Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Dragon Gods

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  • The Draconic gods, more specifically the dragon gods of the world of Toril, for the Forgotten Realms setting.
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  • @AJPickett
    @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +313

    This video counts as a short rest.

    • @Im-Not-a-Dog
      @Im-Not-a-Dog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +24

      AJ Pickett Sweet. I get my Ki points back at the end. I’ve been spending them to dodge Corona as a bonus action.

    • @christophermzdenek
      @christophermzdenek 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Nice, all my patron spells ack. Great for keeping folks 6'/2M away!

    • @kody_dryden-conway
      @kody_dryden-conway 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks I got my channel divinity back

    • @CptnLukky
      @CptnLukky ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yay, my EVERYTHING is recharged! (Laughs in fighter)

    • @user-dz5ne5vx7l
      @user-dz5ne5vx7l 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Lol got a chuckle out of me

  • @dragonballtalk8527
    @dragonballtalk8527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    The length of it alone made me grin...the video I mean

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      I GET WHAT YOU MEANT lol

  • @brianc8821
    @brianc8821 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I love watching AJs videos with my beverage.

  • @robinsearles5771
    @robinsearles5771 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    I guess that I'm guilty of puerile simplicity. My first fantasy novels were the Dragonlance Chronicles. There is Paladine, and there is Takhisis. Water is wet, the sun is hot, Paladine is impossibly good, and Takhisis is impossibly evil. It made sense to my young mind. As I've grown, read more from many more sources, played dungeons and dragons, immersed myself in the exquisite pleasure of Krynnish and Forgotten Realms draconic lore - I can't say that I've evolved with the content. Water is wet, the sun is hot, Paladine/Bahamut is impossibly good, and Takhisis/Tiamat is impossibly evil. It's limiting, but it's soothing. I've only ever enjoyed playing good-aligned characters; thus, I'm team Platinum for life!
    Thank you, AJ Pickett - this is a GORGEOUS exploration into those OTHER draconic deities. 100/100. Brilliant.

  • @danielfleck8065
    @danielfleck8065 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Asgorath: *Lays down to take a nap* Civilization: *haha, I'm in danger"

  • @nullvoid4063
    @nullvoid4063 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Thanks AJ, great video as always! This will help in my current game where I got the rare and coveted opportunity to reach 17th level as a wizard and promptly used true polymorph to become an adult gold dragon.
    So, question for AJ and the great community here: How can I, as a player, effectively role play being a dragon?
    I’ve already started work excavating a lair near a city I like, started calculating how much gold is needed for a comfortable bed, and hired a bard to start spreading tales of my exploits. Any more ideas?

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You will need to fill your lair with wondrous magical items and exquisite works of art.

  • @Taylor1989s
    @Taylor1989s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Good golly this was a treat I live these videos a bright moment in my busy day

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Apply video for 1d4 points of healing.

  • @tatsusama3192
    @tatsusama3192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Alright, today was a good day. Lots of stuff got done and I'm exhausted. Oh a new video from professor Pickett. I'll just watch this before I go to be- 56:35?!"
    I'm saving this for the morning but commenting now😋

  • @thevoicej2511
    @thevoicej2511 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I really like how the Dragon religion uses language that subtly reflects them, like IO ‘breathing’ life into universe.
    Great job AJ!

  • @deltazeta5506
    @deltazeta5506 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    My Kobold alchemist is one who prays to Aio not so much to gain power but to help retain his balanced chaotic nature. As a result he is very quick witted and if pissed off will cause so much verbal pain you might die from that over the arrows of his crossbow.

  • @user-lc4xh7ts7h
    @user-lc4xh7ts7h 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I love Dragons. They are my favorite fantasy creature. And since so many fantasy books, movies, and games inspired me to write my own Fantasy material. I always saw Dragons as beings that don't need Gods, because they are so immensely powerful and wise throughout the ages. In how I see Dragons is the older a Dragon gets the more one with the primordial forces of the cosmos they become with. Not only do they get bigger with age, but the more powerful the older they get as well, and even the more omniscient they become because they are made out of the fundamental forces of the cosmos. So if a Dragon is billions of years old they are much larger than a planet and can challenge and kill even a God.

    • @oathlords7989
      @oathlords7989 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      In Oathlords the dragons are minions of the Erðfaðir. They come from the earth and hoard metals because their scales transmute into an alloy based on what they collect. So of course the greatest is the mithril dragon... whose rivals are those of iron and bronze... but there are also more numerous lesser drakes of silver, gold, copper, etc. They spread wings and climb to peaks because, like humans, they're striving to harness the power of the ether... the opposite of earth... which is unnatural and breaks the world. So I like seeing them as elemental and semi-divine beings as well... with a destructively selfish purpose.

  • @notreallyalec
    @notreallyalec 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Thanks for uploading. I plan to run a campaign in a setting that’s completely ruled by dragons and where Io is the de facto leader of the pantheon.

  • @liciarogers136
    @liciarogers136 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    i have been playing since the late 70's. your wisdom is deep and sound! well done, sir!

  • @stephenrussell5710
    @stephenrussell5710 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm running a campaign where my players are young bronze and copper dragons. Tiamat has risen defeated the avatar of Bahamut in the prime material plane and has ruled half the planet all metallic dragons seeing the fall of their king fled to another realm. Only thing from stopping her from ruling it all is a prismatic dragon telling her the rest is his. They have to gather the artifacts and summon Bahamut to fight tiamat again.

  • @Greenscyth22
    @Greenscyth22 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Finally got around to seeing the whole video. Work at the hospital has been a mess, so thanks for the oasis of nerdy calm in my day. Seems like Tiamat is just as conniving and scheming as Glasya. I wonder if one has ever tried to make a power play on the other? I don’t see Asmodeus caring either way as he clearly respects both his daughter and the Dragon queen.

    • @AmigoRoberto
      @AmigoRoberto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Thanks for working bud. It may not feel like it bit you are appreciated and important.

    • @nickycocaine
      @nickycocaine 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Stay safe bro, thank you for working through this.

    • @Banchoking
      @Banchoking 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Thanks for your hard work.

  • @mew5170
    @mew5170 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for providing some content to watch during the quarantine

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I'm doing my part! *salutes*

  • @ArkatChannel
    @ArkatChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +28

    Still dying to see an episode about Adamantine Dragons.

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      th-cam.com/video/qf0s3v1VTMc/w-d-xo.html I have talked about them before, but yes, they will be getting a full video about them soon.

    • @ArkatChannel
      @ArkatChannel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@AJPickett Looking forward to it.

    • @hazbinhotelsuperfan3383
      @hazbinhotelsuperfan3383 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AJPickett Thank you. Also how powerful do you think a Adamantine Half-Dragon would be?

    • @dragonlord498
      @dragonlord498 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Im wanting videos about the lessor known chromatics and metallics such as adamantine as well since sadly they don't get the attention they should in many cases compared to their more covered cousins so also hard for some to get info on them

  • @Gnomeious
    @Gnomeious 2 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    My head cannon for why we dont have any of the dragon gods in 5e is cause when the spell plague happened they all become mortal and a bunch of 4e adventures killed them all

  • @gamerdodo8581
    @gamerdodo8581 4 ปีที่แล้ว +65

    I like the thought of Paladine being bahumts humanoid avatar.

    • @cornuschristi1814
      @cornuschristi1814 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      That's an interesting idea! How would you go about executing that? Would you do this in a more vanilla setting, like Forgotten Realms or Greyhawk? Or would you do this somewhere bit different, like Dragonlance or even your own homebrew setting? How do Bahamut's Draconic followers view the human worshippers of Paladine, and vice-versa? Do these groups know they're the same God, and if not, why don't they know and how does that affect the relationship between the two religions?

    • @jacksonbova9923
      @jacksonbova9923 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      I tried to do this kinda thing with my first ever character!!!! I the campaign kinda fizzled but this was basically my idea! He was a brass dragon paladin! I was trying to figure out how he would’ve been raised as a soldier and how he covered his face

    • @iezarigarrard3673
      @iezarigarrard3673 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Draco Paladine that is

    • @justice4most
      @justice4most 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      So bahamut is a reverse furry?

    • @Jeremycook_
      @Jeremycook_ 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @Austin Titus *dispell bot*
      Edit: holy shit it worked lol

  • @TerrariaGolem
    @TerrariaGolem 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Yes. Good content for the Dragon Queen's Hoard!

  • @harris734
    @harris734 4 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Added a Like to it before I even was 10 seconds in!

    • @AmigoRoberto
      @AmigoRoberto 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      7 views 5 likes.
      I love this community

    • @Taylor1989s
      @Taylor1989s 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      As do we all good sir

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Legends all!

    • @dragonballtalk8527
      @dragonballtalk8527 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AmigoRoberto Schenectady ny

    • @michaelbohnisch4166
      @michaelbohnisch4166 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Gotta be faster mate he had me at 8 and a half.

  • @doof2630
    @doof2630 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    With all those hordes, I'm wondering if there are any dragon accountants to keep track of them all.

  • @redfaux74
    @redfaux74 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Bahamut and Tiamat need their own videos.
    The reality is.... each of the 6 canaries of Bahamut need their own video. I'm continually disappointed at how great beings don't have unique spells, weapons, defensive items and powers. A "fireball" or breath weapon of a unique greater power should be incredibly destructive and almost a guaranteed kill if it's a direct hit without creative and specific defenses.

    • @FathersUnited-fu
      @FathersUnited-fu ปีที่แล้ว +4

      You're the DM make it up.

    • @SPB___
      @SPB___ 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@FathersUnited-fureally annoying comment, just don't respond next time

    • @FathersUnited-fu
      @FathersUnited-fu 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @SPB___ it's the truth tho 🤷🏿‍♂️ I do it all the time. I agree with the original comment but the fact is, the Wizards of the Coast don't do that too often but you as the DM can. I had an Amnizu devil be the BBEG of one campaign. He was like hedonism bot from Futurama. I gave him an ability where he could sense the desires of a person & offer it to them. If they failed a charisma save they would fight for him for 1 round & attack their friends, believing it would help them get their desires. Listen to Naddpod or Dungeons & Daddies, the DMs on there are excellent at making up cool random powers their badass characters have. There's also some resources online that can be Googled to give you an idea. So as I said, you're the DM. Make it up.

    • @Enixon869
      @Enixon869 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@FathersUnited-fu I swear this strange disdain people have developed against homebrew in recent years is mind boggling

    • @Enixon869
      @Enixon869 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@SPB___ Take your own advice. His was a perfectly appropriate response and something that more DM's SHOULD be doing, unlike your response which added nothing but more belly aching

  • @DkKombo
    @DkKombo 4 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    So a DnD nerd is basically a dragon in their beliefs.
    Neat. Dont touch my lore.

    • @thedarkmaster4747
      @thedarkmaster4747 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      All nerds, in all fields, get like this really. If there is enough knowledge on a subject, the experts will begin to hord it. And then the dragon madness sets in... 🤓⏱😵📚🐉💰

  • @spriggan9999
    @spriggan9999 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Hey @aj Pickett just want to send out a thank you and a keep it up. I'm not in a place to send a bunch of financial support at this time but I just want you to know that I appreciate the countless hours you spend bringing all this luscious lore to life. When the time comes and it will come. I'll not forget to buy the merch and support the cause because, my word, your amazing. Also(all this flattering talk not withstanding) would love to see a video from you regarding the World Serpent Inn. Nobody else has done one and I think your the best so you get to be hassled by me. Sorry, not sorry lol

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Hmmm! OK, its going on the list.

  • @zmishiymishi5349
    @zmishiymishi5349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Oh damn. Thats more gods than i expected and damn powerfull as well

  • @genobreaker1054
    @genobreaker1054 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Thank you for the shout out to the Stellar Dragons, my favorite variety of dragon and one that is all too often overlooked!

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Imagine an alternate universe where dragons were never put in _Dungeons And Dragons...._

    • @CallMeCatalin
      @CallMeCatalin 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Dr Bright dungeons and d-class ? Or just dungeons and demons?

    • @Im-Not-a-Dog
      @Im-Not-a-Dog 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dr Bright Dungeons _IN_ Dragons???

  • @DarthSironos
    @DarthSironos 2 ปีที่แล้ว +40

    I like how the first 4 minutes are basically saying "This lore is a convoluted mess that was written and rewritten for 50 years."

    • @coffeesorcerer6980
      @coffeesorcerer6980 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I actually like that, word of mouth lore is a whole lot more fun than just answers.

    • @ultimate9056
      @ultimate9056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@coffeesorcerer6980 I definitely like the options it give DMs to pick the interpretation they prefer for their campaign and worlds

  • @Tovish1988
    @Tovish1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So if you say goodbye to Tiamat and Bahamut, get on a spelljamer, fly to Krynnspace, and say hello to Takhisis and Paladine . . . Do they remember you from when you just said goodbye to them under different names?

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes

    • @Tovish1988
      @Tovish1988 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@AJPickett That makes the Dragonlance Age of Mortals, where Takhisis is permanently destroyed and Paladine permanently locked in a low-power avatar form, a bit strange. Takhisis lived in the abyss and was NE in Dragonlance, and I'm pretty sure Krynn shares the same outer planes right? Like someone who goes from Krynn to the Nine Hells or from Toril to the Nine Hells, is it the same nine Hells? Does the Krynn guy just not see Tiamat there because his version of her died? I'm gonna have to hash all this out for something I'm writing . . .

    • @Ariemius
      @Ariemius 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@Tovish1988 OK so here's my two cents. AJ can correct me as needed. Ok so starting with seeing a god in the Outer Planes. They would probably manifest as their aspect you are most familiar with for the ease of the mortal. They are much more powerful in the outer planes, (my guess is the sum total of all their aspects) but the aspects on each crystal sphere have individual powers and restrictions based on local factors. They are inherently confusing as multiversal beings to be honest, because of things like this. They can be losing a fight on one world and winning a fight elsewhere and they do this across the infinite worlds of the prime material.
      Edit because i forgot a question. They all share the same outer planes. Except for I believe the feywild and shadowfell as those are reflections of the prime instead of being true outer planes.

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Tovish1988 Think of the Prime material worlds as "The desert of the real" and the outer planes as the 'Matrix', including the Nine Hells. When going to the outer planes, a mortal is plugging into the matrix and experiencing a reality created from the thoughts and beliefs of all living beings. When the powers (Programs) of the outer planes manifest (project) into the Prime Material (The Real) they are drawing heavily on the belief of the living beings of that local zone of the Prime.

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Ariemius Correct, they all share the same outer planes (these are collective projections into the astral plane, one step higher into a spectrum of locations based on the ethical and behavioral types of living beings). The Shadowfel and Feywild are Parallel dimensions that bridge this gap in another way. They feywild is more like an outer plane that connects to fairy tales and thus, also connects to planes with similar mythical figures. The shadowfel is a plane of horror and hopelessness, it has a strong association with entropy, undeath and the negative plane, as well as planes like Hades and Pandemonium and the Abyss, so both those parallel planes exist alongside specific prime material worlds, and act a bit like a transitive plane as well.

  • @MrKlotzi123
    @MrKlotzi123 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love the Heroes 3 Dragon in the Window at the Start! Thanks, keep the Content coming!

  • @TheBlidget
    @TheBlidget 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Here to pour one out for all the Dragon Gods post Fizban. Respect.

  • @MasterofMistakes
    @MasterofMistakes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    MTG fan here, Progenitor of Dragons is "The Ur-Dragon" best described as an enormous being who's existence is to spread dragon kind threw the multiverses.
    Not saying its better just throwing another marble into the bag of ideas to talk about, its fun as a new fan of D&D to imagine how they would all get along, is it all serious like 40K or would they be more laid-back with each other in an almost Disney way.
    Whatever it may be its fun to learn, thank you for your great work!

    • @MasterofMistakes
      @MasterofMistakes 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @Airock the Great If that was an 'intended' pun by "Wizards of the Coast" creative team I love it!
      Thank you for this info.

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Check out my video on Nico Bolas

    • @necro6767676
      @necro6767676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I mean you can totally make mtg real in your world and planeswalkers are just people able to move through the phlogiston without the need of spells or spelljammers. Ravnica has been converted. The ur dragon could just be another name of Io.

    • @draxthemsklonst
      @draxthemsklonst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@necro6767676
      Agreed on the Ur Dragon just being another name for Asgorath/Io.
      The phlogiston (Blind Eternities in MtG) is still inhospitable to planeswalkers that lurk there for any length of time. They all pass through it quickly, like a teleportation of sorts. Venser had to make a special type of globes that could allow an extended journey through the Blind Eternities. Otherwise, per canon, only beings like the eldrazi can just hang out there, without using some sort of special ability, spell, item, vehicle...something. Obviously, there are rules so there must be exceptions of some sort (like Venser's orbs or a ship).
      Your game, your rules...I'm just saying what the official lore states.

    • @necro6767676
      @necro6767676 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@draxthemsklonst yeah that makes sense. Planeswalkers can skip the phlogiston instead of surviving it. I mean sparks and the phlogiston don't mix.

  • @Kopeksi
    @Kopeksi 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    If you have the time, I would really like some tellings of adventures from your campaingns.

  • @tatsusama3192
    @tatsusama3192 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Glad I slept before watching this. Lots of cool and interesting information I wouldn't have been able to retain😀

  • @michaelkelligan7931
    @michaelkelligan7931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I'm Abacromby Nash,God of Necromancy and Death and I approve of this message! 💀

  • @declanglover4752
    @declanglover4752 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    47:02 Sardior!

  • @TheScandinavien
    @TheScandinavien 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wholesome intro is wholesome.

  • @dethledr
    @dethledr 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    @AJ Pickett All these negative comments below are a little disheartening! It sounds like people are upset because the D&D lore has expanded so much beyond the original, which is inevitable for any popular cultural phenomenon. And sometimes people take that expansion a little too far or err a bit on the ridiculous side. There are many examples of this: Lovecraft, Star Wars (and how Disney defiled it), Star Trek (and how JJ Abrams and the current spin-offs have defiled it), etc. That's certainly not your doing. You're giving us the complete history of the lore -- the good, the bad and the ugly. And you do a damn fine job in your videos too. Your channel is my favorite among the channels with D&D content. Please don't be disheartened by the negative comments from disenfranchised D&D fans. You're doing a great job, and I hope you keep it up. Have a good one, AJ!

  • @AM-hf9kk
    @AM-hf9kk ปีที่แล้ว +12

    47:00 Sardior is what I came for and was disappointed that he has such a short section. I'm running a game with a Red Dragonborn that decided to change to Ruby (Crystal) when Fizban's came out. He's in for a wild ride...

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Sardior is really not that big of a deal by way of Dragon gods.

    • @FathersUnited-fu
      @FathersUnited-fu ปีที่แล้ว

      ​@AJPickett he's gonna be in my current campaign. All Dragons are. Bcz Dragons are badass.

    • @Ieatpaste23
      @Ieatpaste23 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      wotc on their website had a huge section dedicated to Sardior for 3rd edition in mind's eye. His myth, stats, thanes. A unique gem dragon the served him as a sort of scientist. It had a prestige class, and several psionic abilities as well. Even talked about his church.

  • @That80sGuy1972
    @That80sGuy1972 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Marduk in my campaigns is a humanoid aspect of Bahamut. Then again, I have my own stuff that I birthed in 1986. I adapted a lot of it, over and over again, to not clash with AD&D stuff that I got later.
    And WOAH! AJ, you covered a LOT of dragon gods I was not even remotely aware of. Kudos, bro.

  • @linguisticallyoversight8685
    @linguisticallyoversight8685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Lord Chronepsis Dragon God of Prophecy foresaw this vid

  • @nicholasjonas2505
    @nicholasjonas2505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    So if there's a dragon god of justice that activately enforces law and honor, how the hell do evil chromatic dragons even survive?

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      Draconic law and draconic honor.

    • @nicholasjonas2505
      @nicholasjonas2505 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@AJPickett Thank you for answering. By off chance could you please make a video covering draconic laws and honor? Like is a dragon legally allowed to kill another or be a follower of Tiamat? I'm just a little confused at the moment.
      And hey, if you don't want to, you don't have to. It's your channel, not mine. Have a nice day!

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@nicholasjonas2505 seems like a great topic

    • @VerityAran
      @VerityAran 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yes! What a great topic.
      Holy crud can you even imagine a darconic law firm… im putting that in my game now. Multiversal corporate draconic law-firm.

    • @2g33ksgamingttv3
      @2g33ksgamingttv3 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      To answer your question. Lendys was known as the God of Harsh justice. Lendys' brand of justice only dictated dragonkind so evil dragons could still be evil and unless they committed an egregious crime against dragonkind itself Lendys would turn a blind eye
      "As arbiter of dragonkind, Lendys served as judge, jury, and executioner. When a dragon committed an injustice against all dragons, Lendys or one of his great wyrm followers went to dispatch appropriate justice."

  • @thedm8873
    @thedm8873 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey another AJ picket video, oh wow a video about the dragon gods I would've never guessed.. Lol I kid love the vids AJ keep it up!

  • @hermionesydneygoldmanphynn498
    @hermionesydneygoldmanphynn498 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Important information for when I play Kobold druid. Praising neutral or good dragon deities and the hating all gnome deities.

  • @mickc.4992
    @mickc.4992 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Well, I know what I'm watching tonight, thanks AJ :)

  • @TheDarkZeroGame
    @TheDarkZeroGame 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Null was one of my favourite dragon god.
    Im pretty sad they never expended anything related to that deity since 3e...especially when he is the brother of Bahamut and Tiamat....which are pretty big name deities.

    • @zacharygadzinski3147
      @zacharygadzinski3147 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      They'll probably expand on him in the current edition. Wouldn't be surprised if he pops up in Critical Role where he has dragonborn worshippers.

    • @zionthedragon8866
      @zionthedragon8866 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      He isn't there brother, as this video points out, and he is kind of overrated IMO. Also, almost all the dragon gods are tiamat's and bahamut's brother and sisters....

    • @LostSoulNexus
      @LostSoulNexus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't he thier uncle?

    • @LostSoulNexus
      @LostSoulNexus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn't he thier uncle?

    • @gamercore5216
      @gamercore5216 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same i love Null and his 2 smaller forms

  • @jeremiahgriffin9521
    @jeremiahgriffin9521 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Not to detract from how Awsome this video is; but I really liked how you credited all the artists. That was really cool imho. But you didn't list the name of the artist on the image of the arcane master and his adept. As someone who plays a dragon worshiping fire wizard who constantly mentions how his various apprentices have met their ends in tragic accidents, I really wanted to find this one for my collection! Can you help me out?

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Artist Andre Bdois www.artstation.com/artwork/VaR2n

  • @craigray7519
    @craigray7519 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'M GETTING DEEPLY NERDY DURING THE QUARANTINE!!

  • @purplehaze2358
    @purplehaze2358 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I don’t think it’s possible to explain the dragons’ view of Io without sounding like a cult leader or a hippy.

  • @AstralMarmot
    @AstralMarmot 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    One of the ways I know I love your channel is because just listening to you gives me exciting new ideas for my campaign. As always thank you AJ - and yes, please do Eberron! If you could find time during your remaster to cover Steel Dragons I would really appreciate it too; they're one the most underutilized and underappreciated dragons and I would love to hear what you dig up!

  • @cerberouse1
    @cerberouse1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    29:00 How good is that symblism; "Everything has to be balanced at the end point" xD

  • @sirsir9665
    @sirsir9665 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You can tell Elder Scrolls Skyrim took a lot of ideas from DnD
    Dragon lore. Akatosh being the dragon god of time and is the beginning and end of time, who stops and restarts the kalpa ( the birth, life and death of a world). It's really cool to see lore and mythology connect across games, writings, movies and artistic creations.

    • @derigel9783
      @derigel9783 ปีที่แล้ว

      No art is truely original. But across cultures and time, sometimes it can happen that something gets invented again. A billion apes typing William Shakespear and Lao Zu and Siegmund Freud and Hannah Arend.

    • @ne0nmancer
      @ne0nmancer ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep, i was an Elder Scrolls Lore nerd before getting into D&D and i see so many similarities, though i'd say that of the fantasy series that we know are based mainly in D&D, Elder Scrolls is probably the one that mixes things up the most, thanks to some amazing writers like Michael Kirkbride.

    • @sirsir9665
      @sirsir9665 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ne0nmancer I like when people use each others ideas for stuff. Makes it feel connected in some way or another

    • @danielbroome5690
      @danielbroome5690 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Makes sense, Elder scrolls was literally based upon a D&D game the creators played back in the day. But honestly, Elder scrolls lore imo WAY surpassed D&D lore. ES Lore gets batshit insane in places.

    • @derigel9783
      @derigel9783 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@danielbroome5690 Thanks to Michael Kirchbright, the main loorwriter for The Elder Scrolls. What most people don't know is, that a main inspiration for him was hinduism. The konzepts of kalpa, the godhead and apohheosis of Vivek are some examples.

  • @robinmcgee9277
    @robinmcgee9277 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    THANK YOU!!! Glad to finally hear this one come out. Gave me a few ideas to work with still sticking with the primary idea.

  • @seamusfish7009
    @seamusfish7009 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Here wuz Seamus!
    Seamus is keeping well in quarantine.
    How is everyone holding up? Is everyone ok?

  • @muninn7
    @muninn7 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Everyone's diving into godly/demon/dragon lore but I want to know what became of Red Jack.

  • @jorgeb1015
    @jorgeb1015 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Love it, AJ. Great job. And thanks for listening our prays. It is very complete and detailed. :)

  • @2o7o7dragon
    @2o7o7dragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    This video could really use a family tree graphic

  • @adamholcomb1906
    @adamholcomb1906 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The dragon god beings scream for WOTC to make a dragon warlock subclass👍🏼👍🏼💯

  • @jeremiahconstant6443
    @jeremiahconstant6443 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This was informative and entertaining, I loved every second

  • @kevinobill4818
    @kevinobill4818 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yes, thank you. Can you remaster the videos of each Dragon species, both Chromatics and Metallics?

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      That is the plan

  • @backroomgaming3305
    @backroomgaming3305 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Like usual artfully done and very very informative......I must say
    I NEED MORE !!!!

  • @eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653
    @eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653 3 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Bard Player: I seduce Estonia!
    DM: Are you sure? It's dangerous.
    Bard: Yes! Already rolled and got a Nat20 I tell her she is pretty and I love her.
    DM: As you wish...The dragoness Estonia accept your feelings and embrace you. Your body desintegrate as your soul escape your body turning into an astral dragon in the arms of her. Now you are inmortal but unable to return into the material plane after you learn to control your powers and the other elders gods are ok to this relationship. Until then it will pass 15.000 years. Your new character sheet please.

  • @linguisticallyoversight8685
    @linguisticallyoversight8685 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Ah The great Dragon game
    I was just reading about that the other day

  • @nickmagrick7702
    @nickmagrick7702 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    didn't know there was so many dragon gods

  • @benstiebel2851
    @benstiebel2851 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Please do orc god Shargaas

  • @tomkerruish2982
    @tomkerruish2982 4 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I find it interesting that nonhumans each have single pantheons, while humans have multiple. Of course, the real-world explanation ('Doylist') is that, historically, we have a great many human pantheons to use as inspiration for the gods of fantasy humans, while nonhuman deities must be created from whole cloth, a decidedly more difficult task. (Occasionally, they can be adapted from real-world beliefs, e.g. Surtur, Thrym, and Tiamat.) Does anyone have a good in-universe ('Watsonian') explanation?

    • @kaseyboles30
      @kaseyboles30 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Humans are typically portrayed as the most versatile and varied race. Makes sense it would also apply to their pantheons.

    • @draxthemsklonst
      @draxthemsklonst 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Elves, dwarves, gnomes and halflings are all "humans." They all can interbreed with one another without magical assistance or shenanigans.

  • @stevenredpath9332
    @stevenredpath9332 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Tiamat has a history going all the way back to our earliest civilisations and mythology. She was, originally, a water dragon goddess in proto indo-European mythology.

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yep, even earlier.

  • @jakecrichton562
    @jakecrichton562 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    That was epic. Thanks AJ.

  • @ashardalondragnipurake
    @ashardalondragnipurake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    its not narcissisms if your right

  • @GreasyOaf
    @GreasyOaf 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    i have never played dnd but these videos are super entertaining!

  • @reeping5038
    @reeping5038 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love these, you do such a great job. Thank you

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Spread the word :)

  • @chetbrayton5173
    @chetbrayton5173 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    You have a very nice voice and write well. Keep it up! I also like your banner art.

  • @kishinasura1989
    @kishinasura1989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I've been working on some lore for my world. Made you a God called the Lore Master a wizard who transcended to God Hood through emerging himself in the weave of magic and the pursuit of lore.

    • @irvenman
      @irvenman 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Perfect deity for the Knowledge Domain cleric.

    • @kjfdsjknfjknafknsdlfnla7908
      @kjfdsjknfjknafknsdlfnla7908 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      so our real world is a part of your setting where the Lore Master is a TH-camr?

    • @kishinasura1989
      @kishinasura1989 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@irvenman correct wizards and knowledge clerics are his main followers a few warlocks and sorcerers any caster type really just keep in mind that even though he is Neutral Good he doesn't really interfere with other dieties he just seeks lore and knowledge for his Grand archives witch is to hold all knowledge in the Multiverse

  • @umagon6226
    @umagon6226 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Love your stuff! I know it's a lot of work, but would you consider reorganizing your videos into specific playlists? All dragon videos in one playlist, for example

  • @ryderma1
    @ryderma1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gonna be another one I put on repeat, until I absorb most of it😁 Fantastic as always😈😈

  • @nulllex0099
    @nulllex0099 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Just wanna say you do a fantastic job!

  • @mlkdude1873
    @mlkdude1873 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Found out about Tamara and wish we got more on the dragon pantheons. Perfect god for a Cleric of a character

    • @martschingmadness8918
      @martschingmadness8918 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Shes the patron for my very first character. White dragonborn paladin on an oath of Redemption quest

  • @ernestlam5632
    @ernestlam5632 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    There was story of Vorel brother dragon to Tiamat and Bahamut that Tiamat killed. He was a beautiful but simple minded. I want resurrect him as the a Dragon God of cuteness. Protecting cute beings by making them basically Nilbog-Revenants that can get enact justice on there abusers. Working out his own trauma through them.

  • @donavansnyder6119
    @donavansnyder6119 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I feel that Bahamut and Tiamat are the parents of Sardior

    • @MidnightDrake
      @MidnightDrake 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My fellow in the arcane arts they are brother and sister

    • @donavansnyder6119
      @donavansnyder6119 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@MidnightDrake that hasn’t stopped the Greek gods

    • @platedlizard
      @platedlizard 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@MidnightDrakethat has never stopped gods or royalty from having children

  • @tristencovarrubias4950
    @tristencovarrubias4950 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Hey AJ,
    Love what you do & how you do it. Just thought I’d ask you if you’d edit the video description to include an index by time-stamp like your Faiths & Clerics video, please & thank you! You’re my boi, Pickett!

  • @mmardh799
    @mmardh799 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thank you very much! definetly I'm taking some ideas for my pc, npc and ideas for adventures

  • @travishucks9190
    @travishucks9190 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Has anyone made a printable Dragon God family tree?
    I'm currently trying to make one.

  • @dakkonblackblade6537
    @dakkonblackblade6537 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome video thank you brother for alll your work

  • @zorkwhouse8125
    @zorkwhouse8125 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Really incredible video and channel as well. Just recently came across your channel and have been working my through :-) Amazingly thorough. :-)

    • @joshdavis4438
      @joshdavis4438 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      His discord is pretty cool too

  • @lunamaria1048
    @lunamaria1048 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    This has rekindled my long lost desire for role playing.. My once favorite GM lost his way and is stuck in routines, where every game i a clone of the last... I have started running games before i took a break from role playing, so think running a game myself, is the solution to give my imagination the exercise it needs and indulge my desire to play a good game!
    Thanks!

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Go for it, DMing is awesome.

  • @shellknight1323
    @shellknight1323 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is the moment that I *SUBSCRIBED* for!!!!

  • @andrewbennett1062
    @andrewbennett1062 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for making these videos

  • @TheCoulsonlax
    @TheCoulsonlax 4 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Where does this fall in the Dragonlance realm? That was my first foray into the setting as a kid and I’m just wondering how that fits now.

    • @Kingdomkey123678
      @Kingdomkey123678 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Chris Coulson
      This is only forgotten realms, no dragonlance

  • @macguyverbond7480
    @macguyverbond7480 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Gonna have to watch this one a few times, for sure.

  • @chriscalvin5083
    @chriscalvin5083 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video AJ

  • @AKNeal81
    @AKNeal81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I know you're quite fond of your Fire Giant video but I propose that this may be your finest video yet! Would love a downloadable file of the artwork if legally viable.

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      That is not legally viable.

    • @AKNeal81
      @AKNeal81 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Figured as much but had to ask! Kudos to all of those fantastic artists!

  • @michaelkelligan7931
    @michaelkelligan7931 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    0:30 That would be funny as hell if that black dragon spit acid on your face as it hovered by your window AJ! 😂😂😂

  • @aaxxeell92
    @aaxxeell92 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I'm searching for a specific dragon to worship, which is the most powerfull lighting dragon that has ever existed? Probably a bue one?

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Is that the one from that novel that was used to gain access to a celestial realm by an infernal power? The one that really has no other reason to exist in the D&D cosmology and that author should be smacked on the nose with a rolled up Lore Book for being naughty?

    • @aaxxeell92
      @aaxxeell92 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AJPickett how can i fint it? You know the name or the book?

  • @UnorganizedWaffle
    @UnorganizedWaffle 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Whenever I hear "syble" I think of Matt Mercer saying "siggle"

    • @AJPickett
      @AJPickett  4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      he is saying it correctly :)

  • @PurpleDragon1995
    @PurpleDragon1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was greatly enlightening.
    For the longest time, I've only known about Bahamut, Tiamat, Tamara, Lendys, and Io/Asgorath. I never imagined that the draconic pantheon would be so wide!
    Seriously, a Draconic goddess of HUMOR? Who could have POSSIBLY seen that coming!?
    This just gives me even more ideas for Dragonborn characters....

    • @ecivedsusagep
      @ecivedsusagep 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Copper dragons. Copper dragons saw that coming

    • @zenithmaiden2109
      @zenithmaiden2109 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@ecivedsusagep Brass too, to some extent. Many dragons have a sense of humor, but they don't care if they're the only ones laughing when it comes to the punch line.

  • @EmethMatthew
    @EmethMatthew 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is great info! Thank you!
    Eberron Dragons please!

  • @davidfletcher6703
    @davidfletcher6703 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Sound like Lindus is the dragon equivalent of the Norse god Tyr

  • @millerdiamond708
    @millerdiamond708 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    i wonder what a draconic spacecraft would look like dragons are very smart so they would have a advance technology for space travel with very scary warships like battleships with alot of guns on them the draconic empire will rule the galaxy or let it burn

  • @michaelbohnisch4166
    @michaelbohnisch4166 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great video 👍