For all the new players out there, do make sure to check out www.playdnd.com/ Its easy to learn! Greatest hobby in the world :D

@charliebee5154

Жыл бұрын

Man! I take it you've been invited (and went to) the D&D event?

@benmorgan4790

Жыл бұрын

Is this the Magnum Opus we have been dreaming about? We don't deserve you sir.

@Lrbearclaw

Жыл бұрын

​@@gregpenismith1248 The part to remember is that they did put it all in Creative Commons, so not even they can touch it. This was more than any of us hoped for. Don't forget what they tried to pull, but it is okay to move on because these same creators who almost lost everything did win in the end.

@mrhoogles

Жыл бұрын

thank you for making a non-april first video, appreciate it greatly.

@emperorxander666

Жыл бұрын

When are you getting back into the dragons lore

They don't tell you a lot things about the Forgotten realms ,because they've forgotten a lot of things about the Forgotten realms

@pepperino-hotterino

Жыл бұрын

this comment

@geraldlahey5305

Жыл бұрын

Before the boogeyman goes to sleep he checks his closet and under his bed to see if Chuck Norris is there.

@mattlewandowski73

Жыл бұрын

@@geraldlahey5305 only marginally related meme... meh.

@geraldlahey5305

Жыл бұрын

@@mattlewandowski73 Don't hate. Appreciate! 😀

@rakshalneyrak9862

Жыл бұрын

There´s a wonderful meme for this, marking the Sword Coast as the "remembered realms" and everything else as the "Forgotten Realms". It´s sad, really. I love detailed lore work.

Did you know there are parts of the Forgotten Realms outside of the Sword Coast? Frightening I know.

@snooz3d998

Жыл бұрын

It's funny because the part of FR my group played the most in is Vaasa. And if you know what/where it is without looking it up I would be surprised

@garryame4008

Жыл бұрын

That's why it's called the Forgotten realms

@igorpniak8308

Жыл бұрын

And it's at least 3 times bigger than Sword Coast, not counting Kara-Tur....

@leadcultist2346

Жыл бұрын

B-but thats the place! The place were things happen!

@hanli5416

Жыл бұрын

@@snooz3d998 i know the area cause both my tabletop games and computergames took place mostly along the inner sea vaasa borders. Zhentil keep, dales, myth drannor are not that far away from vaasa.

I love how we just casually accept that Orcs are from another freaking dimension, and don't bother asking WHAT dimension they came from.😂

@bradreed2001

Жыл бұрын

ORC DIMENSION BRAAAAGH!!!

@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim

Жыл бұрын

I think it is implied they're supposed to be from World of Warcraft but I dunno if that was "offical" or Fan theory.

@mishiman420

Жыл бұрын

oh you're the person who left dungeon dad's server

@machal9024

Жыл бұрын

​​@@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim forgotten Realms are older than Azeroth or WoW

@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim

Жыл бұрын

@@machal9024 Okay, and? Doesn't mean it couldn't have been retroactively done.

I recently rewatched all of your D&D videos. You went into a lot of detail about specific things and I pieced it together over the years. This video just neatly catalogues everything. Definitely a good starting video for budding lore nerds.

@krystopherguadalupe1760

2 ай бұрын

I have to ditto this! I always loved dnd but these videos are like a fun history lesson for me so thank you!

18:10 Also, a sun elf prince named Durothil came up with the name "Faerun", meaning "One Land" in the elf language.

I like your description of Elven High Magic. Changing the proverbial landscape, indeed. I just realized: You know who else could have developed their own kind of High Magic? Dragons. They have the aptitude and the lifespan necessary for it, but the Dracorage Mythal prevents them from cooperating long enough. That realization must really rub salt in the wound.

@foolslayer9416

Жыл бұрын

I'd love to see an event where a dragon befriended a bunch of elves only to go mad and kill every elf within a miles radius. That would be beautiful karma.

@pra1005

Жыл бұрын

The dracorage mythal is gone now. Iirc, all mythals are now gone / inactive / broken. So they are free to do as they wish :)

Video starts at 4:20

@Domdrok

Жыл бұрын

Nice.

@Dannydarko27

Жыл бұрын

True hero

@InquisitorThomas

Жыл бұрын

Blaze it.

@mariofan1ish

Жыл бұрын

Fuckin' blaze it, son

@bluelightzwit7447

Жыл бұрын

Bless you

It would be cool to see MrRhexx interview Ed Greenwood now that he is active on KZread.

@bradreed2001

Жыл бұрын

BRUH YOU RITE

@Natsirt666

Жыл бұрын

A three-way discussion on lore with AJ Pickett too (though he is diversifying a lot lately beyond D&D).

@zarrg5611

Жыл бұрын

@@Natsirt666 Seeing AJ Pickett's moral outlook, I would not be suporced if he has cut MrRhexx off, it's his choice I suppose.

@DivineOrange

Жыл бұрын

@@zarrg5611 elaborate please?

@zarrg5611

Жыл бұрын

​@@DivineOrangeJust Pickett's very vocal denouncement of WoTC may not fit with MrRhexx taking sponsorships from them

Brings back memories of introducing my wife to DnD and the FR via Neverwinter Nights on PC 20 years ago, then Dark Alliance, lol. She swore she hated video games... Within a week, I was waking up at 3 am hearing her playing NWN1 in our study, her companion PC cleric hollering "In the name of Sehanine Moonbow" and just chuckling to myself. She was hooked, lmao. She went on to be a successful early KZreadr, and a hardcore gamer ever since. Her Ultima Online "unicorn hunter" mace fighter was her personal classic archetype character, lmao. Great memories this brought back!

@mikfhan

Ай бұрын

"Let the eaArth take you, perish as you SHOULD!" dang thats over 20 years ago now, holy hell! NWN:EE still running persistent world RP to this day :P

Remembered realms : Sword coast and some neighboors Forgotten realms : everythin else.

If anyone is interested in more details about the history of Forgotten Realms: I suggest reading "Grand history of the realms". It covers everything from the ice age to 1438 DR (for reference, 5e is around 1485 DR)

Oh boy, how I've missed your videos! I was worried maybe you wouldn't be making DnD content anymore after the ogl scandal, but hearing your voice detailing lore again was a greater comfort than you could know.

Great timing, my dad just decided to start running a 5e campaign (he played AD&D) and he is using forgotten realms so this will be great for me to know.

@Lrbearclaw

Жыл бұрын

All of Rhexx's videos are about the Forgotten Realms. So enjoy and lose yourself to the lore. Then play a nerd character who knows this shit to mess with him

I was stunned once you showed the map of the planet. I have honestly never heard of the other continents. I'm surprised they have not branched out in really creating playable content in those other lands.

@Raghetiel

Жыл бұрын

They kinda did that for a bit. Chult is a very far peninsula

@Real_Shit_With_J

Жыл бұрын

I believe the writers wanted to leave some Canvases for the players to create and add too it.

@foisopracurtir6389

Жыл бұрын

I only heard of Fantasy Asia(Kara-Tur), Middle East(Zakhara) and Mesoamerica(Maztica) but not the rest

@TheUnhousedWanderer

Жыл бұрын

There may be some books written by Ed Greenwood about the other areas, but I can't remember. It's been a long time since I read any of the novels that are considered lore now...

@Tasluk

Жыл бұрын

You are supposed to do that. Don't be a lazy DM.

Straight up sponsored by wotc? Dang MrRhexx, that’s pretty awesome. Glad they’re showing you some support.

@logancuster8035

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that seems like a huge deal

@jeremybrimmer1990

Жыл бұрын

Is it?

@General12th

Жыл бұрын

@@jeremybrimmer1990 It is!

@shannonhall8870

Жыл бұрын

​@@gregpenismith1248it's not a good look throwing a tantrum like a baby because someone is getting sponsored by the biggest developer of D&D content. It's not shilling, stop using that child talk and grow up.

@pepperino-hotterino

Жыл бұрын

was about time

In the next video, don't forget to mention the Starkiller Gun that the dragons built underneath the Hills of the Seven Lost Gods to shoot down the King-Killer Star, but that misfired into the moon, and created the Tears of Seluné and the Moonsea. XD

Hey my favorite DnD content creator. I have watched your series so many freaking times. I love watching them again because it's so soothing when going to sleep and more than once I have woken up with your voice still playing from my speakers. Love your content, love your lore videos. Never ever stop making these!

Hey this is great! A lot of these videos seem to be often titled "The Truth about Nebuchadnezzar Babaganoosh - Gary Gygax's Drunken Deity Idea Scribbled Only Once on a Napkin". When I watch them it feels like I flipped to a random page in a law encyclopedia and now know a wee bit more about special farm-zoning regulations in Nebraska. This vid is very interesting and useful though and I hope they keep coming!

@TheOtherBradBird

5 ай бұрын

Top tier comment.

Please never stop with dnd lore as your inspiration to look up read lore and help me through my darkest time in my life. Thanks so much

Hey Rhexx, I'm sure you're aware of it, but Ed Greenwood, the creator of the Forgotten Realms, now has a KZread channel, and I was just thinking of how great it'd be if you could do a collab with him, even if it's asking questions you or the fans want answered (either live or by pools), and at the same time promoting his channel, which is pretty small right now. I think your fans would be very interested in seeing you and Ed share this conversation. Just thought it'd be an interesting idea, let me know what you think of it.

Been reading D&D books for the better part of 20 years. Your videos are a constant source good and interesting pieces of knowledge AND a great source of entertainment! Wish we had this back in the late 90s early 00s when we were struggling to buy books to expand our campaigns because things were expensive for a group of enthusiastic kids!

@snieves4

10 ай бұрын

We had the novels then. They were free at the library.

Honestly, your videos are my resource of choice for all things d&d lore. Thanks for doing this, the community needed it badly.

Okay, this is VERY pertinent information that I've been needing to start building up my first proper campaign. I'm looking forward to the future videos in store but this gives me a LOT to go off of. Much appreciated Rhexx!

I feel like the arrival of the King Killer Star would make for an interesting campaign. Would even give an excuse as to why the players are fighting Metallic as well as Chromatic. Massive groups of raging Dragon kin all over the world causing an end of the world scenario that the players only real option is to survive through.

@hieijangashi

Жыл бұрын

There is. Also, check the novels THE RAGE which tell this story.

This video helped me clear up so many questions about the lore! Thank you!!!! Doing an chapter in our campaign about the elves soon and I can't wait to see your video about the crown wars!

I give random facts about the forgotten realms to my friend when we play bauldrs gate 3 since I'm the lore guy. When I told him why there was so many teiflings and there was a city that got dragged to hell. His mind got blown. He plays more dnd than most people I know but it's always in other worlds and not modules.

Damn, this is right on time. I just watched the D&D movie and was itching for some lore.

@General12th

Жыл бұрын

@Stewart The Warcraft movie was great.

@timidalchemist8475

Жыл бұрын

@@General12th I wouldn't call it great at all.

@Lrbearclaw

Жыл бұрын

​@Stewart Okay edgelord. Honestly, this D&D movie was a blast and it has gotten a lot of my coworkers interested in D&D for the first time.

@timidalchemist8475

Жыл бұрын

@@Lrbearclaw the movie never felt like it mocked the source nor randomly dumped words or lore in heavy expository manner unlike Warcraft movie. It also had genuine heart that most movies lack.

Coming back to this timeline to get inspiration for my own setting. Forgotten Realms has everything one may need and a lot extra, so it really helps when trying not to miss anything important

This is absolutely amazing! I learned a lot from your previous videos but this is the first time seeing the history of forgotten realms from the beginning and its so cool I can't take it! 🤯I can't wait to add this info into my Forgotten Realms campaign(s) ❤ I can't wait to hear more! The more details the better 😁

Holy Moley, this is a great video! Really well done. I appreciate all the time put into finding great art for the storyline. Thanks for making this.

I've been playing in the Forgotten Realms since the grey box 1989 and this is the first time I've every seen a map of Abeir. I love this setting I think Ed Greenwood is a genius. If you think magic is too powerful then this isn't the setting for you.

@googiegress7459

6 ай бұрын

Typically the magic that goes beyond what's possible in the PHB is "story magic" which PCs don't get access to. We played some high-level campaigns over the years and nobody ever wove mythal or anything. All the really strong magic I remember seeing in modules, sourcebooks, boxed sets, etc. was old and in-place, you just have to deal with it when you encounter it, but you don't get to pick it up and go around slaying with it.

I’m not even into Forgotten Realms but I love your channel because of your storytelling and passion in your voice.

Dang, I've gotten bits and pieces of this from other vids but this really got me hooked! There's so much fun stuff to work with here for campaign ideas.

Mrrhexx and Forgotten Realms history series... is it Christmas?!... I can't wait for more! The FR world is full of awesome lore, history, stories and characters and we need more videos like this one - containing as much as possible information, presented in a nice, simple, structured and engaging way. Your videos are absolutely the top!

How does the Draco Rage affect the Steel Dragons? When they're in their alternate forms do they just suddenly flip out and kill their families too?

@BurningSlime

15 күн бұрын

It affects anything with the dragon creature type, so yes

You actually found a sponsor who's shadier than Established Titles and Raid: Shadow Legends. That's impressive.

YES FINALLY HES BACK! THE LEAGEND IS BACK ON THE FORGOTTEN REALMS!!!

This is going to be my favorite video series of yours @MrRhexx

One of my favorite videos you have done in a while, thanks as always MrRhexx

havent even seen a minute yet but I am so grateful, thank you so much for all the effort!!!

I love how you explained Magic and High Magic! I feel like I finally understand magic.

They must have realized that a lot of people like myself watch your videos even though they don't play DnD hence why they decided to sponsor you to get us to play.

My favorite video to refer people to as an intro to the DND world. Fantastic work

Thanks for another great video. You overall work is one of the best source for DMing in Forgotten Realms. Would you be willing doing videos about iconic characters, like Bruenor, Catti-brie, Wulfgar and many others? I'm trying to recreate some of them for 5e, and I'm sure you have detailed information that can help with that ;)

This is a great video! I look forward to the continuation ❤

Excellent video! I was expecting an April’s fools but perhaps that’s the best trick of all

Excelent video and resoure yet again. I believe I read that the Scrolls where the magic item shared by the World Serpent, hence their original name the "Golden Skins of the World Serpent" thus deity created or even a piece of the deity. I think that your version of the Draconic Holy War as the origin of Bahamut and Tiamut helps align things better than the idea of Asgorath been cut in half during the dawn war. Also cool addition is via official content (4e hissk!) in 1373 the Draco Rage has been severed possibly in a untriggerable state - though judging by what was stated abotu the immensity of this high magic curse I kind of feel a single Lich hijacking the curse (my reading is he transfers the mythal curse onto his phylactery)

Great to have you back!

During my groups tyranny of dragons campaign, the dragon rage was mentioned but never explained. Thanks for clearing up this mystery for me!.

@hieijangashi

Жыл бұрын

Check the novels, the whole story is told there.

Great video first one in a while I'm actually checking everyday for part 2

Awesome, can you make the same video about Greyhawk? That would be lovely! :)

Woohoo, that was me! 😁 Thank you for the input on how you'd handle travel!

Fantastic stuff as always!! So glad this wasn’t an April Fools! Looking forward to the other videos!

Excelent! So much information that I have forgot and even not know in my 35 year book reading about Abeir-Toril! Thanks for this great effort!!!

Great video!! I need the next part nooooow! lol. Can't wait!

I know this is an older video by now comparatively speaking, but crossed my mind--it could be REALLY COOL doing a campaign with creator races. Whether taking place during the height of their power or with characters from earlier time periods flung forward in time for whatever reason.

You should do a video about the many halflings sometime as they have pretty cool ones like Jerren ,D'hin'ni and Wisplings that are not talked about that much

Cool see wizard finally support the comunity. Loved the video btw, as usual.

As always MrRhexx, I absolutely love your stuff. Great video.

Can’t wait to see the next video! I really enjoy your content!

love your vids theyre always so well researched and give me inspiration

MrRhexx, I love your videos and I plan on doing something similar for my own setting, though I doubt I could do it as well as you.

Absolutely amazing thank you for this HUGE chunk of lore dude.

I have waited for over a year for you to make this video!

I needed that so bad, I’ve been doing so much research on the history oh that world, especially the ancient times covered here, but never managed to find something that easy to follow.

You have no idea how cool these videos are, excelent content❤

I'm actually surprised how much I already knew, and i bet 1/3 thanks to our MrRhexx guy.

Ok, I get it was wotc saying this, but getting the players hand book was in fact, one of my best life decisions

If the Draco rage still happens then how is it dragons maintain their hoard throughout their life without destroying it? Or maintain any long lasting relationships? How can the ones who disguise themselves as other species live among them successfully if they're at risk of going mad without warning? Until now I thought what kept dragons from forming kingdoms was just their individualistic nature and need for groups to have larger food supplies than could typically be provided.

@pepperino-hotterino

Жыл бұрын

good questions I think they rage against other creatures not against material (their own hoard). Since dragons are very smart they might know when this Comet shows up and leave their hoard or that society they are currently disguised in. (Steel dragons would come to mind) I am not talking out of facts but just trying to make sense.

@nathanielreik6617

Жыл бұрын

Dragon's do sleep a lot; maybe they know when the rage is about to come and just time their sleeps so they are asleep when they rage and basically nothing happens.

Excellent video! Can't wait for the next. You could do a dozen videos on the Forgotten Realms and I wouldn't complain. Have loved your content for about 5 years now

Thanks for the D&D history recap! :)

Great new series! I am looking forward to more episodes.

That magic analogy is top teir

Please never stop making these! The enthusiasm in your voice and the great detail you share makes me enjoy these videos so much, and I love taking elements from them and adding them into my own games. It totally makes my day when I get to watch your new videos. Easily one of the best lore channels for D&D.

Thanks for continuing to make videos i enjoy.

Finally a new video of yours ❤ Much love from Germany 😊

Going through your ancient D&D lore videos, happy to also discover some cool websites, I'm giving playdnd a try :)

Such awesome content MrRhexx!

Welcome back, my king of lore and knowledge

Mr Rhexx does it again. So dense but so accessible

I really wish to play dnd again been almost a year since my group just stopped playing :( your videos really make me wish to play again

I'm trying to get ready for Baldur's gate 3. I'm wanting to learn as much as possible about the world and how the 5th edition works

Excellent video. Thank you for this!

Please forgive the question: if you were to describe tue specific flavour of the FR setting, what you would say? What really makes it differenti from Eberron, Grayhawk or Dragonlance?

Highly recommend the Year of Rogue Dragons trilogy that covers the Rage of Dragons storyline. Really good!

22:05 A tiny correction, magic dosen’t come from the weave, it’s just a method to reach it which the’re are many more but in more modern edicions they are mostly ignored.

@ne0nmancer

Жыл бұрын

Yep. It wouldn't make sense for the multiverse too, as the Weave is exclusive to the FR.

I’d be interested to see this kind of video for other campaign settings

All it took was for Mr Rhexx to do a video on pathfinder to get a panic sponsorship from WoC

This was great! Can you do one about Eberron next?

You should do a video on Themberchaud next because many people just found out about him.

My fellow referees, if you like doing your own thing while also having a basic framework for pantheons and topography, the realms can still be a good place to set your game. Zakhara, Osse, Maztica, Anchorome. Even Kara-tur has a lot of old lore, which lets you know how things were centuries ago, and you simply change what you wish and maintain the status quo if you like how things were. Faerun itself does not have an even distribution of content. The Border Kingdom has tons of small towns with snippets of info for you to set adventures and isn't even that far away from the extensively explored locations. Good luck and have fun.

Thanks for the great video. Interesting that WotC is directly sponsoring KZread creators.

Huh, so WotC is choosing to sponsor the community directly now eh? It’s a good move in terms of attempting to restore the communities trust and goodwill.

great video! :) :0

The Realm may have forgotten but Pepperidge Farm remembers...

Another good one. Love Lore stories

Cant w8 for the next lore drop vid!!! That was awesome.

Eagerly waiting for part 2!

so many people ask why fantasy settings always seem technologically stagnant despite the massive gaps in time between the stories you see or play, things like the Dragons Rage curse the elves gave them, would pretty much explain it easy, hard to develop wheel in the first place, now do it every few centuries over and over again because the spicy geckos went loopy

@donkeysaurusrex7881

Жыл бұрын

In the FR the goods decide what technology can work at what time. If you brought a car or a radio from earth into the FR it would simply not function because the gods don’t allow it.