Very high quality and original content, excellent presentation style. You have absolutely earned my subscription and I cannot wait to see the growth in this channel that I’m sure is soon to come.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Sincerely... it is comments like these that motivate me with each and every video. Thank you soooo much for the kind and inspiring words! This community we are building amazes me every day.

@redfaux74

Жыл бұрын

But did you watch it with quality headphones? Next level....

I think Baba Yaga is an ancient remnant of a prehistoric Deity. She's the malevolent side of motherhood and the dark Earth (related to/ or similar to the Indian goddess Kali). And probably played a bigger role in the lives of proto Indoeuropeans. She was probably a revenant or vengeful goddess. And probably had multiple faces.

@KS-PNW

7 ай бұрын

There would certainly be precedent for that. If you look at the way the Church incorporated bits of existing faiths into their teachings in places like Ireland (in the 3rd and 4th century C.E.)and Mexico (16th and 17th century). Not to mention the way they used the Norse people's own beliefs to convince many of them that Ragnarok had already happened and now it was time to embrace the new god (early to mid medieval period). I could see a nature goddess slowly getting reframed as a witch who should be avoided and feared. Would also explain why occasionally she had benign qualities and was even sometimes helpful.. Cool idea if nothing else 👍

If anyone is looking for more hag content/ideas I'd really recommend the 2e Van Richten's Guide to Hags. It has a lot of cool ideas for using hags in darker, more Gothic style campaigns. It was made for Ravenloft (real old school Ravenloft so it WILL include some darker content, just FYI) but it could be used for all sorts of campaigns, as long as the group is ok with some horror elements. Its got some game mechanics but a lot of it is roleplaying and thematic info. Honestly the 2E Van Richten's guides were all pretty good.

@redfaux74

6 ай бұрын

Van Richten supplements were incredible. Best of DnD history ever.

Great story. The Blood hag reminds me of a story I once read online. A meeting of a familiar face in a town, a gift to said friendly lady, and finally... the twist: The faceless remains of the lady found in her own house. A successful deception that serves as an introduction to an evil force.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Very nice! If you want the mother of all hag stories... check out the recent video i did on "5 Things You May Not Know About The Nine Hells" :) Thanks for watching and the kind words, really appreciated!

@redfaux74

5 ай бұрын

Maybe a wizard sage where the party gets their potions in between adventures. You keep receiving this message, but only when in town, via whispering wind.... "Bomarc, I'm in trouble. Meet me in my shop, the Tiny Tincture Supply." Every night, one hour before low noon. But only while in town.... You get there but she doesn't recognize you. And she should. You've shared more than just sales.

Loved bg3 take on this

Such good work

hags are just the worst ever, which is why i always try to throw them at the party, BG3 nailed the green hag

@HikingFeral

3 ай бұрын

Yeah the game and Ethel actually got me into D&D. She is a great character. I had no idea she was a hag at first. Not until I saw her trying to force feed Mayrena treacle pie lol.

It's so cool, that u had 500 Subs at this point and now 24,7k.. im so happy for u

@RichesandLiches

2 күн бұрын

Well if it was not for your first 500, I would never be at almost 25k and growing... and I simply cannot thank and the other 499 enough. That said, I have not forgotten about you first 500... and while my list is not complete, I have many of you noted and I will have an announcement later this month on a token of my appreciation you won't want to miss, so keep an eye out for that!

Y’all come hard! Digging it

Great and useful video, thanks for making it!. I've always been partial to Death knights, that's my vote

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Oh that is an EXCELLLENT suggestion! Consider it in the queue and thanks for listening!

I aspire to have my players enjoy my descriptions as much as I enjoy yours.

Baba Yaga is not just Russian, but Slavic.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clarification... I researched it quite a bit and saw both Russian and Slavic. Appreciate you taking the time to point this out.

@theriverofgordon1470

7 ай бұрын

Russians are part of the Slavic civilization/cultures.

@ekstat1c

2 ай бұрын

Since both have a common origin it's likely the myth is older than both and is a hand me down from people who came before.

Just a fantastic video. Keep them coming please.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and commenting! I worry sometimes that my community will see all the kind words/comments and think that they have nothing to add so they do not provide feedback (good or bad) but I promise you that i read and TRY to respond to every single comment and kind words like these are like water... you need it everyday to ensure you are on the right track and to course correct when you are not... SO THANK YOU... it truly means so much to see the feedback!

This is just so so good.

Hey, that's funny. I live at the center of a depraved grove too!

Great video as always! I've got some ideas to use for my COS campaign from this for sure!

Ok I’d never heard of the Blood Hag… now… how to use her… muhahahahahaha!!! Oh and a good history lesson on some ways to bring horror into our games would be great. I’d enjoy to see your thoughts.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thats a GREAT idea... The short answer is that you talk about it in the session zero... but more to your point, this would be a great subject to cover... and i will! thank you.

@ReustersPlace

Жыл бұрын

@@RichesandLiches I have GM’d with my group for 5-6 years, and while one doesn’t like Call of Cthulhu, he is more than happy to have been cursed with Armor that looked way too good to be true. Sometime players don’t like mechanics (I.e. sanity from Co) as it’s a grindstone making their beloved characters wither away instead of getting stronger with each level. They want to be superheroes. But if you don’t use it, or use a mechanic like corruption similar to what Matt Mercer has done (where spending time near evil or unholy places or things they have to make a saving throw against corruption which gets harder the more corruption You have and your proximity to it, and recedes as you get away from the evil). I found it online looking for corruption rules. P.s. the armor my PC is wearing starts awesome, and then slowly becomes the bane of his existence but he can’t tell as he’s cursed to never want it out of his sight. 😬

"Blood hag" for your adults only games.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

You're not wrong... :) Thanks for listening and commenting.

@redfaux74

Жыл бұрын

Hags love children too..... 😈

Amazing video as always, keep up the great work!

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for the kind words and taking the time to listen and comment!

Requesting a video on Cryonax! Great video as always.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Oh wow... what a great suggestion from the Forgotten Realms... he was not even on my backlog list, a definitely omission on my part. I love Cryonax and the Arctic setting so consider this one in the near term queue! Thanks for the GREAT suggestion!

Once again, excellent -

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

So appreciative of your time to listen and comment. Any ideas on what you would like to see next lore or otherwise?

@Buzzregog

Жыл бұрын

@@RichesandLiches Well, everything I have thought about suggesting is stuff I plan on using already. What I liked about the hag video in particular was that it inspired me to use one in an area I was planning on developing for my group. So I would rather be surprised :)

wow

@RichesandLiches

11 ай бұрын

If that is a good wow... then thank you! and if its a bad wow... then my humblest of apologies... either way, thank you for watching and commenting!

Your awesome. I love your videos!

@RichesandLiches

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much!

A Hag with no pets? 😳 The visual at 24.30 is terrifying. 😟 Your background audio is TREMENDOUS! I use headphones and appreciate the extra effort. Very creepy. You are a master of setting the mood. The Hag is a big task. You could easily spend 20 minutes on every type of Hag, especially the Black. In Europe people are terrified of the Hag still today. They claim it hovers over peoples chests as they sleep, sucking out their souls and invading their dreams and psyches. The languages a Hag knows hints at much, MUCH greater power than is known by anyone less than a sage. A Hag must be great in power to barter with the Devils of hell, Succubi and worse. Good job. 🎈🥳🎈

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Good call out :) A good Hag always has an evil cat, rat, crow or something similar!

@redfaux74

Жыл бұрын

​@@RichesandLiches - Something powerful..... A "good" hag. 🤣🤣🤣 I like the idea of a Mongrelman. "Serve me or stay this way."

@redfaux74

7 ай бұрын

​@RichesandLiches - I like to come back to this video when my mind won't stop. It reminded me of a scary recurring dream I kept having as a young child. My sister and I snuck out of the house one Halloween night. Around the block there was an old dead end road that was blocked off and had a No Trespassing sign on it. Of course that meant nothing to several of us young kids. But not many of us kids ever went too far down this "driveway". The fear was invasive no matter how bold you were starting the walk. For one you couldn't see far down it. Every 50 feet or so it took a hard right or left turn and the woods there were darker than everywhere else around there. There were a lot of creeper vines that hung down from the trees. No where else in our area had those. And the ground was always pretty muddy. And this time her and I went farther down that road than ever before. It went down a steep hill and after a hard left turn the road went straight for a long time. Our land is flat for hundreds of miles. Short version, my sister and I found a large house with an attached garage. We're avoiding every sign we should leave. We sneak in thru a broken window, mildly cutting ourselves in several places. We're up some stairs and we hear someone up there with us talking lightly when suddenly my sisters right hand falls off like someone had just sliced it off with a sword. It's not bleeding much at all and that scared us worse. The edges of her stump are dark just like her severed hand. We pick it up and we're now leaving. No warning. No attack. And we're scared to death. That's when my face starts to hurt really bad. The bones in my head are just killing me. Like a headache I've never had before. I realize it's getting difficult to breathe and my sister is looking at me in horror.... She drops her hand and reaches for my face suddenly, her eyes just bulging in sheer terror. My chin was slowly moving towards my eye brows and swallowing my face. My face is closing?!? That's why I can't breathe. It was like my bones had turned to clay or rubber and were shrinking or something. She can't help me with one hand. If I grab my chin and forehead just right I can muscle them apart just enough to get air into my nose and mouth. But it hurts so bad. Touching it hurts badly. Pulling on my chin and forehead is even worse. But the moment I release they begin to shrink again. We can hear giggling coming from a room near us around the staircase. We start to run again, trying to be quiet, trying to hold my face open while she holds her severed right hand in her left..... And I wake up. I had that dream for many years. Usually about once a year. I wake up panicking and struggling to breathe every time. We never get any farther but once in awhile I wake myself because I just cannot continue with it. I haven't had that dream in a while but your Hag video reminds me of it every time I watch it. What an idea for a curse...... Necromantic spell? (She had our blood from the window)

@ThreadBareHope1234

5 ай бұрын

I'm listening to this whole video thinking of a way to recreate a powerful, helpful, wholesome, goth girl.😆 Paladins would hate her though.😒 Edit: or if I really wanted a friendly witch/ goth girl there is always a warlock or glamor bard.

They go as far as back as the gods like the three the old lady but the lady in her prime and the young one the spell weavers using one eye for that benefit and know the future from The Iliad they helped many demi- warriors before like Jason or Theseus or Hercules

The red hag is obviously based on this classic sci-fi pulp story en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambleau

Auntie Ethel brought me here and now I am trapped forever. oh god please help. can anyone hear me? Ple s h

How awesome im the 1000th like so cool!

I don't know why but I can totally see Karens being Urban Hags.

Why would I need to fear (fill in this space with your own name or username)s mother?!

You're discord link is dead. Else I would join ya.

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

Updated/Fixed! Thanks for pointing that out... so much for me to still learn. The link expired in 7 days... that is fixed and now will not expire. discord.gg/KFjeMwuNCw

um. do you know what the phrase "eat a peach" means? *L

@RichesandLiches

Жыл бұрын

I do... was trying to be humorous more than provacative... but the Blood Hags "Face Peel" did remind me of the movie and the line so.... :)