@@salvatore771 Or didn't think it would be very fun to play in a videogame. I mean could just be that they just made the city how they wanted, but with their obvious focus on the "police force", the dukes, Baldurian, the obvious better treatment of the upper city and more I doubt they would have missed such a huge aspect of the lore.
@@bibbobellaYeah, after finally coming out of the shadow lands, I think a lot of players would have felt let down after conquering that whole bleak region to then enter the city the whole game is named after, and the environment is still dreary.
I was once a Masked Lord of WaterDeep and secretly contracted myself as "captain of the city watch," as a member of the Flaming Fist I returned to Baulder's Gate to speak with Ulder Ravengard and was granted the rank of Grand Marshal, and 2000 men of the Flaming Fist to establish their presence in WaterDeep. I instituted magically soul bound land deeds into WaterDeep facilitated by the new permitting department staffed by devils, they also handled all city licensing, and official contracts hence forth. In exchange for the souls of all condemned prisoners of the city. The key to this is understanding that WaterDeep is like archaic London, and Baulder's Gate is like Paris of Old (both pre Viking onslaught)
I don't usually make comments on videos,but I can't help but express how thankful I am to you and your content,your videos singlehandedly inspired my love for D&D and I just wanna say thanks and keep up the amazing work on Ed's masterpiece
I hope you know Ed actually has his own channel where he does some really deep lore too! It's a pretty darn great complement to this channel to also get deep lore secrets from the creator of the Forgotten Realms himself. 🤓
Well in NATO or EU unanimity votes all countries need to agree on something so it could be realistically more complicated. I can see this voting system being used in real life especially during medieval times
Thats because a decision made has consequence's for all. Grave consequence's that can cost millions of lives. End the world even as we know it.@@hunterkage2842
I have been playing D&D since 1st edition, and your channel is pure platinum! Great stuff covering the lore and history of my favorite hobby, thank you!
ZULATEK666 ? Geez, I hope I got the spelling correct. I don't want to have roll a D20 or DIE! I too have played since "ROLL 3 DICE for each ABILITY". MrRhexx works hard, but seems like he has NEVER PLAYED THE GAME.
So as a patron supporter of the man who created Forgotten Realms and Balder's Gate, Mr. Ed Greenwood, this is the closest description I've heard from anyone to date that isn't Greenwood. Ed has an hour long video about how and why he created BG and gives the creators description. It's a must listen💯 Well done on this video sir.
@@noahprussia7622 it’s technically a sequel quest from the quest in the first game (where you find Balduran's shipwreck) it only passively spoils if you been paying attention
I’ve been marathoning these videos on the way to work every morning since the game came out, thank you for fleshing out the world that Larian introduced to me
LUCKY YOU! I've been playing D&D since I was 17. FIRST EDITION. But there's NO WAY I can afford USD $100 for ANY game. No matter how good it is - D&D or not. M 🦘🏏😎
Okay…so…Sail the high seas. It’s not DRM locked and it’s not difficult 🤨 you’re bitching to the choir, dude Glowies aren’t gonna beat down ur door over it. U be aiite. Nice tie, btw 🙌
@@markdowse3572 The game is $60 USD. The same price as most other video games and hardcover DnD books. Both of which have less content than Baldurs Gate 3.
The lore man comin in clutch! Thank you for all the research and work MrRhexx! Your videos have helped me be a better DM and now improve my video game experience as well!
Absolutely, knowing the lore of D&D has really helped to imerse myself when play Baldurs Gate 3. Exploring an abandoned temple of Selune feels imoactful when you know the story of Selune and Shar
Grimier, not Grimmier; cry, fry, fly, crier, frier, flier; crime, time, prime grime, grimier. Remember the Pokémon named "Grimer", which evolves into Muk, from Season 1 of Pokémon? You can hear them say its name aloud verbally when they visit the Power Plant. ( Referenced Timestamp: 08:01 )
alright bud, im gonna need you to do a full LP of bg3, and stop and do a lore dump on EVERYTHING. itll be the longest and most drawn out let's play on the entire internet, and it will be awesome.
Honestly, it could be a good idea to just reupload any videos you've done that could tie into BG3 at all, or something like that, because your work is SO GOOD and you really deserve the attention that it could bring you. By far the best lore channel I've found, and it makes me SO HAPPY how excited you get just talking about it! ❤
I’d say this: BG3 is an exceptional game, deserving of all the praise it is getting BUT let’s just say the lower (and outer) city look more like Atkatla than what BG was supposed to look in the lore as everything is very bright. In terms of detail the way the city was represented in BG1 is still unmatched but it probably impossible to expect a game with BG3 graphics (and dialogues) being able to go in such a minute level of detail
Another reason why baldur's gate isn't as populated as the other cities on the coast: in the past 170 years, roughly three generations, they have been the center of the time of troubles, the bhaal spawn crisis, the iron crisis, all the nonsense that sarevok was doing, the murder in Baldur's gate scenario, descent into avernus, and now everything with baldur's gate 3. Imagine, if any country in our world would have gone through all of that in the equivalent of a hundred or so years. People would be sprinting away from that location by the thousands.
Just had a history lesson in BG3 about Karsus Folly. I immediately thought of MrRhexx's telling of the story! My original perception of Volo in BG1 was comparable to MrRhexx in that world... but in BG3, my opinion of Volo has changed!
Heh! Volo was the original in-universe author of the 2nd edition Forgotten Realms sourcebooks. They were presented as city guidebooks (kind of like a travelling Yelp review). He's always been something of a raconteur and braggart, landing himself in trouble. Larian did a good job bringing him to life.
fun fact about mercenaries in medieval times (related to flaming fists being mercs themselves): nobles had the duty to serve in military positions in medieval times. but being sent off to war was very inconvenient as they wouldve had a hard time managing their estates from far away. one of they ways they went around this was hiring mercenaries. this is one of the reasons attributed to europe eventually developing standing professional armies since the fall of the roman empire. this mainly refers western europe. how mercs lead to standing armies reminds me of the flaming fists.
I don't think thats true. You usually would have some kind of stuart. (Or a wife.) Also, feudal society was based on personal relationships, so your liege lord would expect you to appear in person if he called you to arms. Merceneries at this time might be something like a knight without their own domain and no formal allegiance. As far as I'm informed, actual mercenaries appeared in the late medieval period, because that's when the economy became far more relient on money rather than exchange of goods. Due to numbers and tactical discipline they proved to be more efficient than feudal armies based on knights, so they replaced knights more and more. (That, and also the more and more absolutistic monarchs no longer wanted for their nobles to be military powers in their own right.) For a city to be mainly guarded by mercenaries would have been rather uncommon. Cities usually had laws prescribing to their free citizens to procure and maintain armors and weapons (the quality based on income and status within the city), and regular practice. So cities usually had no standing watch at all, but if a war broke out, the citizens would be mobilized to defend the city. The organizational structure of city armies was based on the guilds.
Covering the factions featured in the game as well? I love your coverage of the Abyss and Hell's. The more mysterious the better. The Underdark is the most interesting including the ecology.
I actually played descent into avernus and finished it right before the major release of BG3, it was amazing especially the baldur's gate part we learned a good amount about it even if it was short, the cult of Tiamat, the dead three, etc. But the Hell part never lacked because my DM was very good at crafting new things to add on to the story itself so it never lacked. Fantastic video btw!
Thanks so much once again kind Sir. Having played D&D as a TTRPG for a number of years prior to the release of "BG 1", I was absolutely ecstatic upon its release. Bioware hit it outta the Park on their first outing, with the add-on expansion "Tales of the Sword Coast", that included the infamous "Durlag's Tower", cranking the effort up to 11. Then, beyond expectations and belief, Bioware released "BG 2" (and its eventual expansion) and it was even BETTER! This was the Golden Age for CRPGs, with Bioware's off-shoot Black Isle, also giving us The Ice-wind Dale games and the brain-breaking Planescape: Torment. I actually totally lost count of the amount of times I played these games but I know I tried at least EVERY PC Class at least once in all of them, heh. Was happy to see you include a few pics from Bioware's efforts in your vid, Buddy. Thanks again! 🥰 p.s. I'll also state that the usually overlooked IWD expansion "Trials of the Luremaster", was one of the most difficult RPGs I ever played. That beast of a game was savage on my PCs! When it insisted on a minimum character level to enter it, there was assuredly good reason. I damn near couldn't escape!
Considering in my game, my beyond level 20 party is mostly making the entire city their home, this extra information is very much appreciated! I've been looking to build upon what descent into avernus provided, so this will be very useful. Thanks MrRhexx :)
thanks for this video, the lore is always interesting ! Baldur's Gate makes me think of 19th century London, with it's permanent fog, great gap between rich and poor people, etc. It could make a perfect location for a grim adventure. Thank again for your work, it's really appreciated :)
The BG3 portrayal is bright and colorful even in the lower city, only the docks are a bit darker and seems they are more lax on the no animal/dog rules because you can bring a dog and an owlbear to stay with you in the elfsong tavern
to be fair, most of the players would've rioted if we had to leave Scratch outside the city! Plus this is why the strange ox asks you to smuggle him in, when you arrive at Basilisk's gate there's a Fist confiscating a refugee's chickens, so the rule does still seem to be in effect in the game.
Could just say that Gortash made the Flaming Fist make an exemption for you, but I would have been cool for the fist to at least confront you about it especially if you have scratch with you when exploring the city.
DUrge: "I am a Bhaalspawn on a redemption arc, but if you make me leave my dog outside the city with an army on the march, I WILL RELAPSE!" Flaming Fist: "Understandable, have a nice day."
Awesome video man thanks! About to run my first campaign tomorrow, and just realized they'll probably want to take the route to pass baldur's gate. I had no idea where to start on doing research for the city. This explains a lot of the feeling i want to give my players in this city. Keep up the good work!
Hey man I'm such a big fan of your stuff, have been watching for years. I would listen to your skyrim lore on repeat in the background. Recently got into BG3 and love all your dnd lore! I would love if you could do a video on the gith. I feel like I'm trying to learn more about their lore through the game/internet but keep coming up short. Keep up the good work!
Glad to see a video about BG from you. On a tangent, I wonder, will we get a lore video about the area of Sands of Doom? Something we can use as a primer for our players.
Given I'm playing Descent into Avernus currently and we're about leave Elturel in hell to go to the surface of Avernus, I can say its a lot more engaging than the city of Baldur's Gate since the campaign really glosses over a majority of the places there that aren't relevant to the plot. We've also been playing with additional alternate content like Fall of Elturel that change up the story to have us start in Elturel and witness its fall rather than the lackluster beginning in Baldur's Gate and only hearing about it.
that campaign was notoriously shat on for using Baldur gate as a selling point when the campaign had very little to do with it. The writer who wrote it even said he didnt want to do it. People who bought it expecting anything relevant with Baldur gate in the story was very disappointed. It was a good thing the story was good.
we are still waiting for a "What They Don't Tell You About the ba'ator" series (as part of the plans series that we never finished) thanks by the way, i always like to delve into dnd lore with your content :)
Can you do more videos on the major cities in faerun like waterdeep please? I love the in depth nature of this video and very easy to grasp the concept of what Baldur's Gate as a city is supposed to be
I'm playing a remastered version of HoTDQ and my players just arrived at Baldur's, have to stay there for a couple of days so this video is a BLESSING.
Extremely cool! In your videos, I really appreciate how you look though multiple edition sources yourself to give us the great information you do. Your videos are clear and helpful. Wishing you good things!
Great stuff! Thanks Mr.Rhexx. And now knowing about these other continents.. I praise highly of my two DMs who mindstormed their campaigns and one shots to take place in and by the coast of Maztika! Incorporating missing/ lesser known dragons from the three main families of Chromatic, Gem and Metallics! For example, they got inspired by and using YELLOW coastal salt dragons that zip and flap their aerodynamically wings ( like Copper dragons ) around the upper island(s) of the trackless sea. To pass you have to have treasure tribute to pass into the shores of Maztica. And yes, my DMs use ORANGE dragons in the deep jungles of Maztica. The oranges flammable, oily salvia incinerate anyone in contact with the humid jungle air and washing it off in lakes make you go KABOOM! And the actual PURPLE dragons who live in the halfway Middle to Upper Underdark, goes on nightly hunts to feast on prey animals but prefer savannas, less tree rich areas. Plasma scoring inbound! BTW! The orange dragons are in a constant territorial multiway disputes with Green, Black and even Topaz, Bronze and Amethyst dragons! Thanks and shoutout to Richard Alan Lloyd, Dungeon Dad and AJ Pickett for getting a CLUE from where my dm's got their dragon inspiration from. I bet some of them are watching MrRhexxes videos ;)
12 minutes in, and yeah, it is really interesting! I am gonna run a campaign that starts in Baldur's gate and the party will (should, if things go right) follow in the steps of Balduran, and sail to Anchorome, then if we get to later levels some spelljamming will come into play too (hopefully). In any case, there is so little about Anchorome, and there is so little content about it on youtube too, I wonder if it would be a good idea to make a video about it.
You should talk about the Grand Dukes at some point, there's some interesting things involving the current Dukes, one in particular comes to mind honestly... There's a Grand Duke who's being enthralled by Mind Flayers according to DiA, whether that comes into play in Balders Gate 3 I do not know since I haven't gotten that far either but it might you know.
Hey MrRhexx, i always find your videos fantastic! But i speacially liked this one! I hope you make more videos on cities in the forgotten realms every now and then, between you other amazing videos!!!
Builder of baldurs gate to his son: They said I was daft to build a castle on jagged fog infested barren wasteland.... But when that castle fell into the sea, I built this city on its ruins and look at it now .
the lower city really is not as squalid as that in the game hmm.. but tha talso makes sense if the upper city is restricted to the nobility class as such then the merchants would still want at least a bit nicer a location and merchants and nobels will meet up somewhere for business discussions so there needs to be at least some nicer quarters reguartdless... there are always grades to this thing... not nessesrily hard defined borders... the most dockside properties to seam more squalid and that is where you find the theives guild so hey it checks out that way at least... it would have been interesting to see the upper city though... and that strict dwarven librarian... i kind wish they would make a DLC that lets us do a campaign that happens in parallel so we get to see the upper city maybe a few bit of the lower icty they can reuse... then maybe had out on that broken bridge before it broken and head for water deep or something...
Seems like a good target for evil druids. You could have some real moral tension between the extreme actions of some radical druids vs the corruption and urban extremes of Baldur's Gate.
I’m DMing a Descent into Avernus campaign which starts in Baldur’s Gate, and much of this information was left out of the section devoted to the city. There was a lot of information there and I think the book did a good job, but I appreciate this information too.
It’s been to long sense I’ve seen your lore videos I’m glad to see your still going strong I’m subscribed on my other account, and I love the dnd videos! Thank you for these
Since you've touched on Baldur's Gate (both as a city and as a video game series), would you be willing to cover Athkatla? If Baldur's Gate is even half as corrupt as you say, then I shudder to think how bad it is in the City of Coin.
I can’t wait for the Artefacts' “strongest and useful” section to be granted some renewable at last I crave for more inspiration O Grand Muse: MrRhexx-Sama
I actually made my own section of the city called the cliffs where houses are literally built upon the sea side cliffs near the city with rickety walkways and bridges connecting the houses. In fact the majority of the people living their are nonhumans with some form of alternative movement whether is be climbing, swimming, or even flying.
Baldurs gate through your description sounds a hell of a lot like valparaíso in Chile, its also a dock for trading, houses are built hanging off the hills with narrow sidewalks and lots of stairs places where cars cant access but the difference is stray dogs are abundant
I’ve been trying to not see any spoilers I’ve pre ordered ps5 version but…it’s soooo tough I’m loving watching the gameplay. I don’t go past the gnoll town in first part.
I greatly appreciate all of your work. I don't even play D&D. But in the end I know more about the lore than an actual player. So thank you for giving me/us so much interesting facts
Holy cow, i always thought you pay those designs. You could be a profssional illustrator not just graphic designer and maqueting pro (doing books) writer, narrator... im getting kinda scare by your talent and work. Thank you for everything you do for us.
I did purchase Monster Classes IV. I like it overall; the Mind Lord and Eye Tyrant classes are very engaging to read. I'm a bit upset that the Mind Lord diet wasn't elaborated on, especially when pickled brains were in their starting equipment. Furthermore, the class table listed Ability score increases as attribute score increases, but not the Ability Score Increase descriptions used the term Ability. But I do otherwise feel that the contents would be very fun to play, they make me feel like I'm playing that monster, and I'm excited to find a game to use them.
@MrRhexx: Try and find the hidden Location benath the Wyrmsrock fortress in Baldurs Gate 3 and the Fate of Baldurian will be revealed to you. It is quite uncomforting to know what (according to the game) happened to him.
you always no matter what video you make gets me ready and puts me in that dnd roleplay mind set and help me enjoy dnd night and have ideas for my sorceror if you could would you do a video on everything we might not know about the crystal dragon fyrnanth fate finder
This was a fun video! For the most part, I am really looking forward to BG3; I'm just waiting for its PS5 release, and hoping for the best. My own biggest wonder, though, is "how much Baldur's Gate is there in Baldur's Gate 3?" I know that the game should be allowed, maybe even expected, to stand on its own merits, instead of trying to wedge in every Easter egg, and reference, from BG1&2 that still makes sense 100+ years later, but as a fan of those games, and a believer that they are, in part, benefitting from name recognition, and nostalgia, I hope it will feel like another game in the series, and not just a D&D game where you can walk through. That was my biggest gripe with Descent into Avernus; Baldur's Gate mattered so little there, even being in the name. Oh well. FRCS has long been my preferred D&D setting, and so lore from it, and that can somewhat update from 3e, is always appreciated! There were definitely several things I didn't know before watching this, so thank you! Little aside; is there a reason to the mystery surrounding Balduran? It's neat, in much the same way as Uriel Seprim V sailing to Akaviir, and never coming back to Tamriel, but the Forgotten Realms is a powerful, high magic land, with numerous potent wizards, divine servants, and other diviners, so assuming its not an issue of "past this line in tbe sea, the power of the Faerunian gods wanes, and the power of the deities further west don't want us to know", it seems weird that no one can ascertain his fate, or where he hid various caches of loot.😊
I won't spoil much from the game, but you do spend quite a bit of time there in BG3, although it's not until later. There's lots to do, some references to the first two which really amazed me, and it overall ties in pretty nicely while still being its own thing. As for Balduran's fate, it's hard to say. He was important historically but it's not like he was a powerful archmage. Most of the potent wizards and divine servants spend their time hunting down powerful artifacts or ancient magic. Finding what happened to the guy who founded this one city is not high on their list of priorities I imagine. Although they do mention him in BG3 so you might find some more info when you get to play it
@@philipfahy9658 i really wish i watched this video before playing BG3, i only knew him from the books in the game, so knowing what happened to him wasn't as crazy as it should be
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Did you plan to upgrade the Classes for one DnD? And did buyers have to purchase the documents again or did they get free access?
What do you think would happen if the wall separating the upper and lower parts of the city were to magically disappear
can you do waterdeep next
Do a DnD lore video about slavery.
Thank you so much for making the Mind Lord, loving it and the other pdfs.
And innkeepers in Baldur's Gate say stuff like, 'Me inn's cleaner than an elven arse.'
SWORDS NOT WORDS
Isn't that in candlekeep?
@@proverbialking3452 Yes, it's the first line you hear in BG1 at candlekeep
Baldur's Gate in the lore: Misty, rainy, moldy, cloudy.
Baldur's Gate in game 3: Sunny, French Riviera type.
I mean it's the summer of 1492 DR, it's no ordinary summer.
sounds like King's Landing
Yeah larian studios did not study the lore what so ever lol
@@salvatore771 Or didn't think it would be very fun to play in a videogame. I mean could just be that they just made the city how they wanted, but with their obvious focus on the "police force", the dukes, Baldurian, the obvious better treatment of the upper city and more I doubt they would have missed such a huge aspect of the lore.
@@bibbobellaYeah, after finally coming out of the shadow lands, I think a lot of players would have felt let down after conquering that whole bleak region to then enter the city the whole game is named after, and the environment is still dreary.
So Waterdeep is Metropolis and Baldur's Gate is Gotham. Got it.
AND I'M BATMAN
Or New York City and Chicago
I was once a Masked Lord of WaterDeep and secretly contracted myself as "captain of the city watch," as a member of the Flaming Fist I returned to Baulder's Gate to speak with Ulder Ravengard and was granted the rank of Grand Marshal, and 2000 men of the Flaming Fist to establish their presence in WaterDeep.
I instituted magically soul bound land deeds into WaterDeep facilitated by the new permitting department staffed by devils, they also handled all city licensing, and official contracts hence forth.
In exchange for the souls of all condemned prisoners of the city.
The key to this is understanding that WaterDeep is like archaic London, and Baulder's Gate is like Paris of Old (both pre Viking onslaught)
What about Amn?
@@dimbag8888 New Jersey
Without spoilers, you can tell Laurian studied the history of Baldurs Gate like our lore teller here! Nice work!
I would say that is an understatement
They clearly studied it more than you studied the name of the developer xD
It's a game. You can 'study' that 'history' in less than an hour.
Larian knows their stuff. True fans!
@@miriamweller812 Baldur's Gate is a lot more then just 'a game'. You couldn't even find all the books you'd need to read in less then an hour.
I don't usually make comments on videos,but I can't help but express how thankful I am to you and your content,your videos singlehandedly inspired my love for D&D and I just wanna say thanks and keep up the amazing work on Ed's masterpiece
I hope you know Ed actually has his own channel where he does some really deep lore too! It's a pretty darn great complement to this channel to also get deep lore secrets from the creator of the Forgotten Realms himself. 🤓
what a nice comment and so glad you found d&d, very cool.
Having 4 people, instead of 3 or 5, make the decisions for the entire city sound absolutely infuriating. There's no Tiebreaker.
Well in NATO or EU unanimity votes all countries need to agree on something so it could be realistically more complicated. I can see this voting system being used in real life especially during medieval times
@@hunterkage2842didn't know Nato was supposed to be a functioning government
Look at it this way with 4 people then all decisions need to have an overwhelming majority. Tho it wouldn't really work if the number is higher.
@@didinuts5071 i didn't say it was a government, was just talking about the voting
Thats because a decision made has consequence's for all. Grave consequence's that can cost millions of lives. End the world even as we know it.@@hunterkage2842
Awesome. I hope you can start covering over all the major cities, such as Waterdeep and Neverwinter!
Would love a neverwinter video at some point!
I have been playing D&D since 1st edition, and your channel is pure platinum! Great stuff covering the lore and history of my favorite hobby, thank you!
ZULATEK666 ? Geez, I hope I got the spelling correct. I don't want to have roll a D20 or DIE!
I too have played since "ROLL 3 DICE for each ABILITY".
MrRhexx works hard, but seems like he has NEVER PLAYED THE GAME.
@@markdowse3572 what are you even saying
So as a patron supporter of the man who created Forgotten Realms and Balder's Gate, Mr. Ed Greenwood, this is the closest description I've heard from anyone to date that isn't Greenwood. Ed has an hour long video about how and why he created BG and gives the creators description. It's a must listen💯 Well done on this video sir.
Ahhh, BALDUR'S GATE.
u not e.
M 🦘🏏😎
greenwood is legendary
Covering famous DnD villages, towns, cities, kingdoms, empires, would be awesome
I have a lot of questions about Neverwinter. And I'm always down to hear more about Sharn, and other Eberron cities.
@@B00Radl33 the more the better
Without Spoilers, there is a quest in BG3 that expands on what happens to Balduran.
That’s one way to put it lightly
He died. Lets leave it at that....
This is nonsense! That quest totally has spoilers in it!
@@noahprussia7622 it’s technically a sequel quest from the quest in the first game (where you find Balduran's shipwreck) it only passively spoils if you been paying attention
So you're telling me Balduran's One Piece is real ?!
I love city videos, and would absolutely be down for more.
Also:
"Their military and police are mercenaries."
Everyone who has studied history: 😬
Once again, you've hit a homerun with this video. You're quite possibly the best D&D content creator out there right now. Keep up the great work!
I’ve been marathoning these videos on the way to work every morning since the game came out, thank you for fleshing out the world that Larian introduced to me
LUCKY YOU!
I've been playing D&D since I was 17. FIRST EDITION.
But there's NO WAY I can afford USD $100 for ANY game. No matter how good it is - D&D or not.
M 🦘🏏😎
Okay…so…Sail the high seas. It’s not DRM locked and it’s not difficult 🤨 you’re bitching to the choir, dude
Glowies aren’t gonna beat down ur door over it. U be aiite.
Nice tie, btw 🙌
@@markdowse3572 The game is $60 USD. The same price as most other video games and hardcover DnD books. Both of which have less content than Baldurs Gate 3.
@@markdowse3572 the game is not $100.
@@markdowse3572you need to start a go fund me and get the game man if you’re a fan of d&d you’ll love the game
I'd love a Baldur's Gate series personally. Especially a deep dive into the lore from the games. The first two especially.
Hope you’re well under way in your BG3 playthrough. I’m on my 4th playthrough as an oath breaker paladin and I’m having an absolute blast with it.
I am 81 hours in and just finished up act 1. lol
Been here with you since Skyrim baby Nice to see you are prospering friend.
The lore man comin in clutch! Thank you for all the research and work MrRhexx! Your videos have helped me be a better DM and now improve my video game experience as well!
Absolutely, knowing the lore of D&D has really helped to imerse myself when play Baldurs Gate 3. Exploring an abandoned temple of Selune feels imoactful when you know the story of Selune and Shar
I binge watched your videos to immerse myself a lot more into BG3. My experience is far better thanks to you! 🎉
Grimier, not Grimmier; cry, fry, fly, crier, frier, flier; crime, time, prime grime, grimier. Remember the Pokémon named "Grimer", which evolves into Muk, from Season 1 of Pokémon? You can hear them say its name aloud verbally when they visit the Power Plant. ( Referenced Timestamp: 08:01 )
That face when you realise Baldurs gate is piltover and zaun from arcane but without the steampunk
The Elfsong Tavern in Baldur's Gate is equivalent to The Afterlife Bar in Cyberpunk 2077.
alright bud, im gonna need you to do a full LP of bg3, and stop and do a lore dump on EVERYTHING. itll be the longest and most drawn out let's play on the entire internet, and it will be awesome.
Balduran had a pretty sweet suit of plate, shield, helmet, and cloak.
Honestly, it could be a good idea to just reupload any videos you've done that could tie into BG3 at all, or something like that, because your work is SO GOOD and you really deserve the attention that it could bring you. By far the best lore channel I've found, and it makes me SO HAPPY how excited you get just talking about it! ❤
I’d say this: BG3 is an exceptional game, deserving of all the praise it is getting BUT let’s just say the lower (and outer) city look more like Atkatla than what BG was supposed to look in the lore as everything is very bright. In terms of detail the way the city was represented in BG1 is still unmatched but it probably impossible to expect a game with BG3 graphics (and dialogues) being able to go in such a minute level of detail
I get lost too much already in the Lower City on a sunny day, BG3 would be a nightmare for me if it brought in the fog and rain
Another reason why baldur's gate isn't as populated as the other cities on the coast: in the past 170 years, roughly three generations, they have been the center of the time of troubles, the bhaal spawn crisis, the iron crisis, all the nonsense that sarevok was doing, the murder in Baldur's gate scenario, descent into avernus, and now everything with baldur's gate 3. Imagine, if any country in our world would have gone through all of that in the equivalent of a hundred or so years. People would be sprinting away from that location by the thousands.
Just had a history lesson in BG3 about Karsus Folly. I immediately thought of MrRhexx's telling of the story! My original perception of Volo in BG1 was comparable to MrRhexx in that world... but in BG3, my opinion of Volo has changed!
Heh! Volo was the original in-universe author of the 2nd edition Forgotten Realms sourcebooks. They were presented as city guidebooks (kind of like a travelling Yelp review). He's always been something of a raconteur and braggart, landing himself in trouble. Larian did a good job bringing him to life.
Aj Pickett expresses his opinion about Volo in one of his recent DND videos
@@patchlasses5649 will hop back into DND lore as soon as i finish BG3
fun fact about mercenaries in medieval times (related to flaming fists being mercs themselves):
nobles had the duty to serve in military positions in medieval times. but being sent off to war was very inconvenient as they wouldve had a hard time managing their estates from far away. one of they ways they went around this was hiring mercenaries. this is one of the reasons attributed to europe eventually developing standing professional armies since the fall of the roman empire. this mainly refers western europe.
how mercs lead to standing armies reminds me of the flaming fists.
I don't think thats true. You usually would have some kind of stuart. (Or a wife.) Also, feudal society was based on personal relationships, so your liege lord would expect you to appear in person if he called you to arms. Merceneries at this time might be something like a knight without their own domain and no formal allegiance.
As far as I'm informed, actual mercenaries appeared in the late medieval period, because that's when the economy became far more relient on money rather than exchange of goods. Due to numbers and tactical discipline they proved to be more efficient than feudal armies based on knights, so they replaced knights more and more. (That, and also the more and more absolutistic monarchs no longer wanted for their nobles to be military powers in their own right.)
For a city to be mainly guarded by mercenaries would have been rather uncommon. Cities usually had laws prescribing to their free citizens to procure and maintain armors and weapons (the quality based on income and status within the city), and regular practice. So cities usually had no standing watch at all, but if a war broke out, the citizens would be mobilized to defend the city. The organizational structure of city armies was based on the guilds.
I understand not wanting to do a Balder's Gate series of videos now but how it was described it sounds like you would love to do it eventually
I love the amount of Symbaroum art of thistle hold being used for the slums of baldur's gate. Fits so well lol
Finding a new Rhexx video in under 10 minutes? Amazing
im playing bg3 and i just set up camp outside the city and can see it in the distance, this video made me even more excited to finally see it!
Covering the factions featured in the game as well?
I love your coverage of the Abyss and Hell's. The more mysterious the better.
The Underdark is the most interesting including the ecology.
I actually played descent into avernus and finished it right before the major release of BG3, it was amazing especially the baldur's gate part we learned a good amount about it even if it was short, the cult of Tiamat, the dead three, etc. But the Hell part never lacked because my DM was very good at crafting new things to add on to the story itself so it never lacked. Fantastic video btw!
Thanks so much once again kind Sir.
Having played D&D as a TTRPG for a number of years prior to the release of "BG 1", I was absolutely ecstatic upon its release. Bioware hit it outta the Park on their first outing, with the add-on expansion "Tales of the Sword Coast", that included the infamous "Durlag's Tower", cranking the effort up to 11. Then, beyond expectations and belief, Bioware released "BG 2" (and its eventual expansion) and it was even BETTER! This was the Golden Age for CRPGs, with Bioware's off-shoot Black Isle, also giving us The Ice-wind Dale games and the brain-breaking Planescape: Torment. I actually totally lost count of the amount of times I played these games but I know I tried at least EVERY PC Class at least once in all of them, heh.
Was happy to see you include a few pics from Bioware's efforts in your vid, Buddy. Thanks again! 🥰
p.s. I'll also state that the usually overlooked IWD expansion "Trials of the Luremaster", was one of the most difficult RPGs I ever played. That beast of a game was savage on my PCs! When it insisted on a minimum character level to enter it, there was assuredly good reason. I damn near couldn't escape!
We need some more videos about the city's in the Forgotten Realms.
This was a fantastic video.
Considering in my game, my beyond level 20 party is mostly making the entire city their home, this extra information is very much appreciated! I've been looking to build upon what descent into avernus provided, so this will be very useful. Thanks MrRhexx :)
Thanks for another great video! Always happy and interested to learn new lore from the Forgotten Realms.
thanks for this video, the lore is always interesting !
Baldur's Gate makes me think of 19th century London, with it's permanent fog, great gap between rich and poor people, etc.
It could make a perfect location for a grim adventure.
Thank again for your work, it's really appreciated :)
The BG3 portrayal is bright and colorful even in the lower city, only the docks are a bit darker and seems they are more lax on the no animal/dog rules because you can bring a dog and an owlbear to stay with you in the elfsong tavern
to be fair, most of the players would've rioted if we had to leave Scratch outside the city! Plus this is why the strange ox asks you to smuggle him in, when you arrive at Basilisk's gate there's a Fist confiscating a refugee's chickens, so the rule does still seem to be in effect in the game.
Could just say that Gortash made the Flaming Fist make an exemption for you, but I would have been cool for the fist to at least confront you about it especially if you have scratch with you when exploring the city.
DUrge: "I am a Bhaalspawn on a redemption arc, but if you make me leave my dog outside the city with an army on the march, I WILL RELAPSE!"
Flaming Fist: "Understandable, have a nice day."
Most days I’m not playing dnd with my group, I’m grinding Baldurs gate. The city has almost too much to do though 😂
Awesome video man thanks! About to run my first campaign tomorrow, and just realized they'll probably want to take the route to pass baldur's gate. I had no idea where to start on doing research for the city. This explains a lot of the feeling i want to give my players in this city. Keep up the good work!
Hey man I'm such a big fan of your stuff, have been watching for years. I would listen to your skyrim lore on repeat in the background. Recently got into BG3 and love all your dnd lore!
I would love if you could do a video on the gith. I feel like I'm trying to learn more about their lore through the game/internet but keep coming up short.
Keep up the good work!
I would love to watch MrRhexx's reaction to a certain scene in an optional sidequest involving the Emperor in Act 3.
Glad to see a video about BG from you. On a tangent, I wonder, will we get a lore video about the area of Sands of Doom? Something we can use as a primer for our players.
Wish I had seen this before I played the game but nonetheless I love the lore now. Wish they'd make another one based in waterdeep.
I want the 5 part series NOW - this game is popular, it would be some of your most viewed videos
I want you to stop being so entitled NOW. your attitude is unpopular, it would be your most likeable move.
Given I'm playing Descent into Avernus currently and we're about leave Elturel in hell to go to the surface of Avernus, I can say its a lot more engaging than the city of Baldur's Gate since the campaign really glosses over a majority of the places there that aren't relevant to the plot. We've also been playing with additional alternate content like Fall of Elturel that change up the story to have us start in Elturel and witness its fall rather than the lackluster beginning in Baldur's Gate and only hearing about it.
that campaign was notoriously shat on for using Baldur gate as a selling point when the campaign had very little to do with it. The writer who wrote it even said he didnt want to do it. People who bought it expecting anything relevant with Baldur gate in the story was very disappointed. It was a good thing the story was good.
we are still waiting for a "What They Don't Tell You About the ba'ator" series (as part of the plans series that we never finished)
thanks by the way, i always like to delve into dnd lore with your content :)
Can you do more videos on the major cities in faerun like waterdeep please? I love the in depth nature of this video and very easy to grasp the concept of what Baldur's Gate as a city is supposed to be
I'm playing a remastered version of HoTDQ and my players just arrived at Baldur's, have to stay there for a couple of days so this video is a BLESSING.
Extremely cool! In your videos, I really appreciate how you look though multiple edition sources yourself to give us the great information you do. Your videos are clear and helpful. Wishing you good things!
Great stuff! Thanks Mr.Rhexx. And now knowing about these other continents.. I praise highly of my two DMs who mindstormed their campaigns and one shots to take place in and by the coast of Maztika! Incorporating missing/ lesser known dragons from the three main families of Chromatic, Gem and Metallics! For example, they got inspired by and using YELLOW coastal salt dragons that zip and flap their aerodynamically wings ( like Copper dragons ) around the upper island(s) of the trackless sea. To pass you have to have treasure tribute to pass into the shores of Maztica. And yes, my DMs use ORANGE dragons in the deep jungles of Maztica. The oranges flammable, oily salvia incinerate anyone in contact with the humid jungle air and washing it off in lakes make you go KABOOM! And the actual PURPLE dragons who live in the halfway Middle to Upper Underdark, goes on nightly hunts to feast on prey animals but prefer savannas, less tree rich areas. Plasma scoring inbound! BTW! The orange dragons are in a constant territorial multiway disputes with Green, Black and even Topaz, Bronze and Amethyst dragons! Thanks and shoutout to Richard Alan Lloyd, Dungeon Dad and AJ Pickett for getting a CLUE from where my dm's got their dragon inspiration from. I bet some of them are watching MrRhexxes videos ;)
I love these videos!!!! I watch them AS SOON as I see them out!! Thank you for doing what you do!!!
I've been loving the game so far but didn't actually know anything about the lore of the city, so thanks for this!
I seriously need a Baldur's Gate series... like an "All you need to know for a long campaign" sort of thing.
12 minutes in, and yeah, it is really interesting! I am gonna run a campaign that starts in Baldur's gate and the party will (should, if things go right) follow in the steps of Balduran, and sail to Anchorome, then if we get to later levels some spelljamming will come into play too (hopefully). In any case, there is so little about Anchorome, and there is so little content about it on youtube too, I wonder if it would be a good idea to make a video about it.
Perfect timing right before I waa about to hit the road to Baldurs Gate.
You should talk about the Grand Dukes at some point, there's some interesting things involving the current Dukes, one in particular comes to mind honestly...
There's a Grand Duke who's being enthralled by Mind Flayers according to DiA, whether that comes into play in Balders Gate 3 I do not know since I haven't gotten that far either but it might you know.
Hey MrRhexx, i always find your videos fantastic! But i speacially liked this one! I hope you make more videos on cities in the forgotten realms every now and then, between you other amazing videos!!!
Builder of baldurs gate to his son:
They said I was daft to build a castle on jagged fog infested barren wasteland.... But when that castle fell into the sea, I built this city on its ruins and look at it now .
just started running decent into avernus so this is perfect timing 😁
the lower city really is not as squalid as that in the game hmm.. but tha talso makes sense if the upper city is restricted to the nobility class as such then the merchants would still want at least a bit nicer a location and merchants and nobels will meet up somewhere for business discussions so there needs to be at least some nicer quarters reguartdless...
there are always grades to this thing... not nessesrily hard defined borders... the most dockside properties to seam more squalid and that is where you find the theives guild so hey it checks out that way at least...
it would have been interesting to see the upper city though...
and that strict dwarven librarian... i kind wish they would make a DLC that lets us do a campaign that happens in parallel so we get to see the upper city maybe a few bit of the lower icty they can reuse... then maybe had out on that broken bridge before it broken and head for water deep or something...
Seems like a good target for evil druids. You could have some real moral tension between the extreme actions of some radical druids vs the corruption and urban extremes of Baldur's Gate.
It would be a massive undertaking, but I would love to see Larian take on Waterdeep as their next title's setting.
I’m DMing a Descent into Avernus campaign which starts in Baldur’s Gate, and much of this information was left out of the section devoted to the city. There was a lot of information there and I think the book did a good job, but I appreciate this information too.
Will you ever cover Eberron?
His monster classes are so worth it!!
As D&D becomes more popular through games and movies I'm really excited that awesome creators like you can grow your audience.
I really need a dungeon master like you tbh
History of the major cities would be an amazing series!
It’s been to long sense I’ve seen your lore videos I’m glad to see your still going strong I’m subscribed on my other account, and I love the dnd videos! Thank you for these
Since you've touched on Baldur's Gate (both as a city and as a video game series), would you be willing to cover Athkatla? If Baldur's Gate is even half as corrupt as you say, then I shudder to think how bad it is in the City of Coin.
I can’t wait for the Artefacts' “strongest and useful” section to be granted some renewable at last I crave for more inspiration O Grand Muse: MrRhexx-Sama
This video is amazing! Learned a lot about my favorite city :)
I actually made my own section of the city called the cliffs where houses are literally built upon the sea side cliffs near the city with rickety walkways and bridges connecting the houses. In fact the majority of the people living their are nonhumans with some form of alternative movement whether is be climbing, swimming, or even flying.
Baldurs gate through your description sounds a hell of a lot like valparaíso in Chile, its also a dock for trading, houses are built hanging off the hills with narrow sidewalks and lots of stairs places where cars cant access but the difference is stray dogs are abundant
I’ve been trying to not see any spoilers I’ve pre ordered ps5 version but…it’s soooo tough I’m loving watching the gameplay. I don’t go past the gnoll town in first part.
Keep making these and maybe we can get Larian to use you guys for references in BG4 :D
Great vid, really set an atmosphere.
Nice rundown on Baldur's Basics!😉
I greatly appreciate all of your work. I don't even play D&D. But in the end I know more about the lore than an actual player. So thank you for giving me/us so much interesting facts
I would really enjoy a Baldurs Gate series!
Have you ever considered making a run of paperbacks for your monster series?
That overlay map of Abeir-Toril and Earth is something else. I love the Forgotten Realms lol
@MrRhexx Have you thought of covering the Eberron setting the same way you have covered Toril?
Holy cow, i always thought you pay those designs. You could be a profssional illustrator not just graphic designer and maqueting pro (doing books) writer, narrator... im getting kinda scare by your talent and work. Thank you for everything you do for us.
God, i needed this video. Thanks a lot your voice is music to my ears
One thing is for sure, you would never find me in a city that does not allow dogs!
I did purchase Monster Classes IV. I like it overall; the Mind Lord and Eye Tyrant classes are very engaging to read. I'm a bit upset that the Mind Lord diet wasn't elaborated on, especially when pickled brains were in their starting equipment. Furthermore, the class table listed Ability score increases as attribute score increases, but not the Ability Score Increase descriptions used the term Ability. But I do otherwise feel that the contents would be very fun to play, they make me feel like I'm playing that monster, and I'm excited to find a game to use them.
Know this, Mister Rhexx: You are groovy, so groove responsibly, which is to say as hard as possible
@MrRhexx: Try and find the hidden Location benath the Wyrmsrock fortress in Baldurs Gate 3 and the Fate of Baldurian will be revealed to you. It is quite uncomforting to know what (according to the game) happened to him.
you always no matter what video you make gets me ready and puts me in that dnd roleplay mind set and help me enjoy dnd night and have ideas for my sorceror if you could would you do a video on everything we might not know about the crystal dragon fyrnanth fate finder
Always love your videos man, I hope you have a wonderful day!
Man if you make a series about the major citys i would love a video about Silveymoon one of my favourite citys
This was a fun video! For the most part, I am really looking forward to BG3; I'm just waiting for its PS5 release, and hoping for the best. My own biggest wonder, though, is "how much Baldur's Gate is there in Baldur's Gate 3?" I know that the game should be allowed, maybe even expected, to stand on its own merits, instead of trying to wedge in every Easter egg, and reference, from BG1&2 that still makes sense 100+ years later, but as a fan of those games, and a believer that they are, in part, benefitting from name recognition, and nostalgia, I hope it will feel like another game in the series, and not just a D&D game where you can walk through. That was my biggest gripe with Descent into Avernus; Baldur's Gate mattered so little there, even being in the name.
Oh well. FRCS has long been my preferred D&D setting, and so lore from it, and that can somewhat update from 3e, is always appreciated! There were definitely several things I didn't know before watching this, so thank you!
Little aside; is there a reason to the mystery surrounding Balduran? It's neat, in much the same way as Uriel Seprim V sailing to Akaviir, and never coming back to Tamriel, but the Forgotten Realms is a powerful, high magic land, with numerous potent wizards, divine servants, and other diviners, so assuming its not an issue of "past this line in tbe sea, the power of the Faerunian gods wanes, and the power of the deities further west don't want us to know", it seems weird that no one can ascertain his fate, or where he hid various caches of loot.😊
I won't spoil much from the game, but you do spend quite a bit of time there in BG3, although it's not until later. There's lots to do, some references to the first two which really amazed me, and it overall ties in pretty nicely while still being its own thing.
As for Balduran's fate, it's hard to say. He was important historically but it's not like he was a powerful archmage. Most of the potent wizards and divine servants spend their time hunting down powerful artifacts or ancient magic. Finding what happened to the guy who founded this one city is not high on their list of priorities I imagine. Although they do mention him in BG3 so you might find some more info when you get to play it
@@reesr I won't spoil anything, but you can actually find out his fate in BG3...
@@philipfahy9658 i really wish i watched this video before playing BG3, i only knew him from the books in the game, so knowing what happened to him wasn't as crazy as it should be
Fun fact, the coat of Arms of Baldur’s Gate is almost identical to that of Paris !