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

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[idontnod]

Something that would be cool is a dungeon where there's a room full of water that you have to drain for some reason but there's a statue of a bull at the bottom and it turns into a gorgon and then they have to fight it.

[nex]

Geez imagine finding the statue of a bull at the bottom of a river and shipping it back to town Selling it to a mayor. The mayor loves it a orders someone to clean it and place it in the center of his tower. Come noon the entire town is overwhelmed by the smell of cabbage right before they all hear an angry bulls scream. That has to be an adventure written somewhere right

[patrickdees]

MrRhexx: Lone Gorgon's are either seeking females, or alpha bulls to fight.
My Minotaur barbarian: Ah. FINALLY! A worthy opponent. Our battle will be Legendary!!

[maromania]

in 3.5 I once used these as the basis for a ramped up tribe of minotaur. Most just had the plating, the leader was massive with a small ballista and the breath weapon. Also had earth mephit companions, which swarmed them and constantly summoned more as they made thier way to the throne. They were 11th level, so nobody stayed down for good, but it REALLY made them sweat.

[Deefry]

"Nearby village dredges up a stone statue of a bull" sounds like an amazing one-shot premise.

[tomkerruish]

It seems like a lot of spells would be highly effective against them. Heat metal, chill metal, transmute metal to wood, and rusting grasp come to mind. Oh heck, the first level druid spell cloudburst would be enough to send them running. I'm certain there are others.

[Matthias-pjth]

Notable thing about the D&D Gorgon is that it's clearly based off of the mythical Greek Catoblepas, which has been described as a scaled carnivorous bull that exhales a pestilent haze that causes plants to die and livestock to become ill and is occasionally said to have a gaze that either petrifies people (Similar to the Gorgons of Greek myth) or simply outright kills them upon eye contact.

[Luks]

Interestingly enough, Greek mythology had a creature similar to that called the Colchis Bulls, a bull made of bronze that spat fire. No idea why they decided to call it a gorgon instead. Maybe they mixed up the names back then?

[Deathmvp]

Yes I love that back in 2nd edition they had stuff on how to protect your structs like this. If I am rembering right displacer blood can stop phasing and pass stone. You should do a vid on things when making homes. Ever since back then many if not all Castles in my campains have stuff like that otherwise a castle offers no protection.

[bryanbyrneistheman]

D&D Medusa = Myth Gorgon

D&D Gorgon = Myth Catoblepas

D&D Catoblepas = original monster that has been all 5 editions


….. Totally not confusing

[roeishai]

"from beans or tofu" was there a time a gorgan ate tofu? is tofu even cannon in forgotten realms?
we need answers

[sirdoppleganger]

"They would sink faster than the russian economy..." YOU FUCKING BROKE ME RHEXX!!!

[flibbernodgets]

8:21 hehe, "The organ of the gorgon is a-wafting nasty gas!"

[thomasmoore]

Part of what’s cool about the gorgon blood construction is that historically blood has been used in construction as a binding agent

[kitax]

I really hoped that you would make one about gorgon (I plan to make my players encounter it) and my whish came true! Thank you so much for that video!

[atomicash]

Mahyar gorgon rancher, workin the herd for his loving medusa wife. Gives the party a quest to kill the rust monster varmints plaguing his herd

[opsecmedic]

I have gigs all day and needed some listening material right now. These are always so well timed. I literally just set up on a worksite.

[zacharyweaver]

I've been expecting this one after all the other monsters with petrifying effects

[KS-PNW]

I didn't know the thing about them petrifying under water.

Thanks for doing these, always a great day when I see you have a new one!

[DomyTheMad]

whenever i watch one of these videos in this series i always think
"Man those planar videos make me wanna play so much D&D and travel the multiverse"
and then i watch these damned monster vids and i'm like
"NEVER MIND jezus christ how am i supposed to tackle something this horrific and deadly"