Great helm was a term used to refer to large helmets that covered the entirety of the wearer's head and neck, as well as often their upper shoulders. They were typically found in combination with plate mail or heavier armors, but rarely anything lighter than banded mail.[3][4]
Description[]
Dezmyr Shadowdusk wears an intimidating great helm with her plate mail.
A great helm typically impaired its wearer's sense of hearing and vision,[3][4][5] as their only gaps were narrow slits for the eyes to see through and small holes for breathing. Their visors were generally not removable.[3][4] They were often paired with a gorget in order to offset the weight they put upon the wearer[5] and knights often paired them with a mail coif.[3][4]
History[]
By the 1370's DR, the great helm style of helm was commonly issued in nations across the Heartlands to various nobles, knights, cavalrymen and officers. These helmets typically had hinged visors, that opened either horizontally or vertically, and were paired with gorgets and plate mail.[6]
In 1492 DR,[note 1] a group of duergar outfitted in iron bucket helms with visors ventured from their home in the Terminus Level of Undermountain up into the Runestone Level, determined to plunder a shrine dedicated to Laduguer and return their loot to their ruler Fazrian.[7]
Notable Great Helms[]
- Lords' helm, a variety of enchanted bucket helms worn by all members of the Lords of Waterdeep to protect their identity.[8]
- Penfall's Pot, an enchanted pot helm that belonged to Angus Hammerfall.[9]
Notable Users[]
Groups[]
- The sixteen orog pirates that were part of the crew of the Scavenger all wore bucket helms that were designed to resemble the bulbous heads of mind flayers. This included having large, glass-covered eye holes and tentacle-like breathing tubes.[10]
- The tomb guardians that protected the Tomb of the Nine Gods were typically outfitted with bucket helms.[11]
Individuals[]
- Gralnakh Longtooth, the half-orc bartender of The Serpent's Tooth and a former bandit, owned a great helm that he kept in his bedroom.[12]
- Islif Lurelake, one of the original Knights of Myth Drannor, wore a great helm with her field plate.[13]
- Thalamra Vanthampur kept a helmed horror in her private study, whose black plate armor was forged in Avernus and included a bucket helm.[14]
- Ygnath, a follower of Bane, dressed in chainmail paired with a bucket helm.[15]
Religions[]
- The Gauntlets of Iyachtu Xvim, a variety of specialty priest in the Church of Iyachtu Xvim, always wore black great helms.[16]
- Scales, a variety of specialty priest in the Church of Tyr, typically wore gleaming white great helms with sealed visor plates that rendered them effectively blind.[17]
Trivia[]
- Arcturia's private chambers in the Arcturiadoom level of Undermountain were guarded by a life-sized statue of a dwarf adorned in a bucket helmet and plate mail.[18]
- The Haunted Halls had a hall of statues adorned in various forms of armor, one of which featured a great helm.[19]
- The entrance to Shraevyn's Tomb featured a statue of an armored warrior wearing a great helm.[20]
Appendix[]
Notes[]
- ↑ Canon material does not provide a year for the events described in Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, but Christopher Perkins answered a question via Twitter and stated the year was 1492 DR. Corroborating this, Dragon Heist page 20 refers to events of Death Masks (set in 1491 DR) as being "last year". Unless a canon source contradicts this assertion, this wiki will use 1492 DR for events related to this sourcebook and Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage (which is referenced on pages 5 and 98 of Dragon Heist).
Appearances[]
Adventures
Dungeon #19, "The Serpent's Tooth" • Haunted Halls of Eveningstar • Sword of the Dales • Scourge of the Sword Coast • Tomb of Annihilation • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage • Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus
Referenced only
Princes of the Apocalypse
Princes of the Apocalypse
Gallery[]
A great helm wearer adorns the cover of Gold & Glory.
A tomb guardian adorned in a bucket helm.
A great helm wearer faces a gelatinous cube in combat.
An ornate great helm made of platinum.
References[]
- ↑ Tito Leati, Matthew Sernett and Chris Sims (February 2014). Scourge of the Sword Coast. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 63.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 92. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Grant Boucher, Troy Christensen, Jon Pickens, John Terra and Scott Davis (1991). Arms and Equipment Guide. (TSR, Inc.), p. 38. ISBN 1-56076-109-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Aaron Allston (1989). The Complete Fighter's Handbook. (TSR), p. 108. ISBN 978-0880387798.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Richard Baker, Skip Williams (1995). Player's Option: Combat & Tactics. (TSR, Inc), p. 148. ISBN 0-7869-0096-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, The Hooded One (2009-01-11). Questions for Ed Greenwood (2009). Candlekeep Forum. Retrieved on 2023-05-27.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 257. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, James Haeck, James Introcaso, Adam Lee, Matthew Sernett (September 2018). Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 191. ISBN 978-0-7869-6625-7.
- ↑ Ossian Studios (June 2018). Neverwinter Nights: Darkness over Daggerford. Beamdog.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 244. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins, Will Doyle, Steve Winter (September 19, 2017). Tomb of Annihilation. Edited by Michele Carter, Scott Fitzgerald Gray. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 144–145, 154. ISBN 978-0-7869-6610-3.
- ↑ Nigel Findley (September/October 1989). “The Serpent's Tooth”. In Barbara G. Young ed. Dungeon #19 (TSR, Inc.) (19)., p. 28.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, et al (1989). Hall of Heroes. (TSR, Inc), p. 112. ISBN 0-88038-711-4.
- ↑ Adam Lee, et al. (September 2019). Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 36. ISBN 978-0-7869-6687-5.
- ↑ Adam Lee, et al. (September 2019). Baldur's Gate: Descent into Avernus. Edited by Michele Carter, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 22. ISBN 978-0-7869-6687-5.
- ↑ John Terra (February 1996). Warriors and Priests of the Realms. Edited by Steven E. Schend. (TSR, Inc), p. 82. ISBN 0-7869-0368-6.
- ↑ John Terra (February 1996). Warriors and Priests of the Realms. Edited by Steven E. Schend. (TSR, Inc), p. 119. ISBN 0-7869-0368-6.
- ↑ Christopher Perkins (November 2018). Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage. Edited by Jeremy Crawford. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 192. ISBN 978-0-7869-6626-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (1992). Haunted Halls of Eveningstar. (TSR, Inc), p. 23. ISBN 1-56076-325-6.
- ↑ Jim Butler (June 1995). The Sword of the Dales. (TSR, Inc.), p. 15. ISBN 0-7869-0126-8.