In a recent game, my DM had us come to Earth to find the last piece of the Rod of Seven Parts. It was, of course, in a secret room in the basement of the WOTC office. We met Chris Perkins, which is one of my favorite moments in D&D.
There is so much amazing lore about Tasha that I never really paid much attention too. You guys didn't even touch on Elena the Fair and the conflict between the two "sisters". What a great book.
Would love to get a lore you should know on Larloch. I want to hear how he stands up to other great Wizards. The FR wiki makes him seem near untouchable by any singular foe.
Iggwilv (CE female human Wiz 26/Archmage 4) (Mordenkainen is a Wiz 27 by comparison) (3.5 ed) Reasons Tasha/Iggwilv is CE: 1. Trying to hijack the Crook of Rao from the Isle of the Ape to launch a daemon invasion from Hades to Oerth @ 579 CY 2. Using Turney the Merciless (now a Nalfeshnee Wizard!) to launch a demon invasion of Greyhawk from Luna on Dark Night 585 CY. Also turning Tenser into a Dretch was not very nice. What was Nice was the Ring of Multiple Wishes she left behind. Thanks Tasha! 3. Also, entombing your daughter to guard a lamp. Wait...is setting the vampire warrior free the morally correct thing to do in the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth? Oops. If you are also "morally grey" she does have a nice +4 unholy bastard sword though. It doesn't mean she's not cool, but come on...her eggshells can handle the truth. From them, she hatched a demigod and a vampire. She won't even notice if you run real fast. My family, who are all Stranger Things fans recently asked for a game featuring the Demogorgon. Well, it will be Demogorgon alright, but not the one they know. Iggwiliv may show up to be a help for once , with some timely advice. All she will want in exchange is a bauble she fancies for a pet she lost.
Dungeon Magazine #150; the final part of the "Savage Tide" storyline, on page 96. What is presented on this page is not what Iggwilv DOES, but what she is inclined to do if things go her way: - Use the essence of Demogorgon to instantly create an empire out of nothing, populating it with fiends, and then immediately set to conquering several nations of the world. One can say that this isn't evil, but then you'd probably be stretching the meaning of evil quite a bit. Then you might as well not speak of alignments at all. But even then, it would seem strange not to, at least, call her villainous. , , , , (With this being said, I only presented this source because it exists, I don't personally find these intentions all that plausible for her character; I view her as indeed being an evil character, but not really the World-Domination style evil - I always saw her more as the example of an evil character who has achieved the power she sought, and is therefore pretty much content with her current state of affairs)
@@FangNthunder Inversion is the word of the day. Everything evil is being painted good, and everything good is being painted evil. I’m talking about the real world unfortunately not just DND, but DND is a part of the real world as it is a fiction that exists within it, and is subject to the same forces as well. I wish I was kidding.
There's even a soviet tank (along with a dwarven armored steam vehicle) in Baba Yaga's personnal museum in the original adventure "the dancing hut" in Dragon magazine n° 63.
His understanding of the Istari is surpassed only by his understanding of alignment in DnD. When he suggested that Iuz might be a good guy I checked out.
We just finished off running Lost caverns of Tshjeroth (spelling) and they attempted to leave Tasha's daughter caved in her tomb. So, I'm making her daughter's sword a hexblade patron which steals people's shadows and then sends shadows out to work for her. There will be an attempt to recreate the empire.
I love the idea of Earth being part of the D&D multiverse, and it is part of my own homegame, however, it is Earth from roughly one thousand years ago.
I´m creating my new character as Wizard and she´s obsessed with her! And she changed her name to Natasha and has two tattoos in her palms that are her Arcane Focus! (MY DM IS AWESOME for letting me do this!)
Tasha snuggles up to an ancient death god trying to learn how to sidestep death permanently. Figures out how to kill a god instead. Kills the god of death, steals his mantel, becomes the Raven Queen. #Headcanon
My goblin would like an auto graph from tasha, a book about magic put my goblin on the path to be a wizard and is going on adventures hoping she gets lucky and gets her to sign her wizard book as it's her heroine, a foolish goal but a goblin likes to dream
Probably not. It's an expansion to the 5e core rules. For lore, the best bet might be Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. For rules, the best bet is probably the 5e player's handbook. And there are the other books and endless content on youtube and wikis if you decide to spend more time catching up.
Um, Greg, you really need to brush up on your LOTR lore by reading the Silmarillion. The fact you think that Gandalf ever had a childhood or was actually bound to any mortal age at all means you are not privy to Tolkien’s full work. Gandalf or Olorin as was his original name was an Istar or wizard and of the race known as Maiar that were near-primordial spirits, immortal beings akin to angels. He chose to appear as an older male human, but that was not his true form.
I have to completely disagree with Jeremy that the older players were more morally flexible than modern players. This type of talk is what creates the edition wars. This sounds more like him towing the new company line than speaking truth. There are as many morally flexibly characters today as there were back then. If anything one might say that older editions encouraged it more through a much stringent alignment system. If you wanted to be a paladin you had to be lawful good, and that was the only option. It really makes me sad that even someone like Jeremy has to finger point and basically call names at older players to try and boost his own opinion. Whether we like to accept it or not there are as many morally players and characters today as there was then too. This constant finger pointing at the older editions and making blanket accusations has to stop. There is no wrong way to play a role-playing game. The Old School does not own the right to say that they did it better and neither does the modern generation. I find it very sad that a company, the owners of the IP, encourage such segregation among their fan base.
THIS ^ I played since 1st edition and I can't agree more. The loosey goosey barely supported alignment system of recent editions leaves people far more ready to abuse the 'that is what my character would do' nonsense. But oh, we are all dinosaur mysonginst incel's so our experiences from the early days of the game mean nothing right? lol. Revisionist history here at its apex.
I perceived it as a comment about canonical characters rather than player characters in home games. He never says "players" and mentions several famous NPCs as examples, so that's at least a plausible interpretation, no?
I felt this way too at first, but it seems like they may have done it purposely to bind together the rules expansion books. Like how the official setting books all have "guide" in them. Though I guess there are other "guides" like DMG and Xanathar.
feels like this info could have been presented in a bit more of a polished format than just two guys chatting in front of their webcams for half an hour.
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In a recent game, my DM had us come to Earth to find the last piece of the Rod of Seven Parts. It was, of course, in a secret room in the basement of the WOTC office. We met Chris Perkins, which is one of my favorite moments in D&D.
Demons hate her! Local wizard harnesses Abyssal power using this ONE EASY TRICK!
Xanathar's Guide to Everything followed by Dragon Heist which features Xanathar. Sounds like something similar is going to happen with Tasha.
That would be very cool
Originally beholders are sexless. But now we can change that and make Xanathar female, and then retcon him into a girl-power screed as well!
I mean we are getting a feywild adventure, wild beyond the witch light
Speaking from the future, you were right….
There is so much amazing lore about Tasha that I never really paid much attention too. You guys didn't even touch on Elena the Fair and the conflict between the two "sisters". What a great book.
Would love to get a lore you should know on Larloch. I want to hear how he stands up to other great Wizards. The FR wiki makes him seem near untouchable by any singular foe.
I learned about Tasha as Iggwilv, the sometimes-lover of The Dark Prince Graz'zt way back in the 90's (Dungeon Magazine #121 - Fiend's Embrace).
20:05 “There was actually no assumption that any of these people were heroic.” That’s a good thing, because then heroic deeds are sincerely heroic.
this was wonderful, Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins are always a fascinating watch.
i would love to read a fiction series on tasha's life and adventures
Suddenly I understand what Chris was doing with Strix
Same
Can you get me into the loop?
Iggwilv (CE female human Wiz 26/Archmage 4) (Mordenkainen is a Wiz 27 by comparison) (3.5 ed)
Reasons Tasha/Iggwilv is CE:
1. Trying to hijack the Crook of Rao from the Isle of the Ape to launch a daemon invasion from Hades to Oerth @ 579 CY
2. Using Turney the Merciless (now a Nalfeshnee Wizard!) to launch a demon invasion of Greyhawk from Luna on Dark Night 585 CY. Also turning Tenser into a Dretch was not very nice. What was Nice was the Ring of Multiple Wishes she left behind. Thanks Tasha!
3. Also, entombing your daughter to guard a lamp. Wait...is setting the vampire warrior free the morally correct thing to do in the Lost Caverns of Tsojcanth? Oops. If you are also "morally grey" she does have a nice +4 unholy bastard sword though.
It doesn't mean she's not cool, but come on...her eggshells can handle the truth. From them, she hatched a demigod and a vampire. She won't even notice if you run real fast.
My family, who are all Stranger Things fans recently asked for a game featuring the Demogorgon. Well, it will be Demogorgon alright, but not the one they know. Iggwiliv may show up to be a help for once , with some timely advice. All she will want in exchange is a bauble she fancies for a pet she lost.
She is very clearly evil, I don't understand where this campaign to rehab her image is coming from.
Dungeon Magazine #150; the final part of the "Savage Tide" storyline, on page 96.
What is presented on this page is not what Iggwilv DOES, but what she is inclined to do if things go her way:
- Use the essence of Demogorgon to instantly create an empire out of nothing, populating it with fiends, and then immediately set to conquering several nations of the world.
One can say that this isn't evil, but then you'd probably be stretching the meaning of evil quite a bit. Then you might as well not speak of alignments at all. But even then, it would seem strange not to, at least, call her villainous.
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(With this being said, I only presented this source because it exists, I don't personally find these intentions all that plausible for her character; I view her as indeed being an evil character, but not really the World-Domination style evil - I always saw her more as the example of an evil character who has achieved the power she sought, and is therefore pretty much content with her current state of affairs)
@@FangNthunder Inversion is the word of the day. Everything evil is being painted good, and everything good is being painted evil. I’m talking about the real world unfortunately not just DND, but DND is a part of the real world as it is a fiction that exists within it, and is subject to the same forces as well. I wish I was kidding.
Jeremy: Doesn't want to reveal the origin of Tasha.
Also Jeremy: Pretty much says that she may come from Earth's Russia.
There's even a soviet tank (along with a dwarven armored steam vehicle) in Baba Yaga's personnal museum in the original adventure "the dancing hut" in Dragon magazine n° 63.
Tasha speaking with Russian accent is my new headcanon.
So, when there is a D&D movie I expect Scarlet Johannson to play Tasha.
There's already been a D&D movie. It didn't do so well.
I will challenge that statement with Katie McGrath
Very cool you mentioned Sigil. I’m starting a campaign that features it prominently
Gandalf was never a child, duh.
His understanding of the Istari is surpassed only by his understanding of alignment in DnD. When he suggested that Iuz might be a good guy I checked out.
Cant wait to see more of Tasha!
I love learning more about myself.
We just finished off running Lost caverns of Tshjeroth (spelling) and they attempted to leave Tasha's daughter caved in her tomb. So, I'm making her daughter's sword a hexblade patron which steals people's shadows and then sends shadows out to work for her. There will be an attempt to recreate the empire.
Fun fact, my first ever D&D campaign was curse of Strahd, and she reanimated me to house her soul when her house killed me... in session 1.
I love the idea of Earth being part of the D&D multiverse, and it is part of my own homegame, however, it is Earth from roughly one thousand years ago.
*hears about Baba Yaga, and how much Jeremy loves hags*
*Cries at there being no Feywild book*
We need an all fey wild book and an all dragon book(I’m obsessed with the acendant dragon monk currently so I need it and everything dragon related)
@@niconiikon7007 well might help a bit their is a book like that from 3.5 that might help ya
There is a Feywild book. Just not a 5e one. Same for a "dragons-only" lore book. It's a 3e book if I remember correctly. And it is awesome!
I suggest upping the speed to 1.25. You'll thank me :)
I´m creating my new character as Wizard and she´s obsessed with her! And she changed her name to Natasha and has two tattoos in her palms that are her Arcane Focus! (MY DM IS AWESOME for letting me do this!)
LOL'd at how Tasha doxxed the demon lords. 🤣
Tasha snuggles up to an ancient death god trying to learn how to sidestep death permanently.
Figures out how to kill a god instead.
Kills the god of death, steals his mantel, becomes the Raven Queen.
#Headcanon
I believe the Raven Queen's original name was Neraka. It's in the lore from 4th edition.
Anastasia could certainly be abbreviated to Tasha.
My goblin would like an auto graph from tasha, a book about magic put my goblin on the path to be a wizard and is going on adventures hoping she gets lucky and gets her to sign her wizard book as it's her heroine, a foolish goal but a goblin likes to dream
Thats so wholesome and i love it
All hail the Witch-Queen.
3:33 didn't Laeral Silverhand have an adventuring company called The Nine in the Forgotten Realms?
So did Elrond
My current character is a power hungry blade singer wizard who is also a big fan of Tasha, this is research so she can nerd out
And before that, there was the 5 GOLDEN RINGS!!!
Book featuring Melf when
Haven't played since the old first editions. Would this book be a good way to catch up on all things D&D?
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Probably not. It's an expansion to the 5e core rules. For lore, the best bet might be Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. For rules, the best bet is probably the 5e player's handbook. And there are the other books and endless content on youtube and wikis if you decide to spend more time catching up.
5e player's handbook all the way is where you should start.
And Baba Yaga turns out to be John Wick
I really want to see stats for her.
Please do a lore episode of MELF
Waiting for the army of one 😂
The great wizardess.. the author of the demonomican.. iggilweg! -:P I totally butchered how to spell her name-
Iggwilv
I’d like to think that I would be a heroic adventurer and live to assist civilization prosper! 😁.
Does the book have stats for Tasha? For npc purposes.
In her 3.5 appearance she was Wizard 26/ Archmage 4
Um, Greg, you really need to brush up on your LOTR lore by reading the Silmarillion. The fact you think that Gandalf ever had a childhood or was actually bound to any mortal age at all means you are not privy to Tolkien’s full work. Gandalf or Olorin as was his original name was an Istar or wizard and of the race known as Maiar that were near-primordial spirits, immortal beings akin to angels. He chose to appear as an older male human, but that was not his true form.
I have to completely disagree with Jeremy that the older players were more morally flexible than modern players. This type of talk is what creates the edition wars. This sounds more like him towing the new company line than speaking truth. There are as many morally flexibly characters today as there were back then. If anything one might say that older editions encouraged it more through a much stringent alignment system. If you wanted to be a paladin you had to be lawful good, and that was the only option. It really makes me sad that even someone like Jeremy has to finger point and basically call names at older players to try and boost his own opinion. Whether we like to accept it or not there are as many morally players and characters today as there was then too. This constant finger pointing at the older editions and making blanket accusations has to stop. There is no wrong way to play a role-playing game. The Old School does not own the right to say that they did it better and neither does the modern generation. I find it very sad that a company, the owners of the IP, encourage such segregation among their fan base.
THIS ^ I played since 1st edition and I can't agree more. The loosey goosey barely supported alignment system of recent editions leaves people far more ready to abuse the 'that is what my character would do' nonsense. But oh, we are all dinosaur mysonginst incel's so our experiences from the early days of the game mean nothing right? lol. Revisionist history here at its apex.
no mention of her hand in the countless genocides
but she can beat a man in a chess game
Harley Quinn is a great role model!!
I perceived it as a comment about canonical characters rather than player characters in home games. He never says "players" and mentions several famous NPCs as examples, so that's at least a plausible interpretation, no?
Blackend body of god I needed this!
At a loss for this characters background
Mighty 9? I know they are not best in terms of D&D skills (for some of them), but they are really fun to watch and good voice actor. :D
Pretty Sure Detroit isn't it's own Prime Material.
Wait does that mean Tasha and strix are related by adoption?
"now we need to wait for the cabal of nine"
The Mighty Nein?
Tasha’s UNCONTROLLABLE hideous laughter
Top-tier lore dump.
First of all, I cant believe they missed the Mighty Nein in their discussion. Second, Great topic.
Iggwilv though
I think ya mean the might nine, and I'm pretty sure they already exist, no?
My only issue is that the name is very same-same with Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Just switch out Xanathar for Tasha and Guide for cauldron
I felt this way too at first, but it seems like they may have done it purposely to bind together the rules expansion books. Like how the official setting books all have "guide" in them. Though I guess there are other "guides" like DMG and Xanathar.
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Hmm. The Rei of DnD. Part of the resistance huh?
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feels like this info could have been presented in a bit more of a polished format than just two guys chatting in front of their webcams for half an hour.
People seem to like podcasts
Oh yes, Tasha, the Monica Lewinsky of D&D
Very cool you mentioned Sigil. I’m starting a campaign that features it prominently
LOL'd at how Tasha doxxed the demon lords. 🤣