Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Astral Dragon
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- The Astral Plane, realm of dreams, thought, imagination, home of the celestial gods and the planar dragons, the Astral Dragon is a sleek and awesome creature, almost the embodiment of freedom, and a fierce enemy of the Githyanki.
Here's my theory; the tails of astral Dreadnoughts all connect at the end, they are not a race with many connections but one creature with countless 'heads' or more accurately fingers it is using to manipulate the astral plane.
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Anyone think that an Astral Dragon getting "astrolomitis" is just sad?
It is, really quite a tragedy.
Seems like helping a friendly one get back to the Astral plain could be a whole quest line, though.
Keith Winget but they won’t be friendly
They will go insane and destroy everything
And thus why someone would hunt dragons. People eat the meat for the supposed benefits.
FYI jump 9 minutes ahead to get to the reason you clicked on this video
Planar lore and dragon lore?
Nice twofer.
I would love to see episodes on the Ethergaunts
I'd like to learn more about abberations. The more lovecraftian, the better!
*minus the racism
Every video is a treat of lore. Well done and thank you from Seattle, Washington. U,S.A.
Lot of awesome ideas in this one. Would still like a vid on Io. Not trying to sound pushy but me and a buddy are in the middle of rewriting the structure of Io. I have a hard time finding anything cannon on Io. Anything would help.
If a flight is "4-10 dragons," what do you call a group of 10+ dragons?
Noximus Jamaicanus an "Armageddon"? Since they're probably there for a reason?
Humanity Sucks An armageddon of dragons... Hmmm
extended family get together
A group of more than ten dragons is actually called a "Thunder of Dragons" due to the sound their wings make. However on Abeir Toril, a large group of dragons might be called a "Rage of Dragons".
Group of eggs = Clutch
Group of wyrmling-young = Brood
Group of adults = Flight
The standard collective nouns for groups of dragons are:
A flight of dragons
A weyr of dragons
A wing of dragons
A thunder of dragons
A group of dragons is also referred to as a "Clan"
This is because that Dragons are supposed to be sentient creatures, so if they traveled together it's because they chose to be a part of that "clan" for reasons more than just being in a group.
But my personal answer to what do you call a group of 10+ dragons is...
YOUR PROBLEM!!! I'm getting my 4th level cleric's @$$ outta here...lol
Have you done Stellar Dragons? I'd love to hear your thoughts on their " _Gems of Wisdom_ and _Pearls of Knowledge_ "
... And I loved this video. Thanks for doing what you do.
It's a bit of a ritual for me when I come home after work to pop open one of your videos, lean back in my chair with a cup of tea, and relax while you describe/explain/elaborate on some aspect of D&D :)
Love the video's id love if you did some kind of break down of the diffrent universes like Eberron and forgotten realms :) touching in on what makes them unique!
hmmm, an overview of the realms.. good idea.
@@AJPickett No doubt that particular video will be at least 1 hour long-- still a good idea though
I'm building a campaign world that uses a group of pantheons, three of which are real world pantheons, being Celtic, Roman, and Norse pantheons. When you get the chance, could you do a video on real world deities and religions in DND, and maybe give some advice on how to accurately depict them, while staying true to the game? I've seen a bit on this topic in published books such as the 5e Player's Handbook and Dungeon Master's Guide, but I was wondering if you could go into a bit more detail, as you are so good at doing. Thanks for the videos, they are really helpful.
A.J. can you please do an in depth video on the "Inevitables" and also "Psionics vs. Magic"? Thanks.
AJ, this is great. Amazing stuff, as always. The astral dragon is often presented as wingless. Got me thinking about some of the lore regarding Lentys and Tamara, two of the three platinum dragons. I have read the lore on which you based some of your content in your Bahamut video. If you were introducing lore of Bahamut - and perhaps of Lendys/Tamara - into a campaign based primarily in, say, Waterdeep, what would be some reasonable paths to acquire that lore?
AMAZING video. Astral dragons are a new one for me. Can't wait for next live chat! No deadly snacks this time
Sounds like good ideas for plot hooks, they can really be anywhere. And somewhat interesting as a specific sorcerer with Draconic origins, although I wonder if the sorcerer sprouting wings would change. I was also reading Unearthed Arcana recently with some Gith player origins, which had me wondering what would make an interesting character, which I was mostly thinking of as a horizon walker ranger, which could be interesting to have a Githyanki with dragon favored enemy for hunting Astral dragons, rather than just thinking of hunting Ilithid.
A demi-plane called meth? In the US we just call that Florida.
Iv been waiting for this, thanks AJ, I'm gunna be defiantly putting this in one of my games :D and as always, super interesting !!
Thanks Nixs
Are you going to do one on the Radiant Dragon, or did I miss that somehow?
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Very accurate. I appreciated the full bibliography.
Hey AJ. Love your informative videos. Had an idea for something and wondered what you might do with it. I wanted to do a draconic sorcerer that received his gifts from an Astral Dragon. What gifts and ideas would you propose for such a character (a gith for the race if that helps) as a Sorcerer? Please keep sharing your knowledge with us all!
Troll geniuses? That might explain the invention of social media :)
Awesome! Thanks A.J.!
Well given how adventurers work, "code of conflict" works perfectly fine as well.
Lol, yeah true.
This was awesome AJ and I look forward to the Vecna vid in the future I wonder what he looked like before becoming a lich
Good question, I'll have to do some research on that.
Talking about undead in the astral plane perhaps you could say that the undead are cut off from shadow energy but prevented from dying. As a result they maintain a little of their humanity and remember their past life.
Your game, your rules, is my motto.The astral plane is not really cut off from anywhere, as it connects to every plane.
Newbie Question:
If Astral Dragons live over 10,000 years and learn 10+ tier spells.
Wouldn't they be the most powerful dragon?
They are certainly not to be taken lightly.
Mindflayer = A floating astral brain
Time, stellar, and astral dragons just hanging out
Another great video.
He probably looked pretty good but when your a lich looks dont matter unless your polishing your skull for that undead shine
Came here for one thing and got like 12 things, nice
Thank you you made my day
most welcome.
I keep forgetting to ask, why did you turn off the comments for the "Ecology of the gods" video?
You good folks don't see the wall of spam and vitriol I have to deal with when I post any videos on that topic, also, the vids on demons and devils come under constant fire.. blocking all comments is a good reminder to everyone that commenting is not a right, it is a privilege and this channel is not going to tolerate abuse of that, I value this community and this safe space we share. Anyway, people have commented on other video threads about that vid, and sent me personal messages, so, it is mainly the trolls who stomp off it a fury, more reasonable viewers just post on the previous, or next vid.
ya i can see that no reason to get RL politics involved in a non politcal channel though I'm not sure if a general videos about gods would attract those sorts people as much as vids talking about various fiendish denizens though maybe instead of doing that pretty much by default maybe only do it if a videos comments end up overflowing with such content and it doesn't seem like its going slow down since im pretty sure the only people who do that aren't actual viewers but people who are just looking to cause trouble. plus i think if people don't feed them they won't stick around.
AJ Pickett There are several questions that I need answered if it's not too much trouble.
Can an astral dragon become a dracolich?
Can dragons be thrown into the abyss for any reason, such as divine punishment?
Can a dracolich's phylactery also be tossed into the abyss?
Can a dragon be turned, or ascend/descend, into a demonic dragon?
If so, who or what in the Abyss would do such a thing?
Is it possible for it to rise to power as a demon lord?
I'm...weaving a story together. The end goal I'm aiming for is that the demonic dragon (elder brother) safeguards the phylactery of the dracolich (younger brother) somewhere within its own body while it rules over its own realm in the abyss.
Can a Astral dragon become a Dracolich, yes, they can.
Yes, dragons can venture or be 'thrown'into the abyss, the abyss is just a lot of interconnected, corrupted planes, so, yep. Same with a phylactery, it is an object and can go anywhere. Things don't generally go from being demonic to un-demonic, things certainly can be corrupted by fiendish energies and become demonic.
Prolonged contact with weaker demonic taint, or direct contact with powerful demons, can corrupt mortal creatures, including dragons.
Demons gain power through destruction, chaos and torment, they drink in chaos and disruption in the same way undead consume negative energy, demons gain most power through challenging and destroying other demons, absorbing all of their power, but when there is order, life and peace around them, they are driven to bring it to ruin with an insatiable appetite for violence and cruelty.
It could be that the dracolich can summon the Fiendish dragon to kill and destroy, which would empower the demon and also feed power into the phylactery, nourishing the dracolich.
AJ Pickett Thank you so much! You have no idea how excited I am now to put these thoughts on paper. That is exactly the kind of bond I want for the two dragons. This is just the general summary and direction if you're interested. I still have to fill in the holes in-between.
Prologue:
A pair of brothers in life, two astral dragons and among the earliest of their kind. Their history wiped away from mortal thought.
The younger (Noruk): chaotic neutral. Noruk studied necromancy and gathered a following, began to worship Orcus. After nearly a century of gathering enough powerful liches and necromancers, Noruk stripped away his chains of mortality and became a dracolich. Under his rule, many cults gathered and the dracolich spread his shadow onto as many worlds as possible. After decades of war against the living and few divine factions, Noruk's phylactery was discovered and cast into the abyss. While the soul within it would suffer once the dracolich's body was destroyed. At least...that was the intent.
The elder (Akoth): lawful good. Akoth watched his brother descend into madness everyday and demanded he cease this pursuit of madness. Noruk assured him that he would, Akoth kept a watchful eye yet gave his kin the benefit of the doubt. In secret, Noruk had continued his work and cast aside what he was, then alluded his elder once he began his campaign. Akoth watched his younger's campaign but could not convince him to stop. Upon learning of his brother's defeat and the phylactery that held him being cast out into the abyss, Akoth crossed through in desperate search of it. He was not seen for eons.
What do you think so far?
Interesting pictures.
Aerospace dragon how nice yeah that's
Half way through... finnally you made the vid 😁😀 that troll thingy is creepy, by creepy standards.
Since there's so many dragons some of the more notable ones that aren't already options should be made options for the draconic bloodline sorcerer mainly the hybrid dragonsike the purple dragon
are there any adamantium, platinum, mithril, etc. dragons? What would they do? Is there an amber dragon?
and a second question. The strange liquid pond where mind flayers keep their young, what does it do when somebody drinks from it?
Hey Pada LAN, great questions! Bahamut is THE Platinum dragon, there is only one as far as I know. I don't think there are Mithril dragons (file them under 'silver'), there are Adamantium dragons, I talk about them in my video on Bytopia. Can't find anything on any Amber dragons.
Drinking brain pool fluid? Well aside from it tasting REALLY bad, there is a very high chance that you are going to get infected with the parasitic illithid larvae and begin the process of Ceremorphosis into a Mind Flayer. The process requires magic to stop it, once the saving throw is failed and the transformation begins, and then it is just a matter of days before the characters mind is completely overtaken by the parasite and the character is no longer playable.. it becomes an NPC monster. Turning a Mind Flayer back into a player character requires a wish spell or equivalent.
@@AJPickett i think song dragons are the mithril dragons. they're the ones that frequently work with the harpers, and are i think immune to dracorage, or can atleast use abate draco rage...
they are also not physically imposing, but enjoy mixing around anonymously with humans elves etc. they also have an inclination to being bards.
cant find the source of this, i just vaguely remember it from somewhere
I don't play D&D, but Bahamut is the only platinum dragon that people know of. Yet I'm sure that more exist, but they are probably in another plane and when they do venture to the material plane it is only to act as heralds in times of trouble while polymorphed as humanoids.
Other than that Bahamut probably ensures that any other Platinum dragon doesn't venture onto the material plane, they would be his offspring after all, and the moment a platinum dragon enters the material plane is to carry out some god's plan to rescue worshippers from a great evil or to prevent evil from destroying the prime material plane. Or sometimes to watch over other creatures and report back to Bahamut.
Are there any 5th edition stats for this creature? If not, where are the most recent stats?
The astral behemoth looks almost exactly like the Cacodemons from the original Doom games (or vice-versa depending on which came first)
Yeah, dead ringers, and the Cacodemons looks pretty much like the face of a Beholder.
Fun fact, Cacodemons were intentionally designed that way, the design taking inspiration from both Astral Dreadnoughts and Beholders.
design inspiration? They basically copy/pasted it, lol.
True, yeah.
So tue astral dragon is more akin to the eastern dragons while the ones of the astral sea have narrow wings kinda line gold dragins but they dont use them and the abyssal tyoe is gold and red whilw the astral sea is silver and white
video called astral dragon.... 9 mins in still no dragon
first astral then dragon
15 minutes in you mention that they travel 150 ft/round so 1500 ft/minute essentially. Which means they move at about 17 mph and some change. That's not that fast, or am I missing something or did I mishear you?
Is there any way i can contact you? Im a brand new dm making my first campaign and i was hoping for a tiny bit of your input
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You're blowing my mind yo! :D
Excellent.
I'd like to see someone do a shadow dragon Justice they've been around since the 80s
Even a 1 in 100 chance of doing the woopsy doodle and going permanently insane is super high when you're talking about it using one of its base abilities. You're telling me it wouldn't always eventually end up happening to an almost ageless dragon? Cause those odds seem to say otherwise.
So with that being said, how does almost certain insanity and death make sense for this creature from a game mechanics and balancing point of view? Does it have some huge edge over the rest of dragonkind that would make that kind of hobbling necessary?
Cause if so, I'm not sure I'm seeing it the stat block.
...liondragon. I remember that those were a thing.
DracoTitan DovahKii I think those count as an offshoot not a true dragon something along the lines of like a Drake
joseph kofmann drakes are dragons.
DracoTitan DovahKii I think they're technically a subspecies they would be the cousins of the Cobalt
joseph kofmann And I believe that he's covering every type of dragons, that means that he's discussing the subspecies themselves.
Draconic, or at a stretch, Dragon-kin. and I will be talking about drakes, wyrms and such.
Is this the same dragon from Pathfinder? I sow that dragon stats and it was insane. The thing had 29ac. FREAKEN 29?
TheOuterLimits nope, same AC as a Copper dragon of the same age category.
The astral dreadnought looks familiar.
I thought falling down was plain of air, Astral plain is movement based on intelligence...
Are you podcasting? Because you should!
Was it this realm where the psionic wielders of true renowned so to speak could make their domain using the 9th level power genesis?
I know what it does on material planes I read the fine print so to speak and I know it's supposed to be used add how to piss off every deity on a given material Realm by manifesting it there
"You create a finite plane with limited access: a demiplane. Demiplanes created by this power are very small, very minor planes. This power works best when manifested while you are on the Astral Plane. Manifestation of this power creates a local density fluctuation that precipitates the creation of a demiplane. At first, the fledgling plane grows in radius at a rate of 1 foot per day to an initial maximum radius of 180 feet as it rapidly draws substance from the surrounding astral ectoplasm. Once the new demiplane reaches its maximum size, it doesn’t really stop growing, but its growth rate decreases to only 1 foot per week (approximately a 50-foot increase in radius per year). Once your demiplane is created, you can travel to it using astral caravan, plane shift, or some other power or permanent link that you arrange for separately.
You determine the environment within the demiplane when you manifest genesis, reflecting most any desire you can visualize. You determine factors such as atmosphere, water, temperature, and the general shape of the terrain. This power cannot create life (including vegetation), nor can it create construction (such as buildings, roads, wells, dungeons, and so forth). You must add these details in some other fashion if you desire. You can’t create lingering psionic effects with this power; you have to add those separately, if desired. Similarly, you can’t create a demiplane out of esoteric material, such as silver or uranium; you’re limited to stone and dirt. You can’t manipulate the time trait on your demiplane; its time trait is as the Material Plane. Once your demiplane reaches 180 feet in radius, you can manifest this power again to gradually add another 180 feet of radius to it, and so on.
Antigenesis: If genesis is manifested on the Material Plane, the power takes effect and the demiplane begins to grow at the rate noted above, but it gets no larger than a radius of 1 foot per level. The energies of the new plane are exactly canceled by the energies of the original plane, creating a dead spot like a limited cancer on the original plane. The expanding boundary of the dead spot wipes away all construction, crumbles natural land forms, and evaporates water, leaving behind a uniformly level area of inert dust. Living creatures that pass the boundary of the growing dead spot are not directly affected, but plants can find no sustenance in the dust of the dead spot, water-breathing creatures die quickly when water turns to dust, and mobile animals know enough to leave the area alone. Once the wave of change passes, no special essence remains in the dead spot, and it may be colonized naturally over the course of several years by bacteria, plants, and animals."
AJ Pickett I must sit right now I would love to play a game of D&D with you as the DM just throwing that out there it's awesome that you knew exactly what I was talking about my favorite class is the psionic classes either the psychic Warrior or the true psionic and I'm sad the way they changed them up everything I've been able to find about I'm in 4th and 5th edition sucks granted I'll admit they were way overpowered in 3rd Edition and in second edition I've been playing for a long time
All that being said I found it interesting how powerful they can actually become if you knew what you were doing I had a character that I played since second edition and he found a way to forcefully pull psionic energy out of any living creature with a very unusual device in his little pocket Dimension his Demi playing as you put it he would capture powerful beings that he could and he would subject them to this drawing all their energy out and storing it in a crystal from which he drew energy this allowed him to use powers a lot more than your average say psionic player
an astal jugernaut is a creature made from dreams of babies
First view. Never done that before.
There is a first time for everything :)
L'ung Dragons?
Coming very soon!
I must be an Astral Dragon, I live on a liquid diet. 😳👍🏼🤣
I'm not a huge fan of the Astral Dragon. Not my cup of tea, I guess.
Personally I am not a huge fan of tea (I drink a river of coffee though), and as of yet, have not used an astral dragon in one of my games.. never say never though.
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