I think the classic golden apple situation at the start of the trojan war would translate great into dnd. 3 archfey want the party to judge them on something (beauty, power, best at singing) but they are not above a bit of bribery to get the win. The party then has to decide which boon they want and which arch fey they would like to be on friendly terms with. The fey that don't win the contest are of course not gonna be happy with the party...
2:11 Venus was married to Vulcan. (Aphrodite-Haephestus). Zeus, being the great dad he was, had them married to reward all the cool stuff the Smith made. He did not consult the Goddess of Love.
When people talk about inspirational reading for frpgs, they usually reference Tolkein, Howard, Vance, and Lieber, but I have always looked to Homer, Sophocles, Mallory, and Spencer. Great content on this channel. Liked and Subbed...
So happy I found this channel. I have been trying to incorporate more Feywild in to my game, and this is a great resource! Diving into the history and different versions of Santa Claus makes a great Fey, by the way. My players enjoy their interactions with the unaligned Fey creature Pelznickel, who lives on the edge of the Unseelie territory.
My party's warlock patron is an archfey named Strelitzia, but she doesn't actually have dominion or belonging in a Fey court. Her "court" is a gathering of the free creatures in the Feywild, those that don't belong in the recognised courts.
Ah! I have so much I could say about my current character. He touches on Theros which is MtG/D&D Greco-Roman setting. But to keep it short, he has a long rest ability to change his creature type from Humanoid to Fey, Fiend, or Celestial, and back. I’ve been keeping him as a fey cause I want the kind of interactions like the party is walking and the others keep going but it’s like he’s walking into a wall because the area is warded against fey. Or have agents of the Summer and Gloaming Courts show up and try to convince him to choose between Seelie and Unseelie a-la Lost Girl.
@@feywildfiend glad to provide you with some enjoyment. Plus, you’ve earned a sub. I wouldn’t have expected this quality of title, thumbnail, and filmography ((or whatever)) to be from such a young channel. Plus, you’re funny af. You seem to have invested in yourself and this channel, and I really hope it works out for you. You deserve it. Plus, you must be close to some monetization thresholds!
Okay well now you’re going to make me cry. Thank you!! I am very close to monetization; I’m hoping to hit it in a month or so, preferably less of course. I do put a lot of love and energy into this channel, so I’m really grateful that it comes across. Again, thank you so much!
@@feywildfiend hold on, you may already be past the monetization threshold if you’ve got enough watch hours in the past year! The subscriber limit was decreased in January of 2023
A little idea I had regarding the tree/mulberry forest maybe a Archfey possibly governing the emotion of love owns a orchard of white fruited trees which require the blood/deaths/drained emotions of lovesick/romantic individuals/couples to turn the white fruit to a deep colour. Maybe the fruit is even enjoyed by a even more powerful Archfey ie Titania creating a dilemma. Sorry for the long idea I love how you look into the myths from across the world linking them into the feywild
Maybe the red fruit can be used to make a fine wine which is valued highly by the fey... does it have a magical effect? Do they know about it's dark origins? Would they care..?
9:58 I've literally been working on exactly this for the past three months! It's a homebrewed 5e supplement I'm calling Sillow Wood where you start off as an intelligent animal, can learn three different colors of magic ⭐️❤🔷️, and learn to dodge or appease the six BEGs that roam and stalk the haunting Forests, Mountians, Ruins, Gardens, Crossroads, and Sunflower Fields along with dozens of other NPCs, items events, and puzzles. It's been such a great time brainstorming under the sense of spoopy, unseelie wilderness.
I had a similar idea, I wanted to make a cleric of Dionysus, but none of the cleric domains matched up... but you know which subclass loves messing with peoples minds, making plants grow, and turning people into animals, also with a focus on performance and charisma...? The Arch-fey warlock. It fits so well. I love both the Greek gods, and the mythology of fey, as well as fey in dnd so much. so thank you for making this video, and making me realise why I love them both so much (they're so similar)! Also, one final thing, and I'm really sorry to be this guy, it was actually Hephaestus/Vulcan, the husband of Aphrodite/Venus that set a trap and caught them, not Ares/Mars' wife. Also also, I think a fun consequence of eating the red fruit in the forest of white fruit, could be a permanent (until it got removed) disadvantage on Wis saving throws, but advantage on Cha saving throws, which seems pretty fey to me.
I love greek mythology and the pantheon of my homebrew world is very inspiered by it with the whole "there were some ultra powerfull beings and they gave birth to the three main gods (& goddesses) and those kids then defeated them and there 'kids' (there are some weird family dynamics there not unlike in greek mythology) are the newer gods" also the Goddess of trickery and stuff like that is actually the product of a power fey being that wanted to claim godhood and tricked one of the main goddesses into something that manifested this new godly entity (the details are all very rough still because they weren't relevant to the campaign yet but when they will I have something to build on)
I'm pretty sure you got the Ares and Aphrodite thing switched. Aphrodite is married to Ares's twin, Hephestus. He made the net to trap his brother when he found out about the affair. but yes. did just then take that as a chance to make fun of his brother.
@@feywildfiend From what I understood, Ovid is roman, so his stories would feature the roman versions. Differences with Athena, for example with Medusa and Arachne, the former, she didn't transform Medusa because she had sex/got assaulted by her uncle, whom she couldn't punish, so it left her, but as a form of protection against sexual assault. As for Arachne, in some stories, she was made by another god to be unable to weave, so Athena transformed her into a spider so she could continue to weave. But yeah, I don't think her blessings are good.
I loved this video! I'm sorry to harp on this again but with some tweaking Medea could be inspiration for a human-turned-archfey? She doesn't actually become a goddess in the myths, but she does all of a sudden gain a lot of power from all the schemes she plotted coming together all at once and Hera basically giving her a massive power boost lol. Again I know that doesn't fit as-is but with some tweaking I think her story would be great for a straight-to-godhood figure! Also unrelated, but I've been thinking a lot of the fate of her husband (spoilers lol); she prophesies that he will die crushed under the weight of his only heroic achievement, and he ends up dying when the rotting hull of his decades-old ship breaks off and falls on him while he sleeps alone on a beach. I just think that's sick as hell! I also love the idea of some sort of Heracles figure, especially since (from what I can remember) he basically only ascends to godhood after being poisoned because it weakens and pains him so much as to be unbearable but his body is too strong for it to kill him so he leaves his (demi)mortal life behind. I think that's sick as hell! Maybe for an adjacent figure there could be some sort of person who has an opportunity at some point to become an archfey (I'm not sure how that would work) and they're in turmoil over it, but they eventually accept because they can somehow use that power to help themself or their loved ones? Or maybe they do it by accident just by channeling powerful magic in their desperation without really knowing what they're doing? I'm sorry for the long comment and the rambling that's fully unrelated to Metamorphoses, I really love your content and it gets me thinking about little plot threads that I like to suggest 👉👈. I'm looking forward to the next one!
Those are both great ideas! I especially love the drama of a ship breaking and falling on someone; I mean what are the odds? On one of your other points, in my mind the only way to turn into an archfey would be if an archfey made you one, just like with the Greek gods. It sort of teeters on the line of warlock pacts, but I think it could work. And never apologize for a long comment, I love the ideas!! Thank you!
@@feywildfiend Oh I see! Maybe if you did want to use Heracles as inspiration it could be a benevolent archfey? Either way I'm glad you enjoyed the ideas! :]
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I think the classic golden apple situation at the start of the trojan war would translate great into dnd. 3 archfey want the party to judge them on something (beauty, power, best at singing) but they are not above a bit of bribery to get the win. The party then has to decide which boon they want and which arch fey they would like to be on friendly terms with. The fey that don't win the contest are of course not gonna be happy with the party...
Love this idea. Stealing this idea.
2:11 Venus was married to Vulcan. (Aphrodite-Haephestus). Zeus, being the great dad he was, had them married to reward all the cool stuff the Smith made. He did not consult the Goddess of Love.
When people talk about inspirational reading for frpgs, they usually reference Tolkein, Howard, Vance, and Lieber, but I have always looked to Homer, Sophocles, Mallory, and Spencer. Great content on this channel. Liked and Subbed...
Thank you so much!
So happy I found this channel. I have been trying to incorporate more Feywild in to my game, and this is a great resource!
Diving into the history and different versions of Santa Claus makes a great Fey, by the way. My players enjoy their interactions with the unaligned Fey creature Pelznickel, who lives on the edge of the Unseelie territory.
Love that name. I’m getting Tom Bombadil vibes.
My party's warlock patron is an archfey named Strelitzia, but she doesn't actually have dominion or belonging in a Fey court. Her "court" is a gathering of the free creatures in the Feywild, those that don't belong in the recognised courts.
Ah! I have so much I could say about my current character. He touches on Theros which is MtG/D&D Greco-Roman setting. But to keep it short, he has a long rest ability to change his creature type from Humanoid to Fey, Fiend, or Celestial, and back. I’ve been keeping him as a fey cause I want the kind of interactions like the party is walking and the others keep going but it’s like he’s walking into a wall because the area is warded against fey. Or have agents of the Summer and Gloaming Courts show up and try to convince him to choose between Seelie and Unseelie a-la Lost Girl.
1:00 “Stealing is fun!”
This channel, plus all of the fae.
I laughed out loud at your comment 😂
@@feywildfiend glad to provide you with some enjoyment.
Plus, you’ve earned a sub. I wouldn’t have expected this quality of title, thumbnail, and filmography ((or whatever)) to be from such a young channel. Plus, you’re funny af.
You seem to have invested in yourself and this channel, and I really hope it works out for you. You deserve it.
Plus, you must be close to some monetization thresholds!
Okay well now you’re going to make me cry. Thank you!! I am very close to monetization; I’m hoping to hit it in a month or so, preferably less of course. I do put a lot of love and energy into this channel, so I’m really grateful that it comes across. Again, thank you so much!
@@feywildfiend hold on, you may already be past the monetization threshold if you’ve got enough watch hours in the past year! The subscriber limit was decreased in January of 2023
It's 1,000 subscribers total and 4,000 watch hours in the last 365 days. Those watch hours are getting me! I need around 200 more.
there is a fiend that goes by the other name of the furies, the Erinyes
ive always loved putting aspects of greek mythos into dnd, so this is honestly the best to see
Thanks so much!
@@feywildfiend ofc! ive been adding greek story details and the gods since my first mini-campagin
Mythologies is the best source for any TTRPG, and I love your videos! 💜💜
I totally agree! Thank you!
A little idea I had regarding the tree/mulberry forest maybe a Archfey possibly governing the emotion of love owns a orchard of white fruited trees which require the blood/deaths/drained emotions of lovesick/romantic individuals/couples to turn the white fruit to a deep colour. Maybe the fruit is even enjoyed by a even more powerful Archfey ie Titania creating a dilemma. Sorry for the long idea I love how you look into the myths from across the world linking them into the feywild
That is SO good! Y’all have got to stop apologizing for long comments, you’re straight up world building for me! Thank you!
Maybe the red fruit can be used to make a fine wine which is valued highly by the fey... does it have a magical effect? Do they know about it's dark origins? Would they care..?
9:58 I've literally been working on exactly this for the past three months!
It's a homebrewed 5e supplement I'm calling Sillow Wood where you start off as an intelligent animal, can learn three different colors of magic ⭐️❤🔷️, and learn to dodge or appease the six BEGs that roam and stalk the haunting Forests, Mountians, Ruins, Gardens, Crossroads, and Sunflower Fields along with dozens of other NPCs, items events, and puzzles.
It's been such a great time brainstorming under the sense of spoopy, unseelie wilderness.
That sounds absolutely delightful!
I had a similar idea, I wanted to make a cleric of Dionysus, but none of the cleric domains matched up... but you know which subclass loves messing with peoples minds, making plants grow, and turning people into animals, also with a focus on performance and charisma...? The Arch-fey warlock. It fits so well.
I love both the Greek gods, and the mythology of fey, as well as fey in dnd so much. so thank you for making this video, and making me realise why I love them both so much (they're so similar)!
Also, one final thing, and I'm really sorry to be this guy, it was actually Hephaestus/Vulcan, the husband of Aphrodite/Venus that set a trap and caught them, not Ares/Mars' wife.
Also also, I think a fun consequence of eating the red fruit in the forest of white fruit, could be a permanent (until it got removed) disadvantage on Wis saving throws, but advantage on Cha saving throws, which seems pretty fey to me.
9:46 what did you decide to do with the garden in your game?
Guuurrrl, you hair is on point! video was impressive in the metaphors you connected. will be using a great deal of this!!
Lmao thanks!!
To be pedantic Hera is the wife of Zeus. Juno is the wife of Jupiter
Whoops! Be pedantic, it helps me out!
I love greek mythology and the pantheon of my homebrew world is very inspiered by it with the whole "there were some ultra powerfull beings and they gave birth to the three main gods (& goddesses) and those kids then defeated them and there 'kids' (there are some weird family dynamics there not unlike in greek mythology) are the newer gods"
also the Goddess of trickery and stuff like that is actually the product of a power fey being that wanted to claim godhood and tricked one of the main goddesses into something that manifested this new godly entity (the details are all very rough still because they weren't relevant to the campaign yet but when they will I have something to build on)
Great video
I love your content keep up the good work😊❤
Thank you!
I'm pretty sure you got the Ares and Aphrodite thing switched. Aphrodite is married to Ares's twin, Hephestus. He made the net to trap his brother when he found out about the affair. but yes. did just then take that as a chance to make fun of his brother.
Ha yes. The roman versions. In the greek version, Athena is much more reasonable and isn't vengeful.
That’s good to know! The book is technically a combination of Greek and Roman stories, so I’m not always sure which is which.
@@feywildfiend From what I understood, Ovid is roman, so his stories would feature the roman versions.
Differences with Athena, for example with Medusa and Arachne, the former, she didn't transform Medusa because she had sex/got assaulted by her uncle, whom she couldn't punish, so it left her, but as a form of protection against sexual assault. As for Arachne, in some stories, she was made by another god to be unable to weave, so Athena transformed her into a spider so she could continue to weave.
But yeah, I don't think her blessings are good.
I loved this video! I'm sorry to harp on this again but with some tweaking Medea could be inspiration for a human-turned-archfey? She doesn't actually become a goddess in the myths, but she does all of a sudden gain a lot of power from all the schemes she plotted coming together all at once and Hera basically giving her a massive power boost lol. Again I know that doesn't fit as-is but with some tweaking I think her story would be great for a straight-to-godhood figure! Also unrelated, but I've been thinking a lot of the fate of her husband (spoilers lol); she prophesies that he will die crushed under the weight of his only heroic achievement, and he ends up dying when the rotting hull of his decades-old ship breaks off and falls on him while he sleeps alone on a beach. I just think that's sick as hell!
I also love the idea of some sort of Heracles figure, especially since (from what I can remember) he basically only ascends to godhood after being poisoned because it weakens and pains him so much as to be unbearable but his body is too strong for it to kill him so he leaves his (demi)mortal life behind. I think that's sick as hell! Maybe for an adjacent figure there could be some sort of person who has an opportunity at some point to become an archfey (I'm not sure how that would work) and they're in turmoil over it, but they eventually accept because they can somehow use that power to help themself or their loved ones? Or maybe they do it by accident just by channeling powerful magic in their desperation without really knowing what they're doing?
I'm sorry for the long comment and the rambling that's fully unrelated to Metamorphoses, I really love your content and it gets me thinking about little plot threads that I like to suggest 👉👈. I'm looking forward to the next one!
Those are both great ideas! I especially love the drama of a ship breaking and falling on someone; I mean what are the odds? On one of your other points, in my mind the only way to turn into an archfey would be if an archfey made you one, just like with the Greek gods. It sort of teeters on the line of warlock pacts, but I think it could work. And never apologize for a long comment, I love the ideas!! Thank you!
@@feywildfiend Oh I see! Maybe if you did want to use Heracles as inspiration it could be a benevolent archfey? Either way I'm glad you enjoyed the ideas! :]
The story of Heracles certainly could work! I mean when it’s the feywild, the chaos of magic can be an excuse for just about anything. I like it!