(animated) D&D5E Mage Hand

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The Forge Of Fury Module we played: (3rd Edition)

Music:
"Tiptoe Out The Back" by Dan Lebowitz
"Amalfi" by The Barr Brothers
"Archetype" by Anno Domini Beats

[andrewhess]

Using it to remove bolts from loaded crossbows is hilarious.

[Dragoderian]

I appreciate drawing the line between Chaotic Evil and Chaotic Stupid.

[Blizzic]

There's something exceeding funny about the quote:

"I knew that if Gideon touched the mold, he would die.

I hesitated."

[Kyowai]

Chaotic Stupid: All the treasure is mine! ...how do I carry this. Why are there bandits everywhere now?!
Chaotic Evil: I need a meat shield and I can't wield swords.

[thomashearne]

Other uses for mage hand include: high fiving yourself when some one leaves you hanging, giving yourself a good ol' face palm while you are shackled, or when you really want to convey how much you hate some one, flip them off with three hands.

[catoticneutral]

Letting the mold kill him would have been a chaotic stupid move rather than chaotic evil because if a self-respecting evil wizard wants to get full use out of a magic sword he needs to make sure he has a skilled minion to swing it around for him.

[Embara]

After my Wizard lost their right hand in a dodgy deal with a good ol riddles 'n' rhymes ethereal shopkeeper ("And in return, you lend me a hand..." "Ya ok sure, what do you want?") I asked the DM "I'm a super clever magic meddler, if I put enough time into it would I theoretically be able to make a magic hand? I'd take the Mage Hand cantrip that I already know and, using this power ring thingy we found as a power source, set up a mechanism of runes to create an arcane feedback loop, so once I use it as a focus to cast mage hand through, it keeps it going without need of my concentration and pours enough pure power into it to make it as strong as a real hand!"
"Uh, yeah alright, but it's gonna take you like, let's say 10-int d100 hours to build."
About 300 hours of working on the project later, I had a badass modified permanent Mage Hand using up our only magical artifact as a battery and was the proudest nerd.

[eric_moore-]

I always forget, when watching the more recent videos, that Skenk started as a PC

[DimT]

Pro tip: if you are small size, like a halfling or a cobolt, you can cast reduce on yourself, grab yourself by the scruff using mage hand and literally fly

[patrickanderson]

The dead Dwarven soldier having a beard as a skeleton was a nice touch

[Eppy_Elle]

It’s been two years and I just realised the inscription in the blade says ‘YOLO’

[Lucitaur]

The most important lesson here is learning the difference between 'evil' and 'stupid' in roleplaying, tbh.

[CastleGoCrash]

Bonus tech: if you are a gnome and use reduce on yourself you becone just light enough for a mage hand to carry you around, which is hilarious.

[lukerabon]

I like that this video has that visual that demonstrates the distinction between Chaotic Evil and Chaotic Stupid.


Chaotic Evil: Well, I could keep all the treasure... but then I have to haul it all out mostly myself and without a warrior to protect me. He might be useful beyond that as well, letting me obtain more wealth.


Chaotic Stupid: Yes, let them all go to their death! I might even slaughter them in their sleep! *dies to monsters when the other players refuse to help after he gets them all killed*

[HumbleMemeFarmer]

It was an animated spellbook the whole time!? What a twist!

[christinefarrell]

This feels like it's pulling double-duty as an animated spell book and a bit of advice on "things to think about when you're playing the Token Evil Teammate so you're not infuriating for the rest of the table"

[imhereforanime]

I lost it at, “Haha! It was an animated Spellbook the whole time.”

[BraveLobster]

Step 1: Play gnome wizard
Step 2: Be minimum weight for gnome
Step 3: Cast "Reduce" on yourself.
Step 4: Cast Mage hand. Ride flying hand.
Step 5: Profit?

[bbrake]

I like how it wasn't the main point of the video, but justifying a Druid adventurer is SO hard from a role-play perspective! You love nature, you thrive in nature, and... you run around killing things for wealth, power, or to save those high-and-mighty kings in their smelly, intrusive cities?

[zenmanlovesgames]

I love the knowledge of the difference between Chaotic Evil and Chaotic Stupid