Had my players dogged by a verbeeg warband while crossing the wilderness once back in AD&D 2e. With their random deformities I found that combat just naturally became more colorful. "You shove your sword through 'Split-Lip's' belly and he falls. Then 'Big-Ears' rushes you while 'Flat-Head' and 'Pumpkin-Nose' hurl their javelins."
I love using Verbeegs as the Wormtongues of the giant/giant-kin worlds. They will either bully ogres or manipulate true giants into being more agressive against civilization.
Good job. I recently picked up dark Alliance for the PS5 and discovered their strength and was wandering what they were. Now the next time I play D&D I think I'll create a verbeeg. I think that is hilarious that they're essentially the runt giants with Napoleon complex. That would be one of the more enjoyable racers to choose from imo. Keep up the good work.
A Verbeeg Javelin is the equivalent of a human Pike. A Verbeeg spear is a tree trunk that has been smoothed off with a spearhead the size of cinquedea.
Thank you so much AJ. I love the smaller, nearly forgotten giants like the verbeeg and the forest troll. Just as smart as an average human and so much tougher and stronger! I dream of running a campaign with a grand alliance of hobgoblins, verbeegs, and forest trolls. Hard-boiled forest troll longbowmen with poison-tipped arrows that don't fold to a cavalry charge or horse archer harrying, a verbeeg phalanx (fitted with chitin breastplates for real protection that isn't prohibitively expensive) with pikes as long as flagpoles, and sneering hobgoblin magical support for neutralizing the enemy's tricks and making them actually have to fight their superior regular troops. It would be as dreadful an army as the World had ever seen. One that would make the puny human and elvish lords' knees knock and their teeth chatter!
Hey AJ, its to early in the morning. I don't remember Verbeeg at all. Very interesting race of giants. Seems like they are the counter opposite of the Firbolg. I'm glad you did a giant video. Always enjoy what you do no matter what video it is. Thanks AJ & have a giant day.
I was spinning through your troll lore and found myself wanting to say something. Those DMs who want a more Norse authentic troll might think of trying the verbeeg. The Celts tend to describe them as larger... 13' to 15' seems more Giantish and less hominid. Granted Verbeeg are not as scarey as the D&D troll... regen is so much fun
To expand upon the meta history of Verbeegs, since the video has pretty much only given the Forgotten Realms version... Verbeegs vanished into obscurity after AD&D 2nd edition, only returning in a 3e issue of Dungeon magazine (#149, the adventure "Twisted Night"), in which they are described as variant Half-Ogres who favor their human heritage, causing them to be smaller and weaker but smarter than the normal half-ogre. They later were reinvented in 4th edition's Monster Manual 3 as the Feywild counterpart of ogres, as touched upon briefly in the video, where they are characterized as tall, handsome and highly intelligent, but also greedy, avaricious tricksters who love to manipulate and exploit others.
@@AJPickett You figure that they ought to make large PC characters playable at some point. Yet at least Verbeeg can be playable if nine feet is their average height. Large PCs could make things more interesting, but at the same time parties with Large PCs would need challenges that require creative solutions. PC ogre Barbarian too large to fit into a dungeon. Have the oni wizard polymorph the ogre just long enough to get through and into a size accommodating area. Or make the dungeon entrance larger with brute force.
@@Im-Not-a-Dog They should allow large subraces for races that a medium sized. Humans(through historical lore of giant ancestry),orcs(Orogs), Goliaths and etc should get large sized subraces.
I prefer giants over dragons on a personal level so any video on giants/giant kin is always appreciated. I will continue to wait patiently for your next remastered giant video!
@@benjaminholcomb9478 yes! "firbolg" literally means "bag men". In Irish myth, the firbolg were made to carry bags of earth with them when they were enslaved in Greece. Outside of myth, it is etymologically related to Belgium (and its variants) which were also considered a Celtic people related to the Gauls.
I wonder what Verbeegs or Firbolgs for that matter, think of Goliaths since a Verbeeg is only a foot taller then a average Goliath. I really hope the new Icewind Dale book gives us some more lore on the Goliath and there relations to Giants and Giant-Kin.
Yet I'm surprised that they aren't playable yet. At nine feet tall a PC Verbeeg could be neat to see. A Verbeeg barbarian could be mistaken for a tall gruff human. Not to mention it could bring up questions of whether humans were once giants and just kicked out of the Ordning during the war against dragons.
@@AJPickett Yeah, Goliath culture is interesting but the races history and connection to the world is lacking. In Forgotten Realms Goliaths are pretty much just big mountain people that may or may not be related to Stone Giants, so expanding on Golaiths would be cool to see.
Great video about a underused and forgotten aspect of D&D as always. Kinda wish WoTC would Dragon Magazine for these kind of things. You could be a writer for that team. Also have you picked up Exploring Eberron?
When I read about them in one of the early Drizzt novels, I don't remember why but I imagined them as giant goblins, and I still want a monster like that. 8ft tall goblins.
Dem nosehairs at 8:42 tho! Somebody get this guy some tweezers! (has immediate images of goblins being pressed into service for Verbeeg grooming purposes)
I never really considered Verbeeg to be real giants, I use to think of them as lesser/evil versions of Firbolg. I do like the idea of a Verbeeg Rogue however. You can't ignore a large humanoid who can easily lift over a ton, applying that level of strength to sneak attacks all whilst cartoonishly using the hide/move silently skills to go unseen.
I have a question for you oh loremaster. Would you ever consider doing a video on the orgins of nicknames for deity's? I have noticed that some of the more famous deities have many nicknames. I personally once DMed an entire campaign and never called Vecna the same name twice.
Now I am imagining a peaceful and friendly settlement of guides composed of Verbeeg and Goliaths that drink potions of giant growth sprinkled with fairy dust like they are water. To them the bigger a person is the more attractive they are which is true for them, and they recognize and joke about how ridiculous it is getting. Some deer also got mixed in because the fairies thought it would be funny when sprinkling the fairy dust. Their leader is essentially female Bambi.
Great video AJ. I have my own rules in my campaigns when playing a Verbeeg as a PC. Humanity is still old-school AD&D, so playing a Tabaxi (my rules were different because I made them PCs before the rules for them existed, the Cat Lord was a big deal in most of my campaigns as well as some Americas [based upon Seven Cities of Gold computer game] campaigns), Half-Orc, or Subdiaboli (my version of Teifling before Teiflings existed) drew a lot of unwanted attention. The best option was playing a Half-Verbeeg, which is like playing a more human-looking ugly Half-Ogre. It was far more versatile too. Even in my most fantasy level fantasy games, xenophobia never became a non-issue save for outlaw towns and rogue sanctuaries. I never have gone Dragon Lance in making the characters so nothing in scale but the characters did have to adjust to the world they were in and did have an effect on the world when significant enough. One party bough a relatively gentle Ogre and he became an NPC ally, staying with the party when granted his freedom. That Ogre became known as part of the group of heroes. His story became known. The slave trade fell apart because of that, even for "subdued evil humanoids". The party did not even try to do that... and the domino effect outed my campaigns Verbeeg rogues in human kingdoms when Bards spoke with Bonk (the Ogre "hero") because of their funding through the slave trade and misinformation practice... deduced by the Bards, not understood by Bonk.
There’s a wonderful community at both rouge’s gaming and dragon’s lair comics. I would try asking around at there community sessions. That’s how I found my group
No, Fomorians and to a lesser extent, Verbeeg, the Voadkyn are not very attractive, but not actually deformed and the Firbolg don't tend to be deformed any more than humans can be. True giants have a low instance of deformity, even less common than humans.
Yes faust my verbeeg doctor conjuration wizard can be a reality.Also i am grateful for your return to giant kin.Any chance at any kara tur giants or planar beings coming in the near future?Older dnd editions make me want to just lost finding lost lore fan made unofficial or official.
Hey was wondering if you could do a video on the legendary kraken The Unbeheld, I’ve looked but there isn’t a lot of info on the web, but you always seem to have more luck with there things
They do get a blurb or two in Rime of the Frost Maiden. (Which granted came out just earlier this week which is several weeks after this was posted) :)
Do verbeeg ever take over human settlements since they're smaller than them? Also have giant tried to influence Humanity to join them in up coming war with dragon? P.s Also great video! I always love it when you do obscure monsters! Oh also could you do a short video on Zygodacts from dragon magazine 267? There pretty weird! 😁
Humanity, as always, will aid Both sides in the war, because humans are power hungry and extremely diverse. Zygodacts! Oh wow, OK I have them on my list.
Thank you and: 1.bronze,gold and silver dragons are the trinity of DnD, kinda like Superma, Wonder Woman and Batman 2.Verbeeg should have 16 charisma and proficiency in deception,persuasion,intimidation and insight 3.nice video
Thanks so much for the video, thoughtful and inspiring as I have come to expect. The Verbeeg, and Goliaths will be advancement NPCs in my Xen’drik campaign. A perfect coupling of denizens of the Tents of Rushemé, the disciplined Goliaths from the high ground and mountain ranges and adaptable Verbeeg mastering life in the heart of the jungles, barren volcanic ruins or tundras of Xen’drik. Cheers to the Giants!
@@AJPickett So they're still existing, sorry about that question but I have no interests in Giants, I only viewed them as tall, ugly, foul tempered and stupid monster but I'd like to see one killed as a trophy.
it's just a matter of which part of the name you put the emphasis on. I tried saying it several times with a thick dwarven accent and this way seemed more natural.
It is possible, I daresay likely, that verbeeg have sereptitiously mingled with the Goliath clans of the southern steppes and may have assumed their royal houses. I fear a war comes that may threaten humankind.
I understand there are giants in other parts of the world like sand giants etc. And they aren't related to the ones with you already discussed..could you do something on them?
I go by what the first edition AD&A game described them as. A race of Human Giants. Before there was Half-Ogres, but they are entirely different from Verbeeg. I gave them the full human alignment chances.
@AJ Pickett I think Verbeeg are from English folklore. The first edition mentions Jimmy Squarefoot and Jack in Irons as two Verbeeg. As though the players should know who they are. I also recall them being described as thin for their height. With mild deformities.
Honestly I alter using homebrew the size categories anything less than 10 feet tall is not large if it is a size capable of being attained by humans it should not be considered large unless the person is over 1000 pounds
@@dr.calibrations7984 depends. The Bible describes (well, really just mentions) giant men that were the children of fallen angels and men or the descendants of such.
Quit promoting patreon. I've been following the recent court cases and Patreon is about to implode. My advice is get a subscribestar account or any other alternative payment processor.
@@robertherek4020 patreon lost a law suit and have to pay large sums of money, in a landmark case against platforms Vs creators, leaving patreon and other platforms wide open to further prosecution for their cancel culture behaviour. It's good news for creators, bad news for patreon.
I don't know how to adress this because I'm shy, but I have a small blog about D&D and a month and a half ago I posted a Verbeeg playable race :) I liked this video, especially the last-but-not-least part, where you say that one should not consider all Verbeeg under the same prejudice and that can very well exist non-evil members of this race, which is the basis of my homebrew race. I don't know if it is a good thing to post a link (doesn't UA-cam hide them anyway?), let me know if you are interested!
Self advertising on someone else's channel is a big no no on youtube. If you feel like you have to ask permission, it's probably because you're crossing a boundary you already know is there.
@@bluebowser3121 Yeah. That is why I asked permission first. Also, I'm doing this because I actually made content that is relevant to the video, if I just wanted to self promote I would have spammed myself months ago.
@@Menzobarrenza here it is: Ability Score Increase. +2 Charisma, +1 Strength. Age. Up to 500 years. Alignment. Verbeegs that embrace their heritage tend to be neutral evil, while those who have deeper ties to the Feywild live a more chaotic (either good or evil) life. Lafwul Verbeegs are rare, but not unheard of. Size. Between 8 and 9 feet tall and 300 to 450 pounds of weight. Your size is Medium. Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet. Senses. Darkvision 30 feet. Trickster Influence. You are proficient in Deception and know the Prestidigitation cantrip. Accomplished spear-figher. You are proficient with spears and shields. Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag or lift. Languages. Common, Giant, Sylvan.
Fun fact, this species was named for the sound humans make when we see them. "ver'beeeg..."
Had my players dogged by a verbeeg warband while crossing the wilderness once back in AD&D 2e. With their random deformities I found that combat just naturally became more colorful.
"You shove your sword through 'Split-Lip's' belly and he falls. Then 'Big-Ears' rushes you while 'Flat-Head' and 'Pumpkin-Nose' hurl their javelins."
I love using Verbeegs as the Wormtongues of the giant/giant-kin worlds. They will either bully ogres or manipulate true giants into being more agressive against civilization.
Good job. I recently picked up dark Alliance for the PS5 and discovered their strength and was wandering what they were. Now the next time I play D&D I think I'll create a verbeeg. I think that is hilarious that they're essentially the runt giants with Napoleon complex. That would be one of the more enjoyable racers to choose from imo. Keep up the good work.
A Verbeeg Javelin is the equivalent of a human Pike. A Verbeeg spear is a tree trunk that has been smoothed off with a spearhead the size of cinquedea.
I’ve seen many pole arms not that different from that in Ren Fairs
Oberstruhmfuhrer Schrodinger Humans can use Verbeeg weapons, it just requires Str 15 and both hands.
I like the information on their Society. Thanks AJ!
You bet, I will probably mention them a lot more in upcoming giant videos, as we talk more about Hartsvale, frost giants and so on.
A giant-Kin that sounds like how a drunk Texan would say 'Very Big'
Thank you so much AJ. I love the smaller, nearly forgotten giants like the verbeeg and the forest troll. Just as smart as an average human and so much tougher and stronger! I dream of running a campaign with a grand alliance of hobgoblins, verbeegs, and forest trolls. Hard-boiled forest troll longbowmen with poison-tipped arrows that don't fold to a cavalry charge or horse archer harrying, a verbeeg phalanx (fitted with chitin breastplates for real protection that isn't prohibitively expensive) with pikes as long as flagpoles, and sneering hobgoblin magical support for neutralizing the enemy's tricks and making them actually have to fight their superior regular troops. It would be as dreadful an army as the World had ever seen. One that would make the puny human and elvish lords' knees knock and their teeth chatter!
You will love the demon trolls of Narfell.
Hey AJ, its to early in the morning. I don't remember Verbeeg at all. Very interesting race of giants. Seems like they are the counter opposite of the Firbolg. I'm glad you did a giant video. Always enjoy what you do no matter what video it is.
Thanks AJ & have a giant day.
then comes the Bard & shouts:
"you're a Giant?! I've seen Orcs bigger than your kind! you're not a Verbeeg, you're a 'very small'!"
This is pretty cool! Thank you AJ appreciate all your explained lore videos! 👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you enjoyed!
Thank you AJ! Have a great day!
Dragons...giants...coincidence? Oh A.J., you sneaky devil.
He’s doing Dragons vs Giants, but instead of fighting, they’re seeing who gets more views.
I was spinning through your troll lore and found myself wanting to say something. Those DMs who want a more Norse authentic troll might think of trying the verbeeg. The Celts tend to describe them as larger... 13' to 15' seems more Giantish and less hominid. Granted Verbeeg are not as scarey as the D&D troll... regen is so much fun
To expand upon the meta history of Verbeegs, since the video has pretty much only given the Forgotten Realms version... Verbeegs vanished into obscurity after AD&D 2nd edition, only returning in a 3e issue of Dungeon magazine (#149, the adventure "Twisted Night"), in which they are described as variant Half-Ogres who favor their human heritage, causing them to be smaller and weaker but smarter than the normal half-ogre. They later were reinvented in 4th edition's Monster Manual 3 as the Feywild counterpart of ogres, as touched upon briefly in the video, where they are characterized as tall, handsome and highly intelligent, but also greedy, avaricious tricksters who love to manipulate and exploit others.
So Verbeeg could be a playable characters if nine feet is considered medium.
Just barely, yes.
@@AJPickett You figure that they ought to make large PC characters playable at some point. Yet at least Verbeeg can be playable if nine feet is their average height.
Large PCs could make things more interesting, but at the same time parties with Large PCs would need challenges that require creative solutions. PC ogre Barbarian too large to fit into a dungeon. Have the oni wizard polymorph the ogre just long enough to get through and into a size accommodating area. Or make the dungeon entrance larger with brute force.
Make Centaurs Large Again!
Same goes for Minotaurs.
@@Im-Not-a-Dog They should allow large subraces for races that a medium sized. Humans(through historical lore of giant ancestry),orcs(Orogs), Goliaths and etc should get large sized subraces.
I prefer giants over dragons on a personal level so any video on giants/giant kin is always appreciated. I will continue to wait patiently for your next remastered giant video!
Verbeeg aka, the human equivalent of Ratigan, the world's greatest human, oh Verbeeg, oh Verbeeg, the world's greatest...something something .
aren't they the equivalent of a Halfling?
A little late to the party, but in Irish "Fir Beag" means "small men", which is how the other giants would see them...
It's also a (made up) syndrome. lol
Wait, is that related to the term for firbolg?
@@benjaminholcomb9478 yes! "firbolg" literally means "bag men". In Irish myth, the firbolg were made to carry bags of earth with them when they were enslaved in Greece. Outside of myth, it is etymologically related to Belgium (and its variants) which were also considered a Celtic people related to the Gauls.
I wonder what Verbeegs or Firbolgs for that matter, think of Goliaths since a Verbeeg is only a foot taller then a average Goliath. I really hope the new Icewind Dale book gives us some more lore on the Goliath and there relations to Giants and Giant-Kin.
Goliath, much as I like them, are a bit... disconnected to traditional Forgotten Realms lore. So yes, I would like more resources for them as well.
Yet I'm surprised that they aren't playable yet. At nine feet tall a PC Verbeeg could be neat to see. A Verbeeg barbarian could be mistaken for a tall gruff human.
Not to mention it could bring up questions of whether humans were once giants and just kicked out of the Ordning during the war against dragons.
@@AJPickett Yeah, Goliath culture is interesting but the races history and connection to the world is lacking. In Forgotten Realms Goliaths are pretty much just big mountain people that may or may not be related to Stone Giants, so expanding on Golaiths would be cool to see.
Great video about a underused and forgotten aspect of D&D as always. Kinda wish WoTC would Dragon Magazine for these kind of things. You could be a writer for that team.
Also have you picked up Exploring Eberron?
That would be cool! And no... not an Eberron fan.
So they're the rogues of giant kind
Verbeeg - the Dwarf of Giants
When I read about them in one of the early Drizzt novels, I don't remember why but I imagined them as giant goblins, and I still want a monster like that. 8ft tall goblins.
Dem nosehairs at 8:42 tho! Somebody get this guy some tweezers!
(has immediate images of goblins being pressed into service for Verbeeg grooming purposes)
Considering how sparse their hair is, they probably take great pride in any that they do have... just a theory.
This is a pleasant surprise to wake up too.
There like giant special and or shock troops
Everyone knows Hill Giants are the ”special” Giants.
Welcome back loremaster!
I live! *Crack of Thunder*
I never really considered Verbeeg to be real giants, I use to think of them as lesser/evil versions of Firbolg. I do like the idea of a Verbeeg Rogue however. You can't ignore a large humanoid who can easily lift over a ton, applying that level of strength to sneak attacks all whilst cartoonishly using the hide/move silently skills to go unseen.
Yeah, nobody suspects the massive brute to be the tavern cut-purse.
I have a question for you oh loremaster.
Would you ever consider doing a video on the orgins of nicknames for deity's? I have noticed that some of the more famous deities have many nicknames. I personally once DMed an entire campaign and never called Vecna the same name twice.
I'd consider it, but that is a lot and I mean a LOT of work to do for a niche interest.
I thank you for the consideration.
Look forward to more Hartsdale and giants in general.
I especially look forward to old school Firbolgs.
Yay!
Me: What's a Verbeeg?
Get some knowledge in ya! :)
Now I am imagining a peaceful and friendly settlement of guides composed of Verbeeg and Goliaths that drink potions of giant growth sprinkled with fairy dust like they are water. To them the bigger a person is the more attractive they are which is true for them, and they recognize and joke about how ridiculous it is getting. Some deer also got mixed in because the fairies thought it would be funny when sprinkling the fairy dust. Their leader is essentially female Bambi.
Great video AJ. I have my own rules in my campaigns when playing a Verbeeg as a PC. Humanity is still old-school AD&D, so playing a Tabaxi (my rules were different because I made them PCs before the rules for them existed, the Cat Lord was a big deal in most of my campaigns as well as some Americas [based upon Seven Cities of Gold computer game] campaigns), Half-Orc, or Subdiaboli (my version of Teifling before Teiflings existed) drew a lot of unwanted attention. The best option was playing a Half-Verbeeg, which is like playing a more human-looking ugly Half-Ogre. It was far more versatile too. Even in my most fantasy level fantasy games, xenophobia never became a non-issue save for outlaw towns and rogue sanctuaries. I never have gone Dragon Lance in making the characters so nothing in scale but the characters did have to adjust to the world they were in and did have an effect on the world when significant enough. One party bough a relatively gentle Ogre and he became an NPC ally, staying with the party when granted his freedom. That Ogre became known as part of the group of heroes. His story became known. The slave trade fell apart because of that, even for "subdued evil humanoids". The party did not even try to do that... and the domino effect outed my campaigns Verbeeg rogues in human kingdoms when Bards spoke with Bonk (the Ogre "hero") because of their funding through the slave trade and misinformation practice... deduced by the Bards, not understood by Bonk.
That image around 7:46 is awesome.
good video AJ
Oh man, I feel bad for the Verbeeg who's entire marriage was a shame
Chef the verbeeg is the boss I'm at in dark alliance PS5 disc
Great details! Feydark and shadowdark when?
New subscriber here, your content is just , well it's just great man. I love, absolutely love this type of education. Cheers from Austin Texas mate.
Aye. I’m also outta Austin 😁👌
Hell yea, represent.
Know anyone looking for players for d&d I'm new to Austin
Thanks and welcome!
There’s a wonderful community at both rouge’s gaming and dragon’s lair comics. I would try asking around at there community sessions. That’s how I found my group
Do all Giants tend towards deformities?
No, Fomorians and to a lesser extent, Verbeeg, the Voadkyn are not very attractive, but not actually deformed and the Firbolg don't tend to be deformed any more than humans can be. True giants have a low instance of deformity, even less common than humans.
@@AJPickett thank you sir.
Making this video was verbeeg of you.
aaaayyyy!
They're 9 feet tall, but then there's a picture of a giant that's tall as a tree.
at least 9 feet tall, they can get a bit bigger. But there are not many accurate images of verbeeg available.
@@AJPickett Can always put up a picture of a dwarf. Giants won't notice the difference.
Yes faust my verbeeg doctor conjuration wizard can be a reality.Also i am grateful for your return to giant kin.Any chance at any kara tur giants or planar beings coming in the near future?Older dnd editions make me want to just lost finding lost lore fan made unofficial or official.
I have not even begun to look into Kara-Tur giants, I will have to check them out.
Correction * i want to get lost discovering all the tabletop hobby culture.
Excellent content! Thanks for this.
My pleasure!
Pre-dumb ogre? Nah, thats the Irda.
Hey was wondering if you could do a video on the legendary kraken The Unbeheld, I’ve looked but there isn’t a lot of info on the web, but you always seem to have more luck with there things
I'll check it out, no promises
They do get a blurb or two in Rime of the Frost Maiden. (Which granted came out just earlier this week which is several weeks after this was posted) :)
WE'RE BACK TO THE GIANTS!!!
Crazy how wulfgar from the drizzt novels just FOLDS ONE OF THESE literally
So many great videos. I appreciate your effort and smart dialogue. Thank you from Seattle, Washington. USA.
Can you please do the book of vile darkness and the book of exalted deeds?
Do verbeeg ever take over human settlements since they're smaller than them? Also have giant tried to influence Humanity to join them in up coming war with dragon?
P.s Also great video! I always love it when you do obscure monsters! Oh also could you do a short video on Zygodacts from dragon magazine 267? There pretty weird! 😁
Humanity, as always, will aid Both sides in the war, because humans are power hungry and extremely diverse. Zygodacts! Oh wow, OK I have them on my list.
@@AJPickett Thanks aj!
"Similar to a hoplite but they dont fight in formation."
It would make more sense for me to demonstrate it on camera... maybe next time.
Very awesome video! I love giants and giant-kin. I can't wait to hear all about the Voadkin.
Dear, Algorithm Gods. Please bless this video with wide circulation and the site of many eyes😀
Praise GoOgLe!
Thank you and:
1.bronze,gold and silver dragons are the trinity of DnD, kinda like Superma, Wonder Woman and Batman
2.Verbeeg should have 16 charisma and proficiency in deception,persuasion,intimidation and insight
3.nice video
You're welcome
@@AJPickett Thanks.
The problem with ogre intellect is that it works by comparsion.
And there is no way that a dog can have an intellect of 2.
Thanks so much for the video, thoughtful and inspiring as I have come to expect. The Verbeeg, and Goliaths will be advancement NPCs in my Xen’drik campaign. A perfect coupling of denizens of the Tents of Rushemé, the disciplined Goliaths from the high ground and mountain ranges and adaptable Verbeeg mastering life in the heart of the jungles, barren volcanic ruins or tundras of Xen’drik. Cheers to the Giants!
Its the rogebarian
Aka Conan.
Here wuz Seamus!
Welcome back sir.
@@AJPickett many thanks! I always enjoy being here. It always helps with the quarantine.
Your back.
@@nicolaezenoaga9756 ye! I'm front too (bad pun)
The art in this episode is terrific!
Really don’t understand why there isn’t a version of these guys in 5e. Same with the Wood-giants.
Good news, they are now in 5e thanks to Icewind Dale Rime of the Frostmaiden
Don’t let caid hear this because if he does he’ll think he’s just a tiny we’re being and is going to go into a depression.
8:05 It’s Tyler1!
😂
Might want to get off patreon with the owen benjamin case betting in a couple of months they might take revenue to pay off the arbitration.
I will be talking about that today on the live stream.. yes, totally agree, I am now on SubscribeStar!
cool
Why must they be so sexy? The Verbeeg guys and gals you showed were all so handsome
Are you a bard?
@@himanshuwilhelm5534 cleric
THOMAS, NOOOOOO!!!!
@@lucascoval828 Thomas YES
Why does fucking nobody wear a helmet?
because they are all sponsored by hair care manufacturers.
@@AJPickett 😂
So they’re smart Demi giants? Though they are also stronger than Goliaths.
And I kind of look like cross with but ogre and a hill Giant these things are but they shared in common doorbell stupid as hell
The certainly act like their stupid cousins, until all of a sudden, the trap is sprung and you see the real gleam of intelligence in their eyes.
Beeg beeg boi
Baseegly
Are these giants really Evil? I mean I always view Giants as evil creatures.
Neutral evil is probably the most common alignment in their culture.
@@AJPickett Wow, I guess that makes me happy to hear. I don't want to be rude but are all of these Giants in DnD really extinct?
@@kevinobill4818 extinct? No.
@@AJPickett So they're still existing, sorry about that question but I have no interests in Giants, I only viewed them as tall, ugly, foul tempered and stupid monster but I'd like to see one killed as a trophy.
🔥🖤🔥
I thought it was Clang-ge-din silverbeard? Was I wrong? I know alot of the names are crazy but I like to know them if I can lol
it's just a matter of which part of the name you put the emphasis on. I tried saying it several times with a thick dwarven accent and this way seemed more natural.
@@AJPickett ah, gotcha
So, any other DMs here doing prep work for Rime of the Frostmaiden?
It is possible, I daresay likely, that verbeeg have sereptitiously mingled with the Goliath clans of the southern steppes and may have assumed their royal houses. I fear a war comes that may threaten humankind.
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I understand there are giants in other parts of the world like sand giants etc. And they aren't related to the ones with you already discussed..could you do something on them?
Yes
I go by what the first edition AD&A game described them as. A race of Human Giants. Before there was Half-Ogres, but they are entirely different from Verbeeg. I gave them the full human alignment chances.
That works
@AJ Pickett I think Verbeeg are from English folklore. The first edition mentions Jimmy Squarefoot and Jack in Irons as two Verbeeg. As though the players should know who they are. I also recall them being described as thin for their height. With mild deformities.
Honestly I alter using homebrew the size categories anything less than 10 feet tall is not large if it is a size capable of being attained by humans it should not be considered large unless the person is over 1000 pounds
Well 10 feet is attainable I guess, but humans that reach that size aren't exactly healthy.....
@@dr.calibrations7984 depends. The Bible describes (well, really just mentions) giant men that were the children of fallen angels and men or the descendants of such.
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Yeah, the Nehalem. But I was mentioning people with Giantism.
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Here from the frozenfar book on dmsguild
Goliaths?
I don't know how to adress this because I'm shy, but I have a small blog about D&D and a month and a half ago I posted a Verbeeg playable race :) I liked this video, especially the last-but-not-least part, where you say that one should not consider all Verbeeg under the same prejudice and that can very well exist non-evil members of this race, which is the basis of my homebrew race.
I don't know if it is a good thing to post a link (doesn't UA-cam hide them anyway?), let me know if you are interested!
I'm thinking about statting out the Verbeeg race too, so I would be very happy if I could see your take on them.
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@@bluebowser3121 Yeah. That is why I asked permission first. Also, I'm doing this because I actually made content that is relevant to the video, if I just wanted to self promote I would have spammed myself months ago.
@@Menzobarrenza here it is:
Ability Score Increase. +2 Charisma, +1 Strength.
Age. Up to 500 years.
Alignment. Verbeegs that embrace their heritage tend to be neutral evil, while those who have deeper ties to the Feywild live a more chaotic (either good or evil) life. Lafwul Verbeegs are rare, but not unheard of.
Size. Between 8 and 9 feet tall and 300 to 450 pounds of weight. Your size is Medium.
Speed. Your base walking speed is 35 feet.
Senses. Darkvision 30 feet.
Trickster Influence. You are proficient in Deception and know the Prestidigitation cantrip.
Accomplished spear-figher. You are proficient with spears and shields.
Powerful Build. You count as one size larger when determining your carrying capacity and the weight you can push, drag or lift.
Languages. Common, Giant, Sylvan.
@@spaceorochi Thank you That's very neat.
Are they the smallest of the giant kin?
I think Goliath or ogres are
I cannot take them seriously because they are named "Verbeeg".
That would be a huge mistake. Any race that can bully themselves to the top of an Ogre tribe is not something you can take lightly.
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Soooooo goliath + even though Goliaths are true giants......🤪
Small communist giants
That name is oddly..boring by D&D’s standards.
What's the difference between a Verbeeg and an Ogrillion? One is half orc and the other is half human?
Verbeeg are in no way related to humans, they just look similar.
Not a Dog Thanks for the clarification.
I always thought they were a cross between human and hill giant.