So what I hear is that elves are basically Eevee

@eclat4641

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm.. yeah ! ☺️

@joshholmes1372

2 жыл бұрын

Yes. Drow = Umbreon Sea elves = Vaporeon Wood elves = leafeon Pallid elf = Sylveon Summer eladrin = Flareon Astral elves = Espeon Winter eladrin = glaceon High elf (sun) = Jolteon

@eclat4641

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshholmes1372 I am a moon elf

@joshholmes1372

2 жыл бұрын

@@eclat4641 pallid elves are moon elves

@eclat4641

2 жыл бұрын

@@joshholmes1372 I’d not heard that term - cool ☺️

I'm curious to what extent Astral Elves retained that initial desire to get closer to Correlon, which they mention early on in the conversation. They seem to be implying that when the elves reached the Astral Sea, the realization that they didn't age & everything else overshadowed that original motivation. Curious how that'll come into play if at all. It presents an interesting opportunity to further texture & illustrate a sense of varied ideological investments among Astral Elves at the table which I do like the sound of. Having something like an astral elf cleric of Correlon could be really interesting in Spelljamer contexts

... So we got Space Elves because Chris likes Spock... that is the most Perkins way to add new things I know off xD

@videogollumer

2 жыл бұрын

It's ONLY logical.

@Michael-du2fv

2 жыл бұрын

Far more like the Aeldari from WH40k.

@videogollumer

2 жыл бұрын

@@Michael-fd1gx Well, the word "Astral" DOES mean "pertaining to *stars* "but I know where you're coming from. It's a plane of thought. These are basically "Spirit Elves".

Is it just me who thinks the Astral Elves look like the villains? Blood red clothes, high collars with spikes, baroque details with claws and ribs. I know I'm going to be using them for my evil galactic empire analogue. (And Jeremy literally mentions an empire just as I post this)

@Envyus1

2 жыл бұрын

The Spelljammer Elves were pretty villainous honestly.

@Rick.Grayson

2 жыл бұрын

New dnd doesn’t do evil races.

@Envyus1

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rick.Grayson the interview outright says they have an evil empire

@borderlands10

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rick.Grayson like it or not, evil races do exist and always will exist in D&D: The Drow are evil, Mind Flayers are evil, Beholders are evil, orcs are still mostly evil savages, and even Tieflings feel the call of their infernal heritage every now and then. Just because an alternative monster manual gets released doesn't mean their overall lore changes.

@diarrheadan3601

2 жыл бұрын

@@Envyus1 it’s not an evil empire, it’s like a puppy. It’s growing big and strong and needs more space and food. Can’t call a being that just needs more space and resources evil. There are no evil PC races in D&D.

Definitely taking some inspiration from 40k eldar when it comes to these guys

@Michael-du2fv

2 жыл бұрын

Cenobite Elves coming, confirmed!

So excited for Spelljammer! And loving all of the new content coming out on your channel. Getting me so hyped for sending my 20th level party into space to take on the Eldritch horror that created the universe

I’m gonna make MY astral Elves basically be the Eldar Corsairs from 40k. A bunch of Elves that decided living on the ground in strict Elven society is too constricting, boring, and limiting and went off into space on there own in search of adventure, freedom, and there own destinies.

@greggoryhorn

2 жыл бұрын

Glad to see I’m not the only one who went there

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

Also great because I can use eldar minis to proxy for spelljammer elves

@jamesbgood25

2 жыл бұрын

Only if you call humans mon-keigh

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamesbgood25 YES.

Someone beat me to it but I’ve never been a fan of thinking of astral space like “outer space” It’s more of a plane between planes

@SMiki55

2 жыл бұрын

Hyperspace!

@benreed638

2 жыл бұрын

A plane between planes, you say, almost like a vast sea between different worlds, sort of like...

@feralmagick7177

Жыл бұрын

I think was Op meant was more like a spiritual realm rather than literal space. It's the difference between The space between the moon and the earth, and say.... The realm of the fey. Or the realm of fire. Space and the Astral Plane are two different places.

@billmcdonald5063

27 күн бұрын

​@@feralmagick7177yeah. Wild space is the physical outer space. Astral space is a border to the astral plane.

I would love to see an update to the "base" elves that gives them the "tap into the memory" thing and allowed extra proficiencies, replacing the usual "you can use weapons X, Y, and Z." As a matter of fact, I may just make this the default for all elven races in my campaigns going forward.

@TonySamedi

2 жыл бұрын

They're probably waiting for that "next evolution of dnd" be it 5.5 6e or whatever they'll call it. Since it's something they're doing with all elf subraces now I'm sure it'll get added to the OG elves. I'm just hoping they also do something similar with Tieflings to bring back concepts like the Tiefling subraces that got "legacy" treatment since they weren't in Multiverse. I love the idea of different devil lineages having different powers based on a theme.

@badgerburns521

2 жыл бұрын

Have you read Monsters of the Multiverse, that looks like exactly what they now have.

@elithelionboy

2 жыл бұрын

So simply just making elves better? I think the Astral flair makes sense but giving that to all Elves seems really weird without reason. It's your table though of course, I just don't see why Astral elves need to exist if you do this going forward.

@ogasnor

2 жыл бұрын

@@elithelionboy Mordenkainen's MoM appears to fundamentally change Eladrin, Sea Elves, and Shadar-Kai such that they lose "Elven Weapon Training" and as part of Trance they can swap in two proficiencies, so long as they are tool or weapon. This is explicitly called out as being drawn "from shared elven memory" and not specific subrace memory. It seems very likely that this will apply to all elves going forward, I just wish it had been addressed. Astral elves get this ability buffed, allowing them to access full skill proficiencies, meaning with a mere four hour meditation, they can do anything that is needed. Provides plenty of reason for them to exist.

@powerist209

2 жыл бұрын

Heck, they could do either Fallout-style trait selection (but with racial-exclusive traits or defaults), Dragon Age style background (like Dwarf outcast being Rogue and noble being Fighter). and/or Traveller's "this was your life" rolls (but without its terrible flaws if you remember Puffin)

If Chris Perkins was on more thumbnails, I'd watch more videos. Chris is a magical human being and his voice is like nectar for my soul. More advertising Chris up front please!!

@toddjones6946

11 ай бұрын

Literally use him to advertise Baldur's Gate 3

Elves be that roach race huh.

Keen to hear about the origin of the Dwarves and their original home world

4:15 I prefer to think of Wildspace as the portion of the Material Plane that is closest to the Astral.

@lapispyrite6645

2 жыл бұрын

Me too

@januarygrey

2 жыл бұрын

My plan is to run space as it exists in our real world, a big empty void (because I enjoy the feelings of isolation and diminution that that provides), and have the D&D worlds' version of hyperspace be Spelljammers taking wormholes into the brightly-colored and populated Astral Sea where they navigate through various obstacles, such as space whales and blink meteors, before coming back out of the Astral Sea into a part of "Wildspace" closer to their destination.

@januarygrey

2 жыл бұрын

From a cosmological standpoint, I would have the Ethereal Plane (called the Aethereal Winds in my take on the World Axis Cosmology) be coterminous with planets that have atmospheres and "Wildspace" be coterminous with the Astral Sea.

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@januarygrey That's cool,. But my hope is that it will be possible for a ship to hide in ethereal wildspace, Romulan-style.

@januarygrey

2 жыл бұрын

@@Millstone1985 I think by true D&D lore that should be possible. I just decided to share what I'll be doing in my own home game

6:04 Astral trance! What an awesome name!

They sound astoundingly powerful (potentially anyway). And maybe a little frightening. Fascinating, and very cool.😎👍🏾

I've really been enjoying these sit down chats! So thank you for making them! Some deeper lore diving videos on the general cosmology for 5e and how the various planes interact with one another would be a cool and helpful series of videos, especially when it comes to choosing creatures to represent some of the evil deities in the multiverse.

So, is this where I find a way to play a Warhammer 40k Aeldari/Eldar in D&D?

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

Yes

Couldn’t help but notice Jeremy said they gave Astral Elves a teleport. That’s new from the UA, they didn’t have that

@emmanuelacosta5371

2 жыл бұрын

All the elves native to other planes, other than the Material Plane, have some form of teleportation in 5e (e.g. Eladrin, Shadar-kai, etc)

@deadpoolrwbyfan8419

2 жыл бұрын

@@emmanuelacosta5371 I was pointing out that they changed something from the UA

@emmanuelacosta5371

2 жыл бұрын

@@deadpoolrwbyfan8419 👍🏾

dang, Jcraw is smoking some astral Hooka to be coming up with this version of astral elves

Don't forget to put something about far realm in this expansion please.

The idea of an ancient civilisation that is sort of evil and ancient rulers who have all the knowledge (Astral Elves) kind of remind me of the Timelords and Gallifrey, and that’s definitely how I’ll be running them

@foodie135

2 жыл бұрын

I like this

I love this but there is one thing I don't understand. It is my understanding that when you leave the astral plane you age for however long you have been there. So if you were there for 10,000 years you age 10,000 years which is also why you are hungry and thirsty when you leave. The githyanki have a secret defense against it do the astral elves have that too?

My 20th level Chronurgy Eladrin decided to Reincarnate himself into an Astral Elf now that they're published. I love the concept, and look forward to a campaign to become the Pirate King of the Astral Sea.

So basically elves in d&d are like eeveelutions in Pokémon

Is nobody going to talk about the Phlogiston and why they’re not using it?

@twilor9515

2 жыл бұрын

They’ve talked about the Phlogiston in other videos covering the updated 5E Spelljammer setting I am pretty sure

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@twilor9515 I am pretty sure they haven't.

@TheZenBullet

2 жыл бұрын

They are ignoring it cuz it isn't in this edition, the Astral Sea is going to replace flowspace

@sylvnfox

2 жыл бұрын

@@Millstone1985 no they did. chris or maybe jerremy mentioned that the Phlogiston doesn't fit into the 5e cosmology so they droped it for the astral sea. good ridince I say I don't know why they even had it back in 2e. even then the astral plane made more sence since they already had spells that allowed planer travel to other campaign settings that used the astral plane.

@seibervideo

2 жыл бұрын

I suppose if you want to use the phlogiston, you can put it back in. I was watching lore videos on old Spelljammer and thought it sounded cool. 🤷‍♂️

Okay, so there is still the imperial elven navy there, but the vibe i am getting is that they are more the Empire from Star Wars instead of the Star Trek / idealized British Royal Navy they originally were? PLEASE tell me the Scro make a return too at least

That poster behind Chris is fire!! Anybody know where to buy it?

ok, so we're NOT getting Spelljammer, but a mix of it & Planescape. Spellscape?

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer Planejammer.

Thanks.

Hey I am just wondering if that you could or would add a race for kitsune

I was wondering why in MoM they removed the concept of Subraces.

U mean the eldar?

@samuelskidmore2704

2 жыл бұрын

I noticed that helmet as well.

@barbarianofkhazmodan9975

2 жыл бұрын

Right. Thats not subtle lol

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

Yea. That helmet is definitely eldar inspired. Glad there are 40k fans in the production of this module

I'd listen to Astral Trance music. I figure elves who Trance are dancing to EDM for the 4 hours they need to so I wonder what Astral Trance sounds like.

The astral plain is good for lets say a first level magic user if he can get there. To stay for five hundred years he would most definitely level up quite well before he came back to the prime material plane😊😊😊😊😊😊😊 thank you and have a good day.

Interesting, another form of Elf. I think we need Astral humans now. And let's not forget Astral Dwarves. Seriously, we need those additions.

Astral elves look like snooty elves that left the material plane because it was dirty or below them.

@godofzombi

2 жыл бұрын

and all the while singing "Everything you can do, I can do better."

@GZilla311

2 жыл бұрын

So… elves, then.

I’ve been calling them “Luna elves” 😂😂

I love elves ☺️☺️

Tag Team Interviewees.

He kept saying realm of thought, I kept hearing realm of THOT which sounds like a funner realm to me personally

The concept of the sub race is cool, no problem there, but did it have to be elves again? They have like 5 or 6 subraces, everywhere you go again there are elves and yeah yeah old race and bla bla bla, but how many more elf types are we going to get? How about some love to other races?

@Egilhelmson

Жыл бұрын

In 2nd Edition Spelljammer, there was an Orc-like astral race. If you go in the Star Trek direction, you get Klingons, just as Romulans and Vulcans are elf-related. Oh, there are astral currents which take you in directions related to cultural tendencies, like Major D&D base worlds (including Dave Arneson’s Arduin) or Star Trek, or your particular favorites (Babylon 5?).

@Egilhelmson

Жыл бұрын

In 2nd Edition Spelljammer, there was an Orc-like astral race. If you go in the Star Trek direction, you get Klingons, just as Romulans and Vulcans are elf-related. Oh, there are astral currents which take you in directions related to cultural tendencies, like Major D&D base worlds (including Dave Arneson’s Arduin) or Star Trek, or your particular favorites (Babylon 5?).

Just what we needed... yet another g'd Elf species.

So does age not catch up to people when they leave the Astral Plane, or is this immortality just for elves?

Neato

But how do elves evolve into astral elves if little time passes, people don’t age and generations aren’t made in the astral age

@TheGreatHohenheim

2 жыл бұрын

While evolution would typically imply a series of changes or developments over time, I imagine the effects of the Astral Sea are more akin to a kind of cosmic radiation. So while aging is not a factor, physical and biological transformations brought on by prolonged exposure to the Astral Plane or whatever else in Wildspace could easily explain how Astral elves developed from the elves of the Fey Wild. My mind kept going to Fantastic 4 & how they gained their powers when I watched the vid - idk if it's the best comparison but it isn't too out of left field imo

Astral DUNKEL Elves! Yaowza!

Please don't tell me, someone on the team is 40k fan and trying their way to avoid GW lawsuit. The helmet didn't lie.

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

Most likely. Got to love how many people went to eldar when they see astaral elves

What book is he holding?

@Daelon89

2 жыл бұрын

The Spelljammer book presumably

@KountKristyl

2 жыл бұрын

Probably one of the Spelljammer books

@atsuskyreign7083

2 жыл бұрын

@@KountKristyl Exciting!

@atsuskyreign7083

2 жыл бұрын

@@Daelon89 I wonder what that piece of art is?

It that Kevin feige? 🤣

Gnome lands

Akashik knowledge.

Oh, I thought the trance proficiencies were only going to be an Astral Elf thing I completely missed it was added to Eladrin, Sea Elves, and Shadar Kai I was already excited to make a broken Astral Elf Artificer Good to know it's just going to be all elves They can build anything!

A 30 year old elf is just out of diapers

Question for anyone: Is there any way that a character can pick-up counterspell in 5e without being a Wizard, Sorcerer, Warlock, or Lore Bard, and not using a wish spell or magic item?

@kmoustakas

2 жыл бұрын

Azorius background from ravnica

@RandyKalista

2 жыл бұрын

Paladin Oath of Redemption, Paladin Oath of the Watchers. But with all the exemptions you're listing, it sounds like you just want a sit-down conversation with your DM about getting it as a homebrewed ability :)

@davea6314

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandyKalista I'm not currently in a campaign, I'm just exploring all of the character build options that include counterspell.

@davea6314

2 жыл бұрын

@@kmoustakas Can you reply with a link to that?

@yellowbeard1

2 жыл бұрын

Arcane cleric could work I think

I do not like this. Astral and wildspace are completely different things that should not be mixed like this. Astral elves are a great idea but keep them on the astral planes where they belong. Just as Space Elves are a great idea as well. But I want them to be seperate not the same race, that makes no sense to me, Also, immortal elves (as they should have been to start with), a nice idea, but what have you done all these millenia? Still a level 1 peasant who has done nothing for all those years? Their deep trance ability would make a lot more sense if the skills come from their own past. As ages pass, I would imagine these beings to abandon their former occupation and learn something new. The trance would let them remember a skill (maybe even a spell?) they used to know in their past.

@arcojin-carlosh.9435

Жыл бұрын

I guess the "level-1-ness" can be explained by the astral plane itself, the only portion of you that can change there is your mind. But then they should have a whole lot of mental stuff and almost nothing else (So wizards and sorcerers, maybe bards and warlocks)

If the Astral Plane is timeless, does that mean that all the astral elves are adults that came from elsewhere? Because it would be complicated to have children if they are babies for all eternity 🤔

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

They probably use the same method as the gith, establishing "crèches" in wildspace and on material worlds where their children can grow up.

@Micaerys

2 жыл бұрын

@@Millstone1985 Cool! That makes a lot of sense

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

They are also probably pretty infertile because there are only a certain amount of elven souls

@Micaerys

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebaron2277 Are there? I thought there was a normal amount but elves hated the idea of taking soul mojo from Arborea because that realm is so great and the Material Plane isn't, that sort of stuff 😂

Yes! More elves! Adore it! Praise be to Sehanine!

so are astral elves immortal?

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

Nobody ages in the Astral.

@slaaneshthedarkprince2000

2 жыл бұрын

Yes but actually no

@sylvnfox

2 жыл бұрын

they are as long as they stay in the adtral sea. touch down on a planet and the clock starts ticking

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

@@sylvnfox To be precise, enter Wildspace and the clock starts ticking. ( 4:27 )

@sylvnfox

2 жыл бұрын

@@Millstone1985 yea i know i was being poetic :p

Eldar 40k in dnd.

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely doing this when I run this setting because I love the eldar

@danielrockstrom707

2 жыл бұрын

@@thebaron2277 Thay are my favorite faction.

@thebaron2277

2 жыл бұрын

@@danielrockstrom707 same. Do you have an army? If so what craftworld do you play. I'm am Ulthwe guy btw

The astral elves being able to get a skill proficiency instead of a tool proficiency seems like power scaling

@godofzombi

2 жыл бұрын

They can all do it now. see Monsters of the Multiverse

I HATE that you replaced the phlogisten (however its spelled) with the Astral. What was so difficult about the way it was before??? Three intermediates, Astral to the outer planes, Etherial to the Inner planes, and the Phlogisten between the crystal spheres......oh wait, are those gone now too?? People arent so retarded that you had to retcon the way "space" worked. IT WAS AWESOME!!!! Now, its basic. Not a good change.

Lol, elves are highly susceptible to evolution

I'm sorry: I was the six-hundredth-and-sixty-seventh liker.

Astral Elf:" HI, I'm Starleaf Akilthrem of the Distant Comets which shine amongst the gods. I'm 22,000 years old... ish." The Captain: "Umm, you look 12." Astral Elf: "Yup, I came here as a child. We don't physically age." The Captain: "...22,000? Huh..." Ashley Williams: Damn, I hope I look that good when I'm that old! Literally Everyone: "Not now, Ash. Not ever."

Why is Perkins talking about astral elves like he came up with them for the first time for this book and isn't just making a new verison of them for this edition? They're an old idea.

@jshortforjay7270

2 жыл бұрын

Cos they’re new to this edition and this video is aimed at new fans who have never heard of them.

@gyorgyor7765

2 жыл бұрын

Astral Elves are new, the Elven Empire in original Spelljammer was made up of regular Elven subraces (Moon, Sun, Wild, Wood, etc..., elves). The OG Spelljammer had nothing to do with the Astral Plane. The Astral Elves are basically Vulcans mixed with Aasimar, but tied to Elven lore.

Ugg Mr crawford messes up again.:(. No respect for DnD history. Instead "Destroy the past, kill it if you have to".

Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel launches today and you put out a Spelljammer video instead? C'mon, guys.

@projectrallus

2 жыл бұрын

There's 9 videos on radiant citadel already on this channel. They announced its launch on social media after teasing it in videos leading to launch. That's how they do every book

@RandyKalista

2 жыл бұрын

Fair point,@@projectrallus. I was talking more about the timing than the quantity. Wizards of the Coast's previous coverage of Radiant Citadel is sufficient. (I'm hyped for Spelljammer, too.)

@projectrallus

2 жыл бұрын

@@RandyKalista only done a first flip through but radiant citadel looks sick so far. Wish it had come out on time so it would get more fanfare

These Astral Elves are cool but this was literally 7 minutes of saying the same thing over and over again getting more robust each time

Little secret Chris… elves have been part of the Spelljammer setting since TSRs Spelljammer and were confirmed in 3e… you didn’t exactly create anything new

This video could have been much shorter but these old nerds really love hearing their own voices don’t they?

@StriderZessei

Жыл бұрын

Then don't watch it lol

Honestly I’m so tired of them making more and more elves. Make a new race or give one of the races who don’t have many sub races a new one. We don’t need this many elf sub races while others don’t have any

But where are the articles on the Red Elves, or the Pale Elves, or the Tea Elves, or the One Shoe Elves, or the Monkey Elves, or the Milk Elves, or the Hibiscus Elves or the Incontinent Elves... You get the point. D&D with it's stupid, endless lists of creatures. An elf is an elf. Or maybe an Orc.

@Millstone1985

2 жыл бұрын

Pale elves are in Explorer's Guide to Wildemount, pages 70 and 163. 😛

Oh...look...another..."new"...PC race...how original. As more info comes out about the reimagined Spell Jammer setting, I've gone from "About damn time" level of excitement and anticipation to unimpressed and disappointed with the hints and bits of info that have been released. I think it's time for me to walk away from D&D, I have zero confidence in the creatives at WotC/Hasbro...then again, with D&D garnering $1.2 Billion dollars in sales in 2021 and on pace to exceed in 2022, what the hell do I know. Maybe I'll just stick with older editions.

Why more elves? They are like Biome Velcro and cockroaches.

@sylvnfox

2 жыл бұрын

didnt you know everyone came from the elves, humans were elves, orcs were elves. dwarves were elves... oh no sorry that was elderscrolls. nm

@jasondahfolf4325

2 жыл бұрын

Probably because elves are their favorite race from the looks of how they treat them

Not gonna lie I hate this whole shape shifting elves thing they decided to run with.

@twilor9515

2 жыл бұрын

Elves are meant to be the literal embodiment of change and flux. Their god was a shapeshifter and they were literally made from him. It makes perfect sense that they would evolve rapidly to fit their environment.

@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285

2 жыл бұрын

@@twilor9515 That's like the exact opposite of how they've been presented until ToF was released; the whole deaal with them is that they're an ageless people who change and addapt to change slowly as a result. This is why humans equal parts fascinate and terrify them; they're so varied and unpredictable relative to other races.

@AuntieHauntieGames

2 жыл бұрын

@@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285 Sorry, but this is not correct. Elves have been highly adapatble and changeable to their environment since at least 2nd Edition. "Through their inherent connection with all the worlds, elves adapt more easily than many other races. For this reason, they can be found in any dime, under almost any extreme." ~ The Complete Book of Elves, p. 12 All the classic D&D elven subraces exist specifically due to this adaptability: a population of elves move to a new environment or a new world and actually settle down, soon enough you end up with a new subrace of elves. Even the aquatic elves exist because a bunch of elves (for various reasons) chose to live underwater and physically adapted quickly in order to do so. It has been a part of their deep lore for most of D&D's history.

@guitarhausdoesntknowwhatac3285

2 жыл бұрын

@@AuntieHauntieGames From my perspective most of the also elves have just been either barby or ken with a different hat and the rules reflected that throughout their entire run pretty much with them being broken down into high elves, wood elves, drow and sea elves. Which is fine! And I fully support it! But what annoys me is the ridiculous way they've decided that Corellon and the rest of the seldrine were Ultra gender-fluid otherkin; what with how they can be literally anything (man, woman, plant, animal, matter, energy, topography, weather or abstract concepts). Other elves used to have this but apparently they lost this because corellon was sulking (I'm perhaps being a bit too condescending but that's what it boils down to). Also if you're old enough to recall the complete guide to elves you'd know that it' was widely considered bad fanfiction at the time it was written since they were presented as the greatest marys to ever sue.

The way Jeremy talks is rather annoying