Jarlaxle in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist

[@alinapleshkova3091]

Dm: chooses Jarlaxale as a main villain
Me: gets a crush on him
Dm: 🗿
The whole party: 🗿

[@wizardfellow]

Ik it’s a joke, but who really chose jarlaxle or the couple over xanathar

[@Jeromy1986]

When a buddy was trying to give me a Forgotten Realms summary a few years back, I recall that Jarlaxale was like Batman in terms of always having some magic ass-pull of plot armor up his sleeve.

[@kellieannschears1784]

I introduced him into my campaign recently when my players where in Luskan and none of them had ever heard of him so I'm having so much fun making them trust him while he's secretly plotting to acquire some of their more interesting magical items.

[@beerbearian]

I've been waiting for a published adventure featuring Jarlaxle since the first time I met him in the Drizzt novels. This is basically a dream come true.

[@JanusHoW]

He can also play a role late in "Out of the Abyss", though it's probably nowhere near as much as he is in this. Meeting with Jarlaxle is one of several ways you can get into this tower where one of the Plot Coupons is, and one of the two that can get you in the front door with ease.
The other is meeting his sister, Quenthel Baerne, and convince *her* to let you in. Quenthel, by the way, is the Matron Mother of House Baerne AND a Chosen of Lolth, making her essentially the mortal ruler of all dark elves. And she's got the magical might to back it up if you piss her off - she can cast any cleric spell up to 9th AT WILL as a 20th level caster, plus she can use a disintegrate spell as an action while sitting on her throne.

[@midnightmarauders5754]

"As charming as he is dangerous"
That's an understatement. And why it's going to be so fun to roleplay him. >:)

[@absolutelyshmooie7086]

I'll be running waterdeep soon, this guy or xanathar will definatly be my villian.

[@whowantstoknow6208]

I meet this dude. I told him that his hat was cool. He also called me a “tiny fire person.”

[@absolutelyshmooie7086]

Genasi?

[@DazraelArianos]

The third born sons that aren't sacrificed to Lolth always end up causing the most chaos. True embodiments of Lolth's will.

[@PrimordialAnnihilator]

Jarlaxle is my favourite drow character hands down

[@ShellySummers]

The dude dated twobdragon sisters at the same time. 😉

[@NovaStella_]

Transcendence Studios he actually did it, the absolute madman!

[@ericko9158]

nice.

[@Darth_Revan_05-6]

Wasn't it only Ilnezhara though?

[@DazraelArianos]

@@Darth_Revan_05-6 nope. He definitely laid with both of them at once.
I don't believe he ever dated them but they certainly enjoyed his company. 😉

[@PrimordialAnnihilator]

I wonder will Artemis Entreri be making an appearance as well if so excellent

[@e1m0k44]

I hope that with his stat block they include a bunch of his iconic magic items so the dm can use them all.

[@spikegilfer1997]

That list would be longer than I am tall.
And I'm 6'7.

[@DazraelArianos]

I've wanted his bracers for so many of my characters..... nothing even remotely like them exists in any D&D game books.

[@NegaDruid]

I'm glad they are having Jarlaxle as one of the villains.

[@blizz3975]

But in Waterdeep? IN WATERDEEP?

[@starwall8755]

Jaraxle is the one villian I love too much to kill.

[@spikegilfer1997]

God, I love this friggin' dandy. I'll gladly support Jarl-y boi and his -stupid- *WONDERFUL* diatryma feather hat.

[@bacchus8081]

I'm still waiting for the day he calls that bird Macaroni :P

[@iantusa9207]

I'm so stoked, Jarlaxle is one of my key characters in my home campaign. Love it.

[@rayclawicefire2503]

Jarlaxle must be spell correct or we shall send in drow assassins.

[@STEEVEWES]

Damn so many videos today! Woohoo

[@boubear26]

I don't even know if you would call Jarlaxle a villain these days. He has ended wars and saved good guys so many times I'm not particularly sure what's evil about him.

[@horizon241]

Yes but will Athrogate make an appearance is what I want to know!

[@Captain_Mike82]

One of the best dwarves I've even seen
His rhymes and laughs are rather keen
Bwa ha ha ha

[@jameslorentz8048]

@@Captain_Mike82 yeah im a fan of his personality, but his fighting style is so hard to beleive

[@oddac2669]

Jaraxle? or Jar(L)axle?

[@mooxim]

I get the feeling Todd doesn't actually know this since he said it wrong at the start and typed it in incorrectly for the video title.

[@yamuska]

It's Jar(L)axle. He appeared in other works before.

[@spikegilfer1997]

He might be familiar and have mispronounced it for years because of a misleading side-glance. Drow names are tricky in general, you just need to listen for the half-dozen different pronunciations of Drizzt's name to make that apparent.

[@nomanchaudhry8727]

common among them being drizz-it

[@bacchus8081]

I don't care. I have called it House Baerne instead of Baenre in my head for over 20 years now, no way that's ever going to change. I can understand if other people have those same kind of brainfarts when it comes to drow names.

[@quintinsteevessenior5568]

Why isnt RA Salvatore involved in 5e?

[@peterrants9634]

That is a good question.

[@x64600]

He does have a new Drizzt trilogy coming out. Timeless just came out this month.

[@scottsmith9936]

WotC stopped all novel publications for whatever idiotic reason. RA Salvatore still has intellectual property rights however and much of D&D is open to publication due to ogl.

[@SirRule]

Holy crap... I've been calling him JAR-LAX-LEE all my life 0_0

[@ADogToy]

If you spell it without the "l" this video is the first result in google, if you spell it with the "l" the video doesn't show up on google.

[@blairbird8022]

More I look at the Jarlaxle image, the more he looks like Christoph Waltz.

[@henrywieman2454]

I hope Athrogate shows up!

[@jerrystensgar2178]

seconded.

[@zoleriibaenre8365]

Oh I was sooo hoping that man on the cover was Jarlaxle.

[@Colin12475]

I thought Jarlaxle was a mercenary living in Menzoberranzan.

[@tyetnic]

Man. I always thought it was pronounced Yarlaxle

[@GunmanJag]

In before (L) added to the name lol

[@alainpbat3903]

Drizzt???? Aaaaaaaaa

[@mikegould6590]

Sounds a bit like Raymond Reddington from Blacklist. I like'im.

[@tibboocelot9272]

Does this mean, perhaps from Homebrew, we could bring in Drizzt and have a final confrontation?

[@TheGeorgeagent]

The great thing about D&D.. you can do anything you like!

[@tristanmagnus1964]

I get the impression Perkins isn't a fan somehow.

[@MaskofFayt]

I feel like if I present this guy to my players they'll make a relax (relaxle?) pun out of his name and immediately get their ass handed to them for it.

[@jeramiedavis6782]

Imagine if jarlaxle had to use a axe of dwarvish lords and let the curse ride out and procured a mighty beard indeed.

[@SuperHomemadehorror]

I love this character and I'm thinking about using them as the villian! Can someone clarify whats evil about him though, what evil things would he get up to if he got a hold of the hoard of dragons?

[@mehmeh5615]

jacob wyles I know this is late but Jarlaxle funnily enough is not evil aligned, he’s chaotic neutral and if I remember correctly I think he wants to buy an extreme amount of political power within the city because of how much of an asset that would be to him

[@kylemerryman2074]

I think he’s a villain in the sense that his goals can often conflict with yours. You may need what he wants, and he’s not going to be persuaded otherwise. Usually.

[@TerraverseCo]

I am three years late... LOL: From my experience reading from Homeland up to Hero this is my subjective view on the character: Jarlaxle doesn't really have "Evil" for the sake of being evil in his mind. He's more of the Jack Sparrow archetype, albeit with a more refined sense of control about him. He'd rather not see the world on fire, for he lives here and quite likes to live a life of comfort, if this means joining heroes or helping out in some way to make sure the world he likes to live in comfort lives on, then he will do so.
He won't betray you if he thinks you're of value to him. Unless it's more valuable to him to betray you. But there's a line he won't cross. He'll eventually form friendships with people: See: Athrogate, Drizzt, Entreri, etc., he'll go out of his way to help people he considers his friends. He'll make sure you're not harmed in his controlled areas, etc.
But make no mistake, he's ever an opportunist, and there's nothing he doesn't do, without self-gain on the mind in some way, shape, or form. So even if he's joining you on some extravagant quest to quash a beast like some gallant hero, there's something else at play. The beast either has something he wants, or he considers it a threat to his own interests, and figures helping you, would make his own job easier.
This is a character that relishes in freedom, self-improvement, and power of the self that can separate him from the city of his birth, a place he feels claustrophobic in the matron-ruled Menzo of which he's always on the lookout to be rid of. It's one of the reasons why he took over Luskan, to oversee the city from the surface, under the guise of opening trade routes to the Underdark through Luskan. Matron Baenre throwing him out was the best thing that ever happened to him. It gave him a freedom that most male drow would only wish to experience. His cunning and refusal to stay down granted him a level of power surpassed only, perhaps, by his older brother, of which I think now also resides in Luskan (See: Archmage).
tl;dr: I have the mind to call him Chaotic Neutral. Rather than any of the evil alignments.

[@simplyepic1234]

So D and Ds Raymond Reddington? Sign me right up

[@peterrants9634]

I remember those books, Jarlaxle was sooo cool. A male drow with no problem throwing his weight around to the other houses, and putting the matriarchs in their places.

[@megavore97]

Peter Rants dude's a BAMF

[@peterrants9634]

I know right? Doing things the way they should be.

[@chefcesarreynosa7892]

Dude is like batman he has something for every situation

[@KidK32]

Now your gonna make me want a book on Luskin lol

[@amaliethorup1590]

KidK32 I think it is in SKT

[@KidK32]

Oh I actually have every book todate. lol group hasn't gotten that one yet lol maybe I should look thru it lol.

[@karenlee1741]

Movie has to be done

[@Hyaozan]

SO THAT'S HOW YOU PRONOUNCE HIS NAME

[@skorgevondoom___9571]

Sounds like a Nice Guy
I would love to chat about Taking power and working together...

[@theatreofcontroversy]

the raging suger highs of my 2yo are nothing to the excitment of all these vids from WotC -

[@KevinAdams06]

Love these videos. Perhaps consider toning down the color grading. The washed out faces are a bit distracting.

[@hexnstuff6563]

What is with so many videos today Lord

[@darrenstrange2244]

Our party is soooo stuck. How on earth do we go about getting the eye from Jarlaxle!?!? We are only Level 6, I guess defeating him is out of the question!?

[@silentgunshotgonzalez7551]

Is it just me or does Jarlexne(?) Look like the guy who voices ultron?

[@nullusanxietas2379]

What can I say, I'm a simp for the drow pimp. 😉🤭

[@adamwelch8445]

Are they going to have artimis too?

[@mathieup1233]

Sounds a little bit like Littlefinger from GoT. Is that a good comparison?

[@spikegilfer1997]

TL:DR: Yes. Perhaps a cross between Littlefinger and Show!Daario Naharis? Though Jarlaxle is more aloof than either.
Pretty similar in their mindset, (At least for the first few seasons) though Jarlaxle is as much mercenary as he is information broker, whereas LF is as much entrepreneur as he is political ladder-climber. Littlefinger is more "No loose ends" and Jarlaxle is more "An enemy turned to my cause, knowingly or not, is around twice as efficient as a enemy killed."
That and Jarlaxle doesn't have some grand scheme of revenge that will plunge several kingdoms into chaos because some Chad roughed him up as a kid when he tried to swoop in on Chad's girl. He finds grudges to be entirely unproductive and prefers to focus on ever greater profits.
Long-story made short, Jarlaxle gets kind of bored of the deadly decadent court that is Menzoberranzan and so he decides to dick around on the surface. I can't imagine Petyr Baelish ever being so whimsical.

[@youronlyrealfriend]

What's with the ASMR voice damn

[@zmeyagosho]

Could someone with more experience as DnD player or DM give me an advice?
I've read the Drizzt novels and I know what kind of person Jarlaxle is.
I'm just starting to play in a campaign in Waterdeep, and my character is a Drow born in Menzoberranzan, so it makes perfect sense that I would know Jarlaxle in character.
So my question is, when(and if) our party meets him, do I just say outright "Oh maaan... I know Jarlaxle, from way back. He is so and so", or I should ask the DM to roll a history check on him?
EDIT: I guess it will be better to ask for a History roll...
The thing is, if I roll a 1 it will be very hard to pretend ingame, that I have no idea who Jarlaxle is :D
Then again, if I have picked a human character, I would have to pretend to know nothing of Jarlaxle anyway...

[@GarrettKearns]

Is it me or does Jarlaxle look a lot like Chris?

[@SuperMilkytea]

Reminds me of molly mauke from critical role haha

[@i-am-your-conscience]

If, then Mollymauk reminds of Jarlaxle.. You always find characters with some reminicense of guys like Jaraxle, Drizzt, and other of those rememberable guys

[@darklightimages]

He sounds broken. He sounds like a DM's PC. In order for him to have any kind of level of skills her needs to pretty much know everything the DM knows.

[@mehmeh5615]

Or you steal his boat, smash stuff, and generally cause enough of a disturbance that the watch gets involved. Yes, the book actually suggests ways to defeat him, and while there are others one is to steal his boats while he isn’t home, go on a joyride, and cause chaos. I mean you’re not gonna kill him, but that’s the case for every villain in waterdeep, I mean one of them is a godamned beholder and this is a 1-4 level campaign!

[@squifurgie]

Best not to get involved with Jarlaxle . . . it's bad for your health

[@josuemarquez1239]

I win!

[@chasemorello60]

🪄

[@justinmercado8795]

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