I'd imagine this creature would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't destroy the souls after 1 minute. Imagine a soul eater has been rampaging through the countryside preforming hits on the local cults for a dark wizard, when the party finds it and kills it all the souls it has eaten are unleashed as a horde of very angry ghosts.
Running into a soulless resurrected npc sounds interesting. Especially in pandemonium. Man, psychic predators are just what I needed in the middle of the night.
Perhaps after a minute, the player who's soul has been eaten rolls a d4. 1 is int, 2 is wis, 3 is cha, 4 is reroll twice, ignoring rolls of 4. The selected stat is reduced to 1 if the player resurrected. If all of the stats reach 1, the soul cannot be recovered. Roll one at the end of each minute after the target has been eaten.
So first thoughts when I saw Soul Eater in my feed from AJ, first thought was "Oh, So AJ has met my ex-wife, and survived the encounter. But is so psychically scared by the encounter he wants to make a video about it. …. for that sir. I'm sorry, so sorry." 7:05 Supreme hunters.... if you hide, they will find you. …. So is their real names Liam Neeson? all with a "particular set of skills. 10:00 Mindflayers - could be a way to have MtG Warforged …… to use a card name would be a Replica gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=+[replica] have it when the being wakes up and realization of whats happened, make a "system shock" roll if they pass all knowlage is still in tact. if they fail, the knowlage is lost but the soul remains (starting over at level 1)
@@thurismundbotheric7598 wow that was my point, it brings the 2 closer together in the contects of what AJ was saying for the idea with the mindflayers. within the dnd worlds and rules, Warforged have their own rules, setup and whatnot , this would be something different when you bring the lore of MtG. So using my knowlage of magic and dnd, is what I came up with. a basic hybrid of (enter race type here) and the warforged. for dnd game terms and rules. but used the lore from Magic.
Noice!! I discovered this book a few weeks ago and used some of the critters in a recent game. Excellent book, my only complaint was that I wanted more background or lore about the monsters, and I like how you filled some of that in.
Woah, we are delving into Honorary-Core territory! While breaking traditional D&D trends, Kobold Press takes care to take new ideas, and adapt an occasional mythological or folklore critter. If I would make a commision on a further ToB monster, that would be Smaragdine Golem - not only they are magic-absorbing, lightning-spewing mage guards, they are also connected to mystery cults of Thoth-Hermes in native Midgard setting, making them easy to place in Faerun's Mulhorand.
This vid started as an advanced access one for Patrons (I am releasing it now as they are getting a new one tomorrow), but I really like the Tome of Beasts and have no problem including the creatures in these video series, far as I am concerned, it is 5th editions version of the Fiend Folio.
@@firetarrasque4667 Given how "fast" 5e does things, we will see official Fiend Folio no earlier than year after next one. And it probably won't be a pure bestiary - more like VGtM and MToF. And that makes me sad - while fluff is great, it means that WoTC will never release these books as SRD - for example, Pathfinder has most of its corebook content found on internet, and with little more searching, one can find material from any book. I even feel that Tome of Beasts was created to fill that gap, as its monsters can be found on internet too.
I love this! It's delightfully evil, and a great summon for a villain. If my pcs were to try working with these tho, I would have to make sure it goes terribly right >:)
I have a magical great mace that is a borderline artifact weapon as a reoccurring item in my campaign. It was created in the Underdark from the soul of a great warrior (mercenary bordering on hero). It turned on its creators and hates illithid and drow. Now I have a monster that helps with its origin story. Thanks.
Hmmm ... sounds like this one is based on the creature of the same name featured in the D&D (the true D&D, not the AD&D that WotC calls D&D) module "Master of the Desert Nomads."
Isn't "trap the soul" a known spell tech that requires a gem? As an alternative method or a substitute source of material components the soul eater might be interesting
This is truly freaking odd I was flipping through the tome of beasts and was reading this at the same time this video auto played. I would really like to see your take one some more creatures form the Tomb of beasts and creature codex I would particularly like to hear your opinion on *The Soth* pgs 331-334 in the Creature Codex
In my homebrew world, there are assassin's dedicated to a dark and ancient power left over from the dawn war that feed his avatars (soul eaters) their victims.
I remember that those were different a while ago, like, tall humanoids with spikes coming out of their torso. Anyway, I despise those, so unnatural, taking away what should be immortal and undying. Although, I still remember the dread of fighting those humanoid soul eater-things, no one was brave enough to get in close proximity.
I just got tome of beasts for my birthday. Great book a lot of very mechanically interesting monsters perfect for a really fun complex fight. Almost too crazy really. Hundreds of monsters so complex I only want to use them every 2 or 3 adventures for sake of pacing. But that also means these videos of these monsters are incredibly useful
If you managed to kill one of these things I have a feeling you would be able to make a D&D version of Souledge from Soul Caliber. Or maybe some deranged blacksmith would be able to for a lunatic mage.
I have an idea for a magical item it's a ring that lets you form a bond with any creature whenever you perform a significant favor for said creature without taking a reward. The owner of the ring can use the item to cast the message spell to get in contact with any or all of the creatures they've formed a bond with. Once called upon the creature or creatures will attempt to help the owner of the ring to the best of their ability.
Zachary Weaver sounds great, reminds me a bit like the Druids Animal Companion. It would be rather powerful though, so it’ll have to be a later level item
10:00 *armies of flying pyromancer angels are unleashed from the gates of an immense monolithic chain landen celestial fortress* 😵😇🕊🔥 Infact maybe thats how the mind flayers win? think about it, if the gods are dependant on souls for power.
Oh god. Imagine the Raven Queen taking interest in Mind Flayers who've figured out some soul storing technology... would she take interest in acquiring this powerful tech/methodology? Or would she be intent on destroying such knowledge, seeing it as an interference to her quest to fully take power via souls? Perhaps a little of both...?
I know you focus on 5e monsters, but I would love for you to do a video about one of my favorite dnd monsters. The darkweaver. It even has what could be considered lair actions. Ahead of its time. www.lomion.de/cmm/darkweav.php Wish we could get some Pathfinder monsters too. Nothing beats the astradaemon. Basically the Pathfinder soul eater.
"Clerics of Pelor, rally your courage, eat hearty and fear not, for the sun God is with us. In the morn we assault the demon drow scum!" ~ Last words of High Priest Aloran....and his entire troupe of clerics
The horror you can unleash when you mix b.s. dizknei magic with the abyss. Dizknei is a layer where talking animals and demons of all kinds renact famous fairytales. Everyone is so nice and friendly while still being CE. It's all fun and games until a dizknei princess gets her soul eater to devour an intruder.
Zachary Hawley For some reason this reminds me of the module Dungeon Land and the Through the Looking Glass sequel. Everyone there was somewhat similar to the idea.
I would go with this being a transmuted drider of some sort, but I kinda have a thing for demon tribe stuff. I like narratives that tie certain demon tribes together with other demons, and Lolth-lings are not really detailed out enough. More over, if this is a drider changed by Lolth into it's current form, that allows the lore of Lolth to build. I think that Lolth is intentionally left vague. That works with the niche that she's in but it leaves something to be desired if the player character's, through their actions, start picking at that niche. Maybe they begin to ascend into a position directly opposed by Lolth or maybe directly inline with Lolth. At that point, the lore of the spider queen is going to start getting picked apart simply because of the narrative direction that the part undertakes at that point.
Ahhh... Phyrexia.... The plane of artifacts from Magic: The Gathering.... Interesting that WoTC is adding D&D to Magic. I remember convos between an old friend and I about how to add certain magic cards into D&D. So we did some homebrewing.
Maybe the lich casts flesh to stone on it after it eats the soul, and then the lich hides it in his collection of abstract art. Only a party member with high lore or experience seeing one would recognize it.
Only way I will ever be in a campaign with Flayers is if I am not the DM and can't pick the monsters, in fact those squidgy cephalopods will not even be in my version of the DnD world. I hate Mind Flayers with a passion and will take levels in Psionics just to ward them and their ilk off, granted I want to play as a "beast summoner" in my PC role, mot the basic summoner no this is more akin to a Pokemon Trainer where I can tame beasts with the right spells and then summon them to help me regardless of their current plane. It would never work on anything immortal though and for sure not the infernal, my neutral good would never allow it.
I'd imagine this creature would be a lot more dangerous if they didn't destroy the souls after 1 minute. Imagine a soul eater has been rampaging through the countryside preforming hits on the local cults for a dark wizard, when the party finds it and kills it all the souls it has eaten are unleashed as a horde of very angry ghosts.
7:12 So this is what dogs and cats see when we vacuum... Poor things
dark souls
These things are 10 lbs of nope in a 5 lb bag.
Oh, and a sign that the DM is done with your shit is a swarm of these.
You, my good friend, have won the interwebz! Awesome way to put it!
Running into a soulless resurrected npc sounds interesting. Especially in pandemonium. Man, psychic predators are just what I needed in the middle of the night.
When I see an evil monster in d&d I usually think about how to tweak it and make it good but na I'm not going to try this time lol
Perhaps after a minute, the player who's soul has been eaten rolls a d4. 1 is int, 2 is wis, 3 is cha, 4 is reroll twice, ignoring rolls of 4. The selected stat is reduced to 1 if the player resurrected. If all of the stats reach 1, the soul cannot be recovered. Roll one at the end of each minute after the target has been eaten.
Exelent! Just what i wanted to see at like 2 in the morning.
it's about 8pm on a Saturday night here.
Well whenever you upload i get a lovely kick outa it so blessings apon ya my friend.
Kobold press.
The answer to which publisher should be a top contender for alternatives to the WotC bestiaries
Back in 3.5e Soul Eater was the name of a Book of Vile Darkness prestige class, the example image features a Mind Flayer consuming a soul.
So first thoughts when I saw Soul Eater in my feed from AJ, first thought was "Oh, So AJ has met my ex-wife, and survived the encounter. But is so psychically scared by the encounter he wants to make a video about it. …. for that sir. I'm sorry, so sorry."
7:05 Supreme hunters.... if you hide, they will find you. …. So is their real names Liam Neeson? all with a "particular set of skills.
10:00 Mindflayers - could be a way to have MtG Warforged …… to use a card name would be a Replica gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?name=+[replica] have it when the being wakes up and realization of whats happened, make a "system shock" roll if they pass all knowlage is still in tact. if they fail, the knowlage is lost but the soul remains (starting over at level 1)
@@thurismundbotheric7598 wow that was my point, it brings the 2 closer together in the contects of what AJ was saying for the idea with the mindflayers. within the dnd worlds and rules, Warforged have their own rules, setup and whatnot , this would be something different when you bring the lore of MtG. So using my knowlage of magic and dnd, is what I came up with. a basic hybrid of (enter race type here) and the warforged. for dnd game terms and rules. but used the lore from Magic.
Ah... I knew I shouldn't have trusted that monk about not wearing shoes.
Oh wait. Its bob.
Hi, Bob
Soul eater and a mind flayer fighting over a brain
Noice!! I discovered this book a few weeks ago and used some of the critters in a recent game. Excellent book, my only complaint was that I wanted more background or lore about the monsters, and I like how you filled some of that in.
You should check out there new book too
@@stanchskate which one?
@@GreenLanternCorps2814 creature codex
Looks like a form of Obyrith.
(One of the lovecraftian demons in 3.5)
Probably a low end one though since it doesn't blast sanity...
Sounds like just the fauna for my dreamscapes. 😃
Yeah I was just thinking this would be another great addition to the evil Quori of Eberron.
Someone should use one of these to try and track a wounded kraken that teleported away
Just seeing the picture of this thing, and knowing how awesome your beholder crafting was, I would love to see your crafting of one of these things.
Hmmm, could be fun
Yeah it looks like several monsters melded together by a mad scientist.
Nice work on the video!
Woah, we are delving into Honorary-Core territory! While breaking traditional D&D trends, Kobold Press takes care to take new ideas, and adapt an occasional mythological or folklore critter.
If I would make a commision on a further ToB monster, that would be Smaragdine Golem - not only they are magic-absorbing, lightning-spewing mage guards, they are also connected to mystery cults of Thoth-Hermes in native Midgard setting, making them easy to place in Faerun's Mulhorand.
This vid started as an advanced access one for Patrons (I am releasing it now as they are getting a new one tomorrow), but I really like the Tome of Beasts and have no problem including the creatures in these video series, far as I am concerned, it is 5th editions version of the Fiend Folio.
Until 5th inevitably get's it's own version of the Fiend Folio, of course.
@@firetarrasque4667 Given how "fast" 5e does things, we will see official Fiend Folio no earlier than year after next one. And it probably won't be a pure bestiary - more like VGtM and MToF. And that makes me sad - while fluff is great, it means that WoTC will never release these books as SRD - for example, Pathfinder has most of its corebook content found on internet, and with little more searching, one can find material from any book. I even feel that Tome of Beasts was created to fill that gap, as its monsters can be found on internet too.
I love this! It's delightfully evil, and a great summon for a villain. If my pcs were to try working with these tho, I would have to make sure it goes terribly right >:)
I have a magical great mace that is a borderline artifact weapon as a reoccurring item in my campaign. It was created in the Underdark from the soul of a great warrior (mercenary bordering on hero). It turned on its creators and hates illithid and drow. Now I have a monster that helps with its origin story. Thanks.
When dealing with her, always remember: Lolth wants to be worshipped on the surface, more than anything...
Hmmm ... sounds like this one is based on the creature of the same name featured in the D&D (the true D&D, not the AD&D that WotC calls D&D) module "Master of the Desert Nomads."
11:04 that's indeed a cool image
Isn't "trap the soul" a known spell tech that requires a gem? As an alternative method or a substitute source of material components the soul eater might be interesting
This is truly freaking odd I was flipping through the tome of beasts and was reading this at the same time this video auto played.
I would really like to see your take one some more creatures form the Tomb of beasts and creature codex I would particularly like to hear your opinion on *The Soth* pgs 331-334 in the Creature Codex
The Shoth! Coming right up.
In my homebrew world, there are assassin's dedicated to a dark and ancient power left over from the dawn war that feed his avatars (soul eaters) their victims.
Hey AJ, would you ever do a series on Exarchs from the Forgotten realms stuff? I think it would be really cool
I remember that those were different a while ago, like, tall humanoids with spikes coming out of their torso. Anyway, I despise those, so unnatural, taking away what should be immortal and undying. Although, I still remember the dread of fighting those humanoid soul eater-things, no one was brave enough to get in close proximity.
I just got tome of beasts for my birthday. Great book a lot of very mechanically interesting monsters perfect for a really fun complex fight. Almost too crazy really. Hundreds of monsters so complex I only want to use them every 2 or 3 adventures for sake of pacing. But that also means these videos of these monsters are incredibly useful
This creature reminds me of the Fehr and Greater Fehr from 2nd edit. Cool vid kiwi! 😊
If you managed to kill one of these things I have a feeling you would be able to make a D&D version of Souledge from Soul Caliber. Or maybe some deranged blacksmith would be able to for a lunatic mage.
I have an idea for a magical item it's a ring that lets you form a bond with any creature whenever you perform a significant favor for said creature without taking a reward. The owner of the ring can use the item to cast the message spell to get in contact with any or all of the creatures they've formed a bond with. Once called upon the creature or creatures will attempt to help the owner of the ring to the best of their ability.
Zachary Weaver sounds great, reminds me a bit like the Druids Animal Companion. It would be rather powerful though, so it’ll have to be a later level item
@@duncanmarshall9020 true but the creature does have to be on the same plane for the message to reach them.
Also the ring does work on sentient beings but the bond disappears after the owner of the ring uses it to call the creature for help
"Oh, puh-lease. I have no soul."
- Illithidward
10:00 *armies of flying pyromancer angels are unleashed from the gates of an immense monolithic chain landen celestial fortress* 😵😇🕊🔥 Infact maybe thats how the mind flayers win? think about it, if the gods are dependant on souls for power.
Oh god. Imagine the Raven Queen taking interest in Mind Flayers who've figured out some soul storing technology... would she take interest in acquiring this powerful tech/methodology? Or would she be intent on destroying such knowledge, seeing it as an interference to her quest to fully take power via souls? Perhaps a little of both...?
ultimateninjaboi she’d take the tech but kill everyone who knows about it so they can’t just make another.
Check out the latest book from kobold press, the guys who made Tome of Beasts, Called: "Creature Codex"
Really good monster book!
I know you focus on 5e monsters, but I would love for you to do a video about one of my favorite dnd monsters. The darkweaver. It even has what could be considered lair actions. Ahead of its time. www.lomion.de/cmm/darkweav.php
Wish we could get some Pathfinder monsters too. Nothing beats the astradaemon. Basically the Pathfinder soul eater.
good video AJ
Wow aj this is uncanny i just ordered the tome of beast 12 hours before this video came out. Im extra excited for it to get here now.
"Clerics of Pelor, rally your courage, eat hearty and fear not, for the sun God is with us. In the morn we assault the demon drow scum!"
~ Last words of High Priest Aloran....and his entire troupe of clerics
Hmmm Soul eater... I wonder what it does...
[Watches video]
... I don't know what I expected...
LOL :D
The horror you can unleash when you mix b.s. dizknei magic with the abyss. Dizknei is a layer where talking animals and demons of all kinds renact famous fairytales. Everyone is so nice and friendly while still being CE. It's all fun and games until a dizknei princess gets her soul eater to devour an intruder.
Zachary Hawley For some reason this reminds me of the module Dungeon Land and the Through the Looking Glass sequel. Everyone there was somewhat similar to the idea.
I would go with this being a transmuted drider of some sort, but I kinda have a thing for demon tribe stuff.
I like narratives that tie certain demon tribes together with other demons, and Lolth-lings are not really detailed out enough.
More over, if this is a drider changed by Lolth into it's current form, that allows the lore of Lolth to build. I think that Lolth is intentionally left vague. That works with the niche that she's in but it leaves something to be desired if the player character's, through their actions, start picking at that niche. Maybe they begin to ascend into a position directly opposed by Lolth or maybe directly inline with Lolth. At that point, the lore of the spider queen is going to start getting picked apart simply because of the narrative direction that the part undertakes at that point.
It looks like that thing in Broken Age
Love your videos
Amazing video on another awesome demon. Could you do a video on the demon prince miska? Thank you so much!
More evils for the heros to destroy ... Or vice versa .
Haven't used these guys yet. What's their cr? Thanks for the vid AJ
7:38 looks more like a fiendish grell
It does.
Awesome monster. Check out a song called Soul Eater by Danzig.
THOON!!!!
Ahhh... Phyrexia.... The plane of artifacts from Magic: The Gathering.... Interesting that WoTC is adding D&D to Magic. I remember convos between an old friend and I about how to add certain magic cards into D&D. So we did some homebrewing.
How do you defeat them.
Ya asmodious daughter uses fake gold creates coin legions then becomes archdevil of the malebolge, after all the coins get turned back to lead
Ya the caster sicks the soul eater on to somebody else's soul
Can you talk about the brain in a jar at langeth
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_in_a_vat
SOULS for the soul eaters
I can't be the only one thinking about the soul eater manga, right?
What if a Lich trained one not to consume souls but to just contain them, then used it as a living phylactery.
Can I train you to just 'contain' a hamburger?
Good point. Although, if you used magic to remove my stomach acid and fed me through a magic IV drip, yes.
Maybe the lich casts flesh to stone on it after it eats the soul, and then the lich hides it in his collection of abstract art. Only a party member with high lore or experience seeing one would recognize it.
Only way I will ever be in a campaign with Flayers is if I am not the DM and can't pick the monsters, in fact those squidgy cephalopods will not even be in my version of the DnD world. I hate Mind Flayers with a passion and will take levels in Psionics just to ward them and their ilk off, granted I want to play as a "beast summoner" in my PC role, mot the basic summoner no this is more akin to a Pokemon Trainer where I can tame beasts with the right spells and then summon them to help me regardless of their current plane. It would never work on anything immortal though and for sure not the infernal, my neutral good would never allow it.
Ya ash kills this sucker, then comes bad ash.. soul eater, opposite of the illithid I like to say rofl
pictures that game that warhammer orks play with squigs, save with a nabassu and a soul eater.
I miss the Spirit eater...
Kinda doesn't make sense , name soul eater , description doesn't need sustenance?
antwan1357 I'm guessing that's referring to sustenance like food, water etc. They just need souls and some Lawrys to season 'em
I wish a two headed giant cyclops mummy werewolf was in dnd.i could make one but noone to play with unless i go online
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