Oh man, imagine if you could actually understand what the spiders are saying when close to an etercap, would make woodstock looks tame. Though you could probably hear about the truths of the universe.
I feel like cannibalism is natural to things that engage in it in nature, which humanoids don't so it'd be unnatural for them. The druids who engaged in it warped their true nature and this was the result. Pretty straightforward in my opinion.
thank you for your critical service in reporting the usage of the word 'anus' in the first edition monster manual. this is incredibly vital to the lore of these creatures, and I cannot see myself having lived the rest of my life without knowing this information
@@ivanalukic1612 Hoard of the dragon Queen and a bit chaotic, but very well for the players. They got ambushed and a few horses got stolen, but not much of a concern. The players sadly didnt follow them and continoued traveling. Most of these infos here i would have supplemented at the lair fight.
@@winterburden Hardly. A few of these infos i got from other videos. Also the players didnt seem interested in following them into their lair (it was an ambush to steal the groups horses) and most of this i would have done there.
@@ravnemagne9598 Now that is an interesting idea; a Druid cantrip that summons spiders under your control. What I mean is the CR 0 Tiny beast from pg 337 of the MM. Just have it summon 1 per casting, it stays under your control for 1/4/8/12 hours (@ appropriate cantrip levels), but is permanent (doesn't disappear; could just be summoning from somewhere else or just creating from magical energies). The cantrip could function like a low-grade Find Familiar, and allow up to a sizeable number under your control at one time. Collect enough and you can turn it into a spider swarm (swarm of insects variant on pg 338 of the MM). I estimate the spiders to be hand-sized or slightly larger, and to make up the Medium swarm could be in the 20-30 range. This may necessitate putting the maximum controllable spiders being linked to the cantrip leveling mechanic; possibly a max of 10 from levels 1-4, 20 at levels 5-10, 40 at levels 11-16, and 60 at levels 17-20. These could mean 1 swarm at second tier, 2 swarms at third, and 3 at fourth. I believe I now must make this a thing. P.S. Remember, the spider in question has an intelligence of 1. It can only be commanded to do the simplest tasks (Attack, Dodge, Hide, Dash, etc); tactics, anything beyond simple one-word answers (if using Speak With Animals), and the Use An Object action are off the table in any reasonably run game. There is a reason why monster statblocks include Intelligence scores.
Makes sense as DND is based on LOTR. Heck, WOTC was sued once because they called the balors balrogs. The Balor demons were balrogs in the earliest editions until they were forced to change the name to avoid copyright infringement
I like the Lore where instead of being some Devine creation or a mad wizards making that they were simply humans lured into eating their own kinds flesh and then from there being corrupted by unworldly powers. Reminds me somewhat of the Wendigo lore, both include cannibalism and monstrification.
@@AleRespite I was going to make a comment but it seems you're right, in Spanish, garrote is used to refer to a cudgel, and somewhere along the way (something to do with it going through French) it came to be known as a strangling wire in English.
Very nice bit of lore you dug up there: Makes me rethink my 5th edition Druid who... was going down that very same path! If Covid didn't hit, that druid would have even shown acts of cannibalisms within the next few sessions.
@@porkchop4401 there's some really good forgotten realms books that cover them well. Mostly older ones but the last few Drizzt novels basically the companions storyline, is more about bruenor and the dwarf gods. Highly recommend "gauntlgrym". Original home of the delzoun dwarves. Great book. Lotta drow and orcs getting smashed and murdery themselves as well.
I just want to say that I love your videos so much. I remember being a young kid who loved playing D&D with my older brother who had most of the books at the time and I used to sit for hours just reading the first edition monster manuals. I would read about them and wonder all about them, how they would live, where they would sleep. Kind of like how you learn about monsters in The Witcher 3.
Aw man, _this_ had to be the one episode where you use IRL pictures on screen. I don't really hate spiders, but seeing close-ups of their big, empty eyes does creep me out something fierce, hahaha. Still love the video, super interesting creatures which I didn't really know about!
Hey Rhexx! Just wanted to mention, a garrote is not a club, it is a piece of wire which is often used to strangle a victim (think the scene in the Godfather where they strangle the guy in the car). I know in Spanish garrote is a club or mace, but the word in English refers to a strangulation device. Keep up the great work!
Awesome lore Video as always, though I should say, a Web Garotte is not a club, it's a like a wire used to strangle your target. Which is why the target gets grappled and can't breathe too.
I have heard this lore before and I love that it hints at druids reflecting darker aspects of nature. I think they make obvious villains that aren't used enough since there values often run counter to the civilized races. I didn't know that druid magic is considered divine magic, since the first edition I got my hands on was forth I liked that primal magic was its own thing. I think that if I were to codify a system I would try to make each source of power and magic its own thing, though they may arrive at the same destination. But I find I keep coming back to it being a roleplaying relationship to the source of their power.
I am absolutely using this for a oneshot or something, imagine the shock when the druid, about to be devoured alive, is told by the lone matriarch that they are very much alike.
I would love to see a miniseries on this channel that would go over the entire timeline of the forgotten realms and every major thing that's happened from the creation to the present day. I guess that might be more of a mega series but I'd still love to see it
In a homebrew campaign, we actually had an Ettercap help us along the way. She was this curious neutral member of a farming community she helped keep other beasts at bay. One of the cool things that she did was to weave us all some silk. She returned to the farm after the small adventure into the dark forest. We wanted to take her all the way to the BBEG but she didn't want to get too far away from the farm or go past the dark forest. On the way back we through the dark forest to visit the farm we ran into another Ettercap that was trying to mimic the one that was raised by the farm. It was evil and was a cool fight. We did kill it in the end and was a fun encounter.
Hey Rhexx, you happen to have the Yuan-ti on your list at all? I still can't find satisfactory lore on them, even in Volo's Guide. Also- mad props to you for keeping up with all this deep lore, you've basically become my sole resource for obscure lore in D&D
Could you make a video on the Genasi? They're personally my favorite race in all of D&D and I feel they're really slept on. They're lore is quite fascinating as well.
I have to admit, the "Hello Fresh" promo juxtaposed with the hanging of living victims for consumption made an interesting juxtaposition in my already depraved imagination.
Actually, cannibalism is very much part of nature. We humans practice it daily without even thinking about it. We gnaw on our cuticles, swallow cells dead skin and hair from our own and other peoples' bodies... etc. Kissing in and of itself, entails some bit of cannibalism. We dont think about it, but how many times have you licked blood off of your cut finger?
In general none of their backstory makes much sense. I'd chalk it up as made up by people who don't know anything about spiders. Spiders are not actually particularly cannibalistic. Your average spider will eat other spiders... of different species. Actual cannibalism of conspecifics is rare, and I'm not aware of ANY spider where the mothers eat their babies. It's anti-invertebrate bias! Like you wanna talk about wolves? They slaughter each other in territorial clashes all the time! Why don't druids who become wolves become violently territorial?
@@wadespencer3623 Actually, cannibalism does occur among spiders of the same species more often than you think. Female spiders do sometimes, or even often eat male spiders of the same species either after, and sometimes before mating. Spiderlings will eat weaker spiderlings of the same species opportunistically. Female wolf spiders do occasionally eat their own young when food is scarce of when a spiderling shows signs of being weak. Jumping spiders of the same species will react territorially and either run others off, or attack them and eat them unless they are adults ready to mate. It may not happen as a daily occurrence among spiders of the same species, but they have no compunctions, remorse, nor morality regarding cannibalism of other spiders of the same species. I have observed it myself commonly in the spiders I have raised both in captivity and in natural settings.
@@mutanthybrid3466 I won't claim to know all spiders, but I know it's exaggerated in many groups (say, black widows, where they get eaten a lot more in captivity, where the males can't just leave). Surprised about wolf spiders though, they are usually exceptionally careful, protective mothers and often won't even attack babies that don't belong to them!
@@wadespencer3623 It is true that captive creatures that will practice cannibalism have a much greater chance of being predated on by the female in captivity in "widow-like" species. I often ensure that the females of such species as praying mantises and spiders have a good meal before mating to reduce the chances of that. Actually, some species of spider and insect males present the females with a gift of a dead insect as a meal to keep her from eating him during mating. They realize it is a dangerous business they are in from the get go to approach a female of their own potentially carnivorous species.
I wish this had been here when my party was going through spider infested woods. It would’ve been a hell of a lot more interesting to know they laid traps….
I've noticed there are a few videos you have about dungeons and dragons that aren't on your D&D lore playlist, like the dragonborn video. A fix to that would be appreciated since I love to listen to these videos while bored at work! Keep up the good work!!!
I noticed various confusion by many people on the concept of a garotte. This is a cord or a bar, or anything handy that can be used to suffocate another by placing around the throat area. This can be a club, but by calling it a garotte does not give the sense they are beating people with it. Just choking them out or dragging them with it.
It's an act against nature for intelegent life, I agree that it is normal for many creatures but not for a druid, I think that's the issue. In spider form it was normal (but a failure of the duty to protect the wards) but when it became what they did in druid form then it became unnatural
It is the Origin lore like Ettercaps that makes me really admire the worldbuilding of much of the D&D landscape. It's a shame you can usually tell where the skilled writers put their time though. Even still, the lore exists for other writers to take inspiration. For instance in the world I'm building, monstrosities born of people corrupted by their natural tendencies are....very valuable ideas.
Big Ettercap nerd here (favourite DnD monster, and I have homebrewd a playable version for most 5e games I'm in), Absolutely awesome video, Its pretty hard to find a some of the stuff in this video, so kudos to you. Just want to put a couple of fun facts down here. 20:51 , this is true, but some official art for 5e actually shows an Ettercap shooting web from its mouth, the entire opposite side of the body from its written position in the monster manual. One of the potential creatures that may have assisted the Druids in becoming Ettercaps is a Bebilith, It would somewhat make sense, But I prefer the Miska the wolf spider idea. The Drow despise Ettercaps, as does Lolth, as for one, Drow envy that the Ettercaps will always be closer to their beloved spiders than the Drow could ever be, and Lolth is known to hate the combination between humanoid and arachnid, especially ones that don't give a shit about Gods like her. Some more intelligent Ettercaps have been said to learn the Druidic arts, and wildshape to lure prey, or enter human settlements to feed on the weak.
I do hope this doesn't get lost in the trolls and ettercap fans but Mr. Rhexx... You earnt your like with this one. (Even before your 1st edition reference.)
🎶🎵 Living on the edge, fighting heros, spinning webs. I should look up instead, he could leap over my head. 🎵🎶 Heros on the rise, and people live their lives. Completely unaware aware, that i will have their lives in due time. 🎶🎶 SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR, ETTERCAP. SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR ETTERCAP. SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAAAR🎵🎶🕸🕷
Nice, I like that you stepped back into creatures. Don't know why RUclips waited 4 days to tell me there was a new What they don't tell you video.... but I am still glad they told me eventually. Keep up the great work man.
A star walks into a black hole but doesn't seen phased.The black hole then turns to the star and says, "I don't think you understand the gravity of this situation."
Love your videos. You use the ingame music of Exiled kingdoms as your background music ...its really a cool game ,its a single player RPG. And i think the music is royalty free (:
in our FR campaign we came across an ancient tome that links the creation of the ettercap to an elder demon/Old One that pre-dates Loloth named Atlach-Nacha who once ruled the Demonweb Pits until displaced by the Spider Queen
Didn't think today I would start a hot debate on whether cannibalism is going for or against nature today :D Take that comment section.
Oh man, imagine if you could actually understand what the spiders are saying when close to an etercap, would make woodstock looks tame.
Though you could probably hear about the truths of the universe.
You should do the Beastlands next, I can't find anything on it
I feel like cannibalism is natural to things that engage in it in nature, which humanoids don't so it'd be unnatural for them. The druids who engaged in it warped their true nature and this was the result. Pretty straightforward in my opinion.
And no one talking about the word 'anus'? Sad...
WHAT THEY DONT TELL ABOUT ONI?
thank you for your critical service in reporting the usage of the word 'anus' in the first edition monster manual. this is incredibly vital to the lore of these creatures, and I cannot see myself having lived the rest of my life without knowing this information
It was actually the 1e Fiend Folio, source of the fabled flumph, among other noteworthy creatures.
Hehehehe
Anus
It's almost as he went out of his way for the 'anus'... word. X-)
@@tomkerruish2982 ohhhh the flumph... I miss that "little" guy lol. Memorieeeees
@@bayoubilly5176 And then, you find out he gave away 47 million dollars.
I just had a Ettercap attack in the module im running yesterday. YESTERDAY!!!
What module and how did it go?
Would it have gone differently if you'd seen this video first?
@@ivanalukic1612 Hoard of the dragon Queen and a bit chaotic, but very well for the players. They got ambushed and a few horses got stolen, but not much of a concern. The players sadly didnt follow them and continoued traveling. Most of these infos here i would have supplemented at the lair fight.
@@winterburden Hardly. A few of these infos i got from other videos. Also the players didnt seem interested in following them into their lair (it was an ambush to steal the groups horses) and most of this i would have done there.
Yesterday?
Ettercaps being catnip to spiders is cool, explains so much why spiders crowd around them
It appears DnD has corrupted my mind, cause I read catnip as cantrip, which made me very confused
@@ravnemagne9598 Now that is an interesting idea; a Druid cantrip that summons spiders under your control.
What I mean is the CR 0 Tiny beast from pg 337 of the MM. Just have it summon 1 per casting, it stays under your control for 1/4/8/12 hours (@ appropriate cantrip levels), but is permanent (doesn't disappear; could just be summoning from somewhere else or just creating from magical energies). The cantrip could function like a low-grade Find Familiar, and allow up to a sizeable number under your control at one time. Collect enough and you can turn it into a spider swarm (swarm of insects variant on pg 338 of the MM). I estimate the spiders to be hand-sized or slightly larger, and to make up the Medium swarm could be in the 20-30 range. This may necessitate putting the maximum controllable spiders being linked to the cantrip leveling mechanic; possibly a max of 10 from levels 1-4, 20 at levels 5-10, 40 at levels 11-16, and 60 at levels 17-20. These could mean 1 swarm at second tier, 2 swarms at third, and 3 at fourth.
I believe I now must make this a thing.
P.S. Remember, the spider in question has an intelligence of 1. It can only be commanded to do the simplest tasks (Attack, Dodge, Hide, Dash, etc); tactics, anything beyond simple one-word answers (if using Speak With Animals), and the Use An Object action are off the table in any reasonably run game. There is a reason why monster statblocks include Intelligence scores.
@@derekstein6193 This would be a cool thing for the Swarmkeeper Ranger subclass
"Ettercap" sounds suspiciously like "Attercop" which is a term Bilbo uses for the giant spiders in The Hobbit
Not a coincidence! The AJ Pickett Ettercap video has the whole etymology of the word/name, check it out :)
The cap/cop part of it has the same root as COB as in “cobwebs”!
@@czcrossman AJ has some great vids nice mention.
Funny enough I just assumed it was a deviation of the word , which is highly common
Makes sense as DND is based on LOTR. Heck, WOTC was sued once because they called the balors balrogs. The Balor demons were balrogs in the earliest editions until they were forced to change the name to avoid copyright infringement
I like the Lore where instead of being some Devine creation or a mad wizards making that they were simply humans lured into eating their own kinds flesh and then from there being corrupted by unworldly powers. Reminds me somewhat of the Wendigo lore, both include cannibalism and monstrification.
Well without the magics of the fiends they wouldnt be ettercaps at all, they'd just be cannibalistic druids which is still scary to think about
@@voodoophil mabye druids that thought the unseelie courts would accept them..... sadly they were too right
@@ethanhopkins3263 That could be plot for an adventure
A Garrote isn't a club, it's a length of cord used to strangle someone.
Right? Did I not mishear?
I could be wrong, but I think Garrote can mean club in Spanish, idk what's his first language, but maybe in his first language Garrote means club?
@@AleRespite I was going to make a comment but it seems you're right, in Spanish, garrote is used to refer to a cudgel, and somewhere along the way (something to do with it going through French) it came to be known as a strangling wire in English.
@@ThePhantom9495 We also use garrote for clubs like the thick branches type.
@@AleRespite Google was an Ally, you're right
Ettercap, ettercap!
Does whatever a spider can
Spins a web, any size,
Catches fay just like flies
Look Out!
Here comes the ettercap!
Very nice bit of lore you dug up there:
Makes me rethink my 5th edition Druid who... was going down that very same path!
If Covid didn't hit, that druid would have even shown acts of cannibalisms within the next few sessions.
Which creature would win a fight
A wendigo or a ettercap?
@@Dualbladedscorpion7737 Ngl the art at 18:40 gave me some major wendigo vibes.
You Know What You Must Now Do.
Go forth, Ettercap.
@@Dualbladedscorpion7737 I mean, the Ettercap is basically a spider-reskin of the Wendigo
Would love to see dwarf pantheon lore if you ever get around to that area of the cosmos
What you talking about? This channel will never die meaning he will eventually get to every topic d&d has to offer. Then he will assend to godhood
Yes please
I actually want to know about Dwarf lore too. Have a character in mind but i keep using war hammer lore to explain his shtuff.
@@porkchop4401 there's some really good forgotten realms books that cover them well. Mostly older ones but the last few Drizzt novels basically the companions storyline, is more about bruenor and the dwarf gods. Highly recommend "gauntlgrym". Original home of the delzoun dwarves. Great book. Lotta drow and orcs getting smashed and murdery themselves as well.
the next thing we know is grim hollow comming back with Ettercap transformation for druids
also mass respect for reading "anus" to educate us
I just want to say that I love your videos so much. I remember being a young kid who loved playing D&D with my older brother who had most of the books at the time and I used to sit for hours just reading the first edition monster manuals. I would read about them and wonder all about them, how they would live, where they would sleep. Kind of like how you learn about monsters in The Witcher 3.
Aw man, _this_ had to be the one episode where you use IRL pictures on screen. I don't really hate spiders, but seeing close-ups of their big, empty eyes does creep me out something fierce, hahaha. Still love the video, super interesting creatures which I didn't really know about!
My nephew recently got into D&D, and he loves lore. It's great being able to share these videos.
Tony: "So you're the spider.. ling? Crime-fighting Spider? Spider-boy."
I wanna see Kobolds going into an Ettercap infested cave and professionally judging the traps that they find
Ah webs, how quaint. The screaming creature in the pit really adds to the ambiance. Stuck up kobold judges would be a hilarious addition to any game
Hey Rhexx! Just wanted to mention, a garrote is not a club, it is a piece of wire which is often used to strangle a victim (think the scene in the Godfather where they strangle the guy in the car). I know in Spanish garrote is a club or mace, but the word in English refers to a strangulation device. Keep up the great work!
Thanks for the last part, I couldn't live without knowing that
Awesome lore Video as always, though I should say, a Web Garotte is not a club, it's a like a wire used to strangle your target. Which is why the target gets grappled and can't breathe too.
I have heard this lore before and I love that it hints at druids reflecting darker aspects of nature. I think they make obvious villains that aren't used enough since there values often run counter to the civilized races. I didn't know that druid magic is considered divine magic, since the first edition I got my hands on was forth I liked that primal magic was its own thing. I think that if I were to codify a system I would try to make each source of power and magic its own thing, though they may arrive at the same destination. But I find I keep coming back to it being a roleplaying relationship to the source of their power.
I'm kind of glad the MM isn't great, so that this channel exists to improve it.
I kinda hope Mr.Rhexx will do a what you didn't know about citys on the swordcoast someday
That would be incredibly useful. Cities like baldur's gate have so much to them its almost impossible to gather it together effectively.
I am absolutely using this for a oneshot or something, imagine the shock when the druid, about to be devoured alive, is told by the lone matriarch that they are very much alike.
I would love to see a miniseries on this channel that would go over the entire timeline of the forgotten realms and every major thing that's happened from the creation to the present day. I guess that might be more of a mega series but I'd still love to see it
Same bro, same.
From Old English ãtorcoppe, atter (poison) plus coppe (spider)
I'm still waiting for the miniseries on werebeasts that was promised over a year ago in the wererats video.
What a grat way to *cap* off the year.
FR tho thx for the upload; been fascinated with this monster for 20 yrs since the first Baldur's Gate.
I love the extra effort on the "end" of the video, it made the back half worth watching
Oh gosh this just gave me an amazing idea for a short game to run. Great video and super good lore~
In a homebrew campaign, we actually had an Ettercap help us along the way. She was this curious neutral member of a farming community she helped keep other beasts at bay. One of the cool things that she did was to weave us all some silk. She returned to the farm after the small adventure into the dark forest. We wanted to take her all the way to the BBEG but she didn't want to get too far away from the farm or go past the dark forest.
On the way back we through the dark forest to visit the farm we ran into another Ettercap that was trying to mimic the one that was raised by the farm. It was evil and was a cool fight. We did kill it in the end and was a fun encounter.
a garrote isn't a club its a wire that people used to strangle others, good video anyway can't wait for new videos they're always top quality
I've always been a fan of using ettercaps in adventures. They are obscure enough to surprise, but well-known enough to strike fear.
These spider beings are very fascinating and I like how their origins make them stand out from other spider-based creatures.
Dude your lore videos are awesome. Best dnd lore vids out there. (Your voice is perfect volume) your right on par with fudgemuppet.
Hey Rhexx, you happen to have the Yuan-ti on your list at all? I still can't find satisfactory lore on them, even in Volo's Guide. Also- mad props to you for keeping up with all this deep lore, you've basically become my sole resource for obscure lore in D&D
Could you make a video on the Genasi? They're personally my favorite race in all of D&D and I feel they're really slept on. They're lore is quite fascinating as well.
Dayum! 1k views in 1hr! I glad to see this! Love this channel 💗 This sucess is what comes from all this hard work. This channel deserves it!
I used Hello Fresh and worked out well. Also, glad to see a new 'What they don't tell you about ' video
I have to admit, the "Hello Fresh" promo juxtaposed with the hanging of living victims for consumption made an interesting juxtaposition in my already depraved imagination.
@@khublaklonk4480 Thanks, now I'll never think of Hello Fresh the same way again ;)
Thank you for your commitment to posterity MrRhexx we would all have suffered if we didn't know where that web came from.
This makes me want to make an ettercap wizard that happened to just be really smart and studies the books of wizards he eats.
Now i'm homebrewing a druid subclass where the druid slowly, permanently changes into an ettercap. Circle of Webs here I come!
Always wanted to learn more about these guys
Ettercaps feel like are just drow arachnomacers next step forward.
Ettercap is one of my favorite monsters from all editions. Congrats on being able to work 'anus' into the video!
Actually, cannibalism is very much part of nature. We humans practice it daily without even thinking about it. We gnaw on our cuticles, swallow cells dead skin and hair from our own and other peoples' bodies... etc. Kissing in and of itself, entails some bit of cannibalism. We dont think about it, but how many times have you licked blood off of your cut finger?
Cannibalism is indeed a very natural thing in the wild, if there is one thing nature is not, it's wasteful, meat is meat no matter were it comes from
In general none of their backstory makes much sense. I'd chalk it up as made up by people who don't know anything about spiders. Spiders are not actually particularly cannibalistic. Your average spider will eat other spiders... of different species. Actual cannibalism of conspecifics is rare, and I'm not aware of ANY spider where the mothers eat their babies.
It's anti-invertebrate bias! Like you wanna talk about wolves? They slaughter each other in territorial clashes all the time! Why don't druids who become wolves become violently territorial?
@@wadespencer3623 Actually, cannibalism does occur among spiders of the same species more often than you think. Female spiders do sometimes, or even often eat male spiders of the same species either after, and sometimes before mating. Spiderlings will eat weaker spiderlings of the same species opportunistically. Female wolf spiders do occasionally eat their own young when food is scarce of when a spiderling shows signs of being weak. Jumping spiders of the same species will react territorially and either run others off, or attack them and eat them unless they are adults ready to mate. It may not happen as a daily occurrence among spiders of the same species, but they have no compunctions, remorse, nor morality regarding cannibalism of other spiders of the same species. I have observed it myself commonly in the spiders I have raised both in captivity and in natural settings.
@@mutanthybrid3466 I won't claim to know all spiders, but I know it's exaggerated in many groups (say, black widows, where they get eaten a lot more in captivity, where the males can't just leave). Surprised about wolf spiders though, they are usually exceptionally careful, protective mothers and often won't even attack babies that don't belong to them!
@@wadespencer3623 It is true that captive creatures that will practice cannibalism have a much greater chance of being predated on by the female in captivity in "widow-like" species. I often ensure that the females of such species as praying mantises and spiders have a good meal before mating to reduce the chances of that. Actually, some species of spider and insect males present the females with a gift of a dead insect as a meal to keep her from eating him during mating. They realize it is a dangerous business they are in from the get go to approach a female of their own potentially carnivorous species.
Your one of my fav RUclipsrs Mr.Rexx. LOVE THE CHANNEL!!!
Aw-yeah! Been waiting for my favorite monster to be covered!
I wish this had been here when my party was going through spider infested woods. It would’ve been a hell of a lot more interesting to know they laid traps….
i've actually been wanting more information on ettercaps for a while
I’ve always been curious about the Ettercaps. I *knew* there was more lore behind them! Thank you for finally showing it to us!
I've noticed there are a few videos you have about dungeons and dragons that aren't on your D&D lore playlist, like the dragonborn video. A fix to that would be appreciated since I love to listen to these videos while bored at work! Keep up the good work!!!
Wow absolutely astonishing way to end it Rhexx this is what the people want XD
Now I want a video about giant spiders and thei way of living.
I noticed various confusion by many people on the concept of a garotte. This is a cord or a bar, or anything handy that can be used to suffocate another by placing around the throat area. This can be a club, but by calling it a garotte does not give the sense they are beating people with it. Just choking them out or dragging them with it.
love your content MrRhexx!! Thank you for uploading during holiday.
Such amazing content, Rhexx!
The fact that these creatures were once druid made them 100% more interesting to me, thanks for the anus mention
Rhexx!
Any chance we can see a video about Living Walls?
They seem to be the most undeservingly forgotten about monsters out there.
I wanted to use this creature for future references and this video was something that I needed.
Ooooh… this gives me a very sinister “Town With A Dark Secret” hook. Thanks for the inspiration!
Please make a D&D video about what they don’t tell you about Platinum Dragon King Bahamut please
He isnt a king, he is a god.
cannibalisms is not an act against nature, it's perfectly natural among nature.
It's an act against nature for intelegent life, I agree that it is normal for many creatures but not for a druid, I think that's the issue. In spider form it was normal (but a failure of the duty to protect the wards) but when it became what they did in druid form then it became unnatural
I want to do a one shot as a spider chasing the molly high of an ettercap XD
It is the Origin lore like Ettercaps that makes me really admire the worldbuilding of much of the D&D landscape. It's a shame you can usually tell where the skilled writers put their time though. Even still, the lore exists for other writers to take inspiration. For instance in the world I'm building, monstrosities born of people corrupted by their natural tendencies are....very valuable ideas.
Ettercaps might be one if my favourite monsters inD&D
Big Ettercap nerd here (favourite DnD monster, and I have homebrewd a playable version for most 5e games I'm in), Absolutely awesome video, Its pretty hard to find a some of the stuff in this video, so kudos to you.
Just want to put a couple of fun facts down here.
20:51 , this is true, but some official art for 5e actually shows an Ettercap shooting web from its mouth, the entire opposite side of the body from its written position in the monster manual.
One of the potential creatures that may have assisted the Druids in becoming Ettercaps is a Bebilith, It would somewhat make sense, But I prefer the Miska the wolf spider idea.
The Drow despise Ettercaps, as does Lolth, as for one, Drow envy that the Ettercaps will always be closer to their beloved spiders than the Drow could ever be, and Lolth is known to hate the combination between humanoid and arachnid, especially ones that don't give a shit about Gods like her.
Some more intelligent Ettercaps have been said to learn the Druidic arts, and wildshape to lure prey, or enter human settlements to feed on the weak.
So many ideas that I must now write down for my group
I do hope this doesn't get lost in the trolls and ettercap fans but Mr. Rhexx... You earnt your like with this one.
(Even before your 1st edition reference.)
19:56 This man is a true hero!
"If druids do something that goes against nature, which you could argue cannibalism is..."
I don't think that is true.
plenty of animals do that, yeah.
HEY! That first drawing of an ettercap was done by me!
Old fat spider spinning in a tree!
Old fat spider can’t see me!
Attercop! Attercop!
Won't you stop,
Stop your spinning and look for me?
Thanks ... I hate everything about it.
And I'll definitely use this in my campaign.
Great like normal spiders weren't freaky enough
This was a wild turn from taliking about the outer planes
🎶🎵 Living on the edge, fighting heros, spinning webs. I should look up instead, he could leap over my head. 🎵🎶
Heros on the rise, and people live their lives. Completely unaware aware, that i will have their lives in due time. 🎶🎶
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR, ETTERCAP.
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAR ETTERCAP.
SPECTACULAR, SPECTACULAAAR🎵🎶🕸🕷
So we got a Halloween episode for Christmas. Not what I was expecting, but cool. Now I’m gonna go make sure I don’t have any spiders in my house now
Nice, I like that you stepped back into creatures. Don't know why RUclips waited 4 days to tell me there was a new What they don't tell you video.... but I am still glad they told me eventually. Keep up the great work man.
This sounds like a topic that should have been covered back in October...
a Garrote is a strangling implement, usually a wire of some sort, so not a club.
A star walks into a black hole but doesn't seen phased.The black hole then turns to the star and says, "I don't think you understand the gravity of this situation."
NGL, that extra bar of butter had me rolling!
@MrRhexx
You've done guides on just about every playable race...except aasimar. I was curious if that was on the to-do list, or got forgotten?
Also: Tiefling, Kalashtar, Dhampirs and a lot more
@@NoNo-lt9bi Oh wow. I play a tiefling and swore I watched a video on it. It was done by a different lore creator now that I review my history.
all the way back to the original Fiend Folio listing too -- Sweeeet! An instantly better and memorable illustration :p
Really been enjoying watching your content here this year when I could, looking forward towards more in 2022
Have a Happy New Year, MrRhexx
That's good stuff, a very informative video about a creature I never knew I had to know about
Well, there goes my Arachnophobia.
I saw Hello Fresh in the thumbnail and had no clue what to expect XD
I love the videos you make that cover insect like monsters.
Great to see youre still making videos! I used to watch your wow lore.. keep it up!
Love your videos. You use the ingame music of Exiled kingdoms as your background music ...its really a cool game ,its a single player RPG. And i think the music is royalty free (:
So... they eat pixies? That's something to motivate me to hunt them I guess. They weren't great to have around anyway though.
thank you for the "anus being canon" on MM. I needed that
Its been a while since the last video. I was beginning to miss your content man!
Meanwhile in Pathfinder 2 there's an adorable pacifist were spider race.
Your a true man, no words can scary you.
*Sits down to dinner, brings up the latest MrRhexx vid*
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Nope nope nope
love your videos! can't wait for you to take on the Lich! Much love from Canada
in our FR campaign we came across an ancient tome that links the creation of the ettercap to an elder demon/Old One that pre-dates Loloth named Atlach-Nacha who once ruled the Demonweb Pits until displaced by the Spider Queen
*ETTERCAP, ETTERCAP,* Does whatever a spider can. Shoot some web, Eat a horse, actually he's quite a bore. *LOOK OUT, HERE COMES THE ETTERCAP!!!* 🕷🕸🎵🎶