What They Don't Tell You About Red Dragons - D&D

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  • @Bahatmogan
    @Bahatmogan 5 років тому +908

    "Thordak the Cinder King,
    Had a Very Shiny Gem,
    And if You Ever Saw It,
    Run The F*** Away From Him." - Scanlan Shorthalt

    • @robertstone3230
      @robertstone3230 5 років тому +27

      😭☠️👻 Thordak is my favorite big bad so far on CR

    • @magiv4205
      @magiv4205 5 років тому +6

      I hope this gets pinned

    • @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010
      @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 5 років тому +5

      @@robertstone3230 what episode I want to know what to look forward to

    • @xpglr
      @xpglr 5 років тому +8

      You just made my day with that comment, ha! Definitely one of my top fav Scanlan Songs - I laughed way too hard when he sang it😂😂😂 Thanks for that comment.

    • @goatnorrisxxvii2512
      @goatnorrisxxvii2512 4 роки тому +1

      Yyyyeeeeeessssssss, my favorite song by sam

  • @Spacew12
    @Spacew12 5 років тому +511

    "When a red dragon is fighting you it is thinking about all the great loot you may have". So most players playing D&D do it with the mindset of red dragons.

    • @ImperialCoffee769
      @ImperialCoffee769 4 роки тому +25

      Or most players from any game that has loot

    • @ruthiekest3218
      @ruthiekest3218 2 роки тому +3

      Depends if there's another red dragon coming looked for it

    • @channingdeadnight
      @channingdeadnight 2 роки тому +7

      very insightfull sir, and quite clever. thank you that brought forth a chuckle.

  • @Mega2Sis
    @Mega2Sis 5 років тому +2074

    My elven bard found a red egg and no knowledge about dragons. He’s very excited to see it hatch and raise it. The rest of the group is not.

    • @paradocks23
      @paradocks23 5 років тому +417

      Time for a nature vs. Nurture debate where you decide if his teachings outweigh the instincts of the dragon from birth.

    • @MeTaLISaWeSoMe95
      @MeTaLISaWeSoMe95 5 років тому +176

      @@paradocks23 that's... Actually a really cool idea 👌👍

    • @Earmitethemself
      @Earmitethemself 5 років тому +62

      Maybe it's a copper...?

    • @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010
      @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 5 років тому +54

      Everyone in the party dies

    • @Mega2Sis
      @Mega2Sis 5 років тому +438

      Update: The egg hatched. We now have a little red dragon that called out for it's mother instantly. then a roar from the far off distant called back. the future does not look good

  • @jgr7487
    @jgr7487 5 років тому +778

    how to play a Red Dragon TL;DR:
    play an über-mighty Murder-Hobo.

    • @iainhansen1047
      @iainhansen1047 5 років тому +25

      JoaoG R very accurate

    • @javonyounger5107
      @javonyounger5107 5 років тому +43

      But red dragons have a base. And actually, care about their rep.

    • @adamorick2872
      @adamorick2872 5 років тому +60

      @@javonyounger5107 murder hobos can have a base, and even murder hobos have a rep of murder hoboing to upkeep

    • @Spllyn
      @Spllyn 5 років тому +36

      @@adamorick2872 and in a world with no internet, and full of other murder hobos. You really have to work hard at the craft of being a murder-hobo to get that rep

    • @SmartassEyebrows
      @SmartassEyebrows 5 років тому +8

      Definitely top MMO players

  • @victorautor2942
    @victorautor2942 5 років тому +693

    Steel dragons: Role playing
    Red dragons: looting
    They are just like players, but MORE into everything

  • @RelativelyBest
    @RelativelyBest 5 років тому +242

    Now I'm just imagining some adventurers coming across a juvenile red dragon who follows them around while being really tsundere about not needing any help surviving.

    • @Hektols
      @Hektols 4 роки тому +5

      To be fair, young red dragons are quite strong, wyrmlings are surprisingly considering they are still babies:
      www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/red-dragon-wyrmling
      A juvenile dragon is already large size, with good AC, base attack and a breath weapon able to make a lot of damage.

    • @cazador7131
      @cazador7131 3 роки тому +17

      @@Hektols yeah, if one wants to play wrestle it will result in several broken bones at the very least.

    • @yonasshinigami4956
      @yonasshinigami4956 3 роки тому +17

      B-Baka!!

    • @jacobsheehan5775
      @jacobsheehan5775 Рік тому +2

      ​@Cazador the question remains: for who?

    • @AnotherEmptyDream
      @AnotherEmptyDream 10 місяців тому +4

      Absolutely building a red dragon as a PC who is juvenile and (can't use dragon form for reason x) really horny for loot and protects her party at all cost because she considers them as part of her hoard.

  • @jamescornell5297
    @jamescornell5297 5 років тому +860

    Red: I have the greatest hoard in the world and anyone who claims otherwise is wrong.
    Slave: My lord! We have received news of another red dragon who claims his hoard is bigger.
    Red: Oh IT IS ON!!! Come at me, b!tch!

    • @beatrixthegreat1138
      @beatrixthegreat1138 5 років тому +8

      lol!!

    • @wlanalex
      @wlanalex 5 років тому +38

      "lets kill that red bastard and add his hoard to mine."

    • @kunik61
      @kunik61 5 років тому +14

      James Cornell //a Red who proclaims itself as a god appears// screw the money, I am a god!

    • @belugaval144
      @belugaval144 5 років тому +6

      Wait this is just the plot of snow white

    • @AmaryInkawult
      @AmaryInkawult 5 років тому +17

      This gave me an incredibly stupid, but possibly a highly rewarding idea. My DM is going to regret having my sorceress learn dragon blood imbuing rituals in a previous 1 on 1 campaign.
      Thanks for the inspiration.

  • @naoura4939
    @naoura4939 5 років тому +939

    You know... a really, *really* evil Bard could just start telling stories about a Legendary Red Dragon that laid waste to far off lands, naming very specific places that it wished to strike next.
    Basically, manipulating the Pride of Red dragons to send a wave of destruction out.

    • @blackgriffinxx
      @blackgriffinxx 5 років тому +51

      Story of the Madder bastard bard.

    • @killertrip10
      @killertrip10 5 років тому +22

      Would you go out and stomp some ant hill if i told you some ants were singing songs about how you did it?

    • @darioidk2508
      @darioidk2508 5 років тому +70

      @@killertrip10 what you said doesn't make sense. Humans are not as proud as red dragons lol, at all.

    • @killertrip10
      @killertrip10 5 років тому +18

      @@darioidk2508 I just really don't think red dragons would be hopping up to be humans playthings.
      Their int, wis, and charisma is like 25, 15, and 22 or something, right? You really think they'd be stupid enough to fall for such an obvious trick?
      Edit: their int is 16 and their wis is 13 but i still really don't think they'd care about what humans are saying about them. It's about pride between red dragons. Now if a bard started singing songs about how some red dragons in the area a weak and the townspeople spread the song, yeah sure they'd probably light up some cities and villages. Not the same as a tactical nuclear strike. More like a time bomb with an explosion that was actively looking for you.

    • @AngelRaivan8579-xh4fr
      @AngelRaivan8579-xh4fr 5 років тому +7

      Yup, all dragons have huge weakness that can be manipulated.

  • @TheMorbidHobbiest
    @TheMorbidHobbiest 5 років тому +286

    "What's the matter with Grog? He's been in the outhouse all day."
    "Red dragon revenge. "

  • @darkqueenfenrisulfr
    @darkqueenfenrisulfr 5 років тому +212

    Grigori best boy
    “For the price of a single life, I shall leave this land in peace. As my "vanquisher", the duchy would bow to you. Wealth and power are sweet anodyne for heartache. You'll not gainsay my terms are more than generous. If it matters aught, the man who rules this land now won that honor through just such a bargain."

    • @temotoes9182
      @temotoes9182 5 років тому +34

      Loved Dragon's Dogma. Such a good game with a unique villian

    • @kaesarslaanestis4524
      @kaesarslaanestis4524 5 років тому +28

      Now thats a good godamned reference! Grigori is certainly the best red-dragon around!

    • @kishinasura1989
      @kishinasura1989 5 років тому +6

      Grigori to me acts more like a mix between a Red and Bronze after all he only did as he was ordered to

    • @Snipergoat1
      @Snipergoat1 5 років тому +1

      Bitch, that's Fournival. I don't care about him, flame on.

    • @darkqueenfenrisulfr
      @darkqueenfenrisulfr 4 роки тому

      @Law Dorherty But not the same voice actor for Grigori or that cycle's dragon, the trailer was "Generic Dragon Voice"

  • @SuperGamefreak18
    @SuperGamefreak18 5 років тому +455

    getting acid reflux from eating a red dragon, also known as the dragon's last laugh

    • @Sir_Bucket
      @Sir_Bucket 5 років тому +47

      But really, imagine a chief specialised in red dragons meals, with a meat that he harvest himself. Wouldn't it be the most badass NPC you ever ment?

    • @Sir_Bucket
      @Sir_Bucket 5 років тому +11

      @Mamoru Shiikuro I mean, where do you think monster hunter come from?
      But seriously I think it's a thing fairy tail brang to japan, that or the USA influence

    • @ericromano4028
      @ericromano4028 5 років тому +20

      Oh it's not acid reflux you have to worry about when you're food is too spicy. That last laugh comes when you're on the toilet wishing there was a toilet paper freezer next to you.

    • @Jjdude101
      @Jjdude101 4 роки тому +4

      Using this as a tavern / central location of my next campaign- thanks :3

    • @Moredistress
      @Moredistress 4 роки тому +5

      @@Sir_Bucket *Fairy Tale, not Fairy Tail. Fairy Tale/s are stories, myths and legends. Fairy Tail is an anime (which does have dragons in it including red dragons).

  • @Randomdudefromtheinternet
    @Randomdudefromtheinternet 5 років тому +713

    “Dragon meat is spicy.”
    Mexico wants to know your location

    • @bangobongo233__
      @bangobongo233__ 5 років тому +22

      I'm proud I'm a demon

    • @beastwarsFTW
      @beastwarsFTW 5 років тому +29

      India also wants to know your location.

    • @blackgriffinxx
      @blackgriffinxx 5 років тому +34

      Cajun now hunt red dragon to make gumbo with fresh meat later complains it need more hot sauce .
      toilets go on strike after a string of toilets melting .

    • @AmaryInkawult
      @AmaryInkawult 5 років тому +6

      blackgriffinxx well that escalated quickly

    • @thomashalsted1888
      @thomashalsted1888 5 років тому +5

      Sounds tasty.
      Not that I'd ever get to taste any.

  • @LilJaq
    @LilJaq 5 років тому +128

    I came up with an idea for a subplot. A gold dragon which takes pleasure in stealing from a specific red dragon. Allows the red dragon to know who stole from them just to have the red dragon confront the gold dragon, either through servants or with its personal presence only then to come up with an excuse why it can't fight at that moment. Maybe has a self destructing servant to relay messages to the gold dragon. Like how spies have self destructing dossier that ignite minutes after opening.

    • @General12th
      @General12th Рік тому +1

      This is a message from Lord Nergal: "I await you on the Dread Isle."

  • @demonslayer6267
    @demonslayer6267 5 років тому +238

    so in other words they go ''hold my beer''

    • @coalopalatticus6964
      @coalopalatticus6964 5 років тому +16

      There's a joke about a red solo cup in here, but right now I can't find it. If anyone else can I'd appreciate it.

    • @demonslayer6267
      @demonslayer6267 5 років тому

      @Tyrant Kragith sorry mate XD

    • @nathanbrown8196
      @nathanbrown8196 5 років тому +8

      No, they go "make me a beer of the highest quality, then make a better one."

    • @hectoralemgaza111
      @hectoralemgaza111 8 місяців тому

      😂😂😂😂😂

  • @AmigoRoberto
    @AmigoRoberto 5 років тому +217

    Holy crap yes. Do the ancient dragon video please!

  • @DPSpade4ever
    @DPSpade4ever 5 років тому +493

    Red dragons = high elfs
    Damn thalmor.

  • @ThanatosZero
    @ThanatosZero 5 років тому +32

    I once heard of a rare case of a neutral good aligned red dragon, which lived around the time of Myth Drannor's prime and was persuaded to defend it from invaders.

  • @vexedalgides3091
    @vexedalgides3091 5 років тому +136

    I am kind of interested in what Tiamat would have to say about red dragons being the pinnacle of dragonkind.

    • @DatDarkOne
      @DatDarkOne 5 років тому +17

      I was thinking the exact same thing when I got to that part of the video.

    • @J4CK_TH3_R1PP3R
      @J4CK_TH3_R1PP3R 5 років тому +50

      She tends to agree and often takes red dragons as consorts.

    • @SapFeaRon
      @SapFeaRon 5 років тому +7

      Funny thing is i remember that every red dragon worships Tiamat, not that "god" i never heard of. Is this a 5e thing?

    • @Nurk0m0rath
      @Nurk0m0rath 5 років тому +23

      @@SapFeaRon The reverse, I think. To my knowledge 5e only mentions two dragon gods, Bahamut and Tiamat, who lead the metallic and chromatic dragons respectively. Bear in mind that this guy is pulling stuff from the Draconomicon which I think was 3e.

    • @anghbalahr2971
      @anghbalahr2971 5 років тому +24

      She would have a split opinion about it.

  • @superspacebird1
    @superspacebird1 5 років тому +84

    just started this dragon serie yesterday, so cool to have one right now

    • @wehtawnikrap
      @wehtawnikrap 5 років тому +1

      He had made a video long ago & was talking about astral dragons, where dragon come, their typical biology, etc. I don't know if it is in a playlist.

  • @AmigoRoberto
    @AmigoRoberto 5 років тому +323

    Ok I lied. I clicked this faster than the gold dragon video

  • @generaljackson5741
    @generaljackson5741 4 роки тому +19

    I've always had a character concept of a red dragon who is goal is to become the greatest chromatic dragon slayer to have ever existed, especially towards his own kind for reasons he never divulges.

  • @DomyTheMad420
    @DomyTheMad420 5 років тому +81

    *balances knife on fingertip*
    Me: So... Sneak in, take some treasure, sneak out?
    Paladin: but then the dragon will destroy the nearby EvErYtHiNg?!
    Me: *silently stares and thinks* so... No witnesses, no problems?

    • @Hektols
      @Hektols 4 роки тому +9

      All red dragons develop the spell like ability "Locate Object" before reaching adult age, whatever you steal from a red dragon you should sell it as soon as possible.

  • @nekoprankster2184
    @nekoprankster2184 3 роки тому +7

    That part about them using spies gave me a backstory idea. A character who joins an adventuring party as a cover for collecting information for their red dragon master, maybe even getting the party to attack Golds or at least inconvenience other dragons the master doesn't like. Maybe the Red has something or someone hostage that forces the character into following the commands, or they could just be charmed. Ooh, or maybe they feel the Red is a lesser evil that's better to be on the good side of.

  • @lukasjohansson2921
    @lukasjohansson2921 5 років тому +57

    Your voice is friggin magical

  • @romera27
    @romera27 5 років тому +37

    1:47 Isn't that one Gold? I mean the whiskers and all.

  • @WarnarI
    @WarnarI 5 років тому +9

    Taimat related fun red dragon lore tidbit:
    The dragon goddess of chromatic dragons will have 5 ancient (possibly older) red dragon consorts. Sometimes even polymorphing them into Raven or crows when she takes on a humanoid woman form. But they, like Bahamut's ancient gold dragon guards, still retain their mental states while in that form.
    It would be interesting to see one or more of these consorts trying to gain more favor with Tiamat by say bringing powerful items (or enslaved heroes) as a gift to her, to even attempting (more importantly successfully) to summon her to the material plane would probably be the best way to gain her favor.

    • @SinerAthin
      @SinerAthin 5 років тому +1

      I can't help but imagine that being turned into a petty raven or crow would be utterly infuriating for a mighty red dragon, and that theirs would be an intense love-hate relationship where moments of veneration and obedience are frequently interspersed with moments of uproarious rebellions, dominance challenges and brutal fights.

    • @WarnarI
      @WarnarI 5 років тому +2

      @@SinerAthin Ah! But they are unable to rebel against her. Tiamat can command (and sometimes directly control) what they do, any chromatic dragon really. And in the newer lore where she was once part of Io, father to all dragons... Her power can command and control Metallics as well (though they will try to resist, but could be forced to do things they would not want to do).

  • @Blackbeard069
    @Blackbeard069 3 роки тому +17

    Let's not forget that some Red Dragons in their youth serve as mounts for the Githyanki due to a pact the Githyanki made with Tiamat. Some even stayed with the Lich Queen (leader of the Githyanki)

    • @ADT1995
      @ADT1995 2 роки тому +4

      Vlaakith I believe is the lich queen's name, and yeah, don't fuck with the githyanki they're led by a lich, can teleport around the battlefield, often have airships in the astral plane, can plane shift at will, and have freaking red dragon mounts.
      When you hear in lore that these guys favorite pastime is murdering mind flayer colonies it should be your first sign not to piss these guys off

  • @soshp
    @soshp 5 років тому +38

    Definitely make that video of specific dragons and their locations!!!

  • @danielknapp159
    @danielknapp159 5 років тому +13

    14:53 an excellent addition to any "tragic player backstory" list.

  • @SinerAthin
    @SinerAthin 5 років тому +239

    I like the idea of the Red Dragons; despite being the most powerful of the chromatic dragons; might also be the chromatic dragons's biggest weakness.
    Essentially, they are super-powerful megalomaniacs with legendary anger-management issues and greed enough to make a dwarf blush. Whenever the chromatic dragons come together and gather their hoards and armies to do something, the red dragons will be gunning for the leadership position; fighting each other relentlessly and possibly even killing each other. And even when a red dragon reaches the leadership position, you'll end up with an unstable, easily-triggered tyrant with minimal to no teamworking skills who will inevitably rush off, do something stupid, kill their rivals(allies) or send their armies into some suicidal battle.
    Now I am just imagining the rest of the chromatic dragons sitting around, trying to enact their grand plans of world domination in secret while praying that no one tells the red dragons or that they find out.

    • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231
      @thomastakesatollforthedark2231 4 роки тому +91

      Blue: okay so we need to send out the Lizardfolk through the eastern swamplands.
      Yellow: then ill send my kobolds to sabotage their sewers and collapse their rivers so they can't send enough troops there.
      White: *silently waiting till he can hunt*
      Black: White is right. We should send an ogre to the ice giants to convince them they should charge the walls.
      Green: and the Dragonbor-
      Red: *charges through the door* HELLO SHITBAGS!!!! THOUGHT OF LEAVING ME OUT OF THIS SHIT?!!!!
      Blue: oh gods dam it...
      Black: Tiamat why did you make him?

    • @ceazer6857
      @ceazer6857 4 роки тому

      Dwarves aren't greedy?

    • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231
      @thomastakesatollforthedark2231 4 роки тому +18

      @@ceazer6857 the OP never said that. They said that the Red Dragons are so greedy that it dwarfs the greed of dwarves (who aren't even THAT greedy in DND lore)

    • @zakd2124
      @zakd2124 4 роки тому +11

      @@thomastakesatollforthedark2231 But what about the Warforged attack on the Bugbears?

    • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231
      @thomastakesatollforthedark2231 4 роки тому

      @@zakd2124 the what?

  • @b17bomberpilot35
    @b17bomberpilot35 5 років тому +16

    my rogueis the kind of character to go to a red dragon's lair every so often and just dump all of his loot and maybe tell the dragon that another dragon was talking shit

  • @NotaroName
    @NotaroName 5 років тому +18

    Wanna know the secrets of the red dragons?
    They're always angry. 3:00

  • @bliztdreams3126
    @bliztdreams3126 5 років тому +183

    "How to know if it's a red dragon in the dark"
    Why do you show a gold dragon, then ?

    • @Ninebreaker56
      @Ninebreaker56 5 років тому +10

      I noticed that too lol

    • @J4CK_TH3_R1PP3R
      @J4CK_TH3_R1PP3R 5 років тому +39

      because it's dark and you can't tell, stop meta-gaming!!! lolz ba-dum ttisssss!

    • @KaiHyouookami
      @KaiHyouookami 5 років тому +8

      I came here just to mention this.

    • @realdragon
      @realdragon 3 роки тому +2

      It was a test!

  • @renuduner2
    @renuduner2 5 років тому +94

    Will you do the gems dragon? they are true dragon after all even if they are not in 5e

    • @Harrowed2TheMind
      @Harrowed2TheMind 5 років тому +7

      And ferrous dragons, perhaps? They do precede other dragons, after all :P

    • @jgr7487
      @jgr7487 5 років тому +7

      go to AJ Pickett, he has a looong series on all types of Dragons

    • @alexandreracine8348
      @alexandreracine8348 5 років тому +1

      I was about to say the same, love that iron dragon

    • @thomastakesatollforthedark2231
      @thomastakesatollforthedark2231 4 роки тому

      Actually. They will add them this year

  • @1800T-Bone
    @1800T-Bone 4 роки тому +8

    **I personally love it when he says MeatyOrgeAtBest at the end of the supporters!**

  • @derpyderp4014
    @derpyderp4014 5 років тому +8

    Talks about features of a red dragon in the dark, circles the horns of a gold dragon picture. (Only gold dragons have whiskers.)

  • @biggducc9070
    @biggducc9070 5 років тому +22

    The younger the better!
    -MrRhexx 2019

  • @bray2964
    @bray2964 5 років тому +8

    in my headcannon red dragons ask for maidens knowing that some foolish lad with a sword will try to save her.

    • @zeratul____1228
      @zeratul____1228 5 років тому +3

      Makes sense, a brave fool goes to stop the sacrifice and loses resulting in gaining more recognition for slaying a would be hero.

  • @Nightwalker170
    @Nightwalker170 5 років тому +138

    Sure.. Some Red Dragons enjoy Eating the maidens. While others... Well lets just say that half dragon armies don't make themselves.

    • @shoopi1234
      @shoopi1234 5 років тому +3

      Is this true?

    • @DFX2KX
      @DFX2KX 5 років тому +17

      @@shoopi1234 If it is... I mean... these are dragons... The ones that got ate came out the luckier.

    • @rjlundholm89
      @rjlundholm89 4 роки тому +18

      Well.bards will try seduce anything at lest.once even a red dragon

    • @breserkeralchemist6810
      @breserkeralchemist6810 4 роки тому +1

      Hahahahahahahaha

    • @emperortenebrisemeraldwing8578
      @emperortenebrisemeraldwing8578 4 роки тому +7

      *bard noises intensify*

  • @dragonpulp8662
    @dragonpulp8662 5 років тому +5

    Bahamut and Tiamat videos after the dragon series would make sense. I think doing some on Pseudodragons, Faerie Dragons, Turtle Dragons, and even Kobolds would be nice to do later also.

  • @erickchristensen746
    @erickchristensen746 5 років тому +6

    Was hoping to hear some more about what sorts of spells Red Dragons would end up learning, obviously Fire Related Spells for destructive purpose but other spells as well since they are smart. Loved the video though.

    • @Syenthros
      @Syenthros 5 років тому +2

      Honestly? I would imagine they would learn many protective spells as well, Resistance or Immunity to certain energy types, for instance. While they are prideful, they're not *stupid* and using magic to make themselves immune to Frost damage or certain types of weaponry would ensure that they don't *have* to retreat from battle, particularly from Silver dragon breath weapons.

  • @espenulff-mller8325
    @espenulff-mller8325 5 років тому +19

    Asgorath is also another name for Io, the dragon Over-God

  • @leiliadonaway2672
    @leiliadonaway2672 5 років тому +117

    A red dragon is what happens when your girlfriend gets hungry but theres no food around lmao
    P.s. great video ive been watching you sence your early skyrim days its awesome to see you grow so much keep up the great work

    • @Menzobarrenza
      @Menzobarrenza 5 років тому

      Same here. He's great.

    • @twistednwarped314
      @twistednwarped314 5 років тому +2

      I still sometimes rewatch his old skyrim machinima videos

    • @Egghead012
      @Egghead012 5 років тому

      Bold of you to assume women want me.

    • @fatalos6855
      @fatalos6855 3 роки тому +2

      Did...
      Did you girlfriend tried to burn a whole city to the ground ? You... You good ?

  • @kozlowskinator6056
    @kozlowskinator6056 5 років тому +2

    Literally running a game with a Red Dragon as one of the antagonists.
    This is perfect, so much extra detail!

  • @Miss-Alexis
    @Miss-Alexis 5 років тому +4

    My D&D character is actually half sun elf, half red dragon. Her father is an unusually good red dragon, who considers himself to be for the most part above the petty squabbling much of his kind participates in. His daughter (my character) is a bard, whose playstyle is fun because she has all the bard essentials (although she has Fire Bolt instead of Vicious Mockery) while also being able to fly (thanks to a feat) and breathe fire like a pure-blooded red dragon would.

  • @crisrody852
    @crisrody852 5 років тому +5

    I've teached my players this little thing 15 years ago: "You smell / see / hear a dragon? You dead!", it's still working

  • @KaiCalimatinus
    @KaiCalimatinus 5 років тому +27

    So Red Dragons are basically louder, angrier, bad guy Batmans.
    This will be useful to me.

    • @ArvelDreth
      @ArvelDreth 5 років тому +2

      Batman adapts to situations, red dragons do not. They have a set number of strategies that they snap to and that's it. They're chaotic evil after all. Not sure why he said beholders, which are lawful evil, are less strategic and more erratic. Beholders come up with way more scenarios to prepare for and adapt much more.

    • @KaiCalimatinus
      @KaiCalimatinus 5 років тому +3

      @@ArvelDreth I mean to say Reds are like the alternate, usually evil Batman versions. Good batman usually bests his double because of their pride, greed or some other ability to also adapt as well as good guy Batman. I just find the allusion comedic even if it isn't strictly the truest simile.

    • @Ryukikon
      @Ryukikon 5 років тому +2

      @@KaiCalimatinus ???? Don't know what you are talking about. If you mean Batman fighting Owlman. They are two different people. Literally Owlman is Batman's brother.

  • @lostkrusader4495
    @lostkrusader4495 5 років тому +3

    Great piece. Good thing Red Dragons are too prideful to work together or they would almost be unstoppable. Do the video of all the Ancient Dragon locations in the Realms that you talked about. That would be cool!

  • @fudgetop7461
    @fudgetop7461 5 років тому +6

    I'd love a video about the Ancient dragons! Klauth (Old Snarl), Claugiyliamatar (Old Gnawbones and mother of Vorgansharax), Arveiaturace, and Iymrith are just among my favorite infamous dragons.

  • @Soloong_Gaybowzer
    @Soloong_Gaybowzer 2 роки тому +4

    Fun Fact : A Red Dragon of Erlkaza, Faerunl named Velcuthimmorhar (called Hephaestus by the dwarves) would trade his flame breath to help the dwarves to melt mythril in exchange for gold coins and other treasure. He was later killed by Drizzt and the Companions and was later resurrected as the Dracolich "Ghost King" during the Spell Plague.

  • @antwan1357
    @antwan1357 5 років тому +22

    A red Dragon seems to have a personality like a player.

    • @GnarledStaff
      @GnarledStaff 5 років тому +10

      I read this right after he said "A red dragon does not like to think much during actual combat... they are pretty instinctual beasts.

    • @seby826
      @seby826 4 роки тому +2

      @@GnarledStaff lmfao

    • @erathen6311
      @erathen6311 2 роки тому

      Literally no different then the Dragonborn lmao

    • @mariobalestrieri7488
      @mariobalestrieri7488 Рік тому +1

      The red dragon reminds me of Smaug on they’re described.

  • @felixmustermann790
    @felixmustermann790 5 років тому +149

    "How to know if it's a red dragon in the dark"
    pretty stupid, considering fire always comes out of their nostrils... dont ya think ?

    • @erickchristensen746
      @erickchristensen746 5 років тому +12

      If a Red is trying to be stealthy then they know how to control their breathing enough to make sure only smoke pours out, though that can still give them away unless the area itself is full of it, such as volcanic regions and such.

    • @overpricedaluminum6585
      @overpricedaluminum6585 5 років тому +4

      @@erickchristensen746 just roll high on stealth and make it not breathe

    • @shanenice5380
      @shanenice5380 4 роки тому +4

      @@erickchristensen746 red dragons our smart,u right

    • @coolgreenbug7551
      @coolgreenbug7551 4 роки тому +2

      BUT, what if they take an antacid tablet

  • @spartanhawk7637
    @spartanhawk7637 4 роки тому +3

    Red Dragons: You know those tales of knights dueling dragons, saving the maiden AND the town, hopping on their horse and riding off to a new adventure? Yeah, that.

  • @Feraldok
    @Feraldok Рік тому +1

    thank you soooo much, before i watch the video i wasnt sure if the red dragon is the one i want to use for my campaign, but now after watching the video i have so much inspiration!!!

  • @thecrimsonaxe6037
    @thecrimsonaxe6037 5 років тому +59

    Barbarian used greataxe!
    -30HP to red dragon!
    Rogue: Nah man, you have to hit it in the reputation!
    Barbarian: wtf is a rebutatin.
    Rogue: Like this dude.
    Rogue used nasty rumors!
    Critical rumor! Red dragon was defeated!
    The rest of the party: *Teach us.*

  • @damianmorningstar3150
    @damianmorningstar3150 5 років тому +2

    I play Pathfinder and there is a Book called In the Company of Dragons that lets you play a dragon race it gives you classes for that race they help you stay at a fairish level with your party (unless you know how to build them) so I was allowed to play a Red Dragon his back story was her parent was killed by a party of heroes and the other two eggs where crushed in the battle when they came across his egg the Orc wanted to eat it, the Gnome wanted to sell it, the Elf wanted to use it for alchemy but the dwarf (who was a cleric) decided to hatch and raise him so my Dragon Grew up in a mountain dwarf city where her "father" tried to raise her right, the greed thing was not an issue as Dwarves are almost as greedy but her destructive nature was the issue he did the best he could and she turned out a bit better then planned (CN rather then CE) she was taught how to control her rage and destructive nature and even with her in born nature she was quite sweet to him as he spent most of his life raising her so she honored his request when the childen of his friends came looking for a member to join him so she offered to join as his last wish was to go out and make him proud so she started out with this party and at times she can be, obtuse but she has at least found one person she "gets along with" that being a Half Gnome half Kobold (the player desided to use the Kobold race because in the last party the Gnome saved a Kobold from death at the hands of sum bugbears) so she and the Kobold get along well he helps her learn about dragon history she helps him stay alive in combat, it is kind of sweet

  • @AngelRaivan8579-xh4fr
    @AngelRaivan8579-xh4fr 5 років тому +3

    "hmmm what will I have for dinner tonight? I know, I'll order out" -demands virgin sacrifice from nearby village.

  • @chakatBombshell
    @chakatBombshell 5 років тому +4

    Remember red dragons just because you get to colossal size doesn't make you invincible in fact at that point it maybe better to not attack villages or Tiamat help you, you attack one a silver dragon likes or worse has human family in and then suddenly you have a dragon that seems to be crafted specifically to kill you and unlike you it keeps good ties with its family and has A LOT OF FRIENDS. Red dragons often meet there end young being to impulsive and cruel thus making everything hunt them down before they grow.

  • @robertyoung1317
    @robertyoung1317 5 років тому +17

    The most evil of the dragons in my humble opinion MrRexx

    • @marshroverv5632
      @marshroverv5632 5 років тому +10

      @@Ephsy "blacks will destroy your civilization"
      You might want to phrase that a bit better

    • @midas6753
      @midas6753 5 років тому +7

      @@marshroverv5632 hahahahahahahaha my chest son! Funniest comment of the year so far 👌

    • @harmonicpulse4816
      @harmonicpulse4816 5 років тому +2

      @@midas6753 lol and I just watched Pewdiepie read an r/AccidentalRacism subreddit.

    • @RileyPearson
      @RileyPearson 5 років тому

      Black dragons destroy civilizations and leave an undead necropolis in it's place. The reds will just burn it to the ground unless they are enslaving the population even then you can expect plenty of burned corpses

    • @seby826
      @seby826 4 роки тому

      black dragons love old castles because they know the people who lived there died and that's makes them happy
      red dragons are just super proud attention whores, they would have love social media

  • @ZedKingsley
    @ZedKingsley 5 років тому +30

    Great video, but plan on doing the silver dragon anytime soon?

    • @alemorikec
      @alemorikec 5 років тому

      I think he said that Silvers are next and then Whites to finish it off.

    • @Dracobyte
      @Dracobyte 5 років тому

      He has already done the videos.

  • @567secret
    @567secret 3 роки тому +25

    Red Dragons: "I'm only afraid of Silver Dragons"
    Gold Dragons: "Okay then fight me"
    Red Dragons: "Eh, today's not a good day"
    Platinum Dragons: "Is it a good day to fight me?"
    Red Dragons: *quiver*

    • @JesusFreak98
      @JesusFreak98 2 роки тому +3

      Platinum dragon*
      As far as I know Bahamut is the only one right?

    • @halogamer41
      @halogamer41 Рік тому

      @@JesusFreak98 There are 2 others, and they are both deities

    • @orangexlightning
      @orangexlightning Рік тому +1

      Well they don't fear Silvers. They just hate them for being "cheaters" with backup.

  • @gblakney1
    @gblakney1 5 років тому +7

    11:15 reputation means everything to a Red Dragon? *laughs in Vicious Mockery*

  • @ButtersDClown
    @ButtersDClown 5 років тому +1

    Great videos! A dragons ecosystem breakdown would be most loved! What their general fav foods are, you do it for each dragon but just one summarizing it right after your location video (because you could then also map out what they eat and where and why) would be great! A story I'm working on is gonna have a dragon ecosystem I'm trying to flush out and d&d lore helps ALOT as soon as I find a friend or two I'll play lol

  • @X67xkillerx68X
    @X67xkillerx68X 3 роки тому +54

    "Gold dragons arent stronger then red dragons, they are just immune to theyr breath weapons and so the red dragon has less ways to harm them" change my mind

    • @bruh-hq9fc
      @bruh-hq9fc 3 роки тому +26

      Actually its probably due to that and the gold dragons weakening breath. Since both are immune to fire they will have to fight with their claws and bites and since the gold dragons breath reduces strength to 3, this makes their attacks far weaker than the golds and thats why the gold would win. A gold dragons weakening breath is also a strength save which red dragons dont have proficiency with. An ancient red has a str mod of +10 while the dc for the gold dragons breath is 24 which mean the dragon has a 65% chance for failing and it lasts for a minute or til the red makes the save. If the red fails it attacks would deal 2d6-3 or an average or 4 damage compared to the gold's 21 damage per claw attack. So red dragons are wise to not actually face a gold in combat

    • @TheHornedKing
      @TheHornedKing 2 роки тому +12

      @@bruh-hq9fc It's just half dmg in 5e, but that still gives the gold dragon the advantage. Also, gold dragons tend to have a lot more magic at their disposal. And speaking of magic, a sneaky gold dragon could make a secret lair within 6 miles of a red dragon's lair, and then make user of their regional effect to talk to people in their dreams to harass the red dragon in their dreams, potentially removing the need to fight them physically.

    • @ADT1995
      @ADT1995 2 роки тому +2

      @@bruh-hq9fc when you are the DM you can modify the monsters however you want, but as written gold dragons would have the advantage in a one on one
      1. Weakening breath, as mentioned
      2. Polymorphing allows a gold dragon to more easily seek cover
      3. Higher spell save DC if using the spellcasting variant
      Now against an adventuring party it depends on party composition, because red dragons do deal more damage with their fire breath (they're both immune to fire so that doesn't matter in a 1v1 but it might matter when fighting adventurers). However against each other while either side could potentially win the gold dragon has a couple of advantages and the red dragon doesn't have any advantages.

    • @mariusbehr925
      @mariusbehr925 2 роки тому

      @@ADT1995 cant the red dragon just keep using it's legendary resist to nullify the weakening breath? making the use of said breath a waste of an action and limiting any potential advantage to potential spell casting of the individual dragons?

  • @amsbeats841
    @amsbeats841 3 роки тому

    I'm addicted to these, no other DnD creator is SO thorough!

  • @liamdaniels6060
    @liamdaniels6060 5 років тому +15

    0 dislikes at 3,000 views? My man

  • @jackzx13
    @jackzx13 5 років тому +2

    Man, these videos makes me want to play in a D&D game with you as the DM.

  • @dragonchr15
    @dragonchr15 4 роки тому +10

    It is hard to write fantasy now without being cliche....
    But how about a tv series or novel with a red dragon, an old powerful one with lots of gold, as the protagonist?

  • @declanfoster7720
    @declanfoster7720 3 роки тому +3

    White: Hunting is The Best
    Black: Pain is The Best
    Green: Cunning is the Best
    Blue: Goddamn Peace and Quiet is the Best
    Red: I am the Best

  • @jgr7487
    @jgr7487 5 років тому +53

    1) Dragons tend to search teachers
    2) young female Red Dragons will look for old & reputable Reds
    thus
    3) Red Dragons bang their pupils

    • @balanoidik
      @balanoidik 4 роки тому +4

      I dont like where this is going...

    • @ImperialCoffee769
      @ImperialCoffee769 4 роки тому +4

      I feel like rule 34 has touched this subject is some stange form

    • @mutonfuton
      @mutonfuton 4 роки тому +4

      I mean they don’t like asking for favors, especially from each other, but for the sake of that image that was burned into my mind; what would the younger dragon learn?

    • @jgr7487
      @jgr7487 4 роки тому +1

      @@mutonfuton what wouldn't she?

    • @balanoidik
      @balanoidik 3 роки тому +4

      @@jgr7487 but that also means there could be, theoretically, a female teacher and a male pupil… My domination fetish senses are tingling…

  • @ArawnNox
    @ArawnNox 5 років тому

    I've begun planning out running the Tyranny of Dragons adventures and this series has been a fresh reminder of things about the Dragons left out of the page count of the 5e Monster Manual (and my 3.5 Draconomicon is in storage). Keep 'em coming! Its helping giving me ideas to expand the campaign.

  • @genobreaker1054
    @genobreaker1054 5 років тому +3

    Skyrim bandit quotes:
    "Can't wait to count out your coins!"
    "You'll be so much easier to rob when you're dead!"
    Red dragon mentality. Lol

  • @toatahu2003
    @toatahu2003 5 років тому +2

    You know, it's funny how perfectly this Red Dragon lore fits into The Hobbit. Bilbo was only able to have a conversation with Smaug because the ring made him invisible. Had Bilbo appeared before him, Smaug would have consumed him instantly, no matter how flattering his words...

  • @lummh4861
    @lummh4861 5 років тому +5

    Your videos are super cools! I hope we'll have Tiamat someday!

  • @marshallm0992
    @marshallm0992 5 років тому +1

    These videos are super informative on the different types of dragon, next you should definitely talk about both Bahamut and Tiamat, seams fitting to talk about the leaders/gods of chromatic and metallic dragons

  • @arakalblackherst8031
    @arakalblackherst8031 5 років тому +9

    *dark chuckles seeing Cyan Bloodbane*

  • @DasDschinghisKhan
    @DasDschinghisKhan 5 років тому +1

    Man your content is really high quality! You just keep on delivering!

  • @f77ddngeod888
    @f77ddngeod888 5 років тому +4

    23:41 yo whats up everyone today were doing the Raw Red Dragon challenge. They say that this is the spiciest thing in existence

  • @jl3303
    @jl3303 4 роки тому

    I have a puzzle glued and hanging on my wall of that red dragon standing on the treasure. Such an awesome picture.

  • @camdenthompson4307
    @camdenthompson4307 3 роки тому +3

    Red Dragon: *I am the most Powerful of ALL Dragonkind*
    Rando Slave: yes....but what about that one gold Dragon you lost to?
    Red Dragon: *Ha, i was only.....Pretending to lose, yes....Totally*
    Gold: sure
    Red: *.....crap*

  • @Kaboomaman
    @Kaboomaman 3 роки тому

    This marks the last video for my dragons notes for my campaign, and Reds have TWICE the amount of pages and my hand is cramping so hard but man - great content for this whole dragon series 10/10

  • @explorercompass0167
    @explorercompass0167 5 років тому +20

    Red dragon is pretty much smaug from the hobbit

    • @jacobschwier5368
      @jacobschwier5368 5 років тому +7

      That is actually what they’re based on.

    • @shane907lol
      @shane907lol 4 роки тому

      I think more like smaug is like a red dragon cuz these are the basics and smaug has his own personality with it

    • @rejvaik00
      @rejvaik00 4 роки тому +6

      Fun fact smaug was actually the smallest dragon in Tolkien's mythos

  • @MegatronDconZ
    @MegatronDconZ 5 років тому +2

    i would really love if you did a deep dive on vecna and his whole story, hes one of my fav characters in dnd lore

  • @divine1448
    @divine1448 5 років тому +5

    Godspeed, D&D Steve Irwin

  • @Eli-sg5to
    @Eli-sg5to 5 років тому +1

    1:55 that's a Gold Boi. Been waiting for this video!

  • @fuzzythoughts8020
    @fuzzythoughts8020 5 років тому +6

    Rhexx, when you finish doing Dragons, would you please try to do these videos, specifically upon some of the monsters in the 5e Monster Manual that have no description at all. These pages truly frustrate me as a new DM, as with no flavor, I have no clue "who" these monsters are. Certainly I could run them regardless, but without flavor it just loses its appeal compared to creatures with more info.
    Thri-Kreen are also pretty cool, a video on them would get many repeat watches from me

  • @TheOriginalDarkGlitch
    @TheOriginalDarkGlitch 5 років тому

    I subbed about an hour before the 11th lv spell video and I am hooked. I need to find a group to play with, it's been years and you have made me remember the feeling D&D gives me.

  • @racekitty
    @racekitty 5 років тому +8

    I once made a red dragon that had tamed his more destructive impulses and attack magocracy city one of the city's leaders gave the dragon his half elven daughter when the dragon and half elf returned his lair the half elf actually managed to charm(not by spells) and intrigued the dragon and convinced him with the city's resources he could have a empire later after conquering several kingdoms the half elf became one of his most treasured possessions with her managing most the empire and when the players came by and killed her they found a scared half dragon boy after taking him to use him they soon came face to face with red dragon so angry the trees around him burst into flames and saying to them in a low voice "hand over my son and the one who killed my Elizabeth(the half elf)".
    I always try to make my villains sympathetic or relatable and dragons are one of the hardest but giving them someone that they consider their greatest treasure works pretty well.

    • @dave1411
      @dave1411 4 роки тому +1

      This is an awesome idea

  • @Blacktempest69
    @Blacktempest69 5 років тому

    Am I the only one that Hope's Mr. Rhexx expands into the unique dragons after he's done with the classic chromatic and metallic? Prismatic dragons, mercury dragons, purple dragons oh my! Keep up the great content!

  • @Emerieos
    @Emerieos 5 років тому +4

    Looking forward for my beloved Silver Dragons :)

  • @Nia-Jean
    @Nia-Jean 5 років тому

    Smaug, anyone?
    Another great video, I get so much inspiration out of these! This is a fantastic series.

    • @leemeyer9395
      @leemeyer9395 5 років тому

      Hey look at my cool scales and oh my breath always means death ain't I so cool

  • @fatesend8637
    @fatesend8637 5 років тому +4

    Cannot wait for Silver.

  • @LeoxandarMagnus
    @LeoxandarMagnus 5 років тому

    I really hope you go into this much depth about more D&D monsters once you finish dragons. I very much enjoy your approach.

  • @emanethan8767
    @emanethan8767 5 років тому +10

    Can you talk about dragon turtles

  • @kaitlinmidkiff9231
    @kaitlinmidkiff9231 Рік тому +1

    I did a short one shot once, and my mother's paladin PC found a just hatched red dragon hatchling and immediately adopted him 😅

  • @doodledodo849
    @doodledodo849 5 років тому +11

    I'm still interested why we even have things like dragonborn and half dragons

    • @zacharyhawley1693
      @zacharyhawley1693 5 років тому +4

      Dragons poke everything and have access to shape change magic what did you think was going to happen?

    • @leifjbj
      @leifjbj 5 років тому

      Human bards.

    • @NottaKlue
      @NottaKlue 5 років тому

      IIRC: The Dragonborn race is actually from another universe that bled in through rare portals between these two parallel universes. I know it sounds like I'm pulling that out of my ass, but the writers did that first. The lore is actually pretty interesting when you dig into it.

    • @doodledodo849
      @doodledodo849 5 років тому

      @@NottaKlue well we did eventually get a dragonborn video

    • @emperortenebrisemeraldwing8578
      @emperortenebrisemeraldwing8578 4 роки тому

      Dragons are sexy... That's how

  • @generalsufficient3811
    @generalsufficient3811 5 років тому +1

    Ooh I have a book about how to raise these dragons.
    Like, taking/stealing eggs, convincing a wormling to stay with you, raising it and possibly be a dragon Rider.
    Will you also cover this topic?

    • @zeratul____1228
      @zeratul____1228 5 років тому +1

      You might be able to, however waiting or a Wyrmling to grown will take a real long time grow as they dont reach adult for a few hundred years. So you better have a character that will live for a long time.

    • @Hektols
      @Hektols 4 роки тому

      @@zeratul____1228 Gold and red dragons are born medium size and reach large size in about 5-6 years, you don't have to wait so much time, the problem would be to convince them to be your mounts.
      In 3'5 you needed the Leadership feat to make the dragon your companion, to be very high level and provide your dragon with a lair and a good treasure.
      Take account that the red dragon will be likely to betray you if you show some weakness and that the gold dragon's parents only would leave their eggs in the care of the most virtuous and trustworthy adventurers they can find.

  • @xxweirdofromspacexx1119
    @xxweirdofromspacexx1119 4 роки тому +3

    “Red dragons are one of the strongest of the true dragons”
    Me: *thinking about how my party has killed two red dragons so far* we overpowered...

    • @NobleLeader6
      @NobleLeader6 4 роки тому +3

      When not played smart, yeah dragons are easy to kill. My party will eventually be facing an adult red in his lair, and he's gonna use his lair actions and immunity to fire to dive into the lava of his lair, using the lava to hide and strike as needed. Having helpers in the form of kobolds will also help.

    • @xxweirdofromspacexx1119
      @xxweirdofromspacexx1119 4 роки тому +1

      They're pretty easy to kill, though usually 1 PC dies that's about it, and there's around 10 players. (Our poor DM has to deal with all of us) at least the bard doesn't seduce everything
      -_-

    • @NobleLeader6
      @NobleLeader6 4 роки тому +3

      @@xxweirdofromspacexx1119 Oh god, 10 players. I could not deal with that many people, I can barely run a good enough game for 6. Also yeah, with 10 people you can just overrun most threats with bodies and swords, negating most of an enemy's ability to fight back.

    • @xxweirdofromspacexx1119
      @xxweirdofromspacexx1119 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah I guess, we've fought and killed (in no particular order) 3 green dragons, 2 red dragons, and a hydra, that's just the dragons. Though I seem to be the tank of the group, one time I was at -8 HP about to die (its a 3.5 campaign) and literally everyone but the DM was panicking cause we were fighting something strong and needed Yin alive. I'm lvl 5 and already overpowered, I'm just a human fighter. The entire group is overpowered.

    • @thegingergod3122
      @thegingergod3122 4 роки тому +1

      If you are playing 5e it isn't that you are overpowered, it is just that all the monsters in the Monster Manuel are poorly designed using a monster creation system that doesn't actually work

  • @michalkrizan6475
    @michalkrizan6475 Рік тому

    I play a half-orc draconic bloodline sorcerer and this video along with the one about the orcs are very helpful and informative for the sake of roleplay. so thank you :)

  • @mikeching6374
    @mikeching6374 5 років тому +6

    3:03 "Red Dragons are always angry"...
    ...Why do I now imagine a Red Dragon with a Red Lantern Ring and just going to town on everyone...?

    • @gblakney1
      @gblakney1 5 років тому

      I'm honestly stunned the Lanternverse hasnt done a Dragonkin Red Lantern yet.