BG3 has a great line about Vlaakith that goes something like "To the Undying Queen the Githyanki are not her subjects, they are her livestock".

*casually waves at Vlaakith*

Helping the Gith stop Vlaakith's impending apotheosis would make for a fine high-level campaign. :3

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

It is, it exists :)

@MyRYNOrunsHot

4 жыл бұрын

There's an adventure for this: Lich Queen's Beloved, in Dungeon Magazine 100.

Dancing Vorpal silver sword... yeah now she is just showing off!

"3 types of Gith." Everyone always forgets the Spelljamming subspecies, the Pirates of Gith for some reason

Ahhhh... There’s nothing like the smell of Gith in the morning.

I literately just wrote up a Gith character to play a few days ago. This is perfectly timed, thank you.

I have a headcanon that suggests that given the nature of the time travelling shenanigans of Mind Flayers and how they tie to the Gith; that the Gith are the origin stock of all non-elemental humanoids and contain the genetic traits of all of them. Like they're so displaced from linear time as we understand it that they can simultaneously be our possible ancestors and our possible future selves at the same time.

@DCdabest

4 жыл бұрын

It also follows that; just as the Gith have no species name; they themselves are so morphologicaly diverse because they're complex genetic make up allows them to appear more or less as one particular species depending on which combination of genes is expressed. This expression could be magically directed of course. Gith in elven settlements become more elven. Gith in human societies become more human, etc.

@lafortya

4 жыл бұрын

That's pretty much how I see it too. Since the Mind Flayer Empire is a past/future "bootstrap" paradox, the gith are a mix of various humanoid species genetically modified by the flayers to serve as slave stock.

@Michael-hy2ud

2 жыл бұрын

When the Gith were introduced that was initially what they were. A combination of human, orc and elf

One gets the feeling that vlaakith actually cut a deal with tiamat and betrayed Gith, allowing her to to rise to power.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

That's exactly what she did.

That thumbnail of her, you know shes saying "pathetic"

@eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653

4 жыл бұрын

After you kneel down and plead for your life like "please my queen please please please don't kill me please I don't wanna die Im afraid please don't hurt me"

This is a good video choice especially with the githyanki as a playable race and the antagonists being the mindflayers in the upcoming video game Baldur's Gate 3.

You just made my Birthday mate. Vlaakith and the Githyanki is one of my all time favorites, and am currently planning a sequel for her release after my players tricked her into sealing herself in her own phylactary (Vecna was involved, so of course even she didn't see it coming). Hopefully between you, Baldur's Gate 3, the Neverwinter expansion, and their sheer badassness we'll see more of Vlaakith and her horde of bloodthirsty dragon riding space pirates from across the dimensions of space and thought (who should totally be on a metal album cover). Also WOTC or Paizo should pay you, I have gone back and bought sooo many Dragon Magazine issues since I started watching your channel.

@GregtheGrey6969

4 жыл бұрын

We share a birthday, happy birthday to us.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

WotC are nice to me, from a safe distance. Like, they pet me with a broom.

This became homework for people playing BG3, go Lae'zel !

Blessed are thee who help the like ratio

The longer the Gith are not enslaved by mindflayers, the more human they will become. - Dr . Samuel Hayden

I was a smart-ass when I met her in bg3. She did not appreciate it and promptly wished me dead. Game over screen.

A missed opportunity... Githyanki versus Githredsoki. I'll get my coat.

It's hard to say who's 'right.' Undead or constructs are great ways to skirt illithid mental radar. But what's the difference between a lich queen and an elder brain? Reminds me a lot of the Blue Oyster Cult, Veteran of the Psychic Wars.

Yessssss! Give me ALL of the Gith lore! And a new race? What fantasy lottery did I win?!!

I love the amount of lore in this. The Gith race is so interesting 😄

@rayruckus4446

2 жыл бұрын

The Gith are so damned cool. I hate that so many D.M.s hate using them because they are so closely tied to psionics.

Charlie Stross didn't stop after inventing the githyanki. They've be writing ever since. I'd strongly recommend their most recent series, the 'Laundry Files'.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

On my bucket list

There's a race called Gith found on the dying planet Athas, which is generally isolated from the rest of the multiverse. They are the degenerate descendants of the githyanki who lived there in a previous age. A book called....I think it's Guide To The Astral Plane that goes into detail on their presence on that plane. Aj goofed & missed a subspecies. You're awesome sir

@DCdabest

4 жыл бұрын

Oohh. Athas Gith

Welcome to the party BG3 players!

The Gith pictured in 19:51 is actually a Githzerai Zerth named Zhjaeve. She was a companion in Neverwinter Nights 2

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@YarDarkwood

3 жыл бұрын

@@AJPickett dont forget about the athasian gith sub race In dark sun.

Sometimes it seems proper to let evil destroy evil. Letting an eternal war between the Githyanki and Mind Flayers rage on sound all good and well, kinda like letting the blood war between Devils and Demons continue. However, every battle that last as long usually spills over into peaceful society. Now I DO hate Mind Flayers...but I'd rather not see Vlaakith ascend to godhood. We don't need another Vecna.

@williethenerfherder2193

4 жыл бұрын

Why not just have the githzerai, elves, gnomes, and humans set up a mystic order to wipe out all mindflayers? Just wipe them out with psychic energy, and watch them freak the fuck out as their brains liquify.

@jforozco12

10 ай бұрын

Simple minded mammals can't understand the awe inspiring power of queen vlakith!

@stephen8342

10 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t call githyanki evil, just militaristic

@COOKEDxSNOW

10 ай бұрын

@@stephen8342 there alignment is literally lawful evil

@MrRyan1011

10 ай бұрын

Fuck that noise. The Githyanki need to vanquish the wretched soul less mind flayers. While we’re at the denizens of the abyss need to be destroyed.

Sir, it's like Christmas.... I'm running the Incursion game now. Seeing as how she's the big bad, I couldnt have asked for more... You rock And this info isn't in the issues of the dragon or dungeon magazines I hunted down. Greatly appreciated

@michaelbeal1400

4 жыл бұрын

Didn't Maanzecorian kill The One in the Void?

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbeal1400 I have not researched that yet :)

@michaelbeal1400

4 жыл бұрын

Rewatching now, you just mentioned incursion (+ the artwork, I'm an idiot)... But Scales of War kicks ass

@michaelbeal1400

4 жыл бұрын

Ha, replying to you on both threads is getting complicated. Thanks for all your work. I hadnt seen his website yet, I just collected both adventure sets from the magazines

Is it a coincidence this was released the same day Wizards gave out a free adventure about the Lich-Queen?

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Heh! Actually yes it is, I had no idea they were doing that.

@yavayen4796

4 жыл бұрын

@@AJPickett Hmm not sure if I buy it, do I sense a Githzerai plot?

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

@@yavayen4796 No I am on Team Gith.

I would love to find out more on the Consorts of Tiamat

I wonder how much of this will be relevant in the latest Baldur's Gate game.

Fun fact: Vlaakith will never allow any Githyanki to go over Level 15 as she believes that they would become a threat to her rule and her ascension and will “Notice” (no matter what plane a Githyanki is currently on) when a Githyanki reaches level 12 and will command them to come to her so she can suck out their souls. Ironically enough in Balders Gate 3 you end the game at level 12.

I'm still relatively new, and didn't know much about the gith. I certainly didn't know anything about Vlaakith, and holy hell she is awesome.

This was my favorite video you've ever done AJ. Your expressive voice makes these a joy to listen to. Keep up the great work.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! 😄

mf wished me out of existence right after an annoying-ass boss fight 🙃 kinda respect the fact that she might have rolled a 1 in 3 chance of never being able to use the spell again just to spite my smug ass

I read this as “the LICK Queen” and clicked. But this is cool too

The Githzerai always make me think of Dakkon. What an outstanding character.

@cb2291

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

@stevejennings2394

10 ай бұрын

The best

Currently running The Tyranny of Dragons adventure and I integrated the Gith (both sides) into the story right after I got MTOF and read about Tiamats relationship with the Githyanki. One of my players is Githzerai. This video is very relevant right now in my game so thank you for the great vid!

21:13 Look at that skull....they’re living in Lisa Simpson’s skeleton.

Whaaat! My prayer has been answered! You made a Vlaakith video! Whoo!!

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Yep, this was the direct result of a fan request.

@NordicDragon89

4 жыл бұрын

@@AJPickett I suggessted it on a live stream of yours. Thanks man!

Appreciate the research. I didn’t know most of the things in this video. I was always curious about the Gith name and RR Martin‘s story.

Damn. I had no idea Tiamat one-upped Bahamut like that lol Vlaakith sounds like a good patron for a Githyanki Undying Warlock lol (for a few levels, at least...)

I remember playing Neverwinter Nights, and there was maybe two or three gith encounters in the whole game and they were brutal.

Gith have always been interesting and full of possibilities. Really Good Vid. Thank You

You kind of left out the part where Vlaakith betrayed Gith and came back with that story she told to rest of the Githyanki, taking over the rest of the people. Seeing what the rest of the githyanki were becoming under Vlaakith's leadership, the githzerai left to follow a different path.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

That was not the current Vlaakith, that was original recipe Vlaakith and I did talk about it from the Githyanki point of view. The idea being to convey their mindset.

@kanewilson8624

3 ай бұрын

@@AJPickett the one that made the red Dragon Deal with Tiamet and is the Lich Queen is the 143rd Queen Vlaakith, there were 142 queens before her

This lady is ruining all my plans (I play a lilthid ) another epic video

@TheHornedKing

4 жыл бұрын

One can play a lithid?

@jalderink

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheHornedKing Well, if one can play a Githyanki, why not?

I still love that old art.

She sounds like a mix of Dragon Ball’s Frieza and Star Wars’s Emperor Palpatine with paranoia and fear mixed in. Sounds like it’s time to amass a multiverse spanning Spirit Bomb and nuke the D&D “NOT” Death Star.

The Forerunner Pangenesis theory interests me. It would make sense that something had to bring humans to all of the other spheres. I would assume that there are two scenarios; either the Forerunners were highly advanced and traveled to these places of their own volition or they were a slave species and were brought to these places by a greater power. Also, I’d like to think that Quaggoth are also a species descendant from the Forerunners.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Hmmm, could be.

@Scortch-lo3xy

4 жыл бұрын

interesting theory

9:00 LMAO 🤣 Is the guy flying through the air the same guy from the last video?! "Why didn't I LEEEEEEEeeeeeeave?!"

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

That's Owe'shet the god of critical fails.

@tatsusama3192

4 жыл бұрын

@@AJPickett 🤣❤️

Wait, Charlie Stross? The British SF writer Charles Stross of the Laundry Files created the gith? (checks wikipedia) And the Death Knights? Welp, today I learned something.

It's crazy to me that you in d&d, and baldermort in war hammer 40k are stuck at 90k subscriptions. Your both the best in your fields. Love ya A J. Keep up the good work

@AJPickett

3 жыл бұрын

I'm getting there the hard way :)

MORE SKULLS FOR QUEEN VLAAKITH. you can't find a race as hardcore as the Gith. ride red dragons, fight mindflayers, have a lich queen that has a throne made from the skulls of slain mindflayers, how metal of a race can you be.

I've got 60+ pages written into my current campaign setting and your video just made me have the most brilliant idea, Gith are coming to my world! Thanks for the entertainment and inspiration my dude.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@NordicDragon89

4 жыл бұрын

Check out Dragon Magazine 309 for what a Githyanki incursion looks like.

Gith are my favorite, great video!

I always enjoy your lore video's & also your outlook on playing D&D.

Neverwinter Nights 2 didn't do em very good justice.

Man, Lae'zel's character-progression has sent me down a rabbithole. The Gith written language has totally captivated me, I haven't learnt a script so fast since I memorized Elder Futhark in my teens. The cipher itself is nifty as heck, I haven't been able to determine whether sentences flow horizontally or vertically though.

Thank you the Gith are are among my favorite in all fantasy lore. Still not fascinating as Kender though.

@eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653

4 жыл бұрын

Kenders? Like those elf ears little people from dragonlance rigth?

@syspreadbury4512

4 жыл бұрын

Kender are the best thing to come out of Dragonlance, and I love the dragon lance setting, but they're just so original

@Jeremycook_

4 жыл бұрын

I find gith to be more fascinating, and kender more interesting.( How/why are they fearless) This may be just symantics and it's definitely just my personal opinion

@danielkubicek1323

4 жыл бұрын

Ah the Kender, the other scourge of the Multiverse...

@Jeremycook_

4 жыл бұрын

@@eldarhighelfhealermiriella7653 Tasselhof Burrfoot. A great character, ya gotta love'm. (Probably spelled wrong)

Has anyone else noticed that the Gith are similar to the Romulans and Vulcans of Star Trek?

@AJPickett

2 жыл бұрын

Yep

AJ delving deep into the baddest of the bad. Love those super villians and eldar evils.

@CONTINGENCY_sys

4 жыл бұрын

Racial adaptability to their environs or sources of influence is absolutely how I run all my games and my own mechanics system and lore. If you logic it a bit, regional racial traits is absolutely necessary and possible. It helps to not only trace bloodlines and adaptaions that exist, but also as DMs to expand and create within that powerhouse of possible creation possibilities. AJ is on point as usual. Like minded. Delve deep my friend.

6:00 - "Your aunt has no nice photos of you...it's not going to kill you to pose for just one"

@AJPickett

3 жыл бұрын

Heh! Accurate.

Thank you so much for this video, my players have gone to war with the Gith and so Vlaakith information was a great help! ^_^

Here's one for the algorithm, I wish you had more subscribers cuz I feel that your content is very interesting. Especially for people who find the fantasy sci-fi genres interesting. Keep up the great work

I really love the Gith. They're so much fun to use in all sorts of time travel stories and anytime there is Mind Flayer shenanigans.

Great video! Really wanted to know who she really is when Lae’zel couldn’t shut up about her. Also surprised you’re still reading the comments here, extra kudos to you for that.

@AJPickett

8 ай бұрын

I genuinely enjoy the interactions. I find people inspire better content out of me.

Inspiring plenty of fantastic ideas in my deeply geeky heart! Another great video. Thank you,

I'm betting death tyrants or other forms of undead beholder were involved in making that crown

I really appreciate the videos you make my friend. They are fantastic. I've been running games for almost 27 years now and yet I learn a lot ov good in-depth information about creatures and places. So I thank you, my good man

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help :)

Loved the topic and can't wait to see more

That was good I love all that gith lore so out there it,s great!

Haven't said this in a while. But I freaking you AJ. These research projects are awesome.

Not knowing the lore in the past I have had the ancestors of the gith be hobgoblins. Leading to both bloodlines martial prowess and warlike mentality.

@AJPickett

2 жыл бұрын

Unknown, Wizards of the Coast seems to think they were once humans... it's an origin story concealed in the twists and folds of time.

There’s another subspecies of Gith?! That I’ve never even heard of?! I’ve been out-nerded again, I love it!

I'm guessing your channel is having a surge of new viewers after BG3 dropped. Like me 😂 BG3 doesn't have an in-game codex, and the gith lore is poorly explained. So here I am.

Oh I always loved the Gith races, knowing about that proposed setting was an eye opener and ideas for a campaign. What's the name of the planet again? Feregos? Pheregos?

I don't have any hard evidence for this, but I strongly suspect that Githzerai and Githyanki are inspired by Vulcans and Romulans respectively.

@tree_alone

Жыл бұрын

The githzerai are like Jedi or something

@user-jq9iz3do1o

Жыл бұрын

Actually they were created by george rr martin. i forget the book though

@tree_alone

Жыл бұрын

@@user-jq9iz3do1o George HarHar Fartin didn't make a balagna sandwich he is a hack

@King_Flippy_Nips

10 ай бұрын

@@user-jq9iz3do1o did you not watch the video, the name of a GRRM novel inspired someone to create them, GRRM had nothing to do with.

@bugg6597

10 ай бұрын

The necrons from Riddick have been cited

I was looking for something cool to watch you never fail to amaze picket

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

Man...I don't know how else to say it; NSFW. Dragons are the greatest magical hoers in the multiverse. Is there any species they don't "lend" their DNA too, LOL! That aside, it is interesting and I wonder how much of that red dragon blood influences their attitude toward the Dragon born.

@zacharyhawley1693

4 жыл бұрын

To be fair Bards are incredibly charismatic.

Also have thought about doing lore video on humans and there mysterious origins? Ps also great video!

You sir make epic content thank you

I don't see the problem with wiping out the mind flayers.

@jakethegreatest473

3 жыл бұрын

not like they ever do anything that would be considered "good"

@CyberBeep_kenshi

3 жыл бұрын

Lol, need a hand? Muhahahaha

@thehillz726

3 жыл бұрын

i dont think anyone would but it seems like they're just using it as an excuse to maintain the statuesque

Glad to see some Gith love, best races in D&D

Vlaakith and Acererak had a thing going in Toril but she did not like his vision of a dream home in Chult.... apparently the view was not up to par and 2 of the 3 front doors were not working

The Sword of Gith from Neverwinter Night 2 WAS AMAZING!!!!! Lol, I loved that weapon. Also, Vlaakith and Vecna should hook up........maybe she could learn how to Ascend. Could you imaging the gross undead kids?? 😂🤣😁

Wow. Charles Stross invented the Gith? He's a great SciFi author too!

Interesting…. Just finished my first BG3 play through and this showed up in suggestions.

I love those issues. Im planning on using the Incursion adventure for my realms game. They will be attacking waterdeep to destroy the Sha'sal Khou. Also doing a adaption if the movie Predators with a Githvyrik as the main villian.

Gith Yanki lay eggs. Humans are more closely related to peacocks.

@AJPickett

9 ай бұрын

Propaganda.

@joshshin6819

9 ай бұрын

In some lore the Gith are created by Mindflayers and are a mix of humans. Elves and goblins..

I learnes alot about the Gith and Eberon setting from this vidio, than I did about the vidio's title-sake.

good video AJ

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris 🧙🏼‍♂️

AJ, since you are looking at more Spelljammer lately, there is another sub-species of Gith's followers to incorporate into the lore... the Spelljammer setting's pirates of Gith. To quote from the MC7 source material, "When the githyanki, under their liberator, Gith, freed themselves from the yoke of mindflayer slavery, this branch of the race fled not to the Astral plane, but to arcane space." These guys are designed as pirates and raiders, displaying a philosophy of the strong take what they want, with a hierarchy based on the rule of strength, but they combine that with a lawful alignment and a structured militaristic society. When these guys move into the neighborhood, they are the ruin of shipping, and woe to any settlements and civilizations that are near their asteroid hideout. In an era before the lore gave githyanki their void ships capable of sailing from the Astral sea into the material plane, the pirates of Gith had the unique ability of being able to bond with the organic living ships of the elves and transport those ships to and from the Astral.

Dying of the Light and GRRM’s early sci fi is amazing, couldn’t recommend Tuf Voyaging any more

Came here looking for backstory information for my tiamet serving githyanki horizon walker for the new Vecna Campaign. Good to know she has her own subrace of Gith minions

Yay!

The Gith are so much fun. Your Videos are always great. But this one is one of my Top 20 of your Videos =)

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

This would seem to be the setting for the new Baldurs gate. So amped!!

I like how they are even in Dark Sun

easy way to lay waste to the githyanki = revive the dead god their city is built on top of, if u can find the followers and ritual

@benry007

2 жыл бұрын

First you have to find out what god it is. Its very old and no one alive knows what its name was.

Vlaakith in her purple robes be like: I ALWAYS COME BACK!

There's another offshoot of the Gith that live on Athas of the Dark Sun setting. They are devolved into a more primitive race though, and their relationship to the modern Gith is made canon in the Black Spine box set.

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Original recipe Gith

@michaelbeal1400

4 жыл бұрын

I used the lore from AJs video on devourers in my game. I had the yanki-warlord-turned-first-dread-devourer as the one to activate the Devastator and ended the Dark Sun Incursion. It fits pretty well. My game...Forerunners get enslaved, come out the other side as grimlock, gith, athasian rhulisti, and escaped test subject primates that evolve into quoggoth and a new evolution of humans. Its epic and brutal, they're trying to bring back the one in the void and he who was. Its not going well

How mad will Vlaakith be if you break her crown while she's around?? "Sooooo mad" Lol i love it