One of my favorite concepts is leaning into that theme of "the shadow fell is a decayed version of the material plane", which immediately tells you where you can find portals or crossover points into the shadowfell. Basically, if a location on the material plane is decaying and decrepit, then you are going to cross into the Shadowfell in that location because the material plane and the Shadowfell are one of the same in that location. And depending on how you leave that location, you might end up trapped in the Shadowfell even after you leave.

Suggestion: Do Sigil next. You could return to Sigil each episode and step through the next "door" to a new location.

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea, Sigil is one of my all time favorite locations in the D&D universe.

@22thevoice22

7 жыл бұрын

Good on ya cutter! You're no berk.

@nishangrout5356

7 жыл бұрын

I would also love to hear what you have to say on Sigil!

@d1rtyw0rk65

4 жыл бұрын

Please carve out a moment for Gatecrashers from 3.5 and planar keys from across the additions

You have the best lore videos for dnd my man, thank you for your work you put into these videos. You help me DM and add life into all of my sessions with these videos.

@AJPickett

Ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

Shar is more like Mystra's "step mother". In the FR's creation "myth" Ao created Selûne and Shar by parting light from darkness and thus they represent light and life, and darkness and oblivion/void respectively. Shar actually tore a part out of Selûne and that part became Mystra. When you learn this you know - you understand - that Shar will ever be there, no matter whatever you do. You might push back on oblivion, but you will never defeat it.

@psdirewolf

Жыл бұрын

thats literally not what the wiki says

Nightwatch was a good movie. I think a great representation of the city of Gloomwrought was Dark City.

@AJPickett

2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely

I am surprised how deep and detail oriented is D&D . I have Neverwinter Night 1 and 2, and all expansion, and it was deep and rich with lore. What i hear in this series of videos, about D&D and Lore in pen and paper verison, i see i did known only 10% .

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

Keep in mind that this game, the settings and associated supplements, novels and games on other platforms, are 30 years old, and have been in constant flux and development over that time. It is an industry of story telling, so, the story is incredibly detailed and rich.. I have to filter out information otherwise these subjects would takes hours and hours to cover.

@firetarrasque4667

7 жыл бұрын

If you learn that much, you have done some insane research. What AJ has covered is a tiny fraction, and it would take hundreds of hours to view it all. And this is almost only the Forgotten Realms. There's also Dragonlance, Mystara, Greyhawk, a few other official ones and that isn't even touching upon homebrew.

Shadowfell is fun as hell. Always reminded me as being a Silent Hill type of place. A reflection of the prime material plane...but....shadowy-ier? 😆 Idk...I can be an edgelord sometimes, admittedly, and Shadowfell and the Kytons are just...so much win.. Or am I thinking of a different Plane?

@richmendelson8194

4 жыл бұрын

The Shadowfell may be closer to "the fog world" of Silent Hill, terrifying, but not the "curl into a ball" scary that the "other world" of silent hill, that is- the one that is all rusted and covered in blood.

@DA-xe7fg

3 жыл бұрын

Fr in the game the otherworld is pretty damn scary, but imagine actually being in it, are pampered brains would break down so fast

@johntheherbalistg8756

3 жыл бұрын

Kytons are devils in the hells. Wouldn't be surprised to see one in the shadowfell, though

also the new show on netflix stranger things is all about the shadowfell. and the first season actually starts with the kids playing D&D.

@firetarrasque4667

7 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too. Its awesome. Though a technically the Upside-down or the Shadowlands (Think that's what the call it?)

@lovecraftminusthexenophobi4128

5 жыл бұрын

@@firetarrasque4667 the veil of shadows, I assume they call it that to avoid legal trouble

@ShadowMage

5 жыл бұрын

I always thought that the upside down was a form of semi reference to the Underdark.

@haikumagician4363

4 жыл бұрын

There is now even multiple stranger things official DND products. I haven't heard good things about it but it might be great

@TheHarleqwin

4 жыл бұрын

Which is funny, because the whole show reads like the writers played World of Darkness.

The artwork is amazing and fits the videos very well. I LOVE the Shadowfell and the Raven Queen. Also I absolutely love the explanation of the Dark powers. I've been an avid Ravenloft reader/ DM and fan since the early 90s. Never have I heard an explanation of what the intent behind the dark powers trapping the dark lords in these demi planes that make up Ravenloft but I'm so using this.

I always think of the Shadowfell like Lorule in my campaigns. It's like a reflection of the normal world, but something went horribly wrong (destroying the Triforce, or Shar placing a curse on the land), and now it exists as a land of decay and shadow. However it is still a reflection of the world, and just as rich. Thinking of it like a counterpart to the Feywild, the Shadowfell seems like it should naturally be a place of decay, dulled emotions, and weakened senses, yet enhanced logic which can be good or bad. It could manifest as clairvoyance/the quiet of night that brings a sense of peace, encouraging self-reflection and rational thought. But it would also be the perfect place for a lich or vampire to engage in cold, calculated scheming, away from prying eyes, no less. Death, decay, and cunning-the symbolism of a raven, perhaps? 🐦‍⬛ Creatures that evolved here might have adaptations mirroring deep-sea creatures', as well as natural shadow magic & a more predatory lifestyle (in the absence of abundant plant life), so adventurers native to the material plane may be easy prey, leading to a reputation of hostile, evil monsters in the Shadowfell. To make the plane of shadow not *just* hostile and gloomy, I also like to make it fulfill some cosmic role of decay, which is essential for the cycle of life. Perhaps this manifests as a cycle of souls-souls of the deceased come here, and if they are not picked-up by their deity or a devil contract, they are eventually consumed by the Raven Queen/grim reaper goddess, who then takes their memories & wears them like jewelry. The new souls (or maybe just raw magic for the creation of new souls) is released and absorbed like fertilizer for the Feywild's rampant growth, which trickles-down to the material plane, enabling healthy forests there as well. To take this one step further, perhaps this cycle of souls can be seen as the seasons, or perhaps seasons are caused by the material plane resonating more strongly with the Shadowfell in Autumn and more with the Feywild in Spring (whatever that means to you). Lastly, I like to make the Shadowfell rewarding & tempting to explore despite the risks, not just a dangerous place that players will want to escape asap. If "plane of shadow" means it is the metaphorical dark as much as it is literally hard to see, it could be a final frontier of exploration & adventure, with new lands, magic items, and alchemical uses for various plants/fungi & minerals never seen in the Material or Feywild. New peoples and cultures adapted to the Shadowfell could spice up social encounters, while providing possible allies & enemies for players. And as mentioned, the Raven Queen collects memories, so maybe parts of history lost to time can be rediscovered here-for a price. The Raven Queen hates those who cheat death, so any undead, soul-dealing devils, reincarnating demons, and even immortal celestials are her enemies. Slay them, and bring some balance to the Cycle of Souls, and the lore (and spells) of ages past shall be yours... Hexblades for soul-reaping are down the hall, to the left, if you have the guts to embrace the power & secrecy of the Shadowfell. >:)

Another great video. I appreciate that you've started providing links to your resources, so we can do more digging on our own if we'd like.

the Soul Reaver from the Legacy of kain franchise plugged an omnipresent Tentacle 'God' visible to the dead underground; within the scope of the game physically dying sent consciousness into an other similar contorted scape where the immediately departed stayed apostate until depredation subsumed them: there is a gigantic neutral phylactery jar within the caves of that game. what in D&D would it be?

@AJPickett

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a demiplane, with a portal only visible to the dead, it might be ethereal, so, some sort of entrapping demiplane that captures souls as they attempt to cross over into the border ethereal and then saps the souls slowly until they are destroyed, This sort of artifact would be VERY much a no-no in the D&D multiverse, as all the powers have a pact that preserves the sanctity of souls.

I love sorrowful situations in real life, it's why I love dnd, so many things regular non dnd people hate, your heart slips out and you toughen up, your gonna get old one day, gotta get used to it lol

@SomethingWiley

3 жыл бұрын

You need a bard with some inherited boots of levitation that he doesn't KNOW the command word for but he keeps SAYING it because he talks so much. Then maybe the boys are kinda worn so the activation might take an extra round. So discover what words keep making him float or grab his own butt or bootstraps and then, thus just slowly revolve in space...

You are my favorite KZreadr for sure! I live the depth you get into everything i want to know about- thank you for your hard work! These alternate plane videos are my favorite, they really help me understand how to use them in my games

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Do you have a suggestion for which place to explore next? I have a new list to build for this series!

@jackrabbit4907

7 жыл бұрын

Celestia,talk about celestia next brother. :)

@coachcolbath7479

7 жыл бұрын

Your video on Acheron was awesome because it taught me about a plane that i didn't understand at all, likewise with your series in the hells. Feywild is logical next stop after shadowfell, but i think that the most helpful videos would be on planes that that are hard to DM in. For example, i would have trouble running the positive energy plane, because all i know is that it heals you until you pop lol. Your video on merids inspired an adventure to the elemental plane of water, but without a location like the city of brass its hard to understand source material. Travel and interactions lack variety for me It would also be cool to understand the heavens and the interactions of the diferent faiths, and how there can be conflict among beings that are nothing but good. I think i could go on for days with ideas for you haha

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

Coach Colbath all great ideas that help me bring content that is useful.

Night watch is a part of a book series. There is a second movie called day watch

@AJPickett

5 жыл бұрын

I've not seen that one yet.

I really enjoyed your explanation of the Shadowfell setting. Thanks!

@AJPickett

6 жыл бұрын

Most welcome :)

loved the carnival analogy you used.

12:50 This is sounding an awful lot like... by the Emperor’s gilded ballsack, call the Inquisition! Slaanesh! *HERESY* !

excellent.. I love the jewelry box music at the beginning! I love the shadowfell, the first of the negative part of the human psychology part of the planes lol

I love the shadowfell, I bought mordenkaidens time of foes just to get my hands on the sorrowsworn list of mobs

AJ: The fine details you include in your descriptions make my imagination explode with inspiration. Thank you!

My party just had a tpk after the party split and the barbarian tried to think ("I should save my rages for later!"). I've been working on a Campaign for the dead party traveling through the Shadowfell and breaking free. This has been a good help. Thank you.

Art Bell intro!!!

The Shadow-Kai have to continuously seek ever higher levels of experience, pain, please and emotional stimulation? This pleases Slaanesh.

This is exactly what I've been hoping for. More planes please.

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

VoiceOfMan yessir

@22thevoice22

7 жыл бұрын

Can't wait to have a squizz.

awesome video!

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Terry!

The Netherese presence in the Shadowfell is because some of the Netherese took refuge in the Plane of Shadow when Netheril fell. Some of them returned to Toril in 3E, but I think for the most part, through 3.5E and 4E most of those have been defeated in Toril proper, so what is in the Shadowfell are those that either didn't try to return, fled *back* to the Shadow, or are the Shadowfell's mirroring.

My players are in the shadow fell right now… and there is a doorway to the negative plain. And the Shadow Walker is close. Simple fetch quest that is going to be freely scary. Just for October

HOME SWEET HOME ❤

REcently got back into Magic and D&D. I've never been part of a campaign before but I'm looking forward to the day. Found your channel a while ago while looking for information on something. Fell inlove instantly, haha. Thanks for all the great work. Playing catch up with your vids is taking over my life, but I forgive you:3 Think you might do a video on the Genasi at some point? Subscribed!

@AJPickett

6 жыл бұрын

Yep, Genasi are on the list, I quite often played Genasi characters in campaigns.

@tatsusama3192

6 жыл бұрын

Sweet! Can't wait to watch it! I was planing on building a Windsoul Genasi monk:D

@2MeterLP

5 жыл бұрын

Theres always lots of people looking to play D&D that have no idea how to find a group. Post a note somewhere or something. You could probably just yell "D&D" until enough of us nerds have gathered around you :D I recommend a group size of 5-7, though you can do with more or less.

The full history of the Shadovar is simple: A long time ago, the first goddess of magic had no rules. Spells went WAY past 9th level. Several ancient empires were built on levels of magic that cannot be replicated today. One of these was Netheril. Netheril made it a policy that when they built a city, they did it by chopping a mountain off at its base, levitating it in the air, flipping it upside-down, and using that flying cone as the foundation, before building a mile-radius magic enchantment that passively enchanted everything else in its radius. Every sword, dagger, and butterknife became a +1 weapon. Every pair of shoes were Slippers of Spider-Cimbing or Boots of Leaping or something else. Magic was EVERYWHERE, but they mostly only worked within those magical fields. Well, one particular wizard was a brilliant idiot. Karsus, last great archmage of netheril. He made the world first, and last, fifteenth level spell. *Karsus' Avatar*. It allowed the caster to steal all the power from a god or goddess of their choosing. The material components of the spell included the gizzard of a gold dragon, the heart of the tarrasque, and... a bunch of other near-impossible stuff to acquire, but he got it all. And he cast it. What do you think happened? He tried to steal all the power of the goddess of magic first, not understanding that the goddess of magic was CONSTANTLY balancing the weave of magical energies that made magic possible. He managed to siphon off half her power before magic started to fail, everywhere. What do you think happened to those flying cities? Boom. The dying goddess sacrificed what was left of her life to stabilize the weave. Karsus died a half-god failure. But one of those cities managed to survive. They did so by shifting the city and all its inhabitants into the Plane of Shadow. Not a perfect solution, but it was an act of desperation. They needed a place empty of hostile life, but where magic still worked, and nobody would come looking for them. But magic works DIFFERENTLY there, and they couldn't come back. Especially since the new goddess of magic changed the rules on Toril so that spells cap at 9th level. So the Shadovar have been stuck in Shadow for thousands of years, until Shar merged Shadow and whatever else to create the Shadowfell, and they now had an easy way to return to their former home.

@oguguaobidike9251

2 жыл бұрын

Idk if thats acurate... At all

@mitchhaelann9215

2 жыл бұрын

@@oguguaobidike9251 Go back and read some of the Second Edition source material that never got retconned.

@oguguaobidike9251

2 жыл бұрын

@@mitchhaelann9215 5e 2014. Retcon and the 4th edition retcon mentioned it. karsus caused the death of mystral, not mystra shar took advantage of her sisters rebirth to create the shadowfell out of the plane of shadow

Excellent. Love that reference to "Nightwatch", and The Gloom. There is a sequel called "Daywatch", as well. Both great movies. There is a story by Orson Scott Card called "Magic Street", in which a god sheds his good parts because he perceived them to be hampering his ambitions.

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

I have to admit, I have been reluctant to do an ecology of gods video, it is a subject that triggers some folks, even if I am as clear as I can be that I am just talking about a role playing game, that seems to just fly right past some people. Just this month I have had one person ask me if Medusa are real, and another talk about their encounters with a succubus... this does not encourage me to do a video on gods, as you could imagine. Still going to do it though, because I do what I want!

@ozzymandius666

7 жыл бұрын

I'm happy to hear that you are going ahead with the ecology of gods video, despite your encounters with folk who have...shall we say novel perceptions of reality. :-) . This is youtube, after all. Perhaps, a few months after the ecology of gods video, you could share with us (anonymously, of course) some of the most...novel...reactions to it. Sadly, I suspect that "You will burn in Hell, blasphemer!" isn't as novel a response as one would hope.

Ya my favorite part of the shadow fell and the feywild is if you have a good gm you can run your full adventure in these places.. I love spooky shit and it's a great place to have a rhakshash mess with the party or have a black crusade sweeping the land, dark shit that you'd never see in real life

Thanks!

this place really feels like it should've been the neutral evil afterlife

I was thinking about having my half-elf shadow sorcerer being a merchant noble born in Gloomwrought and journeying to the material plane to find his twin sister who never returned after venturing there. Considering both shadar kai and humans live there it is not out of the question.

It's allot like the Gray Wastes of Hades. Living in an actual universe/multiverse akin to D&D would at once be cool, and terrifying - because there are so many more threats to life and happiness than in our mundane world... Including horrors and cruelties that can be made to last forever, and can be run into quite accidentally or randomly.

In the 3rd Edition dungeon Master's guide there is a Prestige class called Shadow Dancer I wonder how brutal they would be in the shadowfell

@krispalermo8133

4 жыл бұрын

Few things, a.) Shadow Dancers' class ability "Shadow Jump," is a variant on "Dimension Door." With all of it's problems. i.) Dimension Door Will Not work on the Astral Plane because you are already on the Astral Plane. The spell "D.D" uses Astral plane as a short cut to move a given distance in the prime material plane. x.) If a character ends up in the Astral plane from a Fumble with the spell Dimension Door, they must make a Will sv DC: 25 to get out of the Astral plane back to the material plane. b.) If you can look up AD&D2e and 3.5e spell " Shadow Walk," 7th-level spell. Also in 3e " Manual of the Planes," the book covers the Shadow Plane and the landscape of the plane "Drifts." Our game shop house rule where the location shifts 7ft each melee round. i.) A failed Shadow Jump lands the character within the Plane of Shadows. " Write up a new character." I go with running two character groups with the same players.

The sorta energy in d&d is still more tangible than the abstract yet handily conserved quantity used in physics. Also. Mandatory sarcastic "Well done Karsus"

@mduckernz

4 жыл бұрын

Well, sorta abstract. Everything can be expressed in electron-volts ultimately, and is deeply connected with binding energies between different subatomic species - that is, it is these bonds that are the energies being expressed - in their creation and destruction. But, I still get what you mean. It's very hard to really conceptualise these things. It's just that the math works out really well and makes fantastically accurate predictions.

@SophiaAstatine

4 жыл бұрын

@@mduckernz Energy is always more of a quantization of some abstract, non physical property tangential to matter, and forces, rather than a part of either category, at least as far as my insight goes. Sure you can express many things in entirely or partial energy terms, but energy is still quite non-physical. Moreso a quantization of states, which just seems so odd when it works so well.

Should do a video on Crenshinibon that’s always been an interesting artifact imo

@AJPickett

5 жыл бұрын

It certainly is!

Does anyone remember the novels where the heroes are fighting the shadovar? I'm trying to figure out if it was an Ed Greenwood novel or an Elaine Cunningham novel. Pretty sure it wasn't R.A. Salvatore's

Working on a possible Shadar Kai character for a new campaign within my group. Given some of the interesting stuff coming from the Shadowfell does to someone, this should be an interesting experience.

This seems like an excellent place for a Lich to hide a phylactery.

I love it! Do kara-tur or al-quadin next! There are very littly videos abuut it.

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

Ruub Steen that's on the list :)

@neukworst

7 жыл бұрын

Sweet!

@sevenseven9496

5 жыл бұрын

Oh! I just remembered the Birthright setting! That's one of the best, and most unusual, settings for D&D. It basically adds a whole new political dimension to the game, making it something like D&D, plus...Civilization, sort-of? a little bit? It's also very very Game of Thrones-like, although of course it predates it by years and years. It also has different Gods, and different Dragons, different elves and dwarves, and on and on---and, player characters "inherit" magical abilities, from the *old* Gods of the Birthright setting, who were basically destroyed, in a massive battle. It's VERY elaborate, and something which transforms D&D into a "new level" kind of experience.

My DM let's me temporarily pop into shadow fell when my warlock misty steps. Kinda a slower version of nightcrawler.

makes me wonder why in stranger things they call it th upside down and not just th shadowfell? copyright reasons??

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Because the shadowfell was not a thing back in the 80's maybe? But also, yeah, legal reasons probably factored into it a little bit.

Ya it's where depression patients go when they get depressed rofl

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

Not funny Kevin.

Was there ever a Shadar Kai video from our mighty gluestick?

@AJPickett

27 күн бұрын

Raven Queen video?

@einsibongo

27 күн бұрын

@@AJPickett I'm off to find'er

the shadowfell which was of course famously featured in mario bros. 2

Have you done a video discussing the Phaerimm, Netherese and that timeframe within the FR timeline ? The Shade Enclave and such are an interest that I'm cultivating for my current gaming group.

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

I have not, but I sure do want to, that was such a pivotal time for the civilised populations of Faerun and lays the groundwork for the modern population groups, but also some of the more ancient and interesting ruins!

@thenovicedm7966

7 жыл бұрын

I'm running that period of time now in my group. Just after the Goblin Wars and I'm using rivalry with Cyric/Bane (re-emerged) and Valsharoon. The Red Wizard (Szass Tam/Arnu Thrul) are pawns for the Gods in this endeavor. Of course...I'm using the Cult of Dragons and my favorite Haunted Halls as the epicenter of the "undead invasion" into Cormyr and Western Heartlands. Throwing in the re-emergence of the Netherese in Anarouk desert as well. Too bad King Azoun IV has died 4 months earlier. LOL !

i liked the dark powers back when they were ancient, enigmatic, unknown beings of great power that not even Shar could control now that someone has actually given an explanation for they existence thy kind of losed their charm jajajaja at least to me i prefer to have at least a couple of enigmas in my settings

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

I'm not telling you how to run your campaign Javier :) Personally, I constantly change aspects of the settings to suit what I want to do, or the mood I want to convey, in my campaigns. I'm glad you identified something about your world building that is central to your enjoyment, something you can expand on in your games. Also, the unknown is always scarier than the known, but it would be annoying if videos about D&D lore just said "Nobody knows, it is a mystery" all the time ;)

@kordelshorgar122

7 жыл бұрын

you got me on that and besides you are not to blame jaja the writers of the curse of strahd are to blame Great video as always

@nobody4248

6 жыл бұрын

You can always use far realm.

a revamp of this video i feel would be neat

I love Nightwatch! There's a book series, which is very good!

I like the idea of a fey banished from feywild to shadow fell and raising warlock to help a return the warlocks will gain some shadow and some fey abilities but will need to fight a war at some stage

@krispalermo8133

2 жыл бұрын

3.5e " Manual of the Planes, " Demi Plane of Shadows, .. Home of the Fae Unseelie Court and all creatures have the Half-fiend template. Locations with undead have closer ties to the Negative plane of energy, where your living PC take 1d6 per hour of negative energy till they die and raised as undead equal to their current character class HD, lawful PC become wights and chaotic PC become ghouls. The unseelie .. chose in live in the Shadow Fell.

A good campaign I think would be to go to the Shadowfell to bring people back to the Prime Material Plane to give them an opportunity for a better life

Yraskeric (sp?) was an alhoon (a kind of illithid lich). When crenshinabon was destroyed, the spirits of 7 liches were released to the shadow realm. Yraskeric was present and killed in the blast, it also blinded the red dragon Haephestus.

@AJPickett

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Rob! :)

The Shadowfell seems to be borrowing slightly from The Shadowlands of 1994's Wraith: The Oblivion from White Wolf's World Of Darkness to me. If you are unfamiliar with that RPG setting the Shadowland is the highest level of the world of ghosts where all buildings that exist in the living world have worn & decaying reflections. Buildings or objects that have & had strong memories tied to them continue to exist in the Shadowlands. I'm pretty sure you're familiar if you've played World Of Darkness, & really who just plays the ONE table top RPG once you've started.

Nightwatch! And Daywatch too.

Mystra was killed by Cyric, cyric was hidden by Shar to complete the deitycide.

One of my favorite novels is " Lord of the Necropolis " a Ravenloff book by Gene DeWeese. After watching this video I think it's time for me to return to the Ravenloff World.....again. hahahaha

Hey! sorry if someone actually said this already. I found that part where you mentioned Crenshinibon and Yharaskrik very interesting, those are both characters in the novel "Servant of the Shard" by R.A. Salvatore I didn't know or rather maybe didn't pay attention to their ties to the shadowfell. Yharaskrik in the book is kind of a mindflayer spy who studies this Chraon's Claw sword, I think.

@johnh8103

6 жыл бұрын

If you keep reading the never-ending series of Drizzt books eventually you will get to "The Ghost-King" which covers this. Basically the resurrection of Crenshinibon and Yharaskrik in the body of Hephaestus (the dragon that destroyed Cren & Yhar). Lots of Shadowfell coolness in that book.

Do you have a playlist or something we the people can check out for the music you listen to/play in the beginning?

I'm getting serious dark Aether vibes from this

I think I visited the shadow fell or something similar after watching the video and falling asleep and I created miracles there

What creatures would be present in the shadowfell?

Very nice place to put a Barker Cenobite like "Pinhead" ;)

@AJPickett

5 жыл бұрын

Chain devils.

@krispalermo8133

4 жыл бұрын

AD&D2e, magic item " Cube Gate." roll one one d6 and get sent to a random Lower Plane. Or have a demon summon to your location. 3.5e " Planar Binding " spell to call a chain devil, or a cruel DM can send your character to Baator for a week.

I jave a character im attempting to use to write a book upon. Telflammar shadowlord from before the spell-plague. How has he changed in 5th edition

So, pretty much the Shadowfell is like the spectral realm from Soul Reaver, it looks like the material realm, but it's darker and distorted

Ya the key to life, level 1 to 5 prime material plane, 6 to 10 shadowfell, 11 to 15 plane of fire and negative energy plane, and 16 to 20 hell and the abyss, hades, life gets more depressing as you get older lol. Society teaches it's about be as happy as possible but this IS the happiest way possible lol. Get your heart out lol

This place really needs some healing. Not too long ago I was calling the shadow fell the shadow veil instead. Why must all depictions of the shadow plane be depressing and horrible? What I imagine is a wonderous and fantastical place defined by the moon and night as opposed to the sun and day. I read somewhere that traveling planesmen talk about the light of the shadow fell that was taken away at one point and now it is said that it lies in the deepest darkest parts of the shadow fell, where the effects are at it's strongest. What if we are able to release that light?

My question is whether World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, Is closer to the Shadowfell, Or the " Fugue " plane? ... I know " The Emerald dream " was almost directly tkaen from the Feywild, And ive always thought the Shadowfell was its direct opposite, Yes?

Can you still use the Shadowfell to travel quickly or find a way to alternate material planes?

@AJPickett

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.

What was that opening song? Creepy & cool

Question: If the Shadowfell is a "copy" of the Prime Material, does it "update" as time goes on? As an example: If I were to build a castle somewhere, would it materialize in the Shadowfell at some point? Would it just appear as I build it, but in its decayed "shadow" state? If I destroy that castle in the Shadowfell, but not in the Prime Material, would the "shadow" version rebuild itself? Would it stay destroyed there or maybe even be impossible to destroy? This whole thing gives me some very 'Brazen Locked Room' kind of vibes. I could easily see using the Shadowfell's "update" process to enact some really interesting traps.

@AJPickett

2 жыл бұрын

There is a relationship between the echoes of objects and features in the border ethereal plane, and the strange mirror that is the dark future of the Shadowfell. What that is, only the gods know.

Is the negative material plane gone?

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

No, it's still there.

The Quasi-Elemental plane of Shadow, after what Shar did to it...

Is there anything on Stormy Sea in shadowfell, i cant find anything and want to use it for my fathomless warlock

@AJPickett

Жыл бұрын

Hmm dunno, I will have to investigate.

Mystra was killed by Cyric, not Shar, she only helped him get in.

I gotta ask what song that is at the opening. Would like to throw some zombies at my party with that music playing.

@AJPickett

7 жыл бұрын

Antichrist - Night Shadow (F.O.O.L Dubstep Remix) (HD)

@DerekECook

7 жыл бұрын

Beautiful, thank you very much. Got some scary shit in store for them, but this provides a less dread and terror inducing soundtrack for combat. Definitely some wicked necromage boss time.

Anyone know the artwork for 23:00, I love that piece

Been awhile since I've seen the movie, but the Nightwatch books refer to it as the Twilight

Domains in the material plane? (26:22) What is that referring to?

I havent found any answers for this but for my character backstory on why they're a shadow sorcerer is that his soul was lost in the shadowfell for a short time after he died from plague but managed to escape and turned to there body. Would that be possible?

@AJPickett

6 жыл бұрын

Yes, for sure. He might be on the Raven Queen's naughty list.

@alexburn4014

6 жыл бұрын

perfect, he's also a kenku doctor as well. He's been one of the party's big healer with the healers feat

When you explore the Shadowfell, the Shadowfell explores you ... The darker side of the Feywild. Back twenty some years ago went 3e first came out and it's " Manual of the Planes," The Demi-shadow plane corresponds with the prime material plane with given locations, slightly off by a few yards or miles, in a twisted version. Creating nightmarish effects for new comers from their own personality and memories. a.) Location inhabit by undead had closer ties to the negative plane and cause a suggested 1d6 necro/cold dmg per hour. b.) Deep forest areas or ruin places had an Unseelie court fairy connection. c.) Since the 7th-level spell Shadow Step can travel a person in a Seven Mile direction, we added the effect of everything was seven foot off from its prime locations and any short range local village travel puts the PC seven feet " factor of 7," from where they are at. After this explanation my DM smirked and said the prestige class Shadow Dancer doesn't make ten foot dimension door jumps through shadow locations but 7ft.

What kind of "icky, dangerous pleasures" are you taking part in at the carnival!?

@AJPickett

6 жыл бұрын

grafting exotic flesh onto people, gambling games involving self mutilation, pact dealers, narcotics, soothsayers, curse merchants, etc

@susinator

6 жыл бұрын

So a trip to Australia then?

@trajanfidelis1532

3 жыл бұрын

@@susinator or los Angeles

So if shadowfell is a reflection of the material plane and the material plane is made up of crystal spheres floating in the phlogiston, is there a shadowfell equivalent of the phlogiston and crystal spheres in shadowfell?

@AJPickett

2 жыл бұрын

Oh I wish it were that simple... no.

Is the shadowfell exclusive to Toril, or do other planets/crystal spheres have access to it as well?

@AJPickett

4 жыл бұрын

There is a shadow plane parallel to the entire prime material plane.

The Netherese basically come from one of the flying cities that escaped the destruction of its brethren by plane shifting into the plane of shadow. These people were once **the** magical specialists of the world.

@UberGringo

Жыл бұрын

Netheril was a civilization on the decline long before one of their cities wound up in the Plane of Shadows. Netherese came from farming communities who learned magic from the elves coming from Feywild.

What classes would the shadar-kai be as most? Edit: great video.

@AJPickett

3 жыл бұрын

Assassin rogue, warlock, any of the sort of shadow monk, twilight ranger, sort of classes, eldritch knight, vengeance paladin, etc. They are a fairly edgy race.

@junebug4004

3 жыл бұрын

@@AJPickett okay, be more edgy than drows, thanks. P.s love your mustache.

can demons/devils travel in the shadowfell?

@AJPickett

3 жыл бұрын

Yes

can cambions also travel in the shadowfell

Seriously ask AJ if you have any questions he's one of the best people about responding even on a 5 year old video

@AJPickett

3 жыл бұрын

Story checks out.

@johnnycovenant2286

3 жыл бұрын

Lmao this guy, also I heard that if you think about your question REALLY loud he'll Put a video about it up

Does anyone know what the into song was?

the noise removal sounds a bit weird in this

I am sure your list of topics to cover is large but could you do an update for this topic as the latest book MTOF changed a bunch of this =/

@AJPickett

6 жыл бұрын

I'm still reading the book as I received my copy quite late, but once done I am sure to dive into some videos on all the topics and locations it mentions.

So being shadow-kai. Is like being Chev Chelios from the movie Crank.... interesting... interesting 🤔

@HammarPwnsYourFace

2 ай бұрын

Keep up the awesome work, AJ. You are the DnD lore-master we all do not deserve, yet woefully need and want. Cheers mate 🍻

If it is truly neutral, shouldn't you have areas that are not ruined? A ruined castle on the PMP may be a non-ruined one here? What happens if you try and rebuild a ruined castle?

Hey TMG, so i’m running a sort of Spelljammer type campaign, and in that campaign and the original world that the characters are from is desolate and has been destroyed by magic, honestly quite similar to the Shadowfell, just without as many undead, so how would I portray the Shadowfell if the world is so similar already?

@savnetsinn_original

2 жыл бұрын

I'm curious to hear what you came up with. Planes can overlap in D&D cosmology, and I would probably describe the world as being fractured along the planar veil or something like that. Certain truly decrepit and dark areas might be considered to have been wholly subsumed into the Plane of Shadow by virtue of being so well-aligned with it, and it's possible to just walk between these and other areas of the world. It'd have effects on the way that civilization operates on that world, and direct effects on individuals based on how much exposure they've had to the shadow. Maybe there are entire groups that have learned to thrive there for one reason or another, and their biological and cultural evolution has diverged significantly enough to create tension with their Prime neighbors. However you frame it, it'd be a lot of fun to think about and realize at the table.

@fiadhgrimm8197

2 жыл бұрын

@@savnetsinn_original I really appreciate your very kind suggestion in such a helpful and civilised way. This campaign ended before it really got an adequate conclusion, as many games tend to do. I was definitely not as expierenced as a DM back three years ago when I origionally posted this. Knowing what I know now, this is exactly how I would like to approach a situation like this in the future. Unfortunately I haven't gotten to play quite as often as I did once upon a time, adulthood really does eat up all your freetime, but I still super appreciate the time you took to read my comment and write a reply. Fair tidings to you sir or madam

@savnetsinn_original

2 жыл бұрын

@@fiadhgrimm8197 I know how you feel! My 'core' group of gaming friends and I ended our last D&D campaign over seven years ago and haven't had a chance to get together since. Half of the group, including the DM, have gotten married and had children, and we're now all dispersed around the country so meeting up in person isn't possible. But even after all that time, we're actually gearing up for a Planescape-themed campaign to start early next year using VTT. I'm so excited I can hardly wait, and right now the DM and I are trying to figure out how my idea of a Shadar-kai druid might work as a playable character (hence my presence here in the comment section of a Shadowfell video). I definitely understand the struggle, and I wish you much luck in being able to find more time to play this great game!

Argg! You kids... The Shadowfell did not come from Shar/Cyric's attack on Mystra. The "Plane of Shadow", later renamed the Shadowfell in 4th Edition, first appeared in *3rd* edition. You can see it prominently in the "Return of the Archwizards" Forgotten Realms trilogy from 2001 - which would put it early in 3rd Edition. The "Plane of Shadow" was the same shape and geography as the real world, but composed of dark shadows and with somewhat twisted geometry so you could go long distances with a few steps if you knew how the plane worked. In 4th Edition they reworked it into a less instantly-lethal version of Negative Material Plane from 1st & 2nd Editions and dropped the remains of the "Ravenloft - Domains of Dread" Campaign Setting in it.

The Ghost King was a primary adversary of Cadderly Bonaduce