Baelin's Route - An Epic NPC Man Adventure
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- Baelin (Rowan Bettjeman), a simple background NPC in the video game 'Skycraft' has been walking the same route for as long as he can remember. However, his peaceful (and mindless) routine is violently shaken as a short-tempered Adventurer (Ben Van Lier) drags him off his path and into a dangerous quest to escort a mysterious NPC girl named Willow (Phoenix Cross) across the harsh world of Azerim.
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Morning! Nice day for fishing aint it! Hu ha!
Can't wait to watch this!
Mornin! Nice day for fishin ain't it? Hu ha!
A beautiful day for fishing it is
Gentlemen... Bravo! 👏 👏
It sure is!
You guys are the Monty Python of our generation - keep up the great work, and bring some much needed comedy to our lives.
- "What are we?"
- "We're huggers"
- "And what do huggers do?"
- "They hug people"
- "Well... LET'S GO HUG 'EM!"
Underrated comment!
Briliant
Nice
I wish they did the Mugger thing in that episode. But i guess it is too much work to make Rowan fight himself.
Ok at least 2 meter distance.
Rowan must have been driving the cast insane while he kept forgetting his lines.
Oh come on guys this was a funny ass comment more likes.
Up this comment
There was a probably a whole script ready where we'd learn about Baelin's backstory and who he is as a NPC, but Rowan just couldn't remember. :)
Hu Ha!
LOL
It's not the words as much as how he delivered them.
Rowan basically calling himself a handsome devil by calling his other npc model a handsome devil is underrated.
It WAS noticed.....lol
Took my brain 15 seconds to realize that haha.
Oh, its noticed....
Plot Twist: Baelin was an adventurer character from the release of the game. But was abandoned by its player so long ago that he became an NPC.
Guess the fishing quests were his last few for 100%
Sounds like RDR2😂
@@dungeonguardian9571 terraria noises
Definitely seen it before where a player role-played so long that the devs put a character into the game for them to imitate what they were known for.
My friend @rocknori was done up as a high tier thrall in conan exiles. He's findable near the pagoda in the jungle.
Seriously tho, the editing, music, visual effects can put many Hollywood productions to shame
I was thinking the same... half of the movies on Netflix are below this short.. production scrip costumes camera work effects...
Ah Epic Asian is here to watch this too~
Yeah bro agree
czcams.com/video/EeYeOOQi2pg/video.html
was not expecting to want a sequal so bad
There is something wrong when a crowd funded video has better production value and fight choreography than some actual movies. Really well done guys.
This is what happens when people really care about their work :)
I think indie's try something different, and once they become large, they stick to what works. Same applies to games.
Mornin nice for fishin aint it
At this point there really is nothing that separates these guys from any other production studio they have the means to employ people that are good at making films and videos. Wouldn't be surprised if they hired a fight choreographer for this. These guys are a lot like robot army. Except better because they're not aussies
Name me one film in the last years that has a better fight choreography (rewatched this one quite a few times now and honestly...no strange moves no things that stick out as making no sense in a real live,... and the fights look organic not like orchestrated dances like in many films the last decade).
So touching, every time I watch "Baelin's Route"!
Greg the garlic farmer needs an epic quest too, please!
Greg's epic adventure can be seen in short clips and glimpses in the Epic NPC Man series. Chronologically, Greg's story begins when Greg arrives during player character creation and then instructing the movement tutorial, after which the tutorial Greg torments the player with a microtransactions. Then the farmer Greg can be met again in front of his poor hut where he introduces the player to the magical world of Azerim and gives the player the first quest because Greg's sheep have run amok and since then Greg has been involved in many epic head and side quests and is more helpful than Baradur. In Skycraft, you can also meet the merchant Greg, who runs the local shop from time to time, and the tavern Greg, who runs the local tavern from time to time. I recommend watching the series.
Greg had a WIFE!
@@jankrynickyno, he didn’t? I mean unless you’re talking about that one update ages ago that lasted all of 3 days
@@horizonwireless That's exactly what I'm talking about. :-)
@@horizonwireless It wasn't three days for him GREG AND GRETA BELONG TOGETHER
*Baelin's Inventory*
The Rod of Fates: Durability ∞ / Chance to block 100% / Melee Damage 100 / Ranged Damage 10.
The Hermits' Cap of Enlightenment: Durability ∞ / Wisdom +10 / Intelligence +10 / Charisma +10.
The Peasant Robes of Invulnerability: Durability ∞ / Armour Class 100 / Nullifies all physical and magical damage.
The Giants' Belt: Durability ∞ / Strength +10 / Character cannot become encumbered.
The Bag of Holding: Durability ∞ / Infinite Inventory space.
The Sandals of Epic Adventure: Durability ∞ / Stamina +100 / Agility +100 / Character cannot be slowed or knocked down.
You forgot to add B/P/E scores.
I like how you think
The nerd who programmed the NPCs probably made Baelin as a prank. One line. One route. Highest stats in the entire game.
An NPC that you just cannot kill because his part of the environment, like a roc. Invicible because never designed to fight or take any damage.
Baelin kinda reminds me of Aranhir in WoW who is just a shop owner in Dalaran and for some reason he has the highest hp in the entire game, more so than end game bosses 😂
Well I guess 1xp per fish is a lot of it is all you do
I would figure he is named after the lead programmers kid or dad and so is just straight up invulnerable.
I just thought he was essential, but I suppose that makes more sense.
I like to imagine Baelin was one of the earliest NPCs in the game, and the devs hadn't implemented immunity for NPCs yet so they just gave him absurdly high stats
That also explains his limited dialogue options!
Some NPC are marked as "essential". Baelin in marked as "critical".
I mean, considering Willow is able to fully understand Baelin, it means there is dialogue programed. Only the players hear the one dialogue line. So I buy into this theory
@@christopherdavidson17 I had a slightly different theory that Willow's ability to understand him was a function of being a "quest" NPC. I notice in other skits that even when the adventurers are "silent" the NPCs can always interpret what they mean. So I figured it's just a function of being a "quest" NPC as opposed to regular NPCs like Greg who still only hear the one line.
@@olandir Greg literally loses his sheep every day and sends people on a quest to retrieve them. He also has a main quest line that escorts adventurers through the whole of the Honeywood area. He's both a quest giver and a quest NPC. And Greg is like the only one with a skit dedicated to going ape shit crazy on Baelin because he won't stop saying the same thing.
It's more or less an "I am Groot" gag, with undertones of them being in the same situation, both being preprogrammed automatons who are trapped on their respective routes. It's at the point where the adventurer is about to kill her because she "dare not stray from the path" that Baelin makes a conscious decision to stray from his and take over the role of the reluctant protagonist. And it ends with him gaining the ability to chose his actions by what he sees as right and wrong without simply barreling down the same route everyday like a robot, oblivious to what is happening to those around him.
I honestly think this should win some awards. Absolute cinematic masterpiece. I’d go see this in theaters
I completely agree to this. I would too. I feel like one of those NPCs who can completely relate to this but cannot express it. I am not stupid, nor shy, nor uneducated, I can cry, I can be strong, but it's just when it comes to these "thengs" I just go bmggaaah, even though I feel it so deep in my heart and I have a million other things to say instead of bmggaaah!!!
I would too, but not at a full price.
Maybe around 4 to 6 €/$
This could be a three hour long movie, and I’d love every second of it.
Baelin appears to be a very high level Monk, with his legendary quarterstaff glamoured to appear as a simple fishing rod. What a fantastic movie.
he would be good in dnd
I'm thinking since it's set in an MMO, he is one of those unkillable NPC's.
@@spoilerguy7285 My current character is a Druid that fights with a fishing pole because of Baelin =)
He is just a mmo character with paid fisherman skin
Clearly the monkey king
Thanks so much for making this character a part of the NPC Man series. When my girlfriend first shown me these, she's like "and that's you." Literally named myself after the fishing town of RuneScape and have fished 15 hours a day every day for the past 23 years.
It's relaxing. Yet so underappreciated.
Noice
Dude is repeating 5 words and is still more compelling than 99.99% of hollywood bs.
This is probably the only thing ive seen that i actually want to see again bc of how beautiful it is.
This is a shockingly accurate statement... isn't that sad...
@@SqueakingLionit's not.
Wow! This is the Tourism New Zealand ads they should play on the planes!
If they did I would go on that plane everyday!
Australia has those places to it’s just there’s dangerous animals in between the places
I’m going to have to request a crossover please and thank you.
@@electronicfreak1111 High level monsters eh? Quest accepted!
@@markc4008 Yes! 1 For All and Epic NPC Man crossover would be freaking awesome!
Boromir: "One does not simply walk into Mordor"
Baelin: "Morning! Nice day for fishing aint it! Hu ha!"
Epic comment! Hu ha!
Yes, we do. Mornin'!
Sauron: Whhattar you doin here??
@@theobserver3753 Fishin' ...
Fisherman: kills the Sauron -ha-ha
I think the fact that it has such good quality/atmosphere shots makes it much more hilarious
I really like how Baelin goes from "Fisherman" to "Adventurer" by the end of all this. "Mornin' nice day for fishing ain't it?! Hu ha!"
Next Update 1.96 :
Baelin has new dialogue, Balin no longer walks only one route but goes to different towns to fish, Baelin can now sell you fish and will buy only fish, Baelin will sometimes visit the princess
Awww I like that 🥰
Make it happen, also dragon was considered a fish in cat goes fishing, make it avaible on Bailin pcoket pls but greyed out
@@ArdiSaputra-nj2wm thats not my choice, it would maybe destroy his character too. It would have been nice but that's they're choice
i like the added route idea but would keep the one line cause its great
@@a1fastyellowkitten780 Eh~ They could add one line imo: "Evening! Nice night [...]", for the night part of the games day-cycle.
Next is Eugene's Route. Just 36 mins of him taking baby steps saying "slow yourself adventurer ahoo ahoo ahoo ahoo" 😂
I thought Adam was the one who played that character?
That next show in the NCU?
_NPC Cinematic Universe_
@@dieafrikaansbear8995 thats the characters name i believe
lol you could make that yourself with a little editing 😂
I would watch it
I know it's pointless to post so far down but here's my opinion:
This video proves the worthiness of every cent they get from Patreon or anywhere else. This work shows that they are talented and hard working enough to deserve their end of day self congratulations. Marvel who? The marvel multiverse puts out stuff that's as good as this but with a much higher budget and with expensive cgi effects added in post. Hell their green screen is like the size of Canada or something!
They got nothing on you, VLDL. I thought this was so well done it renewed my own interest in a number of things, so from myself and on behalf of everyone who liked but didn't comment: thank you VLDL. Please keep making and we'll keep watching, promise. Nice day for fishing indeed. :)
I mostly agree with you, except that marvel isn't even half good as vldl. The last good marvel film was the original spiderman movies imo.
Yeah but VLDL has something that others don't have............. Rowan as he himself had a role in the Avatar movie.
You guys are amazing, I have been watching you for years. I watch this about once every 6 months and it is still as good as the first time. Please keep up the good work, and I cant wait for your next NPC D&D video. Much love for yalls content Thank you for the gift you have given the world to share. :)
thanks for the 20
I too watch it regularly..and it still makes me cry lol.
We all know Rowan wanted to act but didn’t want to memorize lines.
hahahahah
Lol
Morning! Nice day for fishing aint it! Hu ha!
The way he conveyed the emotion, exactly as the subtitles point out, speaks much more than a few lines.
@@tafferchuck1349 what the hell did you just say? Now I gotta watch the whole thing again with subs
I'm never skipping dialog again.
Excuse me, what are you doing here? I didnt even know you watched Viva la Dirt League! I love your Empire at War content mate.
oooooo skip
Shame on you of you did skip them before
They need to add "Undo Skip" to dialogue options, I accidentally hit skip sometime and feel bad.
Did it once in The Last of Us and felt awful
Mr. Shack thank you for all of the great content sir! Makes me happy you enjoy these fine gentlemen as much as I did!
This is a masterpiece. I love Ben and Rowan as always, but the actress was my favourite part of this. She made me so emotional somehow. Especially when she was being forced off the road by Ben.
Me before watching: 6 million views? That’s quite a bit!
Me after watching: 6 million views?! That’s not enough!
Amazing work ❤
That was a masterpiece.
Это шедевр
just the same words on my language i have when watched this
Don't queef too much Megatron
Detroit become human
I couldn't agree more!
mornin'
"Hey have we patched that bug that lets NPC's get EXP from fishing?"
"No, but it's not like anyone will notice."
Player accidentally attacks level 493 fishermen: *so you have chosen death*
Underrated comment. Lol.
@@kynriv101 indeed the original comment is, glad you agree
@@enb6720 you know he was talking about the original comment right?
@@OneRichMofo yes I did, bad wording on my part
i 100% expected a blooper reel at the end. dang
Y'all. I just found this. This is absolutely phenomenal! So well done. The amount of care and love you guys put into half an hour compared to most multi-million dollar shows is something else. Amazing work.
Can we get a "Baelin's Route" for Greg the Garlic Farmer to get his wife back?
Sorry our stats show Greg is a very popular romance option so we can't be having him as married,it muddies the water
YES!!!
I really love Allen
@@Bigotsandwich1995If he can hook up with a full server of horny adventures, I think the waters are pretty muddy already.
YEAHHHHHH
Take note Hollywood, THIS is how you make a video game movie.
Best video game movies they've made so far, are Sonic, and Detective Pikachu
While funny and enjoyed, honestly, if I had to pay 20 bucks for that I would still be pissed
Lvl 55 Got Beaten By a Npc Hollywood Cant Beat that XD
Take note Honeywood*
@@Luablood cool reference
I'm a 37 year old electrician who just cried. Good fucking job Viva keep it up. Always love your content.
I'm Brazilian, I love all the videos on this channel, this video was certainly one of the best I've ever seen in my life, the guys managed to put drama and emotion into such a simple but at the same time incredible video. I confess that the combination of soundtracks made me cry, this is a work of art.
I can see the bug report now... "Hey, remember when we made that fisherman NPC invulnerable and gave him an attack of 99, so the griefers would stop killing him? Well, if a fighter uses their RECRUIT ability to add him to a party with another NPC... He will finish the entire escort quest himself.
Ever played WoW? They have Gamon in Orgrimar. Everyone used to one shot him, so thy buffed him, now he is a Org raid boss type NPC lol.
I mean theres a speedrun of an rpg game 'Two Worlds' where it only takes 2 mins from a fresh game to kill the final boss and finish the game. Cause the boss is in the starting area for some reason and you can make him aggro the npc villagers.
So how I understand this is: you recruited Baelin, added him to the group, added Willow to the group. Then you attacked Bealin, which deleted the group bond between you, but Willow and Baelin still were allies, so he stayed in the group. Then you attacked Willow and removed your group bond, but Baelin and Willow were still allies, so Baelin carried out the quest to it's completion... it all makes sense to me. It doesn't sound like a bug... but we should still remove the ability to recruit Baelin.
@@FunnCubes that's most certainly an exploit
@@FunnCubes Yeah - that was exactly how I saw it in my head. I had typed out half of it, but it made the comment less funny so I kept it short. It was just so amusing that I could imagine this being an actual bizzare bug in a complex game. "You can't RECRUIT npc in-town, so this wasn't an issue until the rescue quest was added to that zone, which meant Baelin's pathing now puts him "out of town" for about 30s"
Part of what made this so enjoyable is that it keeps the underlying MMORPG mechanical framework, without feeling the need to point it out every time. Like, the villain/NPC dialog referencing "adventurer"... because why would they have a speech line for "Fisherman"?
Subtle, but consistent. ::Chef's kiss::
I love that this started as a joke. Then, y'all delivered an absolute masterpiece.
Baelin's kind of pushy when he's walking in town isn't he?
This is a legit show
Morning
Right, that would totally stand next to Da Vinci paintings or the pyramids. I dare you to find any 50+ comments YT video without anyone yelling "omg this is a masterpiece, total genius and best thing that will ever be made"...
@@dapred00 they mean as to youtube standards and even some movies.
Outstanding on so many levels. So many nuances only MMO gamers truly understand. You guys have a gift for this.
The production quality and acting involved is actually insane. Amazing
When an NPC with 3 voice-lines has more personality than a main protagonist.
Exactly
The lines that made Baelin develop its character and personality.
4:40 "No, I'm just a fisherman"
_This is also when Balein realises that he's more than an NPC_
4:46 "What do i do?"
9:02 "Hello"
9:05 "Baelin the Fisherman"
9:20 "Me too"
10:26 "Well he's really a pain in the ass isn't he"
10:34 "Hu-hah, rare"
10:40 "This mission isn't that important to him"
10:45 "Is anything wrong?"
10:49 "Is anything wrong?"
*Baelin realises that he cannot, in fact, communicate*
11:03 "Look I'm saying something now"
11:08 "Hello"
11:15 "Im Balein The Fisherman"
11:35 "Mornin! Nice day for fishing ain't it?"
13:30 "How about you not touch her"
15:30 "I can't"
16:14 "We need to go back to the adventurer"
16:23 "Fine"
18:02 "What?"
18:05 "We'd better get out of here."
18:30 "Hands off"
20:56 "You're awake"
21:10 "Of course"
21:21 "To get your strength back"
21:44 "What do you mean?"
21:50 "No, I'm locked to my path"
21:56 "Indeed"
22:08 "And how do you feel now?"
22:20 "Oh, all by yourself?"
22:28 "Really?"
22:52 "Why?"
22:57 "Don't judge a book by it's cover right?"
23:00 "Sure"
23:13 "Really"
23:46 "I understand"
23:53 "I hope you find your home"
24:35 "The princess of Wraith?"
26:49 "Hi! I think there's need of fishing here!"
27:52 "Willow!"
29:04 "Close"
30:09 "My pleasure"
*_The rest is history._*
My favourite part of this is that Baelin basically followed the classic Hero's Journey. Status quo, call to adventure, refusal, discovery, point of no return.... all in just 30 minutes, and seven words (plus gaffaw). Nice.
But... The NPC with 3 voice lines IS the main protagonist!
@@itisALWAYSR.A. ...Wow, you're right. It's a Viva La Dirt League video, so rewatching it is a given, but now I'm going to have more to enjoy next watch through with that in mind.
Hut hut hyeh hyaaah.
I´m convinced that Baelin is just a maxed out player who decided to become a very dedicated role player.
Like a Smurf account or something lol
Yea like those lvl 20 players in ESO that easily wreck a CP2000 guy 🤣
Love it!
@@screamsoftranquility wait CP goes to 2000 now? Holy shit I quit when it was 660.
@Gay Poo Eater wow man that's like 2018 or so. I think it already goes up to cp2600 or so, I am not sure
That was absolutely incredible. Very cool seeing a new genre in this world. I love the Epic NPC Man videos and the portrayal of Azurim. I hope to see more skits and vids in this world.
Fish hooking her boot to hide from the orcs was too good lol
And the Oscar goes to the guy who had to find countless ways to deliver the same line with varying emotional intensity.
I love this whole group, but Rowen is definitely the most talented actor among them!
I am Groot
They are all awesome and talented People
They all are amazing actor's. Including all the "guest stars" they have had over the years. I'm convinced everyone from New Zealand is a naturally born actor.
Honestly i totaly understod everything that way, refreshing video really enjoyd it :)
Ben is actually a really great actor, like no joke. His acting skill, facial expression, etc are better than most holywood actor i've seen.
Could not agree more! Ben's EXTREMELY underrated 😭
Yes, I bet my boxers Ben can make it in Holywood and I'd pay to watch him. I like all the guys from VLDL but ben really has it all somehow for a holywood action hero.
@@TheSLashera How much IS your boxer? 🤔
I agree with you on the fact that i also love him as an actor. Fine actor!
Can't wait for the theatrical release and the extended cut after that!
This was superb. A cherry on top would've been an orc saying "It's a nice day for killing" and after Baelin beats him down says "Ain't it."
I've watched this 6 times now. You guys really need to do another. It makes my days' worth living knowing I can come to this anytime I need to smile and enjoy Baelin. I quote him every day. G'mornin!
I like to imagine Baelin is the unsung hero that finishes all the cancelled or unfinished quests so the other NPCs are back where they belong.
Mornin! Nice day to finishing aint it? HU HA!
@@MaskedButcher7you know what, it is.
I like your vision.
Confirmed by the time that Baelin repaired the garlic farmer's house :)
Brilliant! 😁
@@mrozy19
The Comments are really not exaggerating at all.
The Praise? Deserved.
The Day? Fishy!
I found this 35 minute video more entertaining and immersive than the last Thor movie. Bravo!
Honestly that's not sayin much mcu as turned into mcfu
@@JasonDean2047 While it's true what you said about the MCFU, that's still saying quite a bit though being the film had a $250mil budget.
@@ComedyBros5 They wasted that much money? Damn.
@@MooingCat7 Granted, that includes marketing. But still, a budget is a budget and that's what they had for the movie.
@@ComedyBros5 what does mcfu stand for? Marvels cinematic f*cking universe?
I only discovered this channel recently and have loved everything they do. This though ... My god. I am astonished.
I know it's two years later, but this was magnificent
This was incredibly well done guys.
It’s incredible how that one line that was annoying i. The first 5 minutes, ended up not being annoying through the whole production. Well done to the script writers as well as the actors and editors and all involved.
"There was a bug with fisherman in Honeywood: flopping fish killed him occasionally. So I maxed his combat stats and it seems ok by now. I'll document it later."
When bodging creates a sentient being!
This is exactly how I imagined him getting his combat stats.
"These violent delights have violent ends"
Also the fishing rod item is unobtainable ingame, so they just copypasted the legendary sword of eating souls item and changed the sprite.
This is fucking canon now !!
The true masterpiece is Rowan being able to display a full range of emotions while only saying one sentence.
He's such a good actor!
Each delivery had SO MUCH emotion behind it! Baelin had such a personality conveyed! He did an incredible job!!!!
Each one had SO MUCH emotion behind it!!! Through it, Baelin's personality was conveyed sooo well! He did an AMAZING job playing him!!!!!!!
I am Groot.
His facial expressions really sold it for me
I can't believe a single youtube channel made a movie better than all of Hollywood
Been following VLDL for a few years and apparantly I missed this short movie. It's brilliant!
Forget anything Hollywood is shitting out, this right here is real entertainment.
Definitely. First time in a long time a white character had a black parent and it wasnt trying to forcefeed us some regurgitation about diversity. It just occured naturally, organic.
Hollywood | *insert part 1 of meme here*
---------------------------------------------
Honeywood | *insert part 2 of meme here*
@@antman9527 I see what you did there... Missed opportunity here...
Forget Hollywood, honeywood is where it's at. 😂
Nice day for CGI aint it !? yuh-huh!
Can never get bored of the green sceneries 🙂
I'm surprised Rowan managed to remember all of his lines
Morning……😟……..line?
im surprised too lol 😂
I heard he did adlib on some of his lines also
@@vodkalemonade1363 LMAO
Nice day for farmin’- dammit
Seeing this jewell for the 10th time... the amount of intentions that Rowan can deliver on the same single line of text is stunning every time! Excelent job on the OST, photography... all production! Thank you!!
Proof that good acting can make any dialogue work
I am Groot
My name is inigo montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die
coupled with good writing written by beautiful people.
Better storytelling and more original than Hollywood has been in years. Good job.
Also better jokes ;-)
how did you do that???
@@cannaisuer2091 "Hu-hu -- Hu'Huh !!"
@@potterj09 Mornin’ !
This was AMAZING
Bro the cinematography is insane and the writings is so amazing🔥🔥 one of my favorites of VLDL
If you start watching Baelin's Route on New Years Eve at 11:29:38 Baelin and Willow will hug at 12:00:00 on New Years.
The timestamp for the hug is at 30:22
What usually happens: "Lets use green screen and cgi."
VLDL: "Hold my New Zealand."
😂
Isn't it funny that VLDL's budge was not even 1/135th the amount of things like Lord of the Rings but they managed to produce a much enjoyable film that was a quarter the length? It goes to show you, that audiences don't care about fancy CGI; we care about great acting, beautiful shots and a great story.
@@jakholly2 yeah
So no one's gonna talk about Ben's perfect rude character presentation 😀
Ben aces whatever type of role he's put into
he was born to act evil xD
Frankly, they all pretty much ace any persona. This is one of the most low-key best troupes of our generation. They nail the Comedy, which usually means they can nail the dramatic stuff.
@@moatezmoussi9751 He plays a pretty solid granny!
Lol you mean Ben being Ben 😂?
Goddamn this is a masterpiece, I'm used to the silly shorts, the arguing, the memes...I'm only halfway and this is beautiful. Rowan pulls so much emotion from what I once thought was a hilarious running gag
I rewatch this every 2 to 3 months it is so good and catch little things each time.
The way Rowan was able to portray so much character with only saying a few words is amazing.
The difference between some random trash and an actor is the actor can make any feels with any sentence
Agree
YES!!!
Nice. Day. For. Fishing. Ain’t. It
Mornin' 🧐
This was great. The choreography was very well done and so were the special effects. Acting was very good and the scenery is just amazing. You guys have really outdone yourselves with this.
Yeah
Comelnye
And on a "shoestring budget" to boot!
@@taofey I think this was a fantastic effort given what they most likely had to work with. I definitely look forward to whatever they bring out next.
You forgot about the script ! Those lines are just... Huh-ha !
That short movie honestly shits all over anything the likes of Netflix produces, goes to show what a good bunch of people can make. That was absolutely fantastic. If anyone of you see this comment. Well done you guys are the best.
I LOVE that of all people Baelin got his own little mini movie and it was better and was than any other movie I've ever watched! Very well done! I'm so glad I found this channel!
I feel like it's almost a crime that I watched this for free! Everyone involved deserves some sort of award. This is easily the best thing I've watched in years
Patreon
The one video you didnt skip the ads. Just give them more ad income
If you wanna pay for the show just make sure not to skip ads all the way to the end
Baelin has 100% block chance
Nerfed in next patch.
99% he got hit once by the orc sorcerer.
@@Im_Not_From_Around_Here and once by the orc captain in the Stomach
@@Im_Not_From_Around_Here thumbs up for the perfect username
He is the Cactuar of Skycraft!
This was awesome! Better than 90% of the movies I've seen recently! Great going folks!
Rewatching this thinking damn I'd watch a whole series of this 🩵❤️ Also weird after seeing Rowan play Bodger in D&D. Baelin reminds me he's an insanely good actor, Baelin feels like an entirely different person even though I'm looking at the same face I just binged through 11 of their D&D compilations (over 100 episodes) lol. Totally blowing my mind rn. This was beautifully done
My theory is that Baelin is actually a high level player who's been roleplaying as a fisherman npc for years after finishing all the content in the game.
maybe more of a elite high lvl npc
Well, Willow does call him "adventurer" many times and you would think that was reserved for player characters only, it was in the past... her script should have just called him fisherman or nothing even... theory is plausible!
I think the fisherman was an adventurer ncp back in the beta tests and now is a fisherman.
Morning, nice day for fishing, ain't it
Yeah I think so too
I was half expecting a post credit scene where the Adventurer respawns and is confused as to why his quest got completed
OMG This would be pure gold XD
same
I was hoping we would find him bullying people in town, the see Baelin coming and run away in fear.
I would love a follow up with the "Adventurer", that since HE did not completed and received the reward for the quest, it is bugged and he is unable to fast travel ever again
@@onerbreziar that would be hilarious 😂😂😂
Love how the camera moves from cutscene to player character cam at 12:15 to represent baelin going from npc mode to "player mode"
It the was "THE MOST" beautiful episode I watched, marvelous 👏 hats off to VLDL Group 😭
What people never realized was that at one time Baelin was a high level adventurer until he took a fishhook to the knee.
Underrated comment man
as any of my fellow fishermen will tell you that its true we've all taken fishhooks to the knee
The very first time I went fishing I took a fishing hook to the calf.
It was also the last time.
I see what you did there 👀
Rowan is a great actor. Not many people could have enough intent in their intonations to go through such range of emotions and character development with a single line of dialogue.
This definitely supported the theory about non-verbal communication counting more than the words one says 😯👍
I am groot
@@gilman7608 that was what I thought too, later when the princess talked to him, she seemed to understand him😁
@@forestbremer Translating from dutch: groot = big
Actor? HE"S A MODEL
This was absolutely wonderful. I love the concept and it was well done. Thank you for making this.
This is absolutely magnificent. Everything about it, from the script (Alan, you're incredibly cool) and the acting (everyone did great, Ben is on fire) to the landscapes.
And yes, this is one of those cases where even the fight scenes are done better than in half of Hollywood action movies.
Those 258 dislikes are from orcs, who were beaten by Baelin
And Ben after being beaten to death
Mornin
Pretty sure one of them is from 'OwnedByPandas'
@Tree Star mornin
The dev who programmed Baelin giving him max in all stats because he didn't think it would matter
i was hoping, that this was the "shopkeepers (essential NPCs) are invincible" trope.
Yeah, man he's broken
@@ollllj But he is essential .. his fishing tutorial is part of the main quest. :)
It's funny because you can see this in another sketch too. The one where the adventurers put a bucket in-front of him to prevent him from moving and keep messing with him until one of them actually attacks him, then they get destroyed.
Don't kick the chicken.
Вау! Ребята! Это невероятно! Такой замечательный фильм получился! Посмотрела на одном дыхании. Не могла оторваться. Спасибо огромное. Просто потрясающе! Лучше, в сто раз лучше многих кассовых фильмов 👍
Rewatching this again after two years, and it is still as stirring now as the first time I watched it. Superb, writing, acting, and direction. And, cinematography!
I feel bad for the guy who played the blacksmith, he only got two lines in the entire thing
Rowan plays both bodger the blacksmith and baelin the fisherman
@@Acanthus214 r/whooooosh
@@Acanthus214 big oof you should delete your comment quick
@@Acanthus214 That's the joke...
@@Acanthus214 yes, that's the joke. Bodger only shows up as a cameo at the beginning, and Baelin only says the one thing, so in total, he only has about two lines
And so ... The Epic NPC Man Cinematic Universe begins.
This, we need this.
ENMCU has a good sound to it, i'm buying!
Omg yes
I would love to see that!
Yes👏I'd watch them all!
Have watched this multiple times since it was released, loved it each time. Awesome job. The other day I said “Morning, nice day for fishing” to a checkout clerk and she laughed and answered back. She’s a fan too. Keep up the awesome work.
"This is a side quest. Completion is optional" Best villain line ever.
He's a reasonable villain, they won't let you fast travel or go off the road with a follower. That's way overbearing.
villain
why everyone think that i am evil?
@@wormyish To be fair, it's revealed you can't fast travel and are forced along a specific path because he started a cinematic story sidequest. The fact that he started one without having the attention-span to actually understand that going in is his own fault for not paying attention to his UI.
From a really small skit,
To a Small series,
Now a small film.
In the future, we will have a 2 hour movie!
no a trilogy of 2 hours films in the future)
#ReleasetheBaelinCut
Don't forget a video game
a SMALL 2 hour movie
Soon this’ll have its own Synder Cut
I really loved this. Thank you for making it.
Just wow. I'm so touched by the nostalgia and impressed how Balin's range can reach with 3 simple voice lines.
Also please let there be a sequel 🥺
This could be the new power fantasy series we've always needed. Who thought it could had stared Balin.
Rowan has more emotional range in one phrase than he has any right to.
I am groott
@@mikekasich836 I am Groot!
He was really was channelling Groot, here. Bravo to him.
More character development with one phrase than most characters get with an entire script and a whole ass movie. Well done like Holly fuck
Beware not of the man who has practiced thousand lines once, but the one who has practiced one line thousand times.
It's official, Baelin is flagged as an essential NPC. He cannot die!
Or... due to the fact that he is constantly fishing and catching fish, he has leveled up to the highest level possible. Like in some games where you get +1 xp for each fish... Baelin has been low key getting +1 xp for years now.
@@blue_canyon isnt this tge plot of some manga ... i forgot tge title tho
@@randomxrandom4949 Ive been killing slimes for 300 years.
My thought was some developer tried to give him stats, but missed a decimal place somewhere so he is super broken.
Like the pistol in Halo, it was suppose to just be a weak secondary weapon but it 1 shots a direct hit to the head.
Ah, truly a level 99 fisher of men.
I know I'm a tad late to comment but this made me have a cry at the end it's so beautiful the production the scenery is EPIC, you VLDL really knocked this out of the park, I got all fuzzy and teary eyed at the end, haven't had a good cry in a long time, thank you cheers from Canada.❤❤❤❤❤
Awesome. I stumbled upon VLDL a few months ago, a Facebook vid, and I’ve been hooked ever since. Brilliant
Fan theory: Baelin was actually programmed as an elite warrior NPC intended to be a recruitable companion for the player but, during testing, he was found to be so overpowered that he was game-breaking, which led to him being hastily re-skinned as a fisherman. The rush to edit his character meant he was only given a few dialogue options which is why he can only speak his catchphrases. The experiences he goes through here are causing his original character to resurface as his programming tries to adapt to the situation.
That's a theory I can get behind
an elite warrior NPC with a legendary lance as his main weapon, i believe
A GAME THEORY!!
or what if baelin has a back story where he was a warrior and gave that up to be a calm fisher man
Or Baelin was created by copying and then editing the files of an elite warrior NPC. Things like that often happen.
She's lucky she took Baelin as an elective language course.
I understood that reference
Mornin', nice day for fishing... Is like I am Groot!
Yea shes the only one in high school that passed that class
nice joke. 10/10
I don't get it :(