Dungeons and Dragons Lore: Dragon Gods 

This video counts as a short rest.

The length of it alone made me grin...the video I mean

I love watching AJs videos with my beverage.

Thanks AJ, great video as always! This will help in my current game where I got the rare and coveted opportunity to reach 17th level as a wizard and promptly used true polymorph to become an adult gold dragon. So, question for AJ and the great community here: How can I, as a player, effectively role play being a dragon? I’ve already started work excavating a lair near a city I like, started calculating how much gold is needed for a comfortable bed, and hired a bard to start spreading tales of my exploits. Any more ideas?

Asgorath: *Lays down to take a nap* Civilization: *haha, I'm in danger"

I like the thought of Paladine being bahumts humanoid avatar.

Thanks for uploading. I plan to run a campaign in a setting that’s completely ruled by dragons and where Io is the de facto leader of the pantheon.

Good golly this was a treat I live these videos a bright moment in my busy day

Alright, today was a good day. Lots of stuff got done and I'm exhausted. Oh a new video from professor Pickett. I'll just watch this before I go to be- 56:35?!" I'm saving this for the morning but commenting now😋

I guess that I'm guilty of puerile simplicity. My first fantasy novels were the Dragonlance Chronicles. There is Paladine, and there is Takhisis. Water is wet, the sun is hot, Paladine is impossibly good, and Takhisis is impossibly evil. It made sense to my young mind. As I've grown, read more from many more sources, played dungeons and dragons, immersed myself in the exquisite pleasure of Krynnish and Forgotten Realms draconic lore - I can't say that I've evolved with the content. Water is wet, the sun is hot, Paladine/Bahamut is impossibly good, and Takhisis/Tiamat is impossibly evil. It's limiting, but it's soothing. I've only ever enjoyed playing good-aligned characters; thus, I'm team Platinum for life! Thank you, AJ Pickett - this is a GORGEOUS exploration into those OTHER draconic deities. 100/100. Brilliant.

I really like how the Dragon religion uses language that subtly reflects them, like IO ‘breathing’ life into universe. Great job AJ!

My Kobold alchemist is one who prays to Aio not so much to gain power but to help retain his balanced chaotic nature. As a result he is very quick witted and if pissed off will cause so much verbal pain you might die from that over the arrows of his crossbow.

Still dying to see an episode about Adamantine Dragons.

i have been playing since the late 70's. your wisdom is deep and sound! well done, sir!

I love Dragons. They are my favorite fantasy creature. And since so many fantasy books, movies, and games inspired me to write my own Fantasy material. I always saw Dragons as beings that don't need Gods, because they are so immensely powerful and wise throughout the ages. In how I see Dragons is the older a Dragon gets the more one with the primordial forces of the cosmos they become with. Not only do they get bigger with age, but the more powerful the older they get as well, and even the more omniscient they become because they are made out of the fundamental forces of the cosmos. So if a Dragon is billions of years old they are much larger than a planet and can challenge and kill even a God.

Finally got around to seeing the whole video. Work at the hospital has been a mess, so thanks for the oasis of nerdy calm in my day. Seems like Tiamat is just as conniving and scheming as Glasya. I wonder if one has ever tried to make a power play on the other? I don’t see Asmodeus caring either way as he clearly respects both his daughter and the Dragon queen.

Yes. Good content for the Dragon Queen's Hoard!

Thank you for providing some content to watch during the quarantine

My head cannon for why we dont have any of the dragon gods in 5e is cause when the spell plague happened they all become mortal and a bunch of 4e adventures killed them all

Added a Like to it before I even was 10 seconds in!

I'm running a campaign where my players are young bronze and copper dragons. Tiamat has risen defeated the avatar of Bahamut in the prime material plane and has ruled half the planet all metallic dragons seeing the fall of their king fled to another realm. Only thing from stopping her from ruling it all is a prismatic dragon telling her the rest is his. They have to gather the artifacts and summon Bahamut to fight tiamat again.

With all those hordes, I'm wondering if there are any dragon accountants to keep track of them all.

Hey @aj Pickett just want to send out a thank you and a keep it up. I'm not in a place to send a bunch of financial support at this time but I just want you to know that I appreciate the countless hours you spend bringing all this luscious lore to life. When the time comes and it will come. I'll not forget to buy the merch and support the cause because, my word, your amazing. Also(all this flattering talk not withstanding) would love to see a video from you regarding the World Serpent Inn. Nobody else has done one and I think your the best so you get to be hassled by me. Sorry, not sorry lol

Oh damn. Thats more gods than i expected and damn powerfull as well

Thank you for the shout out to the Stellar Dragons, my favorite variety of dragon and one that is all too often overlooked!

If you have the time, I would really like some tellings of adventures from your campaingns.

Here to pour one out for all the Dragon Gods post Fizban. Respect.

Glad I slept before watching this. Lots of cool and interesting information I wouldn't have been able to retain😀

So a DnD nerd is basically a dragon in their beliefs. Neat. Dont touch my lore.

47:00 Sardior is what I came for and was disappointed that he has such a short section. I'm running a game with a Red Dragonborn that decided to change to Ruby (Crystal) when Fizban's came out. He's in for a wild ride...

Wholesome intro is wholesome.

Not to detract from how Awsome this video is; but I really liked how you credited all the artists. That was really cool imho. But you didn't list the name of the artist on the image of the arcane master and his adept. As someone who plays a dragon worshiping fire wizard who constantly mentions how his various apprentices have met their ends in tragic accidents, I really wanted to find this one for my collection! Can you help me out?

Marduk in my campaigns is a humanoid aspect of Bahamut. Then again, I have my own stuff that I birthed in 1986. I adapted a lot of it, over and over again, to not clash with AD&D stuff that I got later. And WOAH! AJ, you covered a LOT of dragon gods I was not even remotely aware of. Kudos, bro.

MTG fan here, Progenitor of Dragons is "The Ur-Dragon" best described as an enormous being who's existence is to spread dragon kind threw the multiverses. Not saying its better just throwing another marble into the bag of ideas to talk about, its fun as a new fan of D&D to imagine how they would all get along, is it all serious like 40K or would they be more laid-back with each other in an almost Disney way. Whatever it may be its fun to learn, thank you for your great work!

I love the Heroes 3 Dragon in the Window at the Start! Thanks, keep the Content coming!

Imagine an alternate universe where dragons were never put in _Dungeons And Dragons...._

Please do orc god Shargaas

I like how the first 4 minutes are basically saying "This lore is a convoluted mess that was written and rewritten for 50 years."

Hey another AJ picket video, oh wow a video about the dragon gods I would've never guessed.. Lol I kid love the vids AJ keep it up!

Important information for when I play Kobold druid. Praising neutral or good dragon deities and the hating all gnome deities.

@AJ Pickett All these negative comments below are a little disheartening! It sounds like people are upset because the D&D lore has expanded so much beyond the original, which is inevitable for any popular cultural phenomenon. And sometimes people take that expansion a little too far or err a bit on the ridiculous side. There are many examples of this: Lovecraft, Star Wars (and how Disney defiled it), Star Trek (and how JJ Abrams and the current spin-offs have defiled it), etc. That's certainly not your doing. You're giving us the complete history of the lore -- the good, the bad and the ugly. And you do a damn fine job in your videos too. Your channel is my favorite among the channels with D&D content. Please don't be disheartened by the negative comments from disenfranchised D&D fans. You're doing a great job, and I hope you keep it up. Have a good one, AJ!

Null was one of my favourite dragon god. Im pretty sad they never expended anything related to that deity since 3e...especially when he is the brother of Bahamut and Tiamat....which are pretty big name deities.

Bahamut and Tiamat need their own videos. The reality is.... each of the 6 canaries of Bahamut need their own video. I'm continually disappointed at how great beings don't have unique spells, weapons, defensive items and powers. A "fireball" or breath weapon of a unique greater power should be incredibly destructive and almost a guaranteed kill if it's a direct hit without creative and specific defenses.

Well, I know what I'm watching tonight, thanks AJ :)

Here wuz Seamus! Seamus is keeping well in quarantine. How is everyone holding up? Is everyone ok?

Yes, thank you. Can you remaster the videos of each Dragon species, both Chromatics and Metallics?

I'M GETTING DEEPLY NERDY DURING THE QUARANTINE!!

29:00 How good is that symblism; "Everything has to be balanced at the end point" xD

Lord Chronepsis Dragon God of Prophecy foresaw this vid

This is the moment that I *SUBSCRIBED* for!!!!

THANK YOU!!! Glad to finally hear this one come out. Gave me a few ideas to work with still sticking with the primary idea.

You can tell Elder Scrolls Skyrim took a lot of ideas from DnD Dragon lore. Akatosh being the dragon god of time and is the beginning and end of time, who stops and restarts the kalpa ( the birth, life and death of a world). It's really cool to see lore and mythology connect across games, writings, movies and artistic creations.

Ah The great Dragon game I was just reading about that the other day

So if you say goodbye to Tiamat and Bahamut, get on a spelljamer, fly to Krynnspace, and say hello to Takhisis and Paladine . . . Do they remember you from when you just said goodbye to them under different names?

One of the ways I know I love your channel is because just listening to you gives me exciting new ideas for my campaign. As always thank you AJ - and yes, please do Eberron! If you could find time during your remaster to cover Steel Dragons I would really appreciate it too; they're one the most underutilized and underappreciated dragons and I would love to hear what you dig up!

Love it, AJ. Great job. And thanks for listening our prays. It is very complete and detailed. :)

its not narcissisms if your right

That was epic. Thanks AJ.

This was informative and entertaining, I loved every second

Like usual artfully done and very very informative......I must say I NEED MORE !!!!

i have never played dnd but these videos are super entertaining!

Love your stuff! I know it's a lot of work, but would you consider reorganizing your videos into specific playlists? All dragon videos in one playlist, for example

didn't know there was so many dragon gods

This video could really use a family tree graphic

I find it interesting that nonhumans each have single pantheons, while humans have multiple. Of course, the real-world explanation ('Doylist') is that, historically, we have a great many human pantheons to use as inspiration for the gods of fantasy humans, while nonhuman deities must be created from whole cloth, a decidedly more difficult task. (Occasionally, they can be adapted from real-world beliefs, e.g. Surtur, Thrym, and Tiamat.) Does anyone have a good in-universe ('Watsonian') explanation?

I'm Abacromby Nash,God of Necromancy and Death and I approve of this message! 💀

Just wanna say you do a fantastic job!

I love these, you do such a great job. Thank you

Thanks for making these videos

Bard Player: I seduce Estonia! DM: Are you sure? It's dangerous. Bard: Yes! Already rolled and got a Nat20 I tell her she is pretty and I love her. DM: As you wish...The dragoness Estonia accept your feelings and embrace you. Your body desintegrate as your soul escape your body turning into an astral dragon in the arms of her. Now you are inmortal but unable to return into the material plane after you learn to control your powers and the other elders gods are ok to this relationship. Until then it will pass 15.000 years. Your new character sheet please.

Found out about Tamara and wish we got more on the dragon pantheons. Perfect god for a Cleric of a character

So if there's a dragon god of justice that activately enforces law and honor, how the hell do evil chromatic dragons even survive?

I don’t think it’s possible to explain the dragons’ view of Io without sounding like a cult leader or a hippy.

Tiamat has a history going all the way back to our earliest civilisations and mythology. She was, originally, a water dragon goddess in proto indo-European mythology.

Great video AJ

Awesome video thank you brother for alll your work

Gonna be another one I put on repeat, until I absorb most of it😁 Fantastic as always😈😈

I've been working on some lore for my world. Made you a God called the Lore Master a wizard who transcended to God Hood through emerging himself in the weave of magic and the pursuit of lore.

47:02 Sardior!

Has anyone made a printable Dragon God family tree? I'm currently trying to make one.

This is a great video.

thank you very much! definetly I'm taking some ideas for my pc, npc and ideas for adventures

Gonna have to watch this one a few times, for sure.

Where does this fall in the Dragonlance realm? That was my first foray into the setting as a kid and I’m just wondering how that fits now.

You have a very nice voice and write well. Keep it up! I also like your banner art.

This has rekindled my long lost desire for role playing.. My once favorite GM lost his way and is stuck in routines, where every game i a clone of the last... I have started running games before i took a break from role playing, so think running a game myself, is the solution to give my imagination the exercise it needs and indulge my desire to play a good game! Thanks!

The dragon god beings scream for WOTC to make a dragon warlock subclass👍🏼👍🏼💯

Great video 👍

I know you're quite fond of your Fire Giant video but I propose that this may be your finest video yet! Would love a downloadable file of the artwork if legally viable.

There was story of Vorel brother dragon to Tiamat and Bahamut that Tiamat killed. He was a beautiful but simple minded. I want resurrect him as the a Dragon God of cuteness. Protecting cute beings by making them basically Nilbog-Revenants that can get enact justice on there abusers. Working out his own trauma through them.

Thank you!

Really incredible video and channel as well. Just recently came across your channel and have been working my through :-) Amazingly thorough. :-)

Sound like Lindus is the dragon equivalent of the Norse god Tyr

i wonder what a draconic spacecraft would look like dragons are very smart so they would have a advance technology for space travel with very scary warships like battleships with alot of guns on them the draconic empire will rule the galaxy or let it burn

Digging the HoMM3 green dragon in the window.

Whenever I hear "syble" I think of Matt Mercer saying "siggle"

Hey AJ, Love what you do & how you do it. Just thought I’d ask you if you’d edit the video description to include an index by time-stamp like your Faiths & Clerics video, please & thank you! You’re my boi, Pickett!

17:19 Hey thats supposed to be Ancalagon.

I feel that Bahamut and Tiamat are the parents of Sardior

I’d love to see a video devoted to Garyx!