Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Hellgate Keep
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- Exploring the history and events of Hellgate keep in the High Forest of Faerun, take a detailed journey into the pivotal events that helped shape the destiny of the Forgotten Realms, the most well documented and extensive settings ever created for the Dungeons and Dragons role playing game.
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Ancient times wizard: We have a great mission, but need more power. Let's reach into the lower planes, carefully. What could possibly go wrong?
I think bringing that crystal to Sigil would be a surefire way to get the Lady of Pain's *attention*
Oh yes indeed
Bards take notes here
Can we get more location specific videos? These are fantastic
After Phaeraun Mizzrym (War of the Spider Queen), Araevin Teshurr (Last Mythal) is my #2 favorite wizard in the Realms.
Both of their stories are significantly affected by the events in, and denizens of, Hellgate Keep.
I'm presently reading the trilogy The Last Mythal. In it Saryia Dlardrageth, a Fey'ri, frees 2000 other Fey'ri after their imprisonment for 5,000 years. It's a great book by Richard Baker called Forsaken House.
This is exactly why I love Faerun and beg new DM buddies to not try and reinvent the wheel making their own worlds. I mean consider the concepts you just barely touch on that are rich in story potential:
1. Elves buried/sealed/bound ancient evils/magics/items near (name a place).
2. Mythal destroying magical multipart crystal McGuffins that are themselves running plot hooks begging the PCs to keep looking for more.
3. Fey'ri - I mean come on, I knew about these guys already because demons are interesting incarnate but tons of secret half demon elves are running around? That right there could send plot threads spinning in an able DM's hands.
4. Myth Drannor is a giant super-plot device that simply throbs with hooks, quests, mysteries, etc. Its like winning a shopping spree - grab all the plot you can for a DM.
5. Demon and devil contrivances - If an evil idiot wizard did it once, another wizard has read about it and thinks its a good idea, just recreate this entire plot point in ____ city anywhere else in Faerun. Your evil wizard's mileage may very but he/she/it can have the exact same items/plots/monsters. Summoning demons is like Communism for wizards, "Oh they messed up, but I'll get it right this time, you'll see!"
6. Your off the cuff quip about taking the portal breaker McGuffin into Sigil.... Dude. Ready to end your endgame campaign on a crazy save the multiverse vibe? There you go.
7. Need a city's ruins for your badguy. Boom, you have Hellsgate. Heck, maybe Hellsgate isn't ruins, maybe its extant and in power. Maybe its all happening right now and your characters are in the middle of it.
20 minutes, one obscure location not even mentioned in the present 5e meta-material and thick with ideas. Thanks as always AJ!
Communism for wizards. XD
I love just having your videos on in the background while I session prep for my players. The topic doesn’t even have to be related to what I’m writing, it just gets me in the world-building mood ⚡️
Hellgate Keep, sounds like charming place to visit or the next vacation hot spot.
I enjoyed the video! Region spotlights of the Realms are something I think I will always like. 😊 I also enjoy, even if I shouldn't, when Elves are depicted as evil, especially when it ISN'T just the Drow. Maybe it's the otherwise Tolkien fan in me, but I do appreciate when sources "take the polish off" of Tolkien's otherwise perfect race, and while I know even in the Silmarilion, there are "bad elves", like Eol, and sort of Feanor, seeing the cruel, haughty, and malicious Auryvandar Sun Elves do what they did makes me smile; not because it's good, but because they're as flawed as the rest of us. I also like Fey'ri, and whe DM feels that low level PCs with natural flight is usually more a problem than a fun option, the player me, with a DM who feels it wouldn't, would love to play this winged, aloof, sarcastic Tiefling Elf, even if she would be less malicious than your typical non-hero NPC.
I think I'm going to focus some hope, and maybe someday, we'll get a regional spotlight on Undermountain.
Stick around, we have many examples of elven historic crimes on proud display.
For more on Sarya Dlardrageth and the Fey'ri, read the Last Mythal series. Decent book trilogy.
8:00 Prince Lothric? Nice!
Once again you provide me with another inspiring wealth of backstory to build an entire adventure from be it a Forgotten Terror stirring in the ruins of Hellgate Keep or Strange Magical Disturbances hinting that a powerful artifact has resurfaced thank you for inspiring me AJ.
Amazing video, my players are actually about to visit a hellgate keep inspired location. This video helped inform me about the place faster and easier then reading though all the modules as I find the information in the text to be so spread out and confusing.
Can I make a small suggestion for videos tho? When you say the names of places or people that sometimes you have difficultly pronouncing, Which I don't blame you lol, could you perhaps put text on screen of the name your trying to say? Such as the name of the woman at around 15:15. It would be so helpful for when I need to search these people as ill have the correct spelling. :)
Thanks again and great video!
Great choice of lore topic!
Great job AJ! Spot on!
Thank you for the hard work done to make these videos. Would you ever make videos on the Janni, the Thagar (Spelljammer), or the Twin Cataclysm (Greyhawk)?
The Earlanni elves knew nothing of the House of Dlardrageth. When the Cormanthyran High Mages came looking for the missing Dlardrageth family members, they and a few allies imprisoned the Dlardrageth at Aschal's Horn. The demon-tainted Sun elf Houses recruited by the Dlardrageth chose to fight, thus starting the Seven Citadels War. At the end of that war the remaing (though not all...!) Fey'ri were likewise imprisoned. (Instead of execution?!! I mean come on!!)
As a side note, one of my players characters managed to get ahold of the Gate Keepers Crystal and wanted to use it on Mezoberranzan. I convinced him not to. So....maybe I can see the Earlanni's point. This was in the late 1340s I believe.
Deeply nerdy
Thanks for the vid A.J.
I'm lucky I even found this. I'm not sure this is on any of your playlists, AJ. Just a heads up. 😮
my favorite pics in this video is the devils and demons fighting in the lake of fire, the balor with the whip and the dying roc commander as he falls screaming
See this is what happens when the Devils get ideas. They start doing shit that causes people to think hey the Demons of the Abyss could be helpful. No. No. No. Never ever summon the Devils or the Demons of the Abyss.
Thank you for this bud. I got some free time tonight and was happy to see this.
Good video AJ
Great video really interesting keep it up sir :)
Why didnt the humans just move?
good job I love this hellgat keep documentary
Yey content!
im reading The Empyrean Odyssey which is based after the events of Hellgate Keep
THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL,AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO HEAVEN...
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I don't think this song is from the point of view of a devil or a demon.
If I remember correctly the elves didn’t turn over the fort because they felt like being nice or didn’t like it. They were already suffering a population decline and didn’t have the troops to garrison it or the people to populate it.
Thanks for the vid sir.
Great video. The music works too.
Maybe write the more exotic names on the screen. They're pretty hard to decipher. Or maybe put a full list Dramatis Personae at the end 😀
@@mrl9418 That is an excellent idea. Did I mention patron supporters get to read the script as the video plays?
@@AJPickett I believe you did mention that at one point. This gives me another idea: make the names competely unintelligible and unlock them through micotransactions! I'm kidding, but you could make rewards like graphs detailing the relationships between the characters at a glance - or other such infographics.
@@mrl9418 Actually, I am certainly going to try putting names up on the screen in future vids, that is a great suggestion.
0:26 Thats the one i'll be sending my players in next, after of course,they finish with Skullport and the lower levels of UnderMountain! Not bad,not bad at all! 😀 3:42.......fucking gnarley picture bro!
Pics of the keep itself? Well, I didn't want to spoil it for everyone, as it is a good module and one of the most interesting dungeon designs from the 2nd edition era. photos1.blogger.com/img/152/2012/640/hg_keep_birds_eye2.jpg That is what it looks like currently.
AJ Pickett lol of course not thats what a good dms for !.....surprises
AJ
Where do you find the artwork in your videos I would love to have some for backgrounds on my PC
I am a warlock and google is my patron
@@AJPickett LOL
7:30 Well at least they took out the Vrock. No better deed to complete before a heroic end.
How about a video specifically about Gelugons (Ice devils)
Can do!
At 19:20......Is that a rotating crossbow/battle axe hybrid that that Dwarf is holdin!?!? Looks as tho the barrel goes straight thru one blade of the double-bladed head. That's funkin wicked if it is!!! Best be a Mythril barrel, cuz it ain't lookin like y' can give a beatin an' keep on tickin, if ya git ma meanin...........
-My Dwarvish accent. 😂
XD Dah ownnly awxe ah dwarff ill evah nee'eed. 😉💪🛠💡😎
@@thedarkmaster4747 Awesome
Great Video A. J.! Just wondering if you had any plans, to do a video about the Cooshee or Elven Dog?
It's a green forest husky that attacks exactly like an Irish Wolfhound.
@@AJPickett haha fair enough :)
I mean, you know me, I could make a 20-minute video all about them if you want me to, I'd enjoy it.
@@AJPickett I reckon your list is probably fairly long already, so I'll leave it up to you, another thought would be the Nagpa unless you've already done one on them?
@@naughtysamaritan I did talk about their origin in my video on the Raven Queen :)
Uthgar!
9:19 No pictures :(
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@@AJPickett I did mean pictures of the slave->breeding stock conversion, Rule 34 to the rescue :D
unuseful idiot well ironically posting that link would actually be against the youtube terms of service. *cuts of an encroaching tendrill* That said the "breeding trope" is one of my favourates. And DnD doesn't lack for rule 34, it never has, it's just openly displays ones corrupted soul isn't exactly wholsome.
Are the Goliath race native to Faerûn? Starting a campaign in the Sword Coast next week and hoping to have a canonical background if possible.
Where did u find that map the first one in the video I need it
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Suggestion: Since it's such a high definition map, send a copy of it to your local Staples and have them make you a massive laminated poster like I did, you will never regret it.
Hey AJ what are the biggest threats to babies in the forgotten realms, having a kid soon and need to know what to watch out for. 😉
Hags is the one I can think of off the top of my head, they eat babies. Oni, also known as ogre magi, like to feed off fear if I remember right so they often steal children. I think they eat kids too. Oh and of course the wolf in sheep's clothing, it looks like a fluffy bunny on a stump but that is just bait its body is closer to a giant angler fish that lives underground. Those are the one I can think of that will target a child specifically, however the one to fear the most that won't kill them is likely the fey.
Blue Mountains Gaming Disease is the number one problem.....if you have the money or powerful enough characters i would say use a wish to bless the unborn child in some fashion....thats what i did for my powerful characters that chose to procreate! And it almost always works,assuming you didnt mispronounce the wish 😁
With people relying on magic to cure so many ills, nobody ever bothered inventing immunization, so, kids can get polio and stuff. Children may be crippled by disease and neither they nor their family could afford to pay for them to be healed. Also, there are all sorts of dangers in the environment, from giant rats in the sewers to malicious fey folk who actually snatch and murder kids.
AJ Pickett hope you have another way for me to donate to your channel besides Patreon....i wont give them information such as my cc #,i will use Western Union though,send me an email on your thoughts on the matter as i believe in sending one large donation as opposed to dozens of tiny ones,ill be sending a large donation by the end of March 2019 to you mate just for making the Baba Yaga video at my request man...that meant alot brother! Hope a $100.00 is good to start! Just need to make sure we're on the same page before i do it 😁
@@michaelkelligan7931 You can donate via Bitchute if you like, I am not a fan of Western Union (at all). Or you could buy some T-shirts and a hoodie and a blanket and a beach towel.. :)
Still don't know the status of Hellgate in 1487...
Probably still fairly dangerous.
@@AJPickett I've actually turned my eye to Elvenport and the Fey'ri.
Any chance for us to hear your take on Ghuanadaur? In realmslore it answers all prayers meant for Juibilex, but in my pumpedup OOTA game I've seen That Which Lurks and Juibikex to be legit fighting for the title of Lord of Oozes on Toril. As my party explores a revamped Netherese Sorceress' Tomb Juibilex is dashing relentlessly towards the Rift 1000 miles south of the Northdark to slay and devour the Avatar of That Which Lurks. Gonna have Juibilex crash the Hill to the lost Gods near westgate on his way back to hunt down Zuggytmoy.
Btw, loads of the demon lords have Teleport. Grazzt has *three* a day, and just this very decade was doing shady buisiness on Abeir and Toril.
Taking this module seriously has made each of the demon lords into little single player games of "get a high score of fuckery before you inevitably get sent home having done no lasting damage because 5e".
Orcus is off on the other side of Anauroch playing Civilization in the Hall of Skulls, Juibilex is marathon running across Faerun, Baphomet is getting a new weapon forged in the Unspoken Hall, Grazzt is basically on vacation (considered using an infiltrated duergar community under Cormyr and the Seven Fingered Gentlemen to do some royal family cormyr fuckery for Grazzt to invest a new Luz of sorts, byt cormyr has no 5e data and I am not the DM to do cormyr stuff) so who knows what he's doing; sightseeing I suppose.
I'm on the candlekeep forums blabbering on andceaselessly researching the north for my advanced OOTA lore, might be the biggest oota critic/fan out there.
"The keep has been destroyed" soooo... all of this is worthless? Or just food for the imagination.
As in Dark Souls so in DnD "Time is convoluted." Those adventurers that destroyed Hellgate could be you and your party in the past/future/present. Some potential good player backstory, Sayah is hunting elf/half-elf and a good late game BBEG that can harrow the party from the time they start gaining renown. The Gatekeeper Crystal is also a really good Mcguffin and something demonic forces would be fiending to get. Oh, and the end note which is there is more of this shit, so many things buried in the past, forgotten and waiting for some foolish adventurers to open the wrong chest or crack the wrong stone. This is why elves get an int bonus and not a wisdom bonus, they are like dogs that buried a bone and forgot about it.
When the characters see the ruins and invariably say "What the hell did that?!". You can sing them the ballad of hell gate.
Through timey wimey magics you can still end up in the keep.
You could also make a Demon Lord or Greater Devil magically reform the keep and populate it with its minions. Dimensional/Temporal manipulation would be a great way for both demons and devils to gain souls they would otherwise have no access to.
I was the hundredths person to like this. Video
Please do a video on ravenloft setting.and strad the vampire.also do another vid on sigil. The round tube city not the factions inside
What about a giant two headed Cyclops mummy that was a werewolf lich
Sanctified Tauric Half Fey Tiefling-Manticore of Legend? With class lvls?
...Otherwise known as a gibbering mouther.
AJ bro I love you and I watch/like/share ALL your stuff... but you gotta work on your pronunciation 😂😂😜
No he does not lol
This video does sound a bit weird, I have to admit.
This stuff was based of off all mythology/DM with also many languages, so please find 6 languages that have similar pronunciation for all similar concepts that all of those languages decide is "correct "
@@tristanchristiansen9054 It's kind of just a running joke with TMG fans that AJ regularly botches pronunciation of names of monsters and items and all kinds of D&D stuff. It's not that serious guy :P
Why is it that these videos tend to use an overwhelming amount of Magic the Gathering artwork?
Because the parent company for both games is the same and also, the artwork is AWESOME.
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who else is here just for the intro?