Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Dragon's Greatest Mystery
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- Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
- How long can a dragon live for? We have a rough number but the real issue here, is that literally watching a dragon die of natural causes is near impossible. With the amount of magic we have available and the amount of dragons that roam the land, you would think finding such a thing would be easy....but it isn't.
What happens to dragons once they reach their final age is a mystery and we are here to solve it.
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Everyone else: You can't take it with you.
Dragons: Watch me.
dragons: "no. on second thought, don't watch me. forget I said that.......ssshhhhh! it's a secret to everyone!"
The dragon... becomes the dungeon.
It all makes sense now.
Dragon the dungeon
**hits blunt**
Whoa, it's not Dungeons and Dragons; it's Dungeons _in_ Dragons.
@@NoActuallyGo-KCUF-Yourself Dragons in Dungeons that are Dragon Dungeons, making them Dragon Dungeon Dragons.
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Player: I say to the dragon spirit, "what are you going to do? Punch me?"
DM: Roll dexterity save.
player rolled a one.
dragon spirit rolled natural 20s
Not the best last words to say
Plutonium dragons actually get weaker with age, losing about half their power every 24,110 years.
That was simultaneously terrible and amazing.
*Gives gold star*
aaaaaaaa this hurts
XDDD Love it!
Hah, alchemy jokes.
haha thats funny
Hippie: material wealth is worthless, you cant take it with you when you die.
Dragon: *chewing on gold statue* Bitch please...
Give me back my jewels thief...
We should have a DND lore book written by a magical biologist or something. With entirely new creatures and most importantly old creatures written about from a biological and ecological perspective.
That'd be cool.
you have just created fantastic beasts and where to find them for d&d
you technically could if you were a DM and created your own world with your own rules and laws. technically, nothing is D&D canon unless your DM says it is for the adventure.
Oooh yeah, and it can be from the perspective of the biologists.
It's not DnD, but there's a book called journey of the Basalisk which similar to that, and there are a few others.
Tje Monstrous Compendium of the 2nd edition AD&D did just that.
can you imagine a flock of dragons joining to celebrate their mentor's Wyrm birthday?
I believe that would be called a thunder of dragons
@@maximumdm9612 that sounds better!
... That sounds... both amazing and terrifying.
Imagine if they gathered near a major city that happened to be built near the birth place of that dragon, so they chose that spot for the celebration. Then the party might have to go and negotiate with them to not loot the city treasury as a gift...
THE POSSIBILITIES!
@@frknspacewizardbrett6044 "just give us 200,000 gp and we're ok with it"
@@jgr7487 The king's representative NPC: "But... But that's... twice as much as our entire treasury... We were just robbed recently, you see. We have no idea where the thieves went..."
The party: *casual whistling* "Yep, no idea. None whatsoever."
I've never actually thought about a dragon "ghost." That's actually pretty scary.
I was thinking a dragon ghost would be a great patron for a warlock
"How do they mate" calm down there bard
What about this:
The dragon just gets so strong that the very power they hold destroy them from the inside. That would explain the sudden *poof* on why they disappear.
So, dragons eventually put their money where their mouth is?
In the most literal of ways.
Welcome to Dragon Heaven, Spyro!
...I'm afraid I can't let you in.
Come back, when you have £70,000 silver-standard!
(That's 350,000 D&D Gold-Coins, converted into historical real-world currency.)
@@agsilverradio2225 expensive DLC though
@@2101995eu and the last dlc that would exist
in the draconomicon in v3.5 a dragon does die of old age, but they do not decay in mental or physical form. they never stop growing, becoming so large that even their magical nature cannot prevent their organs from eventually failing, as one can not scale up infinitely without losing the heat exchange, durability, and communication of resources to the exponential cost of an increase in size eventually resulting in a total system failure (and leaving the occasionally mountain sized dragon corpse).
i thought it quite interesting as an alternative inevitable fate that doesnt include wasting away.
Their physique changes in terms of the scales and eye glow. But... Well... Say a silver's scales become nore opaque... Could be signs of decay. But... That's about all there is to it XD
It takes thousands of years though
meh
Meh im iffy on it considering how many of the main series(authors who dictate the canon) have used dragons that are well over 10k in years coming back to take over from where they went(usually another plane ...surprise!) multiple book series. As they say in every dnd book ,these are guidelines to make it possible to have in your adventures.. The fact alnost every editions sourcebooks change what was b4(always following the authors who cough cough do have IP on these lest we forget)
so they die of absolute organ failure? damn that's fucked up.
7:00 That moment when you realize acid-spitting, fire-breathing, maiden-kidnapping, castle-smashing, livestock-devouring, hero-killing, world-threatening dragons have a Better Grasp on how to Work Together so that their species can survive .... when compared to humans.
(sad human noises)
The guardianship option actually got me thinking, what if the treasure that the dragon consumed ended up being dispersed inside the land that they meld with, thus it may explain why adventurers often find hidden treasure in caves and dungeons. That would be a really cool explanation as it would be like recycling the gold back into the world to entice both other dragons and adventurers to find, repeating the cycle.
A Red Dragon, Flamestrike, was also noted as having become so old that her wits had begun to leave her. She'd become outright delusional, seeing the human children hostages as HER children (who were ordered to their deaths during the first War of the Lance after the war was already lost). Ironically, she was also noted as still having her combat sense and battle experience even in her senile state.
Wait, he has a physical form?
Don't worry, it's just an illusion.
No more Nazeem I’ve always just seen his face as his profile pic for all these years
Do you come to the cloud district often? Who am I kidding, of course you don't.
the kansas italian my favorite part of Skyrim is killing Nazeem.
My life is complete
"how do dragons mate"
I think I know of a very particular website that can show you how, and then some
Link? Asking for a friend.
There's a few actually. I did some "research" on behalf of human kind.
Monosodium glutamate
Nathaniel Harford ah yes, e621
Bad Dragon
I am so happy you make DND videos again love it.
Spell it D&D you worthless monster.
Spell it Dungeons and Dragons
Spell it Satan Worship.
Spell it DnD
its D&D And anyone who spells it as DND is Disrespecting everything D&D stands For, Not the Title, But Also The ENTIRE game.
I think i said enough.
What if the treasure hoard is a spell casting component!?
Or at least the cost of the spell at hand. This kind of talk reminds me of the 10th level and beyond spells. This could very well be one.
@@loganricard8713 I was also thinking of 10th level spells, and with dragons knowing so much "lost" lore its quite plausible!
@@mordiveer5957 I thought it was impossible to Cast 10th level spell for everyone ?
@@badmemesanddeaddreams3396 it was said to be possible at great sacrifice and whats a greater sacrifice than a dragon's life and hoard?
I could see a dragon sitting there, staring at a huge pile of gold and gems, talking to himself like “I could cast Meteor Swarm....or I could eat for a week.....decisions decisions....”
in my world, ancient dragons are tens of thousands of years old. i just feel it lends to their legendary and mystical existence :)
After you get done going over the dragons, you should cover the lore and secrets behind the many different languages, both new and forgotten. I'm loving this series and I'm glad you are bringing it back. Take care and May Bahamut bless your day.
I consider myself well informed about DnD lore but only started to play with 5th edition. Your lore videos are heaven sent and help me grasp and learn things I would have otherwise never found unless I decided to buy previous editions lore books. Thank you man, you got a new patron.
One thing that is mentioned in the 4th Edition Metallic Dragons Draconomicon, is that when a Metallic dragon dies, the grounds that they die upon are suffused with the mineral that they are comprised of, and tons of veins will shoot through the earth, often times making a substantial ore mine that is to be discovered in the future!
If chromatic and metallic dragons have such power in their passing, it makes me wonder if epic level dragons are similar/greater in effect. Prismatic and force dragons seem to be so powerful that they’re a bit different from their more common brethren.
Well then. I have a lot of dragon ghosts to add to my world, as the dragons nearly died off during something called the War of the Scaled Tyrant. Interesting plot hooks to add
Hmm... so "Dragon's Eye" near Icewind Dale near "The Spine of the World" is it a place protracted by a dragon spirit?
10:34 - I think I read somewhere that one of the metallics, I can't remember if it's that Copper or Brass, actually has pearls as a favorite food item. Not sure if this is 100% canon though.
Gold dragons like pearls and gems as food.
I always thought Dragons were like Lobsters in that they continued to grow indefinitely until something kills them.
I remember in 2nd Edition setting "Council of Wyrms", they established that dragons ate a portion of their horde (or maybe all of it, I'm not sure) in order to advance to the next age category.
I’m planning on DMing my own homebrewed world and even though you base this series in the Forgotten Realms, it has really helped me learn more about monsters and has given me some lore to sprinkle into my world.
i've watched so many of your vids and i have to say 2 things. 1) you inspire my creativity to write awesome adventures and you're revealing things that i had no idea about and i've been playing and reading my rpg books for 12 years. 2) i love listening to your voice you sound like Christopher Walken and i love it!
Great video! Did you use the D&D 3.5 book "Draconomicon" when you did research for this video?
I did!
Fantastic! It's one of the best D&D books ever made in my opinion.
@@BloodHowl87 Agreed.
I guess they are planning on releasing a Draconomicon for 5th edition.
The 2 4th edition ones are pretty good too. Not as good, but still pretty awesome.
I started playing in 4e...I know, it's bad...
Do you think it would be possible to do a timeline lore video about the forgotten realms and the multiverse? I have been unable to find a definitive timeline anywhere for anything.
Jorphdan has a pretty good series
Dragons hardly die of old age because we adventurers murder them.
Let that sink in, people! WE ARE THE BAD GUYS!
Rawr
As it should be.
Not all dragons are good though?
And by good I mean in relation to the surrounding populous.
Say that to the old red dragon we killed in my d&d session last week, the guy was a tyrant over half a million dwarves forcing them to dig gold
@@xemaman96 And unemployment was no more? GZ you just increased the unemployment rate by ALOT, did you insert a new form of government or did you go USA style and take the treasure and leave a power vacuum which will lead to chaos and death? All the dragon did was wanting the dwarfs to have a job, sure they didt get the most pay but they got food and housing.
This has been information I have needed for years. Thank you.
You're so animated !
Being so into it man, your passion is infectious :')
Those screengrabs at the end remind me of a book I read at my Aunt's place as a kid. It was like an encyclopedia on all dragons complete with anatomical diagrams just like that.
I do believe those are out of the Draconomicon, a book from D&D 3.5 edition all about the science behind the dragons. But I'm not 100% sure, I don't own any D&D books because I just recently got into it and didn't get to buy any of the books yet. In any case, I don't know if you were referring to that book or not, it depends on if the time of you being a kid was at some point of the time of the Draconomicon being out already
These are my favorite videos from you, the Lore is so interesting and you deliver it really well. Also the added facecam recently for these is a nice touch.
This is so fucking cool, I wish I could play in a campaign where we could discover lore like this, and maybe help or hinder dragon in their twilight years.
Would love for you to tell us where you found this information. Everything you say I for the most part trust but saying where you found this obscure lore. However having an extra layer of sighting the source will make the information even more worthwhile for us as a viewer. As well as expand our understanding our world of DND.
Much of this can be found in the 3rd edition Draconomicon.
Good point.
@@weaverofworlds9689 Thanks. However, he should be citing his own work.
as a historian(irl) I would kind of agree, but as a long time RPG nut I make some qualifications - but at the same time, even if he was making it up off the top of his head - it makes sense and it sounds good and it makes for good stories/games, and that's really all that matters. The lore of D&D was created by people sitting around at TSR thinking about what would make Dragons seem cool. If nothing else, he is just carrying on the lineage (if he is creating some of it himself - though I think he's pulling from sources b/c a lot of it sounds familiar from older versions of the game). As a DM you can feel free to include or exclude anything from the game anyway, so if there was something you didn't like or didn't work with your game, you can just leave it out or change it. As long as you let the players know ahead of time - for anything that is different from the books - then your D&D world can be whatever you want it to be. Even in D&D there are numerous campaign settings wherein lots of lore is very different - from Dragonlance to Black Sun to Forgotten Realms and at least one or two others. So, it's really just a matter of picking what you like best and running with it. That is one of the great things about the game and about pen and paper RPGs in general. It's all up to you. :-)
Seen your videos pop up a few times on related stuff. Mostly DnD demon stuff. Subbing, cause this video was great and I'd like to expand my knowledge on various things DnD. Sometimes obscure lore helps with DMing. In fact, I'd say it enhances it. Thanks for your videos, man.
I personally love using Draconic creatures in my campaigns. I think the Dragon born race is kind of a let down though.
Dragon born had to be weaklings as creatures or be excessively overpowered as characters.
They are still a bit overpowered... Lets give a level 1 PC a breath weapon.
I feel that some of the added PC races should have never been allowed.
@@fhuber7507 Never said they were a let down because of power.
@@IndorilNerevar-MoonandStar rip lore
@@fhuber7507 Yeah in the first levels the breath weapon can feel a little OP but the once per long rest and set damage lets it kinda flag out as you get stronger and thus so do your enemies.
F Huber you really overestimate the breath weapon. It’s good for about 3 levels, then it very quickly becomes obsolete. There are ways to make it better, but that’s up to dm discretion.
This is just wonderful - Thank you! Keep the dragon content coming, please.
I wish I could hit a love button for this. These guides have become a Bible for a new DM.. me lol. The inspiration I get form them, can literally be put into words. Every week when the eyes of my friends and family light up over dice rolls and the stories I weave for them In our beautiful world. Thank you so much.
When Rhexx gets too excited when talking, his entire room shakes. Amazing
That's just him suppressing his power level ;)
So dragons have the same afterlife as Ferengi from Star Trek.
Just found your channel a week or two ago, really enjoying these great D&D vids!
@MrRhexx need to update this line of videos when Fizban's
Treasury of Dragons comes out!
another option a dragon has is to go to the elemental plane they are associated with to become an aspect of said element and becoming immortal
to see your face mixed into the editing is a very welcome addition to your great lore series
In my setting, dragons who reach natural death disappear into the Astral realm. Their immense intelligence and magical power earned and gained throughout their mortal lives are channelled and they are given eternal life in the timeless void.
A lot of this information is widely spread out at the time of 1st edition (manuals, magazines, newsletters, adventure modules, books, etc) and has become more consolidated in newer editions.
These videos never too long❤ still loving them with a passion 😊ty for sharing them❤
I actually knew about the consumption of it's treasure. It was published in an old 2nd edition book. Probably also in 1st edition. Dragons also lose their age benefits if a certain amount of their bonded hoard is stolen.
I absolutely love the music you play in the d&d videos. It really puts me into that fantasy mood. Great vid as always; LOVE your dungeons and dragon lore videos.
Make a video on Yochlols! We really need your talent digging into the Lore of those demons 😁
In future videos, citing would be nice. I want to be able to sound smart to my friends!
This!
Wish i could sound smart...😥
@@Dreadnought1867 everrybody can
I've loved all the videos in this series! I had a present in the form of a practical guide to dragon riding and a practical guide to dragons. Without your thumb nails, I would never have known these books were from the d&d universe, thank you MrRhexx!!
imagine a Necrotic Troll tribe eating living in the dragon Graveyards, originally wanting to eat and steal them, but after gaining Draconic Properties they choose to become the Graveyards guardians
The definition of a dragon: a giant flying lizard who has gastric problems.
D&D's dragons aren't reptiles
There was supplement called Council of Wyrms in a previous edition think 2e, that answers all of this
How long do they live?
As long as the plot demands!
And now i imagine a Necromancer getting the Knowledge of this Dragon-Guardian-Spirits. OH BOY...
Good work my friend conveying the contents of the draconomicon. Please do not forget to tell the true importance and.... Overall effect of the fundamentum. This is earning a sub from me.
Best lore series ever made. Every video is delightful! Thanks man.
Cheers Rhexx, thanks for making all of your videos, it helps me reconnect with that childlike wonder i got from fantasy worlds and tales in the past
Keep doing these, they are amazing!
whoa whoa whoa, where is all this dragon lore coming from? i have to know.
The Draconomicon. A D&D 3.5 edition book.
@@MrRhexx ty
Can you do a video on the far realm? It is probably one of the most interesting things in D&D to me, and I can find very little on it. Which is probably the point . . .
I love your videos.
Just so much awesome information!
Also: please show me how Mortals react to drinking or bathing in Dragon Blood. I'm hoping for something like Seigfried.
thanks for the video, so glad you're back to doing D&D lore stuff, and this video reminded me that my character is currently running around with the hides, bones, claws, teeth and organs of at LEAST 10 adult and or ancient dragons on him due to releasing a dragon goddess and her brood into the middle of a war from a pocket dimension/prison, which left 10 of the goddess's 'children' dead, and when asked directly about it, she never said we COULDN'T take the bodies for our own uses.... so i've spent a large part of today trying to figure out good uses for all of these body parts.... like coating all our party members in armor/robes made of a mix of different scale types etc. (i should add, our characters are only level 11, i'm just REALLY good at causing large scale chaos within our campaign, and me and the DM basically contend with each other to screw with each other's plans.... thus me getting to fuck shit up so bad, the groundwork was already laid out for it... i just took it a step further than he expected)
Most all of this was in the 3.5 Draconomicon, which is like my favorite book ever!
Great videos you have here!
I suspect the reason we haven't seen much lore on the dragons, their religions, deities and the dragonborn (including more options), is because there is an eventual Draconomicon for 5E coming out eventually, that will add to all of that and give more dragon options and more monsters to use in campaigns. So I think we'll eventually get a lot more of this lore all out in a book dedicated to the dragons!
Love these lore vids and I don’t even play the game lol
Huge fan of your videos man. Stumbled upon your beholder vid and i really enjoyed all that ive watched so far.
I've been watching your videos for more than a year, mostly the monster videos like beholder, kracken, and etc.
Its my first time seing your face...
Gotta say, you don't look nerdy like I thought.
Loving the recent D&d content!
There's still so much to learn. Thank you professor Rhexx for another fantastic lecture lol
Thak you for this great lore videos, Rhexx.
Paused at 5:21, went out, and came back to a glorious, insane image.
There was a book published in 2006 about D&D dragons called "A Practical Guide to Dragons"
It gave some details of basics for them,like how lairs are usually set up, the major points that most of them go through
Thank you. After 4 years And 14 levels i was almost done with my campaign. My 4 players were getting worrying that we might give it all up. Next arc boss is aashaq from the shackles region And i was afraid i wrote my self into a corner cause she is too strong of an opponent. Thank you for giving me what i needed to keep going.
Whatever happened to the campaign? I just found your comment.
I am so glad you put yourself on camera in this episode. It really helped me to mimic your accent by seeing how your mouth moves.
Ah...I love this videos MrRhexx. Great work again!
Nice to see your face finally!
Love your DND videos, I know nothing about DND and I love learning through your vids man!
I always wonder who carved that dragon head among those frozen peaks of the spine of the world.
Was it by the hands of frost giants?
Or was it just mere miracle of mother nature?
Now I have my answer.
Amazing video! This was super informative and engaging. I've been subbed for a while, but this is definitely one of my favorites of yours!
Amazing video!!! Thank you so much for the lore!!
@Safiras Art found you again fellow german critter
@@nicobaumann2832 maybe you found me .. but what if it was I who found you?
@@safirasart *dun dun dun* pls somebody send help
@@nicobaumann2832 too late for that friendo
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Dragon: "Exist"
Water: Takes 5d6 of damage.
Amazing video. I remember reading the Draconomicon about the death of dragons.
there is the Draconomicon. However i do agree that there isn't a book for 5e but as of today. i would say that the Draconomicon is the best thing we have so far. Also i do appreciate this video for going over the 5E version of dragons. Keep up the good work, and keep making great videos.
The most surprising thing I learned about the D&D dragons is that they are literally aliens.
How so?
@@simonachberger4480 Prepare to have your mind blown.
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Hey man, I love your DnD vids! Though- I would like to make one request, if I may;
Could you start listing your sources?
I'd love to read some of the material myself.
When I kept saying "3.5 Draconomicon" I understood my reality. I am old. XD
Ok, I' think I have found the definitive on all things Dragons. Excellent videos.
How sad, we must create an afterlife charity forever pursuing any ghost dragons and releasing their ties to the plane through ardent donation.
Exceptional video, as always. Can't wait for the anatomy of dragons videos.
XD I've been watching the later videos, now that I saw this early video and was able to see your face: I never expected to see how much you gesture and gesticulate when talking. Your voice sounds calm and soothing so is almost the opposite with how much you move when shown on camera. Not a bad thing but interesting contrast
Loved this video. Great work. Gotta say I am looking forward to the video on their physiology.
I realize this is years old and someone may have already mentioned this before. I used to have a Dungeons and Dragons Dragon Book. You could play as a Dragon and it had stats and growths for a dragon including lore about dragons and half-dragons, as well as possible beginner scenarios for a Dragon campaign.
One thing that wasn't mentioned in this is that whenever a Dragon reaches a new level of maturity, they actually will fall into a deep slumber [i forgot the period of time. A few years?] The thing is, the dragon has to have collected a certain amount of treasure before reaching their next maturity level.
While they slumber, they are actually partially awake. If someone comes into their lair to steal their treasure, this could potentially kill the dragon. What's more, the dragon will never forget the faces of those who stole their treasure, and once awakened, they will pursue the thieves until they kill them and retrieve it.
Another thing it mentions is that, while they cherish their offspring, they will not interfere in matters that could claim their lives. This is because they want their children to grow strong. There were campaign settings where you could be a baby dragon and come under attack by monsters that are aiming to kill you and the other dragon eggs. The adults won't interfere.