About this episode

Sean and Jess explore the lore and gameplay mechanics of merfolk and tritons in Dungeons and Dragons.

https://www.patreon.com/cw/RollForLore Take a deep breath and grab your trident... this week on Roll for Lore, Sean and Jess head underwater to cover two of the Forgotten Realms' most criminally underused races: merfolk and tritons. We're talking full lore breakdown, from their first appearance way back in the original Monster Manual all the way through to their modern 5e treatment as both monsters and playable races. We dig into their gods first, because the sea pantheon is way more dramatic than people realize. Eadro, the merfolk and locathah creator deity, leads a coalition of good and neutral aquatic gods called the asathalfinare... and they're locked in an eternal cold war against Panzuriel, a kraken-god backing the sahuagin and their shark-toothed nightmares. Tritons get their own divine champion too, Persana, who's basically the sea's answer to a paladin order. We trace how this rivalry plays out across the Sea of Fallen Stars and the sunken city of Myth Nantar, one of the coolest underwater locations the Realms has ever produced. From there we get into the stats and crunch... how merfolk show up as a low-CR humanoid with that classic amphibious trait and a spear, while…

People in this episode

Host: Sean McDonnell

Guest: Jess

Topics covered

• merfolk
• tritons
• Forgotten Realms lore
• sea pantheon
• playable races
• Dungeons and Dragons

Keywords

• Dungeons and Dragons
• merfolk
• tritons
• Forgotten Realms
• sea gods
• playable races
• sahuagin
• Myth Nantar

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Forgotten Realms, Monster Manual

Places: Sea of Fallen Stars, Myth Nantar

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