What They Don't Tell You About PseudoDragons - D&D

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    -5e & 3e Monster Manual
    -The Ecology of the PseudoDragon "The Sting", Dragon Magazine #269
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  • @glenngriffon8032
    @glenngriffon8032 5 років тому +2469

    Giant, half naked barbarian growls at a small fighter: Did you just call my pseudodragon a pet? Nobody calls cupcake a pet.

    • @prince_nocturne
      @prince_nocturne 5 років тому +212

      More amusing is the giant, half-naked barbarian running away from the tiny fighter as her companion pseudodragon chases after him. "I'M SORRY CUPCAKE! I DIDN'T MEAN IT!"

    • @vernstein3877
      @vernstein3877 5 років тому +35

      that barbarian would probably be me

    • @aaronforsythe8556
      @aaronforsythe8556 5 років тому +12

      Now minsc leads boots and swords for everyone

    • @itshunni8346
      @itshunni8346 5 років тому +62

      @@not_sterling the Variant Familiar rule doesnt actually state you gotta be a spellcaster. The bond is magical but the dragon itself makes it. They choose who they bond with amd can technically bond with anyone they please. Spellcasters are more common since they actively seek out psuedodragons due to their magic resistance.

    • @defensivekobra3873
      @defensivekobra3873 5 років тому +3

      @@itshunni8346 wait you talking about 5e now?

  • @estaveler3288
    @estaveler3288 5 років тому +1326

    So a familiar thats shaped like a pseudodragon is just a pseudo-pseudodragon

    • @HoodedLord
      @HoodedLord 4 роки тому +37

      Inception *bwagh* noise

    • @ericf9531
      @ericf9531 4 роки тому +68

      Or pseudo²dragon?

    • @13vatra
      @13vatra 4 роки тому +50

      @@ericf9531 Pseudobob Squaredragon.
      Edit: which now that I'm seven minutes into the video I realize that a non-familiar real pseudodragon would probably actually adore that name. Lol

    • @XpVersusVista
      @XpVersusVista 4 роки тому +10

      @@ericf9531 pseudo*(pseudo+dragon)

    • @devinhendrix7209
      @devinhendrix7209 4 роки тому +6

      @@XpVersusVista pseudo^2+pseudodragon

  • @billcipher1756
    @billcipher1756 5 років тому +542

    "the monster manual doesn't even talk about how they mate!"
    best quote

    • @damianfry2080
      @damianfry2080 5 років тому +31

      Sounds like The Waifu Catalogue

    • @lordfelidae4505
      @lordfelidae4505 4 роки тому +4

      Damian Fry DAVE NO!

    • @aquillawhingate3248
      @aquillawhingate3248 3 роки тому +3

      Having watched the Rick& Morty dragon episode and now watching this vid, clearly those 3 days a year help feed the horny dragon stereotype as seen there.

    • @jacobsheehan9715
      @jacobsheehan9715 3 роки тому +1

      That is the only time they lose their cuteness

    • @donutlovingwerewolf8837
      @donutlovingwerewolf8837 2 роки тому +1

      best boi dorito

  • @WaltRBuck
    @WaltRBuck 5 років тому +1492

    "Why is your psuedodragon staring so intently at my Pookies? Is he trying to mate?"
    "No, he's bragging that his name "Fluffy Waffles" is more cute."

    • @ArshikaTowers
      @ArshikaTowers 5 років тому +186

      My sorcerer had a Pseudodragon companion, after polymorphing a fire giant into a small mammal, he convinced the pseudodragon to pick it up and fly up as high as he can before letting him go. This ultimately killed the fire giant, and my sorcerer introduced the pseudodragon as "Zyll, Slayer of Fire Giants"

    • @angrydragonslayer
      @angrydragonslayer 5 років тому +5

      cuter*

    • @WaltRBuck
      @WaltRBuck 5 років тому +67

      @@angrydragonslayer I was waiting for this comment. I said more cute on purpose. For a few reasons. Grammatically it is equivalent according to the old rules I was given, as long as I didn't say more cuter, and it was more phonetically pleasing to me at the time.
      If you argue that more cute isn't correct, I'll disagree. A quick google search will provide proof that both are viable as long as it isn't "more cuter" which is redundant and we all know that redundant is an abomination in the English grammar system.

    • @angrydragonslayer
      @angrydragonslayer 5 років тому +13

      @@WaltRBuckUwU

    • @Blobsy_the_Boo
      @Blobsy_the_Boo 5 років тому +63

      @@ArshikaTowers My friend had a warlock with a Pseudodragon pact animal. When our party was fighting a young dragon and winning, the beast tried to fly away. But with an opportunity of attack, the pseudo managed to stab it with its stinger mid-air. The poor dragon crit failed its constitution save, which caused it to fall unconscious and ultimately crashed down back to earth.
      And so the legend of Felix the Dragon Slayer began.

  • @orsettomorbido
    @orsettomorbido 5 років тому +249

    A dragon that acts like a cat? I FOUND MY IDEAL COMPANION!

    • @Chaun1998
      @Chaun1998 Рік тому +1

      I had one as a familiar. I just wanted a dragon-cat. I got a freebie of the feat [Improved Evasion] which basically made my wizard, wizard damage proof.
      This was in 3rd edition, with the [Improved Familiar] feat, so it was a real Pseudodragon
      It got the freebie of Immortality and Eternal Youth, because I made sure to brew enough potion for him

  • @hunterotte4085
    @hunterotte4085 5 років тому +562

    Psuedodragon: I AM NOT A PET!
    Hooman: FLOOFY! Its time for cuddles! :D
    Psuedodragon: (Is still staring intensely at the rogue, slowly backing away)

    • @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010
      @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 5 років тому +42

      Me the wizard bonded to the dragon: *smacks rouge* stop trying to snuggle my dragon

    • @alexanderthegreat6682
      @alexanderthegreat6682 4 роки тому +10

      Pseudo: *Raises stinger defensively*

    • @ramirezthesilvite
      @ramirezthesilvite 4 роки тому +15

      I just pictured a tiny pseudodragon raising its little claws to give the "I'm watching you" sign.

    • @coolgreenbug7551
      @coolgreenbug7551 3 роки тому +4

      This reads just like those cat text posts

  • @DkKombo
    @DkKombo 5 років тому +584

    Gonna get a pseudodragon named Tibbles and use a size shifting spell to turn him dragon sized. Yeahhhh.
    GET EM TIBBLES!!!

    • @Artrysa
      @Artrysa 5 років тому +100

      Cast enlarge and suddenly it's a lightning fast dragon the size of a medium-sized dog.

    • @DkKombo
      @DkKombo 5 років тому +34

      @@Artrysa
      That's pretty fun too!
      *release the dragon*

    • @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010
      @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 5 років тому

      Hell ya

    • @jeffbryant792
      @jeffbryant792 5 років тому +14

      Use polymorph make him Godzilla in fights

    • @giraffedragon6110
      @giraffedragon6110 4 роки тому +3

      @@jeffbryant792 As much as I wish you could, you really can't

  • @lowkey_Ioki
    @lowkey_Ioki 5 років тому +424

    So if I gave my dragon the name: "Pinkywinkles rainbow-glitterwing". He'd be hailed as the mighty emperor of all PseudoDragons?
    I see this as an absolute win.

    • @prince_nocturne
      @prince_nocturne 4 роки тому +31

      Pixidust Flamenostril Glowbert XXIII might have something to say about that.
      (I call her Pix)

    • @angramainyu4599
      @angramainyu4599 3 роки тому +2

      @@prince_nocturne smart bc they enjoy shorter names

    • @gamester512
      @gamester512 3 роки тому +4

      @@angramainyu4599 Yeah, I'd think they would enjoy a name like "Sly" more than a longer name, and "Sly" in particular could also serve as both a name and a compliment to the Pseudodragon, as a name like "Sly" would imply/indicate that the Pseudodragon is very smart & clever, and as Pseudodragon's enjoy being pampered, having a name that also doubled as a compliment (so that you would, in a way, be complimenting/praising the Pseudodragon every time you uses his/her name) would probably make them *really* like you.

    • @tommyboymp
      @tommyboymp 3 роки тому +5

      I feel like the win would be naming it The-Cutest

  • @TV-jn4dh
    @TV-jn4dh 5 років тому +945

    It's only a bit disturbing how excited MrRhexx gets when he describes pseudodragon mating habits.

    • @atomicash2475
      @atomicash2475 5 років тому +85

      This is why you give him those subs

    • @An_Ian
      @An_Ian 5 років тому +56

      Springtime orgy

    • @cynthiaschuh6538
      @cynthiaschuh6538 5 років тому +35

      I think he’s just weirded out

    • @An_Ian
      @An_Ian 5 років тому +33

      @@cynthiaschuh6538 Dont worry he can look at my search history that will send him full circle

    • @MrMazzax
      @MrMazzax 5 років тому +56

      While he was talking about that, I envisioned a DM having that happen to the party during their showdown with a major villain. "Suddenly, 500 pseudo-dragons appear and start having an orgy. So-and-so (the villain) doesn't take kindly to this, and is promptly swarmed and killed by irritated pseudo-dragons."

  • @barrybulletkin901
    @barrybulletkin901 5 років тому +333

    Pseudo dragon: WANNA BE BEST FRIENDS?!
    Human: HELL YEAH
    -magical antics ensue for the next 15 years-

    • @humangirliguess6057
      @humangirliguess6057 4 роки тому +2

      Barry Bullet kin nice name and pfp tho...

    • @rachdarastrix5251
      @rachdarastrix5251 4 роки тому

      Why? What happens at year 16?

    • @barrybulletkin901
      @barrybulletkin901 4 роки тому +4

      The Dishonored Coward the pseudo dragon dies of old age

    • @rachdarastrix5251
      @rachdarastrix5251 4 роки тому +7

      @@barrybulletkin901 So not only are they only about as smart as a humanoid, they can't even live as long as one. That's just sad.

    • @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010
      @hadeskingoftheunderworld7010 3 роки тому +8

      Thats why i just become a level 20 wizard to give myself and my pseudodragon immortality

  • @moriskurth628
    @moriskurth628 5 років тому +178

    Essentially, Pseudodragons enjoy being treated like beloved pets, or babies, but absolutely hate being called such. Huh.

    • @jacobfreeman5444
      @jacobfreeman5444 5 років тому +44

      I would say they view it differently. They may be small but have a full sized draconic ego. Thus the attention you give them is, in their eyes, their justly earned adoration from a servant. So saying it is the other way around pisses them off. Know your place, arrogant no scales!

    • @SilvaDreams
      @SilvaDreams 4 роки тому +38

      Just like scaly cats, they love to be pet and loved on.. But they deny all ownership.. In fact they own you.

    • @Direwolf181
      @Direwolf181 3 роки тому +5

      Basically they are tsundere's XD

    • @great-wyrmII
      @great-wyrmII 11 місяців тому +1

      Kinda like little kids

  • @jacobbagnall2915
    @jacobbagnall2915 5 років тому +203

    When you accidently called your Pseudo Dragon a pet and it immediately hissed and you had to correct yourself , that made me laugh . Thank you .

  • @fl00fydragon
    @fl00fydragon 5 років тому +153

    They're the goodest bois of D&D.

  • @tyrant-den884
    @tyrant-den884 5 років тому +173

    The first person to ever have a pseudo dragon companion?
    A wearboar berserker in the first ever D&D novel, Quag Keep.

    • @kingbyrd.1512
      @kingbyrd.1512 5 років тому +14

      Very wholesome

    • @wbrennan2253
      @wbrennan2253 5 років тому +7

      I read that book you in highschool. Interesting premise. Dice on a wrist band that may be influenced to change an outcome. I need to read it again.

  • @BookWyrmOnAString
    @BookWyrmOnAString 4 роки тому +13

    For my fellow warlock players wanting to have an ethical pseudodragon companion, my personal loophole is that the spirit your spell gives form to is, in fact, a pseudodragon ghost. Tangy(short for tangerine, her scales are orange) was bonded to my warlock before her untimely death, but a well-timed pact boon (plus joining the campaign at level 3) brought her back.

  • @baloogajones3516
    @baloogajones3516 5 років тому +90

    "...they are HEAVY action-packed days..."
    *BOW-CHICK-A-WOW-WOW*

  • @SCarr8813
    @SCarr8813 5 років тому +163

    Find familiar = Pokemon
    Psuedo Dragon bond = Digimon

    • @TheHornedKing_27
      @TheHornedKing_27 3 роки тому +13

      That actually makes sense

    • @DrPabon
      @DrPabon 3 роки тому +1

      oh my god. the comment section is gold

    • @angramainyu4599
      @angramainyu4599 3 роки тому +2

      That's savagely true

    • @Enixon869
      @Enixon869 3 роки тому +3

      I'd say Find Familiar is more like Monster Rancher since you're doing a ritual to call out the spirit rather than wandering around the wilderness

  • @Ashley-of6ro
    @Ashley-of6ro 5 років тому +750

    Could you do Faerie Dragons next? A player in my game is going to try and buy one soon and I have no clue what they're all about!

    • @tigereyeinc.718
      @tigereyeinc.718 5 років тому +5

      yah

    • @battlepans1927
      @battlepans1927 5 років тому +19

      That would be an intriguing video, though you know you can look this all up yourself

    • @TV-jn4dh
      @TV-jn4dh 5 років тому +14

      There's no way that's not coming next.

    • @Ashley-of6ro
      @Ashley-of6ro 5 років тому +50

      @@battlepans1927 The only stuff I found was pretty basic, and this channel always finds information better than me looking for hours. I obviously have a basic knowledge myself but knowing some extra details about them would be real handy.

    • @impatientsamurai6202
      @impatientsamurai6202 5 років тому +3

      Mischief all you need to do is mischief and possibly a friendship

  • @Volvith
    @Volvith 4 роки тому +342

    Pseudodragon: "HUMAN, I DEMAND YOU TREAT ME WITH RESPECT."
    Me: "Awww, doef sugar-bubbles want the huggelywuggelies? Come hewe you!... UwU"
    Pseudodragon: "Yaaaay, i like the huggelywuggelies!... i mean... RESPECT ME HUMAN... ... Can you do the belly rubsies? :3"

  • @EnrocaLaRoca
    @EnrocaLaRoca 3 роки тому +8

    The best description I've ever heard of the pseudo-dragon is the one the DM of my current game told me: "A pseudo-dragon is a cat that looks like a dragon and does cat things". Accurate? Probably not. Hilarious? Absolutely yes.

  • @AmandaTroutman
    @AmandaTroutman 3 роки тому +9

    My Little Pseudodragon: Friendship is Magic

  • @nemo4555
    @nemo4555 5 років тому +262

    Still waiting for "What they don't tell you about MrRhexx"

    • @Ryan-gw3yv
      @Ryan-gw3yv 5 років тому

      Yeah he's fallen off a bit. I listen to his videos for reminders for what is in the books. Basically audiobooks and encyclopedias. Not unknown knowledge. But still good videos for collective knowledge.

    • @danielderamus9573
      @danielderamus9573 5 років тому +21

      Bartucian, it’s a made up fantasy game. The only way he’s going to introduce new material is to write it himself or sneak a prior to publishing peak at some WotC files. He ARRANGES the vast desperate ether of lore out there into a clear and comprehensive half hourish video. And of the 8 or so different youtubers I’ve seen he does a damn good job.

    • @AxelEvenwood
      @AxelEvenwood 3 роки тому

      yes

    • @andrewdowns3673
      @andrewdowns3673 Рік тому +1

      MrRhexx, a powerful scholar from Candlekeep who has taken it upon himself to go out into the world to research and study monsters, aberations, demons, celestials, and, of course, dragons, in an attempt to rewrite Mordenkainen's Royal Beastiary of Faerun (also known as the Monster Manual) which had many mistakes.

  • @jmanaloto6172
    @jmanaloto6172 5 років тому +331

    What if you become a Crazy Pseudo-dragon Lady and bond with alot of them?
    Does the magic stack?
    Can you see through the eyes of each bonded dragon?

    • @pierre-mariecaulliez6285
      @pierre-mariecaulliez6285 5 років тому +85

      I don't know if you can see through all their eyes, but with so many poison stings at your disposal, you'd probably become the most feared person in town !

    • @atomicash2475
      @atomicash2475 5 років тому +38

      You can only bond with one pseudo dragon at a time

    • @Rob_Thorsman
      @Rob_Thorsman 5 років тому +29

      So it would be more like an animal shelter, where you have one pseudodragon as your own and you try to find good homes for the rest.

    • @atomicash2475
      @atomicash2475 5 років тому +16

      @@Rob_Thorsman assuming they want to leave or bond with someone, their like cats with human intelligence. So may want to bond, some don't care and some may bond if it suites them at the time

    • @youtubeuniversity3638
      @youtubeuniversity3638 5 років тому +6

      Could two pseudodragons bond with one another?

  • @RikkuTakanashi
    @RikkuTakanashi 4 роки тому +45

    So a Pseudo Dragon's name is actually a memory formed into words.

    • @Aedi
      @Aedi 3 роки тому +10

      No, not in words, we're just using words to represent them. Their names are more..
      the salient features of their identity, it's like, they can hear people's thoughts and views of them, and their names become the commonality of those views. So "youngling who fell from a branch and couldn't get back" might be, obviously, a fairly young Pseudodragon, who's mostly known for being impulsive, clumsy, and needing help. All of that is also part of the name, we're just simplifying it to a sentence with the most salient features, but all the feelings and such would be on there too

  • @DeadPanTV
    @DeadPanTV 2 роки тому +5

    Wizard: awww who's a good boy
    Pseudo Dragon: do not patronize me, I am Zanvibar, and you will suffer the burning of one thousand suns if you continue.
    Wizard: well you aren't getting any treats if you talk to me in that tone of voice...
    Pseudo Dragon: wait I'll be good

  • @trueblaze84
    @trueblaze84 5 років тому +41

    4:08 So the Find familiar is bond is like the bond between Pokimon trainer and pokimon, while the bond between a pseudo Dragon and a person is like the bond between a Digimon and a Digidestine :P .

    • @deman182
      @deman182 5 років тому +2

      that sounds really accurate

  • @felniiriisk8863
    @felniiriisk8863 5 років тому +97

    How dare you say Flippy isn't a real pseudodragon?
    * takes off top hat revealing curled up pseudodragon *
    He's real enough to me!
    * strokes pseudodragon *

  • @Sgt-Wolf
    @Sgt-Wolf 5 років тому +765

    But could you use the dragon as a handheld flamethrower?

    • @blinkstar9013
      @blinkstar9013 5 років тому +188

      Play mage with no magic abilities and conceal him in your sleave
      Snap fingers and torrent of fire XD

    • @Hawkens4k
      @Hawkens4k 5 років тому +96

      Probably could if you convince em it was be a humorous joke, so do it!

    • @lemonlupinreuben5362
      @lemonlupinreuben5362 5 років тому +118

      Pseudodragons don’t have a breath weapon iirc. So no dragon flamethrower.

    • @tyrant-den884
      @tyrant-den884 5 років тому +31

      A red or gold wyrmling maybe.

    • @moriskurth628
      @moriskurth628 5 років тому +31

      In terms of actual practicality? Maybe. If you can train it to spew fire when you, for example, squeeze its hind leg or tail, while it perches on your arm or shoulder.
      In terms of in-game mechanics? I'd say that depends on your DM.

  • @Saccillia
    @Saccillia 5 років тому +39

    We had a pseudodragon.
    He thought he would one day grow up to be a big red flying dragon.
    We never did find a permanent growth solution.

    • @snowylynx36
      @snowylynx36 5 років тому +3

      ;_;

    • @Desmont123
      @Desmont123 5 років тому +10

      What a sad end for snuggles the red dread.

    • @Guille2033
      @Guille2033 3 роки тому +2

      True Polymorph

  • @DomyTheMad420
    @DomyTheMad420 5 років тому +14

    *writes down in notepad*
    "Write pseudodragon friend into backstory"

  • @dragonwithamonocle
    @dragonwithamonocle 5 років тому +46

    You should totally do crystal dragons. They are SO OCD that if you knock over one of their precariously and perfectly stacked towers of gold coins, they'll literally stop combat to fix it.

  • @dakotastreubel4845
    @dakotastreubel4845 5 років тому +62

    Successfully convinced my DM to let me start with a pseudodragon companion.
    It's name is Honey Bee cause of the stinger

    • @whisperingdorito1456
      @whisperingdorito1456 3 роки тому +2

      Awww, Honey Bee!
      May I ask what happened to them at the end of that campaighn?

    • @dakotastreubel4845
      @dakotastreubel4845 3 роки тому +4

      @@whisperingdorito1456 currently on hiatus but honeybee has grown his hoard. Has armor made from the scales of full grown dragons. And is currently look for a rings enlargement.
      He witnessed the power of full size dragons and got jealous

    • @whisperingdorito1456
      @whisperingdorito1456 3 роки тому

      @@dakotastreubel4845
      I love the idea of a Pseudo dragon gaining the abilitys of a true one!
      Hope he finds a way to use a breath weapon too.
      He's gonna be Honey Bee, the dragon bane! \(*

  • @AmaryInkawult
    @AmaryInkawult 5 років тому +71

    I think I'll get my next sorcerer I'm building a pseudodragon. So far he's a pretty lonely character that could use a life long friend.
    Edit: I KNOW IM GETTING ONE NOW

    • @kambion5014
      @kambion5014 4 роки тому +5

      Good luck!
      P.S. MGE Dragon Girls are the best!

  • @TheFiendler
    @TheFiendler 5 років тому +15

    I don't even play D&D but I love your dragon explanations! I have watched most all of them. Thank you for these. They are very entertaining!

  • @ScrewBall105
    @ScrewBall105 5 років тому +30

    Wish I knew they were lizard cats before I made them the MAIN ENEMY TYPE in my first campaign's dungeon. At least I can put them in some sort of exotic pet shop now.

  • @grottlesgrotto6152
    @grottlesgrotto6152 5 років тому +176

    Will this series ever touch about half-dragons and dragon born like what is the difference anyway?

    • @fawkesmoons7436
      @fawkesmoons7436 5 років тому +11

      He should also do dragon folk

    • @MrRhexx
      @MrRhexx  5 років тому +53

      Look for next video ;)

    • @Randomdudefromtheinternet
      @Randomdudefromtheinternet 5 років тому +3

      grottles grotto FUS...

    • @Nia-Jean
      @Nia-Jean 5 років тому +1

      I also want to know this

    • @ivorymantis1026
      @ivorymantis1026 5 років тому +1

      IIRC Half-Dragons are born that way, Dragonborn engage in a ritual to become that way.

  • @FantasyAngel-zj7bw
    @FantasyAngel-zj7bw 5 років тому +25

    I love them. I want to protect them. I will give them ALL of the cuddles.

  • @FriendlyNeighborhoodDM
    @FriendlyNeighborhoodDM 5 років тому +45

    I'd love to see a video of Bahamut/Tiamat, dragon after-life, as well as a Dracolich.

    • @sethputman94
      @sethputman94 5 років тому +2

      I want to see one about the (dead?) dragon god Io and its relationship to Bahamut and Tiamat.

  • @thesean7094
    @thesean7094 5 років тому +52

    Love you videos dude! You're like a real-life Volo.

    • @FriendlyNeighborhoodDM
      @FriendlyNeighborhoodDM 5 років тому +8

      But actually competent!

    • @kilroy6429
      @kilroy6429 5 років тому +5

      But less of a flamboyant, self absorbed asshole.

    • @damianfry2080
      @damianfry2080 5 років тому +2

      I'd say like a jovial Attenborough

    • @AmitChutani
      @AmitChutani 2 роки тому +1

      I've running Candlekeep Mysteries & Mr Rhexx is going to be One of the Arch Wizards of Knowledge their. I was waiting for a higher level adventure to make him a God, but Rhexx a lore-keeper NPC whom the party can talk to every now and then is so much better

  • @ShinGallon
    @ShinGallon 4 роки тому +9

    I now want a real psuedodragon more than I've ever wanted anything else in my life.

  • @thestoopidiot870
    @thestoopidiot870 3 роки тому +5

    IDEA TIME: Unusually strong and intelligent pseudodragon learns to manipulate tools with their mouth, tail, and feet. Intrigued and amused by this, a local stone giant offers to take the pseudodragon as an apprentice. A few years later, the tiny dragon now has class levels. 18 of them. In fighter. WITH THE RUNE KNIGHT SUBCLASS.

  • @11thShadowDragon
    @11thShadowDragon 5 років тому +7

    You have convinced me Pseudo-dragons are amazing and I'm probably going to see if my Centaur Wizard can find one.

  • @HishUnderscore
    @HishUnderscore 5 років тому +53

    Great video, still looking forward toward an in depth dracolich video

  • @Grabnok
    @Grabnok 4 роки тому +7

    Easy way to refer to it in a cute way while playing on its pride, “LOOK AT MY TINY BEST FRIEND! ISNT HE GREAT? HE IS SO HANDSOME AND GREAT!”

  • @danijellino1921
    @danijellino1921 5 років тому +46

    So like a scaly good boi. Got it.

  • @MasterLycan844
    @MasterLycan844 5 років тому +10

    I learned something very important from this video. Something that honestly should have been obvious from the start.
    There are no rules for getting animal companions or familiars in D&D 5e outside of the Beast Master Ranger and the Find Familiar, Find Steed And Find Greater Steed spells. And for good reason; those are mechanical solutions to a role playing problem. Familiars and animal companions are just that; companions, friends, even family. You don’t buy a dog and expect to follow all your commands. You spend time with them, train them, get to know them.
    That’s why there aren’t any good systems in place for acquiring a companion. They have to be earned.
    My mind swims with possibilities for pets and familiars now. Thank you.

  • @Strifegar
    @Strifegar 3 роки тому +3

    The most surprising fact is that age, I would have thought they would be more long lived like other dragons.

  • @0hr0me07
    @0hr0me07 4 роки тому +5

    I recently was given a Pseudodragon in my friends dnd session and I'm a rouge, I named him Kevin and won him over in a library with coins after he laughed at me for falling in a trap. I will fight anyone who hurts him. My character is also an elf which according to this vid is rare.

  • @Siegmernes
    @Siegmernes 5 років тому +15

    Loved the video as always! :D
    And how incredibly cute are pseudodragons?! I'm definetly going to give my player with a tiefling paladin one next adventure! :D

  • @chrismessenger9603
    @chrismessenger9603 5 років тому +6

    Absolutely loving the dragon lore videos, they have been an extremely valuable resource for my D&D campaign! I'm really hoping you do a Dracolich video soon..

  • @destonnight5444
    @destonnight5444 5 років тому +89

    Please do a video about Guard drakes as well
    Can't have dragon cat with the dragon dog!

  • @shiskeba1130
    @shiskeba1130 5 років тому +17

    Hey always happy to see this serie! thanks for your great work!

  • @OtakuDono
    @OtakuDono 5 років тому +65

    I love your D&D videos.
    Can you please make a video about the Tarrasque at some point?

  • @EmethMatthew
    @EmethMatthew 5 років тому +33

    And now my druid needs to befriend a pseudodragon..
    😁

    • @jadedoptimistt
      @jadedoptimistt 5 років тому +5

      Ranger. More specifically, their animal companion. Imagine that. He doesn’t really care for the pc, but he is bffs with his mastiff

    • @jeannietraverso903
      @jeannietraverso903 5 років тому +3

      Same, man. I know for a fact that my druid would absolutely *adore* a pseudodragon.

    • @name_exe1576
      @name_exe1576 5 років тому +1

      Jaded Optimist a blind ranger, that relies on the pseudodragon to see and shoot

    • @shanenice5380
      @shanenice5380 4 роки тому +1

      @@jeannietraverso903 wizards best friend

  • @frog-of-wisdom-g7c
    @frog-of-wisdom-g7c 3 роки тому +2

    Pseudodragon: I AM NOT A PET
    Also Pseudodragon: yeees, give me pets, and tell me my name, "Sir Cuddles"

  • @Warloghe
    @Warloghe 5 років тому +6

    My Paladin has just acquired a Psudodragon, this was really helpful. Thank you.

  • @biasmushroom6311
    @biasmushroom6311 5 років тому +88

    Why do you avoid saying the phrase Psuedo-Dragon orgy.

    • @Obduleo
      @Obduleo 5 років тому +21

      Avoiding the UA-cam police bots

  • @enderking5220
    @enderking5220 5 років тому +24

    Please.
    Talk about Null, and his two aspects, reaver (Falzure) and the guardian of the lost (chronepsis).

  • @spencerhaynes4364
    @spencerhaynes4364 5 років тому +1

    I can see an adventurer having a bag dedicated as the pseudodragon's "lair." It would be hanging off the side and filled with shiny buttons and a fur lining. Occasionally you would see the dragon's head pop out of the opening to look around.

  • @swirlcrop
    @swirlcrop 5 років тому +10

    Your videos are such a fun watch. Thanks for the content.

  • @Glokta4
    @Glokta4 5 років тому +43

    Gem dragons please, could you do Golems for your next series?

    • @TheSchnieder6
      @TheSchnieder6 5 років тому +1

      Yes, gems. Though I don't know if he'll do them without an official 5E release.

    • @defshepard7490
      @defshepard7490 5 років тому +2

      Nick L. I would definitely like it if he did a thing on golems.

    • @thefandomguy4202
      @thefandomguy4202 5 років тому +1

      Schnieder6 He did the Fanged Dragon and Astral Dragon a while back and they don't have 5E releases yet.

    • @TheSchnieder6
      @TheSchnieder6 5 років тому

      @@thefandomguy4202 Right, but I'm under the impression that the "What They Don't Tell You About _____" videos are made to cover what was left out in their 5e releases.

  • @phyrofox1641
    @phyrofox1641 5 років тому +22

    Memo to self
    Step 1: Get pseudodragon
    Step 2: Name captain cuddlemuffins
    Step 3: Dress in tiny sailor outfit
    Step 4: something happens
    Step 5: Become king of pseudodragons

    • @angrymushroom26
      @angrymushroom26 5 років тому +3

      This would be like the most powerful Pseudodragon of all time.

  • @newyakkocity8267
    @newyakkocity8267 4 роки тому +1

    By the gods I freakin adore this channel, I can’t imagine what my life and games would be like without your deep, meaningful and entertaining insight into all the fantastic races and monsters of DnD. Thank you for all your work man, you’re a legend.

  • @theoutcastleaf3410
    @theoutcastleaf3410 5 років тому +1

    I feel like it would be good to go through all the important/ main dragons before moving on, or maybe just sprinkling them in with other creatures. The sheer amount of detail in these videos just makes all of the dragons seem so interesting!

  • @jackiesantos2121
    @jackiesantos2121 5 років тому +6

    That is why I need you to talk about the Steel Dragon is really interesting

  • @TheBronf
    @TheBronf 5 років тому +3

    my group treats the pact of the chain familairs to be the real versions of what the find familiar takes the shape of so your patron has sent this psuedodragon to be your familiar but you if you treat it badly it will leave so the warlock would need to find a new familiar. but having the bond is advantageous to these creatures since the find familiar is a version of raise dead to them that use's the warlocks power to bring them back so they are less at risk of being dead. but this is how my group see's and treats it.

  • @TrueInvisible
    @TrueInvisible 5 років тому +2

    you are CLEARLY over amused with this video .. your voice tone says it all .. you had too much fun making this one!

  • @aurorathedreamer9
    @aurorathedreamer9 6 місяців тому

    Mr. Rhexx blushing as he was talking about their "mating ritual" was the peak of these dragon series.

  • @sanddry738
    @sanddry738 5 років тому +4

    I’d love to hear about the Epic dragons like prismatic and force if possible. Either way, really enjoy these monster ecology videos! Really makes the game feel deeper

    • @damianfry2080
      @damianfry2080 5 років тому

      And the fabled sword dragon ... apparently it breathes swords
      Lol that would be an amazing joke video though

    • @sanddry738
      @sanddry738 5 років тому

      Damian Fry Saw that on Reddit. Absolutely majestic creature

  • @ShineDark
    @ShineDark 5 років тому +19

    I’d like it if you could eventually do a video on Bahamut.

  • @justinc882
    @justinc882 5 років тому +1

    My last campaign the party fighter found a Pseudodragon that had been badly injured, nursed her back to health and protected her. He rolled animal handling every day and so i (as the DM) ruled that the creature had befriended him.He ended up being as protective of her as he was any of the other PCs. She became I think the 3rd favorite NPC in the campaign (behind the blink dog that gained barbarian levels and a chakram wielding crazy lady)

    • @justinc882
      @justinc882 5 років тому

      Also I didn't know any of this backlore stuff and somehow the PseudoDragon in my campaign fit 90% of this perfect. Only difference is the one we used could speak (watching the half orc fighter with low int trying to learn draconic was hilarious) and when the fighter had children the companion broke off to watch over them, though that was a story based thing.

  • @elementalprime3179
    @elementalprime3179 5 років тому +1

    Their mating ritual reminds me of a certain type of snakes where they, too, also get together in a big ball of mating, I forget which species.

  • @InsultingInsinuation
    @InsultingInsinuation 5 років тому +9

    Faerie Dragons would be awesome next

  • @okuraorca
    @okuraorca 5 років тому +3

    Definitely do Tiamat!
    She's one of the most iconic dragons from D&D, and would deserve one of these videos from you.

  • @gelmorn18
    @gelmorn18 5 років тому +1

    I would love it if you did a series on Giants next. It would be a great segway from the dragons and you can fit in the ancient hatred that the two species have for each other.

  • @witherwolf3316
    @witherwolf3316 5 років тому +1

    Thank you so much fr this information, it has really helped me in creating a character's backstory, a Tiefling bard befriends a pseudodragon through the power of her song, I never would have thought of this without this video, so thank you!
    Edit: Also, yes, the manual needs more information on these creatures, especially about their chameleon properties, also, that rainbow one at 16:29 is so cool!

  • @deathtakesall2424
    @deathtakesall2424 5 років тому +3

    My character (A shirtless barbarian): how dare thou call sprinkles a pet!?

  • @mosesfox52
    @mosesfox52 5 років тому +11

    Does this mean that a female pseudodragon could have different colored babies, if they each have a different father?
    Imagine a nest filled with all the chromatic dragons. Also can psuedodragons be metallic?
    Edit: Well, I guess they are chameleons.

  • @macromondo8026
    @macromondo8026 3 роки тому +2

    *My Wizard:* oh, hello there fellah, what's your name?
    *Pseudo-Dragon:* He who ate the last cookie and does not regret it one bit.
    *My Wizard:* hmn...since you appeared while i was working on my spellbook i shall call you...Doodles!

  • @justinc882
    @justinc882 4 роки тому

    ran a campaign a year ago and the players came upon a room full of cages with all kinds of magical creatures that have been experimented on by an evil sorceress. One of the creatures was a Pseudodragon. The inquisitor wanted to put it out of it's misery, the cleric was distracted by an injured puppy (later revealed to be a blink dog) but the party fighter bandaged and gave the creature a healing potion.
    Ended up having the psuedodragon decide to stick around as companion of sorts to the fighter, but the fun part was I roleplayed the creature. She quickly became one of the favorite parts of the campaign by all the players as she was fiercely loyal, but haughty and crass. She was gifted the ability to speak in draconic by the fighters deity and we just had way more fun than we should have.
    Same thing with the blink dog, the cleric ended up getting him as a companion and we treated it like a ranger animal companion. But the dog was on a personal nutso revenge quest against the sorceress for slaughtering his pack, which led to the blink dog, getting barbarian levels. God that was such a weird but fun campaign.

  • @fireemblemaddict128
    @fireemblemaddict128 5 років тому +6

    MMMM THEY'RE SO CUTE. I want a wittle baby dragon friend ;w;

  • @deadsparrow13
    @deadsparrow13 5 років тому +3

    Pseudodragons? Sure, I'll love to have one as a pe-
    I mean, as a friend ;D
    Awesome video, thoroughly researched. Great job as always! ^^
    Could you do a video on fairie dragons next? Always thought these were really intriguing creatures :)

  • @johnathanmartin1504
    @johnathanmartin1504 4 роки тому

    This whole episode really put that "Dragon Bonding" episode of Rick and Morty into perspective....especially the three day orgy.

  • @alexanderthegreat6682
    @alexanderthegreat6682 4 роки тому +1

    2:20 MrRhexx talking about how to butcher and sell pseudo-dragon bits
    Me: the Pseudo will decide your fate
    MrRhexx: I am the Pseudo
    Me again: aw crap you're right I can't argue with that

  • @tumulterudition3228
    @tumulterudition3228 5 років тому +13

    Are Faerie Dragons the Fey equivalent of Pseudodragons?

    • @atomicash2475
      @atomicash2475 5 років тому +5

      Pretty much, they also are more powerful and change color and gain ablities as they age. You can also use their breath attack for drugs

  • @medramonmasquedecendres2966
    @medramonmasquedecendres2966 5 років тому +14

    How'bout sub species? like purple dragons, cobalt, sand and others?

    • @boitata2617
      @boitata2617 5 років тому +1

      He is starting with the one's in the 5e Monster manual, maybe he Will tackle thoose later, I think so

  • @zarcon5750
    @zarcon5750 4 роки тому +1

    The hiss at himself tho... ;) . Loved it.

  • @therakshasan8547
    @therakshasan8547 5 років тому +1

    1st edition D&D - Prolog: The information that follows are Suggestions to help a DM build a world hat suits them. If tons of information was given to all their Characters NPCS , and Monsters. Then there isn't any other way to build it.

  • @nick_peter5608
    @nick_peter5608 5 років тому +64

    Could you not roast my character or my familiar? They’re best friends and don’t view their partnership as slavery. In all fun though great video about an interesting creature

    • @misakamikoto8785
      @misakamikoto8785 5 років тому +8

      I think he mean that in general cases, I know there are exceptions even for the chromatic dragon or Beholder.

    • @WaltRBuck
      @WaltRBuck 5 років тому +10

      That's like my warlock. He has a sprite as a companion. They are best friends. In fact, they are each other's only friend. Haha. In fact, the only argument they ever have is when I have to send my sprite away to keep it out of harms way. It protests each time, saying my character NEEDS its help! He's very "dobby"ish

    • @Karak971
      @Karak971 5 років тому +6

      It’s kind of funny, while in general the relationship of find familiar is that of master and slave, a friend of mine made a character who had a familiar that was bound to him as punishment. It was an obnoxious and grating crow who would take every opportunity to show itself into the conversation. It was a fun little twist on the usual relationship and I still remember it years later.

    • @BookWyrmOnAString
      @BookWyrmOnAString 4 роки тому +4

      My personal loophole is that the spirit the spell gives form to is, in fact, a pseudodragon ghost. Tangy(short for tangerine, her scales are orange) was bonded to my warlock before her untimely death, but a well-timed pact boon (plus joining the campaign at level 3) brought her back.

  • @battlepans1927
    @battlepans1927 5 років тому +10

    2:14 (credits to harpy productions)
    You never told us how black dragons mate bro... they’re the coolest of the chromatics man... (I’m my opinion)

  • @UltraRaptor72
    @UltraRaptor72 5 років тому +1

    Tiamat and Bahamuth! plssss, love your D&D videos! Ive been so happy since u've been making them again

  • @LawrenceBrownAmigoid
    @LawrenceBrownAmigoid 2 роки тому

    Thank you for this! I was gifted a unique homebrew treasure item. A jeweled PseudoDragon figurine that allows me to summon a pseudodragon 5 times a day and the rest of the time it relaxes in the ethereal plane. It liked the name I gave it so now we're best buddies, and I try to give him a gem or something pretty to amuse himself when I have to send him back. (Sparkles Kosei-Teki Pendragon!) or just Sparkles for short. (Sparkling Unique Chief of the Dragons) (I'm a Neutral Good Hill Dwarf Druid (circle of the moon))
    Just bought your PDF on the new Playable Monsters.

  • @harpyproductions6771
    @harpyproductions6771 5 років тому +46

    2:14 you know what else does not talk about how something mate? you, you dont talk about how black dragon mate. you have been throught all the chromatic and metalic dragons and beyond. and you explained how all of them mate. except the black dragon

    • @masterelite1030
      @masterelite1030 5 років тому +8

      They go for a roll in the mud........

    • @snowflake5793
      @snowflake5793 5 років тому +2

      hardcore bdsm lol

    • @harpyproductions6771
      @harpyproductions6771 5 років тому +1

      serious, i have been asking for this since he talked about a dragon after the black dragon, i did not knew he would make it part of the series to talk about their mating. so when he talked about all mating rituals but the black dragon ones. it anoyed me. why you dont want to talk about their mating rituals?

    • @amitgabay3721
      @amitgabay3721 5 років тому +3

      Bit of an over reaction maybe?

  • @ekekekekeeekekekekekeke
    @ekekekekeeekekekekekeke 5 років тому +3

    Me playing dragonborn and seeing a pseudodragon: Do... Do I have to kill it?

    • @dylanfox1590
      @dylanfox1590 4 роки тому

      No you tame it like the one you can summon

  • @mal2ksc
    @mal2ksc 5 років тому

    We had a pseudodragon with a shredded wing join the party briefly, and then when we got a big manor house, she got the Harry Potter room under the stairs and tended the chickens. She wasn't a pet, she was a resident. She later gained the Magic Initiate feat, allowing her to Mage Hand herself around at will, drop Fire Bolts on people, and have a familiar of her own. This made her a very effective sentry, as she could effectively be in two places at once.
    She also came by her cute name organically. When she was first discovered, it was because she was rummaging around in our wagon, looking for food. When she was still hanging around camp the next morning, the cleric spotted her and asked "What's up, Buttercup?" And that was her name from then on.
    As for dietary habits -- nothing makes a pseudodragon happier than a really, _really_ fresh egg. Like lift up the chicken and steal it level fresh.

  • @MrJunkietime3000
    @MrJunkietime3000 5 років тому +1

    i would love if you'd bring out a giant book with all the information you're always covering!!! :)
    tnx ffor the great videos!!

  • @inkdd1463
    @inkdd1463 5 років тому +6

    This only worsened my love of dragonoids psododragons are cute AF!!!

  • @Sawtooth44
    @Sawtooth44 5 років тому +4

    queue Tiny Smaug with his shiny gold coin

  • @masterelite1030
    @masterelite1030 5 років тому

    I'm in a campaign where my character saved a Psuedodragon and it became a friend. THIS VIDEO IS GOLD! I love your videos on what the MM doesn't tell you and I got super bummed when you covered all the Dragons so this video means alot to me. THANK YOU!

  • @Michael-fd1gx
    @Michael-fd1gx 4 роки тому +1

    PseudoDragons have the abilities that would make it a great rogue and disposition of a bard.