The Lowest Rated Homebrew MONSTERS on D&D Beyond

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  • @mcbadrobotvoice8155
    @mcbadrobotvoice8155 2 роки тому +6358

    Pov: you use Aaraau's destroy universe and wake up in a world with nothing but these monsters

    • @estelian5959
      @estelian5959 2 роки тому +542

      If you can finish casting the spell, all of them dies, except for the Da Hard Wun that managed to run away to a different universe during the cast time

    • @firemonke4463
      @firemonke4463 2 роки тому +222

      Should have double cast it in your last campaign to get it as a cantrip.

    • @tatzecom
      @tatzecom 2 роки тому +92

      @@firemonke4463 wait dont you become DM after casting it?
      Also, can i cast it as a ritual?

    • @CalifornianCuttlefish
      @CalifornianCuttlefish 2 роки тому +15

      oh no

    • @Vassilinia
      @Vassilinia 2 роки тому +24

      @@estelian5959 I choked on my drinkfrom laughing too hard.

  • @dragoknight589
    @dragoknight589 2 роки тому +2753

    The best thing about Da Hard Wun is that it’s a Tiny swarm of Medium beasts.
    It’s multiple creatures, but when they’re together they take up far less space than if they were separate.

    • @ludiloigranje9921
      @ludiloigranje9921 2 роки тому +183

      Honestly, hilarious.

    • @EdKolis
      @EdKolis 2 роки тому +282

      It's a miniature neutron star. Breaks physics already...

    • @zhoufang996
      @zhoufang996 2 роки тому +125

      I'm now wondering if it's some kind of joke about quantum mechanics

    • @memyself229
      @memyself229 2 роки тому +138

      You're ignoring the fact it can travel 3/4 the world's circumference in one turn

    • @SimoLInk1698
      @SimoLInk1698 2 роки тому +75

      This thing just defies all laws of physics without a care in the world

  • @ChargeQM
    @ChargeQM Рік тому +2862

    Comfort: Aphrodite pats your shoulder, but because she's got crazy broken stats, she accidentally turns you into a rapidly expanding mass of free atomic matter.

    • @tiacat11
      @tiacat11 Рік тому +195

      Worst thing is, that's not far off from an actual Greek myth.

    • @hazeltree7738
      @hazeltree7738 Рік тому +119

      @@tiacat11 Except you usually get turned into a flower
      Or an animal
      Or a monster

    • @tiacat11
      @tiacat11 Рік тому +98

      @@hazeltree7738 Nah the one between Zeus and Semele really did end with Zeus turning into a god and her just blowing the fuck up.
      Kinda fucked up

    • @papervulture
      @papervulture Рік тому +43

      ​@@tiacat11if anything i feel the rapidly expanding mass of free atomic matter is rather chill by aphrodite's usual standards

    • @ericbishop8046
      @ericbishop8046 11 місяців тому +7

      @@tiacat11 FRRRRRR, God, exists. Fav human, AGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH, God. "oh. oops."

  • @HunterTracks
    @HunterTracks 2 роки тому +3802

    Da hard wun is basically the DnD embodiment of that "The issue with being faster than light is that you always live in darkness" meme.

    • @EdKolis
      @EdKolis 2 роки тому +196

      That and the spelling make me wonder if it's an eldritch horror from Warhammer...

    • @will3971
      @will3971 2 роки тому +145

      @@EdKolis Da Orkz had fun naming that one.

    • @Merilirem
      @Merilirem 2 роки тому +26

      Sounds like it lives in water.

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer 2 роки тому +34

      Swimity Swim

    • @ohyea8486
      @ohyea8486 2 роки тому +70

      Breaking causality by travelling faster than light only to summon goblins and be stinky, this is going in my campaign

  • @DefinitivNichtSascha
    @DefinitivNichtSascha 2 роки тому +11125

    >barges into encounter at light speed
    >summons 1d20 goblins
    >refuses to elaborate further
    >leaves

    • @EgoJCs21
      @EgoJCs21 2 роки тому +322

      That is more or less how the Verdans came to be.

    • @bryansmith844
      @bryansmith844 2 роки тому +582

      Classic da hard wun behavior

    • @LasermanSteam
      @LasermanSteam 2 роки тому +444

      >barges into encounter at light speed
      >"what, did you think this encounter would start just like that?"
      >"this encounter is sponsored by..."

    • @Merilirem
      @Merilirem 2 роки тому +98

      Explains where all those random trash mobs come from.

    • @gormold4163
      @gormold4163 2 роки тому +163

      *10,227,270 miles per hour. A little over mach 13,329. Technically only about 1.5% the speed of light.

  • @lucillefrancois150
    @lucillefrancois150 Рік тому +909

    I bet the Aphrodite one was made specifically because some DM somewhere had a player that said something along the lines of “I bet my character could kill Aphrodite, she can’t be that strong” and that caused a nerd argument powerful enough to create that stat block out of spite

    • @PieletPi
      @PieletPi 11 місяців тому +96

      The player won so they had to rework it

    • @theghostofthomasjenkins9643
      @theghostofthomasjenkins9643 3 місяці тому +2

      the DM secret is to make it up as you go along. your goal as DM isn't to run a perfect game. it's to run a fun game and sometimes, that means killing a player character.

    • @gamergang2686
      @gamergang2686 4 дні тому

      @@theghostofthomasjenkins9643Yes, but not to this unreasonable amount. If they kill your boss, you don’t need to quickly homebrew an instant death NPC.
      It’s DND, it’s supposed to be fun for everyone. Wouldn’t be fun if you just randomly killed a character for no real story wise reason, without the player’s consent, or with no chance to fight back.

    • @theghostofthomasjenkins9643
      @theghostofthomasjenkins9643 4 дні тому

      @@gamergang2686 to a point. i will say if you've reached this point, you've already made a ton of mistakes as a DM. you also have a poor understanding of how to balance encounters.
      however, there is absolutely nothing wrong with making an opponent they can't beat even with all nat 20's. your players shouldn't be swinging for face every time and that's how you remind them of that. they should feel strong, but know there are forces that are stronger out there. the world doesn't revolve around them.

    • @gamergang2686
      @gamergang2686 3 дні тому

      @ Yes, you shouldn’t be in this position. But throwing an unbeatable enemy without an in game reason (like Vlaakith in BG3) makes no sense.

  • @xavierzaballero9667
    @xavierzaballero9667 2 роки тому +4155

    I like how the deathly dagger still does 1 damage to elementals, constructs, aberrations, oozes, plants, and undead.
    I'm just imagining this "Commoner Assassin" instantly killing god, but then struggling to kill a potted plant.

    • @Pravanul
      @Pravanul Рік тому +362

      Just One Punch Man versus a mosquito

    • @XD-sc4ix
      @XD-sc4ix Рік тому +46

      ​@@Pravanul or one punch man vs a cat

    • @tumage8592
      @tumage8592 Рік тому +30

      Mein kleiner Grüner Kaktus steht draußen am Balkon

    • @jocoder255
      @jocoder255 Рік тому +45

      I'm imagining someone casting a con save cantrip and killing it instantly just like "huh. That wasn't so tough."

    • @yourbiggestfan395
      @yourbiggestfan395 Рік тому +25

      I'm unsure why only this "commoner Assassin", something that's well documented apparently since there's a commonality in their appearance, would be the only enemy wielding the "Death Dagger" why wouldn't every bbeg and his minions all use it? Imagine some Lich fields an entire undead army with instant kill weapons.

  • @Hoyts_
    @Hoyts_ 2 роки тому +4769

    Do NOT use the Atlas monster block! I used it last week at my session and I'm now wanted for several charges of murder!

    • @alphanoodle1877
      @alphanoodle1877 2 роки тому +7

      You have a murderhobo party?
      Use the ATLAS
      The number one option for rude, uncaring, dickish players. Those that would see the end of your campaign to much for you? The ATLAS has got your back. Ready to commit first degree murder at your order. Death by your choice, laser or slams, death and destruction on those pesky murderhobo players.

    • @user-a5Bw9de
      @user-a5Bw9de 2 роки тому +2

      It feels like you've also violated several Federal laws by hacking into and operating the classified military satellite ATLAS, which is equipped with lethal-grade laser cannon, through unknown means. If this somehow turns out to be true, you've also committed a crime against the International Law for Peaceful Usage of the Outer Space.
      Man, this monster is the definitive version of a double-edged sword.

    • @brib4911
      @brib4911 2 роки тому +150

      Oh the solution is simple. Use Atlas.

    • @quantummidget
      @quantummidget 2 роки тому +103

      I demand a trial by... D&D

    • @zynthio
      @zynthio 2 роки тому +23

      I didn't think this needed to be said

  • @BlackOtter9
    @BlackOtter9 Рік тому +1622

    In my head-canon, the da hard wun is an anomaly that spawns (or re-spawns) goblins in random dungeons. It constantly travels around the world like santa and essentially restocks abandoned dungeons for future adventurers.

    • @szysi3k
      @szysi3k Рік тому +187

      I was always questioning all those flaming torches and fresh food in closed dungeons in Skyrim etc. Must have been a cousin of Da Hard Wun, with a different (re)spawn abilities.

    • @rynemcgriffin1752
      @rynemcgriffin1752 Рік тому +193

      @@szysi3k Yeah it’s called “It Jus Werks”

    • @gabrielbarraza9929
      @gabrielbarraza9929 Рік тому +104

      @@rynemcgriffin1752 Da Werkin Wun

    • @ComedicLetter
      @ComedicLetter Рік тому +43

      @@rynemcgriffin1752Todd Hardward

    • @morrigankasa570
      @morrigankasa570 10 місяців тому +27

      ​@@szysi3kIt is semi-canonical that the Draugr themselves light the Torches and somewhat keep the crypts clean as part of their duties.

  • @elresponsibleadult2100
    @elresponsibleadult2100 2 роки тому +2586

    I like how the assassin commoner can insta kill everything except elementals and abberations

    • @ItsmeInternetStranger
      @ItsmeInternetStranger 2 роки тому +439

      Or Oooze or Plants. Ancient Dragon? Dead in one hit! The Ficus? Too strong for me.

    • @chaosjimthevoidlord3762
      @chaosjimthevoidlord3762 2 роки тому +221

      constructs, and undead are safe too

    • @overworkedwarlock94
      @overworkedwarlock94 2 роки тому +93

      Don't forget oozes. A gelatinous cube would wreck shop on it.

    • @Pickled_Poet
      @Pickled_Poet 2 роки тому +6

      It looks like only creature types that can be traditionally poisoned, or would have "blood" are included

    • @dmeep
      @dmeep 2 роки тому +36

      also constructs like warforged and mechagnomes

  • @FairyRat
    @FairyRat 2 роки тому +878

    Every goblin you've ever encountered was summoned just for you on the spot by the da hard wun. It all makes sense now.

    • @Kikoberserk
      @Kikoberserk Рік тому +38

      that's the goblin god on my every campaign from now on

    • @Gladuos1
      @Gladuos1 Рік тому +15

      @@Kikoberserk the stat block reads like it was written by a goblin too lmao

    • @Lil.Grandpa
      @Lil.Grandpa Рік тому +5

      Deepest lore.

  • @ZorotheGallade
    @ZorotheGallade Рік тому +3066

    DM: "A.T.L.A.S. charges his devastating laser beam, dealing 20 damage to all of you."
    Player: "That's not too bad."
    DM: "Not to your characters, to you"
    Player: "What?"
    (The A.T.L.A.S. miniature turns towards the player side of the table and starts glowing menacingly)

    • @eldritch-rage
      @eldritch-rage Рік тому +72

      Brilliant

    • @novagears3604
      @novagears3604 Рік тому +53

      Atlas can also have 40 hit points

    • @robertagren9360
      @robertagren9360 Рік тому +34

      That's why they never have maps in D&D

    • @theman6422
      @theman6422 Рік тому +66

      This is zathura now. You must fight the robot now

    • @thefriendlystegosaurus7472
      @thefriendlystegosaurus7472 Рік тому +49

      To clarify hit points in real life are how many hits a SHIP can take before it sinks.
      Everyone has 1 hit point, by that rule.
      soooooooo

  • @michaelramon2411
    @michaelramon2411 2 роки тому +667

    For the record, the word "villain" (as in "a doer of evil") is an evolution of "villein" (a serf). In-between was a period where "villain" was used as a general insult ("you are poor/icky, but not necessarily evil"). If you read Shakespeare, you'll see character casually call servants and stuff "villain" because the word meant "low class" but did not yet mean "evil" in his day.

    • @TheThirdPrice
      @TheThirdPrice 2 роки тому +34

      That's very interesting! Thanks for sharing, I love etymology :)

    • @Xelante427
      @Xelante427 2 роки тому +33

      Interesting how languages and cultures that are close together tend to follow close evolutions in meaning, as do words that look somewhat close to each other. We got pretty much the exact same thing in french, any word derived from latin "vilis" (cheap) like "vil" (vile) got from there to downright "ugly, poor-value" and on to "moraly wrong, repulsive". Which is not very different from the way the meaning of villain evolved in both english and french, even if current french "villain" is closer to "nasty" than to current english "villain". And all this despite the fact "villain" evolved from a completely different latin word originaly : "villa" (farmhouse).
      In parallel, "vaurien" (lit. worth nothing) for a worthless person, is actually a term that carries more favorable meaning today than it did back-then, though it's use has gotten pretty rare. Now I wonder if the same happened to some similar english designation like maybe rascal ?

    • @michaelramon2411
      @michaelramon2411 2 роки тому +29

      @@Xelante427 For a related word, "vulgar" derives from the Latin word for "common" or "ordinary." The main Latin Bible translation is known as the "Vulgate" because it was in the common language so that normal Romans could read it. But over time, vulgar shifted to mean "dirty", "profane" or "gross/bad but not exactly evil", and is nowadays mostly associated with swearing.
      I can't think of a word that has gone from bad to good off the top of my head, other than that "bad" itself sometimes gets used as a positive in slang. Its normal use of, well, "bad", is still much more common.

    • @agilemind6241
      @agilemind6241 2 роки тому +19

      @@Xelante427 For recent examples in english "fat"/"Phat" and "sick" are now have positive uses depending on the context, "awesome" also used to means intimidating / terrifying and is now pretty universally good. "ghetto" is in the process of shifting from bad / terrible / discusting to a specific style / subculture that isn't necessarily good or bad.

    • @ComedicLetter
      @ComedicLetter 2 роки тому +22

      “So class, what have we learned?”
      “Poor people are evil!”
      *”NO!”*

  • @LinearAztec
    @LinearAztec 2 роки тому +1007

    The weirdest part is that Aphrodite has like, functional crosslinks and an edit history, which implies that a sincere amount of work went in to 600d8 on all attacks

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Рік тому +106

      feels to me like either a final boss, a deus ex machina, or a god the players aren't supposed to anger. For some actually well calculated homebrew setting.

    • @Paeper_Shredder
      @Paeper_Shredder Рік тому +39

      @@HappyBeezerStudios This is what I came here to say. We just finished our campaign and after everything was wrapped up our DM gave us a monster to just go wild on and use all of our skills and characters before our next campaign and characters. Could be for something like that.

    • @Tinil0
      @Tinil0 Рік тому

      @@Paeper_Shredder But I cannot possibly imagine legitimate characters that even max level in a party of 8 or whatever could call that an encounter. It's over the top when there is no reason whatsoever to be over the top. And when you made it over the top originally you didn't need to FURTHER EMPOWER IT. That's just some idiot mentally jerking off.

    • @Paeper_Shredder
      @Paeper_Shredder Рік тому +17

      @@Tinil0 Oh absolutely. Even in our high power campaign this thing is FAR beyond us. We would get wiped instantly. Just a theory for how this monstrosity was somehow created.

    • @Paeper_Shredder
      @Paeper_Shredder Рік тому +14

      @@Tinil0 And yeah, like you said they just overdid it. It's AC and other numbers could be half of what they are and it'd still be absolutely bonkers.

  • @Leet-iz2fz
    @Leet-iz2fz Рік тому +600

    Da Hard Wun being a tiny swarm of medium beasts implies it's just a tiny, hyper-dense ball of the compacted flesh and bone of several animals. No wonder it yearns for death.

  • @magnuswright5572
    @magnuswright5572 2 роки тому +787

    Da Hard Wun doesn't just break the sound barrier. He's moving at 4.5 million meters per second, that's 1.5% the speed of light. The air fuses with the front of his body as he runs, creating massive explosions whenever he moves

    • @shepgustafson8131
      @shepgustafson8131 2 роки тому +51

      Yes, it would be going over 10000 times the speed of sound

    • @Tletna
      @Tletna 2 роки тому +61

      But that's it's max speed, if it ever chose to move at it, everyone would die and then no one would be left over to give it the sweet sweet release of death. So, it *can* move that fast, but generally does not.

    • @banaman7746
      @banaman7746 2 роки тому +41

      speed of light is approximately 300 million meters per second (299,792,458 m/s) and the speed of 90 million would be over 6 seconds, not one... broken down that's still 15 million meters per second which is about 5% the speed of light though, so... ya. based on a certain xkcd article, I'm gonna say you are probably still correct.
      turns out, the only thing da hard wun needed to do... is go at full speed.

    • @alphastronghold715
      @alphastronghold715 2 роки тому +12

      Except that he can only use that speed in the water, which would do substantially more damage as the water is more dense and thus has more material for fusion.

    • @VicStrange9
      @VicStrange9 2 роки тому +15

      You see, Da Hard Wun are one with the Speed Force

  • @coolboy9979
    @coolboy9979 2 роки тому +361

    I just like to imagine a level 20 party defeeating a the BBEG who is the most powerful lich, but before that lich dies he hires his far far cousin billy who is a peasent slave and just oneshots the PCs

    • @yuvalgabay1023
      @yuvalgabay1023 2 роки тому +42

      The party: haaa thats kinda sad .hed just a commoner whit a knife what can he *tf2 crit noise*

    • @Wampao
      @Wampao 2 роки тому +15

      @@yuvalgabay1023 Oh my god, it's Spy TF2

    • @Merilirem
      @Merilirem 2 роки тому +15

      They tried to run from Billy but kept getting distracted by random goblins which seemed to appear out of nowhere.

    • @senritsujumpsuit6021
      @senritsujumpsuit6021 2 роки тому

      ​@@Wampao surprised theirs no brew of him that is just no stats besides bear perfect stealth guaranteed crit when bending down

  • @petersmythe6462
    @petersmythe6462 Рік тому +250

    Out there somewhere, someone has an extremely careful balanced homebrew monster manual where 460 AC is a very meaningful amount and making it 470 would utterly break their entire thing.

    • @Soitisisit
      @Soitisisit Рік тому +5

      Well I didn't, but now I'm tempted to make that my morning.

    • @thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong
      @thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong Рік тому +31

      @@Soitisisit one of my friends runs a campaign where the players are basically jrpg characters. Think every number boosted to a baseline of 1000

    • @Soitisisit
      @Soitisisit Рік тому +2

      @@thisgoddamusernamestoodamnlong Nice. Sounds fun, but also isn't for me. For me, the more zeroes that trail after the number, the less I actually feel connected to the number. I'd rather a hit of 13 be a kill than a hit of 130. If, for some reason, I was ever in a system where I needed the precision that having a hit multiplied by 10 would need, I'd rather use decimals. The math isn't any more difficult, but it's mentally easier for me to calculate percentages and how much I should worry when I get hit for 12.6 out of 16 hp rather than 126 out of 160. It's a subjective thing, but that's how it is for me. For me, if I am getting big numbers involved, it's gotta scale proportionately. i.e. 100 damage should be worth ten times 10 damage rather than be effectively the same but scaled by 10 for big numbers. It's one of the things that makes me prefer the original Final Fantasy NES games to the remakes besides the aesthetics and nostalgia. It's very much a "to each their own" and I wouldn't have a problem playing in a system like that if that's what my friend group wanted to play. But no, when I hear "AC of 460" or something dumb like that, I absolutely intend for the player to just dip their hands in a bucket full of d20s and drop them on the table. Otherwise, I don't see much point unless you're in a really wacky system where you do something like roll a d20 and then roll a d100 for your multiplier. Which could work, but would also probably frustrate me as a player until I was used to it. Whereas just dumping a bunch of dice on the table is funny and gives a perk for owning that many math rocks. The key would be to not do it too often lest counting the dice take up half the session and get on everyone's nerves. I'm interested to hear a bit more about the system that your friends run though.

  • @videoapollo4044
    @videoapollo4044 2 роки тому +855

    I find it funnier imagining Aphrodite being prone and still chasing after you on all fours like some kind of horror movie villain xd

    • @starwarsnerd100
      @starwarsnerd100 2 роки тому +94

      Or that part of Revenge of the Sith where Greivous scuttles around on the ground like a crab.

    • @NinjaSushi2
      @NinjaSushi2 2 роки тому +83

      She's the goddess of love so of course she's prone.

    • @arthropodqueen
      @arthropodqueen 2 роки тому

      she's also gargantuan

    • @EdKolis
      @EdKolis 2 роки тому +14

      @@starwarsnerd100 Crabs walk sideways and lobsters walk straight... But please do go and take her for your mate!

    • @AllyOJustice
      @AllyOJustice 2 роки тому

      Reminds me of the bad guy from Bob’s Burgers.

  • @NoodleGoblin
    @NoodleGoblin 2 роки тому +360

    I love the irony of Ainz Ool Gown, being an over the top OP anime character, being dwarfed by commoner (assassin) and Aphrodite 🤣🤣🤣

  • @Ryu_Himora
    @Ryu_Himora Рік тому +1276

    I love how Ains is a 15th level spellcaster that appears to know two first-level spells and two second-level spells. Also, with only 99 HP it instantly dies to Garlic Bread domain Cleric.

    • @dragonheart1236
      @dragonheart1236 Рік тому +106

      I sense an unfinished stat block

    • @TheGoron3000
      @TheGoron3000 Рік тому +235

      Also totally not an Overlord reference

    • @FFKonoko
      @FFKonoko Рік тому +114

      Considering how low its spell save dc and to hit are for a 15th level spellcaster it also feels like someone didn't quite understand dnd spellcasting.

    • @leonardhollsten8145
      @leonardhollsten8145 Рік тому +65

      @@FFKonoko I feel that is the case with nearly all of the DnDbeyond Homebrew. They don't understand HP, AC, to hit, damage and a wide variety of other thing. All they understand is if they put big number (1000 in most cases) and does a bajillion damage and they autohit they have created a good monster.
      Its why there are nearly more 30 CR monsters in DnDbeyond than between 20-29 CR.

    • @Rutherford_Inchworm_III
      @Rutherford_Inchworm_III Рік тому +13

      None can stand before the power of Garlic Bread. I'm hungry just thinking of it.

  • @pistaalkohol
    @pistaalkohol 2 роки тому +248

    I like the idea behind the Da Hard Wun. It is a swarm of medium beasts, but the swarm itself is only tiny. Those wolves are compressed into diamonds, no wonder they are hard.

  • @PaigeDyerASMR
    @PaigeDyerASMR 2 роки тому +1669

    I'm not sure if Jacob knew this or not but for anyone wondering, Ainz Ooal Gown is a character from an anime. So somebody was trying to make a stat block for an anime character and probably got annoyed at DNDBeyond's monster creation process

    • @Vassilinia
      @Vassilinia 2 роки тому +255

      A weeb definitely made that sheet lmaoooo

    • @PaigeDyerASMR
      @PaigeDyerASMR 2 роки тому +44

      @@Vassilinia 100%

    • @christophercrafte
      @christophercrafte 2 роки тому +318

      They also completed nerfed it making him useless instead of the powerful lich he is.

    • @Doncroft1
      @Doncroft1 2 роки тому +50

      Overlord

    • @HunterTracks
      @HunterTracks 2 роки тому +118

      @@christophercrafte They probably wanted to make him a boss for a lvl 1 oneshot, if I had to guess.

  • @SpaceLemon.
    @SpaceLemon. Рік тому +438

    I can't get over how Atlas walks faster than he can run.

    • @Belphegorite
      @Belphegorite Рік тому +80

      Really long strides when walking, but it runs like it's dancing in an 80's music video.

    • @Pihsrosnec
      @Pihsrosnec 11 місяців тому +3

      it's like it's underwater ig

    • @Слышьты-ф4ю
      @Слышьты-ф4ю 8 місяців тому

      Running is, like, jumping on one leg, then another one, and again
      Must be hard if he's heavy
      Or it's just that walk is so menacing that everything else gets slower

  • @kingofroses302
    @kingofroses302 2 роки тому +477

    I actually kinda like some of the concepts in Da Hard Wun.
    - Encourages the players to kill it, but any damage done is reflected onto the players. Maybe this effect can be negated by obtaining some sort of mcguffin item, or as stated only lasts for a few attacks.
    - Only takes damage while in direct light, meaning the players will have to coordinate and use the environment to their advantage.
    - Is a shapeshifter, so it might trick people into accidentally damaging it, thus dealing damage to themselves. Its like The Thing, but you are actively not trying to hurt it.

    • @Telhias
      @Telhias 2 роки тому +54

      The reflection effect is already balanced. It works only 3 times a day. You have to bait it out with some low damage attacks on someone with a lot of hp.

    • @canadiangopnik7007
      @canadiangopnik7007 2 роки тому +56

      @@Telhias though hypothetically it can just leave, disengage action, then just zoom to the other side of the planet

    • @idontno6d105
      @idontno6d105 2 роки тому +47

      I also like the idea of something being instantly able to escape once it touches water, albeit it would have to move pretty slow otherwise but that would also force the players to be aware of their surroundings

    • @meteorsmash7876
      @meteorsmash7876 2 роки тому +18

      If it takes fall damage does it just like blow up the earth?

    • @Nirrith
      @Nirrith 2 роки тому +15

      @@meteorsmash7876 yeah, that's what happened to the dinosaurs. Fall damage was not the solution

  • @Moofal
    @Moofal 2 роки тому +581

    Ainz Own Gown is the main character from the anime Overlord. Overlord was originaly a web-novel and the creator (kugane maruyama) is an avid fan and player of Advanced Dungeons and Dragons and Dungeons and Dragons 3.0-3.5 .
    Overlord takes a lot of inspiration from early editions of d&d and the main character would normaly be the BBEG.

    • @ws04
      @ws04 2 роки тому

      ^^^

    • @CharlieSmith-ts1eg
      @CharlieSmith-ts1eg 2 роки тому +11

      i watch the anime

    • @Wertical93
      @Wertical93 2 роки тому +89

      Overlord is a great anime, but that statblock doesnt't make sense :D

    • @realdragon
      @realdragon 2 роки тому +54

      @@Wertical93 He do have 13 AC plate or robe

    • @christophercrafte
      @christophercrafte 2 роки тому +44

      I read your comment before it showed up in the video and assumed he was gonna be understandably op but nah they nerfed him into the ground. I think the person who made it wanted to make Ains but wasn't exactly qualified to make dnd homebrew.

  • @penguinpaladin5617
    @penguinpaladin5617 Рік тому +357

    Ironically, Ains Oowl Goon should have a stat block that looks more like Aphrodite according to his canon

    • @Michael-bc3es
      @Michael-bc3es 11 місяців тому +52

      Needs An ainz sausaga ability where every mistake he makes is really just perceived as his 10k year plan

    • @kippeen8195
      @kippeen8195 11 місяців тому +5

      The states make sense if you watch the show. Dude literally killing whole country's army like its nothing. 😮

    • @groovyhoovy2606
      @groovyhoovy2606 11 місяців тому +17

      Since Yggdrasil from overlord is based on DND Ainz is supposed to be as strong as a level 20 elder litch more or less

    • @EskChan19
      @EskChan19 10 місяців тому +2

      @@kippeen8195 The Aphrodite stats would make sense. The stats for Ainz don't make any sense at all, his stats SUCK. He's not very strong, he knows a few cantrips and a second level spell, he's CR 5 at most in this version. He's definitely not a 30

    • @kokirij0167
      @kokirij0167 9 місяців тому +7

      I know this comment is 4 moths old but what I find even worse is that he straight up doesn't have anything akin to The Goal of All Life is Death. THAT'S HIS SIGNATURE SPELL, HOW DID YOU FORGET THAT????

  • @ImmortalLemon
    @ImmortalLemon 2 роки тому +1565

    Ugh this brings me back to the dumbest homebrew I made for fun. I made a live goose as a weapon that does 2d4 damage on a hit but if you miss with the goose then it gets an attack of opportunity on you

    • @gurmyigoll3535
      @gurmyigoll3535 2 роки тому +222

      Sounds great as a gag weapon made by gnomes to troll people. Any other funny ideas?

    • @ImmortalLemon
      @ImmortalLemon 2 роки тому +241

      @@gurmyigoll3535 one friend of mine had an idea for a sentient magic item that was an incredibly powerful bow that does damage similar to a 9th level spell. The only catch is that you have to pass a DC 30+ persuasion check otherwise she refuses to fire correctly. And then she will ignore you for the rest of the week

    • @ther.w.d.channel1501
      @ther.w.d.channel1501 2 роки тому +11

      I'm using this now😂

    • @pafnutiytheartist
      @pafnutiytheartist 2 роки тому +40

      This actually sounds like fun. The stuff in the video is too op to be fun

    • @ImmortalLemon
      @ImmortalLemon 2 роки тому +52

      @@pafnutiytheartist I usually try to keep things balanced but dumb

  • @madeking4
    @madeking4 2 роки тому +1027

    The problem with the Da hard Wun is if he stubs his toe while travelling at 90,000,000 speed and takes, say, 1 damage. His legendary action will trigger and deal 10 damage to him for hurting himself, which will trigger his legendary action for hurting himself and deal 100 damage, which will trigger the 3rd use of his legendary action for 1000 damage and he's dead.

    • @Pihsrosnec
      @Pihsrosnec Рік тому +192

      there is no way stubbing your toe at that speed only deals 1 damage

    • @mariothane8754
      @mariothane8754 Рік тому +108

      I imagine in one campaign, the goal is to defeat the entirely legendary beast that nobody has ever faced and survived, and the players learn that this is the only way to defeat it.

    • @1Peasant
      @1Peasant Рік тому +48

      If it has toes that's bleed, we can kill it

    • @teathesilkwing7616
      @teathesilkwing7616 Рік тому +33

      Not necessarily. In that case, you could say that the thing he stubs his toe on is the attacker. He stubs his toe on a table, taking one damage and breaking the table

    • @Elyseon
      @Elyseon Рік тому +13

      "Stop hitting yourself!"

  • @areoants9453
    @areoants9453 Рік тому +361

    Assuming the Commoner (Assassin) managed to get at least one sneak attack on Aphrodite, if crit successes are allowed, then it's possible her insane stats wouldn't mean anything if she suffers instant death.

    • @kikixchannel
      @kikixchannel Рік тому +36

      What's even the point of training men to become knights if that demotes them, right? Why make ones fighting forces less lethal...Enslave them all, I say! Enslave and turn into one-hit-kill monsters with insane dexterity!
      Yeah...

    • @sarahmellinger3335
      @sarahmellinger3335 Рік тому +4

      @@kikixchannel undead

    • @AverageEggmonEnthusiast
      @AverageEggmonEnthusiast 11 місяців тому

      I can just imagine 2 7yo duking it out.

    • @theghostofthomasjenkins9643
      @theghostofthomasjenkins9643 3 місяці тому

      then you've failed as a DM on multiple levels.

  • @tylerjaafari
    @tylerjaafari 2 роки тому +2880

    I now want two things.
    A combat session where one person controls Aphrodite and everyone gets a monster from the rest of this video and tries to defeat her.
    An SCP Foundation campaign with these as anomalies.

    • @greenscreencarcrash
      @greenscreencarcrash 2 роки тому +293

      I feel like Da Hard Wun could beat Aphrodite

    • @rotothedragonlord7198
      @rotothedragonlord7198 2 роки тому +261

      @@greenscreencarcrash All he needs is enough goblins

    • @Universe_Arcana
      @Universe_Arcana 2 роки тому +87

      And all of this is a fun little game conjured up by the Crimson King. Perfect idea for a one-shot.

    • @ricorex6705
      @ricorex6705 Рік тому

      All you need is the commoner assail and hope for a crit and cause them to suffer instant death

    • @AreaCode000
      @AreaCode000 Рік тому +9

      Bro let's DO THIS!

  • @Parelf
    @Parelf 2 роки тому +2671

    De hard one killed me.
    I couldn't stop laughing at the implications of there being an enemy, that at any point in time, can just teleport to the party, summon goblins, then teleport away. AT. ANY. TIME.
    Trading with a trader? Goblins.
    Talking to the king? Goblins.
    Drinking at the bar? Gobilns.
    This enemy would be the most Troll enemy the DM could add just to laugh and make the players really mad.

    • @Przemko27Z
      @Przemko27Z 2 роки тому +202

      Actually, it would be the most Goblins enemy the DM could add.

    • @pizzaparker6986
      @pizzaparker6986 2 роки тому +147

      Da Hard Wun is no longer on D&D beyond :(

    • @andrefelipe7865
      @andrefelipe7865 2 роки тому +192

      Its basically those mods in Skyrim where if you do the wrong thing, 5 trillion bears spawn out of nowhere

    • @sssargon8569
      @sssargon8569 2 роки тому +113

      @@pizzaparker6986 It actually still is, you just have to scroll a bit more cause a few ppl upvoted it

    • @jesseskoubo855
      @jesseskoubo855 2 роки тому +62

      Although if DaHardWun passes through the threatened space of someone with sentinel....

  • @SelkieRiddel
    @SelkieRiddel Рік тому +338

    The Aphrodite one get's even better when you scroll down and read "Aphrodite is the lover of Shade The Shadow Stalker, God of Darkness, Fear and Vengance, but despite their immense love they rarely meet, existing in two opposite planes." and realize the uploader is named TheShadowStalker
    And also the 115 DC wisdom save to resist being charmed.
    And that if... IF... Aphrodite manages to die, the effects wear off over 1d10 months. Until she comes back.

    • @WarmLusamine
      @WarmLusamine Рік тому

      OC self-fellatio, gotcha.

    • @_Hamler
      @_Hamler Рік тому +27

      LMAO

    • @sushimartyr6311
      @sushimartyr6311 Рік тому +26

      I can’t tell if that’s sweet or somewhat sad or both.

    • @mealone2234
      @mealone2234 Рік тому +37

      ​@sushimartyr6311 its sad, its just sad. Im a romantic at heart and a very empathetic person. Thats just sad.

    • @EarthPhantomTS
      @EarthPhantomTS Рік тому +11

      Something tells me She's not into him, though.

  • @jeroen92
    @jeroen92 2 роки тому +5412

    20 assassins on average will kill aphrodite in one turn

    • @usxldcom7543
      @usxldcom7543 2 роки тому +1036

      Commoner sweep

    • @kirkkerman
      @kirkkerman 2 роки тому +227

      They can't hit her AC though

    • @dascientist8443
      @dascientist8443 2 роки тому +1517

      @@kirkkerman They still hit if they crit, at which point she “suffers instant death”.

    • @blurb9319
      @blurb9319 2 роки тому +136

      @@kirkkerman Crit

    • @jeroen92
      @jeroen92 2 роки тому +297

      @@kirkkerman yes they can. Crits always hit.

  • @lucasimieli3727
    @lucasimieli3727 2 роки тому +268

    “1 damage thats not very deadly” ominous last words before he succumbs to the suffering of the Commoner (Assassin’s) instant death

    • @Oxygen1004
      @Oxygen1004 2 роки тому +17

      "HA you only poked me with tha-"

    • @ComedicLetter
      @ComedicLetter 2 роки тому +16

      “NEVER CHALLENGE A SICILIAN WHEN DEATH IS ON THE LINE!”

  • @rogermwilcox
    @rogermwilcox Рік тому +191

    13:35 : But don't forget, when Da Hard Wun moves within 5 feet of an enemy, and then tries to run away -- even though he can run millions of feet per round -- the enemy can get an opportunity attack against it.

    • @cewla3348
      @cewla3348 10 місяців тому +13

      even though it moves faster than light, you can still hit the opportunity attack

    • @hypertoaster9961
      @hypertoaster9961 10 місяців тому +16

      And then there is that one random fighter with sentinel like "nah uh, son!"

    • @PikaPenny17
      @PikaPenny17 7 місяців тому

      Also you can prepare an action to attack it.

  • @joelhaggis5054
    @joelhaggis5054 2 роки тому +836

    I like that a single Da Hard Wun is medium, but a swarm of them is tiny.

    • @timetraveler_from_2012
      @timetraveler_from_2012 Рік тому +134

      if enough Da Hard Wuns come together then they form a black hole

    • @ulrichbrodowsky5016
      @ulrichbrodowsky5016 Рік тому +3

      @@timetraveler_from_2012 So true!

    • @Orlando_Furioso
      @Orlando_Furioso Рік тому +6

      Get the weather man to kill Da Hard One

    • @FFKonoko
      @FFKonoko Рік тому +24

      They move so fast that the act of coming together into a swarm causes them to clip into each other and then project most of their mass into another plane.

    • @irinore
      @irinore Рік тому +7

      Don't let this distract you from the fact that we still don't know the whereabouts of a large size Da Hard Wun

  • @BiggestGal
    @BiggestGal 2 роки тому +1061

    I love how underpowered Ainz's statblock is in comparison to the character it's based on.

    • @martinnielsen2470
      @martinnielsen2470 2 роки тому +260

      Exactly.
      Relative to own universe he's a borderline deity, summoning lovecraftian horrors because he wants someone's land and commanding an army of essentially demi-gods.
      Ainz in Dnd?
      I can cast a couple spells... they probably won't hit, but they're kind of neat.

    • @PhoenixIsTrash
      @PhoenixIsTrash 2 роки тому +156

      Ah, it's an Anime homebrew. That.... explains a lot.

    • @ballsucker28
      @ballsucker28 2 роки тому +46

      My dm actually had a character that reduces you to 1 hp with grasp heart

    • @BioYuGi
      @BioYuGi 2 роки тому +80

      Ainz has won fights against the most powerful people in the realm just by going Time Stop. Grasp Heart/Instant Death and it's not failed him once. In a world where most humans can get to like, 'level 30' he would be showing up as 'Level ?!?!?!?'

    • @Tate_THG
      @Tate_THG 2 роки тому +33

      @@PhoenixIsTrash but it’s a anime sorta based off dnd, the author wrote the serious when his friends became to busy to play games or do dnd with him

  • @dripthanos5595
    @dripthanos5595 Рік тому +128

    some people say that when you roll a nat20, you always hit regardless of the target's AC, so if deathly dagger rolls a nat20, it will instant kill Aphrodite because they are a celestial

    • @patrickholzer6415
      @patrickholzer6415 Рік тому +61

      Nah, it won't insta kill her, it will make her *suffer* insta kill, huge difference XD

    • @FallenFromGlory
      @FallenFromGlory Рік тому +4

      that's the rules yeah

    • @alimcknight
      @alimcknight 7 місяців тому +1

      when you roll a nat20 you do always hit

    • @Candlemancer
      @Candlemancer 4 місяці тому +1

      Yes that is a core rule in the 5e PHB

  • @HailTheRegent
    @HailTheRegent 2 роки тому +497

    That Ainz Ooal Gown build is drastically underpowered compared to the character its based on. Dude's got over 700 spells including Meteor Swarm, Power Word Kill, and Time Stop. Frankly it'd be easier naming which D&D spell he _can't_ cast.

    • @lordgod9958
      @lordgod9958 2 роки тому +64

      Also his stash of world items

    • @chrismanuel9768
      @chrismanuel9768 2 роки тому +100

      I almost feel like it was a joke. They made a ridiculous OP anime super villain whose entire concept is they're an unkillable badass... and they made him have 13AC and like three spells

    • @camerapasteurize7215
      @camerapasteurize7215 2 роки тому +22

      Ikr
      13 AC? 99 HP? Four Spells???!?!?!

    • @chongwillson972
      @chongwillson972 2 роки тому +13

      @@chrismanuel9768
      overlord fan here and well ainz is not really unkillable in the series , their are foes that could kill if he was not careful.

    • @justingovas415
      @justingovas415 Рік тому +4

      @@chrismanuel9768 nothing is ever unkillable.

  • @early2000skid
    @early2000skid 2 роки тому +676

    Things I love about A.T.L.A.S's "if you are unconscious, paralyzed, charmed, ect., make one other player unconscious, paralyzed, charmed, etc." effect at 10:52:
    - It says roll "a dice" - plural
    - It does not specify a DC, so the dice roll is pointless
    - It says the affect applies to *players*, not player characters
    - The implication is that the DM picks up a "dice", rolls it for no reason, and then if one of the players has fallen asleep waiting for their turn, another player does too.

    • @aionicthunder
      @aionicthunder 2 роки тому +51

      - "All knows all knows due to him knowing all things"

    • @5eater551
      @5eater551 2 роки тому +45

      Actually “dice” can be used as a singular or plural and it is still grammatically correct.

    • @EdKolis
      @EdKolis 2 роки тому +19

      @@5eater551 I learned that by playing Dicey Dungeons!

    • @matthewbibby8921
      @matthewbibby8921 2 роки тому +49

      The alternative implication is that "rolling dice" actually means yeeting them at your still-conscious friend so hard they join the unconscious one on the floor.

    • @EdKolis
      @EdKolis 2 роки тому +8

      @@matthewbibby8921 I learned that by playing Dicey Dungeons, too! Specifically as the witch character...

  • @luhvhue4591
    @luhvhue4591 Рік тому +37

    Da Hard Wun is actually pretty cool as like a high concept entity that roams the planet. Just make it so it can't heal so that eventually with enough time, it can be released from this mortal coil.

  • @RonaldMcJuicy
    @RonaldMcJuicy 2 роки тому +331

    honestly, making walking faster than running would be a really cool thematic thing for some sort of eldritch or otherworldy incomprehensible spooky thing or something. sounds creepy as heck

    • @boldCactuslad
      @boldCactuslad 2 роки тому +73

      the entity, being unused to this plane, trips, stumbles, and teleports with great speed and unpredictability as it attempts to walk cautiously. when weakened, scared etc, it becomes predictable as it loses touch with reality. if its concentration is broken or if it attempts to run, it may appear in stasis or suddenly fall prone.

    • @Klespyrian
      @Klespyrian 2 роки тому +17

      It's like a horror movie villain

    • @bart7114
      @bart7114 2 роки тому +18

      @@boldCactuslad This thing about needing constant concentration seems like a cool system for a gimmick boss. Some eldritch abomination basically immune to every dmg type, but with low Will save and receives ton of dmg every time it's concentration gets broken due to accidentally phase-shifting part of itself out of mortal plane. Obviously players will miss all the clues about that weakness but whatever....

  • @hughjanes4883
    @hughjanes4883 2 роки тому +682

    Hey DM I got an idea for a player race that uses a monster stat block, I've used it in some other games and it seems pretty balanced.
    *pulls out Aphrodite sheet*

    • @jojogacha974
      @jojogacha974 2 роки тому +64

      Dm: yea that’s seems gud aight it’s in

    • @atsukana1704
      @atsukana1704 2 роки тому +46

      @@jojogacha974proceeds to roll 300 d20s just to kill a random gerblin

    • @sephikong8323
      @sephikong8323 2 роки тому +30

      Character just casually goes to the Nine Hells to solo the ENTIRE PLANE

    • @VicStrange9
      @VicStrange9 2 роки тому +2

      @@sephikong8323 damn one of my characters did that, although I'm not sure if he managed to solo everything, maybe 80%

    • @adamtaurus5380
      @adamtaurus5380 2 роки тому +2

      How I imagine 5e will be played after WotC releases another book or two.

  • @ObeyCamp
    @ObeyCamp Рік тому +44

    The figures we see on the Aphrodite character makes me think it has to be some kind of NPC that a DM (probably a new DM, but thats okay,) made to counter a party who cannot restrain themselves from visciously attacking and murdering every NPC the DM puts in front of the party lol. That has to be it. She can tank anything with 460 armor and in case that doesn't work she can literally fly away like a supersonic jet, and if she somehow does get hit "10/day[,] if Aphrodite fails a saving throw, she can choose to succeed instead." Lmao.

    • @Beepers559
      @Beepers559 10 місяців тому +7

      And then she gets backstabbed by commoner (assassin) and suffers instant death

  • @simonfitzgerald7104
    @simonfitzgerald7104 2 роки тому +403

    Da Hard Wun actually seems like a cool concept. He’s like this sort of meme lord god that just appears, makes it stinky, and simmonds goblins for your player to fight. This is a great crutch for the DM if he didn’t plan anything

  • @aster7654
    @aster7654 2 роки тому +195

    I'm gonna have nightmares about Aphrodite briskly walking at an alarming speed in my general direction

    • @DonPatch
      @DonPatch 2 роки тому +4

      Nightmares? Oh- right, nightmares of Aphrodite, right!

    • @definitelyacabbagefarmer5996
      @definitelyacabbagefarmer5996 2 роки тому +20

      * Wide Putin theme plays*

    • @aster7654
      @aster7654 2 роки тому +4

      @@DonPatch can't you have nightmares about Aphrodite?

    • @AndrewTheUltraBoss99
      @AndrewTheUltraBoss99 2 роки тому +11

      @@aster7654 I call those wet dreams

    • @aster7654
      @aster7654 2 роки тому +4

      @@AndrewTheUltraBoss99 Ooh... Yeah no, Aphrodite would definitely be nightmare fuel for me

  • @Drakonaut
    @Drakonaut Рік тому +80

    Super late to mention this, but Ainz Ool Gown is from an anime, which is why stuff like "plate or robe" doesn't make sense, because he actually changes class in the show thus changes armor type [and yet keeps same AC cause anime].

    • @Pihsrosnec
      @Pihsrosnec 11 місяців тому +7

      pretty sure in the show the AC is different but doesn't matter because both are obscenely OP... like 500 AC vs 700 AC
      Honestly that show was really boring and disappointing. I thought that because the world was clearly not a threat by itself the conflict would be between his faction or something, trying to balance the evil persona he created for a video game with no real consequences with his actual morality without letting his minions realise something was up and betray him.
      Instead it's just the anime equivalent of a hydraulic press video where a variety of things are completely decimated with no real chance of winning.

    • @mt__freezeice9891
      @mt__freezeice9891 10 місяців тому

      He changes his class so that he can equip higher level melee weapons

    • @jimshotfirst4887
      @jimshotfirst4887 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Pihsrosnec”anime equivalent of a hydraulic press video” has me cracking up, I’m gonna steal that

    • @Pihsrosnec
      @Pihsrosnec 10 місяців тому

      @@jimshotfirst4887 glad to be of service!

    • @assassin_5656
      @assassin_5656 10 місяців тому

      ​@@PihsrosnecI'd recommend reading the light novels. They delve far more into Ainz's personality as well as the NPC's personalities. The anime is a mid quality remake of the novels that tries but fails to be good😂. The whole story is basically about how you cannot escape everything, that includes Ainz as he slowly falls into despair and loneliness

  • @Spectingthemvoid
    @Spectingthemvoid 2 роки тому +89

    I always worry about my homebrew being too strong or too weak, then I see this and think "nah, I can balance"

  • @MODGAMINYT
    @MODGAMINYT 2 роки тому +194

    Maybe the point of Aphrodite being unbeatable is because in their campaign she's a literal god and some players try to kill the gods thinking they're soo slick and min max to the high heathens or maybe she's meant to be in a battle with another God who can hurt her and the players have to complete some sort of puzzle or gather some magical trinkets in order to help seal it away? Thats just hopeful thinking on my part

    • @CelynBrum
      @CelynBrum 2 роки тому +56

      Probably, but as the saying goes: "if it has stats, we can kill it". Trying to stat an unkillable god is a mistake at the conceptual level.

    • @MODGAMINYT
      @MODGAMINYT 2 роки тому +9

      @@CelynBrum i know im just trying to guess why the might possibly have done this

    • @EpicGhostRider
      @EpicGhostRider 2 роки тому +40

      My initial thought was that it could be from some Final Fantasy-type campaign where the players all have so many bonuses that this is reasonable there

    • @nickchivers9029
      @nickchivers9029 2 роки тому +7

      @@EpicGhostRider 3.5

    • @robertwyatt3912
      @robertwyatt3912 2 роки тому +6

      @@EpicGhostRider ah yes. The DBZ campaign

  • @MakeVarahHappen
    @MakeVarahHappen 11 місяців тому +38

    My favorite part about these videos is when Jacob laughs about how a word definitely doesn't exist just to find out that it was skipped over in his education.

  • @elkraft1046
    @elkraft1046 2 роки тому +160

    4:52 The dm casually rolls 300 dice and makes a note each time, not telling the players anything. I would be terrified

    • @durema9720
      @durema9720 Рік тому +23

      Honestly I remember first time a party was fighting a dragon and then after our turn ended he just throws 10 d10 and then repeats it without explaining but even before he did we already were like "on no"

    • @foxsecret
      @foxsecret Рік тому +1

      ​@@durema9720what happened after the 10 dice were rolled?

    • @durema9720
      @durema9720 Рік тому +3

      @@foxsecret It's a dragon take a guess 😆.

  • @SmugCoffeeMan
    @SmugCoffeeMan 2 роки тому +71

    The best part of this video was quite literally him not knowing what a serf was despite running a channel centered on a medieval fantasy ttrpg.

  • @UtterlyTangential
    @UtterlyTangential Рік тому +28

    9:40
    You're right, that could make a cool feat.
    Sheer Determination:
    - Increase your Constitution score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
    - After you take damage from a weapon attack or a spell, you may use your reaction to roll 1d6 and add the number rolled to your AC for 1 minute. You may use this feature a number of times equal to your Constitution modifier, regaining expended uses after a long rest.
    Or something like that.

    • @TheMulberryShark
      @TheMulberryShark Місяць тому

      One minute feels too long, I'd say it's like:
      Hasty Dodge:
      -Increase your Dexterity score by one, to a maximum of 20
      -As a Reaction when you take damage you can choose to gain a bonus to your AC equal to your Dexterity modifier (or maybe prof bon?) until the end of your next turn

    • @TheMulberryShark
      @TheMulberryShark Місяць тому

      Then obviously it's either proficiency bonus times per day or short rest

  • @Forsakei
    @Forsakei 2 роки тому +62

    That Ainz Ooal Gown one tells me that they just saw two very isolated scenes and was like "Yeah, this sounds right."

  • @SuperCaitball
    @SuperCaitball 2 роки тому +97

    11:37 So what actually happens is you shine a harmless laser pointer at each of your friends, then hurl two 20-sided dice at their faces, because humans in real life do not "take 2d20 damage".

    • @generatoralignmentdevalue
      @generatoralignmentdevalue 2 роки тому +12

      What if I hurled 2d20 at someone's character? Like some good, solid, metal dice with the hard edges. Would they take, say, 2d4 2d20 damage?

    • @Vitenoxi
      @Vitenoxi 2 роки тому +1

      @@generatoralignmentdevalue Thank you for the free homebrew idea, I'll be permanently borrowing that

    • @Anty_Praza
      @Anty_Praza Рік тому +1

      And you(DM controling A.T.L.A.S.) roll a d20, and if you roll a nat 20 then you point laser at the player's eye.

  • @rampagingsasquatch5847
    @rampagingsasquatch5847 Рік тому +24

    "There are two wolves inside you. One is Commoner Assassin, the other is- THE NEW SWIFFER POWER MOP!"
    -A perfectly-timed ad

  • @Vitaire
    @Vitaire 2 роки тому +563

    Da Hard Wun does seem to have an obvious exploit though: somehow manage to make it damage itself. Because of its "I wish any harm done to me" action it will get stuck in a feedback loop, where it will progressively hit itself ten times harder with each cycle until finally the sweet release of death frees it.

    • @ViktorTheMusician
      @ViktorTheMusician 2 роки тому +77

      Have it trip or fall 10 feet or misfire an item or something and it'd be dead in 3 cycles
      1 damage x 10 = 10
      X10 = 100
      X10 = 1000

    • @Tuxfanturnip
      @Tuxfanturnip Рік тому +38

      isn't that a legendary action though? 3/day

    • @wititorac
      @wititorac Рік тому +2

      Cloud rune I think could work?

    • @cattiston374
      @cattiston374 Рік тому +24

      As Poweful as this being is….
      Has mostly ALL condition immunities including Unconscious except….
      Restrained.
      Cast Telekinesis, that +10 to STR seems powerful but you can combat it several ways (Jack of All Trades, Magical Guidance, Enhance Ability) raise it up 10 feet, drop concentration and let this being explode on itself lol

    • @DrNoxVess
      @DrNoxVess Рік тому +5

      Or, if you knew it was gonna be somewhere, you do some prep. You need a wizard to cast a glyph of warding with the spell Cloudkill, the a second wizard to ready their action to cast forcecage (choosing the solid option), then the first wizard readies their action to cast Invulnerability. Then you need a fighter with Polearm Master and Sentinal. Then the fighter needs to stand in the way of the Da hard wun, as it enters the fighter’s space they use their reaction to AoO and, assuming they hit, the Da hard wun’s speed drops to zero, then the forcecage goes up so the Da hard one can’t leave, the cloudkill activates and the wizard who set up the cloudkill casts their Invulnerability so they take no damage. Then just let it die.

  • @Keeeeeeeeeeeeeee
    @Keeeeeeeeeeeeeee 2 роки тому +224

    The whole monologue you presented for “Da Hard One” is a pretty amazing concept for a PC.
    A possibility undead character who only wishes for death but is never granted it, and even when looking for assistance in finding an escape from this world they end up killing without even meaning to.

    • @devonm042690
      @devonm042690 2 роки тому +29

      A tragic character made out to be a villain from reports that he lures victims in with false pleas to be freed from the prison of undeath, only to mercilessly slaughter them while laughing maniacally. The truth is his undeath keeps him from going anywhere with much light, and in darkness he has heavy resistance to everything, so no one can do much to him and any who try just get debilitating wounds for their efforts. As for the maniacal laugh, it's actually hysterical crying without the ability to cry and with a skeletal face.

    • @andrewgreenwood9068
      @andrewgreenwood9068 Рік тому +2

      This sounds like the underking in dagerfall.

    • @rynemcgriffin1752
      @rynemcgriffin1752 Рік тому

      And it just has hundreds of goblins in its pockets that it throws at any creature it wants

  • @dizzydial8081
    @dizzydial8081 2 роки тому +60

    I really love these overpowered monsters because it reminds me of playing with my brother and how insane our toys' powers and abilities would become to 1-up each other.

    • @MAML_
      @MAML_ 10 місяців тому +2

      forcefeild that blocks all swords when i use sword that breaks all forcefields that block all swords

    • @iluvyurbles
      @iluvyurbles 5 місяців тому

      My guy can throw the whole universe at you to do 34556477632785533330998552229 damage

  • @ez-code5448
    @ez-code5448 2 роки тому +357

    Ainz Ooal Gown is the main character of a light novel called Overlord where the dude gets isekaid into his OP MMO lich character, with plenty of DnD references. I'm almost certain the author wrote a character sheet better than in the video hah

    • @Ishlacorrin
      @Ishlacorrin Рік тому +36

      Oh he did, in the Manga the characters from Overlord can level up to level 100, so this version does not even come close to what he would really be.

    • @Voldrim359
      @Voldrim359 Рік тому +18

      @@Ishlacorrin of course not, characters on DnD can level up to 20 at max and only if the campaign goes that high level. Overlord is different because it comes from a MMO, so leves goes to a max of 100...
      Still, i think i find the author of Overlord petty...

    • @Ishlacorrin
      @Ishlacorrin Рік тому +21

      @@Voldrim359 I find the system used in Overlord rather interesting myself. I'd love to see it put to a full ruleset at some point, just to explore possible character builds.

    • @filipaleksiekczuk3712
      @filipaleksiekczuk3712 Рік тому +13

      Whatever was in the video seems like someone's first try to make a sheet for their favorite anime character.
      Wholesome and cringe at the same time

    • @NonExclusive6669
      @NonExclusive6669 Рік тому

      Ty omg hfs omeglul some one knows. Take my like

  • @shennkotoba
    @shennkotoba 2 роки тому +226

    That last one reminds me of the XKCD Relativistic ball problem. Da Hard Wan shows up at lightspeed, causing a nuclear blast, deposits some goblins, then leaves, immediately causing another nuke to go off.

    • @Nitosa
      @Nitosa Рік тому +15

      The last thing you will see before being obliterated are goblins, idk thats sounds funny to me.

    • @RoflcopterLamo
      @RoflcopterLamo Рік тому +19

      That fact it’s actually compressed matter since it’s smaller when in a swarm then by itself probably causes gravity like the moon ripping up ground and moving waves

  • @somegoof2445
    @somegoof2445 Рік тому +29

    I like the sound of bbeg Da Hard Wun. The player characters are all brought together by a strange dream. A swarm of bees or something making up the shape of a face, that emotes perfectly. Like Andross in Star Fox 64. As they all leave their group therapy session, the face appears, spawns goblins, giggles to itself, and leaves. They must kill the face, or be haunted by it forever

  • @x0Vinny0x
    @x0Vinny0x 2 роки тому +73

    Can you please run a one shot with your crew involving all the worst things on D&D beyond? Monsters, NPCs, quests, etc. I think that would be hilarious!

    • @generatoralignmentdevalue
      @generatoralignmentdevalue 2 роки тому +7

      That would be beautiful. Maybe as a capstone once he's seen the worst-rated homebrew in each category.

  • @SGWeber
    @SGWeber 2 роки тому +72

    Damn, Jacob just put more heart and soul into a shitpost about the Da Hard Wun than most of the people who made these homebrews

  • @Pundae
    @Pundae 8 місяців тому +8

    4:00 so... what you're telling me is... that the word "villain" originated from feudal middle managers?

  • @SillySyrup
    @SillySyrup 2 роки тому +39

    The thing is, not dying to the deathly dagger would be an actually good reason to play the ooze race from spelljammer.

  • @EvilCoffeeInc
    @EvilCoffeeInc 2 роки тому +133

    I actually don't hate the idea of a status effect that gets applied to an ally. Imagine you have a psionic kobold variant or some similar pack monster. They would be dangerous in a group, whittling down a party's resistance with fear and confusion, but perhaps they share a psychic link to better cooperate. Sometimes status effects ailing one monster might propagate to other monsters, causing them to believe they're afflicted by the same debuff. I think that could be a neat idea if given some forethought about pack size and status spread chance.

  • @bookies24k8
    @bookies24k8 Рік тому +11

    I like how Aphrodite is basically completely impervious, has immunity to almost every damage type, but still doesn't have resistance to force damage.
    so the only way to kill her would be a crit roll repelling blast near an infinitely steep cliff

  • @josiebianchi3481
    @josiebianchi3481 2 роки тому +52

    Aphrodite may have like 21000 hit points, but 5% of the time the Deathly Dagger still gets her

  • @pietran5832
    @pietran5832 2 роки тому +32

    the fun thing about having 10000 AC and an hp in Scientific notation is that two crits with the magic trident Wave still kills you

  • @ShadowHeartValentine
    @ShadowHeartValentine Рік тому +5

    "comfort" is the name of aphrodite's laser-guided railgun

  • @yaminoryuu9558
    @yaminoryuu9558 2 роки тому +23

    I really love how the last one is a swarm of MEDIUM CREATURES.... but the actual swarm size is TINY...

  • @jeremiahwarden5959
    @jeremiahwarden5959 2 роки тому +350

    I love how the literal goddess Aphrodite has only 30 charisma.

    • @humanoidshrek5524
      @humanoidshrek5524 Рік тому +122

      aphrodite, the CEO of sex, only has 30 charisma

    • @papervulture
      @papervulture Рік тому +35

      aphrodite has 30 charisma and is NEUTRAL GOOD? NEUTRAL?

    • @talleywa5772
      @talleywa5772 Рік тому

      @@papervulture right? That bitch is chaotic as fuck on the best days

    • @Ishlacorrin
      @Ishlacorrin Рік тому +11

      By the 'new' D&D 5E rules, nothing can go above 30 for any reason... yeah, it's that stupid.

    • @Voldrim359
      @Voldrim359 Рік тому +3

      @@papervulture I don't know why she isn't CG or CN

  • @theimperviousfirecracker7934
    @theimperviousfirecracker7934 Рік тому +8

    World building Idea:
    The reason the world is full of so many goblins is because Da hard wun keeps summoning them and zooming away.

  • @da_nong8152
    @da_nong8152 2 роки тому +90

    “The only problem about being faster than light is that you only live in the darkness”
    - da hard wun

  • @apparentlysomeone2103
    @apparentlysomeone2103 2 роки тому +185

    I feel like Aphrodite was in response to a group of murder hobos, like here is her stats and she protects the world. They were like "you just threw that together" so the dm gave her everything she would need to be an actual god with no chance at excuses. Instead of saying " because she's a god!" for the millionth time.

    • @fluidthought42
      @fluidthought42 Рік тому

      Still don't stat her. Lady of Pain don't need no stats, because if you fuck with her your ass is grass no matter who or what you are. A lack of stats guarantees functional immortality more than the most ridiculous stat block ever.

  • @g4man41
    @g4man41 Рік тому +6

    That 60ft speed, and 100ft walk must be mind melting to experience.

  • @BennettRDavis
    @BennettRDavis 2 роки тому +97

    I love how, this is 2 times in a row, the most low rated one is just a slightly strong thing that isn’t really that bad, and then the one after that is just a dnd hate crime.

    • @astuteanansi4935
      @astuteanansi4935 2 роки тому +26

      I feel like Commoner Assassin is executed worse than Aphrodite. At least she makes sense as a concept. She is a goddess with the stats of a goddess.
      Commoner Assassin can casually murder a level 20, but has a 1/8th challenge rating, implying that someone thought "yeah, throwing like 8 of these at my level 1 party seems like a fair fight"

    • @BennettRDavis
      @BennettRDavis 2 роки тому +9

      Yeah, I see your point, but it’s still like, the first one is kind of an actual idea and the other one is just “Big numbers funny”

    • @InquisitorThomas
      @InquisitorThomas 2 роки тому +12

      @@astuteanansi4935 Also if they’re intended to the DM’s Finger of God for dealing with a murderhobo going full cyberpsycho they aren’t that reliable either. A +10 to initiative is really good, but there’s still a chance a PC can beat their initiative if the assassins roll below a 10, and if you can strike first they have a really mediocre AC and pretty low health.

    • @astuteanansi4935
      @astuteanansi4935 2 роки тому +13

      @@InquisitorThomas that's where you pull out Aphrodite and have her... comfort them

    • @ayandragon2727
      @ayandragon2727 2 роки тому +1

      @@BennettRDavis I mean I've ran obscenely high power campaigns where god stats became relevent. (Though never this extreme.) Statting a god is a legitimate concept, even if the resulting stat block is probably of little use.

  • @kirkkerman
    @kirkkerman 2 роки тому +114

    Given that Da Hard Wun's movement speed is enough to put it on a pretty substantial suborbital trajectory, it could try and kill itself with re-entry heating and fall damage...

    • @gerbilpanda1703
      @gerbilpanda1703 2 роки тому +43

      But see, then it has to deal 7,000 damage to the planets crust/atmosphere and causes a mass extinction.

    • @aldar8240
      @aldar8240 2 роки тому +25

      it has unlimited movement in water, so all it really needs to do is jump into a river and then fling itself into the far reaches of space, blowing up some distant star from damage reflection but dying in the process

    • @kirkkerman
      @kirkkerman 2 роки тому +5

      Actually, I was a couple orders of magnitude off, its base speed is probably about 200 times as much as it would need to escape the solar system

    • @EdKolis
      @EdKolis 2 роки тому +4

      @@gerbilpanda1703 I'm sure a planet can easily tank 7000 damage.

    • @gerbilpanda1703
      @gerbilpanda1703 2 роки тому +1

      @@EdKolis Mass extinctions aren't planet destroyingg. Yes, the planet would be fine, but the ecosystem he hits will die instantly

  • @andrewsad1
    @andrewsad1 10 місяців тому +4

    9:42 I'm glad you said that's actually super cool right when I was thinking that. I've had that idea for a while, an opponent whose AC changes based on the last attack roll; so like, wizard punches him, rolls a 7 total, and the bad guy's AC becomes 7 until someone attacks again. Of course this works best as a puzzle, it'll stop being interesting shortly after the players figure out the gimmick unless you make it more interesting than I just did

  • @Niyucuatro
    @Niyucuatro 2 роки тому +100

    those over the top Afrodite stats reminds me of the older editions god stats that had that kind of over the top numbers just to give it some consistency with the rest of creatures, but were never intended to actually use in encounters.

    • @danielcastillo591
      @danielcastillo591 Рік тому +23

      It's the replacement for saying "Yeah, fuck you guys, if you fight this God you die, no getting out of it"

    • @timetraveler_from_2012
      @timetraveler_from_2012 Рік тому +10

      @@danielcastillo591 honestly though it doesn't make sense that a character could even hit or deal damage to a god. Having stats implies it's possible that if you threw enough humans at a god that it would be swamped by action economy and die

    • @Straga_Severa
      @Straga_Severa Рік тому +4

      @@timetraveler_from_2012 IIRC, in Greek mythology it was the same. You could harm or even kill a god, it just took a lot of time and a lot of men. Aphrodite (or some other god, I don't exactly remember) was injured in the Troyan war, for example.

    • @ComedicLetter
      @ComedicLetter Рік тому +5

      @@danielcastillo591alternatively:
      “God has a stat block. That means we can kill it. Who wants to fight a god with me?”

    • @kikixchannel
      @kikixchannel Рік тому +4

      @@timetraveler_from_2012 Most gods in human myths are actually neither omnipresent, omniscient nor omnipotent. Some of them actually fought against humans and sometimes even had some difficulties.
      In fact, gods that are 'untouchable' by humans that I know of are literally limited to...just one god. Literally just one god. Except, this god is used by several different religions (but it's still just one and the same god).

  • @austinsebben1402
    @austinsebben1402 2 роки тому +58

    I think the in-house reasoning at D&D usually not to give gods statblocks because the idea that if something has a hit point total that says it can be killed is pretty solid reasoning, there can be avatars and such that can be beaten instead, but what’s really grinding my gears is the TEMERITY to list Aphrodite as Neutral Good when she’s more accurately be Chaotic Evil, on her Wikipedia are 3 paragraphs mentioning her divine favour, and ELEVEN paragraphs of her wrath and horrible curses and misery inflicted

    • @rishitchithirala2977
      @rishitchithirala2977 2 роки тому +7

      I mean it's fair to assume she's been amongst the most misrepresented

    • @entothechesnautknight1762
      @entothechesnautknight1762 2 роки тому +16

      I'd actually put Aphrodite more into Lawful evil, because she has a very strict set of circumstances where she gives out boons and banes, all having to do with love or passion.
      It's just that all of humanity is driven by love and passion, so, like, uh, *she's got a lot of opportunities*.

    • @astuteanansi4935
      @astuteanansi4935 2 роки тому +3

      That's pretty much just every single Greek/Roman deity in a nutshell. There are no good guys in that pantheon.

    • @EG-hy9mv
      @EG-hy9mv 2 роки тому +1

      @@astuteanansi4935except Hestia. She's the bestia,and better than the restia

    • @boldCactuslad
      @boldCactuslad 2 роки тому +3

      @@astuteanansi4935 heh i see you've forgotten about goodicus, god of being good and nice and just really completely awful as the basis of plot points for the formative years of greek children in stories

  • @Medaumplay3
    @Medaumplay3 10 місяців тому +3

    I kinda like that the tiny insects with more HP than tiamat just summons some goblins

  • @CalmSanity
    @CalmSanity 2 роки тому +22

    The Da hard ones sounds like a fun concept for a campaign, make it so it can’t regain health so it’s killable eventually and then send the PCs on an adventure to clean up the goblin infestation.

  • @Tha3l
    @Tha3l 2 роки тому +24

    12:45 I imagine players being puzzled as more and more goblins appear, and they can never figure out why because da hard wun disappears immediately

  • @Spy_4360
    @Spy_4360 2 роки тому +9

    10:22 A.T.L.A.S. Walks faster because of the phonk music

  • @Nic2121
    @Nic2121 2 роки тому +60

    I personally think the idea of Da Hard Wun could work well as an enemy variant of the Giant Purple Baby. Like the DM just uses it as a way to explain why where are suddenly goblins blocking your road.
    Or even expand it to make it summon other creatures.

    • @legendgames128
      @legendgames128 2 роки тому +3

      Railroad DMs could use that to put giant invincible pencils to block the party from going that direction.

  • @FuzzyEgo
    @FuzzyEgo 2 роки тому +320

    Love how Jacob didn’t know what a serf was despite being one of the largest content creators for a medieval fantasy game 😂

    • @jedh3721
      @jedh3721 Рік тому +33

      Yeah. That is a very bizarre knowledge gap for most people, let alone a medieval fantasy enthusiast.

    • @TheSmart-CasualGamer
      @TheSmart-CasualGamer Рік тому +6

      Has he never played The Settlers? I know it's not as big of a thing in the US, but still.

    • @RoflcopterLamo
      @RoflcopterLamo Рік тому +11

      @@TheSmart-CasualGamer Doesn’t really matter there should’ve been multiple mentions of the word serf in school or online when talking about peasents in medieval setting

  • @nivirydthebluedragon6622
    @nivirydthebluedragon6622 Рік тому +38

    In the goblin town campaign I was in, I now know why the goblin breeding was far faster than what should have been physocally possible, the GM was just using "da hard wun" all over the map in areas we weren't.
    And he wanted to call me edgy....>_>

  • @Freekymoho
    @Freekymoho 2 роки тому +124

    I so wish we could know the backstory behind these things. Trying to imagine why they are the way they are is half the fun

  • @evronian1129
    @evronian1129 2 роки тому +25

    I remember seeing Aphrodite when scrolling through D&D beyond. I thought it was so cool that it inspired me to start making monsters of my own! Of course, none are as purely broken as the Goddess, but I’d like to think they’re rather challenging.

  • @ItZoTom
    @ItZoTom Рік тому +3

    Da hard one fucked me up, I couldn’t stop laughing.
    Just picturing some random, stinky swarm appearing, plopping a shit load of goblins out, then disappearing again was taking me out.

  • @Gallacant
    @Gallacant 2 роки тому +43

    I like how the creator of "da hard wun" gave it an ability that reflects dmg even though realistically it is impossible to damage in the first place, assuming you hit it at all due to its speed. Classic homebrew

    • @appelofdoom8211
      @appelofdoom8211 Рік тому

      Nat 20s auto hit and it can still fail saving throws.
      But that's only if da hard wun gets into range for attacking

    • @thorveim1174
      @thorveim1174 Рік тому +2

      Also, magic missile can damage it. Not only does it ALWAYS hit, ignoring AC and everything else, but its force damage, which Da Hard Wun is vulnerable to. The issue would indeed be to keep it in range to attack it though, and to deal enough damage with magic missile alone without nuking yourself with the counter.

    • @gmailisaretard
      @gmailisaretard Рік тому

      I was wondering about how to catch it. I think if you put down something like Black Tentacles to grab and damage the animals as they run through. Granted a 20ft area isn't impressive but I could have made a funnel with my last Necro using my spells.

  • @mobgabriel1767
    @mobgabriel1767 2 роки тому +17

    i just imagine the DM with atlas bringing in those laser pointers and when he uses the atlas beam he just picks up the pointer and points up to the players

  • @morrigankasa570
    @morrigankasa570 10 місяців тому +2

    So my 12 Chaotic Neutral characters I created wouldn't have the Disadvantage Concern with "Da Hard Wun"!

  • @Gladuos1
    @Gladuos1 2 роки тому +22

    I love how the DMG has a table for improvised damage. Being THROWN INTO A VORTEX OF THE ELEMENTAL PLANE OF FIRE does 132 damage on average, as does being crushed by a MOON-SIZED MONSTER...
    Aphrodite does 15 times that tho by comfortin' you. 🤣

    • @ComedicLetter
      @ComedicLetter 2 роки тому +7

      Getting touched by a woman is something some gamers can not withstand.

    • @ayandragon2727
      @ayandragon2727 2 роки тому +1

      To be fair, those numbers are also questionably low. I feel like there should be a bigger difference between crushed by a moon sized monster and lava than there is.

  • @dravenhughes3391
    @dravenhughes3391 2 роки тому +29

    The Wizard never dies... only makes a new character sheet...

  • @Cherr1Bomb06
    @Cherr1Bomb06 Рік тому +2

    the “da hard wun”’s legendary ability is a lego ninjago reference lmao

  • @isaacalien
    @isaacalien 2 роки тому +31

    If you read A.T.L.A.S's Conditions ability as being when A.T.L.A.S suffers a condition from the list a random PC (it still needs a range) also incurs that condition it's actually kinda interesting.