best pet in the game. somehow snuggly and silky at the same time, acts as a nightwatch..thing, and leaves dead boars at your feet as gifts, doesnt get much better.
I love these just because they're predators. No lore, no ultimate goal. Just an animal that needs to eat and thus hunts. It's just an amazing sight in these SCP or D&D videos
And just like with real bears and real owls, my reaction goes as follows: Lizard Brain: "Get away from it, dangerous animal that will shred you to pieces." Monkey Brain: "But I want to pat it's fluffy head and scratch it's tummy, it looks so cute." Seriously, the picture at 4:17 almost melted my heart with how adorable they look, especially the cubs.
Correct, most things are either created by Gods, a bored ancient wizard or some aberration dreamed it up or used psychic energy and flesh molding to craft it.
I remember back when my group first started our campaign. We were on the hunt for a Manticore that was terrorizing a nearby village. A tavernkeep gave us information to find the monstrosity. He didn't give us much, but it was enough. We head out and found some tracks. None of us were proficient in Survival (yet), so we all rolled relatively low to tell what the tracks came from. So we assumed it was the tracks of the Manticore and followed them. We entered into a damp dark cave, where our wizard and barbarian were completely blind, but my tiefling brother and I (also a tiefling) could see just as well. As we went deeper into the cave, we saw a lump of fur. I poked it, just to see if it was still alive. As any intelligent person would, I rolled stealth afterwards just incase. Nat 20 for that. As the creature woke up, we discover it is not a Manticore, but actually an Owlbear. After about 3 minutes of my group's shit getting pushed in by a "random" Owlbear attack (winkwink), we realize that Manticore's don't even live in caves. We also come to find they live in mountains, which of were miles away from us. It was a very upsetting day.
That’s fucking terrifying, normal bears can swat your head off and owls are specialized in picking up small sounds an incredible distance away. Truly a beast
It's cool that owlbears made it into other series/games too, including Dauntless, a rather recent game. Only difference between D&D owlbears and the Dauntless owlbears (Shrike and Skraev), is that the Dauntless ones usually feed off of Aether, throw aetheric projectiles, and can fly inherently, like the Winged Owlbears. The Shrike relies on brutish force, while the Skraev will freeze opponents before attacking usually. I'm not sure of any other games I might of heard of that do Owlbears (i'm sure that ages old game that has smart gem goblins has them too)
found a young owlbear shot with arrows in the forest (parent was dead down the road). party wanted to leave it, but i wanted to help. perfect rolled medic and animal handling skills despite being a mage... DM said fuck it and gave it to me as a pet later. luv u owly.
Is it that big of a deal? I don't watch Mr. Rhexx, so I'm one of those who just gets this. I mean, unless it's straight plagiarism, in which case yeah that's a problem.
@@Eric_The_Cleric it's more that it's funny. I watch a few "things you didn't know" style channels and its very common for people to drop videos that are on the same subject around the same time. So mr.rexx did his owlbears a few days ago, so unless hes working around the clock its unlikely exploring had enough time to plagiarize it.
@@NoESanity I mean, I have edited videos like the ones Exploring does, and he's been doing this for long enough that this video shouldn't take more than a few hours of honest work to make. Since Owlbears are such a popular thing in D&D, there is a ton of art. Rip that from the internet, slap the images into the video editing software, *maybe* add some transitions, and then do your voiceover and boom. You got a TES video. Scripting and research probably will take the most time, but not more than a day's worth of work and certainly not more. That's probably the part that would be plagiarized anyways, and if it is then the video takes even less time to compile. No shade to TES, honestly. I quite enjoy his stuff and watch it in the background while I do other tasks, which is what I find his videos are good for. It's just that the reality is that anyone with any sort of editing experience knows that his videos shouldn't take very long to make, which is why I brought up the idea of plagiarism. Maybe these two channels do actually work together, maybe one copies the other. If TES does, that's scummy, but honestly it's all publically available information about a public game that's been around for 40+ years. Maybe he gets video ideas from Mr. Rhexx and just tries his hand at the subject. As I said before, though, I don't watch Mr. Rhexx so I can't be 100% sure if any part of his videos scripts are ripped or not. I guess it is funny, though. There just seems to be some shade thrown at TES for something that could be completely honest (even if not completely coincidental) video themes.
My players once stole a group of owlbear cubs from multiple dens, used Ghost Sound to copy their distressed calls, and then used these sounds to lure the various owlbears to a village. The village was not there for much longer. The reason behind this all? The village stole their horses.
Been a minute since I've stopped by the exploring series but every time I jump back in I remember why I subscribed. Your stuff is top notch man, keep it up!
First campaign ever, and on the 4th session we investigated a kidnapping by hobgoblins in a large cave in the forest. Ran into an owlbear which nearly killed us until we finally felled the great beast. I walked over to the creature's horde and dug around looking for anything of interest. Lo and behold, a single egg remained. I cared for it as my own, egg slung in leather across my chest (I was a bare-chested dwarf barbarian) until finally, he hatched. On one adventure with the baby, we encountered and freed a sealed being of great power who chose to help him grow into a young adult, and thus be rideable. Only he didn't mention that now the owlbear had an Int of 7 and could telepathically speak. Thus was born the legacy of Peliax the Mighty, and his rider Durlag Ironmaster. Our conquests were fearsome indeed. Best. Companion. Ever!
im glad you gave owlbears a fair shot. most dnd/dnd lore enthusiasts dismiss it outright but i think it serves well as the big low-level baddy of the woods
I really hope you're going to do a video on DnD Far Realm. That's the place where Shoggoth-like aberrations, Illithids and Aboleths come from. It's really tough to get any good info on it since 95% of spells, monsters and lore is written in obscure magazines and compendiums scattered throughout all editions.
Lore wise no one knows, the winged owl bear is the equivalent to real world unicorn. More myth than reality. But it doesn't stop dungeon masters from adding them for a cool encounter.
The Gruul will not stand this attack on owlbears! They are a natural force and were on this plane before the time of the Great City! The Simic... abominations... must be put down while this beautiful, natural creature must be held in the highest regard! The Simic will burn and so will their attempts to control and mutilate nature!
Hmm. Here I always thought the bears were going after the bee larva for their protein, not the honey. Still not sure if I believe that is what is going on tho...so I will have to read about it now! Just makes a lot more sense that they would want those sweet, fat & juicy baby larva. I know they look for grubs ov other insects & bugs or what have you. I have watched one dig for moths and beetles in a large gravel run where an old river bed had dried up some time ago. He ate the bugs for hours too and never seemed to mind us watching.
I remember DMing for my friends and rolling 3 Owlbear random encounters in one night. The party decided "fuck this" and gathered camp and just kept going, fatigued or not.
This would fit right into a Monster Hunter game. Name: Ursinowl, Feathered Beast Wyvern Type: Fanged Wyvern Fire: ⭐️ Water: ⭐️ ⭐️ Ice: ⭐️ Thunder: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ Dragon: ⭐️
"...Where it's just as likely to maul it's handler as it is to finish the race." I hope my DM throws Owlbear races into a campaign setting. Also they actually look how their name suggests, unlike some creatures (Looking at you Bugbears...).
I had a lvl 12 barbarian decapatize an owl with a coup de Gracie....it was sleeping...massive XP bump...I eventually multi classes him into cleric and got him to 20.....4th edition setting so he had to become a god and we used epic rules for a bit.
I feel like I've seen this before in Dragon's Dogma or Ragnarok but apparently they don't exist in either games. This proves that I dreamt of this monstrosity without prior knowledge of them
🎶have you hugged an owlbear today? Have a owlbear hugged you? Have you felt it's beak and furr feathered arms rip your body in two?🎶 -the owlbear song by Dan the bard
if we were to apply real-world logic to the Owlbear, its origins would have it likely be a descendant of an owl species that reverted back to it's Mesozoic-era features, like how whales went from water-faring fish to land-faring quadrupeds then back again to a water-faring mammal, this creature would be an ancient terrestrial lizard evolving to modern owls then reclaiming the land as this beast. (also the winged variant could never fly; it'd need enormous wings to lift its body and it could never consume enough calories fast enough to offset what that size and effort would cost)
best pet in the game. somehow snuggly and silky at the same time, acts as a nightwatch..thing, and leaves dead boars at your feet as gifts, doesnt get much better.
@Meme Core My d&d character is an Aarakocra werebear. My hybrid form basically looks like a winged owlbear.
(Gary Gygax holds up a 10¢ toy)
"I just think it's neat"
That's good people
Avery Nelson why you make me cry?
@@crakkbone??
It's also where he got the bulette and the rust monster.
M D I just really miss Gary, is all. He was such a sweet man.
An Owlbear killed my first character. A level one dwarf fighter. Way back in 1980. Love these guys.
I wasn't even born yet, let alone a sperm in my fathers ballsack😅
I love these just because they're predators. No lore, no ultimate goal. Just an animal that needs to eat and thus hunts. It's just an amazing sight in these SCP or D&D videos
And just like with real bears and real owls, my reaction goes as follows:
Lizard Brain: "Get away from it, dangerous animal that will shred you to pieces."
Monkey Brain: "But I want to pat it's fluffy head and scratch it's tummy, it looks so cute."
Seriously, the picture at 4:17 almost melted my heart with how adorable they look, especially the cubs.
Warning: Do not play in Uncanny Valley
The cubs are adorable and the mother looks like an angry bean. I'm not sure how I feel...
I hear they come after people who miss their language lessons.
Oh no I hear one
Your joking me, write?
Yeah but I haven't done my lessons in a while
@@LetsTalkAboutPrepping I see what you did there.
beg for your life in spanish
At this point, ancient wizards have basically created everything.
Correct, most things are either created by Gods, a bored ancient wizard or some aberration dreamed it up or used psychic energy and flesh molding to craft it.
Why can't we have some ancient wizards come to our world and give everyone anime waifus
Zoomerangs Ieeping them all for thrmselves
What is God, but an ancient wizard
"A wizard did it."
4:45 I would risk my life for one of these baby owlbears i swear
I remember back when my group first started our campaign. We were on the hunt for a Manticore that was terrorizing a nearby village. A tavernkeep gave us information to find the monstrosity. He didn't give us much, but it was enough. We head out and found some tracks. None of us were proficient in Survival (yet), so we all rolled relatively low to tell what the tracks came from. So we assumed it was the tracks of the Manticore and followed them. We entered into a damp dark cave, where our wizard and barbarian were completely blind, but my tiefling brother and I (also a tiefling) could see just as well. As we went deeper into the cave, we saw a lump of fur. I poked it, just to see if it was still alive. As any intelligent person would, I rolled stealth afterwards just incase. Nat 20 for that. As the creature woke up, we discover it is not a Manticore, but actually an Owlbear. After about 3 minutes of my group's shit getting pushed in by a "random" Owlbear attack (winkwink), we realize that Manticore's don't even live in caves. We also come to find they live in mountains, which of were miles away from us.
It was a very upsetting day.
This would fit perfectly within the world of ATLA.
Won Shit Ton...
Edit: Whoops...
The creatures could also fit in The Owl House.
Human: Where the fffff--- where did this come from?
Fairies: Oh are you just getting these? Wow. We had them forever
And here i thought there are things that haven't been done before
D&D: *OWLBEAR*
Owlbear.
Owlbear
Finally we have found the Duolingos species
Lol
You just found em?
I've been walking with there souls to the afterlife for Eons
Lmao
Awakening Owlbears is highly frowned upon in most druid circles.
y?
@speed Waking someone up from a nap is just very rude.
Real owls and bears can easily scale trees almost instantly, however their crossbreed cannot at all for some reason
Last time i was this early There were still origami dragons
Why you gotta hurt me like that?! I came here to be happy 😭😭😭😭😭😭
Here there be tears
Too soon..
😢😢😢😢😢
Gotdammit ,the pain never leaves ...
DELETE!
That’s fucking terrifying, normal bears can swat your head off and owls are specialized in picking up small sounds an incredible distance away. Truly a beast
It is both cool & ridiculous at the same time. A neat trick.
Oh yeah, those are real
We bigfoots have encountered them in the deep woods a few times
Is that really you? Please abduct me, i don't want this human world no more
Damn, I hope they’re chill with you and your cousin Just Some Sasquatch With Internet Access.
Yep totally real. Me and my dragon friends pick one off every once in a while. They do put up quite the fight.
Yo what class are you playing Bigfoot?
Hmmmmmm......The fucking Yeren ....enemies of The Fae and Mankind ......
Love these D&D vids. Keep them coming. You're giving my bard ideas that my DM is going to dread.
"Only you can give a hoot about forest pollution... fires." Needs work
It's cool that owlbears made it into other series/games too, including Dauntless, a rather recent game. Only difference between D&D owlbears and the Dauntless owlbears (Shrike and Skraev), is that the Dauntless ones usually feed off of Aether, throw aetheric projectiles, and can fly inherently, like the Winged Owlbears. The Shrike relies on brutish force, while the Skraev will freeze opponents before attacking usually.
I'm not sure of any other games I might of heard of that do Owlbears (i'm sure that ages old game that has smart gem goblins has them too)
I’m gonna start watching these dungeon and dragon videos of yours, you can make anything interesting tbh :)
Check out "AJ pickett" channel if you like this stuff
found a young owlbear shot with arrows in the forest (parent was dead down the road). party wanted to leave it, but i wanted to help. perfect rolled medic and animal handling skills despite being a mage... DM said fuck it and gave it to me as a pet later. luv u owly.
Odd coincidence that when Mr.Rhexx does a video on one of these creatures, you seem to release an eerily similar video a few days later.
Right? The same thing happened when Rhexx released the Mimic video. Let's wait the a third time to be sure.
Is it that big of a deal? I don't watch Mr. Rhexx, so I'm one of those who just gets this. I mean, unless it's straight plagiarism, in which case yeah that's a problem.
@@Eric_The_Cleric it's more that it's funny. I watch a few "things you didn't know" style channels and its very common for people to drop videos that are on the same subject around the same time. So mr.rexx did his owlbears a few days ago, so unless hes working around the clock its unlikely exploring had enough time to plagiarize it.
@@NoESanity I mean, I have edited videos like the ones Exploring does, and he's been doing this for long enough that this video shouldn't take more than a few hours of honest work to make. Since Owlbears are such a popular thing in D&D, there is a ton of art. Rip that from the internet, slap the images into the video editing software, *maybe* add some transitions, and then do your voiceover and boom. You got a TES video. Scripting and research probably will take the most time, but not more than a day's worth of work and certainly not more. That's probably the part that would be plagiarized anyways, and if it is then the video takes even less time to compile.
No shade to TES, honestly. I quite enjoy his stuff and watch it in the background while I do other tasks, which is what I find his videos are good for. It's just that the reality is that anyone with any sort of editing experience knows that his videos shouldn't take very long to make, which is why I brought up the idea of plagiarism. Maybe these two channels do actually work together, maybe one copies the other. If TES does, that's scummy, but honestly it's all publically available information about a public game that's been around for 40+ years. Maybe he gets video ideas from Mr. Rhexx and just tries his hand at the subject. As I said before, though, I don't watch Mr. Rhexx so I can't be 100% sure if any part of his videos scripts are ripped or not.
I guess it is funny, though. There just seems to be some shade thrown at TES for something that could be completely honest (even if not completely coincidental) video themes.
These videos have the advantage of not being voiced by a nasally guy doing his best game theory impression
My players once stole a group of owlbear cubs from multiple dens, used Ghost Sound to copy their distressed calls, and then used these sounds to lure the various owlbears to a village.
The village was not there for much longer. The reason behind this all?
The village stole their horses.
Been a minute since I've stopped by the exploring series but every time I jump back in I remember why I subscribed. Your stuff is top notch man, keep it up!
Never knew about Winged Owlbears, thanks for that juicy combat encounter idea
Getting Dauntless vibes from the owlbear and I love it!
First campaign ever, and on the 4th session we investigated a kidnapping by hobgoblins in a large cave in the forest. Ran into an owlbear which nearly killed us until we finally felled the great beast. I walked over to the creature's horde and dug around looking for anything of interest. Lo and behold, a single egg remained. I cared for it as my own, egg slung in leather across my chest (I was a bare-chested dwarf barbarian) until finally, he hatched. On one adventure with the baby, we encountered and freed a sealed being of great power who chose to help him grow into a young adult, and thus be rideable. Only he didn't mention that now the owlbear had an Int of 7 and could telepathically speak.
Thus was born the legacy of Peliax the Mighty, and his rider Durlag Ironmaster. Our conquests were fearsome indeed. Best. Companion. Ever!
Perfect timing as I couldn't sleep
insomnia go brrrr
I just finished work and was thinking the same thing
Owlbears have always been my favorite D&D creature. I want a Snowy Owlbear named Snowball. :)
"Fraust" (frost in ol norse)
@@ralphlitabia1484 I like it! 👍
im glad you gave owlbears a fair shot. most dnd/dnd lore enthusiasts dismiss it outright but i think it serves well as the big low-level baddy of the woods
I just begrudgingly adopted a little baby Owlbear named Nemain. She has quickly become my baby girl.
I really hope you're going to do a video on DnD Far Realm. That's the place where Shoggoth-like aberrations, Illithids and Aboleths come from. It's really tough to get any good info on it since 95% of spells, monsters and lore is written in obscure magazines and compendiums scattered throughout all editions.
My first tpk as a DM was caused by an owlbear my players woke up on purpose because they wanted to see if they could tame it with treats.
I've gotten into dnd, and youtube is recommending you again. Gosh i love your channel.
Good news there's no longer a giant rats problem in the sewers, bad news there's now a large owlbear Den on the outskirts of the city
I can't help but laugh at the first picture lmao he's like "wat she doin?"
The Owlbear with wings looks almost like a Griffin. Dont know if they are related or not
Lore wise no one knows, the winged owl bear is the equivalent to real world unicorn. More myth than reality. But it doesn't stop dungeon masters from adding them for a cool encounter.
I can imagine an isolated island or continent allowing owls to take the big predator niche
0:32 - 0:39 upon re-watching this video, I feel like this should have been immediately followed by "... Roll initiative"
More D&D videos please! These are really good and I thoroughly enjoy them.
Ah yes, an exploring video to help me sleep. Well it'll actually keep me awake in excitement but that's not important ;)
Thanks! I love your videos!
Its like counting sheep. Just put it on playlist and somewhere around video 4 you start to doze
His voice is very soothing but he's also very interesting
Fascinating, thorough, and very entertaining. Great video.
The simic combine is really starting to get out of hand.
The Gruul will not stand this attack on owlbears! They are a natural force and were on this plane before the time of the Great City! The Simic... abominations... must be put down while this beautiful, natural creature must be held in the highest regard! The Simic will burn and so will their attempts to control and mutilate nature!
2:35 Why is it looking at me so ... saucily?
First MrRhexx uploads "What they don't tell you about Owlbears" and now this.
Yep, I had those toys. They were just a jumble "dinosaurs" and WTF critters. When I started playing ad&d I immediately put 2+2 together.
ah yes, Shrike
I scrolled way too far for this.
I been like "I know DND did it first but I can't believe there hasnt been a single shrike reference
ive never even heard of DnD but your vids got me interested
Troll
It's a fun game, you should try it sometime.
I came to this video sad. I left less sad. 10/10 Exploring Series makes my life better and tolerable
I’m loving the dnd content. Keep up the good work
Hmm. Here I always thought the bears were going after the bee larva for their protein, not the honey.
Still not sure if I believe that is what is going on tho...so I will have to read about it now! Just makes a lot more sense that they would want those sweet, fat & juicy baby larva. I know they look for grubs ov other insects & bugs or what have you. I have watched one dig for moths and beetles in a large gravel run where an old river bed had dried up some time ago. He ate the bugs for hours too and never seemed to mind us watching.
Following mr rhexx and TES at the same time is such a weird experience
Great video. When I was younger I thought owlbears were like the joke of d&d... They have grown on me now.
The owlbear combines "give a hoot, don't pollute" with "only you can prevent forest fires".
Respect the forests, people...or else....
Tonight on “Man vs. Wild”, we’ll see if Bear Grylls can survive an actual Owlbear attack.
I remember DMing for my friends and rolling 3 Owlbear random encounters in one night. The party decided "fuck this" and gathered camp and just kept going, fatigued or not.
DM: y'all dont wanna sleep? *plays a UA-cam clip of screeching under the table*
Players: ... we'll get coffee in the next village
After almost a week without power or internet, need me some TES.
ngl these creatures kinda cute tho
4:17 😭
I know that there is a monster in Dauntless similar to this.
However it can use its forelegs as wings.
What should we expect next? The dreaded bunnywolf? The ferocious penguinlion? Perhaps the terrible ducksnake?
I cast Animal Friendship!
*Owlbear becomes docile*
DM: Listen, no one is more pissed off than me.
Classic Merilwen
Ah, I was looking for an Oxventure reference
@@MinniMaster thought you would appreciate the comment. Keep it real oxventure fan.
Okay now i wanna see a Bear Owl, with a head of a bear in a body of an owl.
This would fit right into a Monster Hunter game.
Name: Ursinowl, Feathered Beast Wyvern
Type: Fanged Wyvern
Fire: ⭐️
Water: ⭐️ ⭐️
Ice: ⭐️
Thunder: ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Dragon: ⭐️
Please do one on SCP-2470 "the void singularity".
Lets see some love for duergar or derro next.
I can hardly wait for "Exploring Dungeons and Dragons: Gazebos"!
MrRexx just did this same one earlier this week. Still love tour videos, but thought you should know. 🙂
The Naaru have not forgotten us.
Damn it's the shrike from dauntless 😱
"...Where it's just as likely to maul it's handler as it is to finish the race."
I hope my DM throws Owlbear races into a campaign setting.
Also they actually look how their name suggests, unlike some creatures (Looking at you Bugbears...).
3:27 The shapely elven woman's swords have something inscribed on them in tengwar. Anyone up for translating it?
My character has a pet baby owl bear and its SO CUTE. Its also possessed by Tharizdun.
funny how you and mrrhexx seems to be telepathically connected
This man would be the perfect game master in DnD
Congrats! You've just ensured that my players are going to encounter a gigantic 15ft owlbear in their near future~
I wonder if these guys have any relation to the dreaded “Platypus-Bear”....
So it's a bear, that gives a Hoot
Me, and my Owlbear cloak can attest to their ferocity.
I had a lvl 12 barbarian decapatize an owl with a coup de Gracie....it was sleeping...massive XP bump...I eventually multi classes him into cleric and got him to 20.....4th edition setting so he had to become a god and we used epic rules for a bit.
Another day, another banger
I feel like I've seen this before in Dragon's Dogma or Ragnarok but apparently they don't exist in either games. This proves that I dreamt of this monstrosity without prior knowledge of them
My first few sessions, I caught a baby owlbear after we had a fight with it's mother
Ah, yes, what's scarier than a bear with an owl's senses? A _flying_ bear with an owl's senses.
That can rotate its head 180 degrees
Daniel Clark-hughes UH OH
Yes but imagine the fluffiness
both MrRhexx and The Exploring Series drop an owlbear video in the same week...
I guess great minds think alike
In Warcraft, we call these "Wildkins".
Jhunal has gone wild
Dinosaurs had feathers. Something similar actually existed at one time.
You should make a video on the Cadaver Collector
🎶have you hugged an owlbear today? Have a owlbear hugged you? Have you felt it's beak and furr feathered arms rip your body in two?🎶
-the owlbear song by Dan the bard
if we were to apply real-world logic to the Owlbear, its origins would have it likely be a descendant of an owl species that reverted back to it's Mesozoic-era features, like how whales went from water-faring fish to land-faring quadrupeds then back again to a water-faring mammal, this creature would be an ancient terrestrial lizard evolving to modern owls then reclaiming the land as this beast. (also the winged variant could never fly; it'd need enormous wings to lift its body and it could never consume enough calories fast enough to offset what that size and effort would cost)
I wonder how long is an owlbears lifespan? He didn't mention that, did he?
Fun fact: Totoro is supposed to be an Owl Bear
I see why the Wildkins of Warcraft 3 had "Owlbears" as their internal names in the game files.
it be really cool if you did an q&a
BOWEL AIR
That is a pretty cool monster I like it
Yes thank you