Love playing my current Wechselkind Monk. After dying and being brought back to life, he had an existential crisis: Was I even really "alive" in the first place? how could I be brought back? Doesn't that require a soul? If I have a soul, was it created by the fey, or did they also steal this to put it in my body to animate it? The cleric of seraph of vengeance in my party couldn't answer me well enough, but as a proud Ostoyan, we agreed on vengeance being a valid response. In this case, against the fey who stole a child and a soul to torment an innocent family. My monk just reached level 3 and picked the Leaden Crown path because after his crisis, he really, really hates fey, demons, undead and other creatures that treat humanoids and their souls like play things.
I adore rhe Wechelkind's lore because it can be either really soft or creepy. They're forever children and unlike changlings, fae usually swap them in when the child is dying of sickness or has passed in order to ease the parents suffering. Pinocchio is a similar feeling but you don't even realize it until much later. Because of their nature of being replacement children, they're usually extremely helpful, but its impossible to know how old they are. A player of mine basically just played Greg from Over the Garden wall but he could turn into a mutant bear and yet he was the sweetest bean throughout our game of Citadel of the Unseen Sun
I'm so glad you went out of your way to explain each race! And the Accursed are just what I needed. Some of my players when I mention Grim Hollow have asked about playing a race that's not in the Grim Hollow player's guide like a Tabaxi. To see the Accursed, it just fits perfectly as a way to fulfill my players' need for what they look like and my desire to make it fit within the world of Etharis.
Excellent creativity in the different heritage options. The tragic aspects so many of them have fits perfectly into a dark fantasy setting. Picking a favourite is hard, but I find myself especially curious about the Downcast and the Wechselkind.
Fantastic work as always. I usually use Grim Hollow stuff to support my own setting but i just realized i could use only these for my next Ravenloft game
I was hoping for a Grim Hollow variant for Tiefling so I can make my Hellboy Monster Hunter, but there's still plenty of time for it before the Kickstarter begins.
I would love to see a full in depth Video about the lore of either the Dreamers or the Disembodied. I personally wonder what happened to Ulmyr's Gate after spending so long in the Ethereal realm. In a game me and my Friends played in, we ran it as that Ulmyr's Gate had been there for so long that so people were unable to maintain their minds for such a length of time and as they lost themselves since the Ethereal is already the realm of Spirits they didn't really have anywhere to go. So their spirits morphed and became part of the city. Over the course of many years and many people becoming part of the city, Ulmyr's Gate itself began to develop a form of consciousness itself. And it always was hungering for new knowledge.
Please do a video on the Gnomes!! Gnomes being good with explosives, make me think of making a Artificer or adding the Gunner feat? Obviously best friends with maybe a Gith & Possibly an Elf (elven accuracy)..
... omfg.... When I first made my grim hollow character like.. half a year ago? There was no accursed. There was no Arisen. Without going into a lengthy backstory.... My character is a shifter, but she most certianly would have been a cat-accursed if it existed... And she has worked with science and magic along side her father and.. well... Her first lover became horribly mangled by one of the monsters she made... And managed to bring him back with the power of science... He most certianly would have been an arisen,
3:19 maybe for this one you can gain strength by drinking the blood of other vampires, you can drink the blood of your foes but it's nothing more than having a sandwich that doesn't fill you up. But to drink the blood of other vampires is a form of rejuvenation giving you the power as the same as a full-blooded vampire.
Question for your next how to video: in a grim fantasy setting, how would you recommend implementing the rule of silly without breaking the immersion? After all, the dice have the ultimate say in everything.
Are their limits to what anthromorphed form the Accursed can take? I always enjoyed text RPing as Insect Folk like Thri-Keen, so I hope an insect form falls into that category =) In fact, I would like a video about the Accursed just to know what anthro forms can be used in a campaign
Not really! The heritage system is intended to let your imagination roam. There may be limits to the traits we provide in the Grim Hollow version of the heritage system for the sake of capturing the setting's dark fantasy vibe. But if you have a specific character in mind, you could port a trait over from Arora or Aetherial Expanse. But a video exploring how anthropomorphic type characters could fit into Grim Hollow, to help player's and GM's, is a great idea!
I actually began devising a campaign back in 2018 or 2017, Almier's Crossing is a protected City which scavengers ancient tech. Their City existing as a gate or entry into a mist which resembles that of far harbor from fallout 4. Is Almier a common or popular fantasy name?
They’re the same species, separated by time. The orcs were a culture from Grim Hollow’s deep history that are whispered about as fairytale monsters. Modern grudgels don’t much resemble these tales, anymore, which were likely apocryphal in the first place.
@@GhostfireGaming but they have the same stat's as normal dnd orcs when played? as ive be looking for a book that has them stated as a player race but I haven't found them anywhere Also I really like the change you've made to ogres in the orgrish. Taking them form the hungery idiots they typically are to wheeler dealers
@@shmee123fulI haven’t seen a playable race page on these guys, but the Monster Grimoire has the grudge stat block I’ve adapted for my players to be able to play! Definitely worth the look
They have different traditional heritage traits than what typical D&D 5e Orcs have had in the past. They're designed to feel different and more flexible in character creation than a 5e orc.
We appreciate how evocative you found the grudgels to go to that effort! There are also heritage traits provided for grudgels on page 420 of the Monster Grimoire, under the 'Monsters as PCs' chapter heading. 😅 I suppose use whichever version (ours or yours) you prefer!
Love playing my current Wechselkind Monk. After dying and being brought back to life, he had an existential crisis: Was I even really "alive" in the first place? how could I be brought back? Doesn't that require a soul? If I have a soul, was it created by the fey, or did they also steal this to put it in my body to animate it? The cleric of seraph of vengeance in my party couldn't answer me well enough, but as a proud Ostoyan, we agreed on vengeance being a valid response. In this case, against the fey who stole a child and a soul to torment an innocent family. My monk just reached level 3 and picked the Leaden Crown path because after his crisis, he really, really hates fey, demons, undead and other creatures that treat humanoids and their souls like play things.
I love the name "Downcast" for fallen angels, wicked evocative.
I adore rhe Wechelkind's lore because it can be either really soft or creepy. They're forever children and unlike changlings, fae usually swap them in when the child is dying of sickness or has passed in order to ease the parents suffering. Pinocchio is a similar feeling but you don't even realize it until much later. Because of their nature of being replacement children, they're usually extremely helpful, but its impossible to know how old they are. A player of mine basically just played Greg from Over the Garden wall but he could turn into a mutant bear and yet he was the sweetest bean throughout our game of Citadel of the Unseen Sun
I'm so glad you went out of your way to explain each race! And the Accursed are just what I needed. Some of my players when I mention Grim Hollow have asked about playing a race that's not in the Grim Hollow player's guide like a Tabaxi. To see the Accursed, it just fits perfectly as a way to fulfill my players' need for what they look like and my desire to make it fit within the world of Etharis.
I’d love to see more on the Dreamers. They’ve been one of the parts of Grimhollow I’ve fixated on since first reading about them in the player book
Since I'm running Grim Hollow at Gen Con this is very helpful.
We’ll see you there!
Excellent creativity in the different heritage options. The tragic aspects so many of them have fits perfectly into a dark fantasy setting. Picking a favourite is hard, but I find myself especially curious about the Downcast and the Wechselkind.
More and more i learn and .ore and more i love the imagination here. The heritage chosen to play really help set the tone
Glad to see the art I had commissioned, Ogresh is my favorite heritage 9:09
Fantastic work as always. I usually use Grim Hollow stuff to support my own setting but i just realized i could use only these for my next Ravenloft game
Gotta love it! cant wait to see it come to Foundry VTT tbh! LOVE Grim Hollow, LFG!
I LOVE ALL Ghostfire Gaming videos!
Those are so interesting an imaginative. My head was bursting with ideaas when listining to this videao. Amazing!
I'd love to see the Disembodied get a video, if only to point out where Ulmyr's Gate is on the map!
I would love to see vid of lore or even more ideas for the new heritages like the wulven or arisen. But great work guys! 👍
It's great that everything fits in the world with history and lore.
I was hoping for a Grim Hollow variant for Tiefling so I can make my Hellboy Monster Hunter, but there's still plenty of time for it before the Kickstarter begins.
I would love to see a full in depth Video about the lore of either the Dreamers or the Disembodied.
I personally wonder what happened to Ulmyr's Gate after spending so long in the Ethereal realm. In a game me and my Friends played in, we ran it as that Ulmyr's Gate had been there for so long that so people were unable to maintain their minds for such a length of time and as they lost themselves since the Ethereal is already the realm of Spirits they didn't really have anywhere to go. So their spirits morphed and became part of the city. Over the course of many years and many people becoming part of the city, Ulmyr's Gate itself began to develop a form of consciousness itself. And it always was hungering for new knowledge.
I like quite a few of these races.
Please do a video on the Gnomes!!
Gnomes being good with explosives, make me think of making a Artificer or adding the Gunner feat? Obviously best friends with maybe a Gith & Possibly an Elf (elven accuracy)..
... omfg.... When I first made my grim hollow character like.. half a year ago? There was no accursed. There was no Arisen.
Without going into a lengthy backstory.... My character is a shifter, but she most certianly would have been a cat-accursed if it existed... And she has worked with science and magic along side her father and.. well... Her first lover became horribly mangled by one of the monsters she made... And managed to bring him back with the power of science... He most certianly would have been an arisen,
3:19 maybe for this one you can gain strength by drinking the blood of other vampires, you can drink the blood of your foes but it's nothing more than having a sandwich that doesn't fill you up. But to drink the blood of other vampires is a form of rejuvenation giving you the power as the same as a full-blooded vampire.
Question for your next how to video: in a grim fantasy setting, how would you recommend implementing the rule of silly without breaking the immersion? After all, the dice have the ultimate say in everything.
I think a lenishi video would be cool
Are their limits to what anthromorphed form the Accursed can take? I always enjoyed text RPing as Insect Folk like Thri-Keen, so I hope an insect form falls into that category =)
In fact, I would like a video about the Accursed just to know what anthro forms can be used in a campaign
Not really! The heritage system is intended to let your imagination roam.
There may be limits to the traits we provide in the Grim Hollow version of the heritage system for the sake of capturing the setting's dark fantasy vibe. But if you have a specific character in mind, you could port a trait over from Arora or Aetherial Expanse.
But a video exploring how anthropomorphic type characters could fit into Grim Hollow, to help player's and GM's, is a great idea!
I actually began devising a campaign back in 2018 or 2017, Almier's Crossing is a protected City which scavengers ancient tech. Their City existing as a gate or entry into a mist which resembles that of far harbor from fallout 4. Is Almier a common or popular fantasy name?
82nd like!👍
Awesome video!🤘
Keep up the awesome work!🤘😎🤘
question: are Grudgel's like the orc equivalent in grim hollow or are they more their own thing and can i play as a orc, is that race advirable
They’re the same species, separated by time. The orcs were a culture from Grim Hollow’s deep history that are whispered about as fairytale monsters. Modern grudgels don’t much resemble these tales, anymore, which were likely apocryphal in the first place.
@@GhostfireGaming but they have the same stat's as normal dnd orcs when played? as ive be looking for a book that has them stated as a player race but I haven't found them anywhere
Also I really like the change you've made to ogres in the orgrish. Taking them form the hungery idiots they typically are to wheeler dealers
@@shmee123fulI haven’t seen a playable race page on these guys, but the Monster Grimoire has the grudge stat block I’ve adapted for my players to be able to play! Definitely worth the look
They have different traditional heritage traits than what typical D&D 5e Orcs have had in the past. They're designed to feel different and more flexible in character creation than a 5e orc.
We appreciate how evocative you found the grudgels to go to that effort! There are also heritage traits provided for grudgels on page 420 of the Monster Grimoire, under the 'Monsters as PCs' chapter heading. 😅 I suppose use whichever version (ours or yours) you prefer!
What if I already have the Grim Hollow books paid for? Can i still get the dice?
Hey at 9:09 you use uncredited art
I own it but it would be nice if the artists I used got some love
Would be nice to credit your image sources, if they aren't your own. Don't turn into wotc 2.0
You mean races?
Pay to playtest? Are you guys for real?