Weird, wonder what demo'd it. If it was via copyright I could, in theory, understand that - given the character/setting/rules appear in published works not your own but damned if the copyright owner would have to be up their own arse to strike this.
OK! So this video got demonetized: which in itself is actually fine but it means it might drop off of a lot of people's recommended list D: I worked ridiculously hard on this and I actually love it a lot so if you dug it - please I think we might need to spread this one a little more manually! If you didn't dig it there's no need to tell me about it: this one is already being burned to the ground by a random flagging.
Clearly this is the work of component vendors trying to stifle the revelation that moonstone is the superior ehhhhh component choice! *Laughs Snobbishly*
Ground moon rocks are pure poison. He is deathly ill. Still, it turns out they're a great spell component. So now we're gonna see if casting abjuration spells can somehow leech the lunar poison out of a man's bloodstream. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
@@Joseph125 WRONG when life gives you lemons dont make lemonade. make life take the lemons back! i dont want your damn lemons what am i supposed to do withe these?! do you know who i am!? i m the guy whos gonna burn your house down! with the lemons. i m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustable lemon to burn your house down!
"With the power of generations of inbreeding and a line of crushed moonstone in my nose, I am finally able to unhinge my jaw as I speak" - Whomst ever is being interviewed.
Healer? just have a Transmuter give him the transmutation stone enigma of cure all. Gold not earned my (magic edit) he doesn't know the amount of villagers I had to rip of to get my wizards keep.
Huh, according to the Forgotten Realms wiki, his claim about moonstone is actually true. Moonstone dust can replace other spell components, especially abjuration, but the amount must be carefully monitored.
"(Holy god in heaven. I think he's dying.)" I AM LITERALLY CRYING WITH LAUGHTER PLEASE SEND HELP I SHOULDN'T BE LAUGHING THIS MUCH ITS BEEN THREE MINUTES
Hmm true, but what's cool is if your ward is up you can use it without blowing a spell slot. Or if your abjuration ward is down you can use shield instead! That's pretty neat (but Tomite yeah that's my oversight)
@@zeebashew Also counterspell is an abjuration spell. Why let enemy do something, when denying that saves your shield and makes you MORE POWERFUL! However I think I'm missing a joke here.
@@oxfy9694 I'm pretty sure the joke is reactions are usually used on attacks of opportunities. From a wizard. The last mage in my group had 5 strength.
Absorb Elements, too. Although the usefulness of that diminishes when you get the high level ability to just have Resistance to spell damage, but it's still useful against, say, a dragon's breath weapon.
Arguably the best thing about being an abjuration wizard is that, because it "takes damage instead of you," the ward taking damage doesn't threaten your concentration on spells. Very handy when coupled with Banishment and Protection from Evil and Good.
@@benbailey3106 Abjurer wizard with maxed con for concentration saves as well as the shield and max level False Life and max level aid. Go fuck your arrows, I am *going* to live and see this concentration spell through.
@@kylestanley7843 By the rules as written, having temp hp from multiple sources is a waste because you can't add to temp hp (you can only set it to a certain number, not add that amount). Also, damage to temp hp still counts as taking damage and therefore still requires a concentration save. Fortunately, the abjuration ward isn't temp hp.
I decided to play an abjuration wizard but my DM has a house rule (which I think is unbalanced but deal with anyway) that taking damage doesn't require you to make a saving throw to maintain concentration.
@@scaroe89 oh yeesh... probably lol. "My pedigree goes back for many generations" oh man do I love watching tribal and Outlander characters talk to people like this
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He needs to work on his breathing techniques, or is that just a side effect of too much moonstone? Playing a Wizard right now and love hearing about the schools!
I think the trouble starts with his tiny, squished (but oh-so-fancy!) pug nose. He can hardly get any air through that little thing, so he needs to breathe mostly through his mouth. Mouth-breathing, though not particularly refined and graceful, can normally still be accomplished with subtlety and dignity and grace given practice, but _this,_ in turn, is complicated by his... broad... pronounced... and... _distinguished_ (and oh-so-manly!) jawline, which severely distorts the flow of air into, out of, and around the mouth, resulting in Master Hawkryn's need to _fully_ open his mouth and take as deep a breath as possible, in the hopes of getting _at least_ enough air down his windpipe to keep his ticker tocking.
I actually fell for the Look behind you because of his voice i usually dont ever fall for that. I thought he was gonna explain something Such a smooth and trustworthy voice.
"What's a wizard going to use their reaction for in combat?" Shield and Counterspell are both reactions, abjurations, and widely regarded as some of the best spells in 5E. Abjurers are also really good with said Counterspells.
I think you missed the point. He meant that giving others shield uses a reaction, which is ok, since the wizard wont get much out of an attack of opportunity anyways.
Counterspell- pretty handy, only against spellcasters. Shield- +5 ac is legit, but high ac doesn't always work, especially in high levels. I love those spells too but they don't solve all problems. ward however, is more versatile, doesn't require spell slots and at level 6 you can bounce it between your buddies. Overall, you probably wouldn't want to blow your reactions too early and be more tactical with reactions than other wizards, thats it.
I would LOVE to see more like this about the other schools of magic. Evocation has always been my favorite but seeing the advantages and tricks the others can use would be great!
I don't think it's the most powerful option by any stretch. It's low level spells are quite good, especially when cast by low level characters. AC 13 without having to put it on is a big deal, and shield is always great. Do it if you want to, of course, but I feel like it's a bit of a letdown because it's level 2 and 6 school bonuses BOTH rely on you actually casting a lot of high level abjuration spells, especially in combat. I don't feel that that's easy to do as you increase in levels. It seems to be very hard to find good abjuration spells in combat that are not counterspell, and counterspell feels like it's both kind of the "anti fun" spell but also is at risk of being hard countered by DM bullshit if you overuse it. But there isn't a lot of other good stuff I have found. Also, the mage armor scales very poorly. If you get ambushed and you need to armor someone up who doesn't have time to don full plate.... at level 1, 13AC is great. At level 10, 13AC is.... not at all the same thing. Honestly, I feel like there is a ton of overlap between what a transmuter does and what an abjurer does, and I don't feel that's to the advantage of the abjurer. They both buff their own team quite a bit, but the transmutation stone is pretty versatile and powerful and only takes up the level 6 arcane tradition, not the 2 and the 6, and doesn't rely on you devoting a lot of spell levels per turn to casting transmutation spells, like the abjuration ward does. Abjuration, almost as much as evocation, seems to rely on constantly casting high level spells of your chosen school, but one of those traditions has fireball and the other does not, and there is a real risk of your dm just saying "enough of your bullshit" if you do nothing but cast counterspell all day every day.
@@timmietimmins3780 As someone that has played an Abjuration Wizard to 20 I have to disagree with you here. Sure, Abjuration does not have too many powerful spells at end game, but you really don't need a lot of Abjuration spells in your arsenal. By level 20 I had shield, counterspell, dispel magic, alarm, mage armor, and Otilluke's resilient sphere and that's all I really needed in terms of abjuration magic. I also feel like the ward scaled very well. By the time I was level 20 I had 169 max hp and my ward was an extra 45 on top of that. Not only was the ward worth nearly 25% of my max health but it also technically gave me more max health than our group's barbarian and paladin. All of this combined with magic resistance, shield, mage armor, and Otiluke's made me easily the tankiest member of the party. On top of that the improved counterspell and dispel magic means you pretty much just hard shut down other casters to the point that they basically can't do anything. I don't remember the exact numbers but by level 20 I think I only needed to roll an 8 or higher with counterspell to shut down a 9th level spell. Also, according to sage advice if you're concentrating on a spell and your ward takes damage but you don't, you don't need to roll for concentration. This makes them incredible for things like casting invsibility or fly on the whole party without having to worry about losing concentration and everyone dropping out of the sky.
So I like the idea for this series, and I like the schtick where each school has a different host. The only drawback is that it doesn't get into the Wizard spells for each School and how these might matter (eg: Grim Harvest is a nice bonus, but not many low level Necromancy spells actually cause damage). I get that there's a LOT of wizard spells, but for some Schools there's a manageable number (eg: There are only three 1st level Divination spells, and they are all rituals, so taking advantage of the Savant discount isn't going to eat into spell slots) which you could highlight briefly
Improved Abjuration does not give advantage on roll; it allows the caster to add their proficiency bonus. The video was very interesting, and Hawkryn was an excellent character.
He was referring to Wizard specifically, since they generally don't hit very hard without spells. He's still wrong, though, since Shield and Counterspell are both reactions.
I didn't know this guy (Pelathyon Hawkryn) was legit canon to Forgotten Realms , as is the moonstone mine stuff. That is so cool and an excellent way to tie into the abjuration school of magic (which I might try 4 my next wizard) Thanx 4 this video it was awesome , Also hooray for no longer being demonetized
Can't wait for the transmutation video. Mostly because i imagine zee interviewing somone who constantly polymorphs themselves and others into different creatures all the time. They would be talking and mid-sentence they turn into a bird and just start chirping instead of acually talking.
You know, at first I didn't like the slack jawed inbred noble's voice, but the joke about Attacks of Opportunity from a Wizard won me over. More P Hawkryn!
So informative and so entertaining! As always! But I did laugh so hard at one point, that I wheezed while taking a breath inbetween and Mr. Hawkryn *inhaled* at the same time and it just made me laugh so much harder I nearly choked on my own laughter and then the "choking noise" subtitle came and I just started crying with laughter while choking and listening to the choking laughter of Mr. Hawkryn... I am fine by the way, thanks for asking. Managed not to choke.
I loved this, Zee. Animation and sound were hilarious, and it was a particularly timely subject for me. In the current campaign we're playing, my cleric just had to leave the party, as he lost his connection with his deity, and with it, his powers. When my cleric left, I first thought, "Maybe I'll just make a different domain cleric, or a paladin or something, so I can keep supporting and shielding them." But then, I found the abjuration wizard. The reaction ward was enough to sell me. "I CAN PROTECT MY FRIENDS." But after looking through the Wizard spell list, his Syndicate Mage code name became "Aegis," because I've taken as many support and utility spells to protect my party and make us all as hard to kill as I could possibly manage--things like Shield, Mage Armor, Blur, Misty Step, Counterspell, Greater Invisibility, Fly, Haste, Slow, Mirror Image, Stone Skin. My DM let me choose an abjuration spell from any class as a homebrew idea, so I also grabbed Armor of Agathys. All this utility makes him a sincere annoyance. His only damage-dealing spell is Firebolt. Playing him is a gigglefest.
@@dxjxc91 who needs to protect from traps and enemies when you can just overrun them safely from a distance with fodder? Hallway full of suspected traps? "Oh Jeff, be a dear and walk to the end of that hall..." *Zombie groan.* "Good Jeff."
@@2MeterLP Well... as an evocation purist, I can say we have our own way to deal with these spells. Cinders and ashes can't really do spellcasting now, can they?
Notice the subtle jabs at Transmuters? It's clever because in the earlier editions Transmutation (Alteration) and Abjuration were opposing schools of magic
Hmm... I assume "Moon Stone" is stones from the moon? (instead of being some boring mineral thingy?) (Assuming it actually is sones from the moon) Would it be possible so somehow extend the range about how far you can cast a spell & actually *_use the WHOLE MOON as spell component replacements_* & cast some STUPIDLY INSANELY powerful magic? (but probably one time (or however many moons you happen to have in range?)) Ps. I have not played D&D :(
The Goddess of Magic is represented by the Moon; so it makes sense that if you use it you will become one with it [it is likely part of the LVL 12 spell "Avatar"].
@@adolfodef Is she? I guess Selûne has some connection to magic, but Mystra's schtick is more stars. Anyways, Moonstone is a kind of gemstone that, according to the Forgotten Realms wiki, really can replace spell components.
I appreciate the experimentation but this particular character kind of grated on me. I think it was just the slowness and proximity to the mic? Or whatever audio effect you were using. It was tough to listen to. Still love your stuff though! Don't stop experimenting and improving! Edit: Just wanted to add that the writing was good. It was just the voice/recording that was a bit rough around the edges.
A weeeeeird fellow, but he's right about how good Abjuration is. Heck, I even forgot about the ritual aspect playing a part. Beyond that... you're the best at magic countering far and away- maybe dip into bard to get a little boost there from jack of all trades down the line. And Abjurers are great at concentration, since the mentioned ward takes damage first- not you- meaning you don't even have to make concentration checks until that ward breaks and if you take a huge enough hit to smash through it in one chances are it'll have a lot lower check than usual to deal with. Because of this you can count most on the abjurer to handle an important spell over time be it damage based, a buff, or anything else. A particularly defense oriented abjuration specialist can even make an excellent guard for an important individual such as a king, because their ward can defend their charge when even their counter and dispel magic can not. Not to mention it's already a defense oriented school in other ways.
My wife and daughter got terrified of me when i was watching this video, i mean i started laughing uncontrollably "attacks of opportunity from a wizard" haaaahaaaaa *wheezing
Can't believe how well you took the Forgotten Realms lore, added your own spin, and despite the reaction misinformation, was a super informative video.
I can't quite tell you how much I really want to have, "If you...do the math" (I know I dropped the word and from the beginning of that) as a notification sound for my phone. Or even just the word Abjuration right after he says that. It would be awesome and hilarious to see someone's face when it comes on, especially with some perfectly timed moments. Awesome job on this video. All the animated videos so far are great.
Started playing an abjuration wizard in a side game as an experiment. It's actually pretty fun. The shield makes you surprisingly tanky (although I don't recommend drawing all attention to you without specificly building for that). And being able to protect others is really oawesome. You're also helping the healer.
I give you mad props to your voice work dude. Seriously, you're like one the most unique of people on TH-cam I've seen who can do a pretty awesome low-tone and unique voice. And I don't say that about everyone let me tell you. (:
As usual your work is amazing and informative! I really look forward to whenever you can get more of thies out they are a nice kick in the week and a nice smile.
3:17 Yes, all those abjuration ritual spells. All 1 of them in that Wizards can learn, Alarm (1st level). The only other 2, Forbiddance (6th, cost to cast) and Ceremony (1st, XGE, cost to cast), are Cleric exclusive.
Update: They reviewed it and it's no longer demonetized! Horrah!
Zee Bashew AWESOME MAN!
Glad to hear it :)
Truly a cause for rejoicing!
Why would they demonitize this?
This system is busted.
Weird, wonder what demo'd it. If it was via copyright I could, in theory, understand that - given the character/setting/rules appear in published works not your own but damned if the copyright owner would have to be up their own arse to strike this.
The voice made the video feel longer than it actually is.
It truly did
God bless 1.5x speed
@@zykeo371 it's a beautiful voice though
@@Firestar4041 *0.75 Speed*
777 likes, how lucky
OK! So this video got demonetized: which in itself is actually fine but it means it might drop off of a lot of people's recommended list D: I worked ridiculously hard on this and I actually love it a lot so if you dug it - please I think we might need to spread this one a little more manually!
If you didn't dig it there's no need to tell me about it: this one is already being burned to the ground by a random flagging.
It may have been demonetised because you used a vowel.
@@archlorddestin I think it's that I called him "P Hawkrin" for space. My mistake.
Clearly this is the work of component vendors trying to stifle the revelation that moonstone is the superior ehhhhh component choice! *Laughs Snobbishly*
Must have demonetized because of "abuse against rich people"
i would rather say i smell a large paid cooperation with a moonstone mine owner.
It looks *and sounds* like moonstone might have some side effects
Ground moon rocks are pure poison. He is deathly ill. Still, it turns out they're a great spell component. So now we're gonna see if casting abjuration spells can somehow leech the lunar poison out of a man's bloodstream. When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
JoefishTheGreat ....and combustible lemons
@@wrath2509 Conveniently, combustable lemons are entirely within the purview of an abjuration wizard.
@@Joseph125
WRONG
when life gives you lemons dont make lemonade.
make life take the lemons back!
i dont want your damn lemons what am i supposed to do withe these?!
do you know who i am!?
i m the guy whos gonna burn your house down!
with the lemons.
i m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustable lemon to burn your house down!
aaand of course i forgot a part in that quote...
"With the power of generations of inbreeding and a line of crushed moonstone in my nose, I am finally able to unhinge my jaw as I speak"
- Whomst ever is being interviewed.
"I've rejected my humanity, Bashew."
Mf looks like the Hapsburgs if they had invented coke way back when.
I use crushed moonstone as a spell component and cast minor illusion on my eyes
Not sure you need minor illusion to see visions if you got crushed moonstone
My gods... that man needs to see a healer immediately, and someone needs to go through his lineage for... issues.
Lineage or circleage? :D
@@lvd8122 I bet it is a nice woven pattern. "Abjurers are to weave" after all.
I think the problem with his family tree is the lack of unique issues (children), really.
Healer? just have a Transmuter give him the transmutation stone enigma of cure all.
Gold not earned my (magic edit) he doesn't know the amount of villagers I had to rip of to get my wizards keep.
@@seanboyd2898 That's no tree, bruv, that's a family hedgerow.
Ah, you were at my side, all along.
My true mentor...
My guiding moonstone...
Mance, The Holy Blade
Smooth move with the Bloodborne reference.
*trick weapon tranforms*
NEEEIIIIGHUUUHUHUHUHU
Good Hunter of the Church, Have you seen the light? Are my Church Hunters the honorable spartans I hoped they would be?
Watching that guys mouth move makes my teeth hurt
My dentist would love this guy!
0:55 has me dying, reviving, rewatching, and repeating.
@@ChitenBugMan That is exactly how I feel about 1:45. I can't stop replaying that horrid gasp.
**INHALE** Yeeaaas.
that's character enrichment at its finest!
Loool
Absolute Gem of an episode. Can't wait to see whats next
What type of gem? Perhaps a moooooonstone?
@@CharalamposKoundourakis I love you
@@jerrin1528 Chaaaaarmed
The design for the interviewee is incredible! I love the way his bottom jaw moves.
TBH I kinda kept expecting him to have his jaw fall off / unhinge as he sheepishly pops it back into place mid sentance
I love super exaggerated underbites they can make a character look unnatural and monstrous and I often use it on my dragonborns
Pretty sure mister HAWKryn is designed after Stephen HAWKing
I think
_And mighty Samson took the jawbone of an ass, and with it slew a thousand men..._
That bottom jaw can be an entirely new pc on it's own.
Huh, according to the Forgotten Realms wiki, his claim about moonstone is actually true. Moonstone dust can replace other spell components, especially abjuration, but the amount must be carefully monitored.
So can unicorn horn dust
But is it practical for players to use moonstone dust as spell components? How hard to get is it?
He's like if Bevis from Bevis and Butthead got sophistication and a stroke at the same time.
I love it.
I definitely thought about that a bit when I first drew the crazy jaw! Thanks!
Kept reminding me of Ren and Stimpy
"(Holy god in heaven. I think he's dying.)"
I AM LITERALLY CRYING WITH LAUGHTER PLEASE SEND HELP
I SHOULDN'T BE LAUGHING THIS MUCH ITS BEEN THREE MINUTES
Same tho omg 😂😂😂😂
That (Oh Holy God in Heaven) moment had me dying of laughter X'D
And me of moonstone dust overdoseing.
I love the fact that Pelathyon is an actual canonical character in the Forgotten Realms.
"What are reactions good for?"
Pretty sure Shield is an abjuration spell...
And, it replenishes that aura you have been using to protect your allies on all your other turns.
Hmm true, but what's cool is if your ward is up you can use it without blowing a spell slot. Or if your abjuration ward is down you can use shield instead! That's pretty neat (but Tomite yeah that's my oversight)
@@zeebashew Also counterspell is an abjuration spell. Why let enemy do something, when denying that saves your shield and makes you MORE POWERFUL!
However I think I'm missing a joke here.
@@oxfy9694 I'm pretty sure the joke is reactions are usually used on attacks of opportunities.
From a wizard.
The last mage in my group had 5 strength.
Absorb Elements, too. Although the usefulness of that diminishes when you get the high level ability to just have Resistance to spell damage, but it's still useful against, say, a dragon's breath weapon.
What are you waiting for?
Just cast a message spell and get your 20 pounds of moonstones right NOW!
Annnnnd just like that, I have a new voice and a *slew* of mannerisms to use and abuse fellow players with!
why must you do this to innocent people
@@Starfloofle There are no innocent players. NONE.
Don't forget the raptor screech.
@@jamharry836 absolutely true, they may hide behind covers like, Lawful good or I'm a paladin, but they are all murderhobos at heart
Joshua Gilbert it’s only a matter of what will push them to go murder hobo, and this seems like it’d make anyone such.
Arguably the best thing about being an abjuration wizard is that, because it "takes damage instead of you," the ward taking damage doesn't threaten your concentration on spells. Very handy when coupled with Banishment and Protection from Evil and Good.
It can also be used in conjunction with temp HP, turning you into a tank that can put a barbarian to shame
@@benbailey3106 Abjurer wizard with maxed con for concentration saves as well as the shield and max level False Life and max level aid.
Go fuck your arrows, I am *going* to live and see this concentration spell through.
@@kylestanley7843 By the rules as written, having temp hp from multiple sources is a waste because you can't add to temp hp (you can only set it to a certain number, not add that amount). Also, damage to temp hp still counts as taking damage and therefore still requires a concentration save. Fortunately, the abjuration ward isn't temp hp.
I decided to play an abjuration wizard but my DM has a house rule (which I think is unbalanced but deal with anyway) that taking damage doesn't require you to make a saving throw to maintain concentration.
@@RyanSmith-sm9lj exactly, the abjurer's ward doesn't count as temp hp. I'm aware of all of this already.
This dude gives me the creeps. And it is making the barbarian in me verrrrryy uncomfortable
pretty sure his mom is also his dad's sister...or something to that effect...
@@scaroe89 oh yeesh... probably lol. "My pedigree goes back for many generations" oh man do I love watching tribal and Outlander characters talk to people like this
The Local Cabildo Jungle Of Barbians was about to Call You a %&$# But then we Reewatch the video
LootWolf, If you have ANY barbarian in you, the mere mention of magic should make the Barbarian in you very uncomfortable.
@@jackielinde7568 I actually do have issues playing a caster sometimes lol. I finally got around to seeing the ADND Barbarian and it was full swoon.
You'd think a guy who's so good at Abjuration would at least cast alter self to fix that monstrous lower jaw.
Naw he's a pompess entitled dbag, no one would dare call him ugly so he never knew his jaw was messed up.
It is a Bloodbone reference, Ludwig the accursed
I love how they’re sitting on weave chairs
ben zur it makes it feel more comfortable and personal xD
1:45 "Holy god in heaven. I think he's dying."
And that's when I knew the subtitles were worth reading.
Never mind he's fine
“Choking noises” (“never mind it was a laugh”)
Hawkryn needs a cleric.
Not their spells, divine intervention.
best we can do is a necromancer
@@jehovasabettor9080 Or just an undertaker. Do we REALLY need to reanimate him?
He needs to come back to Spain, Dead monarcs shouldn´t be going into DnD adventures
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Healing spells can't fix that freakish underbite!
I love how he put in the “Yachtish to Common” note in the beginning, love finding little details like that
He needs to work on his breathing techniques, or is that just a side effect of too much moonstone? Playing a Wizard right now and love hearing about the schools!
I think the trouble starts with his tiny, squished (but oh-so-fancy!) pug nose. He can hardly get any air through that little thing, so he needs to breathe mostly through his mouth. Mouth-breathing, though not particularly refined and graceful, can normally still be accomplished with subtlety and dignity and grace given practice, but _this,_ in turn, is complicated by his... broad... pronounced... and... _distinguished_ (and oh-so-manly!) jawline, which severely distorts the flow of air into, out of, and around the mouth, resulting in Master Hawkryn's need to _fully_ open his mouth and take as deep a breath as possible, in the hopes of getting _at least_ enough air down his windpipe to keep his ticker tocking.
Shining Valor How is he supposed to use Hamoan if his breathing is off, Jojo?!
I actually fell for the Look behind you because of his voice i usually dont ever fall for that. I thought he was gonna explain something Such a smooth and trustworthy voice.
"What's a wizard going to use their reaction for in combat?" Shield and Counterspell are both reactions, abjurations, and widely regarded as some of the best spells in 5E. Abjurers are also really good with said Counterspells.
I think you missed the point. He meant that giving others shield uses a reaction, which is ok, since the wizard wont get much out of an attack of opportunity anyways.
@@2MeterLP Yes, arguing that it's the only use Wizards will get out of their reaction, ignoring the two major reaction spells I mentioned.
Counterspell- pretty handy, only against spellcasters.
Shield- +5 ac is legit, but high ac doesn't always work, especially in high levels.
I love those spells too but they don't solve all problems. ward however, is more versatile, doesn't require spell slots and at level 6 you can bounce it between your buddies.
Overall, you probably wouldn't want to blow your reactions too early and be more tactical with reactions than other wizards, thats it.
Abjuration Wizard here, calling you out, Improved Abjuration doesn't give you advantage, it allows you to add your proficiency to the roll.
Y'know on second thought. Imma just be a fighter
Shields and armour are the best abjuration spells
I'm now making a Wizard specialized in Abjuration just for that.
I think I'll just duel wield shield as a pacifist paladin
Fighters can benefit from snorting powdered moonstone
@@paperbullet1945 I think that's more Barbarian than Fighter.
that was the scariest laughter I've heard/seen in a long while, and I am equally delighted and terrified to try out abjuration now
I see the closed caption writer went to the Bruva Alfabusa School of Comedy.
@B T
Hi innernet!
Is that a wild momotaros I see?
@@VikingSchism
And an "Ore, Sanjou!" to you too!
I see no problem with that.
MadDemon64 good , I wants the only one thinking it had a familiar comedy to it
I would LOVE to see more like this about the other schools of magic. Evocation has always been my favorite but seeing the advantages and tricks the others can use would be great!
ive been doubting whether or not making my wizard an abjurer was a good idea or not, glad that now theres a video on it for me to watch later :)
Based on this video, too much abjuration seems to cause horrible deformaties.
I don't think it's the most powerful option by any stretch.
It's low level spells are quite good, especially when cast by low level characters. AC 13 without having to put it on is a big deal, and shield is always great. Do it if you want to, of course, but I feel like it's a bit of a letdown because it's level 2 and 6 school bonuses BOTH rely on you actually casting a lot of high level abjuration spells, especially in combat.
I don't feel that that's easy to do as you increase in levels. It seems to be very hard to find good abjuration spells in combat that are not counterspell, and counterspell feels like it's both kind of the "anti fun" spell but also is at risk of being hard countered by DM bullshit if you overuse it. But there isn't a lot of other good stuff I have found. Also, the mage armor scales very poorly. If you get ambushed and you need to armor someone up who doesn't have time to don full plate.... at level 1, 13AC is great. At level 10, 13AC is.... not at all the same thing.
Honestly, I feel like there is a ton of overlap between what a transmuter does and what an abjurer does, and I don't feel that's to the advantage of the abjurer. They both buff their own team quite a bit, but the transmutation stone is pretty versatile and powerful and only takes up the level 6 arcane tradition, not the 2 and the 6, and doesn't rely on you devoting a lot of spell levels per turn to casting transmutation spells, like the abjuration ward does.
Abjuration, almost as much as evocation, seems to rely on constantly casting high level spells of your chosen school, but one of those traditions has fireball and the other does not, and there is a real risk of your dm just saying "enough of your bullshit" if you do nothing but cast counterspell all day every day.
@@timmietimmins3780 Pro tip without DM bullshit - you can counterspell a counterspell with another spellcaster.
@@2MeterLP I think that's more a function of too much moonstone exposure.
@@timmietimmins3780 As someone that has played an Abjuration Wizard to 20 I have to disagree with you here. Sure, Abjuration does not have too many powerful spells at end game, but you really don't need a lot of Abjuration spells in your arsenal. By level 20 I had shield, counterspell, dispel magic, alarm, mage armor, and Otilluke's resilient sphere and that's all I really needed in terms of abjuration magic. I also feel like the ward scaled very well. By the time I was level 20 I had 169 max hp and my ward was an extra 45 on top of that. Not only was the ward worth nearly 25% of my max health but it also technically gave me more max health than our group's barbarian and paladin. All of this combined with magic resistance, shield, mage armor, and Otiluke's made me easily the tankiest member of the party. On top of that the improved counterspell and dispel magic means you pretty much just hard shut down other casters to the point that they basically can't do anything. I don't remember the exact numbers but by level 20 I think I only needed to roll an 8 or higher with counterspell to shut down a 9th level spell. Also, according to sage advice if you're concentrating on a spell and your ward takes damage but you don't, you don't need to roll for concentration. This makes them incredible for things like casting invsibility or fly on the whole party without having to worry about losing concentration and everyone dropping out of the sky.
That, "Noble" had me dying in laughter, this is a top class episode Zee!
That fact I laughed along w/ that snotty wizard about attacks of opportunity says more about ME. Ohhoho, *chortles*
I uh... I did too...
@@VxV631 of course, aahaaaaaaahhh.
Hey I'm the cleric I heard someone was in pain- JESUS TAP DANCING CHRIST WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM??
Inbreeding
Mr.Hawkryn makes me feel very uncomfortable.
Now I want more schools of magic like illusion, evocation, enchantment, war, and divination.
New to D&D and you fuel my excitement for the game
So I like the idea for this series, and I like the schtick where each school has a different host.
The only drawback is that it doesn't get into the Wizard spells for each School and how these might matter (eg: Grim Harvest is a nice bonus, but not many low level Necromancy spells actually cause damage). I get that there's a LOT of wizard spells, but for some Schools there's a manageable number (eg: There are only three 1st level Divination spells, and they are all rituals, so taking advantage of the Savant discount isn't going to eat into spell slots) which you could highlight briefly
Oh god, those inhaling sounds are brutal. Good job on that, it was like anti-ASMR all over my skin and that's not an easy effect to achieve.
"Attacks of opportunity? From a wizard?!"
Bladesinging: "Am I a joke to you?"
Improved Abjuration does not give advantage on roll; it allows the caster to add their proficiency bonus.
The video was very interesting, and Hawkryn was an excellent character.
Liked the bit of “abjuration is to the weave what transmutation is to mater”
*attacks of opportunity laughed at* *ELDRITCH KNIGHT INTENSIFIES*
IllogicalBear he's awful close for someone in magi-crusading distance
@@cerberouse1 YOU DAMN RIGHT
He was referring to Wizard specifically, since they generally don't hit very hard without spells. He's still wrong, though, since Shield and Counterspell are both reactions.
I didn't know this guy (Pelathyon Hawkryn) was legit canon to Forgotten Realms , as is the moonstone mine stuff. That is so cool and an excellent way to tie into the abjuration school of magic (which I might try 4 my next wizard) Thanx 4 this video it was awesome , Also hooray for no longer being demonetized
he sounds just like Hermaeus Mora, but with less...slime
And less air.
And more Moooooonstone
It is a Bloodbone reference, Ludwig the accursed
Can't wait for the transmutation video. Mostly because i imagine zee interviewing somone who constantly polymorphs themselves and others into different creatures all the time. They would be talking and mid-sentence they turn into a bird and just start chirping instead of acually talking.
Should make these for all the schools
That would be awesome to see! I second this statement.
This guy's voice is bringing back my asthma
I appreciate the Nigel Longtooth from Family Guy element of Hawkryn's character design.
I'm not gonna lie, I fucking love Nigel Longtooth
I found a new love with abjuration especially with my Loxodon. With a bracers of defense my AC ended up with 17. It was amazing.
You know, at first I didn't like the slack jawed inbred noble's voice, but the joke about Attacks of Opportunity from a Wizard won me over. More P Hawkryn!
Myes. A... most informative video about *long painful gasp* moonstone.
Loved it. More plz.
So informative and so entertaining! As always! But I did laugh so hard at one point, that I wheezed while taking a breath inbetween and Mr. Hawkryn *inhaled* at the same time and it just made me laugh so much harder I nearly choked on my own laughter and then the "choking noise" subtitle came and I just started crying with laughter while choking and listening to the choking laughter of Mr. Hawkryn...
I am fine by the way, thanks for asking. Managed not to choke.
My fight or flight instinct is activated by this video.
“If only you could use spells”
War caster feat: am I a joke to you?
I loved this, Zee. Animation and sound were hilarious, and it was a particularly timely subject for me. In the current campaign we're playing, my cleric just had to leave the party, as he lost his connection with his deity, and with it, his powers. When my cleric left, I first thought, "Maybe I'll just make a different domain cleric, or a paladin or something, so I can keep supporting and shielding them."
But then, I found the abjuration wizard. The reaction ward was enough to sell me. "I CAN PROTECT MY FRIENDS." But after looking through the Wizard spell list, his Syndicate Mage code name became "Aegis," because I've taken as many support and utility spells to protect my party and make us all as hard to kill as I could possibly manage--things like Shield, Mage Armor, Blur, Misty Step, Counterspell, Greater Invisibility, Fly, Haste, Slow, Mirror Image, Stone Skin. My DM let me choose an abjuration spell from any class as a homebrew idea, so I also grabbed Armor of Agathys. All this utility makes him a sincere annoyance. His only damage-dealing spell is Firebolt. Playing him is a gigglefest.
His voice is killing me
That abjurer was definitely showcasing his sleight of hand skills! The way he handled that moonstone, a mere wizard could no do that.
I hope this is not a recurring character
unless you bring our favorite stabby goblin to the mix
The ward saves Hawkryn from the stab, but he dies from a stroke anyways.
after watching this, I want to dm a group through a magic school solving mysteries and battling students and monsters
I now know what class to skip in wizard school...
And I now know what wizard wont be abled to counterspell gameending magic fuckery. You. Your are that wizard.
Necromancers are just wizards that are bad at abjuration. If at first you don't succeed...
@@dxjxc91 who needs to protect from traps and enemies when you can just overrun them safely from a distance with fodder?
Hallway full of suspected traps?
"Oh Jeff, be a dear and walk to the end of that hall..."
*Zombie groan.*
"Good Jeff."
@@2MeterLP Well... as an evocation purist, I can say we have our own way to deal with these spells.
Cinders and ashes can't really do spellcasting now, can they?
Notice the subtle jabs at Transmuters? It's clever because in the earlier editions Transmutation (Alteration) and Abjuration were opposing schools of magic
Hmm... I assume "Moon Stone" is stones from the moon? (instead of being some boring mineral thingy?)
(Assuming it actually is sones from the moon) Would it be possible so somehow extend the range about how far you can cast a spell & actually *_use the WHOLE MOON as spell component replacements_* & cast some STUPIDLY INSANELY powerful magic? (but probably one time (or however many moons you happen to have in range?))
Ps. I have not played D&D :(
The Goddess of Magic is represented by the Moon; so it makes sense that if you use it you will become one with it [it is likely part of the LVL 12 spell "Avatar"].
@@adolfodef Is she? I guess Selûne has some connection to magic, but Mystra's schtick is more stars. Anyways, Moonstone is a kind of gemstone that, according to the Forgotten Realms wiki, really can replace spell components.
I agree with everyone else: the Hapsburg jaw was a particularly nice touch.
I appreciate the experimentation but this particular character kind of grated on me. I think it was just the slowness and proximity to the mic? Or whatever audio effect you were using. It was tough to listen to. Still love your stuff though! Don't stop experimenting and improving!
Edit: Just wanted to add that the writing was good. It was just the voice/recording that was a bit rough around the edges.
Personally I actually really enjoyed this character. The slow speech was somehow very calming. Can see how it would be annoying though.
That's the joke. It's a play on the sort of in-bred rich country club goers on the east coast. See 'James William Bottomtooth III' in Family Guy.
Yes. Please experiment to find out what works and doesn't work. This is food for thought for what misses the mark.
@@quizzlie I get where the character is from. The issue wasn't why that character but that the character didn't work for me.
Cool Way to introduce moonstone (which i presume is homebrew but definetly a cool idea !)
Nyoom I got the notification
Jesus Christ haha! His screeching inhale scared the crap out of me.
If he is using moonstone I am afraid he havent heard about Cave Jhonson
A weeeeeird fellow, but he's right about how good Abjuration is. Heck, I even forgot about the ritual aspect playing a part. Beyond that... you're the best at magic countering far and away- maybe dip into bard to get a little boost there from jack of all trades down the line. And Abjurers are great at concentration, since the mentioned ward takes damage first- not you- meaning you don't even have to make concentration checks until that ward breaks and if you take a huge enough hit to smash through it in one chances are it'll have a lot lower check than usual to deal with. Because of this you can count most on the abjurer to handle an important spell over time be it damage based, a buff, or anything else. A particularly defense oriented abjuration specialist can even make an excellent guard for an important individual such as a king, because their ward can defend their charge when even their counter and dispel magic can not. Not to mention it's already a defense oriented school in other ways.
Zee, I love your D&D animations, but this was painful to listen to.
Ye... And yellow subtitles on yellow background.
This is just bad.
The captions r fine and the voicing was just different not "painful to listen to" like what
Ya like literally I hate this new character
I just stopped it half-way through. Way too obnoxious.
It is a Bloodbone reference, Ludwig the accursed
If an enemy won't kill you the moonstones probably will
This is a GD family guy joke
Someone else just heard:
HON HON HON
while he laughed?
For a more enjoyable listening experience... Watch at x1.5 speed... Your welcome...
I can’t wait for more of these, transmutation is probably my favorite in 5th
Hawkryn? More like Habsburg! (Please tell me someone gets this joke)
Hah! Ah Austria trying to conquer Europe by sleeping with EVERYONE.
His abjuration couldnt save him from almost dying everytime he speaks.
Ha, Good thing I'm Warlock. I just "Borrow" My magic.
Level 2 Warlock with infinite Mage Armor+Level 18 Abjurer Wizard. Bc Abjurers is fun like that
Evan Scott Farshadow And with infinite Shield from the level 18 wizard ability.
Him:if only you could use spells
Warcaster feat:am I a joke to you?
*I’m uncomfortable*
My wife and daughter got terrified of me when i was watching this video, i mean i started laughing uncontrollably "attacks of opportunity from a wizard" haaaahaaaaa *wheezing
I'm sure these videos are time-consuming to make, but I really like the deep dive into each school! Keep up the good work!
We need more off these!
Can't believe how well you took the Forgotten Realms lore, added your own spin, and despite the reaction misinformation, was a super informative video.
Dude be definitely snorting some crushed moonstone
I can't quite tell you how much I really want to have, "If you...do the math" (I know I dropped the word and from the beginning of that) as a notification sound for my phone. Or even just the word Abjuration right after he says that. It would be awesome and hilarious to see someone's face when it comes on, especially with some perfectly timed moments. Awesome job on this video. All the animated videos so far are great.
I know these weren't the best received of your videos, but I personally find them hilarious!
"If only you could cast spells."
Warcaster: Am I a joke to you?
Please have that character back again and have him eaten alive by goblins.
Started playing an abjuration wizard in a side game as an experiment. It's actually pretty fun. The shield makes you surprisingly tanky (although I don't recommend drawing all attention to you without specificly building for that). And being able to protect others is really oawesome. You're also helping the healer.
I give you mad props to your voice work dude. Seriously, you're like one the most unique of people on TH-cam I've seen who can do a pretty awesome low-tone and unique voice. And I don't say that about everyone let me tell you. (:
I'm waiting for more mancerclasses I'm hoping you do all the wizard subclasses I'd love to see them
Good god get this man a healer. In all seriousness, love the video, very informative, and quite humorous. Keep up the good work!
As usual your work is amazing and informative! I really look forward to whenever you can get more of thies out they are a nice kick in the week and a nice smile.
3:17 Yes, all those abjuration ritual spells. All 1 of them in that Wizards can learn, Alarm (1st level). The only other 2, Forbiddance (6th, cost to cast) and Ceremony (1st, XGE, cost to cast), are Cleric exclusive.