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  • Episode 149, let's talk about the Wizard Mhzentul and his Seven Lost Rings! These magical artifacts were created in the 1300s of Forgotten Realms History. Lost when Mhzentul died, could they find a way into your campaign? Check out Volo's Guide to All Things Magical for more information on these and other artifacts tied to the Forgotten Realms!
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Комментарии • 231

  • @flynndenby
    @flynndenby 4 года назад +208

    Jorfden it is.

    • @drano9862
      @drano9862 4 года назад +7

      My mind still goes to Jorfden tbh.

    • @matthiasstaber9216
      @matthiasstaber9216 4 года назад +3

      Hi Jorfden, great content ❤️

    • @MrCSeiberlin
      @MrCSeiberlin 4 года назад +2

      Heh... I've never seen 'Jordan' spelled this way and can't find the variation on any baby name site (I was curious). Either his parents were bad spellers or it really is Jorfdan.;-) If it is a big deal (seems to be since he has that little disclaimer every video) I would legally just change it.
      Considering it's word origin, in Greek it is Iordanes, Latin Jordanus, Hebrew Yarden,, Arabic Al-Urdunn, Italian Giordano, Jordão in Portuguese, Jordán in Spanish, Jordan in German, Jordaan Dutch, Jourdain in French, etc....
      Yeah I'd go with if it was a family name someone just screwed up the spelling because it doesn't seem like anybody every inserted a 'ph' into Jordan. Or it is Jorfdan;-)

    • @psi9000
      @psi9000 3 года назад

      MrCSeiberlin lol, exactly!

  • @hermeticbear
    @hermeticbear 4 года назад +45

    I honestly thought your intro was going to be about how the Mh in Mhzentul is silent.

  • @MisterNineEleven
    @MisterNineEleven 3 года назад +27

    "THE PH IS SILENT!!!!"
    Me: Yorf-don

    • @KeacePeeper
      @KeacePeeper 3 года назад +1

      Yorfdon sounds like the name of a Gnome or Tiefling or so

  • @jordanlyon9291
    @jordanlyon9291 4 года назад +14

    I thought the ph stood for player handbook which is considerably light on lore, and with this being a lore channel it was fitting. But now it's extra unique

  • @cinnamoonfang6104
    @cinnamoonfang6104 4 года назад +136

    first 48 seconds made me laugh.

    • @carastone1897
      @carastone1897 4 года назад +3

      I'm wondering who is pissing him off enough to have him yammer on about silent letters in the first place. Like its a simple concept who needs it explained?

    • @DarkAutumnScribe
      @DarkAutumnScribe 4 года назад +1

      I laughed with the spelling of W-H-A-T...

    • @dricul
      @dricul 2 года назад

      But why tho? 😄

  • @matthewford4617
    @matthewford4617 4 года назад +34

    Find the Path is a spell in 5th edition as well, its 6th level

  • @cernunnos_lives
    @cernunnos_lives Год назад +5

    The silent PH is supposed to be silent and accentuated with a rising in sounding after the D to A sound. It's in many northern Indo European languages and Siberian dialects.

  • @fairytalejediftj7041
    @fairytalejediftj7041 4 года назад +36

    It's actually pronounced Mul. The H, Z, E, N, T are silent.

  • @seoulpeterson432
    @seoulpeterson432 4 года назад +6

    IDK why, but I always say Jord-Phan in my head, despite knowing it's Jordan.

  • @billberndtson
    @billberndtson 4 года назад +19

    Jorphdan, that was hilarious. Well, you can't give anyone a hard time pronouncing "sherbet" as "sherbert" because if your name can have silent letters why not invisible ones? This very example was pointed out to me in reference to my last name when I was being pedantic. :)

  • @cinnamoonfang6104
    @cinnamoonfang6104 4 года назад +12

    Can you make a video about Xanathar? I heard that many beholders actually assumed the name Xanathar. I'd like to hear more.

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад +2

      I talk about him in my Undermountain video!
      ruclips.net/video/H6xVUtRBeMQ/видео.html

    • @cinnamoonfang6104
      @cinnamoonfang6104 4 года назад

      @@Jorphdan I think its more like you mentioned him rather than talking about him. I'm quite sure there's more to Xanathar's than that, and what's the deal with the goldfish, what the thieves' guild has accomplished, ect.

  • @khingzluv
    @khingzluv 4 года назад +7

    "if the ph wasn't silent my name would be JorFdan" impeccable logics sir.

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад +3

      I had to spell it out for the people ;)

  • @ns0557212
    @ns0557212 4 года назад +2

    This was the best intro of ALL TIME!!!

  • @paulcoy9060
    @paulcoy9060 4 года назад +15

    (Jorf) "Whisper is a cool name."
    (me 3 years ago) "I gonna name my Tiefling Warlock, 'Whispers Of Ash'."

  • @gelbadayah.sneach579
    @gelbadayah.sneach579 4 года назад +3

    Magic items lying in piles, unused by their owners? Nah. I always liked to determine treasure ahead of time and have that gnoll draw a flame tongue as combat begins. It really spices up the battle!

    • @Jam-Beat
      @Jam-Beat 4 года назад +2

      Gelbadaya Sneech I mean yes, but NO.

  • @alecwelker4353
    @alecwelker4353 2 года назад +4

    Admit, the ph is in your name because your parents are pranksters and knew you would have to explain it forever and they found that idea hilarious 😂😂

  • @tb4495
    @tb4495 4 года назад +21

    I LOVED YOUR OPENING!!! One of the BEST opening EVER! Clever, entertaining, creative..... THANK YOU! Anyone else agree?

  • @englishpride2406
    @englishpride2406 4 года назад +1

    At 2:35, that cat side-quest poster was funny. 😄

  • @xpgaines
    @xpgaines 4 года назад +60

    Hi, my name is THOMAS. The “h” is silent.

    • @horizonkage
      @horizonkage 4 года назад +1

      I insist on pronouncing the H.
      Were would we be witout tem?

    • @AlVainactual
      @AlVainactual 4 года назад

      If you were Greek it wouldn't be. :P

    • @skaterjoe1669
      @skaterjoe1669 4 года назад

      my names Hruaia.
      no oh the letters are silent.

  • @SGashesNetwork
    @SGashesNetwork 4 года назад +1

    I’m really glad you remind me about the silent ph, I honestly forget all the time🤷🏻‍♀️

  • @raymondnichols4564
    @raymondnichols4564 4 года назад +1

    I always thought the PH was silent because the Player’s Handbook didn’t have the lore from you were presenting.

  • @Pandaemoni
    @Pandaemoni 9 месяцев назад

    I forgot all about about Flamsterd's Flamestrike, which, as a kid, I misread and thought was "Flameterd's Flamestrike."

  • @gcampoverde
    @gcampoverde Год назад

    Oh, my, that intro totally killed me, hahahaha

  • @jscorprew
    @jscorprew 4 года назад +3

    And now I have the starting point for coming up with the next campaign. Thank you!

  • @waldorf66
    @waldorf66 11 месяцев назад +1

    The intro section felt like a Vsauce video :D
    Also great content as always

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  11 месяцев назад +1

      steal like an artist 😅

  • @RIVERSRPGChannel
    @RIVERSRPGChannel 4 года назад +5

    Nice history lesson and good information
    This can be used to start a whole campaign.

  • @flamebrindger3984
    @flamebrindger3984 4 года назад +2

    The silent PH will always bug me, but I'll still enjoy your videos. 😂

    • @psi9000
      @psi9000 3 года назад

      Sunkensees agreed

  • @frederickgleicher1385
    @frederickgleicher1385 4 года назад +1

    Thanks Jorphdan ! I love your videos since they seem to be an excellent way of catching up on the Forgotten Realms since last I played. Have you thought about doing a video about the Pools of Radiance? How about the city of Phlan ?

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад

      Pool of Radiance was a game yeah? Maybe, haven't thought about it nor have I played it.
      City of Phlan!? I'll add it to my list thanks!

    • @frederickgleicher1385
      @frederickgleicher1385 4 года назад

      It was, and I am a little confused here. I thought the Pools of Radiance were apart of the Forgotten Realms canon, but I can find little reference to it.

  • @simpleevan3583
    @simpleevan3583 3 года назад +1

    Jorf dan sounds like a cool viking name for a skald

  • @greenguy369
    @greenguy369 Год назад

    For future peoples, since his opening was so snarky and unhelpful: the "PH" was his attempt to stand out on the internet/an inside joke with his real life friends. It is not the legal spelling of his name. He spoke about this on the live stream. You can go watch them all to find it.

  • @little-wytch
    @little-wytch 6 месяцев назад

    There was actually an alternative alphabet designed for English, called Shavian, that fixes issues like silent letters lol. Just thought you might be interested in that. Great vid :)

  • @osirisgem
    @osirisgem 4 года назад

    You know that when i first started watching you there were a few times when you didn't say the opening blurb about the ph and I think I made some comment about it every time. So when I saw this, it was magical.

  • @Wakeuptired
    @Wakeuptired 4 года назад +5

    Hello Jorfden

  • @johnjones6115
    @johnjones6115 4 года назад +2

    My hypothesis was that you have your PHD and thought it would be neat to put it in your name, which it would be.

    • @grinskopf34122
      @grinskopf34122 4 года назад +1

      I think it is a PhD in a field which doesn't give him a job, so he can't apply his expertise...which is why his PhD is silent.

  • @kylecaraway8662
    @kylecaraway8662 2 года назад +1

    Now your name will forever be Jorfden the lore master. Lol

  • @cypher9r
    @cypher9r 3 года назад +1

    Thanks Jorfden!

  • @lowenergyvideos4658
    @lowenergyvideos4658 4 года назад +1

    I thought this was turning into a ep of Vsauce there for a second but I got a PSA and then some geek stuff, not too shabby Jorf!

  • @dilsoncamacho4100
    @dilsoncamacho4100 4 года назад +1

    ORRRR we call call you Jorp ! Or even Jorph (Jorf), for short !

  • @Rob-147
    @Rob-147 6 месяцев назад

    Great video jorf!

  • @misomiso8228
    @misomiso8228 4 года назад

    Commenting here on the last Saturday Morning DnD Show - really liked the last podast particularly discussion on the DnD live event.
    I think WotC are right to try and bring more people in; it's right that they have a 'Marketing' event, but I think it's also important to give back to the community.
    Would be better maybe to have a kind of 'DnD Con' with invites to community members, as then WotC can have their community event AND still be able to have their 'reach out' moments.

  • @takarahayashi4124
    @takarahayashi4124 4 года назад +2

    if you parents didn't want you to be called Jorfden, they'd spell your name Jordan.

    • @psi9000
      @psi9000 3 года назад

      Takara Hayashi agreed

  • @craigtucker1290
    @craigtucker1290 4 года назад +2

    None of Mhzentul's rings, nor his spellbook, are artifacts which is why these items were not presented in the artifact section of Volo's Guide to all Things Magical. They are unique magical rings and a unique spellbook, nothing more.
    It would be difficult to bring them into a later edition of the game since each edition has steadily lost the richness and diversity of spells that these rings contained. At best one could create an altered simulacrum that really only shares the rings name rather than the abilities of the original rings and concepts, though I suspect one could get close with a few of the rings. The current edition does not resemble or function like the edition these rings were borne from, nor does it have the diversity. This makes it difficult to import some of the earlier edition magical items.

  • @FoxItAll
    @FoxItAll 4 месяца назад

    Alright then....
    IT'S JORPHDAN TIME!! TARRASQUE-A-SAURAS!!

  • @Aven410
    @Aven410 4 года назад +1

    As the comedian Eddie Izzard said "I say HERBS and not 'ERBS, why? Because there's a Fu$%!# "H" in it!"

  • @jokerswild469
    @jokerswild469 4 года назад +15

    I paused the video after that into for about 5 minutes to contemplate life

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад +5

      it's heavy man...

    • @tb4495
      @tb4495 4 года назад

      I did the same thing!

    • @darthludicrous99
      @darthludicrous99 4 года назад

      Well don't contemplate for too long because the longer the Icon of Sin stays on Earth, the stronger it becomes!

  • @NoZignature
    @NoZignature 4 года назад +5

    I thought he had like a phd and wanted to flex it but "subtly"

  • @honestgoblinproductions5663
    @honestgoblinproductions5663 3 года назад

    my next D&D character will now be Jorfdan

  • @ericboyd5348
    @ericboyd5348 2 года назад

    Nice summary!

  • @IndorilNerevar-MoonandStar
    @IndorilNerevar-MoonandStar 4 года назад

    I'm pretty sure that intro caused me to ascend to a higher state of consciousness.

  • @johnstuartkeller5244
    @johnstuartkeller5244 4 года назад

    Beautiful opening. Made my day.

  • @user-bl5xe3ch4n
    @user-bl5xe3ch4n 4 месяца назад

    Thank you

  • @unbreakablelag
    @unbreakablelag 4 года назад +5

    I once convinced a group of children that there were 26 silent q’s in front of every word in the English language, and people just didn’t use them because it would take too much time.

  • @andreguia1731
    @andreguia1731 Год назад

    we have seen this in GoT with "Ser (Sir)" and "Maester (Master or Magister)" - words changed a little so it sound "fantasyisty" (eek!) but still similar enough that we understand what they mean when we read it

  • @Eric-kb2xt
    @Eric-kb2xt 4 года назад +1

    I thought the PH was silent to make a pun for PHD

  • @haroldsandahl6408
    @haroldsandahl6408 4 года назад +2

    Misunderstood. It's Jorphdan with the Jordan silent, right?

  • @Notsidgaming
    @Notsidgaming 4 года назад +1

    Such a great video. For grammar and for dnd. I love learning of these magical artifacts. The shroud of mystery is so interesting.

  • @TheShadowwalker007
    @TheShadowwalker007 2 года назад +1

    But where did the “PH” come from or was just created for the first time in this use case?

  • @cliffhanger94
    @cliffhanger94 4 года назад +2

    My name is Voldemort. My whole name is silent.

  • @specs6637
    @specs6637 4 года назад

    So I’m gonna he suing these in my next campaign

  • @user-qy8kk8yx4q
    @user-qy8kk8yx4q 4 года назад +1

    Wait a minute, you can find a ring like this in bg 1, right? I may be confused, but it seems to be one of them.

  • @StevenMichaelCunningham
    @StevenMichaelCunningham 4 года назад

    ...........I have twenty appendages......twenty....*smiles knowingly*

  • @scottcampbell9515
    @scottcampbell9515 4 года назад +24

    I thought it was because you had a PHD. JorPHDan.
    *shrugs*

  • @Zaknyfein
    @Zaknyfein 3 года назад +1

    All you NEED to to is say my name is Jordan...That's all you have to do and we understand.

  • @Teekayhuey_TK
    @Teekayhuey_TK 4 года назад +2

    Jorphdan why would your parents do such a thing? Creating conversations of misunderstanding about the sound of your name. Imagine you in kinder garden telling the teacher how your name is writen for you get it right and being disregarded as wrong and laughed at in class.

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад

      kids can be so cruel

  • @upsidely
    @upsidely 4 года назад +1

    And if all that crafting were done in 5e, he'd have had to have started as a small child and worked non-stop the rest of his life to craft like half of those rings XD

  • @CobaltBlueMask
    @CobaltBlueMask 3 года назад +1

    That’s the most badass description of your name, period flat I’ve ever heard. Well done mate. 👍

  • @ABeccaTag
    @ABeccaTag 2 года назад +1

    Okay like I understand why the ph is silent what I don't understand is why who named you didn't spell it Jordan (as is the only spelling I've seen before you)...so you could get a keychain or something...

  • @tj1993rx7
    @tj1993rx7 3 года назад +1

    I was always curious is that PH was a birth name or added later like many young people do to differentiate themselves. Regardless the videos are always entertaining! Thanks for posting another interesting video.

  • @thomasgoldthorpe1158
    @thomasgoldthorpe1158 4 года назад +1

    The name Jordan already exists though. You can't arbitrarily add letters to words that already exist and then complain that people say it wrong. If your parents did this to you they stitched you up.

  • @coreyburton8
    @coreyburton8 4 года назад

    I thought it was some kind of chemistry joke about acid /bases

  • @Bracus_Jawn
    @Bracus_Jawn 3 года назад

    Does anyone know the source for the image at 5:16? I just thought it was really cool and i cant find it anywhere else

  • @Ulrican414
    @Ulrican414 3 года назад +1

    Oh Yorfdon you silly you.

  • @cassandramuller7337
    @cassandramuller7337 4 года назад

    The beginning is so funny to me. Many of the "silent letters" you mention aren't silent in German :P

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад

      Germany is leaps ahead of the United States ;)

    • @cassandramuller7337
      @cassandramuller7337 4 года назад

      @@Jorphdan Or behind. English once pronounced all these letters but stopped progressively during the Middle to Early Modern English period. In that sense we're probably behind but that does not necessarily have to be a bad thing :D

  • @Kazini_
    @Kazini_ 3 года назад

    The ring of night.. gives night vision.

  • @AJPickett
    @AJPickett 4 года назад

    Seriously considering naming a kitten whisper.

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад

      Sounds like a solid kitten name :D

  • @michaelwalsh6276
    @michaelwalsh6276 4 года назад +1

    Wait. Why is there a ph in the first place?

  • @jrwise100
    @jrwise100 4 года назад

    Awesome vid!

  • @jamesmiles6484
    @jamesmiles6484 4 года назад

    P.H.D. in esoteric D&D lore. #MysterySolved.

  • @pwftalkspodcast
    @pwftalkspodcast 4 года назад +1

    The ph doesn't have to be silent. The j can be almost a y sound, if you go a Viking route with it. Lol.

  • @wanderdragon1075
    @wanderdragon1075 4 года назад +2

    But why is there a ph?

  • @jamesallen7395
    @jamesallen7395 4 года назад

    Oooookay I have some new campaign ideas!

  • @Backup_Dice
    @Backup_Dice 4 года назад

    Well I just got 5d10,000 ideas for my campaign. Thanks!!!

  • @savannahbrewer6161
    @savannahbrewer6161 4 года назад

    any chance of a lore video on Icewind dale and the ten towns?

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад +1

      This is in the immediate future! Working on a few videos about the frozen north :D

  • @vengeful_lowky653
    @vengeful_lowky653 4 года назад +3

    I honestly thought it was just a cultural thing, i got a friend named john but its spelled jahn, and my kids named Alrik but its pronounced Allrik. just figured it was a cultural/regional way of its spelling.We learn something new every day (if its a good day) :)

  • @dsillajr
    @dsillajr 3 года назад +1

    Hey all I am saying is if there aint no body, then there aint no body dead. #MhzentulLives
    A guy can have hopes right???

  • @beyonder5769
    @beyonder5769 3 года назад

    Do you have any info on the holy Avenger

  • @tristencovarrubias4950
    @tristencovarrubias4950 4 года назад +2

    So, you don’t have a PhD Jorphdan??

  • @Natsirt666
    @Natsirt666 4 года назад

    that intro though, lmao

  • @nightsky2165
    @nightsky2165 4 года назад

    Just starting your series, its gonna be a long road ahead

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад

      Welcome! Have fun! I'd recommend the playlists, they put the lore in a good order.

  • @AryadiSubagio
    @AryadiSubagio 4 года назад

    after that intro, I really thought the mh in Mhzentul is silent

  • @rlee1185
    @rlee1185 4 года назад +1

    Yorfdan?

  • @Scortch-lo3xy
    @Scortch-lo3xy 4 года назад

    cool

  • @triluve
    @triluve Год назад

    f-ckin binging these man...

  • @JulianVJacobs
    @JulianVJacobs 4 года назад +2

    if the 'Ph' is silent why do i hear about it every video hmmmmmmmmmm?

    • @psi9000
      @psi9000 3 года назад

      Julian Jacobs lolol, thank you

  • @Tosolo-dh2co
    @Tosolo-dh2co 4 года назад

    And I always thought he said "The PH assailant"

  • @colinsmith1495
    @colinsmith1495 4 года назад +1

    Awesome little tidbit of history there. I'd love to see it brought into a modern game. Too bad I'm playing Pathfinder right now.

  • @ichisichify
    @ichisichify 2 года назад +1

    >the 2e art doesn't show how amazing these rings are
    iunno man i prefer it when magic items look fairly plain

  • @VCNickels
    @VCNickels 4 года назад

    So, I haven't *really* played much since 3rd-ish edition... Is there that much difference in the rules for stuff like this that you just can't drop an item in as originally written?

    • @justinlenk3455
      @justinlenk3455 2 года назад

      Attunement is new, so consider whether it should be attuned or not.

  • @NirousPlayers
    @NirousPlayers 4 года назад

    In portuguese, pneumonia's p isn't silent, and it's really normal

    • @Jorphdan
      @Jorphdan  4 года назад

      America can learn from Portugal, in many many ways.

    • @NirousPlayers
      @NirousPlayers 4 года назад +1

      No please, Portugal fucked Brazil in so many ways. They also speak funny (lmao).
      (I'm from Brazil.
      Brazil and Portugal speak diferent portuguese, but we can understand eachother)

  • @sanctobellum290
    @sanctobellum290 4 года назад

    But what if the mh is silent in mhzentul