]

So joining the Xanathar gang is like when a random shmug in Gotham decides:"Y'know what? I join the Joker's Gang. What could possibly go wrong?" Cool:)

[@eugenio5774]

"He is bonkers" --> best description of Xanathar ever. I want to introduce him in my campaign and I'll use this line.

[@polkuio]

To be fair he has that poor fish in a terrible tank

[@wally99szarek]

Clustern xx I'm not sure higher level filtration systems exist in d&d though

[@tylerkeelor3100]

purify food and water

[@Fuyutsuru]

Not a lot of space and enrichment either. Unless it's a temporary container for when he wants to look at it.

[@samuelwhite1129]

@@Fuyutsuru knowing that the current Xanathar considers the fish his most treasured possession, but is by nature a delusional lunatic, it could honestly go either way.

[@elecstorm3701]

Maybe he could give Sylgar: 1. A (at least slightly) bigger aquarium, so he isn't confined like a madman in an asylum, 2. Something inside of it (sand, water plants), so the fish has something different to do and look at, 3. Some place Sylgar can sleep in (like a model castle, or maybe a hollowed out branch part) so that he has some shade and a place for privacy. I ain't an aquaristics expert, but that's what i would do. Also, _Purify Food and Drink_ cast on Sylgar's aquarium water at least once daily, while Sylgar chills in a temporary aquarium.

[@KuyalawVA]

I play Xanathar as don Vito Corleone but with bursts of random and inexplicable bouts of rage, sadness, but calmness when it comes to Sylgar.... Should my players kills Sylgar or anything were to happen to him and before Xanathar goes berserk... he shall utter the words: *”Look at how they massacred my boy...”*

[@seanpinkey2188]

DM: "How do I roll play the Xanathar?" Chris: "Might be Trump."

[@VeteranDecanus86]

TDS is real. Seek help.

[@oOPPHOo]

"He is timely _[wink wink]_" Oh, Perkins :)

[@GigaTyGuy]

What's the reference?

[@Nathanth_]

Probably President Trump.

[@GigaTyGuy]

The "timely" part specifically

[@OneDollarWilliam]

CONFIRMED: Donald Trump is a Beholder.

[@Theycallmetomu]

Also the "people who can't find work elsewhere-" thing (it's a shot at Trump's cabinet basically)

[@chaddixon9764]

Step 1: Murder the fish Step 2: ...

[@davidonstreet6313]

Run for it

[@Robbieagray]

Step 3: Profit? Maybe?

[@chaddixon9764]

Emphasis on maybe

[@Robbieagray]

Indeed. :P

[@negamind8947]

im gonna use that on a campaign

[@redoryx1872]

loving the shade from perkins

[@evilminion4989]

cakeoryx if it was aimed at Hillary the mind flayer.... then enjoy as ya like, without losing an alignment resembling 'good'

[@MrUmakemelaff]

Evil Minion You just rolled a natural one for intimidation.

[@MarketResearchReading114]

Pretty petty considering he's effectively administrated our economy and throwing out terrible deals former Presidents made. Anyway I think its funny that Hillary lost with the media and media companies on her side, but apparently facebook Russian ads and hackers had such a huge effect on our minds that we were bamboozled. That's how stupid they think the general population is. Thats how little respect they give the general population of the U.S. Globalist scum.

[@MrUmakemelaff]

Zom No...the world just disrespects the Orange Pond Scum and his Scummettes.

[@pranakhan]

No...Zom nailed it on the head. Most of the world lost its respect for the leadership of "Waterdeep" a long time ago. If anything, Xanathars "administration" has inspired a small amount of pity from the citizens of other nations. Anyone with a modicum of intelligence will realize that the Orange Pond Scum, as you put it, is not good for anyone.

[@emccoy]

This vid amuses me to no end cause I'm getting ready to run an adventure that starts with the party being press ganged into saving Sylgar who has been fishnapped, because Xanathar is besides himself with grief.

[@emma-di5ly]

How did that go?

[@emccoy]

@@emma-di5ly it was great especially when the party found out that Slygar died cause goldfish die and they actually had to go find the new Slygar xD

[@emma-di5ly]

@@emccoy I love that so much

[@absolutelyshmooie7086]

That should be a new waterdeep module!

[@blairbird8022]

So Waterdeep is Gotham and the Xanathar Gang members are basically Batman villain goons in terms of how odd their boss is.

[@nochillwill4667]

Aww that is kinda sad and sweet that this fish is the only thing keeping Xanathar from going nuts. I'M SO GONNA STEAL THAT FISH.

[@shaman9024]

Count me in

[@cameronpearce5943]

Xanathar: Make Waterdeep Great Again

[@GazpachoTabletop]

Ha!

[@animenaruto1324]

I love the fox and frog belt pickets!

[@dgmt8789]

The shit I made this guy do with that damn fish... What an amazing character. Love him. RIP the original Silgar.

[@brucculi349]

There should be art of Xanathar wielding tommy guns in all his tentacles

[@davidrowe1557]

Being an insane boss, I think it would be funny to take a page from Undercover Boss. Xanather could decide that he wants to pretend to be a new thief in his organization. Players could cross paths with this gang with Xanather trying to be a new thief. Worse would be if one of the players is a guild thief and is assigned the new recruit to bring along.

[@immortalstar0138]

“Hello... I’m Xan... I’m a technician...”

[@DungeonDad]

In the thumbnail I was like "What is that person stealing that the Xanathar himself would be chasing after him?'... then I took a closer look.

[@michaellaramee7984]

So replacing the fish is now a questline for the Zhent agent in my Storm King Thunder session.

[@teagan_p_999]

2:48 real subtle there...

[@tymbrimi0]

Silgar is actually an ancient, but adorable, aboleth and it is Xanathar that serves him.

[@davidb7406]

I like to imagine that the Xanathar has a voice like Brother Theodore's take on Gollum from the Rankin-Bass Hobbit/Return of the King. You know, the maniacal intesnsity, the mumbling to itself, the occasional screaming.

[@schmeef2758]

My favourite part about the illustrations in the source books is that each time silgar is drawn. It is most likely a new one

[@DracheLehre]

I love Xanathar's quips in his eponymous Guide

[@yellowbeard1]

So who else had the idea of take the fish hostage an when you give the fish back to Xanathar instead of just giving the fish you bring a large tank filled with all of the same kind of fish. You still give Xanathar his fish back but you also give a bunch of similar fish an no indication of who is who.

[@erho2967]

I don’t know why everyone is afraid of a beholder... I hold bees all the time.

[@adamarchy]

BEST. D&D BEYOND. EVER. Already a good story, but it's clear everyone had fun telling it.

[@Millstone1985]

This is the third time 5e puts a beholder on a cover (MM, XGtE, and now W:DH). All three were credited as the Xanathar, though the MM one seems to be a different Xanathar. Still, they really love that character.

[@bom.6658]

Old but: Xanathar is a title traded between beholders through combat or other ways to become leader of the Xanathar guild in Waterdeep

[@MasterVenik]

I honestly added Xanathar into my game, and had my party do a "job" for him, recovering a magical artifact, that he had no idea what it was or what it did, but it was in the hands of Frost Giants, and by god, HE WANTED IT! It also let me mess with the party, because if they hadn't done this job for him, he'd make sure there were bounties on all of their heads in every city on the Sword Coast!

[@MaskofFayt]

xanathar's guide to everything is the best book they've done so far. Fantastic little addition for everyone.

[@Kreln1221]

When I bought both SSI PC RPG classics to be, Eye of the Beholder and Pool of Radiance in the early 90's, at the same time I was buying an Amiga 500 to play them on, I couldn't have foreseen that a quarter century later, I would be watching a KZbin video about a book about the boss at the end of EoB1. Ol' Xanny Boy's come a long way... :)

[@MasterZebulin]

Wait, that was Xanathar!?

[@quintinsteevessenior5568]

"We came... we saw... he died"

[@5-Volt]

I'm so exited for this campaign! I've been waiting for a RP heavy adventure within a big city and Skullport and Undermountain are just icing on the cake. I wonder when this book will be released..

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

My DM made a Beholder named Shakespeare, guess what he loves to do?

[@KenanVonKaiser]

Legendary!

[@jumanjicostco3248]

Im pretty new to D&D and I didn't know who the hell Xanathar really was until now and I have to say.. I didn't know how silly the lore could officially be until this video. Now I'm really begging for the wizards to make the Chicken Aarakocra subrace official! Please!

[@shailengirgenti7671]

"Administration" 😂

[@bhuntin08]

The few times that Perkins low key compares Xanathar to 45 is my favorite part of this entire video. I'm definitely going to RP Xanathar exactly like him too.

[@chaddixon9764]

I wonder who Chris Perkins was referring to with those jokes...

[@smjsuperscott]

Noximus Jamaicanus Kim Jon Un is my best guess

[@jackyll]

+tankas step dad You sound like a Snowflake.

[@jackyll]

+tankas step dad A delusional Snowflake at that. Color me surprised.

[@chaddixon9764]

tankas step dad Burning? The only burning is the weed you're smoking. The total player base for 5E is greater than it has ever been. There are 2.2 million players on roll20 alone. Maybe you mean they're the money they're making.

[@jackyll]

+tankas step dad Shouldn't you be looking after Tanka making sure they aren't licking electrical outlets instead of arguing with strangers on the internet while defending President Gelatinous Orange Cube?

[@Eeeeeee895]

Good ol' Xanathar

[@mudshrooze]

Xanathar......DnDs Jabba the Hutt. I know he has official art but I always make him exceptionally overweight and struggles to float. But he is legit one of my top characters And I never find Beholders interesting. But you guys made me fall for this maniacal crimelord goofball

[@nathanforester5993]

I am imagining portraying him as Baron Harkonnen, the David Lynch version.

[@Fleshi_Guy615]

As you can tell, I love beholders. A being even more paranoid than I makes me feel better about myself

[@SvenTviking]

I had two goldfish for 16 yrs!

[@joshuafogg6600]

SvenTviking Lucky. Mine never survived the ride home.

[@Rannos1677]

Maybe Manshoon should clone Sylgar and have the Sylgar Wars

[@KidK32]

Now I hope Skullport is in this book too.Give me Maps!! you can never have enough maps!.

[@UraharaShoten]

I am SO excited for this campaign.

[@rightwingersexposed8800]

Okay so when we play Xanathar we need to have our Trump impersonations ready. ... It's going to be the greatest heist ever because I am the greatest at heist, the best at them. I am going to get a trade deal with Manshoon and Waterdeep is going to pay for it"

[@davidragan9233]

Trump is so yesterday, you're better off using that Harvey Weinstein in case some of your players are apolitical.

[@MinersLoveGames]

Silgarr isn't dead! This is the same Silgarr I know and love! FAKE NEWS!

[@CrusaderCool]

Harvey Weinstein is more monstrous than Xanathar

[@davidragan9233]

*rolls eyes*

[@justinjanicki6561]

Eh I was more thinking Jeff Goldblume impression, and playing Xanathar like a more aggressive version of the Grandmaster from Thor 3

[@quintinsteevessenior5568]

The goldfish being so fragile is hysterical.

[@MegaPIC1]

I’m DMing for two characters who have apposing views on the Xanethar. One of them has in the past stolen Silbane and so is very definatly in this crimelord’s bad books. The other character thinks Xanither might be her father, quite how a beholder could mate with an elf the create a tiefling is one of the things about this backstory that the player and I have yet to work out

[@brianseguel5308]

Well, maybe someone close to Xanathar sleep with someome near the fish, and you know... Sometimes, after you sleep with someone, you have to kill a fish!

[@Gollvieg]

I like that the thumbnail for this video is some stupid fool that dares to steal Xanathar's beloved Sylgar

[@MalevolentDivinity]

Yessssssss.

[@segment7296]

We about died fighting the beholder in the bar anyone else lol

[@Jach93]

They are all entitled to their political opinions, and as this is their product, and this video is made by their company, they have a right to express said opinions in this way. You can agree or disagree as much as you want, but they 100% have the right to express their views in the fashion they have.

[@stevenc4982]

Well I am worried. My character is already dead and we're playing Waterdeep.

[@noonenormal]

All hail the goldfish

[@lionelwhiskerknot]

I think it would be easier if they just had a priest at the ready to resurrect the damn fish rather than taking the chance in swapping a new fish in. I mean..... It shouldn't take that much magic to keep a fish young and healthy for eternity. Start putting that archmagi to task making an enchanted fishbowl. Yeah.... Its demeaning but do you really want a rampaging beholder running amuck?

[@cuffedjeans7320]

But why is Xanathar different on the cover of the Monster Manual than he is on the other books?

[@sanddry738]

So many terrible things are going to happen to that poor fish when this story comes out...

[@dustenthewind865]

I feel like whoever created xanathars character is a fan of trailer park boys. Silgar to xanathar is like orangy to ricky

[@michaelfixedsys7463]

Get a necromancer to find and reanimate the original sylgar.

[@an8strengthkobold360]

Beholders central eyes disple magic so...

[@whistlerdan7718]

Can't they just raise Sulgar from the dead? I mean they even have the money and all...

[@l0ker507]

Excuse me, it's *THE* Xanathar.

[@cosmoceratops]

I wonder what leverage Strahd has over Xanathar.

[@geraldkramer9172]

There's a spec of dust on Chris Perkins' cap that bugs the crap out of me

[@trequor]

So Xanathar is basically just Ricky from trailer park boys?

[@STEEVEWES]

I love it

[@cameronpearce5943]

Whats the difference between Xanathar and Donald Trump. Xanathar loves one thing (Silgar) more than he loves himself.

[@wally99szarek]

Cameron Pearce Xanaithar's narcisisim is justified?

[@cryofpaine]

Xanathar has a dungeon master behind the scenes controlling him, and... never mind.

[@LeviathanLP]

Xanathar has his goldfish, Trump has his gold toupee

[@yellowbeard1]

I would say that Donald loves Ivanka but I don’t think love is the right word, unless we are using love in a really fucked up sense

[@lordfagan7688]

I'm comfortable in the flexibility of the game that my table's Xanathar isn't gonna be some quirky, fish obsessed muppet. My Xanathar is the thing on the cover of the Monster Manual.

[@CrusaderCool]

Agreed. DMs have the power to do what they want at their tables. As it should be.

[@quintinsteevessenior5568]

Could make the goldfish a figurine of wonderous power

[@lordfagan7688]

Or I could just not worry about it because I don't find the idea interesting. But you have fun, duder.

[@quintinsteevessenior5568]

It's not a big deal either way.

[@InfamousCook1e]

Silgar is the one in the bowl

[@truck6859]

What would lead Xanathar to come into conflict with the Lords of Waterdeep?

[@an8strengthkobold360]

He wants da money

[@Elgonidas]

I'd love to see Xanathar's twitter account

[@petersenior5432]

Oh, now KZbin has screwed up. 0 Comments !?!?!?!?

[@spehizle]

Oh my god, he's right. I was never going to include Xanathar in a game just because I couldn't think of a way to actually run him. But using Trump as a reference, I have a place to start!

[@crashoverride93637]

My group killed that fish because they are murder hobos in underwater expedition in al

[@chriscox8237]

So let me get this straight... A large number of you are getting upset about politics being used in a game where politics is PART OF THE GAME? Have fun ya murder hobos.

[@musiclistnerable]

I think people are just tired of real world politics getting referenced in fiction or escapism. It's not hard to see why even moderates find trump references grating at this point. I don't care about Perkins views, and I dislike trump, but I think thats the general opinion.

[@kereminde]

But . . . Xanathar has *always* been kinda off. Not that you can tell with beholders, since they're secretive and paranoid already. This isn't so much "making the game over for the sake of RL politics jabs" as pointing to reality and going "kinda like that". Which isn't uncommon, though I wish Weisman would stop pointing to the fall of the Roman Empire as the analogue for the Star League falling. Doesn't quite fit . . .

[@musiclistnerable]

I think paul Springsteen just meant that the reference itself kinda makes people roll their eyes, as opposed to forcing Xanathar to fit his reference.

[@joshuafogg6600]

PaulGiammati Hit the nail on the head. And yet I keep seeing people acting like petulant children in the comments section, gloating that all the "Trump supporters" are mad. Pelor give me strength.

[@joshuafogg6600]

kereminde But it's completely unnecessary. We know that Xanathar is a screwball. Dragging IRL politics into the mix is just asking for trouble.

[@junkochama]

Perkins u shady lady, werk

[@anotherelvis]

As a European I agree on many of the Trump jokes, but I would also like to keep them out of D&D.

[@joshuafogg6600]

Another Elvis Thank you, I concur.

[@pineapplethebirb4628]

Comparing him to a beholder is unfair because the beholder is way smarter

[@submoa7322]

I agree completely... I want all real life out of my fantasy gaming.

[@copyrock]

Why not Sigil?

[@carloss3499]

Love the joke with the gold but couldn't xanathar do something to it make immortal it's a fish I think that's do able

[@margaritoamargo6347]

Chris owes the Xanathar an Apology for comparing him to our current President...

[@GazpachoTabletop]

That administration sounds utterly unbelievable! Almost like you couldn't write it. But here we are...

[@crewthief1431]

Oh look, politics in a video about Dungeons and Dragons. Can’t we just give it a rest? 🙄

[@sheakennedy-ordway1156]

I see what you did there, perky Chris, referencing political paranoia in 'merica as being like Xanathar. I know who you mean.

[@virgil.alonso]

IS THIS STEPHEN FROM TAZ?

[@whirgod]

Did Chris just compare Xanathar to Donald Trump?

[@sethg6157]

I just hope the actual model isn't full of US political references I dont play d&d to learn what an author thinks about politicians I do it to escape reality and have fun with my friends for a time.

[@trentthompson2972]

You aren't going to find literature without some sort of commentary on the politics of that era. That said, I wish they would have woven it in, instead of using a hammer. Most of the module seems to be pretty tame (that I've played), but don't be surprised to find thinly veiled Trump quotes by Xanathar.

[@jonm3915]

2:47 Dae drumph btfo conservitards

[@brianpawlikowski1304]

I think Alex Jones is a better personality character for Xanathar than Trump.

[@victorhugothomaz3480]

Xanathar>>>>>>>>>> Jabba the Hutt

[@kyleellis9177]

This adventure coming out discouraged me and simultaneously made me feel like i know whats coming. I had been working on an adventure for the DMguild with multiple choices for the DM in the vein of this one. was going to have 3 options for each town. 3 options for each native race of the island and 3 choices for the bad guys you wake up in the pyramid. I just feel like i cant compete with wizards sadly so i probably will abandon it now.

[@jeremygriffin620]

Yeah, I found a little bit about Silgar dying occasionally to be quite charming and funny. I was going to share it with the PCs that I DM for. Then I heard Perkins (who I absolutely love and respect as a storyteller) unprofessionally reference the PotUS. I do not have warm and cuddly feelings for the president, however I do not think that this is a good plan for a company, and it's chief representatives to engage, not just in politics but in mudslinging to a very diverse customer base while actively selling their products. I have done sales before, and I know good and well you don't bring up several issues with customers it's just not a good policy. An everyman who gets along with everyone is a better salesman. I love you Mr. Perkins, but when the only thing you sell is words you had better choose yours more carefully.

[@codybrandley6229]

Just call xanathar, Trump. We know what you mean. Or better yet just get real world politics out of games please. It's our escape. Not a place to go and see more of the real world. Thank you.

[@submoa7322]

Exactly!!!

[@ahorribledude9550]

Its weitten sylgar

[@tristonanan]

If you don't want them to be at all political then you're just not understanding how creative minds work. People get their inspiration from real life in one way or another. They happened to be working on Xanathar while we're in an administration that feels very similar. This is reminding me of people who were mad at people of color and women being depicted as heroes and warriors in the player's handbook a few years ago. Or people who got mad that the player's handbook said that you can play someone who is of any gender or sexuality, not to mention the newer addition to the 5e books that talked about the blessing some elves have where they are able to change their sex characteristics at the end of a long rest. Anything that is created by people is going to have some sort of influence by the outside world. This isn't a bubble. Not explicitly including these things would both feel wrong, but would also be a political statement of itself. Besides, it's one metaphor from one person involved. He's not saying you have to start talking about building a racist wall or try to repeal the rights of LGBTQ+ people, but he's pulling back the curtain a little bit in what he drew his inspiration from. A DM doesn't have to draw the same inspiration, but it's an option you might want to look at.

[@JeremiahCrow]

So play Xanathar like an intelligent Trump. Got it

[@TarasBasiuk]

God, like half of the WotC crew needs to see a psychologist about the Trump thing. It's definitely not healthy at this point.

[@quintinsteevessenior5568]

Taras Basiuk lol🤣🤣🤣🤣 you are so correct. It is funny to watch people being offended on both sides of the political spectrum... there was one guy saying that people should be li ed up against the wall...

[@elvis1969]

Laughter is healthy. Getting bent out of shape because of someone using free speech? Not so much.

[@osiriszoran2304]

Free speech is fine but this is a business interview and you're going to piss off your conservative player base if you start bashing elected officials they align with. Most businesses don't allow political discussions like this at work.

[@joshuafogg6600]

Paul Springsteen It's ulcer-inducing, to say the least. WotC needs to relearn that shoving IRL politics, *_any_* of it, into D&D just sours the fun. They're the ones causing divisions by doing such things.

[@klinewolf4254]

Seriously. The obsession is scary.

[@Frostman411]

Gotta practice my Trump impression for when I roleplay the Xanathar apparently