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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 ส.ค. 2024
- Looking for something to kill players with? Or how about just something to make them wonder why they even started adventuring in the first place? Well look no further, as today I'm showcasing 20 of the most memorable creatures found in Mystara from the frighteningly unstoppable Blackball to the hybrid monstrosity that is the thoul. And there's 18 more between them.
Favorite lines:
"If you speak German you should recognize 'cheval' as the French word for horse."
"If you're going to have a backstory you might as well make it multiple choice."
"Mujina" is Japanese for "Badger", and one of many creatures in Japanese folklore renowned for its shapeshifting powers. Also "badger" and "bear" are sometimes used as synonyms for other types of mammal, such as the tanuki.
Ah, the Thoul! The most notable typo related monster in D&D history. For those not aware, the Thoul was created when a writer misspelled Ghoul, and decided to make it a new monster: part Troll, part Ghoul, all Hobgoblin.
7:08 I mean the 3.X Monster Manual 2 or 3 or maybe fiend folio had the juggernaut setting-agnostic too.
Oh, man...my DM in 4th grade was obsessed with Thouls. It got to the point where every time we fought hobgoblins, my Elf was assigned to "Thoul duty" since he couldn't be paralyzed and we knew there would be at least one.
Ohh Nuckalavee I won't forget you. It's a fun monster to use for a adventure
Fawking love this updated vid. Last but not least the Thull has harried my group several times. At Lo Lo wholesale have to avoid or bargain with it. And mid-level they help it defeat a common enemy. At high-level they betray it first and suffer the fallout. Perfect reoccurring foil.
As a person who lives in the town she was named after, Winona, you BETTER add her to every video!
I applaud you sir. Your humor, wit, and ability to entertain all came together perfectly here.
TH-cam appropriate comment for algorithm interaction, plus i really enjoy these, we had some of gazetters back when a friend got a copy of the 2nd AD&D manual from a garage sale, but we didn't really understand about Mystara. We were in Junior High at the time so game shops were few and far between along with no money. This channel has been great
Pocket Dragon. A dragon the size of a house cat that still acts like a dragon. They're independent, aloof, territorial, prideful, vengeful little bastards that every who has ever encountered has been mildly maimed by or befriended for life and will willingly die and kill for.
So they're house cats, but can fly. Arguably more dangerous in the long run than a full dragon.
I really enjoy how you describe the mystara stuff... can you please create a Galantri series?
I have subcribed to your channel. Its just too good to miss.
Do you mean Glantri?
I love that both my national animal (drop bear) and our lady of Glen Welch appears here. Now with even more Mystara!
For bonus points, play your pegataur like hes voiced by Brian Blessed.
I can't wait to spring the Juggernaut on my players. "The area around your encampment is unnaturally flat." That should send them into a good panic
Where has this setting been all my life ...
I've been aware of the thoul and juggernaut for a while now but between this and the flying calvery ... Holy shit
have you considered doing a video on the fiction and publishing of Mystara as after viewing this I feel it would be very easy for a campain villain to engine disasters thruogh media hoaxes.
Love your videos dude.
Thanks for these update videos
These videos are a charm. They make me we wonder if I should pull through on my idea to do videos on the Nentir Vale setting.
No Wryds? I would have thought you’d go ape shit talking about undead elves! Oh well. Also, no mention of the Bhut? Those are awesome. More shapeshifters! So glad you mentioned the Hivebrood. I love throwing those at my players when they get to a high level and they start thinking that their shit doesn’t stink. I’ll have them stop by a remote village or have them sent there by a local lord or something, then BAM! It’s Aliens in D&D and they have to fight and run and scramble to simply stay alive. Great creature to keep players humble. Just as you like the Grey Philosopher, l love the Darkhood, or Rorphyr. I was a little surprised that when you spoke about constructs, you didn’t mention Iron Gargoyles. Love those. Also also, the Soul Eater! Super cool.
Which book has the stats for the enormous elephants with 8 trunks? I don’t see it in the Rules cyclopedia or the Creature Catalog. Great video! Stay safe Glen, Texas is the new hot zone!
I had to cut the list off somewhere. The problem with bhuts is Mystara has 8 shapeshifters, they get lost in the mix. Bodendruker was in the green cover of the Creature Catalog. There's about 20 creatures that appear in the red or the green but not both.
@@Mr_Welch Ah! I see. I own the red cover.
Do one on the Oard as I cannot find anything on them even though years ago I used them
They got a lot of mention in the time travelers video. There is only what is in Where Chaos Reigns, so not a lot to go on.
Ok, hold up, if I speak German I will know that its french for horse? I'll have to use that in a similar manner in the future. Thank you for the mind boggle
I think level drain is gone for good. Mainly because it was a book keeping nightmare for everybody involved. It's one of the few things I don't miss.
@@Mr_Welch I'm mildly confused about the context to the reply, although I am surprised to have gotten a response nonetheless. I remember losing a few characters to level drain or similar effects in my early forays into dnd back in 2012. I do miss it as a threat in 5e
@@MilitaryStyx level drain in the middle of play was a nightmare to calculate because you have to go back and undo several aspects of the character. Hit points, saving throws, spells, skills it brought the game to a halt for a player who has to redo their character sheets then and there.
@@Mr_Welch yes, I remember the hastle then and there, but I'm wondering what it has to do with a horse creature?
@@MilitaryStyx whoops replied to the wrong comment
I had never heard of Magen till I saw them in the Icewindale book. Old version sounds cooler.
They've had about half a dozen versions since their introduction and present day. Instead of costing hit points to create one like 5E originally the cost to create one was prohibitive, so you only saw them with powerful wizards with money to burn.
@@Mr_Welch thanks. I'll keep that in mind when I use them.
I believe they first appeared in Castle Amber, which was definitely the early codifier of their traits. Trying to bare-knuckle box one was an ... experience.
0:47 I know that monster
2:05-2:33 AAAAAAAHHHHH!!!
3:07 Good that we are done with them...for now.
Wait wait wait.... I usually love you for your accuracy but I do take issue with your portrayal of the Kopru. The answer to the Aboleth? Although the Aboleth were never used in Mystara, they were used in the Savage Tide Adventure Path which centers much of the mid-levels of the campaign around the Isle of Dread with a plot involving both the Aboleth and the Kopru. In this (Greyhawk) setting the Aboleth have long had a city beneath the Isle of Dread (Golismorga). Love this section of the story as is establishes that Aboleths do make cities. Since it has been established that the Isle of Dread can phase from one plane/setting to another - I assumed Golismorga was also retconned into Mystara. I can't remember my Isle of Dread lore at the moment on if there is just the one or if there are now multiple Isles of Dread. *eye roll towards Wizards* Second, I know you were just joking about the Kopru and Walruses breeding together but unless one is already familiar with the creature the viewer might not know that is a joke. Finally, I thought the collapse of the Koprus was due to elves and also a mixture of disease and the collapse of the food source that allows them to become increasingly intelligent, the kopura mollusk. These factors weakened the Kopru and coupled with the elven resistances and the elves working with other races to overthrow the kopru the empire ended. Is this right or am I mixing up non-canon material with canon material? I know I have left plenty of details out as well but was trying not to spend an hour or so digging through various books. Maybe I should have. Love what you do, just geeking out a little on one of my favorite monsters. The Dungeon (or was it Dragon?) article on the Kopru is great and really does lots to establish the importance of the Kopura Mollusk as central to Kopru culture - and if you are *never* going to play it as a PC, a full read of Chapter 6 of the Savage Tide is an often overlooked but important development for the Isle of Dread as a whole. Fun fact, without Kopura the Kopru do not "sit and fume waiting a return" b/c if they have Kopura they are actively working towards domination and if they don't have Kopura it seems as though they don't do much of anything. A full history of the kopru, aranea, and/or phanaton might be a fun topic(s). Thanks for the videos! Also, now that you've told us a couple of times - no need to let us know every time the video is a a re-upload. You can even cover your tracks with that in the video description with a parenthesis after the title such as (updated upload).
I meant in terms of the 'mind-controlling eldritch abomination' the kopru and abolith fill the same niche, and and since kopru were placed in Mystara that the abolith didn't have a role available. The fall of the kopru were detailed largely in Sea Peoples iirc, and the elemental chaos that rearranged the continents did badly effect the kopru, but their power was already on the decline because of their slave revolt.
Oard!
How do Mujina see, smell, breathe or speak? Granted that speech isn't absolutely necessary.
They are nightmare creatures, so the answer is probably evil-vision.
@@Mr_Welch Figures. Dang egg-faces.
What’s the difference between pseudo dragons and pocket dragons? Is the pseudo dragon just a rebranding?
Multiple differences. Pocket dragons despite their draconic nature are nothing more than just animals. No real intelligence and no magical abilities. Pseudodragons have limited telepathy, average intelligence, and magic resistance.
Pocket dragons come in a wide variety of shapes, reminiscent of the different chromatic and metallic dragons, but are as close to mundane animals as "miniature dragon" can get - no magic, pure bestial intelligence. Pseudodragons have human level intelligence, a number of inherent magical abilities, and traditionally they look only like red dragons, with dragonets having a more varied appearance.
It's decapodes.
Pocket Dragons FTW!!
Nice attempt at Welsh. The 'y' in Cymraeg is pronounced like 'uh', but it was otherwise pretty close. Not a criticism; just thought you might like to know.
I don't exactly have anybody to practice it with in Texas
what's mystara?
The BEST official DnD setting ever made!