My aunt introduced me to D&D back in the late 70's. I didn't start playing until the early 80's until I was old enough to add my own dice and have a better understanding of things. It was 1986 when I started to Dungeon Master for my own group of friends, as I had a vast understanding of the game at that point, being around my aunts friends who where all veteran players, and my Uncle who was the DM. I enjoy your channel very much AJ Pickett! Keep up the good work, and keep inspiring new and old like myself into this wonderful game!
Great video. I used these demons to serve an evil minor god who wanted to claim "Lord of the Flies" from Beelzebub. When the players discovered that they were serving as agents of Beelzebub against the minor evil god, they had a morality crisis. One entire session was the players (in character) discussing a "lesser of the two evils" thing. That inspired me to write more and expand the story. It was originally planned as a cliffhanger mission, ended up being a compelling story one.
I picture chasme demons flying around the abyss pressganging demons into their army. However they do not care if those demons are poached from another chasme's troops or in those "demons' are explorers from other planes or injured or straggling opponents.
Power rules. I imagine it is the norm for demons to change sides casually unless the demon lords in question are actively at war. For beings as chaotic as them how can it be otherwise?
Love the Shin Megami Tensei Beelzebub at 8:25. Always a fun boss fight, but particularly nasty in Devil Survivor. Always injecting eggs into your characters that hatch into annoying fly enemies, and usually dealing lethal damage in the process.
A slight correction/enhancement: the chasme that was summoned by Phourkyn One-Eye was was actually bonded to him. What’s even crazier is that Phourkyn One-Eye wasn’t even Phourkyn One-Eye! He was a sun dragon, in human disguise as a morally questionable wizard of Thentia, with a bonded chasme that lived inside its chest!!!! He could send it forth at will to do his bidding, and any sort of Banishment spell wouldn’t work, because his “home plane” was wherever the dragon was. A truly wild series that, even though I’ve exposed one small storyline, is so amazing and full of surprises that I’ve read it many times over. The Year of Rogue Dragons by Richard Lee Byers.
Actually, its quite weird that there are no fly-like devils in base D&D at all, with such a strong archetype as Beelzebub. I say "base D&D" because Pathfinder has Zebubs, or Fly Devils: its the fly-putto thing which can be seen in 10:10 . I think that they fit incredibly well with the esthetic feel of D&D's Beelzebub realm of Maladomini - a further perversion of the wonders of art, just like the incomplete and ruined cities of the layer are.
They are both fiends. Demons may have started as alien invaders, but in a way they have naturalized. Just as Devils started as celestial beings that then had to adjust to the demands of containing the abyss. In mindset devils have more in common with celestials but in flesh they are ever growing closer to demons. Perhaps one day the two will join to some degree. Although I think not. Their politics are simply too different. I can see one dominating the other, but not coming to a mutual understanding. And such dominance would likely be the devils. And it would be constantly under threat of rebellion.
All right I lied, I decided to watch. These guys aren't the best of company, it would seem. (I probably wouldn't be able to handle the smell, based on how you describe it.)
Everyone loves Mr.Pokey. From the elderly neighbor with terrible culinary skills to the magistrate trying to fleece you. Mr.Pokey will also help those poor insomniacs for a price of course. Pay no attention to the dead cows a county over.
Hey AJ, just had an idea. How about demons having "families"? That is while even within a demonic type there is a lot of variance they tend to vary within set forms. Like for the casme maybe there are mosquitoe kinds, biting fly kinds, carrion eater fly kinds, ect. With difference in kind being a difference in personality which is further accented by the whims of Abyssal chaos? But make this fact be a secret most don't know as to study demons in detail is risky at the best of times and the sheer variance the abyss allows makes it hard to properly codify these patterns while fleeing for your life and soul!
@AJPickett and have devils be very smug when a mortal is surprised there are such groupings within demon types. "Oh, only just noticing XYZ, huh? That is elementary learning back in the legion".
Was Vaakul a bigger fool to accept the spider's invitation, or is the price of two chasme forelimbs equal to a solicitation from a dirty talking priestess of Lolth? .. Don't call me Vaakul. Call me Fly Daddy.
I would side with you, but at a disadvantage. I would say both are sound based but the droning isn't really a song, particularly one a mortal can understand without going mad.
A lot of demons seem to have a Chitin skin that is resistant to Magic and normal damage I wonder if you could adapt it and make armor or Shields from it
linguistically oversight 86 Are there beings on the material plane who might make a business of going into the Abyss in order to "harvest" mid level demons? I could maybe see a mature red dragon and an efreeti with maybe a duergar as a front man making a killing in the Underdark. I could see him shouting "today only, 1/2 price on chasme scale armor, also keep your spider monsters loyal with our chasme maggot jerky. We got a fresh supply in today!". The quest ideas from that situation almost write themselves.
@@mrl9418 That could be a good idea. Maybe the chitin is only good for magic resistance if it is removed surgically while the chasme alive and awake. One can imagine that vrock and other lesser demons would be happy to provide live chasme in exchange for live humans or for a discount on armor for themselves.
I... don't know if that's really all that good of an idea. Call me a superstitious sod if you like, but I can't imagine that being in close proximity to _anything_ from the Abyss for an extended period of time is very healthy.
@@drakeford4860 good no oh God no oh Gods no however useful yes very much so but let's be honest I wouldn't feel comfortable being around most of the stuff in the D&D world I don't think being dressed in the skin of a magical beast that breathes fire is going to be all that healthy either nor is learning magic for that matter or half the stuff we take for granted in Dungeons & Dragons hell I would probably personally go for an entire suit of leather armor made from a displacer beast with a shield or something that has a beholders main eye in it to allow me to suppress Magic what part of that sounds safe not to mention making gloves and boots from an etherealjaunter so that way I could have limited use of the ethereal jaunt ability or anything like that really but it would be fun it may not be healthy but it would be one hell of a good time if you're not looking at monsters as material then you're playing Dungeons and Dragons way to limitedly why wouldn't a ranger or a druid carve-up a magical beasts and use its parts it would make more sense to me that they would I mean I can just imagine having a shield made from a behear's hide or a sword made from the tooth of a great dragon or the toenail clipping from the tarrasque
@@axepoison255 Sharp Remark. We Needle to razor-wareness of this issue to ree-stab-lish balance. Excuse my dull reply, I meant not be a prick, but I figured it would cut in the subject knifely. You do get my point?
I just had a weird realization Dungeons & Dragons classes make no goddamn sense they are reductive stereotypes that have no actual functioning application they are too restrictive in the character archetype what I mean by this is humans since we only have humans to base this on are free form open ended creatures they have an innate capacity to learn this means that unlike a Dungeons & Dragons class loading martial arts in real life does not make it harder for you to learn physics you do not suffer a penalty from practicing physics because you're a martial artist
linguistically oversight 86 If you haven't seen it already, I believe Shad Brooks of the Shadiversity channel had a couple of rants, on that subject. (I believe he also has one on levels, and his castle videos are amazing in general. He is the one who taught me the way of machicolations, murder holes, and the art of heated sand.)
I think you're pretty well mistaken here in what the classes are representative of. Sure someone can be a world renowned physicist and a grand master in karate but those people are incredibly rare. On average most humans are successful because they choose to specialize. Classes are important from a role-playing perspective as they give a key archetype for what your character focuses his resources on. You can only have so much time and money to spend on learning and perfecting a skill and it's even harder if it's something you're not naturally suited to. I think the Pathfinder style systems handle it best when it comes to skills. Anyone can learn a skill like sleight of hand but by default a rogue will be better at it than a barbarian with less time spent studying it because it fits into their natural and learned skills that they use in their day to day life. Anyone could theoretically become an NBA player but someone who is naturally tall and athletic as well as spent a good chunk of his life practicing is more likely to reach that level of skill than someone without those same advantages.
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Pazuzu is a favorite demon of mine, so I would always include a Chasme and Vrock as his minions.
My aunt introduced me to D&D back in the late 70's. I didn't start playing until the early 80's until I was old enough to add my own dice and have a better understanding of things. It was 1986 when I started to Dungeon Master for my own group of friends, as I had a vast understanding of the game at that point, being around my aunts friends who where all veteran players, and my Uncle who was the DM.
I enjoy your channel very much AJ Pickett! Keep up the good work, and keep inspiring new and old like myself into this wonderful game!
Great video. I used these demons to serve an evil minor god who wanted to claim "Lord of the Flies" from Beelzebub. When the players discovered that they were serving as agents of Beelzebub against the minor evil god, they had a morality crisis. One entire session was the players (in character) discussing a "lesser of the two evils" thing. That inspired me to write more and expand the story. It was originally planned as a cliffhanger mission, ended up being a compelling story one.
My only regret... is having Boneitis.
I picture chasme demons flying around the abyss pressganging demons into their army. However they do not care if those demons are poached from another chasme's troops or in those "demons' are explorers from other planes or injured or straggling opponents.
Power rules. I imagine it is the norm for demons to change sides casually unless the demon lords in question are actively at war. For beings as chaotic as them how can it be otherwise?
Love the Shin Megami Tensei Beelzebub at 8:25. Always a fun boss fight, but particularly nasty in Devil Survivor. Always injecting eggs into your characters that hatch into annoying fly enemies, and usually dealing lethal damage in the process.
A slight correction/enhancement: the chasme that was summoned by Phourkyn One-Eye was was actually bonded to him. What’s even crazier is that Phourkyn One-Eye wasn’t even Phourkyn One-Eye! He was a sun dragon, in human disguise as a morally questionable wizard of Thentia, with a bonded chasme that lived inside its chest!!!! He could send it forth at will to do his bidding, and any sort of Banishment spell wouldn’t work, because his “home plane” was wherever the dragon was. A truly wild series that, even though I’ve exposed one small storyline, is so amazing and full of surprises that I’ve read it many times over. The Year of Rogue Dragons by Richard Lee Byers.
"Chasme",it sounds like a new perfume!......... "When I'm out for a night on the town I wear Chasme...or I wear nothing at all!" 😉
I always forget they aren't devils.
"Beelzebub, Lord of the Flies" always makes me think Fly Devil.
Actually, its quite weird that there are no fly-like devils in base D&D at all, with such a strong archetype as Beelzebub. I say "base D&D" because Pathfinder has Zebubs, or Fly Devils: its the fly-putto thing which can be seen in 10:10 . I think that they fit incredibly well with the esthetic feel of D&D's Beelzebub realm of Maladomini - a further perversion of the wonders of art, just like the incomplete and ruined cities of the layer are.
I forgot about the Zebubs! I don't have that Bestiary. I must have my 'Lord of the Zebubs' adventure!
They are both fiends. Demons may have started as alien invaders, but in a way they have naturalized. Just as Devils started as celestial beings that then had to adjust to the demands of containing the abyss. In mindset devils have more in common with celestials but in flesh they are ever growing closer to demons. Perhaps one day the two will join to some degree. Although I think not. Their politics are simply too different. I can see one dominating the other, but not coming to a mutual understanding. And such dominance would likely be the devils. And it would be constantly under threat of rebellion.
@@jacobfreeman5444 Yes, I know. I didn't feel the need to explain at great length.
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just used a nalfeshnee who summoned these instead of vrock. called him "the demon lord of the flies" party loved it.
Ive always been freaked by Chasme' demons,cool vid man!
This is my fav kind of vid A.J.: monster traits, lore, and history all in one.
Anybody else see then OG Monster Manual version as Lane Staley from AIC? Hahaha
I recognize that Beelzebub piece from the persona series. XD
Finally got your 666th like for you demon video
Howdy, and goodnight.
(I will figure out something more relevant in the morning.)
All right I lied, I decided to watch. These guys aren't the best of company, it would seem.
(I probably wouldn't be able to handle the smell, based on how you describe it.)
Aw. A great video to start my Friday morning
Everyone loves Mr.Pokey.
From the elderly neighbor with terrible culinary skills to the magistrate trying to fleece you. Mr.Pokey will also help those poor insomniacs for a price of course.
Pay no attention to the dead cows a county over.
Hey AJ, just had an idea. How about demons having "families"? That is while even within a demonic type there is a lot of variance they tend to vary within set forms. Like for the casme maybe there are mosquitoe kinds, biting fly kinds, carrion eater fly kinds, ect. With difference in kind being a difference in personality which is further accented by the whims of Abyssal chaos? But make this fact be a secret most don't know as to study demons in detail is risky at the best of times and the sheer variance the abyss allows makes it hard to properly codify these patterns while fleeing for your life and soul!
Exactly, it's too risky to try and study them in that detail.
@AJPickett and have devils be very smug when a mortal is surprised there are such groupings within demon types. "Oh, only just noticing XYZ, huh? That is elementary learning back in the legion".
So the demonic versions of chain devils?
You continue to surprise me with monster's I've never heard of. Thanks AJ.
It is in the 5e monster manual on pg. 57
@@paulturbo7563 thank you for the page reference.
Your welcome Jake Crichton. Happy rpging in the future.👍😁
Nice work AJ! Keep it up
I like these guys. They look like PERFECT lackeys.
Was Vaakul a bigger fool to accept the spider's invitation, or is the price of two chasme forelimbs equal to a solicitation from a dirty talking priestess of Lolth? .. Don't call me Vaakul. Call me Fly Daddy.
dose a bards counter song work on their droning? I would say yes if I were dming, but I'm curious about the official ruling.
I don't know.
I would side with you, but at a disadvantage. I would say both are sound based but the droning isn't really a song, particularly one a mortal can understand without going mad.
@@jacobfreeman5444 fair enough
Good video AJ
What’s the mini at 5:55?
www.reapermini.com/ShowcaseGallery/painted/latest/02744
Oh wow that’s great. Thanks a lot
It's not there anymore. It's been removed.
This came out 7 Minutes ago? Holy shit I am late! Always down for some demons!
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Baxter Stockman eat your heart out.
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Almost spewed my coffee. LOL
I love chasme demons haha
A lot of demons seem to have a Chitin skin that is resistant to Magic and normal damage I wonder if you could adapt it and make armor or Shields from it
linguistically oversight 86
Are there beings on the material plane who might make a business of going into the Abyss in order to "harvest" mid level demons? I could maybe see a mature red dragon and an efreeti with maybe a duergar as a front man making a killing in the Underdark. I could see him shouting "today only, 1/2 price on chasme scale armor, also keep your spider monsters loyal with our chasme maggot jerky. We got a fresh supply in today!". The quest ideas from that situation almost write themselves.
Or rule it that if they take enough damage then the chitin is damaged they're not immune to magic anymore
@@mrl9418
That could be a good idea. Maybe the chitin is only good for magic resistance if it is removed surgically while the chasme alive and awake. One can imagine that vrock and other lesser demons would be happy to provide live chasme in exchange for live humans or for a discount on armor for themselves.
I... don't know if that's really all that good of an idea.
Call me a superstitious sod if you like, but I can't imagine that being in close proximity to _anything_ from the Abyss for an extended period of time is very healthy.
@@drakeford4860 good no oh God no oh Gods no
however useful yes very much so but let's be honest I wouldn't feel comfortable being around most of the stuff in the D&D world I don't think being dressed in the skin of a magical beast that breathes fire is going to be all that healthy either nor is learning magic for that matter or half the stuff we take for granted in Dungeons & Dragons hell I would probably personally go for an entire suit of leather armor made from a displacer beast with a shield or something that has a beholders main eye in it to allow me to suppress Magic what part of that sounds safe not to mention making gloves and boots from an etherealjaunter so that way I could have limited use of the ethereal jaunt ability or anything like that really but it would be fun it may not be healthy but it would be one hell of a good time if you're not looking at monsters as material then you're playing Dungeons and Dragons way to limitedly why wouldn't a ranger or a druid carve-up a magical beasts and use its parts it would make more sense to me that they would I mean I can just imagine having a shield made from a behear's hide or a sword made from the tooth of a great dragon or the toenail clipping from the tarrasque
in which book can they be found in 5e?
Page 57 of the Monster Manual. Right in the middle of the 'Demons' section.
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I just lost new respect for them!
N... No thank you
so am I the only one who realizes that the Keen strike enchantment and the vorpal enchantment are broken as hell when applied to a scimitar?
What a... Keen observation. (dons sunglasses) YEEEAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
@@axepoison255 Sharp Remark. We Needle to razor-wareness of this issue to ree-stab-lish balance.
Excuse my dull reply, I meant not be a prick, but I figured it would cut in the subject knifely. You do get my point?
I just had a weird realization Dungeons & Dragons classes make no goddamn sense they are reductive stereotypes that have no actual functioning application they are too restrictive in the character archetype what I mean by this is humans since we only have humans to base this on are free form open ended creatures they have an innate capacity to learn this means that unlike a Dungeons & Dragons class loading martial arts in real life does not make it harder for you to learn physics you do not suffer a penalty from practicing physics because you're a martial artist
linguistically oversight 86 If you haven't seen it already, I believe Shad Brooks of the Shadiversity channel had a couple of rants, on that subject.
(I believe he also has one on levels, and his castle videos are amazing in general. He is the one who taught me the way of machicolations, murder holes, and the art of heated sand.)
@@LurkerDaBerzerker love his videos : machicolations!!!!!!!!!!!
linguistically oversight 86 Machicolations!....but what about dragons!?!?
@@LurkerDaBerzerker lol idk
I think you're pretty well mistaken here in what the classes are representative of. Sure someone can be a world renowned physicist and a grand master in karate but those people are incredibly rare. On average most humans are successful because they choose to specialize. Classes are important from a role-playing perspective as they give a key archetype for what your character focuses his resources on. You can only have so much time and money to spend on learning and perfecting a skill and it's even harder if it's something you're not naturally suited to. I think the Pathfinder style systems handle it best when it comes to skills. Anyone can learn a skill like sleight of hand but by default a rogue will be better at it than a barbarian with less time spent studying it because it fits into their natural and learned skills that they use in their day to day life. Anyone could theoretically become an NBA player but someone who is naturally tall and athletic as well as spent a good chunk of his life practicing is more likely to reach that level of skill than someone without those same advantages.