Handbooker Helper: Elf (Quick Build)
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- Dungeon Master Satine Phoenix has all the lore and stats you need to learn how to play an elf in D&D 5e!
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The occasional elf also gets paid to sit on a shelf during a winter month.
ay man 20 silver is 20 silver
No..
You're my hero.
Not to be confused with Gnome on Your Dome - an excellent thinking cap, or socks called Kobold with a Toe-Hold. ;)
"I once choked out a beholder with my bare hands and now I'm making human children behave...BEHOLDERS DON'T EVEN HAVE NECKS! What am I doing with my life?"
"Don't forget having children with humans."
"Go home, Vax. You're drunk."
I really hope the Half-Elf Quick Build is Liam and Laura fighting, like siblings do, to get their lines out first and get as much screen time as possible.
Even without the ears, Satine seems like a real elf.
She is one of the few people where you can take her day to day look, just add long ears and you get a convincing elf cosplay.
She is a real elf, she just use Elven magic to hide her ears day to day. That's what her actual ears looks like
Her porn scenes are awesome, if you’re curious.
D&d can sell me "short elves" all they want but they will always be tall for my games. 😂
They always seem like they are between five to six feet tall. They could be a little pudgy, but i cant see an overweight one.
Samantha Mansfield Literally the only thing I don’t like about official D&D, I always change that as well
Making them tall just makes them even more of a Mary Sue race tbh
@@megavore97 I don't think you know what that means to be honest.
@@megavore97 A mary sue race? Seriously? Being tall doesn't affect anything, there are plenty more things you could use that comparison with. Being a mary sue means you're powerful for no reason. Height doesn't affect that.
High Elf: Swanky rich elf
Wood elf: Tree-hugger elf
Drow: Edgy rebellious elf
Eladrin: Extroverted wear-their-heart-on-their-sleeve elf
Shadar-Kai: No one wants to talk to them goth elf
Sea Elves: Swimming team kids.
Pallid Elves: Kids that think they are detectives.
I am a moon elf 😊.
I'd love to hear from Satine on Between the Sheets S3!
I think we would all shed a few tears if she told us her life story.
I would love for her to guest with the M9. Maybe she will play a drow.
@@blazejcholewinski2566 Please. Satine will settle for nothing but full Eladrin in all their feytastic glory :P
That said, Drow rule. My "main" character is a Drow.
I wonder if she'd talk about her time in porn
@@oOPPHOo you spelt "drool" wrong
So the elves species are basicly
Nerds
Track team
Emo kids
Got it
...You know, you're actually not wrong in that.
That's just the PHB subraces. You're missing one with the Eladrin. They, i assume would be the Theater/Arts kids. Just look at them in Volo's Guide.
There are like, 17 elven subraces at this point. It's nuts.
Eladrin Bipolar people
Shadar-Kai EMO EMO EMO kids
Sea Elves swimmers
Pallid Elves detectives
Mans been watching too many shonens.. but true.
*dwarven voice from way in the back*
AND THEY ARE STUPID ELVES
*laughs*
pointy-eared bastards think they're better than everyone!
@@TheBeastlyBrass Because they are. I for one welcome our Elven Overlords
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To quote a wise man
"Don't start me on Elves. My perennial bugbear. Elves are basically "What If Aryans were right about there being a master race?" Fucking Elves"
Though in D&D they actually kind of suck, they live close to eight times as long as humans and still wind up with less skills, simply because humans learn skills that much faster.
Elves live 10 times longer and do ten times less than humans
Also, because I know it's going to come up in the comments... Trance does actually equate to a full long rest for an elf. It's been errata'd for clarification: it used to be ambiguous and people felt that elves still had to rest for 8 hours, four of which they'd be conscious for.
Elves are fully rested after four.
Can you link the source of this?
@@Rawilow the player's handbook
@@Rawilow The most recent printings of the PHB; DndBeyond.
It's one of the things I struggle with in my world building. Elves live incredibly long yet youthful lives and sleep only for half as much as humans. Even without their magic, they should rule any world they inhabit if they so desired.
Obviously, the struggle is overcome by saying they don't really desire ruling the world and would rather dedicate decades of life on practicing how to recite the just the first stanza of a piece of poetry. Even when it comes to the military, by the time a human fighter has gone from private soldier to seasoned war veteran, the elven fighter has finally become pleased with how they unsheath their sword.
@@oOPPHOo That's, imo, the correct way to view it. It's difficult, but we have to face that we have a very, "human," perception of time.
Elves aren't humans with a couple of centuries tacked on, you know? They're weird alien fey-relatives that know they're going to live for nearly a millennium.
I had forgotten about the highelf extra cantrip. That's going into my think pit for when I make a new PC
Made one on dndbeyond with the light cantrip. I like to imagine he uses it on his sword to make it look like a lightsaber and he makes his own sound effects.
I made a mute High Elf with the minor illusion cantrip. When he needs to say something, he creates an illusion of a sign where what he wants to say is written on it. Or sometimes he plays pictionary with his party members.
aeeeeldriiitch bleeeeaaaast
@@jelliefishr2336 Wizard cantrip, not Warlock cantrip. Only Warlocks get Eldritch Blast.
@@OpDDay2001 oh, okay, fair. eldritch blast is pretty OP
"thinesELVES".... WOW, I'm gonna need a minute for this pun.
Always fun to look for, those Handbooker Helpers! You guys and your nerdy friends are a delight to watch!
I want to hope that Sam wrote that one.
I love all the Handbooker helper episodes, but the amount of enthusiasm Satine shows talking about High Elves' free Wizard cantrip is just too precious! I can't get over it. Satine is an eternal delight and I envy anyone who gets to play at her table!
First character (and the only one that still sees consistent play) was a High Elf Ranger, a running joke is that everyone confuses him for a Wood Elf due to his natural affinity, and lack of natural affinity for magic.
Hahaha. I like that. I imagine it is good for roleplaying.
@@BrianWilkersontheAuthor Oh yes, he's great fun to play. About a month ago he died after getting caught in a room with mimics, but he's right in the sweet spot of smart enough to know what he's talking about and wise enough to know he's a moron, so he had to be convinced that he had actually died, and then had to convince the bard that it's okay to stop babysitting him while he was recovering from all the -stats that come from being resurrected.
He's also extremely lucky in the way of circumstantial fortune as opposed to getting good rolls himself. In the dungeon he died in, the rogue had gotten petrified, so he was on temporary rogue duty. One of the treasure caches he found (the specific contents of which were rolled a little after he died, as a character dying is a very emotional moment) turned out to have a diamond of the minimum required value for the spell, so now he's a little dead set with idea that "Sure I died, but I found the thing that we needed to bring me back so it's not like I did anything incorrectly". This isn't even bringing up Animal Handling his way out of combat encounters, making arguments that the DM doesn't even ask for a Persuasion check, or the time the Fighter volunteered to take a spell (turned out to be Finger of Death) that would have killed him.
I'm going to make a wood elf that was brought up in the city and everyone thinks he is a high elf because of how he acts and dresses but whenever he's with an animal he's like "which one would be your name?" and the thing is like "unholy screech" and my elf like "a good name for such a creature indeed" then proceeds to politely and respectfully feed it. He would be the type of guy to call his dog sir xD
Oooh, I can get so much more procrastination done with 4 extra hours!
Use of the term "demi-humans" a throwback to 1st edition...!
@cak01vej back in first edition Demi Human didn't mean half human. It was a blanket term for certain humanoid races such as Elves, Dwarves and Halflings but didn't include some humanoids like Orcs. It was dropped primarily for being redundant.
@cak01vej Congrats about pointless talking. The genre, like many RPGs, uses the term "races" where it should use "species," but there's a reason people don't go around with their nose stuck up in the air while typing on the internet about how "races" is incorrect.
@cak01vej n. race A local geographic or global human population distinguished as a more or less distinct group by genetically transmitted physical characteristics
The rest of your pedantic text: TL;DR
@cak01vej Cool story, bro. Kthxbai
Watching this reminds me how much I miss GM Tips with Satine.
And how much I want her to make an appearance in the campaign.
Knowledge is power, guard it well.
You forgot the second half of the saying. It's "Knowledge is power, guard it well."
Keep it secret, keep it safe!
Alt: “Hide it well”
For those who continue to doubt, Pheonix's description of the elves' Trance ability in the video is correct. Elves finish a long rest after 4 hours in a trance.
The 4 hours meditating + 4 hours light activity part of the rule was always a misconception due to the Player's Handbook being worded, as Brian Wayne Foster would say, fuckerdly. It was corrected in 2017 and all PHB publications since.
You can find all of the updated Player's Handbook rules on the Sage Advice PDF from the official D&D website here: media.wizards.com/2019/dnd/downloads/SA-Compendium.pdf
I have a phb from 2017 that doesn't make any additional distinction. RAW would suggest a long rest is 8 hours, regardless of how much a character spends sleeping...
sebastianwillows The Sage Advice PDF I linked is from 2019, but the actual errata on this particular rule was published in 2017; so not all PHBs will contain the update, depending on when the physical book was published.
@@JustinTotino ahh- that's fair!
0:12 Yes, you made me look indeed.
Lets not forget Shadar-Kai and Eladrin. If you want to in essence play as either an undead type or fairy type these two are great, though only if you have mordenkainens tome of foes.
or like. can find pdfs online
I've been playing First Edition D&D for 40 years! And I found this explanation of 5th edition Elves to be wonderful and informative! More, more!
I started playing a month ago - these videos have been super helpful .
Deleting this wouldn't be much of a loss for you folks. I don't see as much issue with the AWNP episode with her as a secondary guest but that's just my opinion.
I can’t wait to see Matt Mercer do Tortles soon. I want to hear the Stuttering Cajun Captain of the Ball Eater again.
Navigator*
if yall want to roll a wood elf try rolling a monk! it works really well in terms of stats and flavour imo
Is like 1 or 2 whole points to your AC and maybe 1 for your DC for saves and spell bonus if 4 elements
@Follow the howl lol i always see the variant tiefling monk! if we are being more "weird" id like to try rolling a firbolg monk
@@Bawinni Wood elves make the best rogues because they can hide easier. And you get access to that 1d8 longbow. Of course the High Elves get access to the _Mending_ cantrip so you never have to worry about arrows breaking.
But yes, the wood elf monk is the most common monk, due to Point Buy being the official Adventurer's League rules.
My first proper character was a Wood Elf Four Elements Monk, but I made him before reading much about popular race-class combinations. It just made sense for what I imagined he looked like.
I feel you shouldn't shy away from a particular race just because it's popular. When I'm making characters, I go for either the class or the personality first, then tack the race on once I know what I want for them.
The party monk in the game I DM is a wood elf monk, and he also took the racial feat that lets him cast longstrider once a day. At level 4 he's already pretty much The Flash.
I'm a simple girl. I see Satine Phoenix, I like the video.
That was a great introduction. Thanks a bunch. I also hope that one day you could introduce the other elven subraces just like this.
OF COURSE THE QUEEN IS DOING THE ELF GUIDE
I come for the great knowledge dropping guides, I stay for that Crazy OP/ED.
Hope the mistreated find peace and healing.
Hope she makes the efforts to repair and amemd. Finds the help and strength needed to change.
Greetings I'm new to the channel really enjoying it this satisfys the deeper nerd in me. Please do a hand Booker helper on the dungeons & dragons psionic handbook!
🖤❤️💚
Love me some elves. My girl in the Curse Of Strahd campaign I'm playing in is a drow grave cleric and it's GREAT.
We need a Drow PC already! I'd volunteer myself but alas...I do not live in California (anymore) and I'm nowhere close to the awesome talent of the CR cast. A guy can dream.... ;)
Now I'm just waiting for the half elf video. : )
this was amazing
Now we need Sumalee on firbolgs.
00:11 - "Made you look"... Well played Tolkien.
Elves my fave race. Was my very first PC rolled when I began D&D in 1980.
Forgotten Realms elves being *shorter* than humans bothers me to no end.
Elflets BTFO
Elves aren't the Ubermensch in DnD unlike in many other worlds
Actualy I find that refreshing. At least they are not the same tall blonde perfect bulshit elves they are everywhere else.
Pre-Tolkien Elves were diminutive beings. Elves being *taller* than humans bothered me for quite awhile.
@@Rathkryn Pre Tolkien Elves were what we now call Forest Gnomes basicly XD
I'm thinking of making an wood elf samurai fighter with the bow archetype.
Able to add the wisdom modifier to persuasion + the nice +2 to dexterity and with some flair that he's a hunter that uses nature as a camouflage, a pretty solid character I think
I'm just really glad they spelled out that last joke
Oh man I can’t wait for the Half-Orc video
Why do i all of a sudden want Vedius from the LEC cast to host an episode of Handbooker Helper?
That was a wonderful pun at he end.
Elves will never be my cup of tea, but Satine always will be! Very nice, y'all.
What race is? . . . If you say Humans I swear to god 😠
I just finished creating a wood elf character then this video pops up. This is beyond coincidence
Played a in a one shot last weekend where everyone made an elf. Recked havoc with the DM’s time tracking
TBH, favourite HH episode so far!
The looks of Satine is just perfect! That hair, the ears, the makeup, the (fucking awesome) top she's wearing.
Also her enthusiasm towards elves is just fun to watch :D
Thank you, all the ppls, who made this episode!!!
Excellent!!
Ah Tolkien's great opus "The Rings of the Lord". I know it well. lol!
High elves are such a good match with Elritch Knight and Arcane Trickster that you'd think those archetypes were made specifically for them. The ability score boosts are already good enough on their own, but an extra Wizard cantrip is a really big deal for classes that normally only get 3 or 4, and their trance helps partially make up for having so few spell slots to work with, too. Plus, flavor-wise, it makes sense for even a martially-inclined elf to pepper their otherwise-physical fighting style with some magic.
It's Satine Phoenix!
Elves are actually one of the best, if not the best, race for rogues. This is due to the Cantrip trait, which means you can now take Booming Blade, which can be extremly useful with cunning action disengage or swashbuckler subclass included. At 5th level, you get +3d8 damage for free every round.
Doesn't booming blade trigger only when the target moves away voluntarily?
Wood elf is also great
That +1 wis, longbow, hiding bonus and extra 5ft speed make a great set of tools for a scout
@@Ryquard1 It does, but as the cantrip grows more powerful, the initial hit gains some extra Thunder damage on top of the weapon damage.
My first character was a drow circle of the moon druid and it's fun to play him, cause everyone thinks he is a bad guy while he is truly a cinnamon roll.
You have to appreciate how she kept making Tolken comments- when D and D elves are about as different from Tolken elves as you can get while still calling then "elves"!
So ive noticed the character builders online if you go wiz or sorceror with a high elf you cant actually keep the extra cantrip. Just something that bugged me.
The elegance ... The beauty.... Ooooooo
My favorite character I play is a Wood Elf Monk named Rael, why 35 base movement +35 unarmerd movement at high levels quickly becomes broken.(especially when you dash as a bonus action)
Yay Satine!!!
Haha "Made You Look" inside that ring
How to elf: Step 1: Stop bathing. Step 2: Think you're better than everyone else.
Clean yourself with prestidigitation
Who needs to bathe when you have magic?
@@martinpringle2127 Elves do. They smelf. (A dwarven slang term meaning "Smells as bad as an elf")
Man this one was the first scary Handbooker Helper. She should join a police squad. :D
Just rolled up a Wood Elf Monk, about 6 months ago, and it’s been one of my favorite characters to play.
Great job Satine!
Kind of wished she would have said good day or bidet at the end ... just for the giggles
3:04 really missed an opportunity to draw a little John Cena hiding behind the tree lol
Could you talk about monstrous races like the Eladrin (Fey Elf) next time?
They're trying to stick to the basics here since this is for beginners and I think only covers what's in the PHB.
I'm secretly convinced Satine is an elf. She loves them and looks like one, and even has an elvish name.
Yay Satine!
ThinesELVES! XD
Nice.
Also, yay for Satine!
oh man, lmao with the stone in the corner at 0:21
This is basically poetry
Working on a Wood elf Druid for my first dnd game anyone got any tips I’ve studied dnd through various sources but never actually played it yet, but my cousin is working on a campaign for me and a few other family members, probably gonna try for a more healing oriented Druid since the rest of the group is new as well and less familiar with the concepts of dnd too
This Tuesday my new character will be entering our home game: A Drow Light Cleric, because fuck optimization.
My party makes that trance joke every time my wood elf takes a long rest. Makes it even more relevant that I actually am a raver (although I go for faster tempos than trance). :)
Satine is the obvious and perfect choice for the elf explanation. So beautiful!!
I forgot to put the Perception proficiency on my elf rogue ;-;
I'm kinda excited for a Genasi video if that will ever be a thing owo
Elves are naturally granted proficiency in Perception
@@taylor222888 I meant I forgot to put it in my sheet. But I rechecked it and it's there XD
Thanks anyway ^_^
Geneasi aren't in the Player's Handbook so that probably won't happen. :)
@@Rathkryn Ah, I see. Thanks for telling me ^^;; I'm still kind of a noob to DnD
Love Satine!
This was helpful, but I do have a question.
What are the rules to creating a wood elf’s appearance?
I only get 4 hours of sleep. Guess I'm an elf!
Please do a Goblin quick build next.
Hmmm... She missed out one important trait of the High Elves: they got one more extra language. If they get another extra language from backstory or class, they can be very knowledgeable when you travel places, where the natives might not speak common, or you just try to spy on your enemies: goblins or orcs will not use common among themselves, just as well in the Underdark or in a Primordial plane, where they might not speak common at all!
Satine!
I could listen to her read a cook book
cool thing is that a party with two elves can get the whole party's nightly rest done in only 8 hours
Damn, that hair is awesome
I'm simple man I see handbooker helper I like. I see satine Phoenix I smash the shit out of that like button
Satine looks like she belongs in the grand council of some sorts.
Maybe she's on the Tal'Dorei Council.
let's be real tho, it IS about the longer lifespan.
The only viable character is an elven Druid that reaches level 18 for timeless body. Oh how old am I? 5000 years old. In another 1500 I’ll think about retiring, maybe.
"Made you look!" :P
Elfs can either be complete 🐓s or just nice people
Because... MAGIC! Nothing else needs to be said
I've seen people write this phrase for years...but I've never used it.
I've never clicked so fast in my life.
Please do a video on the Warforged race.
"made you look"
Yes you did
Neat .
Yay Satine!!!!!!!!!
I always play monsterous or exotic races - kenku, lizardman etc. I don't know which race from the PHB I'd choose. Perhaps if I'm going for optimal build I'd roll a human and if I'm going for rp I'd probably try a dragonborn.
Drow can also see 120 feet in darkness