What They Don't Tell You About Death Knights - D&D
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Sources
Fiend Folio for 1st Edition
Monstrous Manual for 2nd Edition
Monster Manual II for 3rd Edition
5th Edition Monster Manual
Dragon Magazine # 360 (Ecology of the Death Knight) - เกม
Wizard wants to live forever: becomes a Lich
Cleric wants to live forever: becomes a Mummy Lord
Palladin wants to live forever: becomes a Death Knight
Barbarian wants to live forever: *rage intensifies*
Rip and Tear until it is done!
Berserker barbarians that are at least 17th level can die of anger
DIO Brando
*BUT IT SHALL BE A GOOD DEATH, FULL OF BLOOD AND GUTS AND BROKEN PIECES OF LESSER WARRIORS*
That sounds like a heart attack waiting to happen.
Wait so is there a thing for bards as well?
"the price of this immortality is death" task failed successfully
I want to like but also say 'nice'
Death Knight 1: "I murdered my entire home village, family, and friends to become this. What'd you do?"
Death Knight 2: "During taco Tuesday, I put some clear legos down the hall as a prank."
Death Knight 1: (Backs away slowly)
Death Knight 3: I programmed TikTok.
Other Death Knights: *runs away at maximum speed*
Death knight 4: “ I stole everyone’s left shoe.”
Death knight 1: “y-you mean everyone in your town, right?”
Death knight 4: (zooms in on his face) “EVERYONE’s”
Other death knights: (look on on horror)
You have a sick mind
We need a Death Knight Intervention group now.
@@embodying8moth82 Death Knight 1: Okay, we are evil, BUT! You 3 are out of hand!
"Lego Shits": What you mean?
Maker of Tik Tok: I think he means we are going into an evil deeper than evil.
"Left Shoe": No man, we're fine!
Death Knight 1: ASMODEUS IS STILL LOCKED IN HIS ROOM DEPRESSED! BECAUSE HE STEPPED BAREFOOT ON A LEGO DURING TACO TUESDAY BECAUSE HE COULDN'T FIND HIS LEFT SHOE, THEN SHAT HIMSELF BECAUSE HIS DAUGHTER WAS LOCKED IN THE BATHROOM WATCHING TIK TOK FOR AN HOUR!
All 3 together: "............. We're not apologizing."
Old wizards: "I wish I could live forever to complete A B C"
Death Knight: "Just go to Paladin classes and flip off your God and give the bad guy your orders chicken soup recipe by sword one time and don't apologize. You will literally never die unless you say sorry."
Ah. Yes. The age old Knights and Wizards rivalry.
Even in death, they still hate each other.
Dark Souls PVP has proven me that they vehemently hate magic users like me because I magic too much. :(
Why wizards don't just stock up on a bunch of clones with the 'Clone' spell, is beyond me. All the safety of lichdom without the icky business of tracking down and befriending someone to sacrifice later.
@@tannachambers7787 you can only have one active clone at a time and it has to be identical to your original body so it doesn't counter death by natural causes like old age which is why immoral and insane mage's take the path of lichdom.
From the players handbook. Page 222. 'You can also choose to have the clone be a younger version of the same creature.'
There is also nothing stated as to the number of clones the caster can have. Sooo, a 15th level wizard could spend a year and 9000 gp to have 3 clones grown to young adulthood and if nothing bumps him off, live an extra lifespan each time. Repeat as needed. Immortality.
@@mattrussell8309 Clones can be placed into stasis and triggered with a contingency spell on death like Monshoon did countless times. Usually he was murdered that triggered this but think sometimes he comitted sucercide too.
“Death Knight. Please take a seat.” - CEO of Raid Shadow Legends.
You wanted to see me sir...
"you gotta be kidding, I am almost level t-"
Edgelord: My past is an evil, bitter tale of misery and drama.
Deathknight: You may be an Edgelord. But *'I am'* the Edge itself.
Raid Shit Legends is pretty damn bad...
i just got that ad as i read the comment!
"... with a thought, the knight can restore the weapon to wholeness and un-wholesome power."
That's quality writing.
Ah, the 2 genders:
Wholesome and Edgy
Quest idea: a bard trying to learn the song of a death knight.
Death night: You dare to disturb my song!?
Bard: Never! *gets out intrament* I wish to give it the respect it, and you, deserve! *plays the accompaniment*
I love this one, any ideas on a good song for a death knight?
@@Thrudv You'd have to write the death knight's story, then turn it into a song. The song would probably need to be in some form which can be long, but other than that, I don't think there's any set format.
It's a good idea, you can spin it around, maybe you need to learn his song to learn of his identity and it's weakness... or just a permanent way to destroy him.
Yeah, It occurred to me that adventurers would have to listen to the song in order to understand something that happened in the distant past in order to solve some sort of mystery.
The day you were born, the very forests of Lordaeron whispered the name, Arthas.
The Artist Formerly Known as Arthas! We meet at last!
(ಥ﹏ಥ)
My boy, till this day I still miss his character as it represented the peak of WOW lore building. (┳Д┳)
Fun fact: Arthas was inspired by the character Elric of Melniboné by Michael Moorcock back in 1963, basically he's what Conan the barbarian isn't.
Little then did we know: the whispers were a warning...
Farthas, came from a fart
@@labibsaud8064 yeah i still go and look at wrath cinematic from time to time cause it gives me chills and feels every time i watch it. (TT~TT)
Edit: can't do grammar well
9 int stat sucks
Darth Vader: Jedi-Death-Knight:
Killed children and sort of killed his pregnant wife.
Burned
Corrupted magic sword
Broody, wrathful, joyless
Magic powers
Honorable in battle
Castle on Mustifar
Never rides a living mount
Everyone is afraid of him...
I rest my case.
Yep. Plus, everyone's terrified of him because of his insane power level, and he only died when he repented.
Doesn't like sand because its rough and coarse and it gets everywhere.
@@tobsw3802
Ah yes. Sand, a death knights natural weakness.
Why have I not seen this
Sooner?
Actually there are a few stories where he’s ridden space creaures, plus he’s can be a *very* dirty fighter if the situation calls for it. It still mostly fits the bill though!
Death knight: Whales a ghostly melody during a moon lit night
Farmer Joe: KEEP IT DOWN, SOME OF US GOT THINGS TO DO TOMORROW!
Death knight: Ready your weapon.
Peace was never an option it seems
The farmer turns out to be a secret silver dragon
Little did the Death Knight realize, Farmer Joe was actually a level 20 Barbarian...
@@orgixvi3 "That's it! I'm gettin' me mallet!"
Death knight: I'm the toughest guy in letterkenny!
Wayne: *rolls up sleeves*
Death knights are the dark souls characters
Hence why they have an affinity to fire
"Hah, kill me? I'd like to see you try! You take my life I fail to die."
"What's that, kill me? If only kid...I'd love if you could."
*_" Izalith... I've never prayed to you before. I have no tongue for it. At the end of the day... no one, not even you shall remember if we were good undead or bad undead. This is not what is important, no. The only thing that matters is that two stood against many. Valor pleases you, Ilzalith. So I ask of you a single request. GRAND ME REVENGE...! And if you do not listen... then to hell with you!! "_*
Jt machinima!
@@jonalynmisalang9447 Never wake again!
Shadow Of Seattle -
“The Fire fades, now close your eyes,
Sing my undead lullaby...”
Death Knight's soul weapon sound like a really inspiring hexblade warlock patron choose.
@Goliath Online You could make that warlock have to fight honourably or he won't get XP for what he did, as his Patron will refuse him of leveling up, as the Patron has to willingly grant power. It is basically the same as with clerics or pallys that not following their god/oath
This actually is an interesting concept and could potentially give reason for a hexblade warlock to be good-aligned: the DK patron whose soul is within the weapon could have become disenchanted with things but feel too far gone from the light, and now seeks a noble warrior to wield the blade so that its honor can be restored by proxy.
Love the content man, but don't burn yourself out. I respect the quality and research that goes into making these.
Preston Garvey no one said it was dangerous, just a lot of work. Which I bet it is, considering how many videos he does.
@Preston Garvey I guess you assume the person making these videos does not do anything else. Even if that would be true, good for him I guess. But hey man, what about getting your OWN channel consistently growing with videos about a game? Seem easy enough, perhaps you should do it.
@Preston Garvey The point is, you shouldn't talk shit about something you can't do yourself.
@Preston Garvey No, that's fine, you just can't say you can cook it better unless you actually can.
@Preston Garvey Why are you even here watching this video? What is the point when you make these negative comments? Gtfo if you dont respect his work we won't miss you anyway. For the record, I believe he is amongst the best d&d content creators in TH-cam . Period.
you know, these "godly" punishments always tend to screw other mortals over
Still better then greek gods.
"So you got raped by my husbend why he was in horse form? Now let's turn you to a snake monster and let you never ever be able to have a sozial live"
Eh, I'd think that Death Knights of Fallen Paladins are cursed that way because otherwise the result would be FAR worse since instead of a DK which is bound to the rules of that curse, retains his/her honor and is obviously a bad news bears DK; you'd have a living high level ex-Paladin free to continue effing everything up doing heinous shenanigans and probably turning to evil gods or etc. to get his/her divine power fix.
Basically the exemplar of DK's, Lord Soth, would be just as powerful or even more so if he wasn't a DK and considering the heinousness of his actions, would have no incentive to stop wallowing ever further in that crapulence such that he eventually wouldn't hope for / want redemption. As a DK though, redemption is explicitly on the table.
Well you are wrong Soth was turn to dk after he didn't follow god's queat because three elven females tricked him. Basically gods decided to throw fire mountain on his world and they told Soth that he can stop it, but he failled, killed his wife and after that, gods cursed him. He wasn't really evil before.
@@martinsykora1109 What about the whole "killed his wife because he found a cute elf"?
@@foisopracurtir6389 that is just the medieval form of divorce
DMs take note:
Paladins don't just simply fall. It has to be something heinous. Something that could lead to them becoming a Death Knight.
Not for just being an asshole.
Personnaly, I say that if your character change allinement, you go to oath of redemption for a bit. If you fail your redemption (continue to act like an ashole) then you fall.
Does enslaving children count?
Except usually a player being a "asshole" in D&D would usually get you life in prison IRL.
like slaying all the younglings?
@@Alex-gl8li Remember, in 5e Paladins are Oath-based, not Alignment based. Meaning if you break your Oaths, you become an Oathbreaker (but I would argue that it is not immediate, it would be a pattern rising). Too often, DMs seek to IMMEDIATELY hit Paladins with Oathbreaker/Alignment Shift (based on Edition) rather than let it play out.
Anakin (using another's reference) didn't fall in Episode 3, that was when he became an Oathbreaker. His fall began in Episode 1 when he started breaking his Oaths for Padme. Even killing the Sandpeople wasn't an alignment shift, it was just his first act of Evil to which he was immediately remorseful of.
If you are Evil, you don't feel guilt. You don't feel remorse. You only feel those if you are still Good. (Neutrals don't give a FUUUUUUUCK when you are looking at the G/E side.)
Lord Soth actually murdered his wife to marry an eleven maiden he rescued, and then failed to stop the Cataclysm due to his own insecurity.
As he and his wife died in fire, she cursed him to undeath.
Read the dragonlance books, specifically the Twins Trilogy which contains Soth's account
Read Lord Soth book very good book but tells the whole story of Lord Soth
I remember loving those books where i came across lord soth, man now i gotta go dig through my books to find some dragonlance ones lol
If i remember correctly, she cursed him to live a life for every one he destroyed. You're going to have to kill that guy a lot of times before he stays down.
Bumped into Lord Soth in a Dragon Lance campaign. Didn't end well for the party.
I always liked Death Knights more than Liches. I’ll show you just how cold Death’s grip really is
Edit, I was right, they are way cooler than liches. I want to hear a Death Knight’s song so badly
Ask the guy who likes to play a bard to create a song for you.
Nyghtking you’re a genius
I have a death knight song, note sing this in an eerie, dark voice
"Killed my brother, in his sleep.
Got my mother, made her weep.
Starved my sister, let her die out.
hurt my father, made him cry out."
I've always thought of this as a Death Knight's song.
th-cam.com/video/Gj4xVyjK4xI/w-d-xo.html
@@MeepChangeling I think it would be a song based on lyrics, almost like a poem, while death knight would be a great band name but it doesn't make sense for a death knight to carry an instrument or be that good of a singer
So weird how most of the new elements in my campaign appear about 2 weeks after Mr. Rhexx makes a video about how cool they are.....
i know right?
Lord Loren Soth also had Power Word: Kill at his disposal.
He also had Ice Wall, Shadow Walk, Raise/Control Undead, Bixby's Fist...and, most likely more.
Lord Loren Soth was a Death Knight amongst death knights.
Soth was one of the strongest beings in Dragonlance. Also from what i recall, he didn't kill his wife and child himself as the blurb in the death knight description says. He simply refused to save them when his castle began to burn. (Edit: elven wife and child. He definitely had his first killed)
" Death knight has power word kill "
Theres no death in 5e so .... yup
@@bananorn00 he also had to relive his crime via the elven banshees telling and retelling his tale night after night after night and the only woman he truly loved was kitiara uth matar whose dragon mount skie also known as khellendros had developed feelings for her as well.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lord_Soth
Good God: "lol, my follower disrespected me. guess all of the existence die now"
I'm Dming CoS to a group of friends.
When we started the group wasn't complet, they all took either support or glass cannons classes, and knowing their tendencies i knew that they wouldn't be able to pass lvl 3...
So i added a DMPC, i know, i know, but it was as a tank, he don't really do much outside combat, rarely speak out and never takes decisions for the group, It was a Tiefling Paladin.
After a while we got joined by another guy who rolled a Goliath Fighter, so i though, "well no more need for this DMPC, lets get rid of it", but i though to myself that it would be a shame to just, make him dissapear in the mists...
The party as grow to like the character since through him i do jokes and commentaries, and then i got the idea...
They are close to go for the Amber Temple..., i will be runing the Ambre temple using CoS : Reloaded, cause the vanilla Amber temple is Meh...
Knowing 2 of the party members, they will not pass up the chance to make a deal with one of the Vestiges, and i Know one of them is gonna mess something up...
So it'll trigger a fight with the Lich/or a defense mecanisme that makes the whole side of the mountain collapse or something.
And get my DMPC trapped/killed, while he covers for their escape, in an heroic sacrifice...
And when the moment is right, he'll come back as a Death Knight and face them..., oh that will be funny to see their faces...
Do you play in person or online
@@jimbeam7636 online mostly even before the confinement
@@Mugthraka yo I've been looking for a group can you message me?
@@jimbeam7636 ah sorry fam its a french speaking group, and we keep it between the people we know personally.
But you can find some groups on the DnDBeyond forums, there's always someone or groups looking for people.
There's also the Roll20 boards.
@@Mugthraka *le sigh* alas my french extends to asking to speak in english, and neither do we know one another. You've got good ideas I hope your group enjoys your games thank for the reply. I bid you adieu. Au revior. C'est la vie.
MrRhexx: Why does a Death Knight's blade deal additional necrotic damage?
Me: It's because they undivine smite, right?
MrRhexx: It's because the paladin's soul resides in that sword.
Me: So they just stack the divine smite on top of that necrotic damage, then? *Takes notes for my table's upcoming Deathknight fight*
How about why playing characters can't go above 20th level
Good idea.
They can. You need epic level character rules
they can actually, dont remember wich edition it is (3.5 i think) in the player handbook if i recall correctly , theres a beyond level 20 section
@@henaadi8129 aren't there also Perks or whatever they were called? you need DM's permission to gain them but what I remember from them they were ridiculous.
@@lorcogoth1 Epic Boons, yes.
Love all the dark souls clips, especially seeing Artorias
Mr.Rhexx: Doesn't shout-out MediocreAtBest
Me: I feel a disturbance in the force...
@tylerx2f01 : He says the names of his patreon donors at the end of every video to thank them for donating. For the longest time, at the end of his shout-outs, the last person he said was MediocreAtBest.
I thought it was Medi-OgreAtBest
@@jcmick8430 I thought it was Meaty-Ogre-At-Best
I'm not sure how the name is actually spelled.
@@CptnJaymz I thought it was Meaty-Ogre-At-Best too, for the longest time.. then I realized he was probably saying MediocreAtBest lol
Now I'm imagining playing a Death Knight PC, one of the fallen Paladins trying to undergo a life of redemption.
Lots of good roleplaying opportunities there.
I think I'm gonna prepare that character right now, just in case a DM ever lets me do that
Alternatively, you could play an Undying Warlock sworn to serve a Death Knight that's trying to redeem themself by sharing their power with you. Kind of a "life coach", or rather "undeath coach" I suppose, trying to help them be a better person and do good to repay what they've done wrong.
I actually ran one that was a Paladin of Pelor. Didn't remember that he was dead, never took off his helmet. Was a hammy goodie-two-shoes hero with constant headaches. His identity got revealed when a giant smacked his head off with a hammer, and he went to pick it up. Long story short, a wizard once found him and stuck the Helm of Alignment-Shifting on him, with a hypnotic suggestion to never take off the helmet, unless something bad would happen. Headaches were a result of Pelor not liking undead.
He ended up finally dying whaling on the BBEG, and was laid to rest redeemed in Pelor's eyes.
By the time you become a Death Knight, it's already too late. An Anti paladin, maybe, but a Death knight? Probably not.
@@raymondking214 Rhexx literally said that it's possible for Death Knights to be redeemed.
@@raymondking214 Lord Soth, the most iconic of all death knights in all D&D lore, redeemed himself. It was how he managed to escape Ravenloft.
Talking about death have made me remember the Dead Three.
For anyone wanting to answer: What are some of your opinions on Bane, Myrkal and Bhaal?
Awesome characters. I love their origins. That being said, they pale in comparison to the One God. I know they came back at one point, too, but I do not recall how.
@@VampyricDoge14 I do not know how Bane and Myrkal came back but I do know that Bhaal did it through his children, the Bhaalspawn.
We--ell, you might as well ask me what my opinion of Baldur's Gate (the game) is.
They were a fun start for Descent into Avernus, one of my players is a cleric of Kelemvor so he got some cool moments with dead three followers on their interpretation of death.
@@antonakesson Bane did it through his son a demi-god who he later absorbed. Not sure on Myrkal but think may be tied into the crown of thorns.
I'm surprised nobody points out how most of their helmet makes them looks like Rafaam.
*THE SUPREME ARCHEOLOGIST.*
I think it is more the other way round. seeing as they came first :)
Barbarian: *Lays back in chair as a pair of bar maids glom onto his muscles* Now then, ladies, where were we before-
*Horrid singing in the distance.*
Paladin: "That doesn't sound good. We should go investigate."
Barbarian: "No. No, no, no, no. No! I literally just got back here! You are not dragging me away from these two a second time, you understand?!"
Rogue: "What? Afraid big fella? You two ladies wanna do a coward?"
Barbarian: *Looks at barmaids* "Fine! I'll do it, then these two get to go mountain climbing."
Bar maids: *Look at the barbarian in confusion.*
Barbarian: "I meant my... just be here when I get back, then I'll show you what I mean."
Bar maids: "Oh okay!"
*A few minutes later.*
Barbarian: "I swear to Uthgar if this is just a really bad bitch singing I'm going to take that shiny sword of yours and ram it right up your-"
Death knight: "Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy-he-yyyyyyyy did I think it was a good idea?
To poison Garrick's fooooood? I-"
Barbarian: "Shut the fuck up!"
Death knight: "You interrupt my melody?!!"
Rogue: "Sounded more like a tarrasque mating than a melody."
Death knight: *Starts barreling towards the barbarian.*
🖤🖤🖤💀
@@baddragon7057 Barbarian: *Spits out blood* "Look if this is all over me interrupting your song can I just say... fuck you, your singing sucks."
Death Knight: *Stomps on barbarian's wound.* "Fuck you!"
Paladin: "Wait why were you singing?"
Death knight: "Because every night I am made to sing by Tyr to remind myself of my betrayal of my brother-in-arms, who I had known since childhood, because he was to become grandmaster of the order, a spot I deserved! So every full moon I am forced to sing a melody of my crime!"
Paladin: "No I mean why do you have to sing?"
Death knight: "What?"
Paladin: "You heard me. Why do you have to sing? I mean Tyr doesn't strike me as the type of god with singing in his portfolio."
Death knight: "Well... I... I don't know! It's the rules!"
Barbarian: "Actually I have a question too."
Both death knight and paladin: "What?"
Barbarian: "Why the fuck didn't you attack him while he was wailing on me?!"
Paladin: "Because in accordance with my vow to Helm I cannot attack an opponent who is not facing me or who is distracted."
Barbarian: "What?! You-"
Rogue: *Backstabs, critting the death knight, killing him.*
Paladin: "But he can."
@@gasmonkey1000
I need to know how the story ends 🔨💪
@@MB-dk6hk Barbarian: *Chugs entire barrel of mead* "You call that booze? Water is stronger than this!"
Bar maids: *Glom onto barbarian's muscles*
Barbarian: "Oh yeah. I forgot." *Picks up barmaids and carries them up to a room, closing the door with his foot.*
Rogue: "So Tyr punished that guy by making him even more powerful? How is that a punishment and how could a god who's supposed to be good do that?"
Paladin: "He made the deathknight more powerful, not more intelligent."
Rogue: "So I noticed but that doesn't answer my question. Why did Tyr bring someone who was willing to kill their own brother back to life and give him powers? He's supposed to be good."
Barbarian: *Muffled by door* "What do you think of Mount Meat?"
Barmaids: *Ooohing and awwing*
Paladin: "Because I know who that idiot was. He tried poisoning his brother yes. But he mixed up the two glasses and drank the poison himself."
Rogue: "Wait, how?"
Paladin: "I don't know but he managed it."
What they don't tell you about abyys? I need that :o
Thank you !
Have you tried VaatiVidya?
@@RodrigoTakehara I believe he meant the plane.
The narration: the amorphous gellatin eats everything in its path
The slide: Kirby voring armies of waddle dees
Salamanders would be great to know more about. They are my favourite elemental and they have an interesting history with efreet and azers.
Great video as always!
I believe a death knight's song is sung by banshees. These banshees used to be the people who committed evil acts that helped bring about the knight's fall from grace.
"binding your soul on your wespon"
Sounds like an Hexblade to me.
I grew up on Dragonlance, specifically Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman's books, which involve Lord Soth. They're absolutely worth looking into for inspiration for a Death Knight.
I appreciate you, and your efforts. Striking when the coals are hot is always enticing, however preventing burnout is key.
I wish you the best!
"Death Knights are likely to attack any creature that interrupts thei so-"
*Gets an Ad*
Awesome video! Really inspiring for a higher level campaign quest!
I'd love to see more videos on undead creatures like skull lords or vampires
Of course I appreciate this!! I've always wanted you to upload more often. I absolutely love your videos. I'm sure it takes a lot of work to put these together so thank you for all you do.
6:43
I love how he basically described three something that Griffith from Berserk did at once.
too soon.
I need to use these guys in a game sometime.
Yes indeed
My step-dad sicked a death knight on the party once...
He got mauled by a celestial honey badger for most of the fight.
@@hunterrhoades1813 by the humble summon monster spell? Really?
defenseive kobra I kid you not.
@@hunterrhoades1813 did they use any kind of buffs on it whatsoever? Like smite evil for damage equal to your hit Dice is Nice as is Magic resistance but not something that Will help much against a high level foe, was it like a dire badger, did you just get really lucky, was it distracted?
I wouldn't mind hearing more about the Yuan-ti.
They are my favorite race in the setting, and it honestly surprises me how little most DM's I've met know about them, and how dismissive they are of them as a whole, cause there is so much cool stuff about them.
One of my favorite monsters to use for RP, storyline, and setting up a creepy atmosphere...berbalang. I would love to see a lore video on them.
Absolutely fantastic! Best I have seen on TH-cam! Great material.
love your channel Rhexx, I've been recommending it to all my friends. Some ideas for you: maybe you could do a series on the various races, What They Don't Tell You About Drow... What They Don't Tell You About Dwarfs, etc. How about a series on the Gods too? We always hear so much about Mystra, what's really going on with her ya know? And that Lloth, she's something, huh? Also, I'd like to know more about some of the various heroes of D&D, you know... the big ones, the greats. That might be straying into copyright material though so I understand if those aren't an option. Keep it up Rhexx!
As you asked us what monsters we'd like to hear you talk about in the future
May I please request the guard drake from Volo's guide
I listen to these videos all the time. Usually when I’m exercising. Your work is very appreciated. Definitely my favorite dnd lore channel. I started playing a little over 30 years ago when I was still in elementary. We had the core books in the library so when you pull lore from the ancient editions, I scream like a little girl inside. Keep up the awesome work.
I love these vidoes. I have been working on a homebrew campaign for quite some time, and your videos have helped me so much. You've broadened my perspective of what concepts are at play and how deep it actually goes. Thank you MrRhexx!
I hope some time we can get an in depth look at the Kua-Toa! :)
The Deathknights of Crail? And their grandmaster, Dreadlord Proletius?
Is this an pop culture reference or an request for a topic?
@@defensivekobra3873 A reference, my good sir
@@GameboyMega splendid, my Good sir, have a Nice day
@gameboymega Long ago in the distant future they were a force for the light...
Atop a hoard of undead eagles? Do they happen to be slaughtering peasants with deadly impunity?
What about Gargoyles, Oni, or Minotaurs those have a lot of juicy lore going back, or even a race that has yet to get the 5e treatment where you could give a reason for why it should, The Darfellan, a literal race of Orca “Killer Whale” people.
We will always appreciate all the hard work you put into these videos Rhexx^_^ You are one of the best things i have ever stumbled upon. Keep up the great work!
Every time Mr Rhexx makes video - I am forced to develop my world. Great job, master, this is the coolest d&d lore channel in the world, period.
I was wondering if you could cover the Time of Troubles you mentioned in your last video and/ or Mystra/ Mystryl
He did tho
@@firesniperbullet2 When? I dont remember anything on the Time of Troubles from this channel
I saw this notification and thought HELL YEAH instantly and came right away
i absolutely love your videos and they gave a much needed depth to my understanding of the various creatures of the d&d multiverse
thank you from the bottom of my heart
Wow! Now that’s what I call a ghost rider! I do appreciate everything you have done so far in your channel mrRhexx, keep up the great work...after you get some rest, lol!
Curious about the honor still being intact on a death knight, specifically the part about never ambushing or attacking a enemy that has yet to ready there weapon. What if you never ready your weapon, will they never attack you? If you do not attack it can you just walk around it?
Death Knights are some of my favorite monsters, and this video makes me like them even more. I want to run a game with one as the main antagonist now.
BTW I'm loving the increased frequency of videos, but don't overwork yourself. As for suggestions for monsters, how about Yugoloths, Allips, or Astral Dreadnought? Or some of the planes that aren't really mentioned in detail in 5e, such as Pandemonium, Gehenna, or Elysium.
Idontno6 D Astral Dreadnaught? When did he do that? You mean the Astral Dragon?
he might not have. I looked it up and I didn't find it. I thought I edited my comment, I'll do that now
Your videos are so enlightening about the creatures of DND. Thank you and keep doing such amazing work!
You are so entertaining to watch and learn from. Your ability to describe stories are proof that you can be a great DM
Woah. Where did those demon lord animations come from? Those are freaking awesome.
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@@stefanlindner1500 Thanks!
Where did the footage at ~ 5:15 come from? Curious..
Cinematics for the Neverwinter MMO
I love your videos! ive been playing this game 30 years and im still learning new things. Thank You!
Absolutely my favorite of all of your videos to date. I have to write an adventure around a death night now. Thanks, I have to watch this again.
I wanted to ask why is necromancy evil people are afraid of necromancy they're not afraid like of pyromancy. there scared of someone resurrecting the deda but not of a person capable off burn down their house in a Snap of a finger. Why?
Because instead of just killing you; necromancers are able to kill you, bring you back for purposes of servitude, and then do whatever they wish with your slowly decaying corpse.
Because while a pyromancer could burn your house down, they could also create the fire you use to cook food, or forge metal, or keep you alive in a freezing environment. It’s like asking why people aren’t afraid of kitchen knives. Sure, you could get stabbed by one, but that not it’s only, or even primary, purpose.
Necromancy on the other hand is used almost exclusively by people with bad intentions, and the magic that is used usually comes from planes that are evil. You could use a zombie to protect a village, but for every one necromancer who is “good” there are a few dozen bad ones. Plus, undead not controlled by a master (excluding ones like liches or vampires) inherently seek to kill any living thing it finds. It’s just what they do.
-Mark there were more zombie guards here before did you recast the control undead spell before 24 hours were up
-Ummmmm
People fear what they dont understand. And as death is often cited as the greatest mystery, it just makes sense.
Theoretically, could my Human Barbarian become a death knight?
That might be some other early DnD monster. I actually homebrewed an Undead Barbarian called a Draugr. Think what'd happen if you fused a Wight with a Barbarian and gave it a good dose of PURE RAGE!!!!
Sorry for the yelling, that was just me illustrating how they'd say everything. Like a Zombie with Undead Rabies. They can come about a couple ways. When a Barbarian goes through the same thing a Wight did, making a deal with a Dark power of Undeath to fight forever, or they're revived by a powerful necromancer. The most prominent way though would be through a rage so potent that they literally just get back up and fight beyond the point of death. Needless to Say, Draugr are powerful. Not as Strong as a Death Knight, but they also have a similar undead servant thing to their Life Drain like a Wight.
I made them based on the Norse equivalent of the Zombie. Honestly it helps embody the Norse's affinity with being flipping metal. Their zombies don't shamble about mindlessly looking for food, they run at you swinging a weapon half as big as a car. You try beating that with a Lucille. He'll beat you with sword that'd stop a train. Have fun.
@@Master_E444 Thank you so much, I actually forgot about draugrs :( But they are actually perfect for my barbarian, since he hails from the north!
@@sorenr6080 I made it to fit a Northern Skyrim type setting? Some advice, if you want to use the Skyrim Type Draugr, use a Wight's stat block and replace their zombies with Skeletons and give them Cold Resistance. The Draugr Deathlord would be a Wight with better equipment, more damage, and a few magical abilities like Dragon shouts.
@@Master_E444 Thank you so much, You've been a great help!
@@sorenr6080 you're welcome. I've also been working on some Voodoo stuff. Dr Facilier is my favourite Disney villain and Baron Samedi is cool so I'll be making that aspect prominent.
I might include a reflavored and slightly modified Draugr as a revived Tribal Guardian reanimated by the Resident Voodoo expert as a massive powerful but feral guard dog using some talismans, special potions, and a few rituals to the Loa.
Great video. I like the idea of a Death Knight PC that actually seeks its own redemption. They have to do something heinous and horrible to fall, but as we all know the redemption arc trope is alive and well and good storytelling. A Zealot Barbarian that was literally too angry to die would be a good one. Or a once Lawful Stupid Paladin of justice who had a backwards view of justice.
Man, your videos are really informative!!! Keep up the good work 💪
I’d you overwork yourself and switch to 2 videos a week I’d be perfectly ok with it. Take a break now and then.
I remember when I used to DM and one of my players said they would like to DM for a bit because it looks easy. I said sure, then I made myself a Death Knight character and convinced him that it just an evil paladin. He never looked into and I taught him a valuable lesson.
Or you might be a little bit of a jerk lol
That's uh... kinda shitty lol, you should have encouraged and helped your friend. Not try and pull a fast one on someone who didnt know any better.
Thanks for always putting up well done and though out videos. They are really helping me out lore wise for the campaigns i am running for my players and continue to be a source of ideas they can appreciate.
Looking forward for upcoming videos.
The fact that you even questioned my enjoying your content just makes me want make it clear that i appreciate your work more than you could imagine. Thank you the 15 minutes of being in a world more fantastical than my own
All of your lore video are fantastic. But I haven't been this blown away since the asmodeus video. Really incredible work. Your videos are watched and shared whenever they come out, thank you for the busy month! Maybe one on the arch-devils and their respective levels? Definitely enough there to group together in broad sense or you specific enough 1 per video. Anyways, excellent work, your effort pays off in droves. Thank you again.
In 3.5 they were templates that you add to a creature (assumes humanoid but never explicitly stated if I remember right). They also gave the only way, as far as i have been able to find, to gain undead turning immunity. The biggest gameplay weakness for undead was not a factor for the deathknight.
Rhexx great video sir!
love all your content and I'm very pumped with the news of more videos this moth!
would love to see sires of videos on Djinnis like the ones you did for the dragons.
thanks for all the hard work man!!
Thank you for all the awesome content and future content!
Why no Discord, my guy?? Love the content and your coverage of top-tier/epic-level monsters & NPCs, high-level magic and its history, or the new artifact series you have going on now is all some of the best lore research & otherwise uncovered material I have ever come across on my journeys through the TH-cams! So, I sincerely thank you for your contributions to the community... we appreciate all you do!
I love your lore videos. I don't even play the tabletop, but I read a ton of the books and love hearing you talk about the dnd cosmos and it's creatures and dieties. Keep the videos coming, but please don't burn yourself out.
I will not be satisfied until you've covered everything there is to cover in D&D. I have never played it and just started listening to your videos when working because it was really interesting. I can safely say that I am very much addicted at this point.
Super hyped for more videos, would be cool to do some significant figures in D&D history like Vecna, Raven Queen, Acererak, Strahd etc :D I really appreciated the 5 Tomb of Annihilation facts video for helping add extra story beats to that campaign so that’s another cool style you could do with other adventures
Finally, I’m really intrigued by death knights
I LOVE all your stuff dude. it's so informative and helpful to bring more life to my games. iv been complemented on my attention to detail many time, and I have to think it's been with your help... Thank you.
Rhexx your always a joy to listen to... These videos gives me inspiration to run a game of my own
Its hard to find a D&D youtuber that does his homework and present the topic in a way that doesnt bore me to death. Thanks for the uploads!
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Even now, years after you made many videos about TES, I always enjoy watching your videos even in contents I don't know much about such as D&D
I love your vids. I was wondering if you could do some on specific villains like Lord Soth, Acererak, Strahd, Xanathar, Tiamat, etc. There is so much information about them it’s astounding and I think you’re the best person to present it
Considering he only covers Forgotten Realms specific lore I don't think we'd ever get Lord Soth, but I agree.
Great videos! you go super into the lore! loving it!
9:02 Fid MrRhexx really use Undine from Undertale in this video about Death Knights, because that was the last thing I was expecting in this video.
a while ago I unsubscribed because I never clicked on any of your notifications, I think it was around the time you were doing the space stuff, this video made death knights my favourite creatures in dnd no question, so you earned me back :) good video!
I have to say. I run a home brew and you have given me so much more to work with.
The most powerful and sad story of Death Knight was Lord Soth. It was beautiful and tragic. He wasn't just regular death knight though. He was death knight that was able to command other death knights. And the truly sad part is Lord Soth wishes to redeem himself and not be a death knight, but it is futile hope as he is forever cursed to relive his fall every night and be told his story by banshees. :)
Love your videos. Its clear you put alot of work into these videos. Thank you!
Thx Mr. Rhexx. We appreciate you!
Superb quality as always keep it up brother.
A death knight in our campaign actually became what he is as a way to atone for an oathbreak, and is like a completely chill guy, even going so far as to assist my PC in removing the curse that threatens to purge her mind with info and puzzle assistance.
Hey man, let me start by saying this channel is great and I love watching your stuff. So much so that I'm pleading with you; don't burn yourself out doing this. Your videos are worth waiting for. If you can, please, take your time, enjoy what you're doing, and keep doing it as long as you can even if you make fewer videos.
As for monster videos I'd love to hear more about my favorite monster, myconids.
But really? I'd love to hear about ways to achieve immortality that are well outlined in D&D materials. I love the idea of playing characters whose goal is to achieve immortality by good and/or evil means.
In so gad I clicked this video. I'm currently working on a campaign, and this video really helped tie together the main villain, giving him a proper end goal and humanising him much more.
Last moment about their song seems like the strongest bit of lore.
Thanks Rhexx, was thinking about picking up Death Knight for a 3.5 campaign, so this is great!
Great video as always. Would LOVE to see a video about Rust Monsters sometime in the future!