Fixing D&D Dragons (by making them Warlocks)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 2 พ.ค. 2024
- Dragons are the poster boys of DnD, warlocks are one of the most iconic D&D classes, so what if we combine warlocks and dragons together into it's own new thing?
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This video is ONLY for true thralls i mean subscribers 😊
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I'm sorry these videos arent doing so well. Dragons are my favorite creatures so i love embellishing on them and pulling in ideas from other sources amd mythologies.
Can you make a playlist for the dragons like you do for lich’s?
Antonio i love the idea of the draconic warlock patron, i'm going to use it for my character in two weeks, already checked with my DM. keep up the good work love all your videos, greetings from the Netherlands ❤
this comment just made me realize I never subscribed on this account until now
Its ironic how he went from: “NO, I *WONT* TALK ABOUT DRAGONS”
To having an entire series about them
Look that algorithm don't lie. He knows where the money is at. Everyone loves their bad dragons.
To be fair, he did make his points about the dragons' flaws more than enough times, and somebody has to share their ideas to improve the concept.
Actually this series is not performing great so it might get cut lol
@@pointyhatstudios
Impossible, I've been watching every episode
@@pointyhatstudiosI guess I'll have to watch it twice! No, thrice!
Ah yes, another installment of “Which Lich, But For Dragons.”
My favorite.
It's Drag On Race
Lol
It's Drag On Race
I hope they'll be a crossover: "Which Lich, Dragon edition".
So a Dracolich?
A dragon whose patron is a dragon lmao
lol
“There’s always a bigger fish” - Some guy a long time ago in a galaxy far far away (he had the green flame blade cantrip)
Yo dawg, I heard you like dragons
Dragon squared
Honestly, a dragon patron is actually a decent idea for a kobold character.
We need to start a petition to free Pointy Hat's Familiar 😭
Human Familiar is an unpaid “intern” xD
No
Fr 😭
Legends say the familiar is secretly the source of the Hat's power. If there were no familiar, there would be no Hat.
@@WouldbeSage Sacrilege!!
Wild that 10 years into dungeons and *dragons* 5e, they didn’t give us this awesome type of dragon-to-character connection yet. Thankfully, the hat never misses. Happy to have delve featured in this one 😊
A dragon who’s patron is just their dad and who is a patron to their Dragonborn child
AKA, almost the plot of 'Hades'
1/2 Dragon, dragonborns are a different race
Warlock pyramid scheme
@@clarehidalgo Dragonborns can be born from dragons
Monster combinations make AWESOME campaigns for Warlocks.
I sent a Lich phylactery into the Air realm and made it into an unwilling Genie. Now it's my begrudging Genie-Lock patron, trying to trick players into setting it free so it can become a Lich again.
That's hilarious
Running a campaign where a player didn't give me alot to go on...so I decided to make the player the great granddaughter of a heirarch lich and the next in line become the lich's vessel.
Honestly, the concept of basing Warden Dragon off of animals has grown on me, so I think I'll propose some animal ideas for the other classes:
Artificer: Termite (I imagine their hoard being like a city of some kind based around advancement. Also maybe monster hunter Ahtal-Ka vibes with the dragon possibly having its hoard build a dragon-shaped mech around its body, which is smaller compared to other dragons)
Barbarian: Bear or Bull (I think that makes enough sense.)
Bard: Maybe a Lyrebird or Peacock? (I like the thought of them being all flashy and extravagant, with their hoards being like secret societies)
Cleric: Dove (White doves specifically to embody an angelic aspect of gods)
Druid: Elk (antler headwear is a staple among druids and primal peoples. Also they'd totally take in anyone lost in the woods like a mysterious forest spirit)
Fighter: Wolf (was already mentioned in the OG video so it goes without saying lol)
Monk: Monkey (Journey to the west. They totally have temples devoted to enlightenment).
Paladin: Eagle (It just felt right, and I couldn't think of anything else)
Ranger: Viper (Quick fast strikes, nature)
Rogue: Rat (Sneaky, underground city type beats)
The druid + elk suggestion is so good. I can totally see that!
For paladin, hear me out: Elephant. Imagine the tusks on that thing, and the body structure built as sturdy as a wall/shield.
I’m honestly really curious what he’s going to do with a Rogue Dragon and Lich.
@@CroutoniumI was struggling with paladin, and elephant was admittedly one of my ideas.
@@skeepodoop5197 Oh elephants fit Paladins super well.
I can see the Artificer Dragon getting its power from how widely its thralls' inventions are used. So its Artificers crank out usually practical gadgets for mass production.
Dragon content is always needed. Does every class need a fey/fiend/celestial subclass? No. Does every class need a dragon subclass? Absolutely.
Pointy hat's familiar always astounds me when he appears. Like, you're a Dnd player, you're NOT supposed to be that hot! (Great haircut btw)
I would argue there have always been hot D&D players, they just have always been too shy to put themselves out in public. That or a spouse or kid dragged them into D&D. My play groups in college had several attractive people along the gender or sexuality spectrum. I joke that there was something for everyone 😆. Now good haircuts are another story. Familiar's barber must be treasured!
Have you not seen the cast of Critical Role?
LOVE the design for the Patron Dragon but it feels a BIT too close to the Brainstealer Dragon which is a dragon that has been injected with Mindflayer Tadpoles and underwent Ceremorphosis. And like the Patron Dragons there are very tentacle-y, squidy, octopus faced dragons.
But I suppose that COULD be used as a plot point. Maybe a Mindflayer Colony is using the resemblance to lure victims into their lairs. Or maybe someone mistook a Patron Dragon for a Brainstealer and send your party on a quest to slay it?
I had the same thought about Brainstealers, but I'm thinking it was probably just out of not knowing about it, rather than copying. They're more a niche dragon AFAIK, especially for someone who constantly states his distaste for dragons lol.
Kudos to you for turning a critique into a positive though!
Maybe instead of having tentacled faces, they could have beaks and the w shaped pupils and skirt-like membranes of a cuttlefish? The cuttlefish aspect could be amplified by making them longer and wingless like Asian dragons.
Have any of us stopped to think about what Mr. Hat *is?* An enchanted object? A demon? An eldritch god? We need answers
Damn I want to see to his stat block now. What kind of spell caster is he?
A hat
@@justsomehuman7522hat
He is most likely a warden dragon Koch and the hat is his phylactory and we are his thralls
Lich
I actually came up with a fan Warden Dragon for Warlocks a while back. It was called a Proffer Dragon, and it basically acted as a middleman between its hoard and actual patrons, gaining strength and powers from both and sneakily form partnerships with other patrons in order to grow their hoards
that’s sick
I also made a fan warden dragon for bards called a Spectacle Dragon, a sort of parrot-like dragon that creates a variety of songs by mixing sounds it hears and creates a hoard of people inspired by its songs
The vibe of Pointy Hat is so strong that when the Human Familiar spoke, I was like "I wonder if this was dubbed over."
I was so sold on the premise that the voice I was hearing belonged to a hat that when a human spoke with it, I was like "this jangles my suspension of disbelief."
A Kobold who desperately wishes to become a flying dragon becoming a "prince" sounds like a compelling story to me.
Still salty about dragons I see
Always.
Sodium Chloride Dragon, a crystal dragon
I love the idea of combining the Guild Master and Patron roles. I can practically see the story in my mind's eye. A great kingdom falls under the threat of some external foe and when all seems lost, people with supernatural power begin to arise from the masses, calling themselves adventurers and forming a guild, saving the kingdom. In return, the GM, a dragon in disguise, makes a deal with the king, slowly subverting power from within. Before the king knows it, he is little more than a figurehead with the Guild being the real authority in the nation, hostage to its one-time saviors.
Was the external foe just another dragon's minions lol? Dragon power games moving the story lol.
@@Merilirem Hm, you could play it that way, but in my headcanon, the stronger a being is, the more strictly binding oaths are. So I imagine the Dragon GM made a deal and abides by it to the letter. Maybe the external threat was another dragon or other existential threat, but the threat was genuine.
But that's just my read.
How has this been out for 5 minutes and I didn't see it until now?! Thank you PH!
I really don't understand the beef Pointy Hat has with dragons, but I love this new contents to use on my tables, thanks for the new and interesting content!
Honestly silver dragons smelling like rain is such a good way to give a little bit of exposure to players.
When you say something smells like rain you can immediately image the sensation and you will easily connect it with the particular dragon.
It's the difference between describing entering the dungeon and saying the slabs have moss on them and saying "the place smells of damp, mossy stone". It's like it teleports you there with your eyes closed.
This was interesting, but I totally fell into it because I thought, from the outset, that it was how to make a Dragon as a Patron, which is something I have wanted for three years, which it eventually does, and almost as much as i have longed for a Clockwork Patron, so I can have some gunslinger warlock who received their firearm from Mechanus, and serves some powerful Modron, or even Primus, or some forgotten LE Rogue Automaton. Hell, now I might have to keep an eye out for Artificer + Dragon, because a dragon that actually MAKES something, and that then might be useful to others, despite their typical hoarding habits, could be great! Nice video!
Personally, I like finding redundant combinations that just go hard. Case in point: Draconic Sorcerer Dragonborn. So if there is a Dragon Pact, I'd love to see what a Dragon Race(Species post TCE) would do with it. Like a Assimar Celestial Warlock.
I love how P.h and Antonio’s relationship is an inversion of Gaijin Goombah’s relationship with “Little G” (His old avatar). The latter is a friendship and partnership between lovers of learning. While the former is a strained relationship, bordering on “Internship”!
you watch gaijin goombah? i love that guy and his history videos!
An excellent premise. I had my own notion of how to do dragons following a theme of "power". Assuming a homebrew setting where the chromatics, metallics, and all that jazz doesn't exist, a dragon starts off with a mote of power. As it grows, it develops and obsession for a particular thing that gives them 'power' and they make a horde that way. This can be anything: knowledge, wealth, loyalty, divinity, even something more nebulous like reputation. They grow in size as they accrue 'power', and usually stick to one type over others but can frequently get multiple. Their physical characteristics are dependent on what they value and collect the most of and usually this further entrenches their obsession. For instance, not all of them can fly, and not all of them look like lizards, much like your own dragons, but as they grow older, they need to accrue more and more of their power until they can't anymore, after which they lay a clutch of eggs, endowing it with some of their original power, before rapidly declining in health and dying... assuming they don't have contingencies. Often a dying dragon won't go quietly and becomes *everyone's problem*, just as a growing dragon seeks out more and more sources of power to feed itself. They essentially become 'power elementals'.
Honestly, I get his Frustration at how "All Dragons have the same stat blocks"... But that's really mostly just a 5E Problem, and it applied to basically ALL the Monsters, not just Dragons, they really Messed up when they Oversimplified the Monster Manual for 5E... In 3.5E/PF1 Each Dragon Type DID actually have Unique Identifiable Traits. Like Silvers Could Solidify Clouds and Fog to just Step on it if they wanted and they can see though it as if it wasn't there (Some of them even make their Lairs on Clouds), They Had a Flight Maneuverability that was one step Higher than other Dragons their Size(And it's a 5 Point Scale so 1 is a lot), They had a Cold Aura, and their Scales REFLECTED Spells that failed to Bypass their Spell Resistance Right back at the caster... And that's on top of the Fact that they can Cast Spells like a Sorcerer with a level based on their age Category same as all Dragons Can (Pick a Spell Known List to match what you want them to do).
Also, about the Patron Dragon itself... Neat Concept Thematically, Mechanically even... But ALL of my NOPE to it's Appearance, this is a DRAGON, not a Gods damn Eldritch Abomination/Great Old one POSING as a Dragon! Just NOPE on the Octopus/Eel Look... If you want it to Fit with the Concept of Making Deals and having Smaller beings Serving it, You can Make it a Shark(It's Servants Filling in to Remoras, those Little Fish that swim around Sharks to clean them), or a Wolf and/or Raven (With the Servants filling the Natural role of the other), Or a Crocodile and it's Plover... Look there were WAY Better Options that weren't just "Dragon Cthulhu" ok? We Already have a "Great Old One" Patron for Warlocks, we don't Need another one that's pretending to be a Dragon on top of that. It's Redundant and Frankly Unoriginal, it amounts to saying that ALL Warlocks Must Exclusively be Lovecraft and Demon themed...
Also, Also... I have to say, the concept of a "Prince" is neat and all... But it's also REALLY Stupid... If the Dragon can only have ONE Successor, and it Ceases to be a Dragon when it Passes along it's Essence... How does the Species Survive? if one of them Gets Killed, that's it, One Less of them in the world and there is NO way for them to replenish their Numbers. If there were a 1000 of them at the start of the world, and one gets Killed every few Years, then eventually they'll go Extinct despite having done Literally nothing wrong, simply because they have no means to actually Reproduce, only "reincarnate" and even then only though HYPER Specific Rituals... If Someone Prevents that Ritual, Prevents the Dragon from Choosing a Prince/Successor long enough, then that Dragon Dies and that's it, one less in the world, which WILL Inevitably Happen, OFTEN, Especially if the Dragon has Rivalries with other Dragons... You just Created a Species that is Doomed to Extinction no Matter what... That does NOT Fit with the Model of a creature that SHOULD be Superior to any other Material Being...
Eh, I think it's cool.
I think your fairest point is the appearance argument.
Bro really got angry over a fan-made, homebrew suggestion for a game of make-believe.
@@xgoldiesI disagree with most of that, but I do think making the Patron Dragon more shark like would be kickass. Plus it also ties into the nautical thing so it’s not completely left field from the one above.
@Croutonium I don't think it's "angry" angry, but more "fun" angry. Nerds being annoyed by the things they love and ranting about it is a part of the fun of being nerds.
To me AD&D 2nd Ed, particularly the Councle of Wyrms box set, made the different dragons feel different. One reason is back in that edition of D&D flying characters had a fly level ranked from A to E. I think it was A could basically hover like a hummingbird but E had to constantly keep forward momentum at least at half speed. It also affected how well they could turn. A and B could turn on a dime, E turned in giant curves while C and D could turn faster but not easily.
It was a lot of work that was normally ignored by all players/DMs unless you were very specifically having an aerial fight like dragon vs dragon. The really good fliers could mess up the crappy fliers.
There where some other things that made them feel kind of different as well but I focused on that due to your comments about flying.
I like the classic nordic concept of dragonhood as a curse. If you are too greedy, wrathful or gluttonous you become a dragon, but how wold a envious, lustful, slothful or prideful dragon work?
Maybe they would try to spread such sins and have like an extra wisdom saving throw effect to the breath weapon that if failed induces the sin
Pride is easy. They view themselves as above everyone else and so take on a form that's as powerful as they view themselves to be then remain isolated from others because none others are worth their time unless they need them. Honestly, along with greed, I consider this sin a core archetypical sin of dragons.
Lustful can also work in a similar way to gluttonous and be a main reason why they want princesses, though their lust-filled hunger may or may not have turned into more of a literal hunger. They certainly now would have the stamina for it.
Slothful, well most dragons sleep then raid a village to eat then go back to sleeping. Someone so slothful that they only view others as bothers or resources in order to not need to do any work could then work as a dragon.
Envious honestly is the hard one. Best way I could see it working would be envious of other dragons' hoards and powers and/or envious of kings' or other nobles' treasures and covets them for themselves, and so becomes a dragon in its desire. This dragon would likely be the most outgoing and active of them all because there would always be someone new to be envious of, someone more powerful or more wealthy or just with things they don't have but desire.
Ooo me thinks the new Junior High is heading this way.
Either way fabulous idea (looking forward to seeing the pointed hat reasons why)
How dare you, combining my love for big scary monsters and lovecraftian horrors in a way that naturally I'll freaking love. Absolutely never disappointed by one of your videos, they're all great!
Probably my favorite Warden Dragon, I love the octopus design and I really like how different you made it from all dragons
please let there be a dragon Warlock, for the love of all that is hat shaped.
Edit: YES!
YEESSSSSS! Finally. The first video I watched on this channel, the first DND I ever watched, was the warlocks with a twist. And I've been waiting for this video ever since
This series got me thinking of a fun idea for an artificer dragon. They have less raw power than other warden dragons so they resort to technology when building their hordes. While some foster communities of inventors, others construct whole armies of warforged trying to artificially raise their own strength. Make their design based on rodents like rats or beavers to match their weak but industrial vibes
Polite reminder that artificers are about enchantments as much as they are about inventions. Whilst they were created for the steampunk setting they can function in your typical high magic world. They do have an entire subclass dedicated to potion making and there isn’t any mechanical reason the artillerist has to have a mechanical cannon, it could be a familiar which happens to be able to breathe fire. The steel defender could be an enchanted tree that follows you around. Etc.
Although, I do find the idea of a dragon that is as small as a salamander, building a mechanical dragon body to appear as large as traditional dragons to be highly amusing. I can see the party fighting mecha-Godzilla, and upon its defeat a tiny dragon crawls out for round two (or more likely run away in fear).
Pretty sure nothing actually stopped dragons from having classes before, some just already had innate spellcasting, theyve always been able to be druids, wizards, or whatever, there's dragons that have had classes that werent casters, like rogues, as in canon ones.
I don't like the species angle personally, and furthermore their lack of reproduction. It makes them feel even more like alien outsiders to reality than parts of it. But these videos are a good exercise in developing dragon culture and how it might interact with the world. For example, I take these guys as dragons who highly value promises and symbols of such, even if they aren't the targets. It is a mark of honor and personal satisfaction to oversee the forging of alliances and completion of deals. Your word is your bond, literally. And warlocks are business associates who expect some form of return on investment of power. They're very driven in pursuing their idea of advancement and positive change in the world, and exercise their will through their beneficiaries.
Sure but the Warden Dragons are specifically themed around the classes which makes their class identity stand out much more than if a dragon just cast a Druid spell.
@@ThePa1riot there is literally nothing stopping you from giving a dragon levels in certain classes, this just seems like that with extra steps when dragons can already be fully into any class or even multiclass.
This is going straight into my game. I have an organization that hasn't been fleshed out too much, but this concept will be perfect.
as soon as i saw the thumbnail, i knew this was going to be good.
I just made a character who is a librarian in a library run by a poly morphed dragon.
The inspiration was clearly your earlier dragon vid! :)
I heard from a dnd TH-camr that once a patron gives power, they can't take it away. This is because the power a patron gives is more akin to knowledge than superpowers. So, the patron dragon being able to take away a warlocks power is probably a somewhat unique ability of theirs, kind of like taking knowledge from out of your head. And because the patron dragon lose some of themselves when they give power, it can be seen as the patron dragon being made of knowledge, which is maybe how they are able to take the knowledge away, since that knowledge is their body. And if all of this is true, perhaps as the power and knowledge given to a warlock grows, in some way, the patron dragons' body, knowledge, and power also grows. So when a patron dragon takes their power back, they gain more power knowledge and body mass. And if a patron dragon takes back all their power they gave all once it can result in a temporary super state where they're like twice as big. Maybe it's temporary because in taking all their knowledge back too fast they also takes all the knowledge of the warlock so they has to purge all of it afterwards before their soul gets polluted by memories and identities not their own.
That all sounds very true to the Warlock’s class identity. What with the emphasis on occult lore and “secrets mortals were not meant to know,” as opposed to the Wizard’s more academic “peer reviewed” stance on magical knowledge.
Not that Wizard’s are strangers to keeping secrets but the knowledge being kept usually isn’t hazardous itself as much as what it could do in the wrong hands.
Plus the idea that the Patron can make a Warlock “un-know” something simply because it wishes to is very Warlock and disturbing. Add on to your idea of the knowledge taken back from the Warlock to the Dragon can muddle its mind with traces of different identities could make it go mad if it wasn’t already.
A dragon with a mind both ancient and fragmented? Perfect Warlock Patron!
I was scared this series might've gotten canceled! Dragon Race is one of my favorite series on this channel.
I remember reading about Silver Dragons and I remember somewhere saying they particularly love observing mortals. Like a person enjoying their favorite tv show. They are also the most socialable of the metallic dragons, eager to engage in conversation. Social Butterfly dragons.
Man, imagine if they were literally social butterfly dragons?
Thank you! This is almost exactly the type of dragon I've been running as a warlock patron. Not only do the characters regard them as gods, but I sidestepped the power sharing/loss dynamic by having the dragons demand their helots absorb the life essences or life echoes (memories) of defeated foes and offer these as semi-annual tributes to ensure the dragon patrons stay in power.
I have never played actual D&D with actual people and pen and paper, but man I love every single one of your videos, your explanations, your illustrations. Keep up the good work!
Hands down my favorite Warden Dragon both from a design and concept stand point. Love love love love LOVE your work bro. Much love from The Cosmic Neighborhood!!
Dragon: Look at yourself, my prince, for the ritual made you into my heritage. Heir: Oh cool! Dragon: Now you are in control of this hoard... Heir: Yes! Thank you my lord! Dragon: About that, there's a horde member whose pact said "I shall provide thee one kidney of my own to keep your aunt alive when the time comes". The time comes tomorrow and, as the heir to my horde, you take on the contracts and pacts I made during my time. Heir: Wait what the fu- Dragon: See you, loser!
You may or may not already know but part of the reason for the contradictions in the details of Silver Dragons (like the city/mountain thing, for example) is that 5e retcons Song Dragons, which used to be their own thing, to actually just be silver dragons, and then they had to reconcile the lore.
I love this series! Dragons as classes are so cool! (Also drag-on-race is a great name)
I always love pointy hat videos because not only are they absolute gold, but it gives me a ton of ideas for weird variations and story ideas for my own campaigns
Thanks for another fantastic entry, PH!
I love what you've been doing for dragons in this series (can't be easy). Not only has it inspired a bunch of new ideas, it's helped fill some holes in my own worldbuilding process. And that's coming from someone who has a preference against dragons in general! You've given me a lot of use for them now.
I hope this series is a success for you. It would be much deserved, especially because it's evident that a lot of work and care goes into everything you make.
Gonna go rewatch my lich & dragon playlists now that I've updated them. 😂
Edit: Also love how the draconic essence could go one way or the other. Personally, I like to think of it behaving similarly to the Avatar Spirit from ATLA.
I was just in the process of making a bounty hunter guild for my next campaign. This is PERFECT!
THE HAT READS MINDS! BEWAAAAARE!
I'd love to see a Cleric or Paladin Warden Dragon!
My god, your videos are becoming even better ! That dragon series is SO COOL !!!
As a fellow dragon-non-enjoyer this made me so happy! It's always a pleasure to watch your videos, thank you for sharing your ideas with us, can't wait for the next one
(familiar's hair looks great btw)
Much like pointy hat, I too don’t like how Mary Sue-ish all the metallic dragons seem to be in DnD, so I too make them more akin to rose quartz where they “like people” but don’t necessarily “respect them” kinda like how she was with Greg in that one scene where she says, “I love humans, you’re all so funny.” In my opinion, it’s the best way to keep them as “good guys” while also keeping that Dragon pride that they are known for.
@leecolon5108
I mean to be fair if metallic dragons saw common people as their equals that would mean they would consider nobles as above them.
Yeah, the good dragons lend well to that sort of 'kindly patronizing' attitude, treating humanoids like cute critters. I like to write gods this way as well (adore Rose Quartz, an excellently written character from my favourite show).
My Celestial Warlock's patron is an ancient gold dragon that ascended to the celestial plane and now helps mortals as a side project 😂
My friend and I made a dnd character who's parents were both dragons, but both of them were true polymorphed as humans when they made and had him, so he was just a guy. He was a warlock, his mother was his patron, his power was often taken away if he failed to answer his mom's phone calls (sending stone), didnt write her back, didnt do his chores, etc.
You forgot about silver dragons being able to move, shape, and walk on clouds. AJ Picket is a good source for very deep lore on dragons and just about all the monsters in 5E and other editions.
Please TH-cam don't let this series die, it's too awesome of an idea, do you want a sacrifice?
I really like the ideas behind the Archon Dragons. Each one feels unique and gives so many options for DM's to use them in their campaigns!
I love the concept, but I’m not too crazy about the squid dragon look. Especially since we already have a big tentacle dragon monster (I think it’s called a brainstealer?). Maybe an alternative look could be some sort of spider-headed dragon.
Like imagine a normal dragon with eight beady eyes and two scaled mandibles coming from the corners of its mouth. And maybe with eight legs too. I just think it’d look more unique and still be on brand with the whole ensnaring warlocks thing.
I think you could easily swap out the octopi look for a spider. Another suggested a shark, which keeps the marine idea and would be a badass looking dragon.
I would love a Patron dragon whose power grows independently of itself, like a plant's roots will grow to fit its container. In that way, the larger the dragon's hoard, the more their power can grow collectively over time.
Can’t wait for the new stat block that totally isn’t free in the description!! (Sarcasm, thank you for the awesome content!)
Here's where my mind went during this video. You could interact with members of the dragon cult that have different levels of Warlock each time you meet them (like the same character). Party helps them, they are significantly more powerful, party defeats them without killing them, they are level 1 or have no more powers. As you are battling the dragon, it returns it's power to itself, making it stronger but the cult members also in the battle are significantly weakened.
Thank you (very handsome) human familiar
I can’t wait to see how this series is gonna tackle artificers.
imaging the buff breath as ominous sea foam that spills out of it's mouth
You glossed over their lair regional effects. A few of their older edition abilities had been moved there and altered for the worse ( my subjective opinion). With 5e they gain these when they establish a lair of their own.
Earlier edition silver dragons could use an effect identical to the control weather spell once a day (ancient or older), wherever they wanted. Now once a day they can do the same for a twelve mile diameter, centered on their lair but can do it from anywhere and don't need to be outside to do it.
Their old twice a day feather fall has become a permanent passive wind induced effect similar to feather fall (juvenile and older). It works for all non-evil creatures that didn't fall from actions caused by the dragon and its allies. This gives a reason to build cities near the dragons lair but also enables a alignment police state scenario or allows a corrupt ally of the dragon to murder via fall damage when their victim would normally be saved by the effect.
The silver dragons used to have the ability to walk, sit, rest, and ride on clouds with the cloudwalking ability. Combined with the at will fog cloud and control winds they got when older, this would add to their air of mystique. Now over a few days or longer, they can make clouds and fog as solid as stone within their lair. This could be used for anchored floating platforms, sculptures, and supports. Additional sources imply using this ability to extend their lairs into cloud only sections reaching out into the sky. This alteration allows anyone to interact with and utilize the cloud constructs, where the older versions allowed them private access to safe havens in the sky.
P.S. The standard rules allow the DM to make dragons immersive and interesting but their stat blocks don't really lean into this and require the DM to flesh them out like their many other NPCs. In general the stat block is meant to be the common ground that they have with others of their kind, but they were always meant to be individuals sculpted by the DM and to be more than the mere generic monsters. The sad thing is their stat block already has so much involved that it can be intimidating to try adding flavor, personality, and alterations to suit the added characterization.
I don't agree with the last point. The stat blocks in 5e are very disappointing for many monsters, and claiming that they are standardized to allow the DM to make them unique is basically leaving the majority of the work for the DM. Personality and connections to the story are not things the monster guide can determine for you, but interesting stat blocks are exactly what it's supposed to do and what it fails at doing.
Now we need a dragon warlock subclass to go along with this.
He already made one. Check out his video on Warlocks.
Quite possibly the coolest stuff you've come up with.
Yoooo, octopus dragon is great. Turtle dragons are my favorite, so seeing another type that could realistically be underwater
Thanks for making the Archon Dragon stat block!
Honestly your dragon ideas are really cool. I don't play dnd but as an urban fantasy writer these feel like a breath of fresh air and i strive to make my own dragons be as cool as yours
You know, I think you should have called this series Demico and Dragons, seeing as it's your take on the most iconic fantasy creature.
15:03 warlock pcs that have as much power as their master thinks they need could be an interesting game. Consistently run the same characters but their level (for class features) varies regularly, probably keeping feats and skills
My immediate thought was that players could have all their spellslots upcast as one level higher or smth like that for a mission they take on from the Dragon Guild. Sounds like a cool gimmick for a single adventure but could get weird in the long run
Patron Dragon is a lot like Dark Sun’s Templars & Sorcerer Kings. SKs are slowly turning into dragons and templars are warlocks of the SKs.
Huh. Might not be a bad idea if someone wanted to bootstrap a 5E Dark Sun campaign.
I would include the ability for the dragon to forcefully rescind it's granted power from a ward, and drain their life force back with the magic, giving a boost to the dragon (in either HP, or recharging their breath weapon instantly, or recharging one of their legendary resistances)
These are so good. Thank you Pointy Hat!! (And your Familiar too!)
I might prefer sliiiiiiightly less emphasis on the tentacles in the dragon patron's art, but it's still a really cool design
Great video, and great idea. About time we had a good dragon warlock patron. I would probably add the idea that these dragons have learned to capture and harness the power received from worship, which is why they often form cults.
I randomly stumbled on these videos and I’m hooked bro please more warden dragons. These are so well thought out and look awesome to run in games
I'm loving these creative spins on dragons!
Im already imagining a fight against tthis thing . Drop a few warlocks in the fight . Whenever one drops. The dragon either gains some health back or a spell slot. Maybe even give the dragon a bonus action to take the power back / or redistribute the power amongst the remaining warlock either giving its power to either warlocks . Or just keeping it to heal a bit, or reganning spell slots
I love this series so much!! hoping for druid dragon next
As always, these videos give me ideas that fit perfectly in my campaign. Thank you so much
I live in Colorado and will now always be on the lookout for silver dragons when in the mountains.
Same. We have to be careful.
Also the towns.
"fixing dragons" = turn them into mindflayers
I like this series a lot! I hope you do more!
Thank you so much! You're a big inspiration and I've been waiting for the sorcerer + dragon update because i want to include it in my current campaign. You're amazing Pointy Hat sir!
Thank you human familiar, your new haircut looks great! Thatwas an awesome video and an incredible new dragon! I'm so excited for all the game possibilities with an adventuring guild contract bound to it's patron dragon!
I foresee you making your own D&D supplemental book after a while making videos. It will be successfully crowdfunded, and bought by all 🧙♂️
As always your videos spark wonderful campaigns and adventure ideas, thank you pointy hat!
I love all your content. Keep it up as long as you want im here for it
I haven't watched the video yet, but as a proud Warlock and dragon enjoyer, I'm down for this
What did you think of the result? :)
I loved the unique flavor of the Ranger Lich and hope to see a Ranger Warden Dragon soon!
For some one who says that hates very much the dragons, you made and make the most amazing and beautiful arts and concepts for a dragon
This series has given me an idea for a campaign, that takes place on a continent where each country is lead by a0 warden dragon or something like that
YES! The hat is a brother in arms in the fight against the incapacitated-condition-gang!
The two Silver Dragon breath weapons -
The damage one is a high velocity volley of ice shards.
The paralysis one is a heavy low kelvin spray mist that snap freezes.
Probably!
Ok but the "its half the title" line makes me want a Dungeon patron, like a living building that conscripts you to make it bigger, deadlier and more complex
Honestly I find it kinda hilarious that we got the Warlock Dragon before the Warlock Lich, but regardless spectacular video as always Mr Hat!