What They Don't Tell You About The Abyss - D&D 

This series about Demons is so perfect for me. I'm running a campaign centered around Demogorgon and these videos have helped immensely.

Wizards: *refuses to release stats on dragon materials* MrRhexx: "Fine, i'll do it myself!"

Loved the Berserk shoutout at 9:42. It fits perfectly, so much so that if I hadn't known Berserk first, I might have not recognized the art wasn't from D&D. Beautiful art, Miura. Rest in peace.

10:00 that’s Berserk’ Eclipse! Whole different abyss right there.

The abyss is likely the most written about outer plane. I chalk this up to human nature and scary things being like moths to a flame. There's even a tavern in sigil with many alu-fiend and cambion workers that specializes in selling abyssal "tours" where rich patrons can buy a taste (a very tiny sip) of the abyss. They leave with tales of the (manufactured) horror they saw. Occasionally one or two get dragged off but too many would be bad for business so most make it back relatively safely... all carrying a new seed of evil in their minds to where ever their home worlds are. There they produce things like squid games to try and recreate that abyssal feelings. Truly a beautiful and majestic plane 😍. If there's something in this universe that you wish would tear your head off, spit down your throat and use your corpse as an object... its there and your not thinking grand enough!

I have been waiting for this planar series to return. I am SO ready to delve into the outer planes... and not just because I'm attempting to reimagine a Planescape adventure into 5th edition, but also because MrRhexx, Greater God of Lore, Passion, and Secrets, has decided to gather all this information into convenient and amazingly made videos. Love your work man. I really do. The Planes of D&D have always drawn my imagination, and to have you doing a video series on them is amazing! keep it up!

Whenever I'm feeling uninspired about the games I'm running your vids always get me hyped again.

Impeccable timing, perfect for the abyss themed campaign I’m running 👌

Well, it is now my head canon that every time someone gets isekaied to fend off a demon lord and spends 2 seasons *not fighting the demon lord,* that their world gets overrun by the overid and joins the abyss.

Obyriths are the most interesting thing about the Abyss, a pity they are buried behind all other lore in hell and more common and newer demons.

I've been a DM for 10 years now, just wanted you to know you and AJ Pickett are my bread and butter to steer me through the ever changing tide of lore Wizards of the Coast release. Your videos have kept me sane in trying times and taught me whole new techniques for immersing my players in a truly open, free-flowing world that my players can explore and impact with other characters inhabiting the same world bearing witness to those who came before both good and evil.

This is perfect for the story arc of one of my players, and I'm glad one of my aesthetic choices for the plane of Androlynne (a black hole instead of a sun) actually has some lore significance now

Picked up the PDF, and there's so much fun stuff in it. The Great Wyrm patron is extremely overpowered though, and a fair few things could probably stand some playtesting and revision.

Perfect for my friend that is starting her DMing debut next week and will have a small adventure in the Abyss.

I would love to see a series on the Feywild, as it and it's denizens seem pretty small and weak in the cosmological order, it's always perplexed me how they were never destroyed or taken over.

I love these videos on eldritch horrors. I think I fell in love with Aboleths when I did my video on them haha

Great video man, I love the Abyss so much. Pretty much all my characters know SOMETHING about demons. Literally the most interesting lore in my opinion. You rock Mr. Rhexx. A group of my friends wanted more lore for the Abyss, so I now have more to show them.

You are amazing at turning all this lore into a story that grips the mind and makes me want to give my players the rod of law or an amulet of the planes

Everything about this lore dump was so well put together - this is absolutely up in my top favourites of all your videos! I've loved watching this channel grow

Great video. You really tied all these disparate elements together into a single cohesive timeline. That's a huge project and I'm so impressed. I'm still confused by one thing though: How can there be infinite demons if they come from humanoid souls which are not an infinite source? I was under the impression that Demons were spawned from the Abyss itself.

Really spectacular storytelling, there. Fun fact about 16:05 - there was actually one single Demon Lord among the Obyrith who did not swear fealty to the Queen of Chaos and chose to ignore her call to war, and even she didn't choose to attempt to force him. Dagon, Prince of the Depths is actually venerated as a god among the Kraken, the hags, and kuo-toa and water naga. Not sure if you were familiar with that little tidbit.

I love the concept of the Abyss. All my characters in d&d worship a primordial "god" that to me strongly ties with chaos. One of it's avatars is off the coast of Waterdeep. Even though it is not called an avatar in the cannon source material it still feels like one so I treat it as one. I even have a list of Deities that are effectively just different names for this being. I mention this only because while you where talking about the shard it reminded me of the deep crimson shard born of this being and used to wake the avatar from it's slumber.

I tend to always listen to these while in bed, suffice to say they tend to keep me up because they’re just so interesting :p

I love Tharizdun lore and i love that u touch that aspecto of lore of him. Thank u dude!!! ❤️

Been waiting for a while for this video on the abyss and i love it since the abyss and the obyriths are like my favorite part of dnd lore. However, i believe you missed a few very interesting and wild things about the obyriths and some of their characters that couldve been mentioned (not all but some of these). Pazuzu (my favorite character in dnd); -real name known only by Lamashtu, demon lord of monstrous births. not even other obyriths know. -was the one who made the shard of evil or in other lore headed the creation of it. Either way the Shard of pure evil is his doing. -Pazunia can lead to literally anywhere on the abyss and he is the only one who can navigate it perfectly -Actually physically changed his form into something beautiful and has the Awe effect-on evil flying creatures-which is absolutely wild when you consider the fact that an obyrith's appearance has power in itself thats greater than even a tanarii like demo. -was the one who incited the dawn war (probably in order to weaken Tharuzdin, but lore doesnt say why) -was the one who made Asmo's ruby rod and help his rise (probably to save his fellow Oby's from Tanarii) and Pazuzu has a favor to call in from asmo when needed. Making Pazuzu an ally of Asmo and the two actually work together to influence the blood war to their needs. -The most ancient demon lords, including demo, know he's an Oby and yet they dont mess with him, in fact, Pazuzu is on good terms with literally every type of fiend (including the Dukes of hell and the yugos) and only has 2 enemies being Lamashtu (cause he messed her up after she betrayed him) and Gratzz which is only because of Pazuzus princely claim of the abyssal skies (even then Gratzz isnt like a nemesis more like a guy who just doesnt really like him). -Pazuzu didnt submit to the Queen of Chaos like the others but lore doesnt say why, but Pazuzu aint no punk. -Pazuzu is the most demon, devil yugo angelic demon character since alot of his actions are not always chaotic in nature. a sort method to madness to of vibe, really cool. Dagon -Like Pazuzu, Dagon remained out of the QoC's shenanigans and this time the lore says why. Cause even with her armies and Miska she still feared Dagon...which is wild. -Dagon makes no effort to hide his Obyrith identity and in fact loudly proclaims it. -Demo came to Dagon not the other way around. Dagon is seen by Demo (who lives directly above Dagon's lair, 89th layer the Shadow Sea) as a mentor. Dagon doesn't seek protection -Detailed in the Demonomicon, Dagon knows everything about the Abyss (even if you make homebrew lore he still knows). -Dagon doesn't actually care about the grand scheme of everything thats going on and he more less just vibes in the 89th -The denizens of the Abyss actually have a tradition of pilgrimage to Dagon's layer to meet with him. super interesting bit of lore. Pale Night -The consort can be inferred but i dont believe anything is stated out right. -She captured an entire generation of Eladrin on her layer for the bs the eladrin pulled after the war of L v C. -She vibes on Bapho's layer and the two agree to a defensive pact for convenience rather than being on any friendly terms -She is the ugliest thing the multiverse has ever known cause reality ITSELF cant comprehend her form so it just throws a sheet over her and if she ever removed it and a being gazed upon her they die instantly. The original world -There's a ziggurat (cant remember the name super complex) where the Obyriths meet every thousand years to discuss things. -There are 13 lords left (all named but not all detailed as far as im aware) and they form the Queen's Concordat (the name of the alliance) -This Ziggurat is consider haunted even by other demons and they stay away from it. The Ziggurat is also said to house the only portal in the multiverse that is still linked back to their original home. Ya just some tidbits on some-i guess 3-of the obyriths that i believe were missed opportunities to mention. Still loved the video and if any of the tidbits i mentioned are wrong i would love to know and where to find the info cause its so hard to find their lore or even visuals (which im trying to make more modern art for them-especially Pazuzu.)

Closed captions turn this into a tale about interdimensional ovaries of pure evil.

Just wanted to say thank you specifically for this video, as it inspired the dying creative spark in my mind, and I have begun working on a new campaign. Hoping I can use the knowledge you've given to it's fullest potential.

Instantly bought the digital content, it not only completly fits my D&D Campaign but it is also made by my favourite D&D youtuber. Thanks for all the content!

Immediately got the PDF! It's awesome! I am really loving the rules for dragon parts as one of my campaigns heavily features dragons. And in any campaign I play or run if the players down a dragon the first thing they want to do is turn it into weapons and armor.

The closest ruling I liked by a DM was that a dragon we had killed could only provide enough scales for one medium creature's armor. The explanation was that due to the sheer amount of damage done, and our combined lack of knowledge about descaling a dragon, we ruined a *lot* of the materials.

The Pale Night is really interesting. I've always wondered how much influence she's had over the creation of the Abyss and how it's developed over time since she could potentially be older than most entities in D&D.

bought the book before even getting you introduction of it, i just trust you a lot when it comes to my favorite legendary beast thta i dont need info on a book based on them, just finished ready before coming back to the vid, its great thanks a lot

Thank you for some good Dragon stuff in the book! I’ve always wanted good info for dragon harvesting and using a slain dragon. Fighting and killing it is one thing. Figuring out what to DO with it after is better.

I know that this is one year video, but thanks to the information that you bring me here, I was inspired to make a D&D campaign based on the Abyss in my own Homebrew setting, taking topics like the Dawn War, or even Tharizdun himself, and the villain of the plot that I choose is the most amazing thing, I just know that my players will love it, thank you Mister Rex, for all your efforts

I bought the book and I L-O-V-E it, the golems Staff is just great, The way that you can reduce the cost if you have certain things, really make you think how to create it in a cool and descriptive way as a DM. So thanks a lot!

Tharizdune on the thumbnail oh yea God of madness Did he corrupt loth is he the reason asmodious fell And he made the abyss Most underrated god

Dragon hoards is literally the most perfect thing you could've made (at least for me) I'm running hoard of the dragon queen and this is gonna spice up the dragons and the lore!

I've been playing around with creating a race native to the Shadowfell the Scath. While creating them I decided that I need to create an origin story for them. So I used an idea I had for an entity that feeds on dead gods. I haven't settled on a name yet, thinking maybe Scathach or Ungoliant or something similar. But the idea behind her is that she is a combination with a Obyrith and a Nightshade on steroids. She's basically a living black hole just sucking energy out of everything and leaving it dark and lifeless. In my head canon she's actually the one who created the Plain of Shadows before it became the Shadowfell. Her back story is that she was created accidentally by Obox-ob and is one of the reasons why their world was falling apart. Wen the Obyriths came to the world she followed them. Though none of them realized that she had done so. All except Obox-ob, who found out after he was defeated and is happily keeping this information to himself. Personality wise she isn't evil she's chaotic neutral. Her primary goal is to finish what she she started by consuming the Obyriths. She also wants to drag the entirety of Abyss into the Negative Material Plain and reshape it into a realm for her children. For the most part she lives in the Negative Material Plain to mitigate her affect on the Prime Material Plain only poking small pieces of herself into various places that she wants to interact with and to feed. She appears as a woman made of Shadows with 4 large arms with long claws on her hands 3 fingers and 2 thumbs. She has a crazy mane of hair with 2 small horns on her forehead. She has 2 massive antlers just above her long pointed fury ears and she has 3 eyes. Her lower body is a massive tail that stretches out to nearly an infant length and has long finger like legs tipped with claws running along it. The back side of the tail is covered with fur and eyes can open on any part of it.

New campaign setting idea!: The infinityth layer of the Abyss is actually your original Prime Material Plane. It is absolute chaos all the way down...and the most chaotic evil, mortals.

I wonder what "civilized" life is like down there. How do towns work? What are common pastimes? How do they feel about each other? What are some dishes they serve?

There is just so many interesting facts and lore behind every facet of dungeons and dragons, it never gets boring, and there's always something new to discover. Now there's just one question remaining...Bahamut vid when? You gave Tiamet love, where's the vid on her polar opposite? Huh?

I absolutely love the abyss and it's demons because of its infinite potential. Every demon, even the lowliest manes can one day become a demon prince and since there are infinite layers, there are infinite demons and infinte demon princes

MrRhexx Please make a video about Graz'zt, I relly think he is in the middle of it all and would make a really good follow up for this video where he is placede in all of this Chaos. I would love to see your take on this and as always love your work.

Yo I'm on it rhexx. I've been watching you for a long while ever since you where doing Skyrim stuff. Can't wait to read all the things in this.

I am homebrewer through and through, but your videos about deeper lore of DnD are so inspiring!

MrRhexx: Yo dawg I heard you like Dragons so I put more Dragons in your D&D so you can Dragon while you Dungeon

YESS! New MrRhexx! Long-time fan, man.

I'm still waiting for Tharizdun to break free and show all of creation why he is the most dangerous being in existence.

I appreciate you using the artwork of Miura. Seems appropriate and more people need to learn about him and his work. Such a loss has surely sealed the fate of this world

A most gripping tale! EXCELLENT Work Mr Rex Sir! 👏👏👏👏👏

I've bought his Dragon book, it is quite cool. Lots of really neat stuff.

What a start to the outer planes. Looking forward to the next one, although I doubt any of the rest have such an interesting story behind them.

if it's truly infinite, then there's probably a part of it that is a genuine paradise

I'm definitely getting that PDF immediately

Hey Mr. Rhexx! I love your videos and I have a recommendation for a new video! I just have a really big interest in otyughs and neo otyughs, and I was wondering if you would be willing to make a video of "what they don't tell you about otyughs/neo otyughs"? Thanks for reading this and considering this idea!

Video about the Abyss starts at 3:36

Mr. Rhexx I'm buying that book as soon as I get off work! That subclass will fit in so well with how dragons came to be in my world!

That God Hand panel merged perfectly with the video!

Wow talk about fortunate, my party JUST killed an adult ice dragon and ended the session talking about wanting to harvest from it! Your guide was definitely worth the purchase! :D

Great video! Found lots of information about the Abyss in it. The only complaint I have is the lack of any information of the Loumara, I’ve barely heard them mentioned on RU-vid at all but they seem incredibly interesting.

11:30 SO THAT'S what happened to the one true Devil whose name is Lucifer, The Angel of Betrayal.

Nice piece of lore! It makes sense... there is no such thing as a war of Law vs Chaos, it's just an infinite tavern brawl of chaos vs law, chaos vs good, chaos vs evil, chaos vs neutral & chaos vs chaos. And BEWARE of Chaos in this mess, cause it bites!

Now I want to read a progression fantasy series about a demonic larva soul going through its long journey to domination of the Abyss

Suddently this video becomes very important now that Vecna and Miska are on the run again

What the Don't Tell You: Dragon Hoards is fantastic man, thanks!

Immediately bought ny copy of this book. We can always count on you to give us stuff that DND wont. You should make this a series of books for yourself dude, Id definitely buy them. It coupd get risky with licensing and profiting but maybe you could figure something out? You deserve it for all your hard work. I miss The Dragon Fire Adept from 3rd Edition. Sigh. Easily my favorite class.

Awesome! I simple thumbs up doesn't convey how awesome this video is and how much I enjoyed it. Thank you!

Love your book and ideas, irs funny the difference and dm style and thought process your dragon warlock turns into a half dragon while thought was to turn em into a powerful kobold

18:45 YOOOO Chaotic Good/Arborea representation in dnd lore

Aaaahhh you're such a great story teller my dude. I use your vids as a resource for a lot of my campaigning, just incredible. Thank you. Truly.

i just discovered your channel two days ago and have been binging on it every since! thanks for what you put out here :)

Awesome content! Please keep exploring the multiverse with these videos!

I also absolutely adore the genius idea in Rolling with Difficulty (MAJOR SPOILER FOR ROLLING WITH DIFFICULTY SEASON 5) where they're trying to fly out of the crystal sphere of the planescape, but they need to go at incredible speeds and for that, they essentially need a really long starting ramp. An infinitely long starting ramp. So for that they need a truly infinite plane with infinite layers. So they're gonna have to sail down the infinite layers of the abyss because nothing else in the planescape is long enough. Idk, I just think it's neat. Austin is an awesome DM.

Great wyrm force gem dragon with warlock final transformation and you can become one with the force and actually tell people “may the force be with you”

0:10 I was under the impression that that was the Elemental Plane of Fire? A place which instantly obliterates anything without fire immunity - including every magic item less than an artifact. In fact, if you have fire immunity, you will still be incinerated - the immunity must be magical. It's the cosmic source of energy for the inner planes, and all matter therein. That's something I learnt on this channel

The Dragon Hoard seems so perfect

Yay we are getting back into the planes

The 666 layers of the abyss were created, but there is 1 more layer, the deepest one, where all evil comes forth and is born from, the 667th layer's name is: "Monday"

I want to find all of those amazing realm maps drawn by that guy

Maybe 1 video about the river stix would be interesting

9:42 ayy my boy rhexx likes Berzerk

YES. Demons and the abyss are my favorite aspect of D&D lore.

I like the idea of an infinite below and above. As you make it to each layer, there is simply another more further from whence you came

this is probably one of your best videos, great job

Demons are depicted, in my mind, as the Great Old Ones. Seeing as They’re extra-dimensional, that makes them eldritch and impossible. Absolutely awesome.

All of these demon videos are amazing, I'm running a modified OotA and this is great for fleshing it out.

I wonder what dragon blood would do for a vampire? Anyways, sounds sadistic.

I can't really stress enough how much your videos help in my world building! Thank you! Now, not to get greedy but, how about a "What they don't tell you about Mephistopheles"? :p

"The infinite layers of the Abyss are the most inhospitable place in the multiverse!" *Laughs in positive energy plane* ... *then explodes*

The Abyss isn't so bad. They still a Blockbuster Video and K-Mart down there 👍👍👍

it's amazing to see the feared Tharizdun as just a puppet of the Oberith!

I'd really like to see a video about hobgoblins.

9:33 Berserk art I see you.

Just want to say Great video, and that k you for the PDF, I had a feeling wizard wasn't going to do it, but I'm glad you did.

Yo I read that small entry on Lynkhab, could you do a video on her? The woman who can't be hurt by a single demon lord and so has complete freedom in the abyss sounds AWESOME

Already bought the book, and have started to look it over. It is going to be perfect for my game, and podcast that I will be starting soon. I will never turn down good dragon content, never!

This PDF is perfect. Dragons are in the name of the game. 5e hasnt given them enough love.

So I started playing the alpha from baldurs gate again and I was so pumped when I understood so much about the lore! Your vids are really awesome!

The most inhospitable place in the multiverse? Did they do away with the negative energy void plane from 3rd edition?

Enjoying this series, there's a lot of lore to delve through here.