What They Don't Tell You About Yeenoghu, Demon Lord of Savagery - D&D
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Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Out of the Abyss
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I'm just saying I'm curious about the demons (devils?) related to lizardfolk. Hope you can shed some light on that, or make a video if you like.
Thanks for making these interesting videos man :)
Is there not much on him? It was shorter than Lolths video.
where can i find the "sands of doom" adventure?
Are you ever going to do a "What they don't tell you about Liches"? 😊
I just came back to yqur channel after a few years of being busy, Congrats on getting sponsors. Also, what do think about people reacting to your videos.
I wonder if the reason he cares about the gnolls is because theres a little bit of the gnoll god left in him, slightly persuading him.
Gorrelik isn't completely dead so it's possible. A campaign to resurrect Gorrelik would be sweet.
@vileluca apparently he was also chaotic evil, so it would be awkward to want to bring him back.
My theory is that he doesn't so much "care" about his followers, he just wants more of them... more to futilely satiate his hunger.
@@Enkidu659it would be like bringing back Vlad the Impaler to take out Hitler.
I do wonder if satiating ones hunger sates yeenoghus hunger too, if only a insignificant amount
Making Hello Fresh the sponsor for a video on Yeenoghu is top tier marketing.
Arin Hanson: "Do you ever watch surgery videos and eat meat?"
Where do you think Hello Fresh gets their meat??
underrated comment of the year lol
Should have rebranded under Hello Flesh
Whenever dad comes back with the milk, i gotta drop everything to listen to his tales from the local Ralphs.
I knew a guy who knew a guy, who knew this guys sister, and she went to a Ralph’s once. There were birds, and bees, and cigarette trees by lakes of stews and whiskey….
And milk as far as the eye can see
Where the hell is my fantasy, South-American Dad. >:I I miss him, dag-gum it.
Yeenoguh is very upfront about what you have to look forward to meeting him cuz his name literally sounds like “yeah, no good”
I always liked to imagine Yeenoghu as not just a mindless beast, but an artist. With blood as his paint and world as his canvas.
So Bhaal?
I think that enters in baphometh hobbies.
@@antoniosanchez-qd4cg Baphomet is about the science of killing. Yeenoguh is about the art.
Y’a, I like that thought, a method in the madness
You forgot to mention that Yeenoghu does occationally feel carnal lust, and not just bloodlust. He got a harem in his mansion, consisiting of a large number of various races, who of course aren't there by choice, and frequently needs replacements, as death is just as frequent there, as everywhere else in the realm.
Yeah, I was not expecting to type this, but comparably, tentacle monsters look like a good deal. At least they care for you until you give birth to their tentacle offspring.
It shoulda been me!!
@@nu1x is there a Forgotten Realms tentacle creature I missed or are we just talking hypothetically because my friend's friend's dad's sister's nephew twice removed was asking
@@RobiN-ei2ih
There's a tentacle monster in D&D called the "Roper" If I remember right. It's funny because the joke isn't because Its arms seems ropes.
But I don't know if that's true about them. I didn't read about their ecology or reproduction systems. But they 🍇 people so I guess It could be.
@@ichigokurosaki4976 don't remember seeing THAT in the Roper vid by MrRhex but that might be my selective memory xD. Point in hand, stay the heck away from any stalagmites I come across
You didn't mention his arch enemy. He hates baphomet with undying loathing and his hatred is returned. It's unknown why the two hate eachother and is unkown weather or not the demon lords themselves remember the start of their fued. The majority believes it was a joint campaign gone wrong, but regardless the two are always looking to destroy the other.
Baph ate the last of the nachos.
@@gavros9636 knowing demon lords and their levels of pettyness that would cause a blood fued.
He mentions it in his Baphomet video
@@ravishing_cadet4625 I know but I feel like it's something you'd at least mention even if it's better explained in his other video.
It likely started from the gnolls' usurpation of hyenas. As predator beasts, normally they would have fallen under Baphomet's domain.
YAY its Yeenoghu, also known as steve at our table. The demon puppy that likes to rage at the world, becuz everything is his chew toy. WHO'S A GOOD BOOIII!!!
In my homebrew world, Yeenoghu's realm is called "The Howling Gorge" and a howling wind always blows aggressively and there are rivers of lava and an extra dose of chains and iron spikes.
Yeenoghu is my favorite demon lord! He's behind one of the bbegs of my first homebrew campaign that I've been writing to publish
Oooh interesting!
The quote "a hyenas belly is never full" from the remake of the Lion King pretty much sums them up.
They'd really make great stand ins for the hyenas, if you were to retell the Story of the Lion King as a DnD campaign.
Leonin vs Gnoll, love it
@@Kirk9019
That's it! That's the Name!
I tried so hard to remember what the Lion people were called last evening, but just couldn't remember.
I m running a 1-23 knoll based campaign trying to stop the rise of Yeenoghou on the material plane, his highest general is a dark Leonen bard named scar😂
A retelling of a retelling of hamlet lol
He's kinda wholesome. He cares about his little gnoll pups.
As a 4th edition player, seeing the "Demonomicon of Iggwilv" articles of the Dragon Magazines be cited is so satisfying, I remember most of the quotes by ear. Add to that that I LOVE 4E illustrations, they're the best.
Graz'zt next, please?
Can you talk about Pazuzu at some point? Probably the demon lord with the most hidden lore.
Yes!
Pazuzu, you ungrateful gargoyle! I put you through collage!
Ah yes, the demon from a dead reality.
Whaddya mean; I saw him in an episode of Futurama.
@@vileluca
Yeah, like the rest of the Obyrith.
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As a longtime viewer, never commented, just wanted to say I've watched almost all of your videos. Multiple times. I think your channel is the most interesting and compelling in regards to all the lore and information you tackle.
Thank you for your poetic take on the topics you tackle.
Also, the video quality and graphic stuff you've been doing lately is awesome. It keeps it fresh and really improves the listen/viewing experience 👍😎👍
Dumb theory: The smile dog creepy pasta photo is a selfie of Yeenoghu
I kept hearing this guy's name as "you know who" because it's basically the way it's pronounced. It made the video very confusing at first! LOL. I can see a whos-on-first routine going on between DemiGorgon and one of the others: DG: "Yeenoghu needs to be put down." Random Demon Lord: "No, who?" DG: "Yeenoghu." DL: "Um, no I don't...." Etc. Great info, thanks!
Say what you will about Yeenoghu, but he comes back with the milk for his Gnoll.
Because hyenas are a highly matriarchal and misandric species, I make Yeenoghu female and gnolls matriarchal. They're a more savage version of drow.
Based
Hyenas are prejudiced against men haha, what?
@@dadothemastathey mean within their own species
@@vmadmelt2214
Misandry cannot be done for any animal except humans. That type of hate is a social construct, and for what I know hyenas don't have a society.
So the whole point is fine but with a stpd reason. Making the *gnolls* matriarchal and misandric could have a reason, but the hyenas themselves can NOT be misandric.
@@ichigokurosaki4976 look up spotted hyena social structure then come back and apologise
Mr Rhexx! I'm coming here after loosely reading chapter 1 and 2 of Sands of Doom. I am so gods damned excited, very well done, and this video scratched that itch even more. Cheers!
Yeenoghu has always been my favorite demon prince and the gnolls my favorite humanoid monsters. Loved this video.
They also don't tell you that he nearly conquered the abyss... with the power of sick moves and yo mama jokes! Them other demons got served baby!
All I can thing when he says their name is "you know who"
Once you knew goo, you know goo
That is exactly where the name comes from. The story I heard is that players at Gygax's table would often refer to a demon/devil that they were worried about as "You know who" since saying the demon's name could attract its attention. So Gygax created Yeenoghu, who was listening every time the players used his name.
I love Demon Lords. They are so primordial. No pretence, just the brute reality of power.
Rhex, I absolutely love your lore videos. Please never stop making them. You help me with my DMing SOOO much!
1:26 Interesting pronunciation of savagery.
The part about the hunger feeling like a bout of depression makes me think maybe he was a Gnoll that suffered a great loss and angry with his God, he usurped him, becoming a demon lord in the process.
The transition to the sponsor of today's video made me snort hard enough that I woke my cat. Congrats!
In a homebrew campaign, I made a Gnoll who was one of many children of Yeenoghu (in the campaign). Boy was it fun discussing that with the party!
You mean “Flind”?
@@justnoob8141 Nah, he was a direct bloodline. No blessings, rituals, or any of that jazz. Just thought it would be interesting.
Nice.
“You don’t have to be big to cause trouble but it helps”, VGB
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i was hoping for a yeenoghu vid! such a cool character, now we need one about gnolls!
What's interesting is that gnolls used to be much more of a people-- violent and savage, yes, but intelligent and with a potential for goodness, however slight.
In 5e, they were rewritten to be more of a demonic plague. As for me, I always went with the idea that the 5e version was mostly fleshed out in Volo's Guide to Monsters and Volo is _not_ a trustworthy source.
Perfect just added a bunch of demons to my campaign this will make for a good BBEG
My party ran into him in Decent into Avernus. I gave them a war machine that they used to run Yeenoghu over then that pierced his leg with a harpoon and dragged him behind the war machine as they drove for several days not stopping in order to reach Tiamat's lair.
Man I miss your videos. Stopped watching for a long while but now I'm back. Good to see you're still one of the best DND tubers.
I like to imagine Gorelick is one of the dead gods floating around spelljammer
Yet when I DM the gnolls as cannon everyone leaves...like for rot sake...stay. Yes if you die and run out of rolls the gnolls will 100% devour you so you can't even revive if you want to (which is prob what the gnolls would honestly do) and yes a gnoll could techniclly be kited around by dragging a dead gnoll around as they'll chase it as food. Will be disadvantaged while eating so you can use that to your advantage. Yes sure some of it is metagamey but I would 100% allow it as it's some good ol savage fun but alas everyone is so damn soft now
I would love a video on Zuggtmoy, the demon queen of fungi.
Initially, I didn't care for Zuggtmoy, but she grows on you with time.
Yeenoghu is actually lowkey one of my favorite of the demon princes.
Can I ask why? He just has nothing going for him in my eyes. Yeenoghu is just an animal but big. Not exactly the most interesting character. It's not like any other demon isn't interested in killing. It's what demons do in general.
@@Kanuui- hunger is a force that all living things experience. Yeenoghu's domain is tied to the very foundation of evolution. That's immensely interesting as a place to jump off from.
The main mistake people make is depicting Yeenoghu as mindless. He's actually extremely cunning and manipulative. Not to the levels of a devil of course, but he's not an idiot.
@@Kanuui- I like demons that can't be reasoned with. I like the savagery of Yen bc he represents the pinnacle of what I think a demon is, pure unbridled destruction and ruin. Savage self indulgence that is above needing some sort of justification for brutality. He cannot be reasoned with. He cannot be bought. Yeenoghu is more akin to a malignant force of nature than a mortal concept of being.
ah, gnolls, for when you just want to rip and tear with your enemies.
Finally some good ear candy.
Demon Lord series is back! Let’s gooo!
This was so perfect! Been thinking in my next campaign to use a gnoll as my next character. Having Yeenoghu taunt him in his dreams and attempt to turn. Him though the campaign!
Yenooghu is a family guy.
I need my children to destroy the universe with me
The Leman Russ tank at 8:43 made me laugh
Nice catch lol
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I love your videos!! They are so relaxing and they help me work on my D&D campaign!!! I would love if you made a video on the Phaerimm!!
I asked for this so long ago. I’m glad he finally made it. Thank you, and yes I know I’m late to the party.
Yeenoghu is my favorite character in all of the forgotten realms lore im so excited for this
Technically, that's not Forgotten Realms lore, since Yeenoghu exists beyond that one specific setting and has his influence across the Material Plane. With as much as Wizards of the Coast want us to think Forgotten Realms and D&D are just synonymous, that's not the case.
This to me is an example of a great character for the screen, its werewolf adjacent, humanoid monster, its scary and could really be utilized.
The cut at the end is cool, but I miss getting a casual outro/ shoutout lol
How did i not see this until today? Bro! I've been looking for info on this guy for months for my campaign
Lol i just had this guy come into my campaign last month. Now there's a video of him lol perfect timing. 🎉
Yeenoghu was wild when we faced him in 4e, this dude was doing like 60 points of damage a hit and that was pretty basic attacks, his flail was doing over 100 per round. Dude is crazy hard
It's so good to finally be seeing your videos. Will we be getting more on 9 hells and the famous war or anything else related to what you mentioned in the previous videos?
YESSS. I've been hoping for this video for so long all I need now is tharizdun and I will have gotten everything I wished for
Hope everyone has a wonderful Time Zone
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Bro so tired of finding out all these people have been obscuring the truth about Gnoll-God and his friends. Where is the justice?
I want a what we don't know about space clowns. You know you want too. Pretty please
Hope to see "What they don't tell you about Constructs" one day. Hard to find info on how constructs "work", especially outside of Eberron.
What they don't tell you is that the slaves are actually free, you can just take them.
I wish you uploaded more bro, no one does lore like you
A nice video to watch after fighting a gnoll champion of yeenoghu last week in my D&D game
At our table we killed Yeenoghu on his layer of the abyss and one of the party members ate his heart and became the new lord.
Love the lore videos!! Nerd out over them all the time but i was wondering if you were going to do a BG3 lore play here on youtube? Id love to see it!
Awesome video. Makes plenty of scenario and campaigns ideas 😝
ABSOLUTELY incredible video!! Thank you again!!
I love rhex's character bios. I hope he does Graz next and revisits the most powerful dragons to do charzar
I always love seeing the mtg art in these
Am I imagining it, or is there lore somewhere saying that all gnolls' stomachs lead to a shared demiplane, which is literally just a bottomless pit?
In my homebrew lore, Yeenoghu was the Gnoll god of the hunt, after an Eldrich war he was the last Gnoll god who remained and he sought power to protect his people and to enact vangence, the easiest way was to become a demon, this warped his mind and made him lose his way, he is still a hunter and god of hunting and gnolls, now he's crule and no longer knows what he's hunting, he no longer care, as long as the hunt is crule, bloody, and glorius
You know, I always thought Amanautor would be a cool god to bring back. I read up on when I played Baldur's Gate 2 and he's got quite a story.
Very interesting video though I kinda wonder if there was an editing error, feels like that ending was way too abrupt.
Excited for the final battle between Hogger and Yeenoghu.
Wonderful video, Mr Rhexx. Thank you!
13:22 " the fourth gift is a tasteful basket of cured meats, preserves and scented candles"
I'm Arnox and this is the best comment in the Citadel.
Thank you for putting Yeenoghu and the Gnolls in the Spotlight.
They are all some of my favorites in DnD.
I must ask.
Are there friendly Gnolls in DnD or are they all driven by Yeenoghu‘s unending Hunger?
Are the Gnolls that spawned from the Hyenas the same Creature or different beings entirely?
Before 5th edition yes, there were gnolls' who were not worshippers of Yeenoghu, usually who followed some other god.
5th edition lore changed how Gnolls reproduce and made them fiends.
Also there are some gnolls you can find in modules who are "friendly". One is Kurr, who's friendly because he's actually contracted a type of madness that makes him feel regret for those he's slain.
In some games, the hunger that they all feel can be somewhat controlled, like a vampire or werewolf, so they still feel it, but they can control it for extended periods of time.
Time and time again, thanks man!
Please do spellweavers
Love your stuff keep it up. 3 vids for snake man totally worth it!
“Blood for the Blood God!
Skulls for the Skull Throne!”
“You follow Khorne?”
Gnoll: “Who is Khorne?”
Great Vid, very much looking foward to Sands of Doom and all the undead gnolls!
I do kinda like Yeenoghu. He’s not exactly complicated and unlike some other demon lords he’s not about scheming persay. He’s just about the slaughter of his enemies and feeding a void that can never truly be filled. A bit of a kindred spirit with Khorne now that I think about it
I adore the Gnolls and Yeenaghu. Their actions and goals are simple and straightforward, "kill and eat, eat what you kill, give whatever is left to the creator, repeat"
Their primordial starvation is so fun to roleplay and I love just how simple their evil is. There is no grand scheme, there are no ulterior motives, and there is no long term plan set by higher-ups.
Just eat, kill, and offer what you are and killed to your god.
I love the whole thing so much that I made what could be an entire campaign out of just fighting these savages off.
The official art for Yeenaghu is stupid.
He doesn't need a silly flail, he is a creator deity older than time and more primal than Aboleths, he shouldn't have some crappy stick with 3 rocks on the end of it.
He should be foreboding, monstrous, and, above all else, a savage animal.
Hey Rhexx, i see you havent made a video on Neverwinter. Theres alot of stuff out there, and people who make some videos about the city, but the way you make your videos is always the best and easiest for me to take in the information. Could you do a video in Neverwinter for us please?
3 years after the Baphomet video, we finally get the Yeenoghu video.
My favorite demon lord! I love gnolls!
This video feels like it ended abruptly but I suppose there’s not much more to day
I love Yeenoghu, first demon prince i ever encountered as a player in DnD, first one i ever defeated too
"what they dont tell you"
reads all that they tell you
I love learning about the demon lords, Graz'zt next?
For moment I was thinking a new episode of Bedtime stories started to play ;). (Music on the beginning of this episode)
if Yeenoghu had two head like demagorgon....one would be stuck to the neck of the other, dangling like a necklace as the stronger one ripped off the weakest, and the weakest, still alive, continuously bites the strongest drinking its blood.
Rex can u make a video about the most unexpected patrons of warlocks? The best ones, the normal ones and etc..;
I'm cackling here, wondering if Hello Fresh would deliver the soft flesh and hot blood of my enemies in preportioned prepared packages requiring no more than my rending them asunder. Wow. Difficult juxtaposition to take seriously. Carry on. Not even Regahionedhippy has made me laugh so hard tonight.
He got his cigarettes and came back!! Love your videos papa
Man, i hope you make a video on Juiblex, The Faceless Lord